1997–98 OHL season

Junior ice hockey season The 1997–98 OHL season was the 18th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Toronto St. Michael's Majors name was reactivated when they are awarded a franchise, to play in the east division. The Detroit Whalers became the Plymouth Whalers. Eighteen teams each played 66 games. The Guelph Storm won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Ottawa 67's. Expansion Toronto St. Michael's Majors On August 15, 1996, the Ontario Hockey League announced that the Toronto St. Michael's Majors would join the league as an expansion team, beginning in the 1997–98 season. The Majors would play their home games at Maple Leaf Gardens, in which they shared the arena with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. The Majors would join the East Division. Previously, the Toronto St. Michael's Majors were a junior hockey franchise from 1906 to 1962, as they ceased operations at the conclusion of the 1961–62 season. The Majors won the Memorial Cup in 1934, 1945, 1947 and 1961. The Majors were the first OHL franchise based out of Toronto in eight years, as their previous franchise, the Toronto Marlboros, relocated to Hamilton following the 1988-89 season. Rebranding Detroit Whalers to Plymouth Whalers The Detroit Whalers rebranded their team as the Plymouth Whalers during the summer of 1997. The Whalers franchise moved to the Compuware Sports Arena in 1996-97, which is located in Plymouth. The team would retain their current team name and uniforms. Realignment The newest Ontario Hockey League club, the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, joined the East Division. Due to the Majors joining the East, the OHL moved the North Bay Centennials from the East Division to the Central Division, while the Erie Otters moved from the Central Division to the West Division. This created three six-team divisions in the 18 team league. Regular season Final standings Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = earned first round bye East Division Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 z-Ottawa 67's 66 40 17 9 89 286 172 2 x-Belleville Bulls 66 41 22 3 85 315 239 3 x-Kingston Frontenacs 66 35 27 4 74 330 275 4 x-Oshawa Generals 66 26 32 8 60 214 247 5 x-Peterborough Petes 66 20 36 10 50 212 273 6 Toronto St. Michael's Majors 66 15 42 9 39 154 265 Central Division Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 z-Guelph Storm 66 42 18 6 90 263 189 2 x-Barrie Colts 66 38 23 5 81 236 215 3 x-Kitchener Rangers 66 27 29 10 64 224 239 4 x-Owen Sound Platers 66 27 34 5 59 270 312 5 x-Sudbury Wolves 66 25 34 7 57 257 268 6 North Bay Centennials 66 15 45 6 36 213 291 West Division Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 y-London Knights 66 40 21 5 85 301 238 2 x-Plymouth Whalers 66 37 22 7 81 279 223 3 x-Sarnia Sting 66 32 21 13 77 253 227 4 x-Erie Otters 66 33 28 5 71 261 252 5 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 20 39 7 47 232 296 6 Windsor Spitfires 66 19 42 5 43 261 340 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes https://ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/players/4 Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League Player Team GP G A Pts PIMPeter SarnoWindsor Spitfires 64 33 88 121 18Jeremy AdduonoSudbury Wolves 66 37 69 106 40David LegwandPlymouth Whalers 59 54 51 105 56Maxim SpiridonovLondon Knights 66 54 44 98 52Colin ChaulkKingston Frontenacs 60 34 52 96 118Rob MaillouxKingston Frontenacs 65 55 40 95 53Jay LegaultLondon Knights 61 39 56 95 87Chris AllenKingston Frontenacs 66 38 57 95 91Jon SimSarnia Sting 59 44 50 94 95Justin PapineauBelleville Bulls 66 41 53 94 34 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 https://ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/goalies/4 Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League Player Team GP Mins W L T GA SO Sv% GAACraig HillierOttawa 67's 46 2587 27 12 4 108 5 0.913 2.50Chris MaddenGuelph Storm 51 2906 33 11 3 132 4 0.917 2.73Robert EschePlymouth Whalers 48 2810 29 13 4 135 3 0.906 2.88Mike GormanKitchener Rangers 42 2136 15 13 5 104 1 0.924 2.92Brian FinleyBarrie Colts 41 2154 23 14 1 105 3 0.917 2.92 Playoffs Division quarterfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals C1 Guelph bye C2 Barrie 2 C5 Sudbury 4 E2 Belleville 4 E5 Peterborough 0 W2 Plymouth 4 W3 Sarnia 1 E1 Ottawa bye C3 Kitchener 2 C4 Owen Sound 4 W1 London 4 W4 Erie 3 E3 Kingston 4 E4 Oshawa 3 C1 Guelph 4 C5 Sudbury 0 E2 Belleville 2 W2 Plymouth 4 E1 Ottawa 4 C4 Owen Sound 1 W1 London 4 E3 Kingston 1 C1 Guelph 4 W2 Plymouth 0 E1 Ottawa 4 W1 London 0 C1 Guelph 4 E1 Ottawa 1 Division quarter-finals East Division (2) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Peterborough Petes Belleville Bulls Peterborough Petes Yardmen Arena Peterborough Memorial Centre yes March 14 0 – 10 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6700/boxscore 1 1 5:56 - sh - Randy