It’s been a busy first half of the season for Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Sam O’Reilly. It started with him leaving the organization that drafted him as Edmonton dealt him to Tampa Bay for Isaac Howard. Then he was named to Team Canada for the World Juniors where he netted 8 points (4 goals, 4 assists) in 7 games on his way to a bronze medal. Now, he’s leaving the only junior hockey team that he’s ever played for as the London Knights have traded him to the Kitchener Rangers for a bevy of draft picks.
London, the back-to-back Memorial Cup champions sent O’Reilly, Jared Woolley, and a 2027 15th-round pick to their rivals in exchange for Kane Barch, Jacob Xu, and, sit down because this will take a while, the following picks:
2nd Round 2026 (Guelph)
2nd Round 2029 (Kitchener)
3rd Round 2028 (Peterborough)
3rd Round 2028 (Brampton)
4th Round 2026 (Peterborough)
4th Round 2027 (Brampton)
5th Round 2028 (Kitchener)
5th Round 2029 (Kitchener)
6th Round 2028 (Kitchener)
6th Round 2029 (Kitchener)
Imagine an entire league where the general managers treat draft picks like Julien BriseBois does.