Four AJHL Players Selected in NHL Entry Draft

2009-06-29


The Atlantic Junior Hockey League is proud to announce that four former AJHL players were selected in this weekend’s NHL Entry Draft.


Nick Peterson (Washington Jr. Nationals), David Kolomatis (New Jersey Rockets), Jerry D’Amigo (Binghamton Jr. Senators), and Jordan Samuels Thomas (Hartford Jr. Wolf Pack) were all selected in the NHL Draft.

Nick Peterson was the first AJHL player selected. He was drafted with the 30th pick of the 4th Round (121 overall) by the Stanley Cup Champions the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Peterson played for the Jr. Nationals for two seasons, from 2005-2007, before advancing to Shawningan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Along with being an AJHL All-Star in the league, he was one of the leagues top set-up men. This past season he finished with 90 points in 68 games with Shawningan.

Former New Jersey Rockets defensemen David Kolomatis was selected in the 5th round, with the 5th pick (126 overall) by the Los Angeles Kings. He stared in the AJHL in the 04-05 season and has been developing in the OHL with the Owen Sound the past few seasons.

The Toronto Maple Leafs selected the Binghamton, NY native Jerry D”Amigo with the 7th pick of the 6th Round. D’Amigo was named AJHL Rookie of the Year in the 2006-07 season with the Binghamton Jr. Senators. He has spent the last two years with the NTDP on the U-18 team. This past season he helped his team win the gold medal posting 13 points in only 7 games in tournament play.

Finishing off the AJHL selections was Jordon Samuels Thomas. Jordon was a fantastic player that came out of the Hartford Jr. Wolf Pack organization. The Hartford native spent the last two seasons in the USHL in Waterloo.
The AJHL would like to congratulate all four players on their selection into the National Hockey League.