The OHL was well represented at the 2024 NHL Draft.

Seven rounds, 225 picks and it all happened in only 48 hours. Every year the NHL draft is a spectacle to behold, and this year that was doubly true. 

The Sphere in Vegas was a perfect venue for the draft combining equal parts glamour and technological innovation. The atmosphere was phenomenal and the bright flashes from the enormous screens lit up the background. 

Over the course of two days, 39 OHL players were drafted onto various NHL teams. Here is a round-by-round break down of the draft. 

Round 1: Nine OHL players were taken in the first round. That is the highest number since the 2016 draft.

3rd overall: Beckett Sennecke of the Oshawa generals was taken by the Anaheim ducks. So far in his OHL career, Sennecke is nearly a point a game player with 123 points scored in 124 games played.

9th overall: The Calgary Flames drafted Memorial Cup winning defenseman Zayne Parekh of the Saginaw Spirit. Besides the Memorial Cup win, Parekh took home the award for CHL Defenseman of the Year and the OHL Most Outstanding Defenseman award. 

11th overall: The San Jose Sharks followed up their first-overall pick of Macklin Celebrini by selecting London Knights defender Sam Dickinson. The two-way defender led London's D-core in scoring last season. 

13th overall: The Philadelphia Flyers traded down to acquire Jett Luchanko. The forward from the Guelph Storm made huge strides this season and ended up leading the team with 74 points.

24th overall: Cole Beaudoin became the second player ever drafted by Utah. At 6'2 Beaudoin is a big forward who is very effective below the goal line. Last season, he was a point per game payer for the Barrie Colts. 

26th overall: Liam Greentree went to the Los Angeles Kings towards the end of the first round.  The Spitfires captain led the team in points with a total of 90. 

27th overall: The Chicago Blackhawks drafted 2006-born forward Marek Vanacker who scored 82 points in 68 games playing for the Brantford Bulldogs this season. In 123 OHL games Vanacker has scored 98 points. 

31st overall: The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ben Danford with the penultimate pick in the first round. Danford is an extremely reliable defender and shot blocker. He can contribute offensively when needed, but is at his best when he can gap up, take away an attacker's space and use his body to separate them from the puck. 

32nd overall: The Edmonton Oilers selected Sam O'Reilly of the London Knights with the last pick in the first round. O'Reilly won an OHL Championship with London this season while recording 56 points. 

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Round 2:  Four OHL players were taken in the second round of the draft. 

56th overall: With their third pick in the draft Lukas Fischer went to the St. Louis Blues. At 6'3, Fischer is a rangy defender who averaged half a point per game last season. 

57th overall: Carter George was the third goaltender taken in the draft, and the first one taken from the OHL. George had 23 wins in 56 starts last season while playing for the Owen Sound Attack. He had a 3.30 goals against average and a .907 save percentage.

62nd overall: Kingston Frontenacs forward Jacob Battaglia went to the Calgary Flames. With 65 points in 67 games, Battaglia was second in scoring for Kingston this past season. 

63rd overall: Nathan Villeneuve of the Sudbury Wolves was taken in the second round of the draft by the Seattle Kraken. Villeneuve had 50 points in 56 games for the Wolves this season and contributed 3 points in 9 playoff games. 

Round 3:  Four more OHL players were taken in the third round.

68th overall: Ethan Procyszyn went to the Anaheim Ducks early in the third round. The big forward scored 36 points in 62 games last season and averaged half a point per game. 

72nd overall: Windsor Spitfires forward A.J. Spellacy went to the Chicago Blackhawks with the 72nd pick in the draft. At 6'3 Spellacy has great size and can contribute offensively. He put up 38 points last season in 67 games. 

74th overall: The Calgary Flames took Henry Mews with their third-round pick. Many analysts had Mews going higher in the draft. The talented offensive defenseman led the 67's D-core last season with 61 points.

86th overall: The Columbus Blue Jackets drafted 2005-born defenseman Luca Marrelli towards the end of the third round. This past season, the Oshawa Generals defender had a breakout campaign scoring 57 points in 67 games. 

Round 4: Five OHL players were taken in the fourth round. 

102nd overall: Owen Protz became the first OHL defender taken by the Montreal Canadians. Protz is a big defender who plays a physical game. The Ottawa native scored 19 points between Sudbury and Brantford during his rookie campaign in the OHL. 

