Some prospects have special circumstances to consider in their draft season. The London Knights this year were — again — a powerhouse in the OHL. They finished second in the overall standings, behind the equally stacked Ottawa 67’s, with only 15 regulation losses in a 68-game calendar.
For Connor McMichael, this meant that, even if he was himself talented, he was often playing second fiddle to his more experienced teammates, who had three to four seasons of Junior hockey under their belt. McMichael spent almost the entire season on the third line of the Knights, a position in which he obviously got fewer minutes than some of the other forwards.