1998–99 OPJHL season

November 2022 November 2022 1998–99 OPJHL season #007AC2 #FFFFFF Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Hockey Regular season 1998-09 – 1999-02 Playoffs 1999-02 – 1999-04 Bramalea Blues 37 OPJHL 1997–98 1999–2000 The 1998–99 OPJHL season is the sixth season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-seven teams of the Central, East, and West divisions competed in a 51-game schedule. The top eight of each division made the Buckland Cup playoffs. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Bramalea Blues, won the 1999 Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions, but failed to win the 1999 Royal Bank Cup.http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/league/cups/national_champions.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100106173702/http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/league/cups/national_champions.html 2010-01-06 Shaw Communications Changes OPJHL absorbed folded Metro Junior A Hockey League. League realigned from four to three divisions. New teams due to merger: Auburn Jr. Crunch (Syracuse Jr. Crunch), Bancroft Hawks (Quinte Hawks), Buffalo Lightning (Niagara Scenic), Caledon Canadians, Durham Huskies, Huntsville Wildcats, Markham Waxers, North York Rangers, Oshawa Legionaires, Pickering Panthers, Port Hope Buzzards, Shelburne Wolves, Thornhill Rattlers, Wellington Dukes, and Wexford Raiders. 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 Central DivisionCollingwood Blues 51 41 8 1 1 309 126 84Couchiching Terriers 51 37 10 4 0 299 193 78Newmarket Hurricanes 51 36 11 4 0 256 144 76Aurora Tigers 51 31 12 6 2 216 155 70Markham Waxers 51 29 16 4 2 249 195 64Wexford Raiders 51 21 20 8 2 211 206 52Thornhill Rattlers 51 23 24 3 1 230 213 50Stouffville Spirit 51 23 27 0 1 215 234 47North York Rangers 51 15 30 4 2 165 225 36Shelburne Wolves 51 10 35 4 2 171 314 26Durham Huskies 51 9 35 3 4 156 292 25Huntsville Wildcats 51 9 37 4 1 142 323 23East Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA PPickering Panthers 51 37 14 0 0 249 162 74Trenton Sting 51 33 13 3 2 265 184 71Lindsay Muskies 51 32 13 4 2 222 153 70Kingston Voyageurs 51 29 15 5 2 211 179 65Oshawa Legionaires 51 26 20 3 2 221 214 57Auburn Jr. Crunch 51 27 22 2 0 232 195 56Wellington Dukes 51 23 23 3 2 205 223 51Cobourg Cougars 51 20 20 9 2 213 178 51Bowmanville Eagles 51 18 23 6 4 188 206 46Ajax Axemen 51 17 27 6 1 153 233 41Port Hope Buzzards 51 16 27 6 2 193 266 40Peterborough Bees 51 15 26 7 3 169 214 40Bancroft Hawks 51 12 37 1 1 124 224 26West Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA PMilton Merchants 51 43 4 3 1 308 138 90Bramalea Blues 51 38 6 7 0 296 158 83Brampton Capitals 51 35 10 6 0 293 185 76Burlington Cougars 51 29 19 2 1 256 203 61Georgetown Raiders 51 27 18 4 2 264 239 60Streetsville Derbys 51 27 20 3 1 259 245 58Oakville Blades 51 22 23 4 2 216 216 50Hamilton Kiltys 51 19 26 6 0 191 231 44Caledon Canadians 51 16 30 2 3 203 271 37Buffalo Lightning 51 11 34 4 2 148 249 28Vaughan Vipers 51 9 38 2 2 198 346 22Mississauga Chargers 51 6 41 3 1 161 321 16 1998-99 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs the Central Canada Championship Dudley Hewitt Cup the national championship 1999 Royal Bank Cup Division Quarter-final Collingwood Blues defeated Stouffville Spirit 3-games-to-none Couchiching Terriers defeated Thornhill Rattlers 3-games-to-2 Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Wexford Raiders 3-games-to-1 Aurora Tigers defeated Markham Waxers 3-games-to-1 Pickering Panthers defeated Cobourg Cougars 3-games-to-none Trenton Sting defeated Wellington Dukes 3-games-to-none Lindsay Muskies defeated Auburn Jr. Crunch 3-games-to-none Oshawa Legionaires defeated Kingston Voyageurs 3-games-to-1 Milton Merchants defeated Hamilton Kiltys 3-games-to-none Bramalea Blues defeated Oakville Blades 3-games-to-none Streetsville Derbys defeated Brampton Capitals 3-games-to-2 Georgetown Raiders defeated Burlington Cougars 3-games-to-1 Division Semi-final Collingwood Blues defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-1 Couchiching Terriers defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-games-to-1 Pickering Panthers defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-2 Lindsay Muskies defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-2 Milton Merchants defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-1 Bramalea Blues defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none Division Final Collingwood Blues defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-3 Bramalea Blues defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-2 Pickering Panthers defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-none Semi-final Milton Merchants* defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-2 Bramalea Blues defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-none (*) denotes that the Merchants were welcomed back into the playoffs for another round despite losing due to their superior playoff winning percentage over Couchiching and Lindsay. Final Bramalea Blues defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-2 Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship Best-of-7 series Bramalea Blues defeated Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) 4-games-to-none Bramalea - Rayside-Balfour Bramalea 2 - Rayside-Balfour 1 Bramalea 3 - Rayside-Balfour 2 Bramalea 3 - Rayside-Balfour 2 1999 Royal Bank Cup Championship The 1999 Royal Bank Cup was hosted by the Yorkton Terriers of Yorkton, Saskatchewan. The Bramalea Blues were defeated in the semi-final. Round Robin Bramalea Blues defeated Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 4-2 Bramalea Blues defeated Estevan Bruins (SJHL) 4-3 Bramalea Blues defeated Yorkton Terriers (SJHL) 5-1 Charlottetown Abbies (MJAHL) defeated Bramalea Blues 5-1 Semi-final Vernon Vipers (BCHL) defeated Bramalea Blues 3-2 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A PtsStace Page Georgetown Raiders 50 54 69 123Shawn Baltzer Newmarket Hurricanes 51 42 80 122Jason Bullock Couchiching Terriers 47 33 83 116Ed McGrane Milton/Hamilton 49 47 68 115Kyle Amyotte Bramalea Blues 50 43 72 115Geoff Schomogyi Milton Merchants 50 43 62 105Andy Rozak Streetsville Derbys 51 33 71 104Donald Patrick Auburn Jr. Crunch 51 44 60 104Mike Cammalleri Bramalea Blues 41 31 72 103Kevin O'Flaherty Milton Merchants 50 32 71 103 See also 1999 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 1998 in ice hockey 1999 in ice hockey References External links Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League 1997–98 OPJHL season 1999–2000 OPJHL season OJHL seasons Category:Ontario Junior Hockey League seasons OPJHL