Mike Mackley

The OHL Priority Selection is an important day for the North Bay Battalion but there’s a young crop of 2002 birth year players from the North Bay area that will likely be part of the OHL Draft conversation on Saturday.

So who might the Troops target when their selection rolls around at number nine?

With the 2017-2018 Ontario Hockey League season rapidly approaching, a handful of Battalion players/prospects have gotten an early start vying for spots with their respective countries National Teams. 

Hockeyprospect.com scout Mike Mackley goes through pick 1 through 31 of the NHL Entry Draft which starts tonight.

A look at the top first round picks and which locals should go in the draft this weekend.

Sports writer and hockey scout Mike Mackley looks where local players will go and who the Troops may target early in the draft.