Brown named OHL player of the week

By Todd Shearon

A Windsor Spitfires centre has been named the Ontario Hockey League Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, October 9.

The Ottawa Senators 2016 first round draft choice (11^th overall) Logan Brown scored two goals and six assists in three straight wins for the Spitfires over Mississauga, Guelph and London.

“I got my two line mates back this weekend (Jeremiah Addison and Gabe Vilardi), they were hot and they were going, we built some chemistry this week and we were all successful,” said Brown. “It’s obviously being recognized by the league but I can’t thank them enough for coming back and helping me out a lot.”

Brown, 18, has 14 points (3G, 11A) in six games since returning from the Senators training camp scoring at least one point per game, with four multi-point games and two four-point games.

“(In Ottawa) I learned what it takes to be a pro. There were a lot of vets in the room who really helped me out,” said Brown. “I was up there trying to be a sponge and bring everything back here to help our young guys grow up earlier.”

Brown leads the OHL with 10 assists and 12 power play points helping his team post a league leading 34 per cent power play proficiency.

“It was huge for Logan to be at the Ottawa Senators training camp and get to see the difference between junior and the National Hockey League,” said Spitfires head coach Rocky Thompson. “You realize you’re that close but at the same time you know how much more you need to grow as an athlete and a person in order to achieve the ultimate goal of playing there. He’s taken those experiences, brought them back, he’s worked extremely hard and he’s found chemistry on the first line. It’s been a huge step in his development and obviously his success at the start of the year.”

The Spitfires league leading 12 points sits them atop the Western Conference with a 6-2-0 record and catapults their national ranking up seven spots to third overall.