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Seth Griffith, OHL's Player of the Week.

Seth Griffith was officially named the OHL Player of the week ending September 23, posting six points in two games played, five of which were goals.

The 19-year-old was a big part of London's great start to the season with 8-2 victories against the Erie Otters and the Guelph Storm, picking up where he left off last year with out-of-nowhere numbers with 45 goals, 40 assists and 85 points in 68 games. It really looks like he is on that pace once again; I dare say he scores over 55 goals this year — why not? He is on a more questionable offensive team compared to last year, although 16 goals in two games doesn't make it seem like the team will struggle. I believe there will be some scoring droughts from the Knights this year, so he will be an offensive leader and teammates will look to him for a goal when they need it.

The teammates will even look to him as a leader off the ice; coaching and management picked him to be one of the assistant/alternative captains. He sure shows some leadership skills in my book, demonstrating that when you work hard, you can post some big numbers, and that's the kind of message I'm sure Dale Hunter and the rest of the organization want their leaders to show with another relatively young team again this year.

He must be playing to impress someone this year as well. In the 2012 NHL entry draft, Griffith was selected in the fifth round by the Boston Bruins, a team full of young talent throughout their organization.

The London Knights are the defending OHL Champions — something they have only done twice — and they were also one goal short of becoming Memorial Cup Champions last season — something they only did back in 2005 (the same year as the last NHL lockout). Seeing Griffith playing with a chip on his shoulder for the year (or at least the start of it) wouldn't be a surprise, considering their close call with the Memorial Cup, something that is still fresh in most of the players and Londoners' minds.

I expect big things from Griffith this year, but it's not going to be highlight reel material, just big numbers on his stats card. I predict he will be the OHL player of the month if he keeps at this pace.