2011–12 OHL season explained

2011–12 OHL season
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League:	Ontario Hockey League
Sport:	Hockey
Duration:	Preseason Sept. 2, 2011 – Sept. 18, 2011 Regular season Sept. 21, 2011 – Mar. 18, 2012 Playoffs Mar. 22, 2012 – May 11, 2012
No Of Teams:	20
Playoffs:	Playoffs
Playoffs Mvp Link:	Wayne Gretzky 99 Award
Playoffs Mvp:	Austin Watson (Knights)
Finals Champ:	London Knights (2)
Finals Runner-Up:	Niagara IceDogs
Season:	Regular season
Season Champ Name:	Hamilton Spectator Trophy
Season Champs:	London Knights (5)
Mvp Link:	Red Tilson Trophy
Mvp:	Michael Houser (London Knights)
Top Scorer Link:	Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
Top Scorer:	Michael Sgarbossa (Sudbury Wolves)
Tv:	Rogers TV, TVCogeco
Seasonslistnames:	OHL
Prevseason Year:	2010–11
Nextseason Year:	2012–13

2011–12 CHL season
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League:	Canadian Hockey League
Sport:	Hockey
Duration:	OHL September 2011 – March 2012 QMJHL September 2011 – March 2012 WHL September 2011 – March 2012
Finals Champ:	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
Num Championships:	1
Finals Runner-Up:	London Knights (OHL)
No Of Teams:	59
Tv:	RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV

The 2011–12 OHL season was the 32nd season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on September 21, 2011 and ended on March 18, 2012. The playoffs began on Thursday March 22, 2012 and concluded on Friday May 11, 2012. The London Knights won the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the second time in franchise history. London secured a berth in the 2012 Memorial Cup hosted by the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL.

Teams

2011-12 Ontario Hockey League

Division	Team	City	Arena
East	Belleville Bulls	Belleville, Ontario	Yardmen Arena
	Kingston Frontenacs	Kingston, Ontario	K-Rock Centre
	Oshawa Generals	Oshawa, Ontario	General Motors Centre
	Ottawa 67's	Ottawa, Ontario	J. Benson Cartage Centre
	Peterborough Petes	Peterborough, Ontario	Peterborough Memorial Centre
Central	Barrie Colts	Barrie, Ontario	Barrie Molson Centre
	Brampton Battalion	Brampton, Ontario	Powerade Centre
	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	Mississauga, Ontario	Hershey Centre
	Niagara IceDogs	St. Catharines, Ontario	Gatorade Garden City Complex
	Sudbury Wolves	Sudbury, Ontario	Sudbury Community Arena

Division	Team	City	Arena
Midwest	Erie Otters	Erie, Pennsylvania	Louis J. Tullio Arena
	Guelph Storm	Guelph, Ontario	Sleeman Centre
	Kitchener Rangers	Kitchener, Ontario	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
	London Knights	London, Ontario	John Labatt Centre
	Owen Sound Attack	Owen Sound, Ontario	Bayshore Community Centre
West	Plymouth Whalers	Plymouth, Michigan	Compuware Sports Arena
	Saginaw Spirit	Saginaw, Michigan	Dow Event Center
	Sarnia Sting	Sarnia, Ontario	RBC Centre
	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Essar Centre
	Windsor Spitfires	Windsor, Ontario	WFCU Centre

Map of teams

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
1		Central	68	47	18	0	3	97	291	169
2		East	68	40	20	5	3	88	268	216
3		Central	68	40	23	3	2	85	248	210
4		Central	68	36	22	3	7	82	202	188
5		Central	68	36	26	4	2	78	242	239
6		Central	68	33	28	1	6	73	201	219
7		East	68	35	32	1	0	71	200	221
8		East	68	31	30	4	3	69	242	241

