1999–2000 OHL season explained

The 1999–2000 OHL season was the 20th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The season was the first to award a point for an overtime loss. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Barrie Colts won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Plymouth Whalers.

Teams

1999-2000 Ontario Hockey League
Division	Team	City	Arena
East	Belleville Bulls	Belleville, Ontario	Yardmen Arena
	Kingston Frontenacs	Kingston, Ontario	Kingston Memorial Centre
	Oshawa Generals	Oshawa, Ontario	Oshawa Civic Auditorium
	Ottawa 67's	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Civic Centre
	Peterborough Petes	Peterborough, Ontario	Peterborough Memorial Centre
Central	Barrie Colts	Barrie, Ontario	Barrie Molson Centre
	Mississauga IceDogs	Mississauga, Ontario	Hershey Centre
	North Bay Centennials	North Bay, Ontario	North Bay Memorial Gardens
	Sudbury Wolves	Sudbury, Ontario	Sudbury Community Arena
	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Toronto, Ontario	Maple Leaf Gardens
Division	Team	City	Arena
Midwest	Brampton Battalion	Brampton, Ontario	Brampton Centre
	Erie Otters	Erie, Pennsylvania	Erie Civic Center
	Guelph Storm	Guelph, Ontario	Guelph Memorial Gardens
	Kitchener Rangers	Kitchener, Ontario	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
	Owen Sound Platers	Owen Sound, Ontario	Bayshore Community Centre
West	London Knights	London, Ontario	London Ice House
	Plymouth Whalers	Plymouth, Michigan	Compuware Sports Arena
	Sarnia Sting	Sarnia, Ontario	Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre
	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Sault Memorial Gardens
	Windsor Spitfires	Windsor, Ontario	Windsor Arena

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 = clinched conference title

Eastern conference

	Rank	Team		DIV	GP	W	L		T		OTL		PTS	GF	GA
1		Central	68	43	18	6	1	93	306	212
2		East	68	43	20	4	1	91	269	189
3		East	68	44	22	2	0	90	319	227
4		Central	68	39	23	5	1	84	262	221
5		East	68	38	22	5	3	84	258	245
6		East	68	34	26	7	1	76	242	219
7		East	68	32	30	4	2	70	227	224
8		Central	68	24	35	6	3	57	214	253
9		Central	68	18	44	2	4	42	203	281
10		Central	68	9	56	1	2	21	160	346

Western conference

	Rank	Team		DIV	GP	W	L		T		OTL		PTS	GF	GA
1		West	68	45	18	4	1	95	256	172
2		Midwest	68	33	28	4	3	73	224	229
3		West	68	37	20	6	5	85	270	217
4		West	68	33	27	8	0	74	211	189
5		West	68	35	30	2	1	73	213	231
6		Midwest	68	28	30	6	4	66	229	256
7		Midwest	68	25	28	11	4	65	213	226
8		Midwest	68	29	34	4	1	63	250	256
9		West	68	22	36	7	3	54	186	250
10		Midwest	68	21	35	6	6	54	237	292

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes ^[1]

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Sheldon Keefe	Barrie Colts	66	48	73	121	95
Norm Milley	Sudbury Wolves	68	52	60	112	47
Jason Jaspers	Sudbury Wolves	68	46	61	107	107
Denis Shvidki	Barrie Colts	61	41	65	106	55
Michael Zigomanis	Kingston Frontenacs	59	40	54	94	49
Jonathan Cheechoo	Belleville Bulls	66	45	46	91	102
Raffi Torres	Brampton Battalion	68	43	48	91	40
Taylor Pyatt	Sudbury Wolves	68	40	49	89	98
Jonathan Schill	Kingston Frontenacs	65	39	48	87	79
Mike Jefferson	Barrie Colts	58	34	53	87	203
Brent Gauvreau	Oshawa Generals	59	34	53	87	74
Derek Roy	Kitchener Rangers	66	34	53	87	44

