OHL 2008/09

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The 2008-09 OHL season was the 29th season of the Ontario Hockey League . The regular season began on 17 September 2008 and ended on 15 March 2009. The play-offs started on 18 March 2009 and ended with the second J. Ross Robertson Cup a gain in the Windsor Spitfires on 8 May 2009 who prevailed against the Brampton Battalion in the OHL final .

Regular season

Final placements

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeat after overtime or shootout , 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. OTL GF GA Pts
Belleville Bulls 68 47 17th 4th 258 176 98
Ottawa 67's 68 40 21st 7th 272 231 87
Peterborough Petes 68 28 37 3 210 266 59
Oshawa Generals 68 25th 35 8th 213 283 58
Kingston Frontenacs 68 18th 40 10 200 278 46
Central Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Brampton Battalion 68 47 19th 2 264 184 96
Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 68 39 26th 3 229 208 81
Barrie Colts 68 30th 33 5 214 207 65
Niagara IceDogs 68 26th 32 10 213 264 62
Sudbury Wolves 68 26th 35 7th 227 282 59

Western Conference

Midwest Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
London Knights 68 49 16 3 287 194 101
Guelph Storm 68 35 26th 7th 226 209 77
Erie Otters 68 34 29 5 231 239 73
Owen Sound Attack 68 26th 27 15th 226 258 67
Kitchener Rangers 68 26th 37 5 208 254 57
West Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Windsor Spitfires 68 57 10 1 311 171 115
Saginaw Spirit 68 36 24 8th 235 219 80
Plymouth Whalers 68 37 26th 5 253 244 79
Sarnia Sting 68 35 26th 7th 216 210 77
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 68 19th 45 4th 172 290 42

Best scorer

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

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
John Tavares Oshawa Generals
London Knights 		56 58 46 104 54
Chris Terry Plymouth Whalers 53 39 55 94 75
Justin DiBenedetto Sarnia Sting 62 45 48 93 85
Cody Hodgson Brampton Battalion 53 43 49 92 33
Matt Caria Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Plymouth Whalers 		67 34 58 92 91
Taylor Hall Windsor Spitfires 63 38 52 90 60
Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires 57 22nd 67 89 57
Eric Tangradi Belleville Bulls 55 38 50 88 61
Logan Couture Ottawa 67's 62 39 48 87 46
Chris MacKinnon London Knights
Kitchener Rangers 		67 26th 59 85 56

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 SO Sv% ATM
Mike Murphy Belleville Bulls 54 3169 40 9 4th 110 5 94.1 2.08
Thomas McCollum Guelph Storm
Brampton Battalion 		54 3192 34 16 4th 112 7th 92.7 2.11
Trevor Cann Peterborough Petes
London Knights 		52 3027 35 15th 1 132 6th 91.9 2.62
Andrew Engelage Windsor Spitfires 54 3086 46 4th 1 121 5 91.4 2.35
Dan Spence Sarnia Sting 54 3151 29 19th 6th 146 2 91.4 2.78

Play-offs

Play-off tree

  Conference quarterfinals   Conference semifinals   Conference finals   OHL championship
                                     
1 Belleville Bulls 4th                  
8th Sudbury Wolves 2  
1 Belleville Bulls 4th
  6th Niagara IceDogs 1  
3 Ottawa 67's 3
 
6th Niagara IceDogs 4th  
1 Belleville Bulls 2
Eastern Conference
  2 Brampton Battalion 4th  
2 Brampton Battalion 4th      
 
7th Peterborough Petes 0  
2 Brampton Battalion 4th
  4th Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 2  
4th Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 4th
 
5 Barrie Colts 1  
E2 Brampton Battalion 1
  W1 Windsor Spitfires 4th
1 Windsor Spitfires 4th            
 
8th Owen Sound Attack 0  
1 Windsor Spitfires 4th
  4th Plymouth Whalers 2  
4th Plymouth Whalers 4th
 
5 Sarnia Sting 1  
1 Windsor Spitfires 4th
Western Conference
  2 London Knights 1  
2 London Knights 4th      
 
7th Erie Otters 1  
2 London Knights 4th
  3 Saginaw Spirit 0  
3 Saginaw Spirit 4th
 
6th Guelph Storm 0  

J. Ross Robertson Cup winner

J. Ross Robertson Cup winner


Windsor Spitfires

Goalkeepers: Andrew Engelage , Josh Unice

Defenders: Jesse Blacker , Mark Cundari , Ryan Ellis , Rob Kwiet , Ben Shutron , Ron Soucie , Adam Wallace , Harry Young

