The OHL is part of the CHL along with the WHL and QMJHL, each of which have bantam age drafts. The bantam draft is for elite players entering the midget age level, most of which who have been playing in elite programs such as POE or many others which take them away from home. If a player does not enter the league at this draft they are not entering the CHL.
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It is possible to enter the OHL, WHL or QMJHL (all part of the CHL) while in high school if you are of bantam age level. To be drafted into the CHL you have to be entering the midget age level (15).
A young player can be granted "exceptional status" and be drafted into the OHL at the age of 15, such as happened with John Tavares. However, generally speaking, the ages of OHL players range from 16-20 years.
OHL México was created in 2002.
The population of OHL México is 898.
Sidney Crosby didn't play in the OHL, but was in the QMJHL (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League) for 2 years. He played for the Rimouski Oceanic, in Rimouski. He was there for 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, before being drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
When a young player is drafted by an OHL team, or any CHL junior team, his rights belong to that team until such time as he is traded, released, or his junior eligibilty runs out at age 20. He can still be recruited by any NCAA college team and play in any NCAA hockey league if he hasn't played major junior. The NCAA considers Canadian major junior leagues to be pro leagues and any young player who plays any games in the CHL is considered to be a pro player. Canadian universities, however, don't make the same distinction and many players from the CHL go to Canadian Universities when their junior careers are done.
The OHL (Ontario Hockey League) was founded in 1974.
The Boston Bruins drafted Malcolm Subban with the 24th overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He currently plays for the Belleville Bulls of the OHL.
Don Ohl was born on 1936-04-18.
Hubert Ohl has written: 'Bild und Wirklichkeit'
The great majority of players drafted do not play high school hockey. Rather, they play in the junior leagues such as the OHL, WHL, and QMJHL. The player would have to play somewhere during high school. Just not necessarily for a high school team.