Sports season
Sports season
The 2006–07 OHL season was the 27th season of the Ontario Hockey League . The OHL announced, a new rule titled "Checking to the Head," effective for this season.[1] Also announced, the recently adopted National Hockey League rule on stick curvature was not implemented until 2007–08. The season commenced on September 21, 2006, and twenty teams each played 68 games. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds moved from Sault Memorial Gardens (demolished in May 2006) into the new Steelback Centre , which opened October 11, 2006. The Oshawa Generals moved mid-season from the Oshawa Civic Auditorium to the General Motors Centre , on November 3, 2006. The Plymouth Whalers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup defeating the Sudbury Wolves in the championship series.
Standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points;
Eastern conference
Western conference
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
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
CHL Canada/Russia Series
The 2006 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge between the OHL and the Russian team was hosted by the Sarnia Sting on November 23, 2006, and by the Oshawa Generals on November 27, 2006. The OHL won the first game 5–0, and the second game 4–3.
All-Star Classic
The All-Star Classic was played on January 31, 2007, at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan . The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 13–9 in the game attended by 5,527 spectators.[2] The top scorers were Hunter Tremblay (Barrie Colts) and Sam Gagner (London Knights), each with five points.[3] The Eastern Conference also prevailed 15–13 in the skills competition held the night before.[4]
Playoffs
List of complete playoffs results.[5]
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern conference
Barrie vs. Brampton
Date
Away
Home
March 24
Brampton 2
4 Barrie
March 25
Barrie 3
2 Brampton
2OT
March 27
Brampton 1
4 Barrie
March 29
Barrie 5
4 Brampton
OT
Barrie wins 4–0
Belleville vs. Ottawa
Date
Away
Home
March 26
Ottawa 4
3 Belleville
OT
March 27
Belleville 5
4 Ottawa
March 29
Ottawa 0
3 Belleville
March 30
Belleville 4
2 Ottawa
April 1
Ottawa 3
4 Belleville
OT
Belleville wins 4–1
Mississauga vs. Sudbury
Date
Away
Home
March 23
Sudbury 5
4 Mississauga
March 25
Sudbury 3
4 Mississauga
March 27
Mississauga 1
3 Sudbury
March 29
Mississauga 3
6 Sudbury
April 1
Sudbury 6
5 Mississauga
Sudbury wins 4–1
Oshawa vs. Kingston
Date
Away
Home
March 23
Kingston 2
3 Oshawa
OT
March 25
Oshawa 7
6 Kingston
OT
March 27
Kingston 4
7 Oshawa
March 29
Oshawa 2
8 Kingston
March 30
Kingston 2
4 Oshawa
Oshawa wins 4–1
Western conference
London vs. Owen Sound
Date
Away
Home
March 23
Owen Sound 3
6 London
March 24
London 2
1 Owen Sound
OT
March 27
Owen Sound 3
6 London
March 29
London 8
5 Owen Sound
London wins 4–0
Plymouth vs. Guelph
Date
Away
Home
March 24
Guelph 2
3 Plymouth
OT
March 25
Plymouth 5
3 Guelph
March 27
Guelph 1
7 Plymouth
March 29
Plymouth 3
2 Guelph
Plymouth wins 4–0
Kitchener vs. Sarnia
Date
Away
Home
March 22
Sarnia 4
6 Kitchener
March 23
Kitchener 4
3 Sarnia
March 25
Sarnia 2
3 Kitchener
March 27
Kitchener 7
5 Sarnia
Kitchener wins 4–0
Saginaw vs. Sault Ste. Marie
Date
Away
Home
March 23
S.S. Marie 3
4 Saginaw
March 24
S.S. Marie 5
1 Saginaw
March 27
Saginaw 1
2 S.S. Marie
March 28
Saginaw 3
5 S.S. Marie
March 30
S.S. Marie 1
7 Saginaw
April 1
Saginaw 3
4 S.S. Marie
OT
S.S. Marie wins 4–2
Conference semifinals
