Marcus Gretz signs with Firebirds
By @MichaelCaples –
The Flint Firebirds made it official today – the OHL franchise has signed Marcus Gretz.
The Macomb native and Belle Tire blueliner was a second-round pick by the Firebirds in the 2017 OHL Priority Selection in April.
“Flint has what it takes to get players to the next level, I trust everybody in the organization and believe this is the best path to get to the NHL, which is the ultimate goal,” Gretz said in a team release.
BREAKING: 2nd round pick @GretzMarcus has committed to a standard player agreement with the Flint Firebirds!🔥
INFO: https://t.co/XZtxi51PkC pic.twitter.com/ftIKsEGiW6— Flint Firebirds (@FlintFirebirds) June 14, 2017
Gretz was a NTDP Evaluation Camp invitee, and he was verbally committed to Ohio State if he had opted for the college route.
He’s also a product of the Total Package Hockey Center of Excellence.
#TPHCoE student-athlete @GretzMarcus talks about being drafted by the @FlintFirebirds. pic.twitter.com/v7VbrGLeQc
— TPH Detroit (@tphdetroit) May 18, 2017