On Sunday October 8, 2006, the OFHL held it's annual entry draft at the Deck House in Cranberry, PA. The following is a round-by-round account of the 2006 OFHL Entry Draft:

ROUND ONE:
1.	BM	W	Ovechkin	WAS
2.	CON	W	Jagr	NYR
3.	CL	C	Thornton	SJ
4.	HB	C	Crosby	PIT
5.	FAN	C	Staal	CAR
6.	DD	W	Kovalchuk	ATL
7.	WE	W	Heatley	OTT
8.	DEW	W	Alfredsson	OTT
9.	XX	W	Hossa	ATL
10.	LH	D	Lidstrom	DET
11.	SH	C	Datsyuk	DET
12.	KB	C	Richards	TB
13.	ML	W	Zetterberg	DET
14.	MHZ	W	Gagne	PHI

ROUND TWO:
1.	MHZ	C	Malkin	PIT
2.	ML	D	McCabe	TOR
3.	KB	W	Naslund	VAN
4.	SH	D	Phaneuf	CGY
5.	LH	W	Gionta	NJD
6.	XX	C	LeCavalier	TB
7.	DEW	C	Bergeron	BOS
8.	WE	W	Gaborik	MIN
9.	DD	C	Spezza*	OTT
10.	FAN	D	Pronger	ANA
11.	HB	W	Iginla	CGY
12.	CL	W	Kariya	NSH
13.	CON	C	Sakic	COL
14.	BM	C	Sundin	TOR

ROUND THREE:
1.	BM	D	Gonchar	PIT
2.	CON	D	Kaberle	TOR
3.	CL	W	Williams	CAR
4.	HB	D	Redden	OTT
5.	FAN	W	Bertuzzi	FLA
6.	DD	D	Neidermayer	ANA
7.	WE	C	Marleau	SJ
8.	DEW	W	Demitra	MIN
9.	XX	D	Zidlicky	SH
10.	LH	D	Zubov	DAL
11.	SH	W	Nash*	CLB
12.	KB	D	Rafalski	NJD
13.	ML	W	Straka	NYR
14.	MHZ	D	Salo	VAN

ROUND FOUR:
1.	MHZ	W	St. Louis	TB
2.	ML	C	Jokinen*	FLA
3.	KB	T	Sharks	SJ
4.	SH	D	Johnsson	MIN
5.	LH	C	Forsberg	PHI
6.	XX	W	Bell	SJ
7.	DEW	D	Schneider	DET
8.	WE	W	Elias	NJD
9.	DD	D	Liles	COL
10.	FAN	D	Blake	LA
11.	HB	T	Sabres	BUF
12.	CL	D	Boyle	TB
13.	CON	W	Tanguay	CGY
14.	BM	W	Zherdev	CLB

ROUND FIVE:
1.	BM	D	Visnovsky*	LA
2.	CON	D	Mara	BOS
3.	CL	T	Ducks	ANA
4.	HB	W	Hejduk	COL
5.	FAN	W	Smyth	EDM
6.	DD	T	Wings	DET
7.	WE	C	Boyes	BOS
8.	DEW	T	Predators	NSH
9.	XX	D	Pitkanen	PHI
10.	LH	W	Havlat	CHI
11.	SH	W	Afinogenov	BUF
12.	KB	W	Cheechoo*	SJ
13.	ML	C	Gomez	NJD
14.	MHZ	D	Chara	BOS

ROUND SIX:
1.	MHZ	D	Jovanovski	PHO
2.	ML	W	Prospal	TB
3.	KB	W	Cole	CAR
4.	SH	T	Wild	MIN
5.	LH	W	Kovalev	MTL
6.	XX	C	Savard	BOS
7.	DEW	D	Markov	MTL
8.	WE	D	Bergeron	EDM
9.	DD	W	Sullivan	NSH
10.	FAN	W	Knuble	PHI
11.	HB	D	Timonen	NSH
12.	CL	D	Boucher	DAL
13.	CON	T	Senators	OTT
14.	BM	T	Flames	CGY

ROUND SEVEN:
1.	BM	C	Briere	BUF
2.	CON	W	Satan	NYI
3.	CL	C	McDonald	ANA
4.	HB	C	Connolly	BUF
5.	FAN	C	Modano	DAL
6.	DD	C	Drury	BUF
7.	WE	T	Stars	DAL
8.	DEW	C	Nylander	NYR
9.	XX	T	Devils	NJD
10.	LH	W	Tkachuk	STL
11.	SH	C	Sedin, H	VAN
12.	KB	W	Armstrong	PIT
13.	ML	D	Bouwmeester	FLA
14.	MHZ	C	Langkow	CGY

