text: He played juniors for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) , where he was drafted in the second-round , 45th overall , of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers .
simplified: He was picked by the Atlanta Thrashers with the forty-fifth overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft . He played minor league hockey in the OHL for the Kitchener Rangers .