2006–07 OHL season

2006–07 OHL season #007AC2 #FFFFFF Ontario Hockey League Hockey Regular season September 2006 – March 2007 Playoffs March 2007 – May 2007 Playoffs Wayne Gretzky 99 Award Marc Staal (Wolves) Plymouth Whalers (1) Sudbury Wolves 20 Draft Steven Stamkos Sarnia Sting Regular season Hamilton Spectator Trophy Kitchener Rangers (6) Red Tilson Trophy Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy Patrick Kane (London Knights) John Tavares (Oshawa Generals) Rogers TV, TVCogeco OHL 2005–06 2007–08 2006–07 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Hockey OHL September 2006 – March 2007 QMJHL September 2006 – March 2007 WHL September 2006 – March 2007 David Branch Player of the Year Award John Tavares (Oshawa Generals) (OHL) CHL Top Scorer Award Patrick Kane (London Knights) (OHL) 60 RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV Memorial Cup Vancouver Giants (WHL) 1 Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) The 2006–07 OHL season was the 27th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The OHL announced its new checking to the head rule, effective for this season."Checking to the Head," https://web.archive.org/web/20061022005438/http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/news/?sub=&id=2340 2006-10-22 . 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. Regular season Final standings Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title Eastern conference Rank TeamDIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA 1 z-Barrie Colts Central 68 48 19 0 1 97 273 193 2 y-Belleville Bulls East 68 39 24 0 5 83 260 227 3 x-Mississauga IceDogs Central 68 43 21 0 4 90 326 251 4 x-Oshawa Generals East 68 31 29 3 5 70 292 320 5 x-Kingston Frontenacs East 68 31 30 5 2 69 269 284 6 x-Sudbury Wolves Central 68 29 30 3 6 67 225 241 7 x-Ottawa 67's East 68 30 34 0 4 64 242 263 8 x-Brampton Battalion Central 68 27 36 1 4 59 214 277 9 Peterborough Petes East 68 24 39 1 4 53 198 274 10 Toronto St. Michael's Majors Central 68 20 41 4 3 47 225 325 Western conference Rank TeamDIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA 1 z-London Knights Midwest 68 50 14 1 3 104 311 231 2 y-Plymouth Whalers West 68 49 14 2 3 103 299 173 3 x-Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 47 17 1 3 98 262 187 4 x-Saginaw Spirit West 68 44 21 0 3 91 291 217 5 x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 37 23 1 7 82 227 219 6 x-Sarnia Sting West 68 34 24 5 5 78 270 241 7 x-Guelph Storm Midwest 68 33 23 3 9 78 215 200 8 x-Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 31 30 3 4 69 256 261 9 Windsor Spitfires West 68 18 43 2 5 43 209 311 10 Erie Otters Midwest 68 15 50 1 2 33 209 378 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIMPatrick KaneLondon Knights 58628314552John Tavares Oshawa Generals 67726213460Sergei KostitsynLondon Knights 59409113176 Tyler DonatiBelleville Bulls 66557412952Sam GagnerLondon Knights 53358311836Bryan LittleBarrie Colts 57416610777Evan Brophey Plymouth Whalers 68367110791Bobby RyanOwen Sound Attack 63435910266Brett MacLeanOshawa Generals 68475310043 Bobby HughesKingston Frontenacs 594056 9676 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 Michal Neuvirth Plymouth Whalers 41222326822 8640.9322.32 Tom McCollum Guelph Storm 55315826183712650.9182.39 John Murray Kitchener Rangers 5531214091213450.9092.58 Jeremy Smith Plymouth Whalers 34190123 601 8240.9232.59 Andrew Perugini Barrie Colts 57330440160115640.9172.83 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.http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/news/?sub=&id=3101 THE OFFICIAL OHL WEBSITE 2007-02-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927181725/http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/news/?sub=&id=3101 2007-09-27 dead The top