ROUND EIGHT:
1.	MHZ	W	Shanahan*	NYR
2.	ML	T	Hurricanes	CAR
3.	KB	D	Berard	CLB
4.	SH	W	Nagy	PHO
5.	LH	C	Koivu	MTL
6.	XX	W	Hemsky	EDM
7.	DEW	W	Selanne*	ANA
8.	WE	D	Stuart	BOS
9.	DD	W	Rucinsky	STL
10.	FAN	T	Flyers	PHI
11.	HB	W	Sturm	BOS
12.	CL	W	Horcoff	EDM
13.	CON	C	Carter*	PHI
14.	BM	W	Doan	PHO

ROUND NINE:
1.	BM	D	Souray	MTL
2.	CON	D	Campbell	BUF
3.	CL	D	Spacek	BUF
4.	HB	D	Whitney	PIT
5.	FAN	D	Coorvo	OTT
6.	DD	D	Foster	MIN
7.	WE	D	Preissing	OTT
8.	DEW	D	Carle	SJ
9.	XX	W	Svatos*	COL
10.	LH	D	Aucoin	CHI
11.	SH	W	Ekman	PIT
12.	KB	C	Tucker	TOR
13.	ML	W	Stillman	CAR
14.	MHZ	T	Oilers	EDM

ROUND TEN:
1.	MHZ	W	Ryder	MTL
2.	ML	D	Meszaros	OTT
3.	KB	D	Nummelin	MIN
4.	SH	D	Modry	DAL
5.	LH	T	Canadiens	MTL
6.	XX	D	Kronwell	DET
7.	DEW	W	Whitney	CAR
8.	WE	W	Morrow	DAL
9.	DD	W	Sedin, D	VAN
10.	FAN	W	Kozlov	ATL
11.	HB	W	Recchi	PIT
12.	CL	W	Samsonov	MTL
13.	CON	C	Stoll	EDM
14.	BM	D	Ohlund	VAN

ROUND ELEVEN:
1.	BM	W	Frolov	LA
2.	CON	W	Holmstrom	DET
3.	CL	D	Hedican	CAR
4.	HB	D	Salei	FLA
5.	FAN	C	Umberger	PHI
6.	DD	W	Prucha	NYR
7.	WE	T	Rangers	NYR
8.	DEW	W	Vyborney	CLB
9.	XX	W	Vanek	BUF
10.	LH	C	Kopitar	LA
11.	SH	W	Dumont	NSH
12.	KB	C	Brind Amour	CAR
13.	ML	D	Hamrlik	CGY
14.	MHZ	C	Conroy	LA

ROUND TWELVE:
1.	MHZ	T	Lightning	TB
2.	ML	T	Canucks	VAN
3.	KB	D	Van Ryn	FLA
4.	SH	T	Penguins	PIT
5.	LH	C	Rolston	MIN
6.	XX	T	Threashers	ATL
7.	DEW	C	Brule	CLB
8.	WE	C	Kessel	BOX
9.	DD	C	Lindros	DAL
10.	FAN	W	Zubrus	WAS
11.	HB	C	Arnott	NSH
12.	CL	T	Maple Leafs	TOR
13.	CON	W	Jokinen	DAL
14.	BM	W	Semin	WAS

* SELECTED AS FRANCHISE PLAYER

Welcome Back:

Welcome to the OFHL's 10th season of operation. The OFHL's 2006-2007 Season can only be what its franchises want it to be, so as in the past, let's be sure to offer a healthy dose of enthusiasm again this season.

And what better way to get yourself pumped than with the OFHL Entry Draft? Certain to be one of the highlights of this OFHL season, the 2006 OFHL Entry Draft is closer than you might think. Organize your statistics, rate your players, note your sleeper picks and most importantly -- mark your calendars -- because if you're not at the draft, you're not in the league.

Draft Specifics:

For your convenience, here is all the draft day information you'll need to get yourself to the 2006 OFHL Entry Draft:

Sunday, October 8, 2006 at 11:00 AM EST
North Park Lounge Deckhouse: 20810 Route 19, Cranberry Twp, PA
>> VIEW MAP TO THE NORTH PARK LOUNGE DECKHOUSE
The draft usually takes 2.5 hours
ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY for participation in the 2006-2007 season.

The draft will start promptly. Odd numbered rounds will follow the official draft order noted below. Even numbered rounds will be the reverse of the odd numbered rounds.

2006 OFHL Entry Draft Order:

Blue Meanies
Connucks
Clueless
Humble Bumbles
Islanders
Death Dealers
War Eagles
Ed Wings
Exes
Less Habitants
Slackhawks
Klingons
MarLins
Megahurtz

Draft Materials:

Prior to the draft, all franchises must take steps to acquire the following information via the OFHL web site and bring them to the draft for reference:

2006-2007 OFHL Rules and Regulations
2006-2007 OFHL Day-by-Day Schedule of Games
2006-2007 OFHL Player Positions / 2005-2006 NHL Statistics
2006 - 2007 OFHL Franchise Player Value Sheet

For those who simply cannot download and print these resources, please notify the Commissioner.

Questions / Comments:

As always, if you have any questions or comments, please direct them to the Commissioner at where your input will be analyzed, scoffed at and ridiculed.