One thing worth noting though. OHL teams are only allowed to submit the name of one player per category for the ballot, thus on the results you won't notice any teams having more than one player per category. On my ballot, you'll see that I don't follow that rule (and never have), as the intention of this from my end is to highlight the very best of the league without that restriction. So this works as both a prediction, and also a fake ballot if I were indeed an OHL coach (which I am obviously not).
It goes without saying that these are not the results and below is strictly my opinion. As mentioned, the results should be released this week or next.
As is the case every year, some of these categories were really hard to narrow down; a testament to the talent level in the Ontario Hockey League. So if your favourite player isn't listed...my apologies.
Most Underrated Player
East
1. Lucas Chiodo
2. Shane Bulitka
3. Giovanni Vallati & Hudson Wilson
West
1. Mac Hollowell
2. Riley Damiani
3. Liam Hawel & Cedric Ralph
Most Improved Player
East
1. Cedrick Andree
2. Thomas Harley
3. Tyler Tucker & Tye Felhaber
West
1. Jonathan Yantsis
2. Connor McMichael
3. Nate Schnarr, Keeghan Howdeshell, & Mitch Eliot
Smartest Player
East
1. Jason Robertson
2. Arthur Kaliyev
3. Tye Felhaber
West
1. Nick Suzuki
2. Morgan Frost
3. Kevin Hancock
Hardest Worker
East
1. Anthony Salinitri & Brett Neumann
2. Tye Felhaber & Kyle Maksimovich
3. Matej Pekar & Shane Bulitka
West
1. Keeghan Howdeshell, Barrett Hayton & Mac Hollowell
2. Mackenzie Entwistle, Cedric Ralph, & Damien Giroux
3. Riley Damiani, Franco Spoviero & Alex Formenton
Best Playmaker
East
1. Akil Thomas
2. Ryan Merkley
3. Austen Keating & Ryan Suzuki
West
1. Morgan Frost
2. Nick Suzuki
3. Evan Bouchard
Most Dangerous in the Goal Area
East
1. Tye Felhaber
2. Jason Robertson
3. Justin Brazeau
West
1. Owen Tippett & Isaac Ratcliffe
2. Morgan Frost
3. Keeghan Howdeshell & Jonathan Yantsis
Best Skater
East
1. Ryan Merkley
2. Quinton Byfield
3. Philip Tomasino
West
1. Alex Formenton
2. Mac Hollowell, Liam Foudy & Adam Boqvist
3. Ryan McLeod & Bode Wilde
Best Shot
East
1. Arthur Kaliyev
2. Tye Felhaber
3. Jason Robertson & Kirill Maksimov & Brandon Saigeon
West
1. Owen Tippett
2. Isaac Ratcliffe
3. Evan Bouchard & Mac Hollowell
Hardest Shot
East
1. Nic Mattinen
2. Brandon Saigeon
3. Matt Brassard & Tyler Tucker
West
1. Evan Bouchard
2. Isaac Ratcliffe
3. Bode Wilde
Best Stickhandler
East
1. Akil Thomas
2. Sasha Chmelevski
3. Ryan Suzuki & Nick Robertson
West
1. Morgan Frost
2. Nick Suzuki
3. Riley Damiani & Antonio Stranges
Best on Faceoffs
East
1. Jason Willms
2. Zach Gallant
3. Sasha Chmelevski & Adam Ruzicka
West
1. Billy Moskal & Kevin Hancock
2. Ty Dellandrea
3. Nick Suzuki
Best Body Checker
East
1. Tyler Tucker
2. Navrin Mutter
3. Merrick Rippon
West
1. Fedor Gordeev & Dmitri Samorukov
2. Kelton Hatcher
3. Justin Murray & William Lochead
Best Shot Blocker
East
1. Kevin Bahl
2. Mitchell Brewer
3. Nic Mattinen & Jack Studnicka
West
1. Alec Regula
2. Fedor Gordeev
3. Ryan McGregor & Sean Josling
Best Defensive Forward
East
1. Ben Jones & Jack Studnicka
2. Anthony Salinitri & Kyle MacLean
3. Zach Gallant
West
1. Barrett Hayton
2. Ryan McGregor
3. Alex Formenton & Mackenzie Entwistle
Best Penalty Killer
East
1. Anthony Salinitri
2. Ben Jones & Jack Studnicka
3. Drake Pilon
West
1. Ryan McGregor
2. Barrett Hayton & Keeghan Howdeshell
3. Kevin Hancock & Liam Foudy & Alec Regula
Best Offensive Defenseman
East
1. Ryan Merkley
2. Thomas Harley
3. Noel Hoefenmayer & Matt Brassard
West
1. Evan Bouchard & Adam Boqvist
2. Mac Hollowell
3. Bode Wilde & Sean Durzi
Best Defensive Defenseman
East
1. Kevin Bahl & Hudson Wilson
2. Nicolas Mattinen
3. Drew Hunter & Cole Candella
West
1. Alec Regula
2. Justin Murray
3. Markus Phillips & Jacob LeGuerrier
Best Puck Handling Goalie
East
1. Kyle Keyser
2. Michael Dipietro
3. Zachary Roy
West
1. Matthew Villalta
2. Joseph Raaymakers
3. Luke Richardson
Best Shootout Shooter
East
1. Matthew Strome
2. Cole Carter
3. Brandon Saigeon & Kyle Maksimovich
West
1. Antonio Stranges
2. Morgan Frost
3. Gera Poddubnyi
Best Shootout Goalie
East
1. Ukka-Pekka Luukkonen
2. Kyle Keyser & Michael Dipietro
3. Stephen Dhillon & Jacob Ingham
West
1. Ivan Prosvetov
2. Joseph Raaymakers
3. Daniel Murphy
Feel free to chime in with your own ballots in the comments section.
2 comments:
I know this is just an opinion poll but I strongly disagree with Candella being even considered for Defensive Defensemen. He's frequently out of position and turns over the puck. I understand he plays against top lines but I (and others) don't understand why. The Wolves best defensive defenseman is Ross or possibly DeMeo but I don't think either to be top 3 in the East.
Best on Faceoffs: East: Where’s Ben Jones for the Niagara IceDogs???
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