We are two weeks into the Ontario Hockey League season and so begins our watch of the league’s players eligible for the 2019 National Hockey League Draft that comes your way on June 21 and 22, 2019 from Vancouver British Columbia.
Our draft watch begins with the league’s statistical leaders as of September 30, 2018 and has always been the case at OHL Writers, we list players eligible for the NHL Draft for the first time – those passed over in previous years are not included.
Despite being a handful of games into the season, Ryan Suzuki of the Barrie Colts and Arthur Kaliyev of the Hamilton Bulldogs are beginning to show why they are considered the top two prospects from the OHL in most circles.
Nothing is decided in September of course. But it all starts here and we’ll strive to keep tabs on the prospects for your pleasure throughout the season.
Here are the OHL leaders in a variety of statistical categories:
| Points Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Ryan Suzuki | Barrie Colts | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Arthur Kaliyev | Hamilton Bulldogs | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Keean Washkurak | Mississauga Steelheads | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Connor McMichael | London Knights | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Tyler Angle | Windsor Spitfires | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Danil Antropov | Oshawa Generals | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Nicholas Porco | Saginaw Spirit | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Matvey Guskov | London Knights | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Thomas Harley | Mississauga Steelheads | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Philip Tomasino | Niagara Ice Dogs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Goal Scoring Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | GPG | |
| Arthur Kaliyev | Hamilton Bulldogs | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | |
| Ryan Suzuki | Barrie Colts | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | |
| Connor McMichael | London Knights | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | |
| Nicholas Porco | Saginaw Spirit | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | |
| Keean Washkurak | Mississauga Steelheads | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | |
| Tyler Angle | Windsor Spitfires | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | |
| Danil Antropov | Oshawa Generals | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | |
| Emmett Sproule | Erie Otters | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | |
| Cole MacKay | Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | |
| Graeme Clarke | Ottawa 67’s | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | |
| Assist Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | A | APG | |
| Ryan Suzuki | Barrie Colts | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | |
| Keean Washkurak | Mississauga Steelheads | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | |
| Thomas Harley | Mississauga Steelheads | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | |
| Arthur Kaliyev | Hamilton Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | |
| Philip Tomasino | Niagara Ice Dogs | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | |
| Matvey Guskov | London Knights | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | |
| Tyler Angle | Windsor Spitfires | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | |
| Danil Antropov | Oshawa Generals | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | |
| Simon Rose | North Bay Battalion | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | |
| Jordan Frasca | Windsor Spitfires | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | |
| Defencemen Point Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Thomas Harley | Mississauga Steelheads | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Billy Constantinou | Niagara Ice Dogs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Nathan Staios | Windsor Spitfires | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Lucas Peric | Ottawa 67’s | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Simon Rose | North Bay Battalion | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mason Millman | Saginaw Spirit | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Liam Ross | Sudbury Wolves | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack York | Kitchener Rangers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Plus/Minus Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | +/- | ||
| Ryan Suzuki | Barrie Colts | 4 | +8 | ||