scorers were Hunter Tremblay (Barrie Colts) and Sam Gagner (London Knights), each with five points.http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=12993 THE OFFICIAL OHL WEBSITE 2007-02-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927181804/http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=12993 2007-09-27 dead The Eastern Conference also prevailed 15–13 in the skills competition held the night before.http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/news/?sub=&id=3087 THE OFFICIAL OHL WEBSITE 2007-02-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927181851/http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/news/?sub=&id=3087 2007-09-27 dead Playoffs List of complete playoffs results.Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League https://ontariohockeyleague.com/ 2022-12-07 en-CA Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Finals E1 Barrie 4 E8 Brampton 0 E3 Mississauga 1 E6 Sudbury 4 E2 Belleville 4 E7 Ottawa 1 E4 Oshawa 4 E5 Kingston 1 W1 London 4 W8 Owen Sound 0 W4 Saginaw 2 W5 S.S. Marie 4 W2 Plymouth 4 W7 Guelph 0 W3 Kitchener 4 W6 Sarnia 0 E1 Barrie 0 E6 Sudbury 4 E2 Belleville 4 E4 Oshawa 0 W1 London 4 W5 S.S. Marie 3 W2 Plymouth 4 W3 Kitchener 1 E6 Sudbury 4 E2 Belleville 2 W1 London 1 W2 Plymouth 4 E6 Sudbury 2 W2 Plymouth 4 Conference quarterfinals Eastern conference (E1) Barrie Colts vs. (E8) Brampton Battalion Barrie Colts Brampton Battalion Barrie Molson Centre Powerade Centre March 24 4 – 2 1 March 25 2 – 3 2 2 1 March 27 4 – 1 1 1 March 29 4 – 5 1 2 2 Barrie wins series 4 – 0 (E2) Belleville Bulls vs. (E7) Ottawa 67's Belleville Bulls Ottawa 67's Yardmen Arena Ottawa Civic Centre March 26 3 – 4 1 2 March 27 4 – 5 2 1 March 29 3 – 0 1 1 March 30 2 – 4 2 1 April 1 4 – 3 1 1 Belleville wins series 4 – 1 (E3) Mississauga IceDogs vs. (E6) Sudbury Wolves Mississauga IceDogs Sudbury Wolves Hershey Centre Sudbury Community Arena March 23 4 – 5 2 16:40 - Stefan Legein (1) Matt Dias (1) - pp - 5:29 18:31 - pp - Jean-Michel Rizk (1) Marc Staal (1) - 2:46 Gerome Giudice (1) - 14:41 4:23 - Oskar Osala (1) 17:56 - Luca Caputi (1) Justin Donati (1) - 4:58 Andrew Self (1) - 7:16 Andrew Loverock (27 saves / 32 shots) Sebastian Dahm (40 saves / 44 shots) March 25 4 – 3 1 17:07 - pp - Oskar Osala (2) Kevin Baker (1) - 13:29 6:26 - Chris Lawrence (1) 18:20 - Jean-Michel Rizk (2) Andrew Self (2) - 4:40 Kevin Baker (2) - pp - 6:09 13:46 - pp - Chris Lawrence (2) No scoring Andrew Loverock (37 saves / 40 shots) Sebastian Dahm (33 saves / 37 shots) March 27 3 – 1 2 Luca Caputi (2) - 13:56 No scoring No scoring 9:29 - Zach McCullough (1) 12:06 - Nick Foligno (1) No scoring 19:59 - en - Andrew Self (3) Andrew Loverock (34 saves / 36 shots) Sebastian Dahm (21 saves / 22 shots) March 29 6 – 3 2 Chris Lawrence (3) - pp - 15:11 6:40 - pp - Justin Donati (2) Jordan Owens (1) - 5:45 2:55 - Marc Staal (2) 4:44 - sh - Nick Foligno (2) 8:11 - Andrew Self (4) 17:47 - Patrik Lušňák (1) Stefan Legein (2) - 3:31 No scoring Andrew Loverock (29 saves / 35 shots) Sebastian Dahm (32 saves / 35 shots) April 1 3 – 6 2 No scoring Matt Dias (2) - pp - 10:41 Justin Donati (3) - pp - 13:22 Nick Foligno (4) - 19:05 7:05 - Jean-Michel Rizk (3) 10:15 - Nathan Martine (1) Gerome Giudice (2) - 15:22 5:46 - Stefan Legein (3) Justin Donati (4) - 5:51 Devin DiDiomete (1) - en - 19:18 Andrew Loverock (23 saves / 28 shots) Sebastian Dahm (38 saves / 41 shots) Sudbury wins series 4 – 1 (E4) Oshawa Generals vs. (E5) Kingston Frontenacs Oshawa Generals Kingston Frontenacs General Motors Centre Kingston Memorial Centre March 23 3 – 2 1 1 March 25 6 – 7 2 1 1 March 27 7 – 4 1 1 March 29 8 – 2 2 2 March 30 4 – 2 1 1 Oshawa wins series 4 – 1 Western conference (W1) London Knights vs. (W8) Owen Sound Attack London Knights Owen Sound