Rowe (1) 8:03 - Kevin Baker (1) 8:27 - Jim Midgley (1) 12:35 - Steve Gallace 14:36 - Justin Papineau (1) 18:03 - pp - Jeff Scharf (1) No scoring 8:43 - pp - Justin Papineau (2) 18:48 - pp - Kevin Baker (2) No scoring 12:20 - pp - Andrei Shurupov (1) 19:26 - pp - Ryan Ready (1) No scoring Shawn Gallant (1 – 0, 26 saves / 26 shots) Josh Evans (0 – 1, 6 saves / 9 shots) Mark Cairns (47 saves / 54 shots) March 15 5 – 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6702/boxscore 2 1 Ryan Ready (2) - 10:01 No scoring Daniel Cleary (1) - pp - 0:59 Steve Gallace (2) - 6:32 No scoring Ryan Ready (3) - 0:15 Jim Midgley (2) - sh - 3:49 15:27 - sh - Scott Barney (1) Shawn Gallant (2 – 0, 21 saves / 22 shots) Mark Cairns (0 – 1, 39 saves / 44 shots) March 17 0 – 8 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6707/boxscore 1 1 0:21 - Ryan Ready (4) 8:58 - pp - Justin Papineau (3) 16:55 - pp - Jonathan Cheechoo (1) No scoring 5:52 - Daniel Cleary (2) 7:00 - Jeff Scharf (2) 7:23 - Jeff Scharf (3) No scoring 0:57 - Joel Dezainde (1) 15:45 - Daniel Cleary (3) No scoring Shawn Gallant (3 – 0, 23 saves / 23 shots) Mark Cairns (0 – 2, 6 saves / 8 shots) Chad Lynch (47 saves / 53 shots) March 18 7 – 4 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6710/boxscore 2 1 Derek Campbell (1) - 4:48 Chris Stanley (1) - 18:52 5:22 - Pat Kavanagh (1) 8:13 - pp - Duncan Dalmao (1) Kevin Baker (3) - 3:59 Joel Trottier (1) - pp - 7:39 Joel Dezainde (2) - pp - 11:23 5:09 - pp - Duncan Dalmao (2) Chris Stanley (2) - 1:06 Daniel Cleary (4) - pp - en - 19:04 2:42 - Robert Francz (1) Shawn Gallant (4 – 0, 31 saves / 35 shots) Chad Lynch (0 – 1, 40 saves / 46 shots) Belleville wins series 4 – 0 (3) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (4) Oshawa Generals Kingston Frontenacs Oshawa Generals Kingston Memorial Centre Oshawa Civic Auditorium yes March 15 2 – 3 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6703/boxscore 1 1 2:32 - Colin Chaulk (1) 4:42 - Mike Oliveira (1) No scoring No scoring Brandon Coalter (1) - sh - 7:50 Brad Ralph (1) - pp - 13:25 No scoring No scoring 1:34 - Matt Price (1) No scoring Curtis Cruickshank (1 – 0, 27 saves / 29 shots) Tyrone Garner (0 – 1, 30 saves / 33 shots) March 17 3 – 2 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6712/boxscore 2 1 No scoring No scoring Jan Bulis (1) - 5:03 Mike Oliveira (2) - 11:30 Aaron Fransen (1) - pp - 18:54 No scoring No scoring 3:40 - sh - Derrell Upton (1) 5:39 - Brent Gauvreau (1) Curtis Cruickshank (2 – 0, 24 saves / 26 shots) Tyrone Garner (0 – 2, 30 saves / 33 shots) March 20 4 – 3 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6715/boxscore 1 2 No scoring Derrell Upton (2) - pp - 7:09 Chester Gallant (1) - 14:17 6:30 - pp - Rob Mailloux (1) 8:48 - pp - Aaron Fransen (2) Kevin Colley (1) - pp - 2:44 2:58 - Matt Cooke (1) No scoring No scoring Warren Holmes (1) - 12:00 Curtis Cruickshank (2 – 1, 37 saves / 41 shots) Tyrone Garner (1 – 2, 38 saves / 41 shots) March 22 3 – 5 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6713/boxscore 2 2 Matt Cooke (2) - sh - 14:17 No scoring Jan Bulis (2) - 15:26 9:21 - Brandon Coalter (2) 17:44 - pp - Derrell Upton (3) Matt Cooke (3) - 6:02 1:18 - pp - Adam Colagiacomo (1) 7:41 - Andrew Peters (1) 18:21 - Brandon Coalter (3) Curtis Cruickshank (2 – 2, 37 saves / 42 shots) Tyrone Garner (2 – 2, 45 saves / 48 shots) March 24 6 – 7 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6716/boxscore 1 1 13:52 - pp - Jan Bulis (3) 18:16 - pp - Jan Bulis (4) Jim Baxter (1) - pp - 16:05 3:30 - Matt Elich (1) Brent Gauvreau (2) - 13:48 Brad Ralph (2) - 18:10 1:07 - Colin Chaulk (2) 9:03 - pp - Mike Oliveira (3) 16:38 - Matt Cooke (4) Derrell Upton (4) - 6:49 Derrell Upton (5) - 13:21 Dan Hinote (1) - 19:17 8:08 - Matt Bradley (1) No scoring Curtis Cruickshank (3 – 2, 52 saves / 58 shots) Tyrone Garner (2 – 3, 42 saves / 49 shots) March 22 4 – 5 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6714/boxscore 2 2 Mike Oliveira (4) - pp - 11:07 Jan Bulis (5) - 12:06 14:24 - pp - Andrew Peters (2) Jan Bulis (6) - 7:12 0:58 - pp - Jim Baxter (2) 12:17 - Brent Gauvreau (3) Jan Bulis (7) - 1:20 4:20 - Jim Baxter (3) No scoring 8:41 - Warren Holmes (2) Curtis Cruickshank (3 – 3, 39 saves / 44 shots) Tyrone Garner (3 – 3, 43 saves / 47 shots) March 26 1 – 3 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6717/boxscore 1 1 3:55 - pp - Chris Allen (1) No scoring No scoring Dan Hinote (2) - 0:15 11:36 - Michael Zigomanis (1) 19:49 - en - Colin Chaulk (3) No scoring Curtis Cruickshank (4 – 3, 26 saves / 27 shots) Tyrone Garner (3 – 4, 51 saves / 53 shots) Kingston wins series 4 – 3 Central Division (2) Barrie Colts vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves Barrie Colts Sudbury Wolves Barrie Molson Centre Sudbury Community Arena yes March 15 3 – 4 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6705/boxscore 1 1 17:00 - Martin Skoula (1) Konstantin