The 1994–95 OHL season was the 15th season of the Ontario Hockey League . The Newmarket Royals relocated, and became the Sarnia Sting . The OHL realigned from two divisions, creating the east, central, and west divisions. The Bumbacco Trophy is inaugurated to be awarded to the first place team in the west division, during the regular season. The Leyden Trophy is reallocated to the east division, and the Emms Trophy to the central division. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The Detroit Junior Red Wings won the J. Ross Robertson Cup , defeating the Guelph Storm .
Relocation
Newmarket Royals to Sarnia Sting
The Newmarket Royals relocated to Sarnia and were renamed the Sarnia Sting after two seasons in Newmarket . The club was sold to the Ciccarelli brothers at the beginning of the 1993-94 season and were relocated to Sarnia for the 1994-95 season.
The club was originally the Cornwall Royals from 1969-1992, in which the franchise won the Memorial Cup three times. Following the 1991-92 , the franchise was relocated to Newmarket. In two seasons in Newmarket, the Royals made the playoffs once, losing to the Sudbury Wolves in the first round of the 1993 playoffs.
The Sting will play at the Sarnia Arena and play in the newly created West Division.
Arena Renaming
London Gardens to London Ice House
The London Knights home arena, the London Gardens , was renamed to the London Ice House after the team and arena were purchased by new owner Doug Tarry . Tarry upgraded the building, including replacing seats and add more emergency exits to bring the building up to the fire code .
Realignment
The OHL announced realignment for the 1994-95 season, as the league would now have three divisions based on geographical location. The three new divisions were the East Division, Central Division and West Division.
East Division
Six teams from the Leyden Division would form the newly created East Division. The teams are: Belleville Bulls , Kingston Frontenacs , North Bay Centennials , Oshawa Generals and Ottawa 67's . The winner of the East Division will earn the Leyden Trophy .
Central Division
Five teams would make up the newly created Central Division, four teams from the Emms Division and one from the Leyden Division. The teams were: Guelph Storm , Kitchener Rangers , Niagara Falls Thunder , Owen Sound Platers , and Sudbury Wolves . The winner of the Central Division will be awarded the Emms Trophy .
West Division
Five teams would make up the newly created West Division, four teams from the Emms Division and one from the Leyden Division. The teams are: Detroit Junior Red Wings , London Knights , Sarnia Sting , Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and Windsor Spitfires . The winner of the West Division will earn the newly created Bumbacco Trophy .
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; z = earned first round bye
East Division
Central Division
West Division
Scoring leaders
Playoffs
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Division quarter-finals
East Division
Peterborough wins series 4 – 3
March 21
North Bay Centennials
5 – 6
OT
Belleville Bulls
Yardmen Arena
March 25
North Bay Centennials
7 – 8
OT
Belleville Bulls
Yardmen Arena
March 28
North Bay Centennials
3 – 5
Belleville Bulls
Yardmen Arena
Belleville wins series 4 – 2
Central Division
Sudbury wins series 4 – 1
Owen Sound wins series 4 – 2
West Division
Detroit wins series 4 – 0
March 21
Windsor Spitfires
4 – 3
OT
Sarnia Sting
Sarnia Arena
Windsor wins series 4 – 0
OHL quarter-finals
Detroit wins series 4 – 0
April 1
Kingston Frontenacs
1 – 10
Belleville Bulls
Yardmen Arena
April 11
Kingston Frontenacs
5 – 8
Belleville Bulls
Yardmen Arena
Belleville wins series 4 – 2
Sudbury wins series 4 – 2
OHL semi-finals
Detroit wins series 4 – 3
J. Ross Robertson Cup
Detroit wins series 4 – 2
Awards
J. Ross Robertson Cup :Detroit Junior Red Wings
Hamilton Spectator Trophy :Guelph Storm
Leyden Trophy :Kingston Frontenacs
Emms Trophy :Guelph Storm
Bumbacco Trophy :Detroit Junior Red Wings
Red Tilson Trophy :David Ling , Kingston Frontenacs
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy :Marc Savard , Oshawa Generals
Matt Leyden Trophy :Craig Hartsburg , Guelph Storm
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy :David Ling , Kingston Frontenacs
Max Kaminsky Trophy :Bryan Berard , Detroit Junior Red Wings
OHL Goaltender of the Year :Tyler Moss , Kingston Frontenacs
Jack Ferguson Award :Daniel Tkaczuk , Barrie Colts
Dave Pinkney Trophy :Mark McArthur and Andy Adams , Guelph Storm
OHL Executive of the Year :Mike Kelly, Guelph Storm
Emms Family Award :Bryan Berard , Detroit Junior Red Wings
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy :David MacDonald, Sudbury Wolves
OHL Humanitarian of the Year :Brad Brown , North Bay Centennials
William Hanley Trophy :Vitali Yachmenev , North Bay Centennials
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy :Bill Bowler , Windsor Spitfires
Bobby Smith Trophy :Jamie Wright , Guelph Storm
All-Star teams
The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.
First team
Jeff O'Neill , Centre, Guelph Storm Dave Roche , Left Wing, Windsor Spitfires David Ling , Right Wing, Kingston Frontenacs Ed Jovanovski , Defence, Windsor Spitfires Bryan Berard , Defence, Detroit Jr. Red Wings Tyler Moss , Goaltender, Kingston Frontenacs Craig Hartsburg , Coach, Guelph Storm
Second team
Marc Savard , Centre, Oshawa Generals Larry Courville , Left Wing, Oshawa Generals Todd Bertuzzi , Right Wing, Guelph Storm Wes Swinson , Defence, Kingston Frontenacs Jamie Rivers , Defence, Sudbury Wolves Mark McArthur , Goaltender, Guelph Storm Paul Maurice , Coach, Detroit Jr. Red Wings
Third team
Bill Bowler , Centre, Windsor Spitfires Ethan Moreau , Left Wing, Sudbury Wolves Vitali Yachmenev , Right Wing, North Bay Centennials Rory Fitzpatrick , Defence, Sudbury Wolves Brad Brown , Defence, North Bay Centennials Matt Mullin , Goaltender, Sudbury Wolves Stan Butler , Coach, Oshawa Generals
See also
References
East Division Central Division Midwest Division West Division Defunct teams
