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Vancouver vs. Los Angeles Series Features 10 OHL Alumni
Filed under NHL (National Hockey League)Apr 19
Cup quarter finals. There are ten OHL alumni featured in this series. Los Angeles has 7 OHL grads on the roster while Vancouver has the least of any NHL playoff team with just 3 former OHLers. Click on the names below to view each player’s profile page on the team’s official website.
The Vancouver Canucks are taking on the Los Angeles Kings in the 2010 NHL Western Conference Stanley
Vancouver Canucks
Kyle Wellwood played four seasons in the OHL from 1999-00 to 2002-03. Kyle played his first two full seasons with the Belleville Bulls before being traded midway through his third season to the Windsor Spitfires, where he finished out his OHL career. Kyle started his NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs and came over to Vancouver to start the 2008-09 season.
Shane O’Brien played three seasons in the OHL from 2000-01 to 2002-03. He played his first two full seasons with the Kingston Frontenacs before splitting his final season with Kingston and the Toronto St. Michael’s Majors. Shane has previously played for the Anaheim Ducks and the Tampa Bay Lightning before coming to Vancouver at the start of last season.
Andrew Raycroft played three seasons between the pipes in the OHL from 1996-97 to 19998-99. His first two seasons were played in Sudbury with the Wolves and his final season was played with the Kingston Frontenacs. The Calder Trophy winner in 2003-04 as the NHL’s rookie of the year with the Boston Bruins, Andrew has struggled to reach that brilliance again in a career that has taken him from Boston to Toronto to Vancouver.
Los Angeles Kings
Drew Doughty played three seasons in the OHL with the Guelph Storm from 2005-06 to 2007-08. Picked second overall by the Los Angeles Kings in 2008, Drew has only missed one regular season game in his first two seasons in the NHL.
Dustin Brown played three seasons in the OHL with the Guelph Storm from 2000-01 to 2002-03. Dustin was a first round pick of the Kings in 2003 and is now the team captain.
Wayne Simmonds played two seasons in the OHL, 2006-07 and 2007-08. His first season was played with the Owen Sound Attack and his second was split between the Attack and the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Simmonds became a regular with the Kings right out of junior.
Brad Richardson played four seasons in the OHL, all with the Owen Sound Attack, from 2001-02 to 2004-05. Brad’s first three seasons in the NHL were spent with the Colorado Avalanche and the past two have been with the Kings.
Justin Williams played two seasons in the OHL with the Plymouth Whalers, 1998-99 and 1999-00. Justin began his NHL career with the Philadelphia Flyers, the team that drafted him in the first round of the 2000 draft. He also had a stint with the Carolina Hurricanes before landing with the Kings.
Richard Clune played four seasons in the OHL from 2003-04 to 2006-07. His first three seasons were spent in Sarnia with the Sting and he played his final season with the Barrie Colts. He saw his first NHL action this season after being called up by the Kings last in the season. He has seen only 14 regular season NHL games but goes into the playoffs as an integral part of the Kings.
Sean O’Donnell played three seasons in the OHL way, way back starting in 1988-89. His full OHL career was spent with the Sudbury Wolves. Sean has played for six different teams in the NHL since 1994 including the Kings, Minnesota Wild, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, Phoenix Coyotes and the Anaheim Ducks. Sean is currently on his second tour of duty with the Kings after spending his first six seasons in the league with the club.
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One Response to “Vancouver vs. Los Angeles Series Features 10 OHL Alumni”
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MarkSpizer said on May 3rd, 2010 at 7:07 am
great post as usual!
