First Nations player continues to have a leading role with another OHL club

By Sam Laskaris Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Many thought that Dalyn Wakely would be moving on after he racked up more than 100 regular season points a year ago with the North Bay Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Well, those folks would be half right. Wakely, a 20-year-old forward who is a member of Curve Lake First Nation in Ontario, is no longer with the Battalion. But instead of commencing his pro career, Wakely, who was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the National Hockey League’s Entry Draft this past June, is now a member of the OHL’s Barrie Colts. Wakely spent slightly more than two weeks at the Oilers’ training camp. There was plenty of talk he might be sent to the Oilers’ top minor league affiliate,…

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