1995–96 OHL season

The 1995–96 OHL season was the 16th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The league expanded as the Barrie Colts entered into the central division. The Detroit Junior Red Wings become the Detroit Whalers. Seventeen teams each played 66 games. The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Guelph Storm.

Expansion

Barrie Colts

On May 6, 1994, The Barrie Colts were approved as an expansion team in the Ontario Hockey League beginning in the 1995-96 season. The Colts began their inaugural season playing in the Barrie Arena, however, on December 31, 1995, the Colts moved into their new home, the Barrie Molson Centre. The Colts joined the Central Division.

Rebranding

Detroit Junior Red Wings to Detroit Whalers

At the conclusion of the 1994-95, the Detroit Junior Red Wings severed all ties with the National Hockey League Detroit Red Wings, as Peter Karmanos renamed the franchise the Detroit Whalers.

The Whalers moved out of Joe Louis Arena and into the Palace of Auburn Hills, home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association and the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League. The Whalers would play 21 of their 33 home games in the regular season at the Palace of Auburn Hills while playing their remaining 12 home games at Oak Park Ice Arena. The Whalers played all of their home playoff games at the Oak Park Ice Arena.

The club remained in the West Division.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = earned first round bye

East Division
Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1z-Ottawa 67's663922583258200
2x-Peterborough Petes663522979289235
3x-Belleville Bulls663526575300250
4x-Oshawa Generals663028868248238
5x-Kingston Frontenacs662931664266267
6North Bay Centennials661445735242360

Central Division
Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1z-Guelph Storm664516595297186
2x-Kitchener Rangers663528373253230
3x-Niagara Falls Thunder662930765248238
4x-Owen Sound Platers662932563274313
5x-Barrie Colts662831763258266
6Sudbury Wolves662736359262288

West Division
Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1y-Detroit Whalers664022484319243
2x-Sarnia Sting663923482330276
3x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds663823581312254
4x-Windsor Spitfires662141446256312
5London Knights6636039179435

Scoring leaders
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Aaron BrandSarnia Sting664673119110
Daniel ClearyBelleville Bulls64536211574
Sean HaggertyDetroit Whalers66605111178
Trevor GallantNorth Bay Centennials63475810536
Richard UniackeSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds66485410238
Cameron MannPeterborough Petes664260102108
Jonathan SimSarnia Sting635645101130
Trevor LetowskiSarnia Sting6636639966
Lee JinmanNorth Bay Centennials//Detroit Whalers6429689749
Rob ShearerWindsor Spitfires6340539374

Playoffs

[1]

  Division quarterfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                     
C1 Guelph bye  
       
  C1 Guelph 4  
    C3 Niagara Falls 0  
C3 Niagara Falls 4
C4 Owen Sound 2  
  C1 Guelph 4  
  E3 Belleville 1  
E1 Ottawa bye  
       
  E1 Ottawa 0
    E3 Belleville 4  
E3 Belleville 4
E4 Oshawa 1  
  C1 Guelph 3
  E2 Peterborough 4
E2 Peterborough 4  
E5 Kingston 1  
  E2 Peterborough 4
    W2 Sarnia 2  
W2 Sarnia 4
W3 S.S. Marie 0  
  E2 Peterborough 4
  W1 Detroit 1  
C2 Kitchener 4  
C5 Barrie 3  
  C2 Kitchener 1
    W1 Detroit 4  
W4 Windsor 3
W1 Detroit 4  
(2) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) Kingston Frontenacs
Peterborough wins series 4 – 2
(3) Belleville Bulls vs. (4) Oshawa Generals
Belleville wins series 4 – 1
(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Barrie Colts
Kitchener wins series 4 – 3
(3) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (4) Owen Sound Platers
Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 2
(1) Detroit Whalers vs. (4) Windsor Spitfires
Detroit wins series 4 – 3
(2) Sarnia Sting vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Sarnia wins series 4 – 0

(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (C3) Niagara Falls Thunder
Guelph wins series 4 – 0

