A pair of premier Ontario Hockey League defencemen lead the way among players eligible for the 2018 National Hockey League Draft.
Ryan Merkley of the Guelph Storm and Evan Bouchard of the London Knights sit one-two among draft eligible players in points with 31 and 30 respectively. They are followed by Aidan Dudas of the Owen Sound Attack and Allan McShane of the Oshawa Generals with 27 apiece. A trio comes next with 26 points followed by another trio at 22 points apiece in what is shaping up to be a tight race.
The Dynamic Duo blueliners also lead draft eligible players in assists with Merkley leading the way with 24 while Bouchard has 22 helpers on the season. Naturally, the pair lead all draft eligible defencemen in scoring with each having more goals, assists and points than any other two defencemen combined.
Interesting in the goal scoring department is that consensus top two pick in the draft, Andrei Svechnikov of the Barrie Colts, is still in the top ten despite having played in just 10 games because of a wrist injury. Svechnikov had 10 goals in 10 games before the injury and trails leader Serron Noel of the Oshawa Generals by just 4 goals.
Listed are the leaders in a variety of statistical categories and include players eligible for the NHL Draft for the first time only. Always refer to the OHL website for official stats.
| Points Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm | 25 | 7 | 24 | 31 |
| Evan Bouchard | London Knights | 25 | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| Aidan Dudas | Owen Sound Attack | 25 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Allan McShane | Oshawa Generals | 26 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| Nathan Dunkley | Kingston Frontenacs | 21 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| Ryan McLeod | Mississauga Steelheads | 26 | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| Akil Thomas | Niagara Ice Dogs | 25 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| Serron Noel | Oshawa Generals | 22 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Cam Hillis | Guelph Storm | 25 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Damien Giroux | Saginaw Spirit | 25 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| Goal Scoring Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | GPG | |
| Serron Noel | Oshawa Generals | 22 | 14 | 0.64 | |
| Aidan Dudas | Owen Sound Attack | 25 | 14 | 0.56 | |
| Cam Hillis | Guelph Storm | 25 | 11 | 0.44 | |
| Brady Hinz | Sarnia Sting | 25 | 11 | 0.44 | |
| Blade Jenkins | Saginaw Spirit | 25 | 11 | 0.44 | |
| Kody Clark | Ottawa 67’s | 25 | 10 | 0.40 | |
| Barrett Hayton | Soo Greyhounds | 25 | 10 | 0.40 | |
| Allan McShane | Oshawa Generals | 26 | 10 | 0.38 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | Barrie Colts | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | |
| Nathan Dunkley | Kingston Frontenacs | 21 | 9 | 0.43 | |
| Assist Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | A | APG | |
| Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm | 25 | 24 | 0.96 | |
| Evan Bouchard | London Knights | 25 | 22 | 0.88 | |
| Akil Thomas | Niagara Ice Dogs | 25 | 20 | 0.80 | |
| Ryan McLeod | Mississauga Steelheads | 26 | 19 | 0.73 | |
| Nathan Dunkley | Kingston Frontenacs | 21 | 17 | 0.81 | |
| Allan McShane | Oshawa Generals | 26 | 17 | 0.65 | |
| Semyon Der-Arguchintsev | Peterborough Petes | 28 | 15 | 0.54 | |
| Aidan Dudas | Owen Sound Attack | 25 | 13 | 0.52 | |
| Damien Giroux | Saginaw Spirit | 25 | 13 | 0.52 | |
| Barrett Hayton | Soo Greyhounds | 25 | 11 | 0.44 | |
| Defencemen Point Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm | 25 | 7 | 24 | 31 |
| Evan Bouchard | London Knights | 25 | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| Declan Chisholm | Peterborough Petes | 28 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Rasmus Sandin | Soo Greyhounds | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Kevin Bahl | Ottawa 67’s | 27 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Givanni Vallati | Kitchener Rangers | 25 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Caleb Everett | Saginaw Spirit | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Merrick Rippon | Mississauga Steelheads | 26 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Plus/Minus Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | +/- | ||
| Rasmus Sandin | Soo Greyhounds | 13 | +11 | ||
| Carter Robertson | Ottawa 67’s | 16 | +9 | ||
| Alec Regula | London Knights | 25 | +9 | ||
| Tyler Tucker | Barrie Colts | 18 | +7 | ||
| Evan Bouchard | London Knights | 25 | +7 | ||
| Caleb Everett | Saginaw Spirit | 21 | +6 | ||
| Wale Holden | Soo Greyhounds | 15 | +5 | ||
| William Ennis | Oshawa Generals | 26 | +4 | ||
