OHL 2002/03

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The 2002/03 OHL season was the 23rd season of the Ontario Hockey League . The regular season began on September 19, 2002 and ended on March 16, 2003. The play-offs started on March 20, 2003 and ended with the Kitchener Rangers' third J. Ross Robertson Cup win on May 10, 2003 who prevailed in the OHL final against the Ottawa 67’s .

Team changes

The North Bay Centennials were relocated to Saginaw , Michigan prior to the start of the season and renamed the Saginaw Spirit . The new team was placed in the West Division of the OHL Western Conference. As a result, the London Knights were transferred from the West Division to the Midwest Division. As a further change, the Brampton Battalion was moved from the Midwest Division of the Western Conference to the Central Division of the OHL Eastern Conference.

Regular season

Final placements

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,     = division winner,     = Conference winner,     = Hamilton Spectator Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

East Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Ottawa 67's 68 44 14th 7th 3 318 210 98
Peterborough Petes 68 32 22nd 11 3 222 215 78
Belleville Bulls 68 33 27 6th 2 195 200 74
Oshawa Generals 68 34 30th 2 2 243 225 72
Kingston Frontenacs 68 25th 37 2 4th 222 287 56
Central Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Brampton Battalion 68 34 24 6th 4th 239 202 78
Toronto St. Michael's Majors 68 32 24 7th 5 207 214 76
Barrie Colts 68 29 26th 4th 9 228 223 71
Mississauga IceDogs 68 23 31 11 3 212 231 60
Sudbury Wolves 68 16 46 4th 2 175 273 38

Western Conference

Midwest Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Kitchener Rangers 68 46 14th 5 3 275 188 100
London Knights 68 31 27 7th 3 220 205 72
Guelph Storm 68 29 28 9 2 217 208 69
Owen Sound Attack 68 27 30th 7th 4th 206 243 65
Erie Otters 68 24 35 6th 3 181 248 57
West Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Plymouth Whalers 68 43 14th 9 2 259 174 97
Sarnia Sting 68 41 19th 7th 1 251 193 90
Windsor Spitfires 68 37 25th 5 1 259 221 80
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 68 26th 33 6th 3 232 284 61
Saginaw Spirit 68 11 45 5 7th 158 275 34

Best scorer

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

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Corey Locke Ottawa 67's 66 63 88 151 83
Matt Foy Ottawa 67's 68 61 71 132 112
Chad LaRose Plymouth Whalers 67 61 56 117 52
Joey Tenute Sarnia Sting 68 41 71 112 75
Kyle Wellwood Windsor Spitfires 57 41 59 100 20th
Jamie Johnson Oshawa Generals 68 24 76 100 34
Eric Staal Peterborough Petes 66 39 59 98 36
Matt Stajan Belleville Bulls 57 34 60 94 75
Kris Newbury Sarnia Sting 64 34 58 92 149
Brandon Nolan Oshawa Generals 68 36 52 88 57

Best goalkeeper

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

player team GP TOI W. L. OTL T GA SO Sv% ATM
Eric Tobia Belleville Bulls 18th 934 8th 5 1 1 39 0 91.9 2.51
Ryan Aschaber Windsor Spitfires 46 2692 23 18th 1 4th 131 4th 91.8 2.92
Jeff Weber Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Plymouth Whalers 		23 1277 13 4th 1 3 55 1 91.7 2.58

Play-offs

Play-off tree

  Conference quarterfinals   Conference semifinals   Conference finals   OHL championship
                                     
E1 Ottawa 67's 4th                  
E8 Mississauga IceDogs 1  
E1 Ottawa 67's 4th
  E6 Oshawa Generals 2  
E3 Peterborough Petes 3
 
E6 Oshawa Generals 4th  
E1 Ottawa 67's 4th
Eastern Conference
  E4 Toronto St. Michael's Majors 3  
E4 Toronto St. Michael's Majors 4th      
 
E5 Belleville Bulls 3  
E4 Toronto St. Michael's Majors 4th
  E2 Brampton Battalion 1  
E2 Brampton Battalion 4th
 
E7 Barrie Colts 2  
E1 Ottawa 67's 1
  W1 Kitchener Rangers 4th
W1 Kitchener Rangers 4th            
 
W8 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 0  
W1 Kitchener Rangers 4th
  W6 Guelph Storm 1  
W3 Sarnia Sting 2
 
W6 Guelph Storm 4th  
W1 Kitchener Rangers 4th
Western Conference
  W2 Plymouth Whalers 3  
W4 Windsor Spitfires 3      
 