Attack John Labatt Centre Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre March 23 6 – 3 1 4:31 - David Meckler (1) 7:50 - pp - David Meckler (2) Bobby Ryan (1) - sh - 13:47 17:03 - pp - Patrick Kane (1) Howie Martin (1) - pp - 9:02 Trevor Lewis (1) - pp - 19:36 9:47 - David Meckler (3) 18:40 - pp - Patrick Kane (2) 19:30 - en - David Meckler (4) No scoring Steve Mason (45 saves / 48 shots) Anthony Guadagnolo (18 saves / 23 shots) March 24 1 – 2 1 2 1 18:40 - Sam Gagner (1) Lane MacDermid (1) - 17:31 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 4:41 - Matt Clarke (1) No scoring Steve Mason (61 saves / 62 shots) Anthony Guadagnolo (24 saves / 26 shots) March 27 6 – 3 1 1 Sergei Kostitsyn (1) - 12:29 2:20 - pp - Wayne Simmonds (1) 9:04 - Scott Tregunna (1) Patrick Kane (3) - 2:40 Sergei Kostitsyn (2) - 15:11 1:37 - Scott Tregunna (2) Adam Perry (1) - 0:20 Sergei Kostitsyn (3) - 1:09 David Meckler (5) - 17:35 No scoring Steve Mason (45 saves / 48 shots) Anthony Guadagnolo (28 saves / 34 shots) March 29 5 – 8 2 1 Patrick Kane (4) - pp - 3:15 David Meckler (6) - 12:49 6:52 - pp - Elgin Reid (1) 19:06 - pp - Bobby Sanguinetti (1) 19:44 - pp - Scott Tregunna (3) Justin Taylor (1) - 4:49 Patrick Kane (5) - sh - 13:17 Patrick Kane (6) - pp - 16:07 Ryan Martinelli (1) - 19:03 No scoring Adam Perry (2) - 6:10 Sergei Kostitsyn (4) - en - 19:39 9:26 - Bobby Sanguinetti (2) 18:35 - Bobby Sanguinetti (3) Steve Mason (42 saves / 47 shots) Anthony Guadagnolo (8 saves / 14 shots) Neil Conway (3 saves / 4 shots) London wins series 4 – 0 (W4) Saginaw Spirit vs. (W5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Saginaw Spirit Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Dow Event Center Steelback Centre March 23 4 – 3 1 March 24 1 – 5 2 March 27 2 – 1 2 March 28 5 – 3 2 March 30 7 – 1 1 April 1 4 – 3 1 2 Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 2 (W2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (W7) Guelph Storm Plymouth Whalers Guelph Storm Compuware Arena Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre March 24 3 – 2 1 1 10:08 - Sean O'Connor (1) Jamie Arniel (1) - 0:50 Matt Kennedy (1) - 17:05 No scoring No scoring 13:21 - Daniel Ryder (1) No scoring 2:14 - Evan Brophey (1) No scoring Michal Neuvirth (32 saves / 34 shots) Tom McCollum (23 saves / 26 shots) March 25 3 – 5 2 1 No scoring Ryan Pottruff (1) - pp - 10:26 Jamie Arniel (2) - pp - 17:26 9:05 - Dan Collins (1) 9:43 - Dan Collins (2) 10:57 - James Neal (1) 14:24 - pp - Sean O'Connor (2) Drew Doughty (1) - pp - 2:55 10:42 - pp - Tom Sestito (1) No scoring Jeremy Smith (25 saves / 28 shots) Tom McCollum (43 saves / 48 shots) March 27 7 – 1 1 1 Jared Boll (1) - 7:19 James Neal (2) - 13:49 Daniel Ryder (2) - pp - 19:44 No scoring Tom Sestito (2) - pp - 11:48 2:53 - pp - Rafael Rotter (1) Sean O'Connor (3) - pp - 3:41 Tom Sestito (3) - pp - 8:26 Tom Sestito (4) - pp - 17:18 No scoring Michal Neuvirth (34 saves / 35 shots) Tom McCollum (44 saves / 50 shots) Cody St. Jacques (7 saves / 8 shots) March 29 2 – 3 2 1 No scoring 6:00 - pp - Drew Doughty (2) 17:13 - Luke Pither (1) James Neal (3) - 10:36 No scoring James Neal (4) - pp - 9:29 Daniel Ryder (3) - 19:33 No scoring Jeremy Smith (20 saves / 22 shots) Tom McCollum (28 saves / 31 shots) Plymouth wins series 4 – 0 (W3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (W6) Sarnia Sting Kitchener Rangers Sarnia Sting Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre March 24 6 – 4 1 March 25 3 – 4 2 1 March 27 3 – 2 1 1 March 29 5 – 7 2 1 Kitchener wins series 4 – 0 Conference semifinals Eastern conference (E1) Barrie Colts vs. (E6) Sudbury Wolves Barrie Colts Sudbury Wolves Barrie Molson Centre Sudbury Community Arena April 5 3 – 4 1 2 1:50 - Matthew Bragg (1) 2:36 - Vladimir Nikiforov (2) 5:33 - pp - Richard