OHL 2012/13

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The 2012/13 OHL season was the 33rd season of the Ontario Hockey League . The regular season began on September 20, 2012 and ended on March 17, 2013. The London Knights won the Hamilton Spectator Trophy as the team with the highest points in the preliminary round . The play-offs began on March 21, 2013 and ended with the third J. Ross Robertson Cup win by the London Knights on May 13, 2013, who prevailed against the Barrie Colts in the OHL final . London winger Bo Horvat scored the winning goal in the decisive seventh game of the best-of-seven finals less than a second before the end of regular time. For the Knights it was the second championship in a row after the success of 2012 .

Team changes

The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors were sold to a new owner in May 2012 and renamed Mississauga Steelheads .

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeat after overtime , SOL = defeat after shootout , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: = play-off qualification, = division winner = Conference champion, = Hamilton Spectator Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

	GP	W.	L.	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Belleville Bulls	68	44	16	5	3	228	167	96
Barrie Colts	68	44	20th	2	2	245	185	92
Oshawa Generals	68	42	22nd	1	3	235	192	88
Brampton Battalion	68	34	25th	3	6th	193	190	77
Sudbury Wolves	68	29	27	5	7th	214	234	70
Niagara IceDogs	68	30th	34	2	2	227	250	64
Kingston Frontenacs	68	27	35	3	3	217	273	60
Mississauga Steelheads	68	26th	34	0	8th	179	221	60
Peterborough Petes	68	26th	35	3	4th	202	254	59
Ottawa 67's	68	16	46	0	6th	208	323	38

Western Conference

	GP	W.	L.	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
London Knights	68	50	13	2	3	279	180	105
Plymouth Whalers	68	42	17th	5	4th	292	202	93
Owen Sound Attack	68	44	18th	1	5	231	165	94
Kitchener Rangers	68	39	20th	1	8th	216	185	87
Guelph Storm	68	39	23	2	4th	253	210	84
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	68	36	26th	3	3	262	257	78
Sarnia Sting	68	35	28	1	4th	247	254	75
Saginaw Spirit	68	32	29	4th	3	250	264	71
Windsor Spitfires	68	26th	33	3	6th	212	278	61
Erie Otters	68	19th	40	4th	5	206	312	47

Best scorer

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

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM
Vincent Trocheck	Plymouth Whalers Saginaw Spirit	63	50	59	109	58
Charles Sarault	Sarnia Sting	68	22nd	86	108	28
Nick cousins	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	64	27	76	103	83
Eric Locke	Saginaw Spirit	68	44	53	97	84
Reid Boucher	Sarnia Sting	68	62	33	95	53
Ryan Strome	Niagara IceDogs	53	34	60	94	59
Garret Ross	Saginaw Spirit	61	44	46	90	114
Kerby Rychel	Windsor Spitfires	68	40	47	87	94
Max Domi	London Knights	64	39	48	87	71
Boone Jenner	Oshawa Generals	56	45	37	82	58

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
Malcolm Subban	Belleville Bulls	46	2695	29	11	4th	96	5	93.4	2.14
Mathias Niederberger	Barrie Colts	56	3128	35	12	2	122	4th	93.3	2.34
Jordan Binnington	Owen Sound Attack	50	3011	32	12	1	109	7th	93.2	2.17

Play-offs

Play-off tree

Conference quarterfinals

Conference semifinals

Conference finals

J. Ross Robertson Cup Final

1

Belleville Bulls

4th

1

Belleville Bulls

3

8th

Mississauga Steelheads

2

5

Sudbury Wolves

0

2

Barrie Colts

4th

Eastern Conference

7th

Kingston Frontenacs

0

1

Belleville Bulls

3

2

Barrie Colts

4th

3

Oshawa Generals

4th

6th

Niagara IceDogs

1

4th

Brampton Battalion

1

2

Barrie Colts

4th

5

Sudbury Wolves

4th

3

Oshawa Generals

0

2

Barrie Colts

3

(The teams are reset after the first round.)

