Cody Ceci
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Cody Ceci

Hometown:

Orleans Ontario

Team:

OHL

Currently Playing In:

CHL

Birthday:

1993-12-21

Position:

D

Eligible for draft:

2012

Shoots:

Right

Drafted:

Height:

6-2

Acquired:

Eligible for the 2012 NHL Draft

Weight:

203 lbs.

Probability of Success

2009-10: The Ottawa 67′s first pick (16th overall) in the 2009 OHL Priority Draft, Ceci skated in 64 games as an OHL rookie and represented Ontario in the U17 World Hockey Challenge. He scored 4 goals with 8 assists and was plus-3 with 12 penalty minutes as Ottawa finished first in the East Division. In 12 OHL playoff games Ceci had 3 assists and was minus-1. He was scoreless in six games for Team Ontario at the WHC.

2010-11: Ceci was one of two players to skate in all 68 games for the Ottawa 67s and represented Canada at the 2011 U18 World Junior Championship. He scored 9 goals with 25 assists and was plus-11 with 28 penalty minutes. Ottawa finished first in the East Division but were swept by Sudbury in the first round of the playoffs. In four playoff games Ceci had 2 assists and was -5 with 4 penalty minutes. In seven games for Canada at the U18 WJC, he was plus-3 with 1 assist. Canada advanced to the bronze medal game, losing to Russia.

2011-12: Ceci was the OHL’s second-leading scorer amongst defensemen (60 points) and was also invited to the tryout camp for Canada’s U20 squad in his third OHL season. In 64 games he scored 17 goals with 43 assists and was +21 with 14 PMs. The Ottawa 67′s finished first in the East for the third straight season. In 18 playoff games he scored 2 goals with 13 assists and was plus-one. Ottawa advanced to the conference finals before falling to Niagara in five games. Ceci was ranked sixth amongst North American skaters in Central Scouting’s final rankings prior to the 2012 NHL Draft.

Yakupov tops among OHL’s 2012 NHL Draft prospects

by Ken McKenna
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Last year, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins effectively ended the OHL's dominance atop the NHL Draft when he was selected first overall by the Edmonton Oilers. This year, the Oilers may start a new streak by calling an OHL player's name with the first pick for the fifth time in six years.

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ISS Top 30, May 2012

by Int'l Scouting Services
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Photo: The steadying presence of defenseman Jacob Trouba was integral to Team USA winning the gold at the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championship. Trouba is expected to be among the first defensemen picked in the 2012 NHL Draft. (Photo courtesy of Zuma Press/Icon SMI)

Name Pos Birthdate S/C Ht. Wt. Team League

1. Yakupov, Nail, LW 10/6/93 L 5.10.5 189 Sarnia OHL
2. Forsberg, Filip, RW 8/13/94 R 6.01 176 Leksands SweAl
3. Murray, Ryan, LD 9/27/93 L 6.00.5 201 Everett WHL
4. Grigorenko, Mikhail, RW 5/16/94 L 6.03.25 200 Québec QMJHL
5. Trouba, Jacob, RD 2/26/94 R 6.02 196 USA Under-18 NTDP
6. Dumba, Matt, RD 7/25/94 R 5.11.75 183 Red Deer WHL
7. Rielly, Morgan, LD 3/9/94 L 5.11.5 190 Moose Jaw WHL
8. Teravainen, Teuvo, LW, 9/11/94 L 5.11 161 Jokerit FinE
9. Ceci, Cody, RD 12/21/93 R 6.02.5 207 Ottawa OHL
10. Reinhart, Griffin, LD 1/24/94 L 6.03.75 207 Edmonton WHL
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