A trio of HoneyBaked ‘D’
Three 2010 birth year defensemen from AAA power house Detroit HoneyBaked of the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association are intriguing prospects ahead of the upcoming Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft, which is slated to be held on June 12-13 in Kingston. Depending on who one talks to — and considering that American born players are wild cards of sorts — HoneyBaked defenders who are well etched in the notes of OHL general managers and scouts are Max Lappan, Ivan Belikov and Jake LaMontagne.
All have good size to the point of being mean and nasty.
Lappan is listed at 6 foot 2, 200 pounds while Belikov and LaMontagne both size up at 6 foot 4, 190 pounds.
Lappan put up 24 goals, 108 assists, 132 points in 89 games for HoneyBaked over the course of the ’25-26 season. He stood out at the annual OHL Cup, producing two goals, eight assists, 10 points in seven games.
Over to Belikov, he scored 10 goals and set up 25 others in 84 games for HoneyBaked this past season.
And LaMontagne, who scouts say improved greatly as the season went on, had four goals, 56 assists, 60 points in 83 games.
All three players are represented by long-time agent — and former National Hockey League goalie — Eddie Mio of Octane Sports. A Windsor native who has represented NHL legends such as Joe Thornton, the ageless Mio resides in the Metro Detroit area where he oversees Octane Sports as their Director of North America.
OHL Cup Champions. For the first time in the lengthy history of the OHL Cup, an American team won the championship when HoneyBaked took the crown back home to Detroit. The historic event happened in April of this year at the old Maple Leaf Gardens in downtown Toronto.
In the title tilt, Detroit HoneyBaked upended the Toronto Jr. Canadiens 3-1 to come out on top at the showcase of 2010 birth year players who are eligible for the looming June 12-13, 2026 OHL priority selections draft.
HoneyBaked finished the tournament with a perfect record of 7-0 while the Jr. Canadiens ended up with a mark of 6-1. HoneyBaked emerged victorious from a group of 25 teams, which is the most the OHL Cup has featured in its 23 year history.
