With over a month of the season now in the books it's time for the second edition of the OMHA U16 and U18 AAA Rankings and Players to Watch presented by Hudl.
U16 AAA Rankings
Players to Watch
Shea Huinink (Ajax-Pickering Raiders): A major reason for Ajax-Pickering’s strong start to the U16 AAA OMHA regular season. Huinink is widely regarded as one of the most offensively gifted forwards in the OMHA and the entire 2010 age group.
Huinink possesses a high hockey IQ that makes his teammates around him better, as well as a potent shot that has helped him find the back of the net eight times in 11 OMHA regular season games thus far.
Caden Petrovsky (Niagara North Stars): Currently leading all OMHA defencemen in scoring, Niagara North Stars blue liner Caden Petrovsky has impressed to kick off the U16 AAA season. A well-rounded mobile defenceman, Petrovsky has been a key contributor to Niagara North’s strong start to the season.
Petrovsky plays with great poise from the blue line, and loves to jump into the rush to showcase his offensive ability. Quarterbacking the Stars power play, Petrovsky has been piling up the assists, with a whopping total of 16 in just 13 games this season.
U18 AAA Rankings
Players to Watch
Josh Pinchak (Burlington Eagles): A smooth-skating defenceman that plays in all situations for the Eagles, quarterbacking the power-play as well as playing an important role in his own zone. Pinchak has a great first-pass, and combined with his elite skating, has a high hockey IQ and will continue to lead the Eagles this season.
Hudson Cicchelli (Markham Waxers): A huge reason to Markham’s 7-0-1 start to the OMHA regular season. Cicchelli, a 11th round draft pick by the Windsor Spitfires in this year’s OHL Priority Selection, is a fundamentally-sound goaltender that is calm between the pipes, and uses his athleticism to his advantage to keep the puck out of the net.