2008–09 OHL season
The 2008–09 OHL season was the 29th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on September 17, 2008 and concluded on March 15, 2009. The OHL inaugurated the Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy following his death in the previous season. The Windsor Spitfires played their last game at Windsor Arena on December 4, defeating the Guelph Storm, 2–1. The Spitfires played their first game at the WFCU Centre on December 11 against the Belleville Bulls, losing the game 4–0. The playoffs began on March 18, 2009, and ended on May 8, 2009 with the Windsor Spitfires winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup, and a berth in the 2009 Memorial Cup which was held in Rimouski, Quebec. Windsor went on to win the Memorial Cup.
2008–09 OHL season | |
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League | Ontario Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | Preseason Aug. 29, 2008 – Sept. 14, 2008 Regular season Sept. 17, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009 Playoffs Mar. 18, 2009 – May 8, 2009 |
Number of teams | 20 |
TV partner(s) | Rogers TV, TVCogeco |
Finals champions | Windsor Spitfires |
2008–09 CHL season | |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | OHL Sept. 17, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009 QMJHL Sept. 11, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009 WHL Sept. 18, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009 |
Number of teams | 60 |
TV partner(s) | RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV |
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 | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA |
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1 | z-Belleville Bulls | East | 68 | 47 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 98 | 258 | 176 |
2 | y-Brampton Battalion | Central | 68 | 47 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 264 | 184 |
3 | x-Ottawa 67's | East | 68 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 87 | 272 | 231 |
4 | x-Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | Central | 68 | 39 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 229 | 208 |
5 | x-Barrie Colts | Central | 68 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 214 | 207 |
6 | x-Niagara IceDogs | Central | 68 | 26 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 213 | 264 |
7 | x-Peterborough Petes | East | 68 | 28 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 210 | 266 |
8 | x-Sudbury Wolves | Central | 68 | 26 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 227 | 282 |
9 | Oshawa Generals | East | 68 | 25 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 213 | 283 |
10 | Kingston Frontenacs | East | 68 | 18 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 200 | 278 |
Western conference
Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA |
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1 | z-Windsor Spitfires | West | 68 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 311 | 171 |
2 | y-London Knights | Midwest | 68 | 49 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 287 | 194 |
3 | x-Saginaw Spirit | West | 68 | 36 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 80 | 235 | 219 |
4 | x-Plymouth Whalers | West | 68 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 253 | 244 |
5 | x-Sarnia Sting | West | 68 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 216 | 210 |
6 | x-Guelph Storm | Midwest | 68 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 226 | 209 |
7 | x-Erie Otters | Midwest | 68 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 73 | 233 | 239 |
8 | x-Owen Sound Attack | Midwest | 68 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 226 | 258 |
9 | Kitchener Rangers | Midwest | 68 | 26 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 208 | 254 |
10 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | West | 68 | 19 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 172 | 290 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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John Tavares | Oshawa/London | 56 | 58 | 46 | 104 | 54 |
Chris Terry | Plymouth Whalers | 53 | 39 | 55 | 94 | 75 |
Justin DiBenedetto | Sarnia Sting | 62 | 45 | 48 | 93 | 85 |
Cody Hodgson | Brampton Battalion | 53 | 43 | 49 | 92 | 33 |
Matt Caria | Sault Ste. Marie/Plymouth | 67 | 34 | 58 | 92 | 91 |
Taylor Hall | Windsor Spitfires | 63 | 38 | 52 | 90 | 60 |
Ryan Ellis | Windsor Spitfires | 57 | 22 | 67 | 89 | 57 |
Eric Tangradi | Belleville Bulls | 55 | 38 | 50 | 88 | 61 |
Logan Couture | Ottawa 67's | 62 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 46 |
Chris MacKinnon | London/Kitchener | 67 | 26 | 59 | 85 | 56 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SL | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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Mike Murphy | Belleville Bulls | 54 | 3169 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 110 | 5 | 0.941 | 2.08 |
Thomas McCollum | Guelph/Brampton | 54 | 3192 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 7 | 0.927 | 2.11 |
Andrew Engelage | Windsor Spitfires | 54 | 3086 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 5 | 0.914 | 2.35 |
Trevor Cann | Peterborough/London | 52 | 3027 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 6 | 0.919 | 2.62 |
Dan Spence | Sarnia Sting | 54 | 3151 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 146 | 2 | 0.914 | 2.78 |
Playoffs
