OHL 1999/2000

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The 1999/2000 OHL season was the 20th season of the Ontario Hockey League . The Plymouth Whalers won the Hamilton Spectator Trophy as the best points team of the regular season . The play-offs began on March 25, 2000 and ended with the first win of the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the Barrie Colts on May 16, 2000, which prevailed in the final against the Plymouth Whalers.

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: = play-off qualification, = conference winner, = Hamilton Spectator Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

East Division	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
Ottawa 67's	68	43	30th	4th	1	269	189	91
Belleville Bulls	68	44	22nd	0	2	319	227	90
Kingston Frontenacs	68	38	22nd	5	3	258	245	84
Peterborough Petes	68	34	26th	7th	1	242	219	76
Oshawa Generals	68	32	30th	4th	2	227	224	70

Central Division	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
Barrie Colts	68	43	18th	6th	1	306	212	93
Sudbury Wolves	68	39	23	5	1	262	221	84
North Bay Centennials	68	24	35	6th	3	214	253	57
Toronto St. Michael's Majors	68	18th	44	2	4th	203	281	42
Mississauga IceDogs	68	9	56	1	2	160	346	21st

Western Conference

Midwest Division	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
Erie Otters	68	33	28	4th	3	224	229	73
Kitchener Rangers	68	28	30th	6th	4th	229	256	66
Brampton Battalion	68	25th	28	11	4th	213	226	65
Guelph Storm	68	29	34	3	1	250	256	63
Owen Sound Platers	68	21st	35	6th	6th	237	292	54

West Division	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
Plymouth Whalers	68	45	18th	4th	1	256	172	95
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	68	37	20th	6th	5	270	217	85
Sarnia Sting	68	33	27	8th	0	211	189	74
Windsor Spitfires	68	35	30th	2	1	213	231	73
London Knights	68	22nd	36	7th	3	186	250	54

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM
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 Schwidki	Barrie Colts	61	41	65	106	55
Mike 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
Mike Danton	Barrie Colts	58	34	53	87	203
Brent Gauvreau	Oshawa Generals	59	34	53	87	74
Jonathan Schill	Kingston Frontenacs	65	39	48	87	79
Derek Roy	Kitchener Rangers	66	34	53	87	44

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = overtime / shootout defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in% ), GAA = counter goal

player	team	GP	TOI	W.	L.	T	OTL	GA	SO	Sv%	ATM
Rob Zepp	Plymouth Whalers	53	3006	36	11	0	3	119	3	91.2	2.38
Greg Hewitt	Sarnia Sting	52	3063	24	20th	7th	0	129	3	92.4	2.53
Levente Szuper	Ottawa 67's	53	2863	31	14th	2	1	122	4th	92.4	2.56

JF Perras achieved the most shutouts with 6.

Only goalkeepers who have played at least 1059 minutes of play are recorded.

Play-offs

Play-off tree

Conference quarterfinals

Conference semifinals

Conference finals

OHL championship

E1

Barrie Colts

4th

E8

North Bay Centennials

2

E1

Barrie Colts

4th

E4

Sudbury Wolves

3

E4

Sudbury Wolves

4th

E5

Kingston Frontenacs

1

E1

Barrie Colts

4th

Eastern Conference

E3

Belleville Bulls

1

E3

Belleville Bulls

4th

E6

Peterborough Petes

1

E3

Belleville Bulls

4th

E2

Ottawa 67's

2

E2

Ottawa 67's

4th

E7

Oshawa Generals

1

E1

Barrie Colts

4th

W1

Plymouth Whalers

3

W1

Plymouth Whalers

4th

W8

Guelph Storm

2

W1

Plymouth Whalers

4th

W5

Windsor Spitfires

1

W4

Sarnia Sting

3

W5

Windsor Spitfires

4th

W1

Plymouth Whalers

4th

Western Conference

W3

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

1

W3

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

4th

W6

Kitchener Rangers

1

W3

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

4th

W2

Erie Otters

3

W2

Erie Otters

4th

W7

Brampton Battalion

2

J. Ross Robertson Cup Final

(E1) Barrie Colts - (W1) Plymouth Whalers

0May 4, 2000
7:30 p.m.
(local time)

Barrie Colts
Blaine Down (29:41)
Mike Danton (42:27)
Mike Danton (47:27)
Mike Christian (53:20)

4: 5 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 3, 3: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 1

Plymouth Whalers
Eric Gooldy (27:11)
Jamie Lalonde (28:19)
Randy Fitzgerald (33:06)
Eric Gooldy (45:53)
Randy Fitzgerald (60:59)

Barrie Molson Center , Barrie , Ontario
Spectators: 4,081

0May 7, 2000
7:00 p.m.

Plymouth Whalers
Eric Gooldy (19:27)
George Nistas (56:22)
Justin Williams (58:08)

3: 4
(1: 1, 0: 1, 2: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 1

Barrie Colts
Rick Hwodeky (11:45)
Denis Schwidki (22:12)
Tim Branham (45:09)
Matt Dzieduszycki (52:59)

Compuware Arena , Plymouth , Michigan
Spectators: 3,608

0May 8, 2000
7:30 p.m.

Plymouth Whalers
Stephen Weiss (12:11)
Kristopher Vernarsky (19:16)
Justin Williams (20:44)
Tomáš Kůrka (22:15)
Randy Fitzgerald (59:46)

5: 2
(2: 2, 2: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1

Barrie Colts
Tim Verbeek (2:14)
Tim Verbeek (18:19)
Mike Danton (36:47)

Compuware Arena, Plymouth, Michigan
Spectators: 2,948

May 10, 2000
7:30 p.m.

