Junior Hurricanes AAA Under-16 captain Matt Gellatly of Raleigh was selected by the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2008 OHL Priority Selection, the Hurricanes announced today.

Gellatly, a forward, is the first Junior Hurricanes player to be chosen by the OHL, one of Canada's three top-tier major-junior hockey leagues.

Gellatly had 19 goals and 17 assists in 36 games with the Junior Hurricanes in 2007-2008.