9		East	68	27	34	3	4	61	219	281
10		East	68	19	41	3	5	46	188	290

Western conference

	Rank	Team		DIV	GP	W	L		OTL		SL	PTS	GF	GA
1		Midwest	68	49	18	0	1	99	277	178
2		West	68	47	18	2	1	97	279	205
3		Midwest	68	42	24	1	1	86	253	211
4		West	68	34	27	3	4	75	243	235
5		West	68	33	27	1	7	74	259	259
6		Midwest	68	32	29	3	4	71	234	220
7		Midwest	68	31	31	2	4	68	234	238
8		West	68	29	32	5	2	65	213	258

9		West	68	29	33	2	4	64	227	272
10		Midwest	68	10	52	3	3	26	169	338

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Michael Sgarbossa	Sudbury Wolves	66	47	55	102	68
Tyler Toffoli	Ottawa 67's	65	52	48	100	22
Tanner Pearson	Barrie Colts	60	37	54	91	37
Shane Prince	Ottawa 67's	57	43	47	90	12
Andrew Agozzino	Niagara IceDogs	67	40	48	88	67
Nick Cousins	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	65	35	53	88	88
Charles Sarault	Sarnia Sting	68	20	67	87	32
Freddie Hamilton	Niagara IceDogs	61	35	51	86	31
Seth Griffith	London Knights	68	45	40	85	49
Mike Halmo	Owen Sound Attack	66	40	45	85	162

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	SL	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Mark Visentin	Niagara IceDogs	42	2407	30	9	2	80	10	0.926	1.99
Matěj Machovský	Brampton Battalion	42	2420	24	13	4	95	5	0.902	2.36
Michael Houser	London Knights	62	3698	46	15	1	152	6	0.925	2.47
Malcolm Subban	Belleville Bulls	39	2258	25	14	0	94	3	0.923	2.50
Matt Mahalak	Plymouth Whalers	30	1625	19	8	0	72	3	0.923	2.66

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference quarterfinals

(4) Brampton Battalion vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves

Western conference quarterfinals

(4) Sarnia Sting vs. (5) Saginaw Spirit

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference semifinals

(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Barrie Colts

Western conference Semifinals

(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers

Conference finals

Eastern conference finals

(1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (2) Ottawa 67's

Western conference finals

(1) London Knights vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(W1) London Knights vs. (E1) Niagara IceDogs

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Tobias Rieder	Kitchener Rangers	16	13	14	27	4
Michael Catenacci	Kitchener Rangers	16	7	19	26	26
Freddie Hamilton	Niagara IceDogs	20	7	17	24	9
Seth Griffith	London Knights	19	10	13	23	12
Ryan Strome	Niagara IceDogs	20	7	16	23	31
Olli Maatta	London Knights	19	6	17	23	2
Dougie Hamilton	Niagara IceDogs	20	5	18	23	16
Alex Friesen	Niagara IceDogs	20	8	14	22	18
Ryan Murphy	Kitchener Rangers	16	2	20	22	12
David Pacan	Niagara IceDogs	20	8	12	20	14

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
Brandon Maxwell	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	6	378	2	4	13	1	0.933	2.06
Michael Houser	London Knights	19	1173	16	3	44	1	0.928	2.25
Matej Machovsky	Brampton Battalion	8	526	4	4	20	1	0.900	2.28
Mathias Niederberger	Barrie Colts	13	794	7	6	31	1	0.933	2.34
Scott Wedgewood	Plymouth Whalers	13	781	7	6	31	2	0.928	2.38

All-Star teams

The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.^[2]

