Connor McMichael named to the OHL’s Second All-Star Team

May 27, 2020 4:55 pm

Capitals first-round pick Connor McMichael had a huge 2019-20 season. The prospect center was fantastic during Caps’ training camp, made Canada’s gold medal-winning 2020 World Junior Championship team out of nowhere, and scored six hat tricks for the OHL London Knights during the regular season.

McMichael, who scored 47 goals and tallied 102 points in 52 games, was named to the OHL’s Second All-Star Team on Wednesday, just missing out on the first team.

Introducing the 2019-20 #OHL First All-Star Team 🎥

C: @marcorossi2383
LW: @nickrob2001
RW: @Arthur_Kaliyev
D: @noelhoefenmayer
D: Jamie Drysdale
G: @nicodaws30
HC: @BearTourigny

DETAILS 📰: https://t.co/Y2KaFgRphc pic.twitter.com/rH63vl75GC

— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) May 27, 2020

Introducing the 2019-20 #OHL Second All-Star Team 🎥

C: @con91mcmichael
LW: @ColePerfetti91
RW: Joseph Garreffa
D: Thomas Harley
D: Kevin Bahl
G: @JacobIngham_
HC: Dale Hunter

DETAILS 📰: https://t.co/AWaY2njZhD pic.twitter.com/ohcqQrWFRC

— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) May 27, 2020

Introducing the 2019-20 #OHL Third All-Star Team 🎥

C: @byfield55
LW: Pavel Gogolev
RW: @seanjosling
D: @AlecRegula
D: @ryan_merkley
G: @ceddy_29GUNN
HC: George Burnett

DETAILS 📰: https://t.co/AWaY2njZhD pic.twitter.com/zAiP6Z59Q3

— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) May 27, 2020

Marco Rossi, a center for the Ottawa 67s, beat McMichael out, tallying 18 more points and registering a plus-69 in four more games.

Former Capitals head coach Dale Hunter was also named to the OHL’s Second All-Star Team while McMichael’s teammates, Alec Regula and Ryan Merkley, made the third team.

2019-2020 OHL Second All-Star Team: @con91mcmichael and Dale Hunter! pic.twitter.com/Ih3LIC6HSr

— London Knights (@LondonKnights) May 27, 2020

2019-2020 OHL Third All-Star Team: @alecregula and @ryan_merkley! pic.twitter.com/s36GwVBSHS

— London Knights (@LondonKnights) May 27, 2020

Despite his dominant season in junior, McMichael will likely spend the 2020-21 season back in the OHL as he’ll be 19-years-old and not eligible to play with the AHL Hershey Bears. The Capitals also have centers Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Lars Eller, and Nic Dowd all signed through the 2021-22 season.