Attackers: Ben Dubois , Richard Greenop , Taylor Hall , Adam Henrique , Andrei Loktionow , Lane MacDermid , Dale Mitchell , Greg Nemisz , Conor O'Donnell , Justin Shugg , Scott Timmins , Austin Watson , Eric Wellwood

Head Coach: Bob Boughner   General Manager: Warren Rychel

Best scorer

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

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Taylor Hall Windsor Spitfires 20th 16 20th 36 10
Andrei Loktionow Windsor Spitfires 20th 11 22nd 33 2
Cody Hodgson Brampton Battalion 21st 11 20th 31 18th
Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires 20th 8th 23 31 20th
Dale Mitchell Windsor Spitfires 20th 14th 15th 29 24
Matt Duchene Brampton Battalion 21st 14th 12 26th 21st
Yevgeny Grachev Brampton Battalion 19th 11 14th 25th 4th
John Carlson London Knights 14th 7th 15th 22nd 16
John Tavares London Knights 14th 10 11 21st 8th
Eric Wellwood Windsor Spitfires 20th 10 11 21st 12
Nazem Kadri London Knights 14th 9 12 21st 22nd
Eric Tangradi Belleville Bulls 16 8th 13 21st 12

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
Andrew Loverock Sudbury Wolves 6th 360 2 4th 16 0 92.9 2.67
JP Anderson Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 11 697 6th 4th 29 0 92.8 2.50
Mike Murphy Belleville Bulls 17th 1007 10 6th 45 0 91.2 2.68
Trevor Cann London Knights 13 805 9 1 38 0 91.2 2.83
Thomas McCollum Brampton Battalion 16 1007 11 2 44 1 89.9 2.62

Awards

All-star teams

First all-star team
Attack: Taylor Hall - Cody Hodgson - Bryan Cameron
Defense: PK Subban - Ryan Ellis
Goal: Mike Murphy
Trainer: Bob Boughner
Second all-star team
Attack: Justin DiBenedetto - John Tavares - Greg Nemisz
Defense: Cameron Gaunce - John Carlson
Goal: Thomas McCollum
Trainer: George Burnett
Third all-star team
Attack: Yevgeny Grachev - Chris Terry - Matt Kennedy
Defense: Michael Del Zotto - Alex Pietrangelo
Goal: Eddie Pasquale
Trainer: Mike Vellucci

All rookie teams

First all rookie team
Attack: Yevgeny Grachev - Tyler Seguin - Tyler Toffoli
Defense: John Carlson - Calvin de Haan
Goal: JP Anderson
Second all rookie team
Attack: Darren Archibald - Ryan Spooner - Jason Akeson
Defense: Erik Gudbranson - Ryan O'Connor
Goal: Scott Stajcer

Awarded trophies

Award team
J. Ross Robertson Cup Windsor Spitfires
Hamilton Spectator Trophy Windsor Spitfires
Bobby Orr Trophy Brampton Battalion
Wayne Gretzky Trophy Windsor Spitfires
Emms Trophy Brampton Battalion
Leyden Trophy Belleville Bulls
Holody Trophy London Knights
Bumbacco Trophy Windsor Spitfires
Award player team
Red Tilson Trophy Cody Hodgson Brampton Battalion
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy John Tavares London Knights
Matt Leyden Trophy Bob Boughner Windsor Spitfires
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy Bryan Cameron Belleville Bulls
Max Kaminsky Trophy Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires
OHL Goaltender of the Year Mike Murphy Belleville Bulls
Jack Ferguson Award Dan Catenacci Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Dave Pinkney Trophy Mike Murphy Belleville Bulls
OHL Executive of the Year Warren Rychel Windsor Spitfires
Emms Family Award Yevgeny Grachev Brampton Battalion
FW "Dinty" Moore Trophy JP Anderson Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy Chris Terry Plymouth Whalers
William Hanley Trophy Cody Hodgson Brampton Battalion
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy Justin DiBenedetto Sarnia Sting
Bobby Smith Trophy Matt Duchene Brampton Battalion
Roger Neilson Memorial Award Tim Priamo Guelph Storm
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award Freddie Hamilton Niagara IceDogs
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy Chris Terry Plymouth Whalers
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award Adam Henrique Windsor Spitfires
Bill Long Award Bert O'Brien
Sam Sisco 		Ottawa 67’s
Ontario Hockey League

See also

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