Clune (2) Andrew Self (5) - 4:14 Nick Foligno (5) - pp - 6:56 Nick Foligno (6) - 15:05 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Justin Donati (5) - 12:23 Andrew Perugini (37 saves / 41 shots) Sebastian Dahm (46 saves / 49 shots) April 7 4 – 3 2 2 2 No scoring No scoring 0:24 - Michael Lombardi (2) Nick Foligno (7) - 5:33 Marc Staal (3) - pp - 11:13 17:05 - Vladimir Nikiforov (3) 19:27 - Hunter Tremblay (5) Marc Staal (4) - 6:28 No scoring Zach McCullough (2) - pp - 13:15 Andrew Perugini (43 saves / 47 shots) Sebastian Dahm (49 saves / 52 shots) April 9 2 – 3 1 1 2 No scoring No scoring Matthew Bragg (2) - 12:49 Bryan Little (4) - pp - 19:02 6:12 - pp - Jonathan D'Aversa (1) 15:42 - Gerome Giudice (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring 3:42 - Devin DiDiomete (2) Andrew Perugini (30 saves / 33 shots) Sebastian Dahm (55 saves / 57 shots) April 11 4 – 2 2 2 No scoring 15:36 - pp - Justin Donati (6) Richard Clune (3) - pp - 2:21 Nick Plastino (3) - 18:52 15:51 - pp - Nick Foligno (8) No scoring 11:42 - Justin Donati (7) 19:18 - en - Matt Dias (3) Andrew Perugini (28 saves / 31 shots) Sebastian Dahm (36 saves / 38 shots) Sudbury wins series 4 – 0 (E2) Belleville Bulls vs. (E4) Oshawa Generals Belleville Bulls Oshawa Generals Yardmen Arena General Motors Centre April 6 7 – 5 1 0:35 - Shawn Matthias (6) 15:18 - Shawn Matthias (7) 19:01 - Eric Tangradi (4) Cal Clutterbuck (6) - pp - 10:09 4:10 - Eric Tangradi (5) 18:53 - Shawn Matthias (8) Cal Clutterbuck (7) - pp - 1:28 Michael Del Zotto (2) - 10:33 1:06 - pp - Tyler Donati (3) 18:51 - en - Cory Tanaka (2) Michael Del Zotto (3) - pp - 9:56 John Tavares (4) - pp - 14:20 Kevin Lalande (41 saves / 46 shots) Loïc Lacasse (30 saves / 36 shots) April 8 2 – 5 2 1 April 10 6 – 4 1 1 April 11 2 – 5 2 1 Belleville wins series 4 – 0 Western conference (W1) London Knights vs. (W5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds London Knights Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds John Labatt Centre Steelback Centre April 5 3 – 1 1 No scoring Dustin Jeffrey (2) - 15:19 No scoring No scoring 11:04 - Sam Gagner (2) 15:04 - Sam Gagner (3) 19:50 - pp - en - Sergei Kostitsyn (5) No scoring Steve Mason (30 saves / 31 shots) Kyle Gajewski (35 saves / 37 shots) April 6 4 – 1 1 10:00 - pp - David Meckler (7) 15:19 - Justin Taylor (2) 19:42 - Sergei Kostitsyn (6) Dustin Jeffrey (3) - pp - 1:33 13:23 - pp - Sam Gagner (4) No scoring No scoring No scoring Steve Mason (35 saves / 36 shots) Kyle Gajewski (29 saves / 33 shots) April 9 5 – 6 1 1 Patrick Kane (7) - 6:35 Justin Taylor (3) - 18:49 9:08 - sh - Cody Thornton (2) David Meckler (8) - pp - 6:12 David Meckler (9) - pp - 13:57 David Meckler (10) - pp - 17:01 10:25 - Josh Godfrey (8) No scoring 2:41 - pp - Jiří Tlustý (6) 9:28 - pp - Dustin Jeffrey (4) 14:27 - pp - Chris MacKinnon (1) Robbie Drummond (1) - 8:45 No scoring Steve Mason (27 saves / 32 shots) Kyle Gajewski (20 saves / 26 shots) April 10 3 – 0 2 No scoring 9:49 - pp - David Kuchejda (3) 18:11 - Dustin Jeffrey (5) No scoring No scoring No scoring 4:12 - pp - Josh Godfrey (9) Steve Mason (24 saves / 27 shots) Kyle Gajewski (33 saves / 33 shots) April 13 2 – 5 2 No scoring No scoring 5:04 - Todd Perry (1) 11:23 - Patrick Kane (8) Jiří Tlustý (7) - 6:51 Andrew Desjardins (1) - pp - 10:48 No scoring Jacob Lalonde (1) - 2:36 Matthew Lyall (1) - 15:17 Jiří Tlustý (8) - en - 19:50 Steve Mason (22 saves / 26 shots) Kyle Gajewski (41 saves / 43 shots) April 15 5 – 4 2 2 Jordan Foreman (1) - 9:11 11:12 - Chris MacKinnon (2) 18:38 - Dustin Jeffrey (6) Corbin Crawford (1) - 13:24 3:35 - pp - Chris MacKinnon (3) 7:44 - Cody Thornton (3) 18:55 - Brad Good (1) David Meckler (11) - 9:02 Sam Gagner (5) - pp - 16:56 No scoring Steve Mason (22 saves / 27 shots) Stéphane César (10 