2000–01 OHL season

The 2000–01 OHL season was the 21st season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Guelph Storm moved from the Guelph Memorial Gardens to the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre at the start of the season. The Owen Sound Platers were renamed to the Owen Sound Attack Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Ottawa 67's won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Plymouth Whalers.

Teams[edit]

Division	Team	City	Arena
2000-01 Ontario Hockey League
Eastern Conference
East	Belleville Bulls	Belleville, Ontario	Yardmen Arena
	Kingston Frontenacs	Kingston, Ontario	Kingston Memorial Centre
	Oshawa Generals	Oshawa, Ontario	Oshawa Civic Auditorium
	Ottawa 67's	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Civic Centre
	Peterborough Petes	Peterborough, Ontario	Peterborough Memorial Centre
Central	Barrie Colts	Barrie, Ontario	Barrie Molson Centre
	Mississauga IceDogs	Mississauga, Ontario	Hershey Centre
	North Bay Centennials	North Bay, Ontario	North Bay Memorial Gardens
	Sudbury Wolves	Sudbury, Ontario	Sudbury Community Arena
	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Toronto, Ontario	St. Michael's College School Arena
Western Conference
Division	Team	City	Arena
Midwest	Brampton Battalion	Brampton, Ontario	Brampton Centre
	Erie Otters	Erie, Pennsylvania	Erie Civic Center
	Guelph Storm	Guelph, Ontario	Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre
	Kitchener Rangers	Kitchener, Ontario	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
	Owen Sound Attack	Owen Sound, Ontario	Bayshore Community Centre
West	London Knights	London, Ontario	London Ice House
	Plymouth Whalers	Plymouth, Michigan	Compuware Sports Arena
	Sarnia Sting	Sarnia, Ontario	Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre
	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Sault Memorial Gardens
	Windsor Spitfires	Windsor, Ontario	Windsor Arena

East Division

Central Division

Midwest Division

West Division

Regular season[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title

Eastern conference[edit]

Rank	Team	DIV	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1	z-Belleville Bulls	East	68	37	23	5	3	82	275	224
2	y-Sudbury Wolves	Central	68	35	22	8	3	81	237	196
3	x-Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Central	68	35	23	8	2	80	249	201
4	x-Ottawa 67's	East	68	33	21	10	4	80	249	201
5	x-North Bay Centennials	Central	68	32	28	6	2	72	232	220
6	x-Peterborough Petes	East	68	30	28	8	2	70	221	213
7	x-Barrie Colts	Central	68	29	28	7	4	69	214	230
8	x-Kingston Frontenacs	East	68	28	28	11	1	68	232	218

9	Oshawa Generals	East	68	20	36	7	5	52	184	254
10	Mississauga IceDogs	Central	68	3	56	7	2	15	157	380

Western conference[edit]

Rank	Team	DIV	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1	z-Erie Otters	Midwest	68	45	11	10	2	102	264	171
2	y-Plymouth Whalers	West	68	43	15	5	5	96	253	162
3	x-Windsor Spitfires	West	68	34	22	8	4	80	257	221
4	x-Guelph Storm	Midwest	68	34	23	9	2	79	227	205
5	x-Brampton Battalion	Midwest	68	33	22	9	4	79	231	210
6	x-Owen Sound Attack	Midwest	68	31	27	7	3	72	256	236
7	x-Sarnia Sting	West	68	28	31	7	2	65	235	244
8	x-London Knights	West	68	26	34	5	3	60	222	263

9	Kitchener Rangers	Midwest	68	26	36	6	0	58	183	247
10	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	West	68	23	38	4	3	53	188	256

Scoring leaders[edit]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Kyle Wellwood	Belleville Bulls	68	35	83	118	24
Jason Spezza	Mississauga IceDogs/Windsor Spitfires	56	43	73	116	43
Branko Radivojevic	Belleville Bulls	61	34	70	104	77
Randy Rowe	Belleville Bulls	63	64	38	102	30
Brad Boyes	Erie Otters	59	45	45	90	42
Derek MacKenzie	Sudbury Wolves	62	40	49	89	89
Jason Baird	Erie Otters	68	30	58	88	237
Stephen Weiss	Plymouth Whalers	62	40	47	87	45
Steve Ott	Windsor Spitfires	55	50	37	87	164
Jason Jaspers	Sudbury Wolves	63	42	42	84	77

