Spits draft class of ’22
It has turned out to be a pretty good return for the Spitfires to date. That is, five players from Windsor’s priority selections draft class of 2022 have already established themselves as bona fide Ontario Hockey League performers.
Windsor’s first four picks from the ’22 draft have all developed into top players with 2006 birth dates. They are first rounder Anthony Cristoforo, second rounder Liam Greentree, third rounder A.J. Spellacy and fourth rounder Cole Davis — along with 10th round steal Carson Woodall.
Cristoforo and Woodall are defensemen while Greentree, Spellacy and Davis are all forwards. Additionally, Greentree (first round, Los Angeles Kings) and Spellacy (third round, Chicago Blackhawks) were both selected at this year’s 2024 National Hockey League draft.
Cristoforo and Woodall are regulars on the Windsor defense with offensive sides to them. In 134 games over two seasons, Cristoforo has put up 14 goals, 67 assists, 81 points. Meanwhile, as a rookie in ’23-24, Woodall wound up for six goals, 23 assists, 29 points in 57 games.
Meantime, Greentree has become one of the youngest captains in the Spitfires’ OHL history. And his numbers through two full OHL seasons to date define productivity, particularly the ’23-24 campaign.
Greentree led the Spitfires in scoring during the ’23-24 season while Davis was third and Spellacy was fourth. And Greentree (36 goals, 54 assists, 90 points), Davis (20-21-41) and Spellacy (21-17-38) can rightfully be expected to elevate their respective games even further in ’24-25.
As well , there is a sixth player from the ’22 draft who the Spitfires have signed, namely goalie Carter Froggett. Froggett, who apprenticed in two games for Windsor in ’23-24 while standing tall for the London Nationals of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League, is the Spitfires’ presumptive second goalie in ’24-25 alongside holdover veteran Joey Costanzo.