(W1) Detroit Whalers vs. (C2) Kitchener Rangers
Detroit wins series 4 – 1

(E1) Ottawa 67's vs. (E3) Belleville Bulls
Belleville wins series 4 – 0

(W2) Sarnia Sting vs. (E2) Peterborough Petes
Peterborough wins series 4 – 2

(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (E3) Belleville Bulls
Guelph wins series 4 – 1

(W1) Detroit Whalers vs. (E2) Peterborough Petes
Peterborough wins series 4 – 1

(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (E2) Peterborough Petes
Peterborough wins series 4 – 3

All-Star teams

First team

Second team

Third team

Awards
J. Ross Robertson Cup:Peterborough Petes
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:Guelph Storm
Leyden Trophy:Ottawa 67's
Emms Trophy:Guelph Storm
Bumbacco Trophy:Detroit Whalers
Red Tilson Trophy:Alyn McCauley, Ottawa 67's
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:Aaron Brand, Sarnia Sting
Matt Leyden Trophy:Brian Kilrea, Ottawa 67's
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:Cameron Mann, Peterborough Petes
Max Kaminsky Trophy:Bryan Berard, Detroit Whalers
OHL Goaltender of the Year:Craig Hillier, Ottawa 67's
Jack Ferguson Award:Rico Fata, London Knights
Dave Pinkney Trophy:Dan Cloutier and Brett Thompson, Guelph Storm
OHL Executive of the Year:Bert Templeton, Barrie Colts
Emms Family Award:Joe Thornton, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy:Brett Thompson, Guelph Storm
OHL Humanitarian of the Year:Craig Mills, Belleville Bulls
William Hanley Trophy:Jeff Williams, Guelph Storm
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:Aaron Brand, Sarnia Sting
Bobby Smith Trophy:Boyd Devereaux, Kitchener Rangers

1996 OHL Priority Selection

On June 1, 1996, the OHL conducted the 1996 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario. The London Knights held the first overall pick in the draft and selected Rico Fata from the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Fata was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 1996 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [2]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
1 Rico Fata (C) Canada London Knights Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2 Tyler Rennette (C) Canada North Bay Centennials Powassan, Ontario Waterloo Siskins
3 Norm Milley (RW) Canada Sudbury Wolves North York, Ontario Toronto Red Wings
4 Kip Brennan (D) Canada Windsor Spitfires Toronto, Ontario St. Michael's Buzzers
5 Mike Henrich (RW) Canada Barrie Colts Thornhill, Ontario Wexford Midgets
6 Wes Goldie (RW) Canada Owen Sound Platers London, Ontario St. Thomas Stars
7 Kevin Grimes (D) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Metcalfe, Ontario Cumberland Grads
8 Brett Gibson (C) Canada Erie Otters Gananoque, Ontario Kingston Voyageurs
9 Bryan Allen (D) Canada Oshawa Generals Glenburnie, Ontario Ernestown Jets
10 Wes Jarvis (D) Canada Kitchener Rangers Ottawa, Ontario Gloucester Rangers
11 Justin Papineau (C) Canada Belleville Bulls Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Jr. Senators
12 Pat Kavanagh (RW) Canada Peterborough Petes Richmond, Ontario Kanata Valley Lasers
13 Nick Robinson (D) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Cavan, Ontario Lindsay Muskies
14 Abe Herbst (D) Canada Sarnia Sting Harriston, Ontario Listowel Cyclones
15 Mark Bell (C) Canada Ottawa 67's St. Paul's, Ontario Stratford Cullitons
16 Harold Druken (LW) Canada Detroit Whalers St. John's, Newfoundland Noble & Greenough Bulldogs
17 Manny Malhotra (C) Canada Guelph Storm Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Reps

See also

References
  1. https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/playoffdisplay.php?league=ohl1989&season=1996&leaguenm=OHL
  2. http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1996/ohl/96omain.htm
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1994–95 OHL season		 OHL seasons Succeeded by
1996–97 OHL season
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