Kalmikov (1) - 3:33 2:41 - Nick Smith (1) 5:34 - sh - Jeff Tetzlaff (1) 11:41 - Keith Delaney (1) No scoring No scoring Glenn Crawford (1) - 5:45 Mike Fisher (1) - 6:27 Brian Finley (1 – 0, 29 saves / 32 shots) Kory Cooper (0 – 1, 32 saves / 36 shots) March 17 4 – 3 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6730/boxscore 2 1 No scoring 3:37 - Konstantin Kalmikov (2) 5:03 - pp - Konstantin Kalmikov (3) Keith Delaney (2) - 2:54 Mike Christian (1) - 5:17 4:17 - pp - Taylor Pyatt (1) Jeff Tetzlaff (2) - 0:41 No scoring Keith Delaney (3) - 1:08 No scoring John Hultberg (1 – 0, 37 saves / 40 shots) Kory Cooper (0 – 2, 33 saves / 37 shots) March 19 6 – 3 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6733/boxscore 1 2 No scoring Peter Campbell (1) - sh - 16:24 13:51 - Keith Delaney (4) Konstantin Kalmikov (4) - 10:17 Glenn Crawford (2) - sh - 12:40 Peter Campbell (2) - 15:23 Jason Sands (1) - 19:21 0:34 - pp - Luch Nasato (1) 16:21 - Jeff Tetzlaff (3) Konstantin Kalmikov (5) - en - 19:32 John Hultberg (1 – 1, 19 saves / 24 shots) Brian Finley (7 saves / 7 shots) Kory Cooper (1 – 2, 46 saves / 49 shots) March 20 3 – 4 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6731/boxscore 2 2 Brock Boucher (1) - 14:26 Mike Christian (2) - pp - 19:34 9:48 - Mike Fisher (2) Michael Henrich (1) - 1:03 No scoring No scoring 0:37 - sh - Jeremy Adduono (1) 11:25 - pp - Taylor Pyatt (2) No scoring 0:13 - Taylor Pyatt (3) Brian Finley (1 – 1, 43 saves / 47 shots) Kory Cooper (2 – 2, 34 saves / 37 shots) March 22 3 – 2 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6734/boxscore 1 2 No scoring No scoring 1:12 - Daniel Tkaczuk (1) 13:49 - Daniel Tkaczuk (2) Peter Campbell (3) - 13:23 No scoring Peter Campbell (4) - 14:59 Brad Morgan (1) - 18:22 Brian Finley (1 – 2, 32 saves / 35 shots) Kory Cooper (3 – 2, 35 saves / 37 shots) March 24 1 – 4 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6732/boxscore 2 2 Mike Christian (3) - 16:33 6:49 - Peter Campbell (5) No scoring 3:13 - Jason Sands (2) No scoring 12:23 - Glenn Crawford (3) 19:19 - en - Jeremy Adduono (2) Brian Finley (1 – 3, 35 saves / 38 shots) Kory Cooper (4 – 2, 38 saves / 39 shots) Sudbury wins series 4 – 2 (3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (4) Owen Sound Platers Kitchener Rangers Owen Sound Platers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Bayshore Community Centre yes March 15 1 – 6 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6706/boxscore 1 1 11:26 - pp - Mark McMahon (1) No scoring 12:27 - Serge Payer (1) 14:21 - sh - Darren Mortier (1) 15:48 - Josh Seabrook (1) No scoring 6:01 - Vratislav Cech (1) 13:45 - pp - Darcy Harris Jason Doyle (1) - 10:28 Mike Gorman (1 – 0, 35 saves / 36 shots) Eoin McInerney (0 – 1, 29 saves / 33 shots) Curtis Sanford (8 saves / 10 shots) March 17 1 – 8 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6736/boxscore 2 2 No scoring 4:51 - pp - Wes Goldie (1) 6:39 - Jason Doyle (2) Ben Schust (1) - 12:01 1:59 - Adam Mair (1) 3:30 - pp - Larry Paleczny (1) 7:51 - pp - Ryan Christie (1) No scoring 2:20 - Adam Mair (2) 7:36 - Sean Avery (1) 10:07 - Randy Davidson (1) Mike Gorman (1 – 1, 30 saves / 35 shots) Shawn Degagne (22 saves / 25 shots) Eoin McInerney (1 – 1, 35 saves / 36 shots) March 19 2 – 7 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6739/boxscore 1 1 3:24 - Tony Gutilla (1) 10:52 - Darcy Harris (2) 19:33 - Ryan Milanovic (1) No scoring 8:26 - Michal Dvorak (1) Jason Doyle (3) - 3:43 Ryan Christie (2) - 4:18 7:42 - pp - Serge Payer (2) 11:31 - pp - Ben Schust (2) 18:27 - Michal Dvorak (2) No scoring Mike Gorman (2 – 1, 41 saves / 43 shots) Eoin McInerney (1 – 2, 34 saves / 41 shots) March 21 0 – 4 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6737/boxscore 2 2 No scoring 5:54 - Chris Wismer (1) No scoring 7:52 - Jason Doyle (4) No scoring 0:30 - Ryan Christie (3) 19:55 - en - Colin Beardsmore (1) Mike Gorman (2 – 2, 25 saves / 28 shots) Shawn Degagne (11 saves / 11 shots) Curtis Sanford (1 – 0, 32 saves / 32 shots) March 22 6 – 2 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6740/boxscore 1 2 0:55 - Ben Schust (3) 6:00 - pp - Allan Rourke (1) Mike Dombkiewicz (1) - 2:09 No scoring Larry Paleczny (2) - sh - 7:50 Mike Lankshear (1) - pp - 9:34 No scoring Mike Dombkiewicz (2) - pp - 0:47 Dan Snyder (1) - sh - 12:36 Larry Paleczny (3) - pp - 14:37 Mike Gorman (2 – 3, 25 saves / 29 shots) Shawn Degagne (9 saves / 11 shots) Curtis Sanford (2 – 0, 39 saves / 41 shots) March 24 3 – 4 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6738/boxscore 2 2 Vratislav Cech (2) - 0:29 Ryan Held (1) - 3:47 Serge Payer (3) - 10:44 7:44 - Dan Snyder (2) 11:20 - Wes Goldie (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring 2:40 - Jason Doyle (5) No scoring 1:11 - Kyle Flaxey (1) Simon Degagne (0 – 1, 47 saves / 51 shots) Curtis Sanford (3 – 0, 36 saves / 39 shots) Owen Sound wins series 4 – 2 West Division (1) London Knights vs. (4) Erie Otters London Knights Erie Otters London Ice House Erie Civic Center yes March 15 0 – 2 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6704/boxscore 1 1 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 12:01 - Chris Kelly (1) 19:54 - en - Tom Kostopoulos (1) No scoring Gene Chiarello (1 – 0, 34 saves / 34 shots) Steve Valiquette (0 – 1, 35 saves / 36 shots) March 18 5 – 4 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6718/boxscore 2 1 Mark Cadotte (1) - 8:05 No scoring Jay Legault (1) - 2:57 Mark Cadotte (2) - sh - 16:51 1:58 - pp - Steve Montador (1) Mark Cadotte (3) - pp - 1:50 3:53 - sh - Shane Nash (1) 8:47 - Michael Rupp (1) 12:33 - Vadim Sharapov (1) Tom Kostopoulos (2) - 2:56 No scoring Gene Chiarello (2 – 0, 50 saves / 54 shots) Steve Valiquette (0 – 2, 30 saves / 35 shots) March 20 1 – 2 2 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6721/boxscore 1 1 No scoring No scoring 9:55 - sh - Richard Pitirri (1) Shane Nash (2) - 0:13 No scoring No scoring 8:36 - Chris Kelly (2) No scoring Gene Chiarello (3 – 0, 48 saves / 49 shots) Steve Valiquette (0 – 3, 54 saves / 56 shots) March 21 0 – 7 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6719/boxscore 2 2 No scoring 6:02 - pp - Shane Nash (3) 6:27 - Jesse Black (1) No scoring 0:48 - Vadim Sharapov (2) 14:49 - sh - Shane Nash (4) No scoring 4:57 - Colin Pepperall (1) 15:02 - Tyler Rennette (1) 15:52 - pp - Michael Rupp (2) Gene Chiarello (3 – 1, 37 saves / 44 shots) Steve Valiquette (1 – 3, 17 saves / 17 shots) March 23 3 – 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6722/boxscore 1 2 No scoring Tyler Rennette (2) - 2:02 19:25 - Richard Pitirri (2) No scoring No scoring Colin Pepperall (2) - 1:23 Tyler Rennette (3) - 13:40 Gene Chiarello (3 – 2, 37 saves / 40 shots) Steve Valiquette (2 – 3, 48 saves / 49 shots) March 24 3 – 4 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6720/boxscore 2 2 Rico Fata (1) - 11:37 No scoring Tom Kostopoulos (3) - 4:58 10:45 - Tim Connolly (1) Maxim Spiridonov (1) - 11:16 3:21 - Arvid Rekis (1) 16:57 - Jason Baird (1) No scoring 16:06 - Michael Rupp (3) Gene Chiarello (3 – 3, 33 saves / 37 shots) Steve Valiquette (3 – 3, 33 saves / 36 shots) March 26 2 – 3 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6723/boxscore 1 1 No scoring Colin Pepperall (3) - 2:20 8:04 - pp - Evgeny Korolev (1) 19:26 - pp - Tom Kostopoulos (4) Colin Pepperall (4) - pp - 14:25 2:22 - Rico Fata (2) No scoring Gene Chiarello (4 – 3, 35 saves / 37 shots) Steve Valiquette (3 – 4, 36 saves / 39 shots) London wins series 4 – 3 (2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Sarnia Sting Plymouth Whalers Sarnia Sting Compuware Sports Arena Sarnia Arena yes March 14 1 – 3 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6701/boxscore 1 1 3:41 - pp - Sergei Fedotov (1) Chad Cavanagh (1) - 16:09 No scoring No scoring 5:07 - Harold Druken (1) 19:50 - en - David Legwand (1) No scoring Robert Esche (1 – 0, 28 saves / 29 shots) Patrick DesRochers (0 – 1, 29 saves / 31 shots) March 17 4 – 6 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6724/boxscore 2 2 David Legwand (2) - 12:57 11:34 - pp - Ryan VanBuskrik (1) David Legwand (3) - 0:37 Steve Wasylko (1) - pp - 2:42 8:17 - pp - Greg Willers (1) 15:22 - Jeff Heerema (1) Brian Passmore (1) - 10:08 1:24 - Ivan Novoseltsev (1) 13:09 - sh - Jon Sim (1) 19:19 - en - Andrew Proskurnicki (1) Robert Esche (1 – 1, 32 saves / 37 shots) Patrick DesRochers (1 – 1, 37 saves / 41 shots) March 19 1 – 7 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6727/boxscore 1 1 3:05 - pp - Yuri Babenko (1) 16:19 - pp - Harold Druken (2) No scoring 5:15 - Jesse Boulerice (1) 15:25 - pp - Yuri Babenko (2) 19:48 - pp - Andrew Taylor (1) No scoring 2:31 - David Legwand (4) 6:59 - pp - Harold Druken (3) Jeff Heerema (2) - 3:56 Robert Esche (2 – 1, 21 saves / 22 shots) Patrick DesRochers (1 – 2, 25 saves / 29 shots) Greg Hewitt (23 saves / 26 shots) March 21 7 – 2 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6725/boxscore 2 1 Eric Gooldy (1) - 2:36 Steve Wasylko (2) - sh - 5:19 Paul Mara (1) - pp - 16:55 13:18 - Michael Hanson (1) Harold Druken (4) - 5:11 Harold Druken (5) - 6:13 6:51 - Jeff Heerema (3) Steve Wasylko (3) - 1:40 Andrew Taylor (2) - pp - 14:24 No scoring Robert Esche (3 – 1, 39 saves / 41 shots) Patrick DesRochers (1 – 3, 4 saves / 6 shots) Greg Hewitt (45 saves / 50 shots) March 22 2 – 3 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6725/boxscore 1 1 No scoring No scoring 10:14 - pp - Sergei Fedotov (2) Greg Willers (2) - pp - 4:35 11:26 - Troy Smith (1) Jeff Heerema (4) - 13:25 0:30 - Randy Fitzgerald (1) No scoring Robert Esche (4 – 1, 37 saves / 39 shots) Greg Hewitt (0 – 1, 35 saves / 38 shots) Plymouth wins series 4 – 1 OHL quarter-finals (C1) Guelph Storm vs. (C5) Sudbury Wolves Guelph Storm Sudbury Wolves Guelph Memorial Gardens Sudbury Community Arena yes March 27 3 – 6 