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 ^[2]

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Rob Zepp	Plymouth Whalers	53	3006	36	11	3	0	119	3	0.912	2.38
Greg Hewitt	Sarnia Sting	52	3063	24	20	7	0	129	3	0.924	2.53
Levente Szuper	Ottawa 67's	53	2863	31	14	2	1	122	4	0.924	2.56
Joey MacDonald	Peterborough Petes	48	2641	20	14	6	1	125	2	0.918	2.84
Derek Dolson	Oshawa Generals	40	2259	19	18	2	0	111	2	0.917	2.95

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference quarterfinals

(4) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Kingston Frontenacs

Western conference quarterfinals

(4) Sarnia Sting vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference semifinals

(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Belleville Bulls

Western conference semifinals

(2) Erie Otters vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Conference finals

Eastern conference finals

(1) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Belleville Bulls

Western conference finals

(1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

OHL finals

J. Ross Robertson cup finals

(W1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (E1) Barrie Colts

Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes ^[4]

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Justin Williams	Plymouth Whalers	23	14	16	30	10
Michael Henrich	Barrie Colts	25	10	18	28	30
Stephen Weiss	Plymouth Whalers	23	8	18	26	18
Shaun Fisher	Plymouth Whalers	23	4	21	25	24
Randy Fitzgerald	Plymouth Whalers	23	13	10	23	47
Sheldon Keefe	Barrie Colts	25	10	13	23	41
Mike Jefferson	Barrie Colts	25	7	16	23	107
Mike Christian	Barrie Colts	25	6	15	21	37
Randy Rowe	Belleville Bulls	16	7	13	20	6
Josef Vasicek	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	17	5	15	20	8

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 ^[5]

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Alex Auld	North Bay Centennials	6	375	2	4	12	0	0.953	1.92
Derek Dolson	Oshawa Generals	4	257	0	3	9	0	0.930	2.10
Ray Emery	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	15	884	8	7	33	3	0.931	2.24
Rob Zepp	Plymouth Whalers	23	1374	15	8	52	2	0.925	2.27
Mike Gorman	Sudbury Wolves	12	720	7	5	29	1	0.930	2.42

All-Star teams

First team

• Dan Tessier, Centre, Ottawa 67's
• Taylor Pyatt, Left Wing, Sudbury Wolves
• Norm Milley, Right Wing, Sudbury Wolves
• John Erskine, Defence, London Knights
• Branislav Mezei, Defence, Belleville Bulls
• Andrew Raycroft, Goaltender, Kingston Frontenacs
• Peter DeBoer, Coach, Plymouth Whalers

Second team

• Jason Jaspers, Centre, Sudbury Wolves
• Raffi Torres, Left Wing, Brampton Battalion
• Sheldon Keefe, Right Wing, Barrie Colts
• Allan Rourke, Defence, Kitchener Rangers
• Kevin Mitchell, Defence, Guelph Storm
• Rob Zepp, Goaltender, Plymouth Whalers
• Tom Webster, Coach, Windsor Spitfires

Third team

• Josef Vasicek, Centre, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
• Johnathan Schill, Left Wing, Kingston Frontenacs
• Denis Shvidki, Right Wing, Barrie Colts
• Alexei Semenov, Defence, Sudbury Wolves
• Mike Van Ryn, Defence, Sarnia Sting
• Levente Szuper, Goaltender, Ottawa 67's
• Stan Butler, Coach, Brampton Battalion

