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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
See also
- 2008-09 season of the Québec Major Junior Hockey League
- 2008-09 season of the Western Hockey League
- Memorial Cup 2009
Web links
- Homepage of the Ontario Hockey League
- Homepage of the Canadian Hockey League