MISLEY SELECTED BY MINNESOTA
Oakville Blades forward Bryce Misley has been selected by the Minnesota Wild in the 4th round, 116th overall, of the 2017 NHL Draft in Chicago, Illinois.
The 17-year old Calgary, Alberta native joined the Blades as a rookie in 2015-16 out of the Don Mills Flyers Minor Midget 'AAA' organization, where he helped lead the club as an alternate captain to the championship game of the 2015 OHL Cup before falling to the Toronto Marlboros. A member of Team GTHL Red at last summer's OHL Gold Cup Tournament, Misley was selected by the Peterborough Petes in the 6th round, 106th overall, of the 2015 OHL Priority Selection, but chose to join the OJHL with hopes of a collegiate scholarship. One of the younger members of the Blades last year, Misley more than lived up to expectations, finishing seventh on the talented squad with 19 goals, while recording 39 points in 53 regular season games played, while adding 11 points in 13 post-season contests before falling to Burlington in the second round. Following the season, Misley was named an OJHL 2nd Team All-Prospect and committed to join the University of Vermont beginning with the 2017-18 Hockey East season. This season saw Misley help the Blades capture a second consecutive South Division title. He finished third on the club in scoring with 26 goals and 62 points in 46 games played, while leading Oakville with five game-winning goals, all of which ranked top 20 among all OJHL scorers. Misley's eventful season started as he was named a member of Team OJHL Hawerchuk at the 2016 Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge which he followed up with a silver medal performance as a member of Team Canada East at the 2016 World Junior 'A' Challenge held in Bonnyville, Alberta. After being named to Team East for the 2017 CJHL Prospects Game, Misley would be named an OJHL 1st Team All-Prospect.
Congratulations to Bryce on being the first OJHL player selected in this year's draft and living out his NHL dream!