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6 | Niagara | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Ottawa | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Niagara | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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2 | Brampton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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7 | Peterborough | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Brampton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Mississauga | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Mississauga | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Barrie | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Brampton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Windsor | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Windsor | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Owen Sound | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | Plymouth | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Plymouth | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Sarnia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Windsor | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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2 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Erie | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Saginaw | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Saginaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Guelph | 0 |
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Conference finals
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J. Ross Robertson Cup
Windsor vs. Brampton | |||
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Date | Away | Home | |
April 29 | Brampton 1 | 10 Windsor | |
May 1 | Windsor 5 | 3 Brampton | |
May 4 | Brampton 4 | 2 Windsor | |
May 6 | Windsor 4 | 1 Brampton | |
May 8 | Brampton 1 | 2 Windsor (OT) | |
Windsor wins series 4-1 |
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster
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Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Taylor Hall | Windsor Spitfires | 15 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 10 |
Cody Hodgson | Brampton Battalion | 16 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 12 |
Ryan Ellis | Windsor Spitfires | 15 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 14 |
Dale Mitchell | Windsor Spitfires | 15 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 14 |
Evgeny Grachev | Brampton Battalion | 16 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 4 |
Andrei Loktionov | Windsor Spitfires | 15 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2 |
Matt Duchene | Brampton Battalion | 16 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 12 |
John Carlson | London Knights | 14 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 16 |
John Tavares | London Knights | 14 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8 |
Nazem Kadri | London Knights | 14 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 22 |
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
Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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J. P. Anderson | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | 11 | 697 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0.928 | 2.50 |
Thomas McCollum | Brampton Battalion | 16 | 1007 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 0.899 | 2.62 |
Andrew Loverock | Sudbury Wolves | 6 | 360 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0.929 | 2.67 |
Mike Murphy | Belleville Bulls | 17 | 1007 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 0.912 | 2.68 |
Trevor Cann | London Knights | 13 | 805 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0.912 | 2.83 |
All-Star teams
First team
- Cody Hodgson, Centre, Brampton Battalion
- Taylor Hall, Left Wing, Windsor Spitfires
- Bryan Cameron, Right Wing, Belleville Bulls
- Ryan Ellis, Defence, Windsor Spitfires
- P. K. Subban, Defence, Belleville Bulls
- Mike Murphy, Goaltender, Belleville Bulls
- Bob Boughner, Coach, Windsor Spitfires
Second team
- John Tavares, Centre, London Knights
- Justin DiBenedetto, Left Wing, Sarnia Sting
- Greg Nemisz, Right Wing, Windsor Spitfires
- Cameron Gaunce, Defence, Belleville Bulls
- John Carlson, Defence, London Knights
- Thomas McCollum, Goaltender, Brampton Battalion
- George Burnett, Coach, Belleville Bulls
Third team
- Chris Terry, Centre, Plymouth Whalers
- Evgeny Grachev, Left Wing, Brampton Battalion
- Matt Kennedy, Right Wing, Guelph Storm
- Alex Pietrangelo, Defence, Niagara IceDogs
- Michael Del Zotto, Defence, London Knights
- Edward Pasquale, Goaltender, Saginaw Spirit
- Mike Vellucci, Coach, Plymouth Whalers
All-Star Classic
The 2009 Subway OHL All-Star Classic[3] was played February 4, 2009 at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, won 11–6 by the Eastern Conference. Cody Hodgson of the Brampton Battalion won the player of the game award, as he scored three goals and added two assists. The skills competition was held the previous night on February 3, with the Western Conference winning. Honorary captains for the event were former Peterborough Petes player Steve Yzerman for the Eastern Conference, while former Windsor Spitfires player Adam Graves represented the Western Conference.
Awards
2009 OHL Priority Selection
On May 2, 2009, the OHL conducted the 2009 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Daniel Catenacci from the York-Simcoe Express. Catenacci 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 2009 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[4]
2009 CHL Import Draft
On June 30, 2009, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2009 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Plymouth Whalers held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Gabriel Landeskog from Sweden with their selection.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2009 CHL Import Draft.[5]
2009 NHL Entry Draft
On June 26–27, 2009, the National Hockey League conducted the 2009 NHL Entry Draft held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. In total, 45 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. John Tavares 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 New York Islanders.
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.[6]
See also
References
- http://new.windsorspitfires.com/viewcontent.php?id=3206%5B%5D
- "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
- OHL All Star Team Pegs Chappell and Pasquale - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
- "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
- "CHL".
- "45 OHL Players Selected at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft – Ontario Hockey League".