The Jack Ferguson Award is awarded each year to the top draft pick in the Ontario Hockey League priority selection draft. The trophy is named in honour of Jack Ferguson, a former director of OHL Central Scouting.
Winners List of OHL first overall draft picks.
Year Winner Team 1981 Dan Quinn Belleville Bulls 1982 Kirk Muller Guelph Platers 1983 Trevor Stienburg Guelph Platers 1984 Dave Moylan Sudbury Wolves 1985 Bryan Fogarty Kingston Canadians 1986 Troy Mallette Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1987 John Uniac Sudbury Wolves 1988 Drake Berehowsky Kingston Raiders 1989 Eric Lindros Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1990 Pat Peake Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 1991 Todd Harvey Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 1992 Jeff O'Neill Guelph Storm 1993 Alyn McCauley Ottawa 67's 1994 Jeff Brown Sarnia Sting 1995 Daniel Tkaczuk Barrie Colts 1996 Rico Fata London Knights 1997 Charlie Stephens Toronto St. Michael's Majors 1998 Jay Harrison Brampton Battalion 1999 Jason Spezza Mississauga IceDogs 2000 Patrick Jarrett Mississauga IceDogs 2001 Patrick O'Sullivan Mississauga IceDogs 2002 Rob Schremp Mississauga IceDogs 2003 Patrick McNeill Saginaw Spirit 2004 John Hughes Belleville Bulls 2005 John Tavares Oshawa Generals 2006 Steven Stamkos Sarnia Sting 2007 Ryan O'Reilly Erie Otters 2008 John McFarland Sudbury Wolves 2009 Daniel Catenacci Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2010 Alex Galchenyuk Sarnia Sting 2011 Aaron Ekblad Barrie Colts 2012 Connor McDavid Erie Otters 2013 Travis Konecny Ottawa 67's 2014 Jakob Chychrun Sarnia Sting 2015 David Levin Sudbury Wolves 2016 Ryan Merkley Guelph Storm 2017 Ryan Suzuki Barrie Colts 2018 Quinton Byfield Sudbury Wolves 2019 Shane Wright Kingston Frontenacs 2020 Ty Nelson North Bay Battalion 2021 Quentin Musty Sudbury Wolves 2022 Michael Misa Saginaw Spirit 2023 Matthew Schaefer Erie Otters 2024 Ethan Belchetz Windsor Spitfires 2025 Kaden McGregor Peterborough Petes 2026 Kane Cloutier Oshawa Generals
See also List of Canadian Hockey League awards
References
External links Ontario Hockey League OHL Network - Official Page of the OHL Priority Selection: Jack Ferguson Award