W5 London Knights 4th  
W5 London Knights 3
  W2 Plymouth Whalers 4th  
W2 Plymouth Whalers 4th
 
W7 Owen Sound Attack 0  

J. Ross Robertson Cup winner

J. Ross Robertson Cup winner


Kitchener Rangers

Goalkeepers: Scott Dickie , Carlo DiRienzo , Neil Hoch

Defenders: André Benoit , Nick Duff , TJ Eason , Steve Eminger , George Halkidis , Thomas Harrison , Evan McGrath , Marcus Smith

Attackers: Jesse Boucher , Gregory Campbell , David Clarkson , Cam Fergus , David Frawley , Matt Grennier , Petr Kanko , Adam Keefe , Matt Manias , Rafael Martynowski , Chad McCaffrey , Paul McFarland , Nathan O'Nabigon , Mike Richards , Derek Roy

Head coach: Peter DeBoer  General Manager:

Best scorer

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

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Corey Locke Ottawa 67's 23 19th 19th 38
Derek Roy Kitchener Rangers 21st 9 23 32
Matt Foy Ottawa 67's 21st 11 20th 31
Petr Kanko Kitchener Rangers 20th 11 16 27
Mike Richards Kitchener Rangers 21st 9 18th 27
Brendan Bell Ottawa 67's 23 8th 19th 27
Scott Sheppard Ottawa 67's 23 12 12 24
Tim Brent Toronto St. Michael's Majors 19th 7th 17th 24
Frank Lukes Toronto St. Michael's Majors 19th 8th 15th 23
Corey Perry London Knights 14th 7th 16 23

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. GA SO Sv% ATM
Scott Dickie Kitchener Rangers 21st 1315 16 3 44 2 94.3 2.01
Adam Munro Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4th 240 0 4th 12 0 92.9 3.00
Paulo Colaiacovo Barrie Colts 6th 360 2 3 14th 0 92.5 2.33
Brad topping Brampton Battalion 11 568 5 4th 24 2 92.5 2.54

Awards

All-star teams

First all-star team
Attack: Cody McCormick - Corey Locke - Matt Foy
Defense: Brendan Bell - Lukáš Krajíček
Goal: Andy Chiodo
Trainer: Brian Kilrea
Second all-star team
Attack: Brandon Nolan - Eric Staal - Chad LaRose
Defense: Steve Eminger - Carlo Colaiacovo
Goal: Chris Houle
Trainer: Jim Hulton
Third all-star team
Attack: Kris Newbury - Matt Stajan - Dustin Brown
Defense: Trevor Daley - Tim Gleason
Goal: Michael Mole
Trainer: Peter DeBoer

All rookie teams

First all rookie team
Attack: Wojtek Wolski - Rob Schremp - Brent Burns
Defense: Mark Giordano - Danny Syvret
Goal: Ryan Munce
Second all rookie team
Attack: Daniel Carcillo - Evan McGrath - Jean-Michel Rizk
Defense: Mitch Maunu - Scott Lehman
Goal: Lukáš refectory

Awarded trophies

Award team
J. Ross Robertson Cup Kitchener Rangers
Hamilton Spectator Trophy Kitchener Rangers
Bobby Orr Trophy Ottawa 67's
Wayne Gretzky Trophy Kitchener Rangers
Emms Trophy Brampton Battalion
Leyden Trophy Ottawa 67's
Holody Trophy Kitchener Rangers
Bumbacco Trophy Plymouth Whalers
Award player team
Red Tilson Trophy Corey Locke Ottawa 67's
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy Corey Locke Ottawa 67's
Matt Leyden Trophy Brian Kilrea Ottawa 67's
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy Matt Foy Ottawa 67's
Max Kaminsky Trophy Brendan Bell Ottawa 67's
OHL Goaltender of the Year Andy Chiodo Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Jack Ferguson Award Patrick McNeill Saginaw Spirit
Dave Pinkney Trophy Paul Drew
Jeff Weber 		Plymouth Whalers
OHL Executive of the Year Steve Bienkowski Kitchener Rangers
Emms Family Award Rob Schremp Mississauga IceDogs
FW "Dinty" Moore Trophy Ryan Munce Sarnia Sting
OHL Humanitarian of the Year Michael Mole Belleville Bulls
William Hanley Trophy Kyle Wellwood Windsor Spitfires
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy Chad LaRose Plymouth Whalers
Bobby Smith Trophy Dustin Brown Guelph Storm
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award Derek Roy Kitchener Rangers
Bill Long Award Norm Bryan Peterborough Petes

See also

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