Aidan Dudas was the 10th overall pick in the 2016 OHL Priority Selection, playing the 2016-17 season with the Owen Sound Attack. He didn’t have much of an impact in his rookie season, with just eight goals and 13 assists in 56 games.
The 5’7” centreman fared much better offensively in his draft season, breaking out in a bigger role with 31 goals and 34 assists to finish just shy of a point-per-game pace. The performance helped to raise his draft stock significantly, moving him from a mid-round player to one projected go near the end of the second round.