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup	London Knights
Hamilton Spectator Trophy	London Knights
Bobby Orr Trophy	Niagara IceDogs
Wayne Gretzky Trophy	London Knights
Emms Trophy	Niagara IceDogs
Leyden Trophy	Ottawa 67's
Holody Trophy	London Knights
Bumbacco Trophy	Plymouth Whalers
Red Tilson Trophy	Michael Houser, London Knights
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy	Michael Sgarbossa, Sudbury Wolves
Matt Leyden Trophy	Greg Gilbert, Saginaw Spirit
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy	Tyler Toffoli, Ottawa 67's
Max Kaminsky Trophy	Dougie Hamilton, Niagara IceDogs
OHL Goaltender of the Year	Michael Houser, London Knights
Jack Ferguson Award	Connor McDavid, Erie Otters
Dave Pinkney Trophy	Mark Visentin & Christopher Festarini, Niagara IceDogs
OHL Executive of the Year	Steve Bienkowski, Kitchener Rangers
Emms Family Award	Aaron Ekblad, Barrie Colts
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy	Daniel Altshuller, Oshawa Generals
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy	Andrew D'Agostini, Peterborough Petes
William Hanley Trophy	Brandon Saad, Saginaw Spirit
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy	Andrew Agozzino, Niagara IceDogs
Bobby Smith Trophy	Adam Pelech, Erie Otters
Roger Neilson Memorial Award	Kyle Pereira, Guelph Storm
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award	Adam Pelech, Erie Otters
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy	Andrew Agozzino, Niagara IceDogs
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy	Connor McDavid, Toronto Marlboros
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award	Austin Watson, London Knights

2012 OHL Priority Selection

On April 7, 2012, the OHL conducted the 2012 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Erie Otters held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Connor McDavid from the Toronto Marlboros. McDavid 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 2012 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.^[3]

	Player	Nationality	OHL team	Hometown	Minor team
1	Connor McDavid (C)	Canada	Erie Otters	Newmarket, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
2	Roland McKeown (D)	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs	Listowel, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
3	Eric Cornel (RW)	Canada	Peterborough Petes	Kemptville, Ontario	Upper Canada Cyclones
4	Jared McCann (C)	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Palmerston, Ontario	London Jr. Knights
5	Josh Ho-Sang (RW)	Canada	Windsor Spitfires	Thornhill, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
6	Robby Fabbri (LW)	Canada	Guelph Storm	Mississauga, Ontario	Mississauga Rebels
7	Michael Dal Colle (C/LW)	Canada	Oshawa Generals	Woodbridge, Ontario	Vaughan Kings
8	Jacob Middleton (D)	Canada	Owen Sound Attack	Stratford, Ontario	Huron Perth Lakers
9	Sam Bennett (LW)	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs	Holland Landing, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
10	Niki Petti (C)	Canada	Belleville Bulls	Welland, Ontario	Southern Tier Admirals
11	Damian Bourne (LW)	Canada	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	Oakville, Ontario	Mississauga Rebels
12	Jeremiah Addison (LW)	Canada	Saginaw Spirit	Brampton, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
13	Brett Hargrave (RW)	Canada	Sarnia Sting	North Bay, Ontario	Mississauga Rebels
14	Conor Cummins (D)	Canada	Sudbury Wolves	Whitby, Ontario	Whitby Wildcats
15	Blake Clarke (LW)	/ Canada/USA	Brampton Battalion	Wildwood, Missouri	St. Louis Blues 18U
16	Brendan Perlini (LW)	Canada	Barrie Colts	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Detroit Belle Tire 16U
17	Matt Schmalz (RW)	Canada	Kitchener Rangers	Dunnville, Ontario	Southern Tier Admirals
18	Dante Salituro (C)	Canada	Ottawa 67's	Toronto, Ontario	Don Mills Flyers
19	Zach Bratina (LW)	Canada	Plymouth Whalers	Lindsay, Ontario	Central Ontario Wolves
20	Aaron Haydon (D)	United States	Niagara IceDogs	Plymouth, Michigan	Detroit Belle Tire 16U
21	Brook Hiddink (RW)	Canada	Niagara IceDogs	St. Thomas, Ontario	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs
22	Liam Herbst (G)	Canada	London Knights	Toronto, Ontario	Mississauga Rebels

2012 NHL Entry Draft

On June 22-23, 2012, the National Hockey League conducted the 2012 NHL Entry Draft held at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In total, 48 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Nail Yakupov of the Sarnia Sting was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the first overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers.

Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.^[4]

Round		Player	Nationality	NHL team	Hometown	OHL team
1	1	Nail Yakupov (RW)	Russia	Edmonton Oilers	Nizhnekamsk, Russia	Sarnia Sting
1	3	Alex Galchenyuk (C)	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Sarnia Sting
1	10	Slater Koekkoek (D)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mountain, Ontario	Peterborough Petes
1	13	Radek Faksa (C)	Czech Republic	Dallas Stars	Opava, Czech Republic	Kitchener Rangers
1	15	Cody Ceci (D)	Canada	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa 67's
1	16	Tom Wilson (RW)	Canada	Washington Capitals	Toronto, Ontario	Plymouth Whalers
1	20	Scott Laughton (C)	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Oakville, Ontario	Oshawa Generals
1	22	Olli Maatta (D)	Finland	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jyväskylä, Finland	London Knights
1	24	Malcolm Subban (G)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Toronto, Ontario	Belleville Bulls
1	26	Brendan Gaunce (C)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Markham, Ontario	Belleville Bulls
1	30	Tanner Pearson (LW)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Kitchener, Ontario	Barrie Colts
2	35	Matthew Finn (D)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto, Ontario	Guelph Storm
2	40	Dylan Blujus (D)	United States	Tampa Bay Lightning	Amherst, New York	Brampton Battalion
2	41	Mitchell Heard (C)	Canada	Colorado Avalanche	Bowmanville, Ontario	Plymouth Whalers
2	47	Brock McGinn (LW)	Canada	Carolina Hurricanes	Fergus, Ontario	Guelph Storm
2	55	Chris Tierney (C)	Canada	San Jose Sharks	Keswick, Ontario	London Knights
3	65	Adam Pelech (D)	Canada	New York Islanders	Toronto, Ontario	Erie Otters
3	69	Daniel Altshuller (G)	Canada	Carolina Hurricanes	Nepean, Ontario	Oshawa Generals
3	70	Scott Kosmachuk (RW)	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Toronto, Ontario	Guelph Storm
3	71	Tanner Richard (LW)	Switzerland	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland	Guelph Storm
3	73	Justin Kea (C)	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Woodville, Ontario	Saginaw Spirit
3	80	Jake Paterson (G)	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Mississauga, Ontario	Saginaw Spirit
3	82	Jarrod Maidens (RW)	Canada	Ottawa Senators	Newmarket, Ontario	Owen Sound Attack
3	83	Matt Murray (G)	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
3	90	Ben Johnson (LW)	United States	New Jersey Devils	Calumet, Michigan	Windsor Spitfires
3	91	Daniil Zharkov (LW)	Russia	Edmonton Oilers	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Belleville Bulls
4	92	Matia Marcantuoni (C)	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Toronto, Ontario	Kitchener Rangers
4	94	Brady Vail (C)	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Palm City, Florida	Windsor Spitfires
4	95	Josh Anderson (RW)	Canada	Columbus Blue Jackets	Burlington, Ontario	London Knights
4	96	Ben Thomson (LW)	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Orangeville, Ontario	Kitchener Rangers
4	104	Gemel Smith (C)	Canada	Dallas Stars	Thornhill, Ontario	Owen Sound Attack
4	110	Andreas Athanasiou (LW)	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Woodbridge, Ontario	London Knights
4	115	Trevor Carrick (D)	Canada	Carolina Hurricanes	Stouffville, Ontario	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
5	131	Seth Griffith (RW)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Wallaceburg, Ontario	London Knights
5	132	Michael Clarke (C)	Canada	Colorado Avalanche	London, Ontario	Windsor Spitfires
5	139	Garret Ross (LW)	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	Dearborn Heights, Michigan	Saginaw Spirit
5	143	Clark Seymour (D)	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brockville, Ontario	Peterborough Petes
5	145	Cody Payne (RW)	United States	Boston Bruins	Weston, Florida	Plymouth Whalers
5	151	Colin Miller (D)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
6	155	Jesse Graham (D)	Canada	New York Islanders	Toronto, Ontario	Niagara IceDogs
6	156	Connor Brown (RW)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto, Ontario	Erie Otters
6	157	Ryan Rupert (C)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Grand Bend, Ontario	London Knights
6	161	Jake Dotchin (D)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cambridge, Ontario	Owen Sound Attack
6	162	Joseph Blandisi (C)	Canada	Colorado Avalanche	Markham, Ontario	Owen Sound Attack
6	180	Artur Gavrus (C)	Belarus	New Jersey Devils	Ratichi, Belarus	Owen Sound Attack
7	182	Gianluca Curcuruto (D)	Canada	Columbus Blue Jackets	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
7	193	Brady Austin (D)	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Bobcaygeon, Ontario	Belleville Bulls
7	211	Nick Ebert (D)	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Livingston, New Jersey	Windsor Spitfires