Eastern conference
Barrie vs. Sudbury
Date
Away
Home
April 5
Sudbury 4
3 Barrie
OT
April 7
Barrie 3
4 Sudbury
OT2
April 9
Sudbury 3
2 Barrie
OT
April 11
Barrie 2
4 Sudbury
Sudbury wins 4–0
Belleville vs. Oshawa
Date
Away
Home
April 6
Oshawa 5
7 Belleville
April 8
Belleville 5
2 Oshawa
April 10
Oshawa 4
6 Belleville
April 11
Belleville 5
2 Oshawa
Belleville wins 4–0
Western conference
London vs. Sault Ste. Marie
Date
Away
Home
April 5
S.S. Marie 1
3 London
April 6
S.S. Marie 1
4 London
April 9
London 6
5 S.S. Marie
OT
April 10
London 0
3 S.S. Marie
April 13
S.S. Marie 5
2 London
April 15
London 4
5 S.S. Marie
April 16
S.S. Marie 4
8 London
London wins 4–3
Plymouth vs. Kitchener
Date
Away
Home
April 6
Kitchener 5
6 Plymouth
OT
April 8
Plymouth 3
2 Kitchener
April 10
Kitchener 4
5 Plymouth
OT
April 11
Plymouth 2
4 Kitchener
April 13
Kitchener 1
4 Plymouth
Plymouth wins 4–1
Conference finals
Eastern conference
Western conference
Belleville vs. Sudbury
Date
Away
Home
April 18
Sudbury 2
3 Belleville
April 19
Sudbury 3
2 Belleville
OT
April 22
Belleville 2
1 Sudbury
OT
April 23
Belleville 2
3 Sudbury
OT
April 25
Sudbury 4
1 Belleville
April 27
Belleville 3
4 Sudbury
OT3
Sudbury wins 4–2
London vs. Plymouth
Date
Away
Home
April 19
Plymouth 5
1 London
April 20
London 1
5 Plymouth
April 23
Plymouth 5
2 London
April 24
London 5
2 Plymouth
April 26
Plymouth 4
1 London
Plymouth wins 4–1
J. Ross Robertson Cup
Plymouth vs. Sudbury
Date
Away
Home
May 4
Sudbury 1
4 Plymouth
May 6
Sudbury 7
3 Plymouth
May 8
Plymouth 4
5 Sudbury
OT
May 9
Plymouth 3
1 Sudbury
May 11
Sudbury 3
Plymouth 4
OT
May 13
Plymouth 3
Sudbury 2
OT
Plymouth wins 4–2
All-Star teams
First team
John Tavares , Centre, Oshawa Generals
James Neal , Left Wing, Plymouth Whalers
Patrick Kane , Right Wing, London Knights
Marc Staal , Defence, Sudbury Wolves
Drew Doughty , Defence, Guelph Storm
Steve Mason , Goaltender, London Knights
Mike Vellucci , Coach, Plymouth Whalers
Second team
Bryan Little , Centre, Barrie Colts
Brett MacLean , Left Wing, Oshawa Generals
Tyler Donati , Right Wing, Belleville Bulls
Jakub Kindl , Defence, Kitchener Rangers
Ryan Parent , Defence, Guelph Storm
Michal Neuvirth , Goaltender, Plymouth Whalers
Mike Kelly, Coach, Mississauga IceDogs
Third team
Sam Gagner , Centre, London Knights
Jamie McGinn , Left Wing, Ottawa 67's
Sergei Kostitsyn , Right Wing, London Knights
Alex Pietrangelo , Defence, Mississauga IceDogs
Patrick McNeill , Defence, Saginaw Spirit
Thomas McCollum , Goaltender, Guelph Storm
Dave Barr , Coach, Guelph Storm
OHL draft
The OHL conducted its annual draft, known as the OHL Priority Selection, starting at 9:00 AM on Saturday May 6, 2006 via internet. The Sarnia Sting announced on the Friday night before the draft, that Steven Stamkos of the Markham Waxers would be chosen first overall, being the recipient of the 2006 Jack Ferguson Award . The Oshawa Generals followed up by selecting defenceman Michael Del Zotto also of the Waxers. It was the first time in history that the first two picks in the OHL Priority Selection came from the same team.[6]
CHL import draft
The 2006 CHL Import Draft was held via the internet, starting at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, June 28, 2006. Teams from the OHL, QMJHL, and WHL drafted players in reverse order of their finish in the combined CHL standings. All CHL teams are awarded one draft pick in each of the two rounds, although not all CHL teams use both picks. Some teams chose not to participate in the draft.
