The one name that appears a few times in various categories and probably very few expected to see is that of Soo Greyhounds defenceman Conor Timmins.
The 6’1”, 182 pound second year defenceman has already surpassed his totals of last season (4G, 9A, 13PTS, 20PIM) and is having a fine season at both ends of the ice. Born on September 18,1998, Timmins missed being eligible for the 2016 National Hockey League Draft by three days.
Timmins is tied for second among the Ontario Hockey League’s draft eligible players in assists with Nick Suzuki of the Owen Sound Attack. Both have 18 assists, two shy of leader Owen Tippet on the Mississauga Steelheads.
Timmins leads all draft eligible defencemen in the scoring race with three goals to go along with his eighteen assists. Those twenty-one points are four better than Mississauga Steelheads’ defender Nicolas Hague. He also ranks fifth among all OHL defencemen in the scoring race.
You will also find Timmins near the top of plus/minus and penalty minutes. Timmins ranks seventh in plus/minus with the only draft eligible defenceman ahead of him being Elijah Roberts of the Kitchener Rangers. Timmins ranks fifth in penalty minutes among draft eligible players, tops among defencemen.
Here are the leaders among players eligible for the NHL draft for the first time:
| Points Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound Attack | 27 | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| Owen Tippett | Mississauga Steelheads | 24 | 18 | 10 | 28 |
| Matthew Strome | Hamilton Bulldogs | 26 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| Ivan Lodnia | Erie Otters | 25 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| Austen Keating | Ottawa 67’s | 27 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| Robert Thomas | London Knights | 25 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| Morgan Frost | Soo Greyhounds | 27 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Lucas Chiodo | Barrie Colts | 26 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| Sasha Chmelevski | Ottawa 67’s | 26 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| Macauley Carson | Sudbury Wolves | 27 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| Goal Scoring Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | GPG | |
| Owen Tippett | Mississauga Steelheads | 24 | 18 | 0.75 | |
| Matthew Strome | Hamilton Bulldogs | 26 | 16 | 0.62 | |
| Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound Attack | 27 | 16 | 0.59 | |
| Linus Nyman | Kingston Frontenacs | 25 | 14 | 0.56 | |
| Sasha Chmelevski | Ottawa 67’s | 26 | 14 | 0.54 | |
| Macauley Carson | Sudbury Wolves | 27 | 13 | 0.48 | |
| Ivan Lodnia | Erie Otters | 25 | 11 | 0.44 | |
| Morgan Frost | Soo Greyhounds | 27 | 11 | 0.41 | |
| Jason Robertson | Kingston Frontenacs | 25 | 10 | 0.40 | |
| Isaac Ratcliffe | Guelph Storm | 26 | 10 | 0.38 | |
| Assist Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | A | APG | |
| Austen Keating | Ottawa 67’s | 27 | 20 | 0.74 | |
| Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound Attack | 27 | 18 | 0.67 | |
| Conor Timmins | Soo Greyhounds | 27 | 18 | 0.67 | |
| Greg Meireles | Kitchener Rangers | 25 | 16 | 0.64 | |
| Robert Thomas | London Knights | 25 | 16 | 0.64 | |
| Ivan Lodnia | Erie Otters | 25 | 15 | 0.60 | |
| Lucas Chiodo | Barrie Colts | 26 | 15 | 0.58 | |
| Joseph Garreffa | Kitchener Rangers | 25 | 14 | 0.56 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | Windsor Spitfires | 16 | 13 | 0.81 | |
| Adam Thilander | North Bay Battalion | 24 | 13 | 0.54 | |
| Defencemen Point Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Conor Timmins | Soo Greyhounds | 27 | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| Nicolas Hague | Mississauga Steelheads | 23 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Noel Hoefenmayer | Ottawa 67’s | 22 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Adam Thilander | North Bay Battalion | 24 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| Eemeli Rasanen | Kingston Frontenacs | 25 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Tom Hedberg | Barrie Colts | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Brady Lyle | North Bay Battalion | 27 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Nick Grima | Peterborough Petes | 19 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Plus/Minus Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | +/- | ||
| Robert Thomas | London Knights | 25 | +17 | ||
| Elijah Roberts | Kitchener Rangers | 25 | +16 | ||
| Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound Attack | 27 | +12 | ||
| Ivan Lodnia | Erie Otters | 25 | +11 | ||
| Isaac Ratcliffe | Guelph Storm | 26 | +11 | ||
| Matthew Strome | Hamilton Bulldogs | 26 | +11 | ||
| Conor Timmins | Soo Greyhounds | 27 | +10 | ||
| Jonah Gadjovich | Owen Sound Attack | 21 | +9 | ||
| Macauley Carson | Sudbury Wolves | 27 | +9 | ||
| Gabriel Vilardi | Windsor Spitfires | 16 | +7 | ||
| Penalty Minutes Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | PIM | M/G | |
| Drake Pilon | Sudbury Wolves | 21 | 50 | 2.38 | |
| Shaw Boomhower | Mississauga Steelheads | 23 | 49 | 2.13 | |
| Darian Pilon | Sudbury Wolves | 27 | 44 | 1.63 | |
| Zach Gallant | Peterborough Petes | 25 | 41 | 1.64 | |
| Conor Timmins | Soo Greyhounds | 27 | 37 | 1.37 | |
| Cole Fraser | Peterborough Petes | 25 | 35 | 1.40 | |
| Isaac Ratcliffe | Guelph Storm | 26 | 35 | 1.35 | |
| Faceoff Wins | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | FOA | FOW | % |
| Robert Thomas | London Knights | 25 | 503 | 292 | 58.1 |
| Zach Gallant | Peterborough Petes | 25 | 422 | 252 | 59.7 |
| Nate Schnarr | Guelph Storm | 21 | 434 | 217 | 50.0 |
| Sasha Chmelevski | Ottawa 67’s | 26 | 378 | 209 | 55.3 |
| Jason Willms | Barrie Colts | 26 | 356 | 191 | 53.7 |
| Jack Studnicka | Oshawa Generals | 26 | 365 | 191 | 52.3 |
| Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound Attack | 27 | 347 | 175 | 50.4 |
| Greg Meireles | Kitchener Rangers | 25 | 372 | 173 | 46.5 |
| Adam Ruzicka | Sarnia Sting | 26 | 358 | 169 | 47.2 |
| Morgan Frost | Soo Greyhounds | 27 | 323 | 167 | 51.7 |
| Goaltenders Leaders – Goals Against Average | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | Min | GA | Avg |
| Matthew Villalta | Soo Greyhounds | 10 | 528 | 21 | 2.39 |
| Michael DiPietro | Windsor Spitfires | 17 | 1034 | 44 | 2.55 |
| Chris McGonigle | Kitchener Rangers | 3 | 179 | 8 | 2.68 |
| Kaden Fulcher | Hamilton Bulldogs | 22 | 1223 | 65 | 3.19 |
| Riley Daniels | Owen Sound Attack | 6 | 307 | 17 | 3.32 |
| Minimum 3 games | |||||
| Goaltending Leaders – Save Percentage | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | SH | SVS | SV% |
| Chris McGonigle | Kitchener Rangers | 3 | 127 | 119 | 0.937 |
| Matthew Villalta | Soo Greyhounds | 10 | 235 | 214 | 0.911 |
| Michael DiPietro | Windsor Spitfires | 17 | 483 | 439 | 0.909 |
| Kaden Fulcher | Hamilton Bulldogs | 22 | 635 | 570 | 0.898 |
| Jake McGrath | Sudbury Wolves | 12 | 410 | 368 | 0.898 |
| Minimum 3 games | |||||
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