saves / 10 shots) Kyle Gajewski (26 saves / 30 shots) April 16 8 – 4 1 3:16 - Robbie Drummond (2) 12:09 - Patrick Kane (9) 13:23 - Josh Beaulieu (1) 19:00 - pp - Robbie Drummond (3) No scoring No scoring Brad Good (2) - 7:29 Andrew Desjardins (2) - 10:38 1:02 - pp - David Meckler (12) 7:03 - pp - David Meckler (13) 17:58 - Justin Taylor (4) 18:30 - en - Todd Perry (2) David Kuchejda (4) - pp - 2:11 Jiří Tlustý (9) - pp - 13:22 Steve Mason (38 saves / 42 shots) Kyle Gajewski (24 saves / 31 shots) London wins series 4 – 3 (W2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (W3) Kitchener Rangers Plymouth Whalers Kitchener Rangers Compuware Arena Kitchener Memorial Auditorium April 6 6 – 5 1 1 3:07 - Chris Terry (1) 9:59 - sh - Tom Sestito (5) Steve Downie (4) - 14:16 8:50 - James Neal (5) 19:26 - Daniel Ryder (4) Victor Oreskovich (1) - 16:33 13:42 - pp - James Neal (6) Yannick Weber (2) - pp - 8:45 Steve Downie (5) - pp - 9:16 Yannick Weber (3) - pp - 12:30 6:25 - sh - Evan Brophey (2) No scoring Michal Neuvirth (50 saves / 55 shots) John Murray (28 saves / 34 shots) April 8 2 – 3 2 1 April 10 5 – 4 1 1 1 April 11 4 – 2 2 2 April 13 4 – 1 1 1 Plymouth wins series 4 – 1 Conference finals Eastern conference (E2) Belleville Bulls vs. (E6) Sudbury Wolves Belleville Bulls Sudbury Wolves Yardmen Arena Sudbury Community Arena April 18 3 – 2 1 April 19 2 – 3 1 2 April 22 1 – 2 1 1 April 23 3 – 2 1 2 April 25 1 – 4 2 April 27 4 – 3 3 2 Sudbury wins series 4 – 2 Eastern conference (W1) London Knights vs. (W2) Plymouth Whalers London Knights Plymouth Whalers John Labatt Centre Compuware Arena April 19 1 – 5 2 11:28 - pp - David Meckler (14) No scoring No scoring James Neal (8) - 7:27 Evan Brophey (5) - 18:23 No scoring Jared Boll (2) - 0:20 Evan Brophey (6) - pp - 10:02 Vern Cooper (1) - 18:05 Steve Mason (48 saves / 53 shots) Michal Neuvirth (29 saves / 30 shots) April 20 5 – 1 2 2 No scoring Dan Collins (4) - 1:24 No scoring Jared Boll (3) - 9:01 11:07 - pp - Sergei Kostitsyn (7) Tom Sestito (8) - 4:24 Tom Sestito (9) - 13:31 James Neal (9) - pp - 16:53 Steve Mason (35 saves / 40 shots) Michal Neuvirth (36 saves / 37 shots) April 23 2 – 5 1 2 Sergei Kostitsyn (8) - 6:00 No scoring No scoring 5:07 - pp - Sean O'Connor (4) 12:09 - pp - Daniel Ryder (7) 14:08 - James Neal (10) Josh Beaulieu (2) - pp - 9:44 2:06 - Ryan McGinnis (1) 3:00 - Sean O'Connor (5) Steve Mason (31 saves / 35 shots) Stéphane César (10 saves / 11 shots) Michal Neuvirth (34 saves / 36 shots) April 24 2 – 5 2 1 No scoring 17:06 - pp - Evan Brophey (7) Sam Gagner (6) - pp - 4:50 Patrick Kane (10) - pp - 7:26 Sam Gagner (7) - 16:07 No scoring Josh Beaulieu (3) - pp - 10:39 David Meckler (15) - en - 19:09 14:23 - pp - Steve Ward (1) Steve Mason (50 saves / 52 shots) Michal Neuvirth (40 saves / 44 shots) April 26 1 – 4 1 2 No scoring Tom Sestito (10) - pp - 3:05 Dan Collins (5) - pp - 8:19 No scoring Wes Cunningham (1) - sh - 18:18 No scoring Dan Collins (6) - en - 19:12 Steve Mason (26 saves / 29 shots) Michal Neuvirth (45 saves / 46 shots) Plymouth wins series 4 – 1 J. Ross Robertson Cup (W2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (E6) Sudbury Wolves Plymouth Whalers Sudbury Wolves Compuware Arena Sudbury Community Arena May 4 4 – 1 1 May 6 3 – 7 2 May 8 5 – 4 1 2 May 9 1 – 3 1 May 11 4 – 3 1 1 May 13 2 – 3 1 1 Plymouth wins series 4 – 2 J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster 2006-07 Plymouth Whalershttps://ontariohockeyleague.com/roster/10/34 Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League Goaltenders CHN/USA 30 Jeremy Smith CZE 40 Michal Neuvirth Defencemen CAN 2 Brett Bellemore CAN 3 Wes Cunningham CAN 4 Leo Jenner SVK 5 Jozef Sládok CAN 6 Steve Whitely USA 10 Ryan McGinnis CAN 26 Steve Ward - C CAN 28 Zack Shepley CAN 34 Jordan O'Neill Wingers