Playoffs[edit]

Conference quarterfinals

Conference semifinals

Conference finals

Finals

E1

Belleville

4

E8

Kingston

0

E1

Belleville

2

E4

Ottawa

4

E4

Ottawa

4

E5

North Bay

0

E4

Ottawa

4

E3

Toronto

0

E3

Toronto

4

E6

Peterborough

3

E3

Toronto

4

E2

Sudbury

3

E2

Sudbury

4

E7

Barrie

1

E4

Ottawa

4

W2

Plymouth

2

W1

Erie

4

W8

London

1

W1

Erie

4

W5

Brampton

1

W4

Guelph

0

W5

Brampton

4

W1

Erie

1

W2

Plymouth

4

W3

Windsor

4

W6

Owen Sound

1

W3

Windsor

0

W2

Plymouth

4

W2

Plymouth

4

W7

Sarnia

0

Conference quarterfinals[edit]

Eastern conference[edit]

Belleville (1) vs. Kingston (8)
Date	Away	Home
March 26	Kingston 2	10 Belleville
March 27	Belleville 3	2 Kingston
March 29	Kingston 5	6 Belleville	OT
March 30	Belleville 5	3 Kingston
Belleville wins series 4–0

Sudbury (2) vs. Barrie (7)
Date	Away	Home
March 26	Barrie 2	3 Sudbury
March 27	Barrie 2	3 Sudbury
March 29	Sudbury 6	0 Barrie
March 30	Sudbury 1	4 Barrie
April 1	Barrie 0	2 Sudbury
Sudbury wins series 4–1

Toronto (3) vs. Peterborough (6)
Date	Away	Home
March 25	Peterborough 4	1 Toronto
March 27	Toronto 3	2 Peterborough
March 29	Peterborough 0	3 Toronto
March 31	Toronto 3	2 Peterborough
April 1	Peterborough 6	4 Toronto
April 3	Toronto 1	4 Peterborough
April 5	Peterborough 2	3 Toronto	OT
Toronto wins series 4–3

Ottawa (4) vs. North Bay (5)
Date	Away	Home
March 25	North Bay 1	5 Ottawa
March 27	North Bay 1	3 Ottawa
March 30	Ottawa 3	1 North Bay
April 1	Ottawa 4	1 North Bay
Ottawa wins series 4–0

Western conference[edit]

Erie (1) vs. London (8)
Date	Away	Home
March 24	London 3	7 Erie
March 25	London 3	5 Erie
March 30	Erie 3	4 London
March 31	Erie 4	2 London
April 1	London 2	3 Erie
Erie wins series 4–1

Plymouth (2) vs. Sarnia (7)
Date	Away	Home
March 24	Sarnia 4	8 Plymouth
March 26	Plymouth 6	4 Sarnia
March 28	Sarnia 2	6 Plymouth
March 30	Plymouth 2	1 Sarnia
Plymouth wins series 4–0

Windsor (3) vs. Owen Sound (6)
Date	Away	Home
March 25	Owen Sound 3	5 Windsor
March 27	Windsor 2	7 Owen Sound
March 29	Owen Sound 0	5 Windsor
March 31	Windsor 4	1 Owen Sound
April 1	Owen Sound 2	6 Windsor
Windsor wins series 4–1

Guelph (4) vs. Brampton (5)
Date	Away	Home
March 25	Brampton 5	0 Guelph
March 27	Guelph 2	4 Brampton
March 29	Brampton 4	2 Guelph
March 30	Guelph 1	4 Brampton
Brampton wins series 4–0

Conference semifinals[edit]

Eastern conference

Belleville (1) vs. Ottawa (4)
Date	Away	Home
April 7	Ottawa 8	1 Belleville
April 8	Belleville 4	6 Ottawa
April 11	Ottawa 2	8 Belleville
April 13	Belleville 3	4 Ottawa	OT
April 14	Ottawa 3	4 Belleville
April 17	Belleville 2	7 Ottawa
Ottawa wins series 4–2

