Ottawa Fans............Alex Formenton @ 47th Pick is a Gem!!
I watched most of the London Knight's Games last season and Formenton was a stand out even with limited ice time.
He is one the fastest players in Junior Hockey at any age.
He had good point totals for someone playing on the 3rd and 4th Lines for the Knights.
Here's a recent article about his climb from an 11th Round Pick in the OHL to a player who is now a legitimate contender as a future NHLer.
Ryan Pyette LFP Article:
Formenton was an 11th round pick in the 2015 OHL draft. He was five-foot-six and a scrawny kid. He had some skill and he could skate.
Still, not many scrawny five-foot-six wingers get a crack at junior hockey because many teams don’t want to give them the chance.
Former Knights general manager “Basil McRae’s brother lived up in the Barrie area and always watched GTHL games,” Knights general manager Rob Simpson said. “He kept saying ‘Hey this guy is really good. I know he’s small but he’s really, really good.’ He did some digging on him and he met the parents and you know it’s always a bit of a chance. He kept saying ‘I think he’s going to grow.’ He kept pushing.
“So obviously Basil and myself went out and watched and we continually saw things that we liked from Formenton. So in the 11th round it was definitely worth the risk, especially if he grew and even if he didn’t he might have been able to play with his skill set anyway.”
http://www.lfpress.com/2017/01/20/lo...ody-have-grown