Local link to ’26 OHL Draft
Windsor and Essex County are well sketched by three Under 16 level AAA hockey teams. And there are a good selection of 2010 birth year players from among the troika of U16 area teams — Windsor Jr. Spitfires, BioSteel Sports Academy and Sun County Panthers — who have subdividing opportunities to have their names called at the 2026 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft, which will be held on June 12-13 in Kingston.
The annual OHL draft is 15 rounds in length.
Following is a three tier list of players who range from probable to potential to outside chance picks at the 2026 OHL Draft. The projected list is compiled by Hockey News Windsor via feedback from a cross section of five anonymous OHL scouts and general managers.
HIGHLY PROBABLE PICKS
— Kai Duquette, forward, Sun County, rounds three to six.
— Roman Shtefan, forward, Windsor, rounds four to seven.
— Shayne Keefe, forward, BioSteel, rounds five to 10.
— Carter Trudell, forward, Windsor, rounds five to 10.
— Noah Spiteri, goalie, BioSteel, rounds five to 10.
— Ryder Cheswick, forward, Sun County, rounds seven to 10.
— Logan Disher, defenseman, Windsor, rounds seven to 10.
LATER ROUND POTENTIAL
— Mateo Muto, defenseman, BioSteel.
— Garrett Sutton, defenseman, BioSteel.
— Eli Chapman, forward, BioSteel.
— Cooper Disher, forward, Windsor.
— Dylan Naes, forward, Sun County.
— Quinn Sheehan, forward, BioSteel.
— Cole Darocy, forward, BioSteel.
AN OUTSIDE CHANCE
— Ethan Dool, goalie, Windsor.
— John Fountaine, defenseman, Windsor.
— Alexander Hawkeswood, defenseman, Sun County
— Max Hahn, defenseman, BioSteel.
— Kayden Cook, defenseman, BioSteel
— Preston Medeiros, forward, BioSteel.