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.
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
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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 Contents 1 Expansion 1 1 Barrie Colts 2 Rebranding 2 1 Detroit Junior Red Wings to Detroit Whalers 3 Teams 4 Regular season 4 1 Final standings 4 2 East Division 4 3 Central Division 4 4 West Division 4 5 Scoring leaders 5 Playoffs 5 1 Division quarter finals 5 1 1 East Division 5 1 1 1 2 Peterborough Petes vs 5 Kingston Frontenacs 5 1 1 2 3 Belleville Bulls vs 4 Oshawa Generals 5 1 2 Central Division 5 1 2 1 2 Kitchener Rangers vs 5 Barrie Colts 5 1 2 2 3 Niagara Falls Thunder vs 4 Owen Sound Platers 5 1 3 West Division 5 1 3 1 1 Detroit Whalers vs 4 Windsor Spitfires 5 1 3 2 2 Sarnia Sting vs 3 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 5 2 OHL quarter finals 5 2 1 C1 Guelph Storm vs C3 Niagara Falls Thunder 5 2 2 W1 Detroit Whalers vs C2 Kitchener Rangers 5 2 3 E1 Ottawa 67 s vs E3 Belleville Bulls 5 2 4 W2 Sarnia Sting vs E2 Peterborough Petes 5 3 OHL semi finals 5 3 1 C1 Guelph Storm vs E3 Belleville Bulls 5 3 2 W1 Detroit Whalers vs E2 Peterborough Petes 5 4 J Ross Robertson Cup 5 4 1 C1 Guelph Storm vs E2 Peterborough Petes 6 All Star teams 6 1 First team 6 2 Second team 6 3 Third team 7 Awards 8 1996 OHL Priority Selection 9 See also 10 ReferencesExpansion editBarrie Colts edit 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 editDetroit Junior Red Wings to Detroit Whalers edit 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 Teams edit1995 96 Ontario Hockey LeagueDivision Team City ArenaEast Belleville Bulls Belleville Ontario Yardmen ArenaKingston Frontenacs Kingston Ontario Kingston Memorial CentreNorth Bay Centennials North Bay Ontario North Bay Memorial GardensOshawa Generals Oshawa Ontario Oshawa Civic AuditoriumOttawa 67 s Ottawa Ontario Ottawa Civic CentrePeterborough Petes Peterborough Ontario Peterborough Memorial CentreCentral Barrie Colts Barrie Ontario Barrie Arena Barrie Molson CentreGuelph Storm Guelph Ontario Guelph Memorial GardensKitchener Rangers Kitchener Ontario Kitchener Memorial AuditoriumNiagara Falls Thunder Niagara Falls Ontario Niagara Falls Memorial ArenaOwen Sound Platers Owen Sound Ontario Bayshore Community CentreSudbury Wolves Sudbury Ontario Sudbury Community ArenaWest Detroit Whalers Detroit Michigan Auburn Hills Michigan Oak Park Ice Arena Palace of Auburn HillsLondon Knights London Ontario London Ice HouseSarnia Sting Sarnia Ontario Sarnia ArenaSault Ste Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste Marie Ontario Sault Memorial GardensWindsor Spitfires Windsor Ontario Windsor Arena nbsp nbsp Bulls nbsp Frontenacs nbsp Centennials nbsp Generals nbsp 67 s nbsp Petes nbsp Colts nbsp Storm nbsp Rangers nbsp Thunder nbsp Platers nbsp Wolves nbsp Whalers nbsp Knights nbsp Sting nbsp Greyhounds nbsp Spitfires nbsp East Division nbsp Central Division nbsp West DivisionRegular season editFinal standings edit 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 edit Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA1 z Ottawa 67 s 66 39 22 5 83 258 2002 x Peterborough Petes 66 35 22 9 79 289 2353 x Belleville Bulls 66 35 26 5 75 300 2504 x Oshawa Generals 66 30 28 8 68 248 2385 x Kingston Frontenacs 66 29 31 6 64 266 2676 North Bay Centennials 66 14 45 7 35 242 360Central Division edit Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA1 z Guelph Storm 66 45 16 5 95 297 1862 x Kitchener Rangers 66 35 28 3 73 253 2303 x Niagara Falls Thunder 66 29 30 7 65 248 2384 x Owen Sound Platers 66 29 32 5 63 274 3135 x Barrie Colts 66 28 31 7 63 258 2666 Sudbury Wolves 66 27 36 3 59 262 288West Division edit Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA1 y Detroit Whalers 66 40 22 4 84 319 2432 x Sarnia Sting 66 39 23 4 82 330 2763 x Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 66 38 23 5 81 312 2544 x Windsor Spitfires 66 21 41 4 46 256 3125 London Knights 66 3 60 3 9 179 435Scoring leaders edit Player Team GP G A Pts PIMAaron Brand Sarnia Sting 66 46 73 119 110Daniel Cleary Belleville Bulls 64 53 62 115 74Sean Haggerty Detroit Whalers 66 60 51 111 78Trevor Gallant North Bay Centennials 63 47 58 105 36Richard Uniacke Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 66 48 54 102 38Cameron Mann