| Philip Tomasino | Niagara Ice Dogs | 4 | +6 | ||
| Jack York | Kitchener Rangers | 3 | +5 | ||
| Nathan Staios | Windsor Spitfires | 4 | +5 | ||
| Matvey Guskov | London Knights | 3 | +4 | ||
| Jamieson Rees | Sarnia Sting | 3 | +4 | ||
| Michael Vukojevic | Kitchener Rangers | 3 | +4 | ||
| Tyler Angle | Windsor Spitfires | 4 | +4 | ||
| Connor McMichael | London Knights | 3 | +3 | ||
| Arthur Kaliyev | Hamilton Bulldogs | 4 | +3 | ||
| Penalty Minutes Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | PIM | M/G | |
| Evan Brand | Kingston Frontenacs | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | |
| Mathew Hill | Barrie Colts | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | |
| Nathan Staios | Windsor Spitfires | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | |
| Kurtis Evans | North Bay Battalion | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | |
| Tag Bertuzzi | Guelph Storm | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | |
| Robert Calisti | Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | |
| Cole MacKay | Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | |
| Faceoff Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | FOA | FOW | % |
| Erik Cermak | Peterborough Petes | 4 | 20 | 14 | 70.0 |
| Peter Fleming | Barrie Colts | 3 | 19 | 12 | 63.2 |
| Tim Fleischer | Hamilton Bulldogs | 4 | 13 | 8 | 61.5 |
| Connor McMichael | London Knights | 3 | 22 | 13 | 59.1 |
| Blake Murray | Sudbury Wolves | 5 | 82 | 47 | 57.3 |
| Griffin Wilson | Owen Sound Attack | 4 | 20 | 10 | 50.0 |
| Longest Goal Scoring Streak | |||||
| Player | Team | From | To | Gms | Goals |
| Arthur Kaliyev | Hamilton Bulldogs | 9/21 | – | 4 | 6 |
| Connor McMichael | London Knights | 9/21 | – | 3 | 4 |
| Nicholas Porco | Saginaw Spirit | 9/21 | – | 3 | 3 |
| Ryan Suzuki | Barrie Colts | 9/23 | – | 2 | 3 |
| Tyler Angle | Windsor Spitfires | 9/21 | 9/27 | 2 | 2 |
| Longest Assist Streak | |||||
| Player | Team | From | To | Gms | Assts |
| Arthur Kaliyev | Hamilton Bulldogs | 9/21 | 9/29 | 3 | 4 |
| Ryan Suzuki | Barrie Colts | 9/20 | 9/27 | 3 | 7 |
| Keean Washkurak | Mississauga Steelheads | 9/23 | 9/30 | 3 | 5 |
| Danil Antropov | Oshawa Generals | 9/27 | 9/30 | 3 | 3 |
| Thomas Harley | Mississauga Steelheads | 9/21 | 9/23 | 2 | 4 |
| Longest Point Streak | |||||
| Player | Team | From | To | Gms | Pts |
| Ryan Suzuki | Barrie Colts | 9/19 | – | 4 | 11 |
| Arthur Kaliyev | Hamilton Bulldogs | 9/21 | – | 4 | 10 |
| Nicholas Porco | Saginaw Spirit | 9/22 | – | 4 | 5 |
| Keean Washkurak | Mississauga Steelheads | 9/23 | – | 3 | 7 |
| Connor McMichael | London Knights | 9/21 | – | 3 | 5 |
| Shots On Goal Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | SOG | ||
| Arthur Kaliyev | Hamilton Bulldogs | 4 | 18 | ||
| Connor McMichael | London Knights | 3 | 14 | ||
| Billy Constantinou | Niagara Ice Dogs | 4 | 12 | ||
| Jamieson Rees | Sarnia Sting | 3 | 11 | ||
| Tyler Angle | Windsor Spitfires | 4 | 11 | ||
| Goaltenders Leaders – Goals Against Average | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | Min | GA | Avg |
| Ryan Dugas | Kingston Frontenacs | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ethan Langevin | Sarnia Sting | 2 | 81 | 1 | 0.74 |
| Kari Piiroinen | Windsor Spitfires | 3 | 142 | 6 | 2.54 |
| Hunter Jones | Peterborough Petes | 4 | 220 | 11 | 3.00 |
| Mack Guzda | Owen Sound Attack | 5 | 293 | 20 | 4.10 |
| Goaltending Leaders – Save Percentage | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | SH | SVS | SV% |
| Ryan Dugas | Kingston Frontenacs | 1 | 27 | 27 | 1.000 |
| Ethan Langevin | Sarnia Sting | 2 | 35 | 34 | 0.971 |
| Kari Piiroinen | Windsor Spitfires | 3 | 78 | 72 | 0.923 |
| Hunter Jones | Peterborough Petes | 4 | 126 | 115 | 0.913 |
| Mack Guzda | Owen Sound Attack | 5 | 147 | 127 | 0.864 |
| Goaltending Leaders – Wins | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | SOL |
| Hunter Jones | Peterborough Petes | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Kari Piiroinen | Windsor Spitfires | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mack Guzda | Owen Sound Attack | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Ryan Dugas | Kingston Frontenacs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nico Daws | Guelph Storm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goaltending Leaders – Shutouts | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | SO | ||
| Ryan Dugas | Kingston Frontenacs | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hunter Jones | Peterborough Petes | 3 | 1 | ||
| Mack Guzda | Owen Sound Attack | 5 | 1 | ||
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