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Ottawa Citizen
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Sault's Hudson Chitaroni focused on next season in Sudbury, playing pro hockey
With the Sudbury Wolves pushing to solidify their playoff position, an untimely injury to overage centreman Kocha Delic could have sent the team tumbling down the OHL standings. Article content Encouraged by the play of their rookie forwards, however, head coach Scott Barney and company were hopeful players such as Hudson Chitaroni would make the most of their opportunity for more ice time and lead the club to a strong finish. Article content Article content Article content Moving into Sudbury's top six, Chitaroni responded with his strongest stretch of the season with 11 points in 10 games, including three goals and three assists during a pivotal five-game winning streak through early March that secured a sixth-place finish in the Eastern Conference. Article content Article content 'It's always nice to put up numbers and what not, but I'm a guy who always believes in himself and I believe in my abilities,' said the 17-year-old Sault Ste. Marie resident, reached in his hometown earlier this week. Article content 'With Delic out, somebody needed to step up. I was given that opportunity and ran with it and I ended up doing pretty well for myself.' Despite suffering his own late-season injury that surely hampered his contributions during the first round of the OHL playoffs, which saw the Pack eliminated by the Kingston Frontenacs in four games, the Soo Junior Greyhounds minor hockey product surely didn't lose any stock with big-league scouts for a lack of effort. Indeed, it's Chitaroni's commitment and character, as much as the impressive skill set that yielded a total of nine goals and 16 assists in his first year of major junior action, that have made the 5-foot-10, 178-pounder one of the Wolves' best hopes for a pick in the NHL Entry Draft this weekend. Article content Article content Round 1 of the annual draft goes Friday at 7 p.m., followed by Rounds 2-7 on Saturday at noon. Article content 'Obviously, getting drafted would be cool, but it's not really my main focus,' Chitaroni said. 'It's an invite to the dance. If I don't get drafted, it's not a big deal. I want to play pro one day and I just have to keep working and to keep listening to my coaches and doing everything I can to really improve and to just focus on myself as see how I do.' Article content One of three sons of former Wolves captain Terry Chitaroni to become major-junior draft picks, between defenceman Mason and winger Brock, Hudson Chitaroni became Sudbury's third-round choice in the 2023 OHL Priority Selection after a stellar 22-goal, 26-assist season with the Junior Hounds in the Great North Under-18 League. He was also a standout for Team NOHA at the 2023 OHL Cup showcase in Toronto, managing to hit the score sheet despite battling an illness that might have forced other players out of the lineup.
Ottawa Citizen
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Hudson Chitaroni focused on next season in Sudbury, playing pro hockey
Article content With the Sudbury Wolves pushing to solidify their playoff position, an untimely injury to overage centreman Kocha Delic could have sent the team tumbling down the OHL standings. Article content Encouraged by the play of their rookie forwards, however, head coach Scott Barney and company were hopeful players such as Hudson Chitaroni would make the most of their opportunity for more ice time and lead the club to a strong finish. Article content Article content Article content Moving into Sudbury's top six, Chitaroni responded with his strongest stretch of the season with 11 points in 10 games, including three goals and three assists during a pivotal five-game winning streak through early March that secured a sixth-place finish in the Eastern Conference. Article content Article content 'It's always nice to put up numbers and what not, but I'm a guy who always believes in himself and I believe in my abilities,' said the 17-year-old Sault Ste. Marie resident, reached in his hometown earlier this week. Article content 'With Delic out, somebody needed to step up. I was given that opportunity and ran with it and I ended up doing pretty well for myself.' Despite suffering his own late-season injury that surely hampered his contributions during the first round of the OHL playoffs, which saw the Pack eliminated by the Kingston Frontenacs in four games, the Soo Junior Greyhounds minor hockey product surely didn't lose any stock with big-league scouts for a lack of effort. Indeed, it's Chitaroni's commitment and character, as much as the impressive skill set that yielded a total of nine goals and 16 assists in his first year of major junior action, that have made the 5-foot-10, 178-pounder one of the Wolves' best hopes for a pick in the NHL Entry Draft this weekend. Article content Article content Round 1 of the annual draft goes Friday at 7 p.m., followed by Rounds 2-7 on Saturday at noon. Article content 'Obviously, getting drafted would be cool, but it's not really my main focus,' Chitaroni said. 'It's an invite to the dance. If I don't get drafted, it's not a big deal. I want to play pro one day and I just have to keep working and to keep listening to my coaches and doing everything I can to really improve and to just focus on myself as see how I do.' Article content One of three sons of former Wolves captain Terry Chitaroni to become major-junior draft picks, between defenceman Mason and winger Brock, Hudson Chitaroni became Sudbury's third-round choice in the 2023 OHL Priority Selection after a stellar 22-goal, 26-assist season with the Junior Hounds in the Great North Under-18 League. He was also a standout for Team NOHA at the 2023 OHL Cup showcase in Toronto, managing to hit the score sheet despite battling an illness that might have forced other players out of the lineup.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ottawa 67's take son-of-a-Wolf Brock Chitaroni third overall in OHL Priority Selection
The Ottawa 67's hoped Brock Chitaroni would be available when they picked third overall in the Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection on Friday night. Turned out they were able to get what they wanted. The 67's are adding a 5-11 centre from the Barrie Jr. Colts U16 team in Chitaroni, who scored 29 goals and 30 assists in 31 games this season. Chitaroni is the son of Terry Chitaroni, a feisty and productive winger who played for the OHL's Sudbury Wolves for four seasons (1988-92) and was drafted by the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs. 'Chitaroni is one of the most dynamic playmakers in this draft,' said Brenan Collins, the general manager/director of scouting at Neutral Zone. 'He is a puck possession style centre, a dual-threat scorer and distributor who can play all five positions on the power play. He disguises his release and delivers the puck with real power in his shot with little windup. He's elusive in heavy traffic areas and the puck sticks to his blade. He has high-level 1-on-1 skill plus the vision and poise to create odd-man opportunities. ' Selected first overall by the Peterborough Petes was Kaden McGregor, a centre from Braeside who played for the Ottawa Valley Titans U16 team. 'McGregor has good size and plays an honest game: he's a 200-foot centre,' Collins said. 'He's strong in the faceoff circle, not a burner as a skater, but he has balanced edges and a powerful stride. He shoots to score with a quick and accurate release, plus he can handle hard passes cleanly with a soft first touch. He is competitive: he wins a high percentage of 50/50 pucks. He slips off checks and has a rare combination of power and finesse plus the versatility to play up and down the lineup at the next level.' The Guelph Storm selected centre Jaakko Wycisk with the second pick. What you need to know about this weekend's OHL Priority Selection Brady Tkachuk to skate Friday, but may not play for Senators until playoffs start