Peterborough Petes 66 42 60 102 108Jonathan Sim Sarnia Sting 63 56 45 101 130Trevor Letowski Sarnia Sting 66 36 63 99 66Lee Jinman North Bay Centennials Detroit Whalers 64 29 68 97 49Rob Shearer Windsor Spitfires 63 40 53 93 74Playoffs edit 1 Division quarterfinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals C1GuelphbyeC1Guelph4C3Niagara Falls0C3Niagara Falls4C4Owen Sound2C1Guelph4E3Belleville1E1OttawabyeE1Ottawa0E3Belleville4E3Belleville4E4Oshawa1C1Guelph3E2Peterborough4E2Peterborough4E5Kingston1E2Peterborough4W2Sarnia2W2Sarnia4W3S S Marie0E2Peterborough4W1Detroit1C2Kitchener4C5Barrie3C2Kitchener1W1Detroit4W4Windsor3W1Detroit4Division quarter finals edit East Division edit 2 Peterborough Petes vs 5 Kingston Frontenacs edit March 17 Peterborough Petes 4 5 OT Kingston Frontenacs Kingston Memorial CentreMarch 19 Kingston Frontenacs 1 9 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial CentreMarch 21 Kingston Frontenacs 4 3 OT Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial CentreMarch 22 Peterborough Petes 3 1 Kingston Frontenacs Kingston Memorial CentreMarch 24 Kingston Frontenacs 3 6 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial CentreMarch 26 Peterborough Petes 4 3 Kingston Frontenacs Kingston Memorial CentrePeterborough wins series 4 2 3 Belleville Bulls vs 4 Oshawa Generals edit March 16 Oshawa Generals 3 6 Belleville Bulls Yardmen ArenaMarch 17 Belleville Bulls 1 4 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic AuditoriumMarch 19 Oshawa Generals 3 4 OT Belleville Bulls Yardmen ArenaMarch 21 Belleville Bulls 6 5 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic AuditoriumMarch 23 Oshawa Generals 1 6 Belleville Bulls Yardmen ArenaBelleville wins series 4 1 Central Division edit 2 Kitchener Rangers vs 5 Barrie Colts edit March 17 Barrie Colts 2 1 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial AuditoriumMarch 19 Kitchener Rangers 1 2 OT Barrie Colts Barrie Molson CentreMarch 21 Barrie Colts 1 6 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial AuditoriumMarch 23 Kitchener Rangers 1 2 OT Barrie Colts Barrie Molson CentreMarch 24 Barrie Colts 4 7 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial AuditoriumMarch 26 Kitchener Rangers 4 1 Barrie Colts Barrie Molson CentreMarch 27 Barrie Colts 3 4 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial AuditoriumKitchener wins series 4 3 3 Niagara Falls Thunder vs 4 Owen Sound Platers edit March 17 Owen Sound Platers 3 6 Niagara Falls Thunder Niagara Falls Memorial ArenaMarch 20 Niagara Falls Thunder 4 7 Owen Sound Platers Bayshore Community CentreMarch 22 Owen Sound Platers 3 7 Niagara Falls Thunder Niagara Falls Memorial ArenaMarch 23 Niagara Falls Thunder 2 3 Owen Sound Platers Bayshore Community CentreMarch 25 Owen Sound Platers 1 6 Niagara Falls Thunder Niagara Falls Memorial ArenaMarch 27 Niagara Falls Thunder 4 3 OT Owen Sound Platers Bayshore Community CentreNiagara Falls wins series 4 2 West Division edit 1 Detroit Whalers vs 4 Windsor Spitfires edit March 17 Windsor Spitfires 3 5 Detroit Whalers Oak Park Ice ArenaMarch 18 Detroit Whalers 5 2 Windsor Spitfires Windsor ArenaMarch 20 Windsor Spitfires 4 6 Detroit Whalers Oak Park Ice ArenaMarch 22 Detroit Whalers 1 4 Windsor Spitfires Windsor ArenaMarch 24 Windsor Spitfires 5 1 Detroit Whalers Oak Park Ice ArenaMarch 25 Detroit Whalers 3 6 Windsor Spitfires Windsor ArenaMarch 27 Windsor Spitfires 2 9 Detroit Whalers Oak Park Ice ArenaDetroit wins series 4 3 2 Sarnia Sting vs 3 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds edit March 17 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 1 5 Sarnia Sting Sarnia ArenaMarch 18 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 2 6 Sarnia Sting Sarnia ArenaMarch 20 Sarnia Sting 4 1 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial GardensMarch 21 Sarnia Sting 3 1 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial GardensSarnia wins series 4 0 OHL quarter finals edit C1 Guelph Storm vs C3 Niagara Falls Thunder edit March 29 Niagara Falls Thunder 4 5 OT Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial GardensMarch 31 Guelph Storm 4 3 Niagara Falls Thunder Niagara Falls Memorial ArenaApril 2 Niagara Falls Thunder 2 4 Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial GardensApril 5 Guelph Storm 5 2 Niagara Falls Thunder Niagara