The 1993–94 OHL season was the 14th season of the Ontario Hockey League . Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The North Bay Centennials won the J. Ross Robertson Cup , defeating the Detroit Junior Red Wings .
Regular season
Final standings
Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title;
Leyden Division
Emms Division
Scoring leaders
Playoffs
[ 1]
Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Peterborough Petes
(3) Sudbury Wolves vs. (6) Oshawa Generals
Sudbury wins series 4 – 1
(4) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Kingston Frontenacs
March 19
Kingston Frontenacs
1 – 5
Belleville Bulls
Yardmen Arena
March 23
Kingston Frontenacs
3 – 1
Belleville Bulls
Yardmen Arena
March 26
Kingston Frontenacs
6 – 2
Belleville Bulls
Yardmen Arena
Belleville wins series 4 – 2
Emms Division
(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (7) Windsor Spitfires
March 24
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2 – 1
Windsor Spitfires
Windsor Arena
March 25
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
3 – 2
Windsor Spitfires
Windsor Arena
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0
(3) Guelph Storm vs. (6) London Knights
(4) Owen Sound Platers vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers
Owen Sound wins series 4 – 1
Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Belleville Bulls
April 4
North Bay Centennials
3 – 7
Belleville Bulls
Yardmen Arena
April 5
North Bay Centennials
2 – 5
Belleville Bulls
Yardmen Arena
April 12
North Bay Centennials
5 – 3
Belleville Bulls
Yardmen Arena
North Bay wins series 4 – 2
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Sudbury Wolves
Emms Division
(1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (4) Owen Sound Platers
Detroit wins series 4 – 0
(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (3) Guelph Storm
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0
Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (2) Ottawa 67's
North Bay wins series 4 – 1
Emms Division
(1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
April 14
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
3 – 6
Detroit Jr. Red Wings
Joe Louis Arena
April 16
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
3 – 6
Detroit Jr. Red Wings
Joe Louis Arena
April 21
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2 – 6
Detroit Jr. Red Wings
Joe Louis Arena
Detroit wins series 4 – 2
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(L1) North Bay Centennials vs. (E1) Detroit Junior Red Wings
North Bay wins series 4 – 3
Awards
J. Ross Robertson Cup :
North Bay Centennials
Hamilton Spectator Trophy :
North Bay Centennials
Leyden Trophy :
North Bay Centennials
Emms Trophy :
Detroit Junior Red Wings
Red Tilson Trophy :
Jason Allison , London Knights
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy :
Jason Allison , London Knights
Matt Leyden Trophy :
Bert Templeton , North Bay Centennials
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy :
Kevin Brown , Detroit Junior Red Wings
Max Kaminsky Trophy :
Jamie Rivers , Sudbury Wolves
OHL Goaltender of the Year :
Jamie Storr , Owen Sound Platers
Jack Ferguson Award :
Jeff Brown , Sarnia Sting
Dave Pinkney Trophy :
Sandy Allan and Scott Roche , North Bay Centennials
OHL Executive of the Year :
Jim Rutherford , Detroit Junior Red Wings
Bill Long Award :
Brian Kilrea , Ottawa 67's
Emms Family Award :
Vitali Yachmenev , North Bay Centennials
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy :
Scott Roche , North Bay Centennials
OHL Humanitarian of the Year :
Brent Tully , Peterborough Petes
William Hanley Trophy :
Jason Allison , London Knights
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy :
B.J. MacPherson , North Bay Centennials
Bobby Smith Trophy :
Ethan Moreau , Niagara Falls Thunder
All-Star teams
The OHL All-star teams were selected by the OHL's general managers.
First team
Jason Allison , Centre, London Knights
Jeff Shevalier , Left Wing, North Bay Centennials
Kevin Brown , Right Wing, Detroit Jr. Red Wings
Jamie Rivers , Defence, Sudbury Wolves
Nick Stajduhar , Defence, London Knights
Jamie Storr , Goaltender, Owen Sound Platers
Bert Templeton , Coach, North Bay Centennials
Second team
Keli Corpse , Centre, Kingston Frontenacs
Bob Wren , Left Wing, Detroit Jr. Red Wings
Jason MacDonald , Right Wing, Owen Sound Platers
Drew Bannister , Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Ed Jovanovski , Defence, Windsor Spitfires
Matt Mullin , Goaltender, Sudbury Wolves
Paul Maurice , Coach, Detroit Jr. Red Wings
Third team
Michael Peca , Centre, Ottawa 67's
Ethan Moreau , Left Wing, Niagara Falls Thunder
Vitali Yachmenev , Right Wing, North Bay Centennials
Jason Gladney , Defence, Kitchener Rangers
Brad Brown , Defence, North Bay Centennials
Sandy Allan , Goaltender, North Bay Centennials
Jerry Harrigan , Coach, Owen Sound Platers
1994 OHL Priority Selection
The Sarnia Sting held the first overall pick in the 1994 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Jeff Brown from the Thornhill Islanders. Brown 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 1994 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[ 2]
#
Player
Nationality
OHL Team
Hometown
Minor Team
1
Jeff Brown (D )
Canada
Sarnia Sting
Mississauga, Ontario
Thornhill Islanders
2
Geoff Peters (C )
Canada
Niagara Falls Thunder
St. Catharines, Ontario
Wexford Bantams
3
Kevin Bolibruck (D )
Canada
Peterborough Petes
Thorold, Ontario
Thorold Black Hawks
4
Glenn Crawford (C )
Canada
Windsor Spitfires
Barrie, Ontario
Barrie Colts
5
Jeff Ware (D )
Canada
Oshawa Generals
Toronto, Ontario
Wexford Raiders
6
Chris Allen (D )
Canada
Kingston Frontenacs
Blenheim, Ontario
Leamington Flyers
7
Jason Doyle (RW )
Canada
London Knights
Toronto, Ontario
Wexford Bantams
8
Ryan Pepperal (RW )
Canada
Kitchener Rangers
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls Canucks
9
Matt Osborne (D )
Canada
Owen Sound Platers
Conn, Ontario
Waterloo Siskins
10
Brian Wesenberg (RW )
Canada
Peterborough Petes
Peterborough, Ontario
Cobourg Cougars
11
Daniel Cleary (LW )
Canada
Belleville Bulls
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland
Kingston Voyageurs
12
Richard Rochefort (C )
Canada
Sudbury Wolves
North Bay, Ontario
Waterloo Siskins
13
Sean Blanchard (D )
Canada
Ottawa 67's
Garson, Ontario
Valley East Midgets
14
Steve Lowe (C )
Canada
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Kitchener, Ontario
Caledon Canadians
15
Bryan Berard (D )
United States
Detroit Junior Red Wings
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Mount St. Charles Academy
16
Steven Carpenter (LW )
Canada
North Bay Centennials
Rollo Bay, Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown Abbies
See also
References
East Division Central Division Midwest Division West Division Defunct teams