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6742/boxscore 1 1 3:54 - Brian Willsie (1) 10:48 - Jason Jackman (1) 18:59 - Matt Lahey (1) Jeremy Adduono (3) - sh - 14:01 0:41 - Andrew Long (1) Jeremy Adduono (4) - pp - 11:55 Konstantin Kalmikov (6) - 18:08 1:14 - Nick Bootland (1) 10:49 - pp - Andrew Long (2) No scoring Chris Madden (30 saves / 33 shots) Kory Cooper (47 saves / 53 shots) March 31 4 – 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6746/boxscore 2 1 Jason Jackman (2) - pp - 16:07 6:47 - pp - Glenn Crawford (4) Nick Bootland (2) - 5:06 Kent McDonell (1) - 5:19 Kent McDonell (2) - 10:08 No scoring No scoring No scoring Chris Madden (29 saves / 30 shots) Kory Cooper (36 saves / 40 shots) April 2 1 – 8 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6743/boxscore 1 1 3:42 - Manny Malhotra (1) 5:24 - pp - Brian Willsie (2) 11:27 - pp - Nick Bootland (3) No scoring 11:33 - Nick Bootland (4) 14:57 - Kent McDonell (3) No scoring 9:02 - pp - Kevin Mitchell (1) 10:32 - pp - Jason Jackman (3) 14:02 - pp - Bob Crummer (1) Konstantin Kalmikov (7) - pp - 3:46 Chris Madden (27 saves / 28 shots) Kory Cooper (11 saves / 14 shots) Andrew Raycroft (28 saves / 33 shots) April 3 4 – 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6747/boxscore 2 1 Manny Malhotra (2) - 7:07 Manny Malhotra (3) - 14:02 14:56 - Jeremy Adduono (5) No scoring No scoring Manny Malhotra (4) - 0:35 Brian Willsie (3) - 13:24 No scoring Chris Madden (34 saves / 35 shots) Kory Cooper (8 saves / 9 shots) Andrew Raycroft (19 saves / 22 shots) Guelph wins series 4 – 0 (E1) Ottawa 67's vs. (C4) Owen Sound Platers Ottawa 67's Owen Sound Platers Ottawa Civic Centre Bayshore Community Centre yes March 28 4 – 5 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6749/boxscore 2 2 No scoring 5:43 - Wes Goldie (3) 18:09 - Adam Mair (3) Troy Stonier (1) - 13:20 Matt Zultek (1) - 19:45 11:51 - Colin Beardsmore (2) 13:57 - Jason Doyle (6) 18:03 - Jason Doyle (7) David Bell (1) - 12:40 Mark Bell (1) - 19:19 No scoring Craig Hillier (35 saves / 40 shots) Seamus Kotyk (4 saves / 4 shots) Curtis Sanford (42 saves / 46 shots) March 31 2 – 4 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6752/boxscore 1 1 No scoring Adam Campbell (1) - 12:03 13:41 - pp - Troy Stonier (2) 14:22 - Dan Tessier (1) 16:52 - pp - Mark Bell (2) Adam Campbell (2) - 17:22 14:55 - David Bell (2) No scoring Craig Hillier (17 saves / 19 shots) Curtis Sanford (34 saves / 38 shots) April 2 4 – 2 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6750/boxscore 2 1 Dan Tessier (2) - 9:22 No scoring Joe Talbot (1) - 0:31 Dan Tessier (3) - 10:59 1:34 - Adam Mair (4) 9:51 - Adam Mair (5) Dan Tudin (1) - 8:47 No scoring Craig Hillier (32 saves / 34 shots) Curtis Sanford (44 saves / 48 shots) April 3 3 – 7 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6753/boxscore 1 1 0:20 - Troy Stonier (3) 1:52 - Dan Tudin (2) Adam Campbell (3) - 19:06 4:46 - pp - Jonathan Zion (1) Colin Beardsmore (3) - pp - 15:33 3:47 - Ben Gustavson (1) 6:41 - Ben Gustavson (2) 9:34 - Mark Bell (3) 17:41 - Ben Gustavson (3) Adam Mair (6) - 5:31 Craig Hillier (30 saves / 33 shots) Curtis Sanford (39 saves / 46 shots) April 5 2 – 8 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6754/boxscore 1 1 6:05 - pp - Mark Bell (4) 7:47 - David Bell (3) 12:54 - sh - Ben Gustavson (4) 15:00 - pp - Ben Gustavson (5) Joel Ward (1) - 0:38 10:55 - Troy Stonier (4) 14:08 - pp - David Bell (4) 18:59 - Mark Bell (5) Adam Campbell (4) - 15:23 10:36 - Dan Tessier (4) No scoring Craig Hillier (18 saves / 20 shots) Curtis Sanford (12 saves / 16 shots) Eoin McInerney (26 saves / 30 shots) Ottawa wins series 4 – 1 (W1) London Knights vs. (E3) Kingston Frontenacs London Knights Kingston Frontenacs London Ice House Kingston Memorial Centre yes March 29 1 – 4 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6756/boxscore 1 1 1:58 - Richard Pitirri (3) 13:48 - Mark Cadotte (4) Chris Allen (2) - pp - 6:16 No scoring No scoring 14:37 - Chris Kelly (3) - 14:37 19:40 - en - Evgeny Korolev (2) No scoring Gene Chiarello (5 – 3, 35 saves / 36 shots) Curtis Cruickshank (4 – 4, 37 saves / 40 shots) March 31 6 – 9 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6760/boxscore 2 2 Rico Fata (3) - pp - 7:35 11:10 - pp - Chris Allen (3) 15:07 - Matt Cooke (5) Mark Cadotte (5) - sh - 0:30 Joel Scherban (1) - pp - 4:52 3:01 - Jonathan Schill (1) 5:35 - Mike Oliveira (5) 8:30 - pp - Matt Bradley (2) 14:34 - pp - Matt Cooke (6) 15:25 - Matt Bradley (3) Tom Kostopoulos (5) - 0:21 Mark Cadotte (6) - 13:47 Jeff Brown (1) - 17:09 9:58 - Rob Mailloux (2) 12:54 - Chris Allen (4) Gene Chiarello (21 saves / 26 shots) Elliott Faust (0 – 1, 17 saves/ 21 shots) Curtis Cruickshank (5 – 4, 32 saves / 38 shots) April 2 5 – 8 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6757/boxscore 1 1 1:56 - Joel Scherban (2) 2:50 - Mark Cadotte (7) 3:11 - Rico Fata (4) 6:29 - Maxim Spiridonov (2) 9:14 - Krys Barch (1) 15:56 - Tom Kostopoulos (6) No scoring 10:41 - pp - Mark Cadotte (8) Colin Chaulk (4) - pp - 12:06 Rob Mailloux (3) - pp - 16:14 9:47 - Mike Mazzuca (1) Mike Oliveira (6) - 10:16 Matt Cooke (7) - 16:09 Jan Bulis (8) - 17:46 Gene Chiarello (6 – 3, 38 saves / 43 shots) Curtis Cruickshank (6 saves / 9 shots) Nick Foley (0 – 1, 29 saves / 34 shots) April 4 4 – 3 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6761/boxscore 2 1 Mark Cadotte (9) - sh - 16:57 Rico Fata (5) - 19:03 No scoring No scoring 3:37 - pp - Matt Cooke (8) 7:53 - Matt Price (2) 16:53 - sh - Matt Price (3) Mark Cadotte (10) - pp - 0:42 No scoring Krys Barch (2) - 9:10 No scoring Gene Chiarello (7 – 3, 43 saves / 46 shots) Curtis Cruickshank (5 – 5, 39 saves / 43 shots) April 6 2 – 5 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6758/boxscore 1 1 14:34 - Rico Fata (6) Rob Mailloux (4) - pp - 12:12 10:42 - Krys Barch (3) 12:01 - Rico Fata (7) Matt Elich (2) - 8:57 10:24 - Rico Fata (8) 18:45 - en - Mark Cadotte (11) No scoring Gene Chiarello (8 – 3, 37 saves / 39 shots) Curtis Cruickshank (5 – 6, 35 saves / 39 shots) London wins series 4 – 1 (E2) Belleville Bulls vs. (W2) Plymouth Whalers Belleville Bulls Plymouth Whalers Yardmen Arena Compuware Sports Arena yes March 28 5 – 6 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6763/boxscore 2 2 Ryan Ready (5) - 0:26 Jonathan Cheechoo (2) - pp - 11:07 Joel Trottier (2) - 13:48 15:04 - pp - Andrew Taylor (3) 18:56 - pp - Andrew Taylor (4) 19:55 - Andrew Taylor (5) Jim Midgley (3) - 3:51 Joel Trottier (3) - 4:18 3:09 - pp - Julian Smith (1) 9:37 - Randy Fitzgerald (2) 19:32 - Randy Fitzgerald (3) No scoring No scoring Shawn Gallant (4 – 1, 36 saves / 42 shots) Robert Esche (5 – 1, 37 saves / 42 shots) March 31 3 – 2 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6766/boxscore 1 2 2:03 - Jim Midgley (4) Paul Mara (2) - pp - 11:16 No scoring Jesse Boulerice (2) - 8:54 10:37 - Daniel Cleary (5) Randy Fitzgerald (4) - 2:05 Shawn Gallant (4 – 2, 35 saves / 38 shots) Robert Esche (6 – 1, 42 saves / 44 shots) April 1 4 – 3 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6767/boxscore 1 2 16:34 - Joel Trottier (4) Harold Druken (6) - pp - 9:25 11:45 - Jonathan Cheechoo (3) No scoring 10:56 - Derek Campbell (2) Andrew Taylor (6) - pp - 3:29 Andrew Taylor (7) - 19:51 No scoring Julian Smith (2) - 1:46 Shawn Gallant (4 – 3, 27 saves / 31 shots) Robert Esche (7 – 1, 45 saves / 48 shots) April 3 3 – 2 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6764/boxscore 2 1 Joel Dezainde (3) - 6:40 19:30 - Harold Druken (7) Andrei Shurupov (2) - 2:18 Daniel Cleary (6) - 14:37 No scoring No scoring 2:15 - Harold Druken (8) Shawn Gallant (5 – 3, 28 saves / 30 shots) Robert Esche (7 – 2, 39 saves / 42 shots) April 5 3 – 4 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6768/boxscore 1 1 No scoring Nikos Tselios (1) - pp - 4:58 13:02 - pp - Jonathan Cheechoo (4) David Legwand (5) - pp - 16:40 0:35 - pp - Justin Papineau (4) 12:41 - pp - Chris Stanley (3) 14:22 - Kevin Baker (4) Paul Mara (3) - 5:35 Shawn Gallant (6 – 3, 36 saves / 39 shots) Robert Esche (7 – 3, 43 saves / 47 shots) April 7 2 – 6 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6765/boxscore 2 2 Justin Papineau (5) - pp - 17:06 9:18 - David Legwand (6) No scoring 8:28 - Sergei Fedotov (3) 12:07 - pp - Randy Fitzgerald (5) Joel Trottier (5) - 5:23 5:47 - David Legwand (7) 13:46 - Randy Fitzgerald (6) 19:18 - Kristopher Purdy (1) Shawn Gallant (6 – 4, 34 saves / 40 shots) Robert Esche (8 – 3, 34 saves / 36 shots) Plymouth wins series 4 – 2 OHL semi-finals (C1) Guelph Storm vs. (W2) Plymouth Whalers Guelph Storm Plymouth Whalers Guelph Memorial Gardens Compuware Sports Arena yes April 10 1 – 2 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6770/boxscore 1 1 No scoring No scoring 7:56 - Brian Willsie (4) Yuri Babenko (3) - pp - 11:05 11:19 - Eric Beaudoin (1) No scoring Chris Madden (5 – 0, 39 saves / 40 shots) Robert Esche (8 – 4, 38 saves / 40 shots) April 13 5 – 1 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6774/boxscore 2 1 Nick Bootland (5) - 1:21 No scoring Matt Lahey (2) - pp - 11:41 Eric Beaudoin (2) - 16:11 No scoring Kent McDonell (4) - 4:40 Chris Hajt (1) - pp - 10:29 1:28 - Julian Smith (3) Chris Madden (6 – 0, 18 saves / 19 shots) Robert Esche (8 – 5, 31 saves / 36 shots) April 16 1 – 5 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6771/boxscore 1 1 2:57 - Brian Willsie (5) 12:33 - Nick Bootland (6) 18:00 - Jason Jackman (4) No scoring No scoring David Legwand (8) - 6:11 2:44 - Andrew Long (3) 7:24 - Matt Lahey (3) No scoring Chris Madden (7 – 0, 17 saves / 18 shots) Robert Esche (8 – 6, 34 saves / 39 shots) Robert Holsinger (5 saves / 5 shots) April 17 5 – 2 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6775/boxscore 2 1 Jason Jackman (5) - pp - 8:00 Brian Willsie (6) - pp - 10:12 No scoring Nick Bootland (7) - 14:42 No