2011–12 OJHL season explained

2011–12 OJHL season
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League:	Ontario Junior Hockey League
Sport:	Hockey
Duration:	Regular season 2011-09-09 – 2012-02-12 Playoffs 2012-02-13 – 2012-04-13
Finals Champ:	Stouffville Spirit
No Of Teams:	27
Seasonslistnames:	OJHL
Prevseason Year:	2010–11 OJHL
Nextseason Year:	2012–13 OJHL

The 2011–12 OJHL season is the 18th season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) and the second since the league existed as two separate bodies in 2009–10. The twenty-seven teams of the North, South, East and West Divisions will play 49-game schedules.

Come February, the top 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 2012 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

Streetsville Derbys are gone, they merged into the Cobourg Cougars.^[1]
Collingwood Blackhawks have ceased operations.^[2]
Orangeville Flyers have ceased operations.^[2]
Dixie Beehives have ceased operations.^[2]
Villanova Knights move and are renamed Orangeville Flyers.^[3]
Upper Canada Patriots are renamed Toronto Lakeshore Patriots.^[4]

Current 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^[5]

Team	Centre	W–L–OTL–SOL	GF–GA	Points
North-West Conference
North Division
Newmarket Hurricanes		37-7-1-4	212-116	79
Stouffville Spirit		32-8-5-4	217-152	73
Aurora Tigers		28-13-2-6	188-163	64
Markham Waxers		30-17-1-1	216-185	62
Huntsville Otters		18-26-0-5	175-205	41
Orangeville Flyers		19-29-1-0	155-206	39
West Division
Team	Centre	W–L–OTL–SOL	GF–GA	Points
Georgetown Raiders		39-9-1-0	224-109	79
Oakville Blades		31-12-2-4	196-120	68
Buffalo Jr. Sabres		23-21-4-1	189-189	51
Burlington Cougars		20-29-0-0	161-205	40
Milton Icehawks		18-28-1-2	195-264	39
Hamilton Red Wings		17-27-2-3	176-241	39
Brampton Capitals		6-42-1-0	118-276	13
South-East Conference
East Division
Team	Centre	W–L–OTL–SOL	GF–GA	Points
Trenton Golden Hawks		36-7-2-4	215-128	78
Cobourg Cougars		37-9-1-2	232-158	77
Wellington Dukes		33-12-1-3	208-124	70
Whitby Fury		28-12-5-4	178-132	65
Lindsay Muskies		25-23-1-0	172-174	51
Kingston Voyageurs		23-24-1-1	172-166	48
Peterborough Stars		8-37-2-2	105-227	20
South Division
Team	Centre	W–L–OTL–SOL	GF–GA	Points
St. Michael's Buzzers		37-8-1-3	215-135	78
Vaughan Vipers		29-18-1-1	196-153	60
Toronto Lakeshore Patriots		27-17-3-2	199-169	59
North York Rangers		20-24-3-2	167-184	45
Toronto Jr. Canadiens		18-24-5-2	156-184	43
Pickering Panthers		11-37-0-1	141-280	23
Mississauga Chargers		11-38-0-0	140-282	22

Teams listed on the official league website.^[6]

Standings listed by Pointstreak on official league website.^[7]

2011-12 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs

Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website.^[8]

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Thunder Bay North Stars in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Stouffville Spirit finished first in the round robin, but lost the final and finished second.

