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Saginaw wins OHL draft lottery with 'exceptional' Michael Misa top prize

The Detroit News

The Saginaw Spirit won the Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection Draft Lottery on Wednesday and are expected to select 15-year-old Michael Misa with the No. 1 selection at the OHL draft on April 29-30.

Misa became just the sixth player to be granted "exceptional player" status last week following NHL stars Connor McDavid, John Tavares and Aaron Ekblad, as well as Shane Wright, the top prospect for the 2022 NHL draft.

Misa is a 5-foot-10, 150-pound forward who had 16 goals and 27 assists for 43 points in 27 games with the Mississauga Senators of the Greater Toronto Hockey League.