This list includes drafts picks made by OHL teams in the 2006 draft.[7]
No.
OHL Team
Player
Previous Team / Country
3
Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Kaspars Daugavins
Riga , Latvia
6
Owen Sound Attack
Tomas Kana
HC Vitkovice , Czech Republic
9
Peterborough Petes
Branislav Rehus
Ostrava , Czech Republic
12
Erie Otters
Stanislav Polodna
HC Ceske Budejovice Jr., Czech Republic
15
Kitchener Rangers
Yannick Weber
SC Bern , Switzerland
18
Windsor Spitfires
Marek Biro
HK Trnava , Slovakia
21
Ottawa 67's
Lukas Flueler
Kloten Flyers , Switzerland
24
Oshawa Generals
Ziga Pance
Olimpija Ljubljana , Slovenia
27
Plymouth Whalers
Michal Neuvirth
Sparta Praha , Czech Republic
30
Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Kriss Grundmanis
HK Riga 2000 , Latvia
33
Saginaw Spirit
Jan Mursak
HC Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
36
Saginaw Spirit
Tomas Zaborsky
Dukla Trencin , Slovakia
39
Plymouth Whalers
Jozef Sladok
HKm Zvolen , Slovakia
42
Kingston Frontenacs
Robert Nyholm
HIFK Jr., Finland
45
Guelph Storm
Arturs Ozolins
Saga, Latvia
48
Peterborough Petes
Arturs Kulda
Ceska, Latvia
51
Sudbury Wolves
Patrik Lusnak
HK 36 Skalica , Slovakia
56
Mississauga IceDogs
Aleksander Ilyin
MVD Tver , Russia
58
London Knights
Adam Hasani
HC Fribourg-Gotteron Jr., Switzerland
69
Belleville Bulls
Michal Gazur
HKm Zvolen Jr., Slovakia
70
Sudbury Wolves
Jakub Korinek
HC Plzen , Czech Republic
Awards
J. Ross Robertson Cup :
Plymouth Whalers
Hamilton Spectator Trophy :
London Knights
Bobby Orr Trophy :
Sudbury Wolves
Wayne Gretzky Trophy :
Plymouth Whalers
Emms Trophy :
Barrie Colts
Leyden Trophy :
Belleville Bulls
Holody Trophy :
London Knights
Bumbacco Trophy :
Plymouth Whalers
Red Tilson Trophy :
John Tavares , Oshawa Generals
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy :
Patrick Kane , London Knights
Matt Leyden Trophy :
Mike Vellucci , Plymouth Whalers
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy :
Patrick Kane , London Knights
Max Kaminsky Trophy :
Marc Staal , Sudbury Wolves
OHL Goaltender of the Year :
Steve Mason , London Knights
Jack Ferguson Award :
Ryan O'Reilly , Erie Otters
Dave Pinkney Trophy :
Michal Neuvirth & Jeremy Smith , Plymouth Whalers
OHL Executive of the Year :
Craig Goslin , Saginaw Spirit
Emms Family Award :
Patrick Kane , London Knights
F.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy :
Michal Neuvirth , Plymouth Whalers
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy :
Andrew Gibbons , Belleville Bulls
William Hanley Trophy :
Tom Pyatt , Saginaw Spirit
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy :
Tyler Donati , Belleville Bulls
Bobby Smith Trophy :
Steven Stamkos , Sarnia Sting
Roger Neilson Memorial Award :
Derrick Bagshaw , Erie Otters
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award :
Andrew Shorkey , Owen Sound Attack
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy :
Casey Cizikas , Mississauga IceDogs
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award :
Marc Staal , Sudbury Wolves
See also
References
External links
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