Barrie Colts
Denis Schwidki (3:55)
Ryan Barnes (5:25)
Ryan Barnes (20:25)
Mike Henderson (29:53)
Mike Christian (42:42)
Sheldon Keefe (59:04)

6: 3
(2: 1, 2: 0, 2: 2)
Match report
as of: 2: 2

Plymouth Whalers
Tomáš Kůrka (8:20)
Damian Surma (37:57)
Damian Surma (42:02)

Barrie Molson Center, Barrie, Ontario
Spectators: 4,191

May 12, 2000
7:30 p.m.

Plymouth Whalers
George Nistas (16:05)
Randy Fitzgerald (51:35)
Tomáš Kůrka (59:11)

3: 1
(1: 0, 0: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 2

Barrie Colts
Blaine Down (51:04)

Compuware Arena, Plymouth, Michigan
Spectators: 3,412

May 14, 2000
6:00 p.m.

Barrie Colts
Mike Danton (6:13)
Michael Henrich (47:05)
Michael Henrich (58:21)

3: 0
(1: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 3

Plymouth Whalers

Barrie Molson Center, Barrie, Ontario
Spectators: 4,250

May 16, 2000
7:30 p.m.

Plymouth Whalers
Damian Surma (10:16)
George Nistas (50:32)

2: 4
(1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 3: 4

Barrie Colts
Sheldon Keefe (6:36)
Mike Henderson (24:40)
Tim Verbeek (47:02)
Tim Verbeek (58:29)

Compuware Arena, Plymouth, Michigan
Spectators: 4,426

J. Ross Robertson Cup winner

J. Ross Robertson Cup winner Barrie Colts	Goalkeepers: Mike D'Alessandro , Brian Finley Defenders: Tim Branham , Shawn Cation , Ed Hill , Rick Hwodeky , Ryan O'Keefe , Aaron Power , Erik Reitz , Nick Robinson Attackers: Ryan Barnes , Mike Christian , Mike Danton , Blaine Down , Matt Dzieduszycki , Mike Henderson , Michael Henrich , Sheldon Keefe , Matt Passfield , Denis Schwidki , Tim Verbeek , Kyle Wailes Head Coach and General Manager: Bill Stewart

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM
Justin Williams	Plymouth Whalers	23	14th	16	30th	10
Michael Henrich	Barrie Colts	25th	10	18th	28	30th
Stephen Weiss	Plymouth Whalers	23	8th	18th	26th	18th
Shaun Fisher	Plymouth Whalers	23	4th	21st	25th	24
Randy Fitzgerald	Plymouth Whalers	23	13	10	23	47
Sheldon Keefe	Barrie Colts	25th	10	13	23	41
Mike Danton	Barrie Colts	25th	7th	16	23	107
Mike Christian	Barrie Colts	25th	6th	15th	21st	37
Randy Rowe	Belleville Bulls	16	7th	13	20th	6th
Josef Vašíček	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	17th	5	15th	20th	8th

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = overtime / shootout defeats , GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = Conceded goal

player	team	GP	TOI	W.	L.	OTL	GA	Sv%	ATM
Mike D'Alessandro	Barrie Colts	4th	166	2	1	0	3	96.0	1.08
Alex Auld	North Bay Centennials	6th	375	2	1	3	12	95.3	1.92
Derek Dolson	Oshawa Generals	4th	257	0	1	2	9	93.0	2.10

Ray Emery achieved the most shutouts with 3.

Only goalkeepers who have played at least 134 minutes of play are recorded.

Awards

All-star teams

First all-star team
Attack:	Taylor Pyatt - Dan Tessier - Norm Milley
Defense:	Branislav Mezei - John Erskine
Goal:	Andrew Raycroft
Trainer:	Peter DeBoer

Second all-star team
Attack:	Raffi Torres - Jason Jaspers - Sheldon Keefe
Defense:	Allan Rourke - Kevin Mitchel
Goal:	Rob Zepp
Trainer:	Tom Webster

Third all-star team
Attack:	Johnathan Schill - Josef Vašíček - Denis Schwidki
Defense:	Alexei Semyonov - Mike Van Ryn
Goal:	Levente Szuper
Trainer:	Stan Butler

All rookie teams

First all rookie team
Attack:	Tomáš Kůrka - Derek Roy - Jonas Andersson
Defense:	Rostislav Klesla - Trevor Daley
Goal:	Ryan Aschaber

Second all rookie team
Attack:	Ryan Ramsay - Stephen Weiss - Craig Kennedy
Defense:	Brendan Bell - Tim Gleason
Goal:	TJ Aceti

Awarded trophies

Award		team
J. Ross Robertson Cup		Barrie Colts
Hamilton Spectator Trophy		Plymouth Whalers
Bobby Orr Trophy		Barrie Colts
Wayne Gretzky Trophy		Plymouth Whalers
Emms Trophy		Barrie Colts
Leyden Trophy		Ottawa 67's
Holody Trophy		Erie Otters
Bumbacco Trophy		Plymouth Whalers
Award	player	team
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 Bill Ruggiero	Plymouth Whalers
OHL Executive of the Year	Robert Ciccarelli	Sarnia Sting
Emms Family Award	Derek Roy	Kitchener Rangers
FW "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

Web links

OHL 1999/2000 at hockeydb.com

Individual evidence

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OHL 1999/2000

contents

Regular season

Closing tables

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Best scorer

Best goalkeeper

Play-offs

Play-off tree

J. Ross Robertson Cup Final

(E1) Barrie Colts - (W1) Plymouth Whalers

J. Ross Robertson Cup winner

Best scorer

Best goalkeeper

Awards

All-star teams

All rookie teams

Awarded trophies

See also

Web links

Individual evidence