Michael Pezzetta

March 2018 – Pezzetta was rewarded for a strong “senior” season in the OHL and signed an NHL entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens. The left-winger is up to 19 points in 23 games with the Sting and even has a positive plus-minus rating for the first time in his career. He will compete for a spot with the Laval Rocket next season. Mike Barrett

February 2018 – Possessing a nice combination of size and skating ability, Pezzetta was a highly touted OHL pick going in the first-round, 11^th overall to Sudbury in 2014. He was never expected to be the league’s leading scorer, but his athletic attributes and work ethic gave him an opportunity to compete right away. He made team as 16-year-old and showed some improvement in his sophomore year. Pezzetta was then drafted by the Habs and came back with a really rough 2016-17 season statistically; which oddly enough was a resurrection of sorts for the Wolves franchise with 27 wins after just 28 in the previous two combined. But, in his fourth and likely final year in the OHL, Pezzetta has exploded offensively already nearly doubling his career high in goals and producing at a point-per-game rate since his trade to Sarnia. All of his goals either seem to come from right around the net or by beating goalies with a sneaky wrist shot after burning the D with speed to the outside. Pezzetta importantly also has a great motor which accentuates his abilities.

He is tenacious on the forecheck and always seems to have his feet moving. Consistently causes problems for the opposition because of his skating. An opportunistic scorer who possesses some creativity and vision, but will also drop the gloves if necessary. The combination of his particular skill-set will make him a desirable player for coaches at the next level.