USA 11 Jared Boll CAN 12 Kaine Geldart USA 13 Sean O'Connor CAN 16 Brett Valliquette USA 17 Dan Collins CAN 19 James Neal USA 21 Tom Sestito USA 22 A.J. Jenks CAN 23 Joe McCann CAN 25 Joe Gaynor Centres CAN 9 Vern Cooper CAN 11 Evan Brophey CAN 15 Andrew Fournier CAN 20 Chris Terry CAN 27 Daniel Ryder Coach: USA Mike Vellucci General Manager: USA Mike Vellucci Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: Plymouth WhalersHamilton Spectator Trophy: London KnightsBobby Orr Trophy: Sudbury WolvesWayne Gretzky Trophy: Plymouth WhalersEmms Trophy: Barrie ColtsLeyden Trophy: Belleville BullsHolody Trophy: London KnightsBumbacco Trophy: Plymouth WhalersRed Tilson Trophy: John Tavares, Oshawa GeneralsEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Patrick Kane, London KnightsMatt Leyden Trophy: Mike Vellucci, Plymouth WhalersJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Patrick Kane, London KnightsMax Kaminsky Trophy: Marc Staal, Sudbury WolvesOHL Goaltender of the Year: Steve Mason, London KnightsJack Ferguson Award: Ryan O'Reilly, Erie OttersDave Pinkney Trophy: Michal Neuvirth & Jeremy Smith, Plymouth WhalersOHL Executive of the Year: Craig Goslin, Saginaw SpiritEmms Family Award: Patrick Kane, London KnightsF.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: Michal Neuvirth, Plymouth WhalersDan Snyder Memorial Trophy: Andrew Gibbons, Belleville BullsWilliam Hanley Trophy: Tom Pyatt, Saginaw SpiritLeo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Tyler Donati, Belleville BullsBobby Smith Trophy: Steven Stamkos, Sarnia StingRoger Neilson Memorial Award: Derrick Bagshaw, Erie OttersIvan Tennant Memorial Award: Andrew Shorkey, Owen Sound AttackTim Adams Memorial Trophy: Casey Cizikas, Mississauga IceDogsWayne Gretzky 99 Award: Marc Staal, Sudbury Wolves 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 2007 OHL Priority Selection On May 5, 2007, the OHL conducted the 2007 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Erie Otters held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Ryan O'Reilly from the Toronto Jr. Canadiens. O'Reilly 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 2007 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.https://ontariohockeyleague.com/draft/2007 Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League # Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team 1 Ryan O'Reilly (C) Canada Canada Erie Otters Varna, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens 2 Taylor Hall (LW) Canada Canada Windsor Spitfires Kingston, Ontario Kingston Minor Midget 3 Casey Cizikas (C) Canada Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Reps 4 Zack Kassian (RW) Canada Canada Peterborough Petes Belle River, Ontario Windsor AAA Zone 5 Matt Duchene (C) Canada Canada Brampton Battalion Haliburton, Ontario Central Ontario Wolves 6 Michael Latta (C) Canada Canada Ottawa 67's St. Clements, Ontario Waterloo Wolves 7 Daniel Maggio (RW) Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves LaSalle, Ontario Windsor AAA Zone 8 Joey Hishon (C) Canada Canada Owen Sound Attack Stratford, Ontario Stratford Major Midget 9 Ethan Werek (C) Canada Canada Kingston Frontenacs Goodwood, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 10 Justin Shugg (RW) Canada Canada Oshawa Generals Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Rivermen 11 Peter Holland (C) Canada Canada Guelph Storm Caledon, Ontario Brampton '45s 12 Colt Kennedy (RW) Canada Canada Sarnia Sting Ajax, Ontario Ajax-Pickering Raiders 13 Jordan Mayer (C) Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Kingston, Ontario Kingston Minor Midget 14 Tyler Randell (RW) Canada Canada Belleville Bulls Brampton, Ontario Brampton '45s 15 Andrew Agozzino (LW) Canada Canada Mississauga IceDogs Kleinburg, Ontario Mississauga