Kemptville's Eric Cornel drafted by Buffalo Sabres

Kemptville’s Eric Cornel has been drafted by the Buffalo Sabres. The eighteen year old spent the last two seasons with the Peterborough Petes in the OHL. He had 62 points in 68 regular season games this season, including 25 goals and 37 assists. Cornel also put up seven points in 11 playoff games with Peterborough. Cornel also formerly played with his hometown Kemptville 73s of the CCHL. He was ranked 25th overall by NHL Central Scouting in their final rankings leading up to the draft.