Round Robin

Stouffville Spirit 2 - Thunder Bay North Stars (SIJHL) 1 in overtime

Wisconsin Wilderness (SIJHL) 5 - Stouffville Spirit 2

Stouffville Spirit 10 - Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 2Final

Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 5 - Stouffville Spirit 3

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes^[9]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Christian Finch	Stouffville Spirit	48	37	67	104	23
Darcy Murphy	Wellington Dukes	48	52	34	86	37
Chris Porter	Stouffville Spirit	49	39	41	80	30
Andrew Radjenovic	Markham Waxers	45	35	40	75	49
Stephen Genua	Georgetown Raiders	49	20	54	74	175
Matt Carey	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	48	33	36	69	32
Dylan Goddard	Cobourg Cougars	49	34	34	68	4
Morgan Bonner	Newmarket Hurricanes	46	36	28	64	16
Bowman Webster	Newmarket Hurricanes	48	19	45	64	29
Nick Perruccio	Georgetown Raiders	46	32	31	63	91

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^[10]

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	OTL	SOL	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
James Prigione	Oakville Blades	28	1614:49	17	7	1	1	55	6	.932	2.04
Kevin Entmaa	Aurora Tigers	19	1025:29	12	3	0	1	39	1	.930	2.28
Tyler Marble	Wellington Dukes	20	1131:49	14	4	0	1	44	3	.929	2.33
Emerson Verrier	Cobourg Cougars	24	1316:34	18	1	0	1	56	2	.928	2.55
Charlie Finn	Kingston Voyageurs	19	1104:23	7	11	0	0	52	1	.928	2.83

Award winners

Top Scorer: Christian Finch (Stouffville Spirit)
Top Defenceman: Paul Geiger (Stouffville Spirit)
Most Gentlemanly Player: Dylan Goddard (Cobourg Cougars)
Most Valuable Player: Christian Finch (Stouffville Spirit)
Rookie of the Year: Devin Shore (Whitby Fury)
Scholastic Player of the Year: Adam Shibuya (Toronto Jr. Canadiens)
Playoff MVP: Drake Caggiula (Stouffville Spirit)
Top Prospect: Devin Shore (Whitby Fury)
Coach of the Year: Gregory Walters (Georgetown Raiders)
Coach Canada Most Improved Player: Darcy Murphy (Wellington Dukes)
Fan Favourite: Andrew Doyle (Stouffville Spirit)
Top Goaltender: James Prigione (Oakville Blades)
Executive of the Year: Ken Burrows (Stouffville Spirit)
Volunteer of the Year: Karen Sheppard (Pickering Panthers and Whitby Fury)
Trainer of the Year: Andrew Groombridge (Georgetown Raiders)
Humanitarian of the Year: Matthew Dineen (Newmarket Hurricanes)

Players selected in 2012 NHL Entry Draft

Rd 2 #61 Devin Shore - Dallas Stars (Whitby Fury)
Rd 6 #170 James de Haas - Detroit Red Wings (Toronto Lakeshore Patriots)
Rd 7 #190 Jamie Phillips - Winnipeg Jets (Toronto Jr. Canadiens)

External links

Notes and References

http://www.northumberlandnews.com/article/174323 NorthumberlandNews Article:
http://www.theenterprisebulletin.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3058444 Collingwood Junior 'A' franchise folded in league contraction - Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin - Ontario, CA
http://www.orangeville.com/website/orangeville/article/993467--junior-flyers-resurrected-by-knights Orangeville Article: Junior Flyers resurrected by Knights
Web site: OJHL Toronto Lakeshore Patriots News . 2011-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313112036/http://lakeshorepatriots.pointstreaksites.com/view/lakeshorepatriots/news/news_28839 . 2012-03-13 . dead .
http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/playoffstandings.html?leagueid=231&seasonid=6775 Ontario Junior Hockey League - playoff standings Pointstreak Sports Technologies
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 .
http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/standings.html?leagueid=231&seasonid=1416 Ontario Junior Hockey League - standings Pointstreak Sports Technologies
http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/leagueschedule.html?leagueid=231 Ontario Junior Hockey League - league schedule Pointstreak Sports Technologies
http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/scoringleaders.html?leagueid=231&seasonid=5985 Ontario Junior Hockey League - scoring leaders Pointstreak Sports Technologies
http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/goalieleaders.html?leagueid=231&seasonid=5985&sortby=svpct Ontario Junior Hockey League - goalie leaders Pointstreak Sports Technologies