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>61. SAM O’REILLY BORN March 30, 2006, Toronto, Ont. 2023-24 London (OHL) HT 6-1 WT 180 SHOOTS R POS RW CENTRAL SCOUTING No. 24 (NA skaters) BY NOW, THERE’S a blueprint in London: spend your first year of junior with a Knights affiliate to get minutes, prove yourself with the big club in your NHL draft year, then become integral the season after that. O’Reilly, who spent last season with the Jr. B London Nationals, is one of the latest examples. “He’s taken his development slowly, and now he’s playing down the middle, fitting in and making plays,” said one scout. “He’s going to develop into that proverbial 200-foot player. He came out and worked and played physical, and (Knights coach) Dale Hunter gave him more responsibility.” O’Reilly’s upside is enticing because we’ve seen this development model…

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