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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday May 7, 2008 - 39 Four Oakville players selected in OHL draft round to see if he had been contacted by the teams drafting ahead of them. The Sting selected him moments later. For a hockey player looking to play Alderson, who had 25 goals and 53 beyond the minor hockey ranks, it is a points in 52 games with the Rangers, day that can test the nerves just as said he hopes to play with the Oakville much as a championship game. Blades next season. He hopes a year of Several Oakville players spent junior hockey will help him with the Saturday watching the computer, hit- decision of what route to take. ting the refresh button and hoping to "My plans are trying out for the see their name appear. For many Blades, hopefully play for them for a year young players, being selected in the and see if I get any Ontario Hockey scholarship offers. Oakville Rangers minor midget coach League draft is Joey Dibattista discusses the strengths of That's probably the three players from his team chosen in the next step in the way I'll go Saturday's OHL draft. their careers. unless I have a Brandon Alderson B r a n d o n "He's strong on the puck. He's not really good rookie afraid to take the puck to the net and he's Alderson was camp." got a wicked shot." logged on by 8:30 After his selecBraeden Corbeth a.m. Almost three "An all-around very good player. He's a tion, Alderson quick skater. He's smart and he's out to hours later he was continued to folplease. He'll do whatever it takes to make the first of three low the remainder the team successful." members of the Jacob Liptok of the draft, "He's a strong Dman, a strong skater, Oakville Rangers watching for his very strong on the puck and he has a minor midget Ranger teamgood shot from the point." team to see his mates. name appear. "It's a very hard thing to do," Braeden "I played in the GTHL for six years Corbeth said of watching the draft so I had a pretty good idea about the unfold. "You have teams calling you guys getting drafted," Alderson said. before saying they will take you in such "Once it gets up into round four or five, and such round so you're watching ceryou get nervous because you're expect- tain teams and then they don't pick you ing to go soon." and you start to get nervous. It's the The 6-foot-2, 160-pound right winger most nerve-wracking thing I've done." was tipped off on his selection when the The Belleville Bulls selected Sarnia Sting called him during the sixth See Corbeth page 40 OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF By Herb Garbutt Upper Oakville Shopping Centre Presents, The Jim Horgan Community Cup 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament Sunday May 25th, 2008 Register Online Today Or call Ken at 416-991-1442 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton All proceeds from the event will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton www.oakvilleshops.com 1011 Upper Middle Rd E. Located at the corner of Upper Middle Road & 8th Line, Oakville