Sudbury Wolves prospects Justin Sefton, Frankie Corrado, Kristoff Kontos, Adam Di Brina and Andre Comtois all participated in the Team Ontario Program of Excellence Final Selection Camp in Ottawa on the weekend.
All of the Wolves' prospects played great, according to a press release. However, Corrado's experience was cut short after suffering a broken collarbone in the first period of his first game at the event. He will heal the injury by wearing a sling for three weeks and will not require surgery. Recovery time is estimated at four to six weeks. Corrado will be 100 per cent healed and raring to go when he attends the Wolves try-out camp in late August, according to Wolves' athletic therapist Dan Buckland, who worked at the camp on the weekend.
Sefton “wowed” the spectators in attendance with his size and robust play, the press release stated. The Thunder Bay native knocked several would-be goal-scorers down with some heavy hits and physical play. Sefton received rave reviews from his coaches at the event and from the fans in the stands. His performance confirmed his status as one of the elite 16-year-old players in Ontario.
Kontos made a number of heads-up passes in leading his team to the final against Team Black. Kontos' name appeared on the scoresheet a number of times as he displayed the shot and play-making skills that made him the first forward selected by the Wolves in the 2009 OHL Draft.
Local product Adam DiBrina also performed well for Team White. DiBrina skated well and had a number of good scoring opportunities. He battled for the puck in front of the opposition's net on a number of occasions. DiBrina was on the receiving end of one of Sefton's hits as well. DiBrina did himself and Sudbury proud and proved he belonged among the province's elite players, the press release stated.
Comtois, another local player, used his speed and agility to direct pucks into the attacking zone and was able to hustle back and help defend his own zone as well. This is the type of two-way player that the Wolves wanted to draft in the later rounds, according to the release.
The Sudbury Wolves were one of the top OHL teams with the most drafted players in attendance at the Team Ontario Final Selection Camp in Ottawa. The five players will find out if they have secured a spot on the final roster for the provincial team in November.
