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Tigers forward Formenton signs with OHL’s Knights

March 23, 2016   ·   0 Comments

By Jake Courtepatte

Alex Formenton is taking the next step in his hockey career after a successful season with the Junior A Aurora Tigers.

London Knights General Manager Basil McRae announced last week the team signed Formenton to an OHL Standard Player’s Agreement, one year after drafting him in the OHL Priority Selection draft.

The King City native, a natural left-winger, spent the 2015-16 season with the Tigers after a productive Minor Midget campaign with the Mississauga Rebels one year earlier.

Through one season in the OJHL, Formenton put up thirteen goals and thirteen assists in 54 games.

He added two more goals in the 2016 postseason, through the Tigers’ six-game opening series with the Wellington Dukes.

Over the course of his career, playing in both the OJHL and GTHL, Formenton has a total of 84 points and 160 PIMS in 127 combined regular season and playoff games.

“Proud to be a part of the London Knights,” Formenton said in a tweet. “Can’t wait to get things started and wear the logo next year.”
While the Tigers had a disappointing early exit in the OJHL playoffs, the major junior Knights open their postseason next week after finishing tied atop the OHL standings with the Erie Otters.

The Knights took the 16-year old in the eleventh round, 216th overall in the 2015 draft. The OHL is ranked as the third-best developmental hockey league in North America, and the top among non-professional players.

         

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