
Ryan O’Connell, D
Mark Hunter’s scouting knows no limits.
He’s taken players from rural Russia before, and he clearly upped the ante this season by selecting O’Connell from St. Andrew’s College of the CAHS.
To simplify it a little bit, they drafted him out of a Canadian secondary school. This is very, very rare for a Canadian hockey player.
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For next season, he’s signed with the Penticton Vees of the BCHL and then committed to Boston University for the 2018-19 season. It’s clear that some teams see lots of potential in O’Connell. It will be interesting to see how his hockey career plays out.