2008–09 OJHL season explained

2008–09 OJHL season
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League:Ontario Junior Hockey League
Sport:Hockey
Duration:Regular season
2008-09-05 – 2009-02-13
Playoffs
2009-02-10 – 2009-04-14
Finals Champ:Kingston Voyageurs
No Of Teams:37
Seasonslistnames:OJHL
Prevseason Year:2007–08
Nextseason Year:2009–10 OJAHL
2009-10 CCHL

The 2008–09 OJHL season was the 16th and final season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) before it was divided into two leagues for a single season. The twenty-nine teams of the Phillips, Ruddock, and MacKinnon Divisions will play 49-game schedules, while the eight teams of the Ontario Hockey Association's Central Division Hockey will play an experimental 53-game season.

Come February, the top eight teams of each division will play down for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup. If successful against the winners of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2009 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

Current Standings

as of February 13, 2009
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 Division Hockey
TeamCentre2008–09 recordGF–GAPoints
Wellington Dukes 35-13-0-5 252-181 75
Markham Waxers 36-15-0-2 239-200 74
Toronto Jr. Canadiens 31-20-0-2 242-251 64
Hamilton Red Wings 28-18-0-7 281-245 63
Newmarket Hurricanes 28-20-0-5 198-193 61
St. Michael's Buzzers 24-24-0-5 227-249 53
Cobourg Cougars 17-27-0-9 199-238 43
Stouffville Spirit 13-34-0-6 165-246 32
MacKinnon Division
TeamCentre2008–09 recordGF–GAPoints
x-Georgetown Raiders 42-6-0-1 263-140 85
x-Oakville Blades 41-8-0-0 289-146 82
x-Burlington Cougars 33-10-0-6 217-160 72
x-Vaughan Vipers 33-13-0-3 242-152 69
x-Buffalo Jr. Sabres 25-17-0-7 207-176 57
x-Milton Icehawks 21-24-0-4 208-229 46
x-Brampton Capitals 17-24-0-8 199-233 42
x-Streetsville Derbys 12-34-0-3 164-272 27
y-Mississauga Chargers 11-33-0-5 186-300 27
y-Bramalea Blues 11-34-0-4 170-297 26
Phillips Division
TeamCentre2008–09 recordGF–GAPoints
x-Couchiching Terriers 39-3-0-7 267-110 85
x-Huntsville Otters 38-7-0-4 224-125 80
x-Aurora Tigers 37-11-0-1 228-150 75
x-Orangeville Crushers 33-15-0-1 212-159 67
x-North York Rangers 28-14-0-7 223-194 63
x-Collingwood Blues 22-23-0-4 169-183 48
x-Toronto Dixie Beehives 17-30-0-2 147-200 36
x-Seguin Bruins 16-31-0-2 185-270 34
y-Upper Canada Hockey Club 9-39-0-1 115-286 19
y-Villanova Knights 6-39-0-4 119-259 16
Ruddock Division
TeamCentre2008–09 recordGF–GAPoints
x-Kingston Voyageurs 36-9-0-4 256-136 76
x-Peterborough Stars 37-11-0-1 216-138 75
x-Lindsay Muskies 32-13-0-4 212-149 68
x-Bowmanville Eagles 24-20-0-5 162-160 53
x-Ajax Attack 25-24-0-0 216-229 50
x-Port Hope Predators 20-26-0-3 189-221 43
x-Whitby Fury 16-30-0-3 181-250 35
x-Pickering Panthers 16-30-0-3 148-249 35
y-Trenton Hercs 14-20-0-3 129-153 31
Please note: (x-) denotes playoff berth, (y-) denotes elimination.

Teams listed on the official league website.[4]

Standings listed by Pointstreak on official league website.[5]

2008-09 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs

Divisional Playoffs

Note: C is Central, M is Mackinnon, P is Phillips, R is Ruddock.

Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website.[6]

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Schreiber Diesels in Schreiber, Ontario. The Kingston Voyageurs finished in first place.

Round Robin

Kingston Voyageurs 9 - Schreiber Diesels (SIJHL) 0

Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 1 - Kingston Voyageurs 0

Kingston Voyageurs 2 - Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 0Final

Kingston Voyageurs 4 - Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 1

2009 Royal Bank Cup Championship

Hosted by the Victoria Grizzlies in Victoria, British Columbia. The Kingston Voyageurs lost out in the semi-final.

Round Robin

Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) 5 - Kingston Voyageurs 0

Kingston Voyageurs 7 - Summerside Western Capitals (MJAHL) 5

Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) 5 - Kingston Voyageurs 2

Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 8 - Kingston Voyageurs 5Semi-final

Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 6 - Kingston Voyageurs 3

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
53 48 55 103 20
49 41 54 95 31
44 46 48 94 46
49 40 51 91 56
46 38 53 91 168
49 43 47 90 54
53 37 53 90 70
43 41 48 89 57
48 44 44 88 52
Shane Patrick Ferguson 53 21 64 85 120

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

PlayerTeamGPMinsWLOTLSOLGASOSv%GAA
21 1088:55 16 0 0 2 30 4 .937 1.65
28 1656:41 23 5 0 0 64 2 .920 2.32
29 1754:58 21 5 0 3 69 3 .926 2.36
31 1829:18 22 3 2 3 75 1 .912 2.46
37 2208:35 28 5 2 1 102 2 .908 2.77

Players selected in 2009 NHL Entry Draft

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CONTACT US | Ontario Junior a Hockey League.
  2. Web site: Center Ice Trenton Hercs Junior A Hockey Club . 2009-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120725153454/http://www.hercshockey.com/ . 2012-07-25 . dead .
  3. Web site: Bramalea Blues . 2009-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090308023708/http://bramaleablues.com/ . 2009-03-08 . dead .
  4. Web site: Team Contacts . 2009-03-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070807100521/http://www.opjhl.ca/team/team_contacts.htm . 2007-08-07 .
  5. Web site: Ontario Junior Hockey League - standings | Pointstreak Sports Technologies.
  6. Web site: Ontario Junior Hockey League - league schedule | Pointstreak Sports Technologies.