Deletion of John McFarland (ice hockey)

Comment: Explicitly passes criteria #4 of . He has achieved preeminent honours by being awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, which is a major award given by the OHL. This player went 1st overall in the OHL selection draft, and this article is justified by  and 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NHOCKEY||WP:GNG)

Comment: Has not yet met the standards set by .  Being the first player drafted in a junior league does not establish notability, nor does being selected in the NHL draft, as according to standards, only first round draft picks are considered notable for players who have not otherwise established notability.  Can be recreated or restored when notability is established
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NHOCKEY)

Comment: Okay, let me get this straight: Brock Nelson, a high school hockey player who has won no awards and has competed in no international tournaments, and who no one has heard about,  is notable because  he was picked 30th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft; but John McFarland, who is an OHL star player, who was picked 1st overall in the OHL draft, and has won the Jack Ferguson Award, and who was named the tournament's most valuable player at the 2008 OHL Showcase tournament, and who is now playing in the World Junior hockey Tournament (which is shown live on TV in over 30 countries), and who anyone who is a hockey fan has probably heard of,  is not notable because he was picked 33rd in the 2010 draft? Give your head a shake.  I'll find 20 reliable and significant sources to demonstrate he passes  if I have too, but that should not be necessary because he already passes  (#4). If you don't like NHOCKEY then open a discussion to change it, but as it reads now this article is a pass
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:NHOCKEY)

Comment: This is an interesting case. McFarland has not passed notability standards described by in , but I would argue that he does pass . For a few years, McFarland was touted as being the next John Tavares, so if you dig back, there does exist media coverage of him that would pass GNG. Obviously much of this coverage is not in the article, but it does exist
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ATHLETE||WP:GNG)

Comment: I think he passes |GNG
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)