Sudbury (2) vs. Toronto (3)
Date	Away	Home
April 6	Toronto 3	5 Sudbury
April 9	Sudbury 2	3 Toronto	OT
April 11	Toronto 1	5 Sudbury
April 12	Sudbury 9	2 Toronto
April 14	Toronto 4	2 Sudbury
April 17	Sudbury 1	3 Toronto
April 19	Toronto 3	Sudbury 1
Toronto wins series 4–3

Western conference

Erie (1) vs. Brampton (5)
Date	Away	Home
April 7	Brampton 4	3 Erie
April 8	Erie 7	2 Brampton
April 11	Brampton 2	5 Erie
April 13	Erie 3	0 Brampton
April 14	Brampton 4	5 Erie
Erie wins series 4–1

Plymouth (2) vs. Windsor (3)
Date	Away	Home
April 6	Windsor 3	4 Plymouth
April 8	Plymouth 4	2 Windsor
April 10	Windsor 3	4 Plymouth
April 12	Plymouth 5	2 Windsor
Plymouth wins series 4–0

Conference finals[edit]

Eastern conference

Western conference

Toronto (3) vs. Ottawa (4)
Date	Away	Home
April 22	Ottawa 3	0 Toronto
April 23	Ottawa 4	2 Toronto
April 26	Toronto 3	5 Ottawa
April 27	Toronto 0	3 Ottawa
Ottawa wins series 4–0

Erie (1) vs. Plymouth (2)
Date	Away	Home
April 21	Plymouth 3	0 Erie
April 24	Erie 4	1 Plymouth
April 26	Plymouth 4	3 Erie
April 28	Erie 2	6 Plymouth
April 29	Plymouth 7	4 Erie
Plymouth wins series 4–1

J. Ross Robertson Cup finals[edit]

Plymouth (2) vs. Ottawa (4)
Date	Away	Home
May 5	Ottawa 6	3 Plymouth
May 6	Ottawa 2	4 Plymouth
May 10	Plymouth 0	4 Ottawa
May 11	Plymouth 3	0 Ottawa
May 13	Ottawa 5	4 Plymouth
May 15	Plymouth 1	2 Ottawa
Ottawa wins series 4–2

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster[edit]

2000-01 Ottawa 67's^[1]

Goaltenders

1 – Seamus Kotyk
30 – John Ceci

Defencemen

2 – Jeremy Van Hoof
3 – Carter Trevisani
4 – Jonathan Zion
5 – Russ Moyer
6 – Pierre Mitsou
8 – Adam Smyth
9 – Brendan Bell
21 – Rodney Bauman
22 – Luke Sellars
44 – Bryan Rodney

Wingers

Centres

10 – Matthew Albiani
18 – Sean Scully
19 – Brett McGrath
20 – Zenon Konopka
23 – Miguel Delisle
25 – Joe Talbot
Coach: Brian Kilrea
General Manager: Brian Kilrea

All-Star teams[edit]

Awards[edit]

J. Ross Robertson Cup:	Ottawa 67's
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:	Erie Otters
Bobby Orr Trophy:	Ottawa 67's
Wayne Gretzky Trophy:	Plymouth Whalers
Leyden Trophy:	Belleville Bulls
Emms Trophy:	Sudbury Wolves
Holody Trophy:	Erie Otters
Bumbacco Trophy:	Plymouth Whalers
Red Tilson Trophy:	Brad Boyes, Erie Otters
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:	Kyle Wellwood, Belleville Bulls
Matt Leyden Trophy:	Dave MacQueen, Erie Otters
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:	Branko Radivojevic, Belleville Bulls
Max Kaminsky Trophy:	Alexei Semenov, Sudbury Wolves
OHL Goaltender of the Year:	Craig Anderson, Guelph Storm
Jack Ferguson Award:	Patrick O'Sullivan, Mississauga IceDogs
Dave Pinkney Trophy:	Robb Zepp and Paul Drew, Plymouth Whalers
OHL Executive of the Year:	Not Awarded
Emms Family Award:	Rick Nash, London Knights
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy:	Andy Chiodo, Toronto St. Michael's Majors
OHL Humanitarian of the Year:	Joey Sullivan, Erie Otters
William Hanley Trophy:	Brad Boyes, Erie Otters
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:	Randy Rowe, Belleville Bulls
Bobby Smith Trophy:	Dustin Brown, Guelph Storm
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award:	Seamus Kotyk, Ottawa 67's

