Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today conducted the 2019 OHL Priority Selection presented by Real Canadian Superstore for North American players born in 2003.
A total of 303 players were selected in the 15-round process from 94 different teams across Ontario and parts of the United States. The selected players included 174 forwards, 105 defencemen, and 24 goaltenders. While 298 of the players chosen were 2003-born athletes, also eligible for selection were non-overage players not carded with an Ontario based Midget AAA team from protected OHL territories. Four players born in 2002 were chosen under this criteria. First overall pick Shane Wright, who was granted exceptional status by the OHF in partnership with Hockey Canada, was the lone 2004-born player chosen.