Orillia's Colby Barlow has been named the Ontario Hockey League's player of the week.
Barlow, who is the No. 10 ranked prospect ahead of this June's NHL draft, scored four goals and added three assists while helping the Owen Sound Attack earn three victories last week.
Barlow, the youngest captain in team history, helped the Attack gain ground in the Western Conference with wins over Niagara, Erie and Guelph. He found the back of the net as the Attack defeated the Niagara IceDogs 5-1 on Wednesday.
Scoring in three straight @AttackOHL victories while putting up a total of seven points, 2023 #NHLDraft prospect Colby Barlow is the @cogeco #OHL Player of the Week.
— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) January 16, 2023
Barlow’s scoring ways continued on Thursday as he netted a goal and added two primary assists in a 6-5 overtime win over the Erie Otters.
He turned in a first star performance to close out the week on Saturday, scoring his 28th and 29th goals of the season while adding an assist in a 6-4 win over the Guelph Storm. Barlow's second of the game was the third period game winner as he came away from Saturday's action with goals in seven straight contests, pushing his current point streak to nine games.
Barlow, 17, leads the Attack with 55 points (29-26–55) in 36 games this season, sitting tied for second in league goal-scoring with 29 on the campaign. Barlow's eight game winners lead the league and his 172 shots on goal are currently the third-most in the OHL.
His 10-game goal-scoring streak from Nov. 12 to Dec. 4 is the longest in the league this season, setting a new Attack franchise record.
Selected in the first round (8th overall) by Owen Sound in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection from the Toronto Marlboros U16 program, the 6-foot-1, 187lb. winger scored 30 goals in 2021-22, a new Attack franchise record for a 16 or 17-year-old rookie. Barlow was listed as the OHL's top-ranked skater on last week's NHL Central Scouting mid-season rankings, coming in at 10th in North America for the 2023 NHL Draft.
Also considered for the award this week, Boston Bruins prospect Brett Harrison put up seven points (4-3–7) in three victories for the Windsor Spitfires. North Bay Battalion overage forward Kyle McDonald also had success, recording five goals, one assist and six points for the Troops while also tacking on a shootout game winner.
