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Ontario Hockey League
Ontario Hockey League
Founded 1980-1981
Head Office Scarborough, Ontario
Official Web site O.H.L.
Commissioner David Branch
Hockey Operations Ted Baker
Finances Ray Hollowell
Administration Herb Morell
Referee-in-Chief Ted Baker
Chief Scout Rob Kitamura
Publications Aaron Bell
File:Ohlhockey.jpg
A typical OHL hockey game. This one is the 2004-05 home opener for the Ottawa 67's against the Sudbury Wolves.
OHL All-Star Game 2006 Opening Face Off.
Game played in Belleville's Yardmen Arena.
February 1st, 2006.

The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior "A" Tier I ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.

In 1980, the Ontario Hockey League officially separated from the Ontario Hockey Association creating Junior "A" Tier I (OHL) and Tier II (OHA) levels of hockey.

David Branch has been the only Commisioner of the OHL from this time. Since 1980 the league has grown rapidly into a high profile marketable product, with many games broadcast on television and radio.

There are currently 20 teams in the OHL; 17 are based in Ontario, 2 teams from Michigan and 1 team from Pennsylvania.

History

The Ontario Hockey League began as the Ontario Hockey Association in 1896. Since then it has undergone four major eras of distinction in levels of junior hockey.

The OHA started with a senior and a junior division in 1896. In 1934 junior division was divided into two levels, junior A and junior B. In 1972 the upper level was divided into two more levels, tier I and II. Finally in 1981, the "Major Junior A Tier I" portion of the OHA separated and became the Ontario Hockey League.

See: Main article Ontario Hockey League History

Member teams

Eastern Conference

Eastern Division

The Barrie Colts applying pressure at the Brampton Battalion net, while visiting the Powerade Centre.

Central Division

Western Conference

Midwestern Division

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2006 All-Star and Plymouth Whalers captain John Vigiliante celebrates after scoring a goal.

Western Division

Schedule

The 20 OHL clubs play a 68 game, unbalanced schedule between September 21, 2005, and March 19, 2006. 90% of OHL games are scheduled between Thursday and Sunday to minimize the number of school days missed for its players. 95% of the players in the league are attending high school or college.

Approximately 20% of players on active rosters in the National Hockey League have come from the OHL, and about 54% of NHL players are alumni of the Canadian Hockey League.

Bell OHL All-Star Classic

This year's Bell-OHL All-Star Classic was played on February 1, 2006, in Belleville, Ontario. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 9 to 3. The night before, January 31, 2006, the Eastern Conference tied the Western Conference in the Skills Competition. [1]

The 2007 All Star game is set to be played in Saginaw, Michigan. It will be the first time the game has been hosted in the United States.

See: History of the OHL All-Star Classic

OHL Playoffs and Memorial Cup

The J. Ross Robertson Cup is awarded annually to the winner of the Ontario Hockey League Championship Series. The Cup is named for J. Ross Robertson, who was president of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1901 to 1905.

The OHL playoffs consist of the top 16 teams in the league, 8 from each conference. The teams play a best-of-7 game series, and the winner of each series advances to the next round. The final two teams eventually compete for the J. Ross Robertson Cup.

The OHL champion then competes with the winners of the Western Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and the host of the tournament to play for the Memorial Cup, which is awarded to the junior hockey champions of Canada. The host team of the tournament is alternated between the three leagues every season.

See: J. Ross Robertson Cup
See: Memorial Cup

2005-2006 Season

Standings

As of March 20, 2006.

