title: Jack Ferguson Award
text: # Jack Ferguson Award
  
  The Jack Ferguson Award is awarded each year to the top draft pick in the Ontario Hockey League priority selection draft. The trophy is named in honour of Jack Ferguson, a former director of OHL Central Scouting.
  
  ## Winners
  
  List of OHL first overall draft picks.
  
  * denotes player later became an NHL first overall draft pick
  
  | Year | Winner | Team |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1981 | Dan Quinn | Belleville Bulls |
  | 1982 | Kirk Muller | Guelph Platers |
  | 1983 | Trevor Stienburg | Guelph Platers |
  | 1984 | Dave Moylan | Sudbury Wolves |
  | 1985 | Bryan Fogarty | Kingston Canadians |
  | 1986 | Troy Mallette | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
  | 1987 | John Uniac | Sudbury Wolves |
  | 1988 | Drake Berehowsky | Kingston Raiders |
  | 1989 | Eric Lindros | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
  | 1990 | Pat Peake | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors |
  | 1991 | Todd Harvey | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors |
  | 1992 | Jeff O'Neill | Guelph Storm |
  | 1993 | Alyn McCauley | Ottawa 67's |
  | 1994 | Jeff Brown | Sarnia Sting |
  | 1995 | Daniel Tkaczuk | Barrie Colts |
  | 1996 | Rico Fata | London Knights |
  | 1997 | Charlie Stephens | Toronto St. Michael's Majors |
  | 1998 | Jay Harrison | Brampton Battalion |
  | 1999 | Jason Spezza | Mississauga IceDogs |
  | 2000 | Patrick Jarrett | Mississauga IceDogs |
  | 2001 | Patrick O'Sullivan | Mississauga IceDogs |
  | 2002 | Rob Schremp | Mississauga IceDogs |
  | 2003 | Patrick McNeill | Saginaw Spirit |
  | 2004 | John Hughes | Belleville Bulls |
  | 2005 | John Tavares | Oshawa Generals |
  | 2006 | Steven Stamkos | Sarnia Sting |
  | 2007 | Ryan O'Reilly | Erie Otters |
  | 2008 | John McFarland | Sudbury Wolves |
  | 2009 | Daniel Catenacci | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
  | 2010 | Alex Galchenyuk | Sarnia Sting |
  | 2011 | Aaron Ekblad | Barrie Colts |
  | 2012 | Connor McDavid | Erie Otters |
  | 2013 | Travis Konecny | Ottawa 67's |
  | 2014 | Jakob Chychrun | Sarnia Sting |
  | 2015 | David Levin | Sudbury Wolves |
  | 2016 | Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm |
  | 2017 | Ryan Suzuki | Barrie Colts |
  | 2018 | Quinton Byfield | Sudbury Wolves |
  | 2019 | Shane Wright | Kingston Frontenacs |
  | 2020 | Ty Nelson | North Bay Battalion |
  | 2021 | Quentin Musty | Sudbury Wolves |
  | 2022 | Michael Misa | Saginaw Spirit |
  | 2023 | Matthew Schaefer | Erie Otters |
  