OHL 2017/18

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The 2017/18 OHL season was the 38th season of the Ontario Hockey League . The regular season began on September 21, 2017 and ended on 18 March 2018 by winning the Hamilton Spectator Trophy by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds . The playoffs for the J. Ross Robertson Cup were then played from March 22, 2018 to May 13, 2018 , in the final of which the Hamilton Bulldogs beat Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds prevailed.

Regular season

Placements

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 winner, = Hamilton Spectator Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Hamilton Bulldogs 68 43 18th 4th 3 252 207 93
Barrie Colts 68 42 21st 4th 1 297 229 89
Kingston Frontenacs 68 36 23 6th 3 243 202 81
Niagara IceDogs 68 35 23 7th 3 240 235 80
Oshawa Generals 68 36 29 3 0 250 243 75
North Bay Battalion 68 30th 28 7th 3 213 237 70
Mississauga Steelheads 68 33 32 1 2 251 250 69
Ottawa 67's 68 30th 29 6th 3 225 260 69
Peterborough Petes 68 23 39 3 3 222 283 52
Sudbury Wolves 68 17th 42 9 0 197 291 43

Western Conference

GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 68 55 7th 3 3 317 186 116
Sarnia Sting 68 46 17th 4th 1 299 213 97
Kitchener Rangers 68 43 21st 3 1 246 218 90
Owen Sound Attack 68 38 22nd 3 5 289 247 84
London Knights 68 39 25th 2 2 233 212 82
Windsor Spitfires 68 32 30th 4th 2 214 224 70
Guelph Storm 68 30th 29 5 4th 228 263 69
Saginaw Spirit 68 29 30th 9 0 196 238 67
Erie Otters 68 23 35 7th 3 220 270 56
Flint Firebirds 68 20th 43 3 2 194 316 45

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Aaron Luchuk Windsor Spitfires
Barrie Colts 		68 50 65 115 +27 8th
Morgan Frost Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 67 42 70 112 +70 56
Jordan Kyrou Sarnia Sting 56 39 70 109 +26 22nd
Nick Suzuki Owen Sound Attack 64 42 58 100 +30 18th
Dmitri Sokolov Sudbury Wolves
Barrie Colts 		64 50 46 96 +3 18th
Sam Miletic London Knights
Niagara IceDogs 		63 36 56 92 +24 24
Jason Robertson Kingston Frontenacs 68 41 46 87 +8 36
Evan Bouchard London Knights 67 25th 62 87 +23 54
Adam Mascherin Kitchener Rangers 67 40 46 86 +14 20th
Boris Katchouk Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 58 42 43 85 +53 30th

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = overtime / shootout defeats , GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = Conceded goal; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded. Only goalkeepers with 1632 minutes of play are recorded.

player team GP Min W. L. OTL GA SO Sv% ATM
Matthew Villalta Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 49 2904 40 5 2 125 3 90.8 2.58
Jeremy Helvig Kingston Frontenacs 56 3318 31 16 6th 148 2 91.6 2.68
Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 56 3267 29 21st 3 152 7th 91.0 2.79
Justin Fazio Sarnia Sting 51 3054 37 11 3 145 2 91.8 2.85
Mario Culina Sudbury Wolves
Kitchener Rangers 		30th 1722 15th 11 2 83 2 91.3 2.89

Playoffs

Playoff tree

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals J. Ross Robertson Cup Final
                                   
1  Hamilton Bulldogs 4th   1  Hamilton Bulldogs 4th        
8th  Ottawa 67's 1 4th  Niagara IceDogs 1  
2  Barrie Colts 4th Eastern Conference
7th  Mississauga Steelheads 2
1  Hamilton Bulldogs 4th
  3  Kingston Frontenacs 1  
3  Kingston Frontenacs 4th
6th  North Bay Battalion 1
4th  Niagara IceDogs 4th 2  Barrie Colts 2
5  Oshawa Generals 1 3  Kingston Frontenacs 4th  
E1  Hamilton Bulldogs 4th
(The teams are reset after the first round.)
  W1  Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2
1  Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds  4th   1  Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds  4th
8th  Saginaw Spirit 0 4th  Owen Sound Attack 3  
2  Kitchener Rangers 4th
7th  Guelph Storm 2
1  Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds  4th
  2  Kitchener Rangers 3  
3  Sarnia Sting 4th
6th  Windsor Spitfires 2 Western Conference
4th  Owen Sound Attack 4th 2  Kitchener Rangers 4th
5  London Knights 0 3  Sarnia Sting 2  

J. Ross Robertson Cup winner

J. Ross Robertson Cup Winner:

Hamilton Bulldogs

Goalkeepers: Nick Donofrio , Kaden Fulcher

Defenders: Benjamin Gleason , Jack Hanley , Kade Landry , Justin Lemcke , Nicolas Mattinen , Riley Stillman , Connor Walters