2001 OHL Priority Selection[edit]

On May 5, 2001, the OHL conducted the 2001 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Mississauga IceDogs held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Patrick O'Sullivan from the USA U17 team. O'Sullivan was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 2001 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. ^[2]

#	Player	Nationality	OHL Team	Hometown	Minor Team
1	Patrick O'Sullivan (LW)	United States	Mississauga IceDogs	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	USA U17
2	Nathan Horton (RW)	Canada	Oshawa Generals	Dunnville, Ontario	Thorold Blackhawks
3	Jeff Carter (C)	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	London, Ontario	Strathroy Rockets
4	Mike Richards (C)	Canada	Kitchener Rangers	Kenora, Ontario	Kenora Thistles
5	Corey Perry (RW)	Canada	London Knights	Peterborough, Ontario	Peterborough Petes Bantam
6	Dan Fritsche (C)	United States	Sarnia Sting	Parma, Ohio	Cleveland Barons 18U
7	Anthony Stewart (RW)	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs	Toronto, Ontario	North York Jr. Canadiens
8	Brandon Crombeen (RW)	Canada	Barrie Colts	Newmarket, Ontario	Newmarket Hurricanes
9	Jamie Tardif (RW)	Canada	Peterborough Petes	Welland, Ontario	Southern Tier Admirals
10	Brad Richardson (RW)	Canada	Owen Sound Attack	Belleville, Ontario	Quinte Red Devils
11	Geoff Platt (C/LW)	Canada	North Bay Centennials	Mississauga, Ontario	North York Jr. Canadiens
12	Chad Robinson (LW)	Canada	Brampton Battalion	Vars, Ontario	Cumberland Bantam
13	Matthew Puntureri (C)	United States	Guelph Storm	Wampum, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Hornets
14	Lane Moodie (D)	Canada	Ottawa 67's	Oakville, Ontario	Oakville Rangers
15	Frank Rediker (D)	United States	Windsor Spitfires	Sterling Heights, Michigan	Plymouth Compuware
16	Ryan Rorabeck (C)	Canada	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Oshawa, Ontario	Oshawa Legionaires
17	Ryan Hastings (D)	Canada	Sudbury Wolves	Etobicoke, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
18	Rane Carnegie (RW)	Canada	Belleville Bulls	Dartmouth, Nova Scotia	Toronto Marlboros
19	John Mitchell (C)	Canada	Plymouth Whalers	Waterloo, Ontario	Waterloo Wolves
20	Noel Coultice (D)	Canada	Erie Otters	Pickering, Ontario	Ajax-Pickering Raiders

References[edit]

HockeyDB

Preceded by 1999–2000 OHL season	OHL seasons	Succeeded by 2001–02 OHL season

[1] "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".

[2] "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".

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East Division	Brantford Bulldogs Kingston Frontenacs Oshawa Generals Ottawa 67's Peterborough Petes
Central Division	Barrie Colts Mississauga Steelheads Niagara IceDogs North Bay Battalion Sudbury Wolves
Midwest Division	Erie Otters Guelph Storm Kitchener Rangers London Knights Owen Sound Attack
West Division	Flint Firebirds Saginaw Spirit Sarnia Sting Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Windsor Spitfires
Defunct teams	Belleville Bulls Brampton Battalion Brantford Alexanders Cornwall Royals Detroit Compuware Ambassadors Detroit Junior Red Wings Detroit Whalers Guelph Platers Hamilton Dukes Hamilton Steelhawks Kingston Canadians Kingston Raiders Mississauga IceDogs Newmarket Royals Niagara Falls Thunder North Bay Centennials Owen Sound Platers Plymouth Whalers Toronto Marlboros Toronto St. Michael's Majors
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Teams[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Eastern conference[edit]

Western conference[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

Conference quarterfinals[edit]

Eastern conference[edit]

Western conference[edit]

Conference semifinals[edit]

Conference finals[edit]

J. Ross Robertson Cup finals[edit]

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster[edit]

All-Star teams[edit]

First team[edit]

Second team[edit]

Third team[edit]

Awards[edit]

2001 OHL Priority Selection[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]