2012 CHL Import Draft

On June 27, 2012, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2012 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Erie Otters held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Oscar Dansk from Sweden with their selection.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2012 CHL Import Draft.^[5]

	Player	Nationality	OHL team	Hometown	Last Team
3	Oscar Dansk (G)	Sweden	Erie Otters	Tumba, Sweden	Brynas IF Jr.
6	Mikko Vainonen (D)	Finland	Kingston Frontenacs	Helsinki, Finland	HIFK
9	Nikita Zadorov (D)	Russia	London Knights	Moscow, Russia	Krasnaya Armiya
12	Sergey Tolchinsky (RW)	Russia	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Moscow, Russia	Krasnaya Armiya
15	Vladimir Ionin (RW)	Russia	Windsor Spitfires	Chelyabinsk, Russia	Omskie Yastreby
18	Nikita Serebryakov (G)	Russia	Saginaw Spirit	Moscow, Russia	Dynamo Moscow U17
21	Ludvig Bystrom (D)	Sweden	Plymouth Whalers	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	Modo Hockey Jr.
24	Gilbert Gabor (LW)	Slovakia	Owen Sound Attack	Stockholm, Sweden	AIK IF Jr. 18
27	Dominik Kubalik (LW)	Czech Republic	Sudbury Wolves	Plzeň, Czech Republic	HC Plzen
30	Semyon Babintsev (RW)	Russia	Mississauga Steelheads	Moscow, Russia	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 18U
33	Andrey Alexeev (C)	Russia	Saginaw Spirit	Moscow, Russia	HC MVD
36	Nikolay Goldobin (LW)	Russia	Sarnia Sting	Moscow, Russia	Chekhov Russkiye Vityazi
39	Dominik Kahun (LW)	Germany	Sudbury Wolves	Mantel, Germany	Heilbronner Falken Jr.
42	Jonatan Tanus (C)	Finland	Peterborough Petes	Tampere, Finland	Tappara U20
45	Samu Markkula (LW)	Finland	Barrie Colts	Jyväskylä, Finland	JYP Jr.
48	Teddy Blueger (C)	Latvia	Oshawa Generals	Riga, Latvia	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
51	Ladislav Zikmund (LW)	Czech Republic	Ottawa 67's	Sokolov, Czech Republic	HC Karlovy Vary Jr. B
54	Richard Mraz (RW)	Slovakia	Ottawa 67's	Nové Zámky, Slovakia	Tatranskie Volki
56	Ondrej Kopta (LW)	Czech Republic	Niagara IceDogs	Plzeň, Czech Republic	Texas Tornado
58	Nikolai Prokhorkin (LW)	Russia	London Knights	Chelyabinsk, Russia	CSKA Moscow

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League.
http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/article/ohl-announces-2011-12-all-star-teams/122255 OHL Announces 2011-12 All-Star Teams
Web site: Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League.
Web site: 48 OHL Players Selected in NHL Entry Draft – Ontario Hockey League.
Web site: CHL.