104th overall: The Ottawa Senators selected Luke Ellinas early in the fourth round. The Kitchener Rangers forward scored 33 points during his rookie season in the OHL. Ellinas is a rangy two-way center who can score while ensuring his own end is taken care of. 

109th overall: The Winnipeg Jets drafted Niagara Ice Dogs forward Kevin He with the 109th pick. He scored 53 points and finished the season as the team's second highest scorer. 

125th overall: The Vancouver Canucks selected Riley Patterson towards the end of the fourth round. Patterson scored 62 points in 68 games last season while playing for the Barrie Colts. 

126th overall: Landon Miller went to the Detroit Red Wings with the 126th pick in the draft. The third-year goaltender played 30 games this past season for the Soo Greyhound while recording 17 wins, a 2.79 goals against average and a .889 save percentage.

Round 5: Four players from the OHL were drafted in the fifth round.

135th overall: Utah drafted Owen Allard 135th overall in the draft. During his third season with the Soo Greyhound, Allard scored 44 points in 55 games. 

150th overall: The Calgary Flames took Luke Misa with the 150th pick in the draft. The Flames' prospect has shown steady progress during his three seasons with the Mississauga Steelheads. This past season he scored 81 points in 66 games. 

159th overall: The New York Rangers picked Nathan Aspinall with the 159th pick in the draft. The Markham native scored 34 points in 65 games with the Flint Firebirds last season. 

160th overall: With the penultimate pick in the fifth round, the Edmonton Oilers selected Connor Clattenburg. Between the Soo Greyhound and the Flint Firebirds, Clattenburg scored 29 points in 60 games last season. 

Round 6: Eight OHL Players were taken in the sixth round of the draft. 

162nd overall: With the first pick in the sixth round, Vancouver picked Anthony Romani of the North Bay Battalion. Romani is fresh off a break out season with the Battalion where he scored 111 points in 68 games. He also scored four points in three playoff games. 

163rd overall: The Chicago Blackhawks took Erie Otters defenseman Ty Henry. The rookie defender scored seven points in 54 games last season. 

164th overall: Jared Woolley went to the Los Angeles King with the 164th overall pick. The 6'5 defenseman from the London Knights scored five points in 37 games this past season. 

174th overall: Mississauga Steelheads defenseman Stevie Leskovar was drafted 174th by the Minnesota Wild. At 6'4 Leskovar is a big defender who scored 12 points in 61 games last year. 

180th overall: The Vegas Golden Knights picked Trent Swick of the Kitchener Rangers with the 180th pick in the draft. The 2004-born forward scored 62 points in 63 games last year for Kitchener. 

181st overall: Kaden Pitre went to the Tampa Bay Lightning with the 181st pick in the draft. The left-handed forward scored 30 points in 35 games for Flint last season. 

187th overall: The Winnipeg Jets selected Sudbury Wolves forward Kieron Walton late in the sixth round. Walton scored 43 points in 65 games last season.

192nd overall: The Edmonton Oilers picked Dalyn Wakely of the North Bay Battalion. The 2004-born forward had a breakout campaign for the Battalion scoring 104 points in 66 games. 

Round 7: Five OHL players were selected in the seventh round. 

196th overall: William Nicholl, another member of the London Knights, went to Edmonton early in the seventh round. The rookie scored 20 points in 65 games for London on the way to an OHL Championship.   

202nd overall: The Seattle Kraken selected Jakub Fibigr with the 202nd pick. Fibigr scored 43 points in 61 games with the Mississauga Steelheads this past season.  

216th overall: Sam McCue became a Toronto Maple Leaf with the 216th pick. McCue scored 37 points while playing for the Peterborough Petes and the Owen Sound Attack this past season.

219th overall: The Buffalo Sabres picked Mississauga Steelheads goaltender Ryerson Leenders late in the seventh round. Leenders won 24 games this season for the Steelheads while recording a 3.12 goals against average and a .909 save percentage.

223rd overall: The Pittsburgh Penguins picked Finn Harding with the 223rd pick. The 2005-born defender scored 34 points in 68 games for the Mississauga Steelheads this past season. 

Congratulations to all of the OHL players selected in the 2024 NHL Draft.