Attackers: William Bitten , Owen Burnell , Nicholas Caamano , MacKenzie Entwistle , Ben Garagan , Zachary Jackson , Arthur Kaliyev , Ryan Moore , Jake Murray , Issac Nurse , Brandon Saigeon , Matthew Strome , Marián Studenič , Robert Thomas , Liam Van Loon

Head coach: John Gruden

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Boris Katchouk Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 24 19th 18th 37 +7 8th
Taylor Raddysh Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 24 13 21st 34 –6 14th
Robert Thomas Hamilton Bulldogs 21st 12 20th 32 +12 14th
Morgan Frost Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 24 10 19th 29 -4 26th
Logan Brown Kitchener Rangers 19th 5 22nd 27 +12 6th
Kole Sherwood Kitchener Rangers 19th 14th 12 26th +5 30th
Ryan Moore Hamilton Bulldogs 21st 8th 18th 26th +12 30th
Brandon Saigeon Hamilton Bulldogs 21st 18th 7th 25th +10 10
Adam Mascherin Kitchener Rangers 19th 9 15th 24 +7 16
Gabriel Vilardi Kingston Frontenacs 16 11 11 22nd +4 14th

The best plus / minus statistics were achieved by Riley Stillman and Marián Studenič from the Hamilton Bulldogs with a value of +19 each.

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = overtime / shootout defeats , GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = Conceded goal; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded. Only goalkeepers who have played 222 minutes of play are recorded.

player team GP Min W. L. OTL GA SO Sv% ATM
Kaden Fulcher Hamilton Bulldogs 21st 1290 16 3 2 58 0 90.5 2.70
Mario Culina Kitchener Rangers 19th 1161 11 5 2 54 1 91.7 2.79
Stephen Dhillon Niagara IceDogs 10 621 5 3 2 29 0 92.4 2.80
Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 6th 342 2 4th 0 16 0 93.4 2.81
Matthew Villalta Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 24 1416 14th 7th 2 78 1 89.3 3.30

Awards

All-star teams

First all-star team
Attack: Boris Katchouk - Morgan Frost - Jordan Kyrou
Defense: Evan Bouchard - Nicolas Hague
Goal: Michael DiPietro
Trainer: Drew Bannister
Second all-star team
Attack: Sam Miletic - Aaron Luchuk - Taylor Raddysh
Defense: Sean Durzi - Conor Timmins
Goal: Jeremy Helvig
Trainer: Dale Hawerchuk
Third all-star team
Attack: Adam Mascherin - Gabriel Vilardi - Jason Robertson
Defense: Cam Dineen - Joey Keane
Goal: Matthew Villalta
Trainer: Trevor Letowski

All rookie teams

First all rookie team
Attack: Blade Jenkins - Cam Hillis - Andrei Svetschnikow
Defense: Alec Regula - Rasmus Sandin
Goal: Mack Guzda
Second all rookie team
Attack: Maxim Golod - Ryan Suzuki - Arthur Kaliyev
Defense: Mitchell Brewer - Nico Gross
Goal: Jordan Kooy

Awarded trophies

Award team
J. Ross Robertson Cup Hamilton Bulldogs
Hamilton Spectator Trophy Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Bobby Orr Trophy Hamilton Bulldogs
Wayne Gretzky Trophy Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Emms Trophy Barrie Colts
Leyden Trophy Hamilton Bulldogs
Holody Trophy Kitchener Rangers
Bumbacco Trophy Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Award player team
Red Tilson Trophy Jordan Kyrou Sarnia Sting
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy Aaron Luchuk Windsor Spitfires
Barrie Colts
Matt Leyden Trophy Drew Bannister Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy Jordan Kyrou Sarnia Sting
Max Kaminsky Trophy Nicolas Hague Mississauga Steelheads
OHL Goaltender of the Year Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires
Jack Ferguson Award Quinton Byfield Sudbury Wolves
Dave Pinkney Trophy Matthew Villalta
Tyler Johnson 		Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Emms Family Award Andrei Svetschnikow Barrie Colts
FW "Dinty" Moore Trophy Jordan Kooy London Knights
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy Garrett McFadden Guelph Storm
William Hanley Trophy Nick Suzuki Owen Sound Attack
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy Aaron Luchuk Barrie Colts
Bobby Smith Trophy Barrett Hayton Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Roger Neilson Memorial Award Stephen Gibson Mississauga Steelheads
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award Mack Guzda Owen Sound Attack
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy Justin Lemcke Hamilton Bulldogs
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award Robert Thomas Hamilton Bulldogs

See also

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