1

London Knights

4th

1

London Knights

4th

1

London Knights

4th

8th

Saginaw Spirit

0

4th

Kitchener Rangers

1

2

Plymouth Whalers

4th

7th

Sarnia Sting

0

1

London Knights

4th

2

Plymouth Whalers

1

3

Owen Sound Attack

4th

6th

Soo greyhounds

2

Western Conference

4th

Kitchener Rangers

4th

2

Plymouth Whalers

4th

5

Guelph Storm

1

3

Owen Sound Attack

2

J. Ross Robertson Cup Final

(1) London Knights - (2) Barrie Colts

0May 3, 2013
7:05 p.m.
(local time)

London Knights
Ryan Rupert (25:24)
Alex Broadhurst (48:56)

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

Barrie Colts
Andreas Athanasiou (27:37)
Anthony Camara (35:21)
Brendan Lemieux (41:24)
Mark Scheifele (59:17)

Budweiser Gardens , London , Ontario
Spectators: 9,046

0May 5, 2013
7:05 pm

London Knights
Seth Griffith (20:18)
Bo Horvat (31:15)
Brett Welychka (34:03)
Seth Griffith (58:36)

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

Barrie Colts
Andreas Athanasiou (49:11)

Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario
Spectators: 8,985

0May 6, 2013
7:35 pm

Barrie Colts
Zach Hall (0:35)
Mark Scheifele (8:49)
Zach Hall (24:12)
Alex Lepkowski (41:40)
Andreas Athanasiou (56:48)
Mark Scheifele (59:22)

6: 3
(2: 2, 1: 0, 3: 1)
Match report
Status: 2: 1

London Knights
Ryan Rupert (7:16)
Olli Määttä (10:57)
Seth Griffith (55:38)

Barrie Molson Center , Barrie , Ontario
Spectators: 4,087

0May 8, 2013
7:35 pm

Barrie Colts
Anthony Camara (0:37)
Mark Scheifele (40:44)
Josh MacDonald (41:17)
Mark Scheifele (44:23)
Mark Scheifele (48:05)
Mark Scheifele (59:53)

6: 4
(1: 2, 0: 1, 5: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 1

London Knights
Tyler Ferry (3:23)
Bo Horvat (7:05)
Brett Welychka (22:46)
Ryan Rupert (43:09)

Barrie Molson Center, Barrie, Ontario
Spectators: 4,196

May 10, 2013
7:05 pm

London Knights
Seth Griffith (9:14)
Chris Tierney (22:30)
Max Domi (32:32)
Bo Horvat (36:59)
Bo Horvat (46:21)
Brett Welychka (50:48)

6: 4
(1: 0, 3: 1, 2: 3)
Match report
as of: 2: 3

Barrie Colts
Mitchell Theoret (26:22)
Ryan O'Connor (41:44)
Anthony Camara (49:19)
Andreas Athanasiou (58:14)

Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario
Spectators: 9,046

May 11, 2013
7:35 pm

Barrie Colts
Andreas Athanasiou (44:55)
Erik Bradford (55:07)
Mitchell Theoret (55:32)
Mitchell Theoret (59:18)

4: 5 a.d.
(0: 2, 0: 2, 4: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of 3: 3

London Knights
Brett Welychka (2:25)
Tommy Hughes (7:54)
Bo Horvat (27:15)
Ryan Rupert (36:50)
Ryan Rupert (61:30)

Barrie Molson Center, Barrie, Ontario
Spectators: 4,241

May 13, 2013
7:05 pm

London Knights
Bo Horvat (7:13)
Olli Määttä (36:58)
Bo Horvat (59:59)

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

Barrie Colts
Andreas Athanasiou (8:59)
Mitchell Theoret (57:07)

Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario
Spectators: 9,046

J. Ross Robertson Cup winner

J. Ross Robertson Cup winner London Knights	Goalkeepers: Jake Patterson , Anthony Stolarz Defenders: Tyler Ferry , Scott Harrington , Tommy Hughes , Paxton Leroux , Miles Liberati , Olli Määttä , Dakota Mermis , Nikita Sadorow , Justin Sefton Attackers: Josh Anderson , Alex Broadhurst , Max Domi , Remi Elie , Seth Griffith , Bo Horvat , Corey Pawley , Kyle Platzer , Matt Rupert , Ryan Rupert , Chris Tierney , Brett Welychka Head Coach: Dale Hunter General Manager: Mark Hunter

Best scorer

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

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM
Mark Scheifele	Barrie	21st	15th	26th	41	14th
Max Domi	London	21st	11	21st	32	26th
Alex Broadhurst	London	21st	10	18th	28	22nd
Zach Hall	Barrie	19th	7th	21st	28	20th
Andreas Athanasiou	Barrie	22nd	12	13	25th	11
Seth Griffith	London	21st	9	16	25th	14th
Vincent Trocheck	Plymouth	15th	10	14th	24	8th
Bo Horvat	London	21st	16	7th	23	10
Brendan Gaunce	Belleville	17th	8th	14th	22nd	10
Tyler Graovac	Belleville	15th	6th	16	22nd	17th

