The quotes on Warren Rychel’s son Kerby getting drafted by Barrie in the OHL Draft are awesome. Rychel, who runs the Spitfires, wanted to draft his son. He spread the word and asked teams to stay away from his son as he would take him in the second round. He’s not very happy about Barrie picking him.
Generally, junior hockey operates under a gentleman’s agreement when family ties are involved.
Four Hunter family members were allowed to slide to their parents Mark and Dale in London on draft day, and two Foligno boys were left to be selected by their father Mike in Sudbury.
“It hasn’t happened in the league in 40 years,” Warren Rychel said of chopping down the family tree.
Really? 40 years? I don’t see a lot of Windsor natives on the Spitfires. I guess family ties only matter if you have a relative in the league. Otherwise, you’re a piece of meat, free to be selected by the first bidder.