The Nolan Stevens taken by the Storm in the ninth round off the LA Junior Kings is the son of Los Angeles Kings assistant coach and former Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Stevens.
John Stevens played in the OHL with Newmarket and Oshawa in the early 1980s.
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Other notable names drafted by other teams yesterday: Claude Lemieux's son, Pat Verbeek's nephew and Doug Gilmour's son.
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Was funny walking into the rink at 8:30 a.m. with CJOY's Larry Mellot Saturday and seeing Mike Kelly waiting in the parking lot of the Fabbri family to show up.
Technically still not drafted, Kelly asked we not report his arrival until his name was officially called.
So what if Sault Ste. Marie had changed their minds at the last minute and taken Fabbri ahead of the Storm?
Would have been funny, in that not so funny way.
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I've talked to Storm scouting coordinator Chris McCleary about a lot of players over the years, rarely have I heard him rave about anyone quite like Fabbri.
It seems to be that combination of extreme work ethic and top-end skill that has them excited.
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Fabbri was given number 9 on Saturday.
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Fabbri said he took the key defensive faceoffs for his Mississauga Rebels team, which could help fill a big need on the Storm if he can do it at this level.
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The seven locals drafted has to be the highest since the nine players were taken in the 2007 draft that included Mike Cazzola and Josh McFadden.