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
John Gibson	Kitchener	10	609	5	4th	22nd	1	94.6	2.17
Malcolm Subban	Belleville	17th	1021	11	4th	34	3	93.3	2.00
Mathias Niederberger	Barrie	22nd	1313	15th	6th	57	2	92.8	2.60

Awards

All-star teams

First all-star team
Attack:	Reid Boucher - Vincent Trocheck - Seth Griffith
Defense:	Ryan Sproul - Scott Harrington
Goal:	Jordan Binnington
Trainer:	Mike Vellucci

Second all-star team
Attack:	Garret Ross - Charles Sarault - Brett Ritchie
Defense:	Cody Ceci - Ryan Murphy
Goal:	John Gibson
Trainer:	George Burnett

Third all-star team
Attack:	Anthony Camara - Boone Jenner - Cameron Brace
Defense:	Dylan DeMelo - Colin Miller
Goal:	Malcolm Subban
Trainer:	DJ Smith

All rookie teams

First all rookie team
Attack:	Michael Dal Colle - Connor McDavid - Spencer Watson
Defense:	Nikita Sadorow - Roland McKeown
Goal:	Alex Nedeljkovic

Second all rookie team
Attack:	Blake Clarke - Sam Bennett / Jared McCann - Nikolai Goldobin
Defense:	Brandon Prophet - Jacob Middleton
Goal:	Michael Giugovaz

Awarded trophies

Award		team
J. Ross Robertson Cup		London Knights
Hamilton Spectator Trophy		London Knights
Bobby Orr Trophy		Barrie Colts
Wayne Gretzky Trophy		London Knights
Emms Trophy		Barrie Colts
Leyden Trophy		Belleville Bulls
Holody Trophy		London Knights
Bumbacco Trophy		Plymouth Whalers
Award	Player / Official	team
Red Tilson Trophy	Vincent Trocheck	Plymouth Whalers
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy	Vincent Trocheck	Plymouth Whalers
Matt Leyden Trophy	Mike Vellucci	Plymouth Whalers
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy	Seth Griffith	London Knights
Max Kaminsky Trophy	Ryan Sproul	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
OHL Goaltender of the Year	Jordan Binnington	Owen Sound Attack
Jack Ferguson Award	Travis Konecny	Ottawa 67's
Dave Pinkney Trophy	Jordan Binnington Brandon Hope	Owen Sound Attack
OHL Executive of the Year	Mike Vellucci	Plymouth Whalers
Emms Family Award	Connor McDavid	Erie Otters
FW "Dinty" Moore Trophy	Alex Nedeljkovic	Plymouth Whalers
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy	Ben Fanelli	Kitchener Rangers
William Hanley Trophy	Tyler Graovac	Belleville Bulls
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy	Charles Sarault	Sarnia Sting
Bobby Smith Trophy	Darnell Nurse	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Roger Neilson Memorial Award	Daniel Altshuller	Oshawa Generals
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award	Connor Burgess	Sudbury Wolves
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy	Colin Miller	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award	Bo Horvat	London Knights
Bill Long Award	Ray McKelvie	Owen Sound Attack
Ken Ground Thistle Character Award for Officials	Scott Oakman	-

Web links

Homepage of the Ontario Hockey League
Homepage of the Canadian Hockey League

Individual evidence

↑ Ian Colpitts: Mississauga St. Michael's Majors sold. Brampton Guardian, November 5, 2012, accessed May 26, 2012 .
^ Mississauga Franchise Unveils New Name. Ontario Hockey League , May 24, 2012, accessed May 26, 2012 .

[1] Ian Colpitts: Mississauga St. Michael's Majors sold. Brampton Guardian, November 5, 2012, accessed May 26, 2012 .

[2] Mississauga Franchise Unveils New Name. Ontario Hockey League , May 24, 2012, accessed May 26, 2012 .

OHL 2012/13

contents

Team changes

Regular season

Closing tables

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Best scorer

Best goalkeeper

Play-offs

Play-off tree

J. Ross Robertson Cup Final

(1) London Knights - (2) Barrie Colts

J. Ross Robertson Cup winner

Best scorer

Best goalkeeper

Awards

All-star teams

All rookie teams

Awarded trophies

See also

Web links

Individual evidence