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup	Barrie Colts
Hamilton Spectator Trophy	Plymouth Whalers
Bobby Orr Trophy	Barrie Colts
Wayne Gretzky Trophy	Plymouth Whalers
Leyden Trophy	Ottawa 67's
Emms Trophy	Barrie Colts
Holody Trophy	Erie Otters
Bumbacco Trophy	Plymouth Whalers
Red Tilson Trophy	Andrew Raycroft, Kingston Frontenacs
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy	Sheldon Keefe, Barrie Colts
Matt Leyden Trophy	Peter DeBoer, Plymouth Whalers
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy	Sheldon Keefe, Barrie Colts
Max Kaminsky Trophy	John Erskine, London Knights
OHL Goaltender of the Year	Andrew Raycroft, Kingston Frontenacs
Jack Ferguson Award	Patrick Jarrett, Mississauga IceDogs
Dave Pinkney Trophy	Rob Zepp and Bill Ruggiero, Plymouth Whalers
OHL Executive of the Year	Robert Ciccarelli, Sarnia Sting
Emms Family Award	Derek Roy, Kitchener Rangers
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy	Andrew Sim, Sarnia Sting
OHL Humanitarian of the Year	Dan Tessier, Ottawa 67's
William Hanley Trophy	Mike Zigomanis, Kingston Frontenacs
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy	Dan Tessier, Ottawa 67's
Bobby Smith Trophy	Brad Boyes, Erie Otters
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award	Brian Finley, Barrie Colts

2000 OHL Priority Selection

On June 3, 2000, the OHL conducted the 2000 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. The Mississauga IceDogs held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Patrick Jarrett from the Soo Thunderbirds. Jarrett 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 2000 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. ^[6]

	Player	Nationality	OHL Team	Hometown	Minor Team
1	Patrick Jarrett (C)	Canada	Mississauga IceDogs	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Soo Thunderbirds
2	Tim Brent (C/RW)	Canada	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Cambridge, Ontario	Cambridge Winter Hawks
3	Richard Power (D)	Canada	Owen Sound Attack	Welland, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
4	Rick Nash (LW)	Canada	London Knights	Brampton, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
5	Craig Foster (C)	Canada	North Bay Centennials	Carp, Ontario	Ottawa Valley Titans
6	Daniel Paille (LW)	Canada	Guelph Storm	Welland, Ontario	Welland Jr. Canadians
7	Adam Henrich (LW)	Canada	Brampton Battalion	Thornhill, Ontario	Don Mills Flyers
8	Andre Benoit (D)	Canada	Kitchener Rangers	Barrie, Ontario	Penetang Kings
9	Ben Eager (LW)	Canada	Oshawa Generals	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. Senators
10	Brian Lee (D)	United States	Erie Otters	Berrien Springs, Michigan	Detroit Honeybaked
11	Matt Maccarone (LW)	Canada	Windsor Spitfires	Whitby, Ontario	Whitby Wildcats
12	John Hecimovic (RW)	Canada	Sarnia Sting	Waterloo, Ontario	Kitchener Jr. Rangers
13	Eric Staal (C)	Canada	Peterborough Petes	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Thunder Bay Kings
14	Justin McCutcheon (RW)	United States	Kingston Frontenacs	Ithaca, New York	Brampton Capitals
15	Adam Sturgeon (D)	Canada	Sudbury Wolves	Erin, Ontario	Milton IceHawks
16	Jeremy Swanson (D)	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Thunder Bay Kings
17	Andre Deveaux (RW)	Canada	Belleville Bulls	Welland, Ontario	Fort Erie Meteors
18	Bryan Rodney (D)	Canada	Ottawa 67's	London, Ontario	St. Mary's Lincolns
19	Dean Byvelds (LW)	Canada	Barrie Colts	Chesterville, Ontario	Wellington Dukes
20	James Wisniewski (D)	United States	Plymouth Whalers	Canton, Michigan	Plymouth Compuware

See also

• List of OHA Junior A standings
• List of OHL seasons
• 2000 Memorial Cup
• 2000 NHL Entry Draft
• 1999 in sports
• 2000 in sports

References

• HockeyDB

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League.
2. Web site: Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League.
3. Web site: Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League.
4. Web site: Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League.
5. Web site: Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League.
6. Web site: Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League .