{"id":31820,"date":"2018-06-25T21:21:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T01:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/06\/25\/ohl-impact-first-round-2018-nhl-draft\/"},"modified":"2018-06-25T21:21:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T01:21:41","slug":"ohl-impact-first-round-2018-nhl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/06\/25\/ohl-impact-first-round-2018-nhl-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 NHL Draft: OHL has Impact on First Round in Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2018 NHL Draft<\/a> is officially in the books.<\/p>\n

78 players from the Canadian Hockey League found new NHL homes in Dallas. 13 of them heard their names called in the first round. Of those numbers, 35 of those names came from the Ontario Hockey League. The OHL also supplied seven first rounders.<\/p>\n

Of those players, a select few will find themselves in the NHL next year. Most of them will be expected to play key roles for their clubs.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at the seven first-rounders from the OHL with our monthly power rankings as our jumping off point<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Player<\/th>\nPick<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Andrei Svechnikov<\/a>, Barrie Colts<\/td>\n2nd overall, Carolina Hurricanes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barrett Hayton<\/a>, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds<\/td>\n5th overall, Arizona Coyotes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Evan Bouchard<\/a>, London Knights<\/td>\n10th overall, Edmonton Oilers<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ty Dellandrea<\/a>, Flint Firebirds<\/td>\n13th overall, Dallas Stars<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liam Foudy<\/a>, London Knights<\/td>\n18th overall, Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ryan Merkley<\/a>, Guelph Storm<\/td>\n21st overall, San Jose Sharks<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rasmus Sandin<\/a>, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds<\/td>\n29th overall, Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2018 NHL Draft: OHL has Impact on First-Round in Dallas<\/h2>\n

2nd overall Andrei Svechnikov (Barrie Colts) \u2013 Carolina Hurricanes<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Final TI Score:<\/strong> 103.5<\/p>\n

Months in Top 10:\u00a0<\/strong>October,\u00a0<\/a>December<\/a>,\u00a0January<\/a>, February<\/a>, March<\/a><\/p>\n

It was no surprise that the Carolina Hurricanes took the Barrie Colts forward second overall. Then it leaked that he was in Carolina for promo photography ahead of the draft. From the moment they found out they were picking second, the Hurricanes were locked in on Svechnikov and for good reason. He\u2019s been a dynamic playmaker all year long, dominating any and all competition. He\u2019ll score goals in bunches, and he\u2019ll be fun to watch while doing it. If he was healthy all year long, he likely would\u2019ve topped the power rankings each month. His 1.63 points-per-game average would have resulted in a 111 point outburst over a 68 game regular season.<\/p>\n

(Way too early) Will he be back:<\/strong> Unless something truly surprising happens, he\u2019s Carolina bound.<\/p>\n

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A few weeks prior to being selected #2 overall by the Canes, Andrei Svechnikov visited Raleigh for the first time. Go behind the scenes of his trip to Oak City. pic.twitter.com\/AGBkYuMY04<\/a><\/p>\n

— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) June 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n