2002–03 OPJHL season

2002–03 OPJHL season #007AC2 #FFFFFF Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Hockey Regular season 2002-09 – 2003-02 Playoffs 2003-02 – 2003-04 Wellington Dukes 35 OPJHL 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 OPJHL season is the tenth season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule. Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OPJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Wellington Dukes, went on to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions. The Dukes were not successful in winning the 2003 Royal Bank Cup.http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/league/cups/national_champions.html Shaw Communications Changes Parry Sound Shamrocks leave the OPJHL. Final standings Note: 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 East Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA PWellington Dukes 49 47 1 1 0 298 87 95Trenton Sting 49 32 14 2 1 235 144 67Kingston Voyageurs 49 31 13 4 1 206 132 67Cobourg Cougars 49 27 18 3 1 187 148 58Lindsay Muskies 49 26 17 3 3 216 174 58Bancroft Hawks 49 21 22 3 3 206 254 48Bowmanville Eagles 49 19 24 5 1 163 178 44Peterborough Bees 49 15 31 1 2 133 212 33Port Hope Predators 49 10 36 1 2 119 251 23Syracuse Jr. Crunch 49 4 43 1 1 114 308 10North Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA PAurora Tigers 49 43 3 2 1 265 103 89Newmarket Hurricanes 49 31 14 1 3 221 163 66Stouffville Spirit 49 29 18 2 0 241 154 60Collingwood Blues 49 23 25 0 1 204 176 47Couchiching Terriers 49 21 23 4 1 178 184 47Huntsville Wildcats 49 2 46 0 1 121 406 5South Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA PWexford Raiders 49 32 12 2 3 231 152 69Markham Waxers 49 30 12 6 1 239 173 67St. Michael's Buzzers 49 25 15 6 3 209 174 59Vaughan Vipers 49 26 17 2 4 205 204 58North York Rangers 49 23 18 3 5 180 182 54Oshawa Legionaires 49 24 21 3 1 189 184 52Pickering Panthers 49 13 31 3 2 154 218 31Ajax Axemen 49 12 31 3 3 142 202 30Thornhill Rattlers 49 11 34 3 1 129 240 26West Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA PMilton Merchants 49 41 6 1 1 279 139 84Georgetown Raiders 49 37 7 3 2 280 155 79Hamilton Kiltys 49 38 8 2 1 286 157 79Burlington Cougars 49 29 17 2 1 227 201 61Oakville Blades 49 27 20 2 0 219 197 56Mississauga Chargers 49 24 19 3 3 189 203 54Buffalo Lightning 49 12 32 1 4 167 229 29Streetsville Derbys 49 10 30 3 6 172 293 29Bramalea Blues 49 10 35 3 1 168 282 24Brampton Capitals 49 10 36 2 1 208 320 23 2002-03 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs the Central Canada Championship Dudley Hewitt Cup the national championship 2003 Royal Bank Cup Division Quarter-final Wellington Dukes defeated Peterborough Bees 4-games-to-none Trenton Sting defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-1 Kingston Voyageurs defeated Bancroft Hawks 4-games-to-none Lindsay Muskies defeated Cobourg Cougars 4-games-to-3 Aurora Tigers defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-none Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Ajax Axemen 4-games-to-1 Stouffville Spirit defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-none Collingwood Blues defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-2 Milton Merchants defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none Buffalo Lightning defeated Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-2 Georgetown Raiders defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-1 Oakville Blades defeated Burlington Cougars 4-games-to-none Wexford Raiders defeated Port Hope Predators 4-games-to-1 Markham Waxers defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-none St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-none Oshawa Legionaires defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-2 Division Semi-final Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-2 Markham Waxers defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-2 Wellington Dukes defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-1 Trenton Sting defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-2 Milton Merchants defeated Buffalo Lightning 4-games-to-none Georgetown Raiders defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-3 Aurora Tigers defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-1 Stouffville Spirit defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-games-to-3 Division Final Georgetown Raiders defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-3 Aurora Tigers defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-2 Markham Waxers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-3 Wellington Dukes defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-3 Semi-final Aurora Tigers defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-1 Wellington Dukes defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-none Final Wellington Dukes defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-2 Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship Hosted by Fort Frances Borderland Thunder in Fort Frances, Ontario. Wellington Dukes won the event. Round Robin Wellington Dukes defeated Thunder Bay Bulldogs (SIJHL) 7-4 Wellington Dukes defeated Fort Frances Borderland Thunder (SIJHL) 7-1 North Bay Skyhawks (NOJHL) defeated Wellington Dukes 2-1 Semi-final Wellington Dukes defeated Fort Frances Borderland Thunder (SIJHL) 3-2 Final Wellington Dukes defeated North Bay Skyhawks (NOJHL) 4-0 2003 Royal Bank Cup Championship Hosted by Charlottetown Abbies in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The Wellington Dukes lost in the semi-final.http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/league/cups/national_champions.html Shaw Communications Round Robin Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) defeated Wellington Dukes 4-1 Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) defeated Wellington Dukes 7-1 Wellington Dukes defeated Charlottetown Abbies (MJAHL) 1-0 OT Wellington Dukes defeated Lennoxville Cougars (QJAAAHL) 5-2 Semi-final Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) defeated Wellington Dukes 3-2 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A PtsJosh Soares Hamilton Kiltys 48 56 68 124Brad Efthimiou Milton/Brampton 48 44 70 114Rich Meloche Milton Merchants 49 49 56 105Luchiano Aquino Wexford Raiders 48 48 54 102 Players selected in 2003 NHL entry draft Rd 4 #103 Kevin Jarman - Columbus Blue Jackets (Stouffville Spirit) Rd 8 #244 Mike Sullivan - Los Angeles Kings (Stouffville Spirit) Rd 9 #270 Kevin Harvey - Calgary Flames (Georgetown Raiders) Rd 9 #291 Brian Elliott - Ottawa Senators (Ajax Axemen) See also 2003 Royal Bank Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup List of OJHL seasons Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Superior International Junior Hockey League Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League 2002 in ice hockey 2003 in ice hockey References External links Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League 2001–02 OPJHL season 2003–04 OPJHL season OJHL seasons Category:Ontario Junior Hockey League seasons OPJHL