scoring Brian Willsie (7) - 2:38 Manny Malhotra (5) - sh - 10:48 0:20 - Harold Druken (9) 14:05 - Brian Passmore (2) Chris Madden (8 – 0, 27 saves / 29 shots) Robert Esche (8 – 7, 21 saves / 24 shots) Robert Holsinger (7 saves / 9 shots) Guelph wins series 4 – 0 (E1) Ottawa 67's vs. (W1) London Knights Ottawa 67's London Knights Ottawa Civic Centre London Ice House yes April 10 0 – 3 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6777/boxscore 1 1 3:47 - pp - Troy Stonier (5) No scoring 9:12 - Jonathan Zion (2) No scoring 5:07 - sh - Dan Tessier (5) No scoring Craig Hillier (5 – 1, 24 saves / 24 shots) Gene Chiarello (8 – 4, 29 saves / 32 shots) April 11 2 – 3 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6778/boxscore 1 1 1:17 - Dan Tudin (3) 9:30 - pp - Justin Davis (1) No scoring No scoring Rico Fata (9) - 5:21 3:37 - Troy Stonier (6) Maxim Spiridonov (3) - 7:07 Craig Hillier (7 saves / 8 shots) Seamus Kotyk (1 – 0, 20 saves / 21 shots) Gene Chiarello (8 – 5, 39 saves / 42 shots) April 14 4 – 2 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6781/boxscore 2 1 Dan Tudin (4) - pp - 2:57 Justin Davis (2) - 17:37 No scoring Brian Campbell (1) - pp - 0:38 Justin Davis (3) - 16:18 0:18 - sh - Mark Cadotte (12) 11:36 - Krys Barch (4) No scoring No scoring Seamus Kotyk (2 – 0, 36 saves / 38 shots) Gene Chiarello (8 – 6, 41 saves / 45 shots) April 16 5 – 2 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6782/boxscore 2 1 No scoring 18:51 - pp - Chris Kelly (4) Jonathan Zion (3) - pp - 5:51 Matt Zultek (2) - pp - 10:08 Ben Gustavson (6) - pp - 11:02 No scoring Justin Davis (4) - pp - 6:37 Dan Tessier (6) - pp - 11:26 2:36 - pp - Richard Pitirri (4) Craig Hillier (6 – 1, 27 saves / 29 shots) Gene Chiarello (8 – 7, 48 saves / 53 shots) Ottawa wins series 4 – 0 OHL finals (C1) Guelph Storm vs. (E1) Ottawa 67's Guelph Storm Ottawa 67's Guelph Memorial Gardens Ottawa Civic Centre yes April 22 2 – 5 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6784/boxscore 1 1 5:03 - Matt Lahey (4) 10:05 - Manny Malhotra (6) 11:33 - Kent McDonell (5) No scoring 17:01 - Matt Lahey (5) No scoring 8:26 - Mike Vellinga (1) Matt Zultek (3) - 6:28 Matt Zultek (4) - pp - 12:00 Chris Madden (9 – 0, 33 saves / 35 shots) Craig Hillier (6 – 2, 15 saves / 18 shots) Seamus Kotyk (21 saves / 23 shots) April 24 3 – 2 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6788/boxscore 2 1 Brian Willsie (8) - 5:40 Kent McDonell (6) - 7:13 13:58 - Justin Davis (5) No scoring 8:44 - Matt Zultek (5) Manny Malhotra (7) - pp - 16:54 No scoring Chris Madden (10 – 0, 30 saves / 32 shots) Seamus Kotyk (2 – 1, 26 saves / 29 shots) April 25 1 – 8 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6789/boxscore 2 2 No scoring 3:12 - Ben Gustavson (7) 15:20 - Joe Talbot (2) No scoring 0:45 - pp - Troy Stonier (7) 8:37 - Stephen Lafleur (1) 9:08 - Ben Gustavson (8) Eric Beaudoin (3) - pp - 15:44 2:33 - Matt Zultek (6) 7:35 - Mark Bell (6) 16:20 - Joe Talbot (3) Chris Madden (10 – 1, 19 saves / 23 shots) Chris Thompson (21 saves / 25 shots) Seamus Kotyk (3 – 1, 28 saves / 29 shots) April 27 1 – 2 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6785/boxscore 1 1 No scoring Lance Galbraith (1) - 3:01 No scoring No scoring 9:43 - Kent McDonell (7) 17:50 - Brian Willsie (9) No scoring Chris Madden (11 – 1, 25 saves / 26 shots) Seamus Kotyk (3 – 2, 22 saves / 24 shots) April 29 3 – 4 ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/6786/boxscore 1 1 11:43 - Manny Malhotra (8) Dan Tessier (7) - 17:24 18:46 - Jason Jackman (6) No scoring 1:37 - Eric Beaudoin (4) 17:04 - Brian Willsie (10) Ben Gustavson (9) - 5:08 Joe Talbot (4) - 14:15 Chris Madden (12 – 1, 25 saves / 28 shots) Seamus Kotyk (3 – 3, 27 saves / 31 shots) Guelph wins series 4 – 1 Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes https://ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/players/5 Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League Player Team GP G A Pts PIMDaniel ClearyBelleville Bulls 10 6 17 23 10Harold DrukenPlymouth Whalers 15 9 11 20 4David LegwandPlymouth Whalers 15 8 12 30 24Mark CadotteLondon Knights 16 12 7 19 15Dan TessierOttawa 67's 14 7 12 19 12Mike OlivieraKingston Frontenacs 12 6 13 19 8Jan BulisKingston Frontenacs 12 8 10 18 12Matt ZultekOttawa 67's 14 6 12 18 20Troy StonierOttawa 67's 14 7 10 17 8Paul MaraPlymouth Whalers 15 3 14 17 30 Playoff 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 https://ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/goalies/5 Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAAChris MaddenGuelph Storm 13 749 12 1 23 0 0.939 1.84Steve ValiquetteErie Otters 7 468 3 4 15 1 0.944 1.92Seamus KotykOttawa 67's 8 392 3 3 15 0 0.925 2.29Craig HillierOttawa 67's 9 448 6 2 20 1 0.911 2.68Shawn GallantBelleville Bulls 10 602 6 4 29 2 0.911 2.89 All-Star teams First team David Legwand, Centre, Plymouth Whalers Rob Mailloux, Left Wing, Kingston Frontenacs