, The National Hockey League is very fortunate to have the Ontario Hockey League feeding the pro league with exceptional young hockey players each and every season. At this moment, four of the most promising rising stars in the NHL are alumni of the OHL.
Taylor Hall played with the Windsor Spitfires for three seasons from 2007-08 to 2009-10. With Windsor in his first season, he was awarded the Emms Family Award as the OHL\'s top rookie and was also named as the CHL\'s rookie of the year. He helped the Spitfires to Memorial Cup victories in 2009 and 2010, both times being named the recipient of the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the tournament MVP. Hall helped Canada to a silver medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships, tallying 12 Bruins Practice Jersey points in six games.
Taylor was selected first overall at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. Hall is currently in his second season with Edmonton, where he is the centrepiece of a young and very talented Oilers team.
John Tavares was the first overall pick in 2009, going to the New York Islanders. Tavares starred in the Ontario Hockey League for four seasons from 2005-06 to 2008-09. He mostly played in an Oshawa Generals jersey but finished out his career with the London Knights after being traded at the deadline in his final season.
As with Taylor Hall, John was crowned both the OHL\'s and CHL\'s rookie of the year for 2005-06. He won the Red Tilson Trophy as Bruins Practice Jersey MVP in 2006-07 and was the Eddie Powers Trophy winner in 2008-09 as the OHL\'s top scorer. Tavares helped Canada Bruins Practice Jersey to two consecutive gold medals in 2008 and 2009 at the World Juniors. Tavares is in his third year with the lowly New York Islanders and wears the \'A\' on his jersey.
