2011–12 OJHL season

The 2011–12 OJHL season is the 18th season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) and the second since the league existed as two separate bodies in 2009–10. The twenty-seven teams of the North, South, East and West Divisions will play 49-game schedules.

2011–12 OJHL season
League	Ontario Junior Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2011-09-09 – 2012-02-12 Playoffs 2012-02-13 – 2012-04-13
Number of teams	27
Finals champions	Stouffville Spirit

Come February, the top teams of each division will play down for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup. If successful against the winners of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2012 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

• Streetsville Derbys are gone, they merged into the Cobourg Cougars.[1]
• Collingwood Blackhawks have ceased operations.[2]
• Orangeville Flyers have ceased operations.[2]
• Dixie Beehives have ceased operations.[2]
• Villanova Knights move and are renamed Orangeville Flyers.[3]
• Upper Canada Patriots are renamed Toronto Lakeshore Patriots.[4]

Current Standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title[5]

North-West Conference North Division Team Centre W-L-OTL-SOL GF-GA Points Newmarket Hurricanes Newmarket, Ontario 37-7-1-4 212-116 79 Stouffville Spirit Stouffville, Ontario 32-8-5-4 217-152 73 Aurora Tigers Aurora, Ontario 28-13-2-6 188-163 64 Markham Waxers Markham, Ontario 30-17-1-1 216-185 62 Huntsville Otters Huntsville, Ontario 18-26-0-5 175-205 41 Orangeville Flyers Orangeville, Ontario 19-29-1-0 155-206 39 West Division Team Centre W-L-OTL-SOL GF-GA Points Georgetown Raiders Georgetown, Ontario 39-9-1-0 224-109 79 Oakville Blades Oakville, Ontario 31-12-2-4 196-120 68 Buffalo Jr. Sabres Buffalo, New York 23-21-4-1 189-189 51 Burlington Cougars Burlington, Ontario 20-29-0-0 161-205 40 Milton Icehawks Milton, Ontario 18-28-1-2 195-264 39 Hamilton Red Wings Hamilton, Ontario 17-27-2-3 176-241 39 Brampton Capitals Brampton, Ontario 6-42-1-0 118-276 13 South-East Conference East Division Team Centre W-L-OTL-SOL GF-GA Points Trenton Golden Hawks Trenton, Ontario 36-7-2-4 215-128 78 Cobourg Cougars Cobourg, Ontario 37-9-1-2 232-158 77 Wellington Dukes Wellington, Ontario 33-12-1-3 208-124 70 Whitby Fury Whitby, Ontario 28-12-5-4 178-132 65 Lindsay Muskies Lindsay, Ontario 25-23-1-0 172-174 51 Kingston Voyageurs Kingston, Ontario 23-24-1-1 172-166 48 Peterborough Stars Peterborough, Ontario 8-37-2-2 105-227 20 South Division Team Centre W-L-OTL-SOL GF-GA Points St. Michael's Buzzers Toronto, Ontario 37-8-1-3 215-135 78 Vaughan Vipers Vaughan, Ontario 29-18-1-1 196-153 60 Toronto Lakeshore Patriots Toronto, Ontario 27-17-3-2 199-169 59 North York Rangers Toronto, Ontario 20-24-3-2 167-184 45 Toronto Jr. Canadiens Toronto, Ontario 18-24-5-2 156-184 43 Pickering Panthers Pickering, Ontario 11-37-0-1 141-280 23 Mississauga Chargers Mississauga, Ontario 11-38-0-0 140-282 22

Teams listed on the official league website.[6]

Standings listed by Pointstreak on official league website.[7]

2011-12 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs

For the Central Canada Championship, please go to the Dudley Hewitt Cup.

For the national championship, please go to the 2012 Royal Bank Cup.

Division QF

Division SF

Division Finals

Conference Finals

Buckland Cup Final

N1

Newmarket

4

N4

Markham

2

N4

Markham

3

N5

Huntsville

0

N1

Newmarket

3

N2

Stouffville

4

N3

Aurora

3

N6

Orangeville

1

N2

Stouffville

4

N3

Aurora

1

N2

Stouffville

4

W1

Georgetown

3

W1

Georgetown

4

W4

Burlington

1

W4

Burlington

3

W5

Milton

1

W1

Georgetown

4

W2

Oakville

2

W3

Buffalo

3

W6

Hamilton

0

W2

Oakville

4

W3

Buffalo

1

N2

Stouffville

4

E4

Whitby

2

E1

Trenton

2

E6

Kingston

4

E3

Wellington

2

E6

Kingston

3

E6

Kingston

0

E4

Whitby

4

E4

Whitby

3

E5

Lindsay

0

E2

Cobourg

1

E4

Whitby

4

E4

Whitby

4

S3

Lakeshore

1

S1

St. Michael's

4

S5

Toronto

2

S4

North York

1

S5

Toronto

3

S1

St. Michael's

1

S3

Lakeshore

4

S3

Lakeshore

3

S6

Pickering

1

S2

Vaughan

3

S3

Lakeshore

4

Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website.[8]

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Thunder Bay North Stars in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Stouffville Spirit finished first in the round robin, but lost the final and finished second.

