Brantford Bulldogs sign first round draft pick to contract

Brantford Bulldogs signed forward Jake O’Brien, the eighth overall selection in the 2023 OHL Draft, to a Standard Players Agreement on Thursday.

O’Brien, the product of Toronto, comes to the Bulldogs with an already tremendous resume. After leading the Toronto Jr. U15 AAA Canadiens to the GTHL Championship in 2021-22,O’Brien followed up with an outstanding 2022-23 season.

After recording 16 goals and 17 assists for 33 points in 34 regular season GTHL games, it was the postseason where the intellectually-gifted forward took his game to the next level.

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