Michael Misa
Born (2007-02-16) February 16, 2007
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
OHL team Saginaw Spirit
NHL Draft Eligible 2025

Michael Misa (born February 16, 2007) is a Canadian junior ice hockey forward for the Saginaw Spirit of the OHL. Misa will be eligible for the 2025 NHL Entry Draft and is projected as most likely to be taken first overall.[1]

Playing career

Misa was granted exceptional player status for the 2022–23 season, becoming the eighth player to be granted exceptional status, the prior most recent player being Shane Wright.[2]

Misa went first overall at the 2022 OHL Draft to the Saginaw Spirit.[3] Despite missing six weeks with a fractured tibia, Misa had the most productive season for an exceptional-status player in OHL history, achieving 1.24 points per game (ahead of John Tavares’ 1.18, Wright’s 1.14, and McDavid’s 1.05).[4] He scored 20 points in seven games to beat Connor McDavid's record for OHL Cup tournament scoring.[5] Misa would go on to win the Emms Family Award as rookie of the year.[6]

International Play

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold medal – first place2023 Czech Republic/Slovakia

Misa won a gold medal playing for team Canada in the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, finishing the tournament with eight points in five games.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Seidel, Jeff. "Meet Michael Misa: Teenage hockey prodigy with NHL draft hopes honing his skills in Saginaw". USA Today. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Michael Misa joins elite class of 15-year-olds granted exceptional status in OHL". CBC. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ Ellis, Steven. "Top 2025, 2026 NHL Draft talent on display at OHL Cup". Daily Faceoff. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ Wheeler, Scott. "For Michael Misa, OHL exceptional status and the 2025 NHL Draft are just the start". The Athletic. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ Kennedy, Ryan. "HOW SIMILAR COULD MICHAEL MISA BE TO CONNOR BEDARD?". The Hockey News. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ Pearson, Mark. "Saginaw Spirit player named OHL Rookie of the Year". MSN. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ Spiker, Brianne. "Misa, Dickinson among Canadian players to watch at 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup". TSN. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
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