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points;

Shaded denotes teams clinched playoff berth

Eastern Conference

East Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
Peterborough Petes 68 47 16 2 3 99 269 199
Kingston Frontenacs 68 37 24 4 3 81 258 237
Belleville Bulls 68 32 28 5 3 72 202 225
Ottawa 67's 68 29 31 5 3 66 240 244
Oshawa Generals 68 18 45 4 1 41 233 330
Central Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
Brampton Battalion 68 44 21 1 2 91 275 222
Barrie Colts 68 43 21 1 3 90 258 194
Sudbury Wolves 68 34 28 1 5 74 227 222
Toronto St. Michael's Majors 68 32 26 6 4 74 259 285
Mississauga IceDogs 68 21 40 5 2 49 192 299

Western Conference

Midwest Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
London Knights 68 49 15 1 3 102 304 211
Kitchener Rangers 68 47 19 1 1 96 255 165
Guelph Storm 68 40 24 1 3 84 232 206
Owen Sound Attack 68 32 29 4 3 71 239 239
Erie Otters 68 26 35 4 3 59 219 266
West Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
Plymouth Whalers 68 35 28 1 4 75 227 225
Saginaw Spirit 68 36 30 2 0 74 242 246
Windsor Spitfires 68 32 29 3 4 71 247 253
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 68 29 31 3 5 66 201 213
Sarnia Sting 68 17 46 2 3 39 197 295

Scoring Leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Rob Schremp London Knights 57 57 88 145 74
David Bolland London Knights 57 57 73 130 104
Wojtek Wolski Brampton Battalion 56 47 81 128 46
Dylan Hunter London Knights 62 32 85 117 50
Evan McGrath Kitchener Rangers 67 37 77 114 63
Justin Donati Toronto St. Michael's Majors 62 46 6 109 50
Bryan Little Barrie Colts 64 42 67 109 99
Peter Tsimikalis Oshawa Generals 64 29 70 99 69
Cal O'Reilly Windsor Spitfires 68 18 81 99 8
Bobby Ryan Owen Sound Attack 59 31 64 95 44

Leading Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SL GA SO Sv% GAA
Dan Turple Kitchener Rangers 57 3306 40 15 1 1 124 7 .924 2.25
Dan Lacosta Barrie Colts 59 3340 36 17 1 3 142 6 .915 2.55
Ryan MacDonald Guelph Storm 57 3292 35 15 1 3 141 4 .907 2.57
Anthony Guadagnolo Windsor Spitfires 48 2814 27 14 3 3 129 5 .916 2.75
Kyle Gajewski Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 64 3704 29 23 3 5 174 3 .904 2.82


2006 Playoffs

x = If necessary

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

Peterborough (1) vs. Ottawa (8)
Date Away Home
March 23 Ottawa 3 4 Peterborough 2OT
March 25 Peterborough 4 8 Ottawa
March 27 Ottawa 1 3 Peterborough
March 29 Peterborough 3 4 Ottawa
March 31 Ottawa 3 4 Peterborough OT
April 2 Peterborough 3 2 Ottawa
Peterborough wins series 4-2
Brampton (2) vs. Belleville (7)
Date Away Home
March 24 Belleville 2 3 Brampton OT
March 26 Belleville 3 2 Brampton OT
March 27 Brampton 3 1 Belleville
March 29 Brampton 4 3 Belleville OT
March 31 Belleville 3 2 Brampton
April 1 Brampton 5 2 Belleville
Brampton wins series 4-2
Barrie (3) vs. Toronto (6)
Date Away Home
March 23 Toronto 4 5 Barrie OT
March 24 Barrie 6 5 Toronto
March 26 Toronto 5 7 Barrie
March 28 Barrie 4 1 Toronto
Barrie wins series 4-0
Kingston (4) vs. Sudbury (5)
Date Away Home
March 24 Sudbury 3 5 Kingston
March 25 Sudbury 4 1 Kingston
March 28 Kingston 0 2 Sudbury
March 29 Kingston 2 5 Sudbury
March 31 Sudbury 0 3 Kingston
April 2 Kingston 0 4 Sudbury
Sudbury wins series 4-2