Brian Willsie, Right Wing, Guelph Storm Chris Allen, Defence, Kingston Frontenacs Sean Blanchard, Defence, Ottawa 67's Bujar Amidovski, Goaltender, Toronto St. Michael's Majors Gary Agnew, Coach, London Knights Second team Jon Sim, Centre, Sarnia Sting Colin Pepperall, Left Wing, Erie Otters Maxim Spiridonov, Right Wing, London Knights Ric Jackman, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Chris Hajt, Defence, Guelph Storm Robert Esche, Goaltender, Plymouth Whalers George Burnett, Coach, Guelph Storm Third team Peter Sarno, Centre, Windsor Spitfires Jeremy Adduono, Left Wing, Sudbury Wolves Matt Bradley, Right Wing, Kingston Frontenacs Jeff Brown, Defence, London Knights Brian Campbell, Defence, Ottawa 67's Tyrone Garner, Goaltender, Oshawa Generals Lou Crawford, Coach, Belleville Bulls Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: Guelph StormHamilton Spectator Trophy: Guelph StormLeyden Trophy: Ottawa 67'sEmms Trophy: Guelph StormBumbacco Trophy: London KnightsRed Tilson Trophy: David Legwand, Plymouth WhalersEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Peter Sarno, Windsor Spitfires Matt Leyden Trophy: Gary Agnew, London KnightsJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Maxim Spiridonov, London KnightsMax Kaminsky Trophy: Chris Allen, Kingston FrontenacsOHL Goaltender of the Year: Bujar Amidovski, Toronto St. Michael's MajorsJack Ferguson Award: Jay Harrison, Brampton BattalionDave Pinkney Trophy: Craig Hillier and Seamus Kotyk, Ottawa 67's OHL Executive of the Year: Paul McIntosh, London KnightsEmms Family Award: David Legwand, Plymouth WhalersF.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: Seamus Kotyk, Ottawa 67'sOHL Humanitarian of the Year: Jason Metcalfe, London KnightsWilliam Hanley Trophy: Matt Bradley, Kingston Frontenacs Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Bujar Amidovski, Toronto St. Michael's MajorsBobby Smith Trophy: Manny Malhotra, Guelph Storm 1998 OHL Priority Selection On June 6, 1998, the OHL conducted the 1998 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection at the Barrie Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario. The Brampton Battalion held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Jay Harrison from the Oshawa Legionaires. Harrison was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft. The 1998 draft was the first draft for the newest OHL expansion teams, the Brampton Battalion and Mississauga IceDogs, who would begin to play during the 1998-99 season. Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 1998 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.https://ontariohockeyleague.com/draft/1998 Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League # Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 1 Jay Harrison (D) Canada Canada Brampton Battalion Whitby, Ontario Oshawa Legionaires 2 Lou Dickenson (LW) Canada Canada Mississauga IceDogs Orleans, Ontario Ottawa South Canadians 3 Chris Eade (D) Canada Canada North Bay Centennials Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Legionaires 4 Mark Popovic (D) Canada Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors Stoney Creek, Ontario Mississauga Chargers 5 Dan Growden (D) Canada Canada Windsor Spitfires Bridgenorth, Ontario Peterborough Petes Bantam 6 Derek Fox (D) Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Thunder Bay, Ontario Quinte Hawks 7 Aaron Molnar (G) Canada Canada Peterborough Petes Dorchester, Ontario St. Thomas Stars 8 Corey Sabourin (D) Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves Orleans, Ontario Cumberland Grads 9 Chris Minard (C) Canada Canada Owen Sound Platers Owen Sound, Ontario Owen Sound Greys 10 Jonah Leroux (LW) Canada Canada Oshawa Generals Williamstown, Ontario Char-Lan Rebels 11 Mike Wehrestedt (RW) Canada Canada Kitchener Rangers Thunder Bay, Ontario Thunder Bay Kings 12 Brad Boyes (RW) Canada Canada Erie Otters Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Rebels 13 Brett Clouthier (RW) Canada Canada Kingston Frontenacs Arnprior, Ontario Kanata Lasers 14 Ryan Hare (C) Canada Canada Sarnia Sting Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia Legionnaires 15 Kristopher Vernarsky (C) United States United States Plymouth Whalers Warren, Michigan USA U18 16 Darryl Bootland (RW) Canada Canada Barrie Colts Schomberg, Ontario Orangeville Crushers 17 Bobby Turner (D) Canada Canada London Knights Stoney Creek, Ontario Quinte Hawks 18 Kris Newbury (C) Canada Canada Belleville Bulls Brampton, Ontario Brampton Capitals 19 Luke Sellars (D) Canada Canada Ottawa 67's Pickering, Ontario Wexford Raiders 20 Matthew Rock (D) Canada Canada Guelph Storm Fergus, Ontario Elmira Sugar Kings See also List of OHA Junior A standings List of OHL seasons 1998 Memorial Cup 1998 NHL entry draft 1997 in sports 1998 in sports References HockeyDB 1996–97 OHL season 1998–99 OHL season OHL seasons Category:Ontario Hockey League seasons OHL