Reps 16 Daniel Pachis (C) Canada Canada Saginaw Spirit Whitby, Ontario Whitby Wildcats 17 Mitch Lebar (RW) Canada Canada Barrie Colts Aurora, Ontario Toronto Nationals 18 Cam Fowler (D) United States United States Kitchener Rangers Farmington Hills, Michigan Detroit Honeybaked 16U 19 Beau Schmitz (D) United States United States Plymouth Whalers Howell, Michigan Detroit Belle Tire 16U 20 Michael Zador (G) Canada Canada London Knights Toronto, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 2007 CHL Import Draft On June 27, 2007, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2007 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Erie Otters held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Jaroslav Janus from Slovakia with their selection. Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2007 CHL Import Draft.https://chl.ca/draft/2007 CHL # Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team 2 Jaroslav Janus (G) Slovakia Slovakia Erie Otters Prešov, Slovakia Bratislava Slovan Jr. 5 Mikkel Boedker (LW) Denmark Denmark Kitchener Rangers Brondby, Denmark Vastra Frolunda HC Jr. 8 Michal Jordan (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Windsor Spitfires Zlín, Czech Republic Zlin Jr. 11 Vladimir Roth (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic London Knights Prague, Czech Republic Slavia Praha Jr. B 14 Alexander Eriksson (D) Sweden Sweden Brampton Battalion Umeå, Sweden Bjorkloven Jr. 17 Radim Ostrcil (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Ottawa 67's Vsetín, Czech Republic Vsetin HC Petra 20 Jaroslav Hertl (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Brampton Battalion Prague, Czech Republic Slavia Praha Jr. 23 Milan Doczy (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Owen Sound Attack Zlín, Czech Republic Trinec HC Zelenzarny Jr. 26 Andris Dzerins (LW) Latvia Latvia Kingston Frontenacs Jekabpils, Latvia Lukko Rauma Jr. 29 Jakub Kovar (G) Czech Republic Czech Republic Oshawa Generals Písek, Czech Republic Ceske Budejovice HC 32 Denis Hollenstein (LW) Switzerland Switzerland Guelph Storm Zürich, Switzerland Kloten EHC Sports AG Jr. 35 Tomi Karhunen (G) Finland Finland Sarnia Sting Joensuu, Finland Karpat Oulu Jr. 38 Martin Paryzek (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Ottawa 67's České Budějovice, Czech Republic Ceske Budejovice Jr. 41 Marek Indra (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Sarnia Sting Prague, Czech Republic Slavia Praha Jr. 44 Dalimir Jancovic (C/LW) Slovakia Slovakia Niagara IceDogs Martin, Slovakia Martin Jr. 47 Andre Petersson (RW) Sweden Sweden Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Tingsryd, Sweden HV 71 J18A 50 Jaroslav Kruzik (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Barrie Colts Jihlava, Czech Republic Kladno Jr. B 53 Ondrej Pekarik (C) Czech Republic Czech Republic Owen Sound Attack Příbram, Czech Republic Sparta Praha Jr. 56 Simon Fischhaber (C) Germany Germany Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Greiling, Germany Bad Tolz EC Jr. 58 Heikki Hyvonen (D) Finland Finland London Knights Espoo, Finland Jokerit Helsinki Jr. 2007 NHL entry draft On June 22–23, 2007, the National Hockey League conducted the 2007 NHL entry draft held at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. In total, 35 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Patrick Kane of the London Knights was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the first overall pick by the Chicago Blackhawks. Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.NHL and WHA Draft History at Hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/index.html 2022-12-07 www.hockeydb.com Round # Player Nationality NHL team Hometown OHL team 1 1 Patrick Kane (RW) United States United States Chicago Blackhawks Buffalo, New York London Knights 1 6 Sam Gagner (C) Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers Oakville, Ontario London Knights 1 9 Logan Couture (C) Canada Canada San Jose Sharks London, Ontario Ottawa 67's 2 32 Brett MacLean (LW) Canada Canada Phoenix Coyotes Port Elgin, Ontario Oshawa Generals 2 34 Josh Godfrey (D) Canada Canada Washington Capitals Kingston, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2 37 Stefan Legein (RW) Canada Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Oakville, Ontario Mississauga IceDogs 2 42 Eric Tangradi (LW) United States United States Anaheim Ducks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Belleville Bulls 2 43 P.K. Subban (D) Canada Canada Montreal Canadiens Rexdale, Ontario Belleville Bulls 2 49 Trevor Cann (G) Canada Canada Colorado Avalanche Oakville, Ontario Peterborough Petes 2 54 Jeremy Smith (G) United States United States Nashville Predators Brownstown, Michigan Plymouth Whalers 2 56 Akim Aliu (RW) Canada Canada Chicago Blackhawks Toronto, Ontario Sudbury Wolves 2 58 Nick Spaling (C) Canada Canada Nashville Predators Drayton, Ontario Kitchener Rangers 2 59 Drew Schiestel (D) Canada Canada Buffalo Sabres Hamilton, Ontario Mississauga IceDogs 2 61 Wayne Simmonds (RW) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings Pickering, Ontario Owen Sound Attack 3 62 Mark Katic (D) Canada Canada New York Islanders Porcupine, Ontario Sarnia Sting 3 73 Yannick Weber (D) Switzerland Switzerland Montreal Canadiens Bern, Switzerland Kitchener Rangers 3 74 Dale Mitchell (RW) Canada Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Mississauga, Ontario Oshawa Generals 3 78 Robert Bortuzzo (D) Canada Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Thunder Bay, Ontario Kitchener Rangers 3 79 Nick Palmieri (RW) United States United States New Jersey Devils Clinton, New York Erie Otters 3 82 Bryan Cameron (RW) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings Brampton, Ontario Belleville Bulls 4 111 Luca Caputi (LW) Canada Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Vaughan, Ontario Mississauga IceDogs 4 117 Matt Halischuk (RW) Canada Canada New Jersey Devils Mississauga, Ontario Kitchener Rangers 5 132 Chris Terry (C) Canada Canada Carolina Hurricanes Brampton, Ontario Plymouth Whalers 5 141 Jake Muzzin (D) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings Woodstock, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5 143 Mickey Renaud (C) Canada Canada Calgary Flames Tecumseh, Ontario Windsor Spitfires 5 149 Michael Neal (LW) Canada Canada Dallas Stars Whitby, Ontario Belleville Bulls 6 156 Richard Greenop (RW) Canada Canada Chicago Blackhawks Bowmanville, Ontario Windsor Spitfires 6 160 Anthony Peluso (D) Canada Canada St. Louis Blues King City, Ontario Erie Otters 6 162 Brett Bellemore (D) Canada Canada Carolina Hurricanes Windsor, Ontario Plymouth Whalers 6 171 Dustin Jeffrey (C) Canada Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Courtright, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 6 172 Luke Gazdic (LW) Canada Canada Dallas Stars Toronto, Ontario Erie Otters 6 178 Zack Torquato (C) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Erie Otters 6 180 Justin Taylor (C) Canada Canada Washington Capitals London, Ontario London Knights 6 181 Corey Syvret (D) Canada Canada Florida Panthers Millgrove, Ontario Guelph Storm 7 184 Josh Kidd (D) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings Sundridge, Ontario Erie Otters See also List of OHA Junior A standings List of OHL seasons 2007 NHL entry draft 2007 Memorial Cup 2006–07 QMJHL season 2006–07 WHL season 2006 in ice hockey 2007 in ice hockey References External links OHL web site HockeyDB 2005–06 OHL season 2007–08 OHL season OHL seasons OHL Category:Ontario Hockey League seasons