Round Robin

Stouffville Spirit 2 - Thunder Bay North Stars (SIJHL) 1 in overtime

Wisconsin Wilderness (SIJHL) 5 - Stouffville Spirit 2

Stouffville Spirit 10 - Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 2

Final

Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 5 - Stouffville Spirit 3

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes[9]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Christian Finch Stouffville Spirit 48 37 67 104 23 Darcy Murphy Wellington Dukes 48 52 34 86 37 Chris Porter Stouffville Spirit 49 39 41 80 30 Andrew Radjenovic Markham Waxers 45 35 40 75 49 Stephen Genua Georgetown Raiders 49 20 54 74 175 Matt Carey Toronto Jr. Canadiens 48 33 36 69 32 Dylan Goddard Cobourg Cougars 49 34 34 68 4 Morgan Bonner Newmarket Hurricanes 46 36 28 64 16 Bowman Webster Newmarket Hurricanes 48 19 45 64 29 Nick Perruccio Georgetown Raiders 46 32 31 63 91

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average[10]

Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SOL GA SO Sv% GAA James Prigione Oakville Blades 28 1614:49 17 7 1 1 55 6 .932 2.04 Kevin Entmaa Aurora Tigers 19 1025:29 12 3 0 1 39 1 .930 2.28 Tyler Marble Wellington Dukes 20 1131:49 14 4 0 1 44 3 .929 2.33 Emerson Verrier Cobourg Cougars 24 1316:34 18 1 0 1 56 2 .928 2.55 Charlie Finn Kingston Voyageurs 19 1104:23 7 11 0 0 52 1 .928 2.83

Award winners

• Top Scorer: Christian Finch (Stouffville Spirit)
• Top Defenceman: Paul Geiger (Stouffville Spirit)
• Most Gentlemanly Player: Dylan Goddard (Cobourg Cougars)
• Most Valuable Player: Christian Finch (Stouffville Spirit)
• Rookie of the Year: Devin Shore (Whitby Fury)
• Scholastic Player of the Year: Adam Shibuya (Toronto Jr. Canadiens)
• Playoff MVP: Drake Caggiula (Stouffville Spirit)
• Top Prospect: Devin Shore (Whitby Fury)
• Coach of the Year: Gregory Walters (Georgetown Raiders)
• Coach Canada Most Improved Player: Darcy Murphy (Wellington Dukes)
• Fan Favourite: Andrew Doyle (Stouffville Spirit)
• Top Goaltender: James Prigione (Oakville Blades)
• Executive of the Year: Ken Burrows (Stouffville Spirit)
• Volunteer of the Year: Karen Sheppard (Pickering Panthers and Whitby Fury)
• Trainer of the Year: Andrew Groombridge (Georgetown Raiders)
• Humanitarian of the Year: Matthew Dineen (Newmarket Hurricanes)

Players selected in 2012 NHL Entry Draft

• Rd 2 #61 Devin Shore - Dallas Stars (Whitby Fury)
• Rd 6 #170 James de Haas - Detroit Red Wings (Toronto Lakeshore Patriots)
• Rd 7 #190 Jamie Phillips - Winnipeg Jets (Toronto Jr. Canadiens)

See also

• 2012 Royal Bank Cup
• Dudley Hewitt Cup
• List of OJHL seasons
• Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
• Superior International Junior Hockey League
• Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
• 2011 in ice hockey
• 2012 in ice hockey

References

1. NorthumberlandNews Article:
2. Collingwood Junior ‘A’ franchise folded in league contraction - Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin - Ontario, CA
3. Orangeville Article: Junior Flyers resurrected by Knights
4. "OJHL Toronto Lakeshore Patriots | News". Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
5. Ontario Junior Hockey League - playoff standings | Pointstreak Sports Technologies
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2009-03-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. Ontario Junior Hockey League - standings | Pointstreak Sports Technologies
8. Ontario Junior Hockey League - league schedule | Pointstreak Sports Technologies
9. Ontario Junior Hockey League - scoring leaders | Pointstreak Sports Technologies
10. Ontario Junior Hockey League - goalie leaders | Pointstreak Sports Technologies

External links

• Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League
• Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League