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San Jose vs. Colorado Series Features 14 OHL Alumni
Filed under NHL (National Hockey League)Apr 17
The San Jose Sharks will meet the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the 2010 NHL Stanley Cup
playoffs. 14 Ontario Hockey League grads will be on the rosters for this match-up including 9 for Colorado and 5 for San Jose. The 9 OHL alumni on Colorado is the most on any team in this year’s playoffs, tied with Buffalo.The Avalanche have picked from a good selection of OHL teams, whereas the Sharks have 3 of the 5 players having played at least a portion of their OHL careers with the Ottawa 67′s.
The 14 OHL grads are listed below. As always, you can click on each player’s name to view their profile page on the team’s official website.
San Jose Sharks
Manny Malhotra played two full seasons in the OHL for the Guelph Storm in 1996-97 and 1997-98. He then played a full season with the New York Rangers in 1998-99 before returning to the Storm for 5 regular season games and 6 playoff games in 1999-00. He had huge expectations on his shoulders back in 1998 when he was picked seventh overall by the New York Rangers. He played sparingly with the Rangers until 2001-02 when he was traded mid-season to the Dallas Stars. Dallas didn’t really pan out and Manny was traded to Columbus during the 2003-04 season where he finally became a regular. This is first season with the Sharks.
Jamie McGinn played four seasons in the OHL with the Ottawa 67′s from 2004-05 to 2007-08. Drafted by the Sharks 36th overall in the 2006 draft, Jamie is in his first full season with San Jose after splitting last season between the Sharks and their AHL affiliate in Worcester.
Logan Couture, like Jamie McGinn, played four seasons in the OHL with the Ottawa 67′s but from 2005-06 to 2008-09. A ninth overall pick by the Sharks in the 2007 draft, Logan started the season with Worcester of the AHL but looks to have overcome that hurdle to be part of the best team in the west.
Joe Thornton played two seasons in the OHL with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, 1995-96 and 1996-97. His final season, he had a stellar 41 goals and 81 assists for 122 points in just 59 games to finish second to Marc Savard in league scoring. Joe was the first overall pick in 1997 by the Boston Bruins and has lived up to ever expectation in his incredible career that has seen him produce over a point a game in over 900 regular season games. Joe is in his fifth season as a Shark.
Brad Staubitz played four seasons in the OHL from 2001-02 to 2004-05. His career was entirely with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds up until midway through his final season when he was traded to an Ottawa 67′s team that would go to the OHL finals before losing out to the mighty London Knights. With London hosting the Memorial Cup, Ottawa competed as well as the finalist from the host league. Brad is in his second season with the Sharks.
Colorado Avalanche
Matt Duchene played two seasons in the OHL with the Brampton Battalion, 2007-08 and 2008-09. As the third overall pick in the 2009 NHL draft, Matt jumped right into life in the NHL, playing 81 of 82 games this season.
Ryan O’Reilly played two seasons in the OHL with the Erie Otters, 2007-08 and 2008-09. He made the jump smoothly right into the NHL this season, playing 81 games with the youthful Avalanche.
Craig Anderson stopped pucks for the Guelph Storm for three season from 1998-99 to 2000-01. Craig has been mostly a backup goalie in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers until this season. Craig played in 71 games with the Avalanche in his first season with the team.
Chris Stewart was a Kingston Frontenac for three seasons from 2004-05 to 2006-07. Stewart is in his second season with the Avalanche, the team that picked him in the first round of the 2006 NHL draft.
Kyle Quincey played three seasons in the OHL from 2002-03 to 2004-05. His first season was with the London Knights. He was traded to Mississauga 5 games into his second season and finished off his OHL career with the IceDogs. Used sparinginly by the Detroit Red Wings in his first three seasons of professional hockey, Kyle became a regular with Los Angeles last season in a break-out season and has been a leader on the blueline for the Avalanche this season.
Stephane Yelle played three seasons in the OHL with the Oshawa Generals from 1991-92 to 1993-94. He began his NHL career with the Avalanche and spent his first seven seasons in the league with the team. He’s had stints in Calgary, Boston and Carolina before being returned to Denver at the trade deadline this season.
Adam Foote was as Sault Ste. Marie Greyhound for three seasons from 1988-89 to 1990-91. He began play with the Avalanche franchise back in 1991-92 when they were still known as the Quebec Nordiques. With the exception of two and a half seasons spent with the Columbus Blue Jackets before being returned to the Avalanche, Adam has spent his entire career with Colorado.
Ryan Wilson played a fairly rare five seasons in the OHL. He played for the Toronto St. Michael’s Majors for three seasons from 2003-04 to 2005-06. He then played for the Sarnia Sting for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 season. This is Ryan’s first season with Colorado and his first in the NHL.
Peter Budaj played three seasons in the OHL with the Toronto St. Michael’s Majors from 1999-00 to 2001-02. Peter is in his fifth season between the pipes for the Avalanche but has lost his starting role to fellow former OHLer Craig Anderson. Peter played for Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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