Currently there is 44 Americans in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). 40% are from the HPHL, mostly Honey Baked. So, I pass up the United States Hockey League (USHL) with only 16 teams and 52 players drafted in to the NHL in 2019 to play in the OHL with 20 teams and only 25 players drafted in 2019? The OHL averages 1.25 draft picks per team. The USHL averages 3.25 draft picks per team. Without the National Development Program, the USHL still averages 2.4 draft picks per team.
I understand a few players leave college and go to the OHL for personal reasons. I also understand that a few are not built for the college route. But those are the exceptions. The OHL has been very good for many Americans. But now that the USHL has moved to the forefront, I am hard pressed to justify eliminating NCAA oportunities at 16 years of age to pursue the OHL. Tell me what you think?
| 6’4″ Dman. 3rd round P1 USHL Draft | 1999 | Christopher Cameron (D) | Barrie Colts | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| NHL Draft 2nd Round | 2001 | Arthur Kaliyev (LW) | Hamilton Bulldogs | 12 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 2.08 |
| NHL Draft 3rd Round | 2000 | Alec Regula (D) | London Knights | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 |
| Played at Boston College/NTDP | 1999 | Jacob Tortora (LW) | Barrie Colts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| USHL last Year 45 points. 100 plus points OJG. | 2003 | Sam Rhodes (LW) | Barrie Colts | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 46 points in 24 games at Stevens point. Phase 1 draft pick. Signed w/OHL prior to draft | 2003 | Trey Zagrzebski (F) | Barrie Colts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Honey Baked. 44 Points as a D on Best HPHL team that season. | 2002 | Matthew Sredl (D) | Barrie Colts | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Was committed to Michigan. Ranked 109 by Central Scouting | 2001 | Austen Swankler (C) | Erie Otters | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 33 points as a D for OJG. USHL P1 Draft pick | 2001 | Brendan Kischnick (D) | Erie Otters | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Was Committed to Ohio State | 2001 | Marcus Gretz (D) | Flint Firebirds | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 45 points for Honey Baked U16. 4th Round P1 Pick | 2002 | Avery Hayes (C/RW) | Hamilton Bulldogs | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 24 G and 40 assists for Honey Baked U16 USHL P1 Draft | 2003 | Ryan Humphrey (F) | Hamilton Bulldogs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| USA Hockey Select 17 Player. 6’3 Defenseman. Honey Baked U15 | 2002 | Frank Jenkins (D) | Hamilton Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Led T1Elite in Scoring. Was committed to Providence | 2002 | Declan McDonnell (F) | Kitchener Rangers | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| Top D on championship Chicago Mission. Signed in May with OHL before USHL P1 Draft | 2003 | Simon Motew (D) | Kitchener Rangers | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| NHL Draft 4th Round | 2000 | Jonathan Gruden (LW) | London Knights | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.11 |
| Ranked 33 by Top Prospect for 2020 NHL Draft | 2002 | Antonio Stranges (C/LW) | London Knights | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.00 |
| NHL Draft 4th Round | 2001 | Hunter Skinner (D) | London Knights | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Was committed to Cornell. P1 Draft pick | 1999 | Josh Nelson (C) | London Knights | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 |
| Was Committed to Providence. P2 draft pick | 2002 | Bryce Montgomery (D) | London Knights | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| P1 3rd Round pick. Has played in Canada since Peewee. | 2002 | Avery Winslow (D) | London Knights | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Top 3 D on Mission U16 | 2002 | Gerard Keane (D) | London Knights | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| USHL P1 Draft Pick | 2001 | Adam Varga (F) | Mississauga Steelheads | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 6’3” Dman from OJG. 4th Round USHL P1 | 1999 | Drew Hunter (C/D) | Niagara IceDogs | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| NHL Draft 3rd Round | 1999 | Ivan Lodnia (RW) | Niagara IceDogs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| USHL P1 Drafted | 2003 | Anthony Agostinelli (F) | Niagara IceDogs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| Was Committed to Northeastern. Ranked 209 by NHL Central Scouting | 1999 | Kyle MacLean (LW) | Oshawa Generals | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| Top D on National Championship U16 Team. Committed to OHL in May prior to USHL Draft | 2003 | Teddy Sawyer (D) | Ottawa 67’s | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Honey Baked. 3rd Round USHL P1 | 2001 | Andrew Perrott (D) | Owen Sound Attack | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| NHL Draft 2nd Round | 2001 | Nicholas Robertson (C/LW) | Peterborough Petes | 13 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 1.69 |
| NHL Draft 7th Round | 1999 | Cole Coskey (RW) | Saginaw Spirit | 13 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 1.62 |
| Most points in HPHL U16 | 1999 | D.J. Busdeker (RW) | Saginaw Spirit | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.69 |
| Was Committed to Penn State/Played NTDP | 2000 | Jake Goldowski (C) | Saginaw Spirit | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.62 |
| Was committed to Michigan | 2002 | Mitchell Smith (D) | Saginaw Spirit | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 |
| Played both T1Elite and HPHL. 3 year OHL Captain. | 2003 | Davis Codd (RW) | Saginaw Spirit | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 |
| Honey Baked. P1 5th Round USHL Draft | 2000 | Ryan Roth (RW) | Sarnia Sting | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 6’4” Dman from Compuware. 5th Round P1 USHL Draft | 2003 | Ryan Mast (D) | Sarnia Sting | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 6’3″ Forward from Compare (HPHL) | 2000 | Joseph Mack (F) | Sarnia Sting | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 1sr round (9th overall) P1 USHL Draft | 2003 | Ty Voit (RW) | Sarnia Sting | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| Dad is former NHLer and owns the OHL Sarnia Sting | 1999 | Kelton Hatcher (D) | Sarnia Sting | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 |
| Was Committed to Ohio State | 2002 | Tanner Dickinson (C) | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 13 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Singed with OHL Greyhounds during his U16 Season | 2002 | Dominic Mufarreh (C) | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| Victory Honda T1Elite. Brother 4 year player at Michigan | 1999 | Luke Boka (RW) | Windsor Spitfires | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.50 |