| Aidan Timmermans | Erie Otters | 5 | +3 | ||
| Givanni Vallati | Kitchener Rangers | 25 | +3 | ||
| Penalty Minutes Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | PIM | M/G | |
| Kevin Bahl | Ottawa 67’s | 27 | 46 | 1.70 | |
| Merrick Rippon | Mississauga Steelheads | 26 | 33 | 1.27 | |
| Tyler Tucker | Barrie Colts | 18 | 28 | 1.56 | |
| Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm | 25 | 28 | 1.12 | |
| Kurtis Henry | Erie Otters | 14 | 23 | 1.64 | |
| Nico Gross | Oshawa Generals | 23 | 20 | 0.87 | |
| Caleb Everett | Saginaw Spirit | 21 | 18 | 0.857 | |
| Faceoff Leaders – minimum 150 faceoffs | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | FOA | FOW | % |
| David Levin | Sudbury Wolves | 15 | 151 | 88 | 58.3 |
| Ryan McLeod | Mississauga Steelheads | 26 | 599 | 327 | 54.6 |
| Akil Thomas | Niagara Ice Dogs | 25 | 382 | 205 | 53.7 |
| Cam Hillis | Guelph Storm | 25 | 411 | 219 | 53.3 |
| Nathan Dunkley | Kingston Frontenacs | 21 | 229 | 122 | 53.3 |
| Allan McShane | Oshawa Generals | 26 | 411 | 216 | 52.6 |
| Aidan Dudas | Owen Sound Attack | 25 | 337 | 177 | 52.5 |
| Ty Dellandria | Flint Firebirds | 25 | 453 | 237 | 52.3 |
| Matthew Struthers | Owen Sound Attack | 22 | 270 | 137 | 50.7 |
| Liam Foudy | London Knights | 23 | 166 | 84 | 50.6 |
| Longest Goal Scoring Streak | |||||
| Player | Team | From | To | Gms | Goals |
| Brady Hinz | Sarnia Sting | 10/9 | 10/19 | 5 | 7 |
| Kody Clark | Ottawa 67’s | 10/12 | 10/21 | 5 | 6 |
| Blade Jenkins | Saginaw Spirit | 10/29 | 11/4 | 4 | 6 |
| Serron Noel | Oshawa Generals | 11/24 | – | 3 | 4 |
| Akil Thomas | Niagara Ice Dogs | 9/29 | 10/1 | 3 | 4 |
| Longest Assist Streak | |||||
| Player | Team | From | To | Gms | Assts |
| Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm | 10/22 | 11/16 | 9 | 13 |
| Akil Thomas | Niagara Ice Dogs | 9/30 | 10/19 | 8 | 10 |
| Ryan McLeod | Mississauga Steelheads | 10/27 | 11/5 | 6 | 9 |
| Curtis Douglas | Barrie Colts | 10/14 | 10/26 | 4 | 4 |
| Ryan McLeod | Mississauga Steelheads | 10/14 | 10/20 | 4 | 5 |
| Longest Point Streak | |||||
| Player | Team | From | To | Gms | Pts |
| Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm | 10/22 | 11/16 | 9 | 17 |
| Akil Thomas | Niagara Ice Dogs | 9/30 | 10/19 | 8 | 14 |
| Ryan McLeod | Mississauga Steelheads | 10/27 | 11/5 | 6 | 9 |
| Curtis Douglas | Barrie Colts | 10/14 | 10/26 | 4 | 5 |
| Ryan McLeod | Mississauga Steelheads | 10/14 | 10/20 | 4 | 6 |
| Shooting Percentage | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | S | % |
| Serron Noel | Oshawa Generals | 23 | 14 | 41 | 34.1 |
| Brady Hinz | Sarnia Sting | 25 | 11 | 41 | 26.8 |
| Cam Hillis | Guelph Storm | 26 | 12 | 46 | 26.1 |
| Blade Jenkins | Saginaw Spirit | 25 | 11 | 45 | 24.4 |
| Nathan Dunkley | Kingston Frontenacs | 22 | 9 | 38 | 23.7 |
| Shots On Goal Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | SOG | ||
| Evan Bouchard | London Knights | 26 | 95 | ||
| Aidan Dudas | Owen Sound Attack | 26 | 93 | ||
| Ty Dellandria | Flint Firebirds | 26 | 89 | ||
| Akil Thomas | Niagara Ice Dogs | 25 | 73 | ||
| Barrett Hayton | Soo Greyhounds | 26 | 72 | ||
| Goaltenders Leaders – Goals Against Average – min 6 games | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | Min | GA | Avg |
| Nick Donofrio | Hamilton Bulldogs | 6 | 321 | 12 | 2.24 |
| Jacob Ingham | Mississauga Steelheads | 18 | 1029 | 63 | 3.67 |
| Mario Peccia | Oshawa Generals | 6 | 330 | 20 | 3.64 |
| Jordan Kooy | London Knights | 6 | 306 | 20 | 3.92 |
| Marshall Frappier | Sudbury Wolves | 9 | 446 | 36 | 4.84 |
| Goaltending Leaders – Save Percentage | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | SH | SVS | SV% |
| Nick Donofrio | Hamilton Bulldogs | 6 | 160 | 148 | 0.925 |
| Mario Peccia | Oshawa Generals | 6 | 172 | 152 | 0.884 |
| Jacob Ingham | Mississauga Steelheads | 18 | 512 | 449 | 0.877 |
| Jordan Kooy | London Knights | 6 | 157 | 137 | 0.873 |
| Marshall Frappier | Sudbury Wolves | 9 | 283 | 247 | 0.873 |
| Goaltending Leaders – Wins | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | OL |
| Jacob Ingham | Mississauga Steelheads | 18 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Nick Donofrio | Hamilton Bulldogs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Kai Edmonds | Barrie Colts | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Lamour | Saginaw Spirit | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mario Peccia | Oshawa Generals | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Goaltending Leaders – Shutouts | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | SO | ||
| Mario Peccia | Oshawa Generals | 6 | 1 | ||
| Nick Donofrio | Hamilton Bulldogs | 7 | 1 | ||
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