Western Conference Quarterfinals

London (1) vs. Sault Ste. Marie (8)
Date Away Home
March 23 Sault Ste. Marie 1 6 London
March 24 Sault Ste. Marie 3 6 London
March 26 London 6 5 Sault Ste. Marie OT
March 28 London 5 4 Sault Ste. Marie
London wins series 4-0
Plymouth (2) vs. Windsor (7)
Date Away Home
March 25 Windsor 4 7 Plymouth
March 26 Plymouth 4 2 Windsor
March 28 Windsor 2 1 Plymouth
March 30 Plymouth 3 4 Windsor
April 1 Windsor 2 3 Plymouth
April 2 Plymouth 4 7 Windsor
April 4 Windsor 2 6 Plymouth
Plymouth wins series 4-3
Kitchener (3) vs. Owen Sound (6)
Date Away Home
March 24 Owen Sound 3 2 Kitchener
March 25 Kitchener 2 3 Owen Sound
March 27 Owen Sound 3 4 Kitchener 2OT
March 29 Kitchener 2 7 Owen Sound
March 31 Owen Sound 4 3 Kitchener
Owen Sound wins series 4-1
Guelph (4) vs. Saginaw (5)
Date Away Home
March 24 Saginaw 2 3 Guelph
March 27 Guelph 4 1 Saginaw
March 28 Saginaw 1 4 Guelph
March 30 Guelph 4 Saginaw 3
Guelph wins series 4-0

Eastern Conference Semifinals

Peterborough (1) vs. Sudbury (5)
Date Away Home
April 6 Sudbury 1 3 Peterborough
April 7 Sudbury 1 6 Peterborough
April 10 Peterborough 4 2 Sudbury
April 11 Peterborough Sudbury
April 13 Sudbury Peterborough x
April 15 Peterborough Sudbury x
April 17 Sudbury Peterborough x
Peterborough leads series 3-0
Brampton (2) vs. Barrie (3)
Date Away Home
April 6 Barrie 1 4 Brampton
April 7 Brampton 1 4 Barrie
April 9 Barrie 6 1 Brampton
April 11 Brampton Barrie
April 13 Barrie Brampton
April 15 Brampton Barrie x
April 17 Barrie Brampton x
Barrie leads series 2-1

Western Conference Semifinals

London (1) vs. Owen Sound (6)
Date Away Home
April 7 Owen Sound 3 6 London
April 8 London 3 5 Owen Sound
April 10 Owen Sound 4 2 London
April 12 London Owen Sound
April 14 Owen Sound London
April 15 London Owen Sound x
April 17 Owen Sound London x
Owen Sound leads series 2-1
Plymouth (2) vs. Guelph (4)
Date Away Home
April 7 Guelph 4 1 Plymouth
April 8 Plymouth 2 3 Guelph OT
April 10 Guelph 8 0 Plymouth
April 12 Plymouth Guelph
April 14 Guelph Plymouth x
April 15 Plymouth Guelph x
April 17 Guelph Plymouth x
Guelph leads series 3-0

Trophies

Team Trophies
Executive Trophies
Player Trophies

Playing Rules

In the 2005-2006 campaign, the OHL along with the CHL has adopted the new playing rules and enforcement of existing playing rules the NHL has established. Significant rule changes include:

  • Goaltender Trap Zone - An area behind the net established to keep goalies from playing the puck in the corners. A violation results in a delay of game penalty.
  • Delay of Game - Any player shooting the puck out of play from his defensive zone will be called for a 2 minute delay of game minor penalty.
  • 2-Line Passes - 2-line passes (passes which cross one's own blue line and the redline before being received) are now permitted. The center red line will only determine icing.
  • Shootouts - The shootout has eliminated the tie game. If a game is tied after regulation, a 5 minute, 4-on-4 sudden death period will occur. If the game is still tied after the extra frame, a shootout will occur. With the visiting team shooting first, the teams will alternate and should there be a winner following three shots (or sooner) by both teams, the game is over. However, if it remains tied, the shootout continues sudden death. The teams must go through their roster before allowing any player to take a second shot. The winning team in the shootout will receive one additional goal in the goals for stats, but all goals scored in the shootout do not affect personal stats for the players or goalies.

See also



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