Falls Memorial ArenaGuelph wins series 4 0 W1 Detroit Whalers vs C2 Kitchener Rangers edit March 30 Kitchener Rangers 2 6 Detroit Whalers Oak Park Ice ArenaMarch 31 Detroit Whalers 2 5 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial AuditoriumApril 3 Kitchener Rangers 3 5 Detroit Whalers Oak Park Ice ArenaApril 5 Detroit Whalers 5 0 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial AuditoriumApril 6 Kitchener Rangers 1 9 Detroit Whalers Oak Park Ice ArenaDetroit wins series 4 1 E1 Ottawa 67 s vs E3 Belleville Bulls edit March 29 Belleville Bulls 7 4 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic CentreMarch 30 Ottawa 67 s 3 6 Belleville Bulls Yardmen ArenaApril 2 Belleville Bulls 8 2 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic CentreApril 4 Ottawa 67 s 2 5 Belleville Bulls Yardmen ArenaBelleville wins series 4 0 W2 Sarnia Sting vs E2 Peterborough Petes edit March 31 Peterborough Petes 1 7 Sarnia Sting Sarnia ArenaApril 1 Peterborough Petes 7 4 Sarnia Sting Sarnia ArenaApril 4 Sarnia Sting 1 5 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial CentreApril 5 Sarnia Sting 5 1 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial CentreApril 7 Peterborough Petes 7 6 OT Sarnia Sting Sarnia ArenaApril 9 Sarnia Sting 4 7 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial CentrePeterborough wins series 4 2 OHL semi finals edit C1 Guelph Storm vs E3 Belleville Bulls edit April 12 Belleville Bulls 0 7 Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial GardensApril 15 Guelph Storm 5 3 Belleville Bulls Yardmen ArenaApril 17 Belleville Bulls 1 3 Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial GardensApril 19 Guelph Storm 5 7 Belleville Bulls Yardmen ArenaApril 21 Belleville Bulls 2 6 Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial GardensGuelph wins series 4 1 W1 Detroit Whalers vs E2 Peterborough Petes edit April 13 Peterborough Petes 7 4 Detroit Whalers Oak Park Ice ArenaApril 14 Peterborough Petes 4 3 OT Detroit Whalers Oak Park Ice ArenaApril 17 Detroit Whalers 3 4 OT Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial CentreApril 18 Detroit Whalers 8 4 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial CentreApril 20 Peterborough Petes 3 2 Detroit Whalers Oak Park Ice ArenaPeterborough wins series 4 1 J Ross Robertson Cup edit C1 Guelph Storm vs E2 Peterborough Petes edit April 25 Guelph Storm 3 0 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial CentreApril 26 Peterborough Petes 6 5 OT Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial GardensApril 28 Peterborough Petes 3 2 Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial GardensApril 30 Guelph Storm 5 3 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial CentreMay 2 Peterborough Petes 5 3 Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial GardensMay 4 Guelph Storm 4 3 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial CentreMay 6 Peterborough Petes 8 7 OT Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial GardensPeterborough wins series 4 3All Star teams editFirst team edit Alyn McCauley Centre Ottawa 67 s Daniel Cleary Left Wing Belleville Bulls Cameron Mann Right Wing Peterborough Petes Bryan Berard Defence Detroit Whalers Kevin Bolibruck Defence Peterborough Petes Craig Hillier Goaltender Ottawa 67 s Brian Kilrea Coach Ottawa 67 sSecond team edit Aaron Brand Centre Sarnia Sting Sean Haggerty Left Wing Detroit Whalers Jeff Johnstone Right Wing Niagara Falls Thunder Sean Brown Defence Sarnia Sting Jay McKee Defence Niagara Falls Thunder Dan Cloutier Goaltender Guelph Storm Bert Templeton Coach Barrie ColtsThird team edit Sean Venedam Centre Sudbury Wolves Jamie Wright Left Wing Guelph Storm David Nemirovski Right Wing Sarnia Sting Marc Moro Defence Kingston Frontenacs Ryan Risidore Defence Guelph Storm David Belitski Goaltender Kitchener Rangers Travis Scott Goaltender Oshawa Generals Mark Hunter Coach Sarnia StingAwards editJ Ross Robertson Cup Peterborough PetesHamilton Spectator Trophy Guelph StormLeyden Trophy Ottawa 67 sEmms Trophy Guelph StormBumbacco Trophy Detroit WhalersRed Tilson Trophy Alyn McCauley Ottawa 67 sEddie Powers Memorial Trophy Aaron Brand Sarnia StingMatt Leyden Trophy Brian Kilrea Ottawa 67 sJim Mahon Memorial Trophy Cameron Mann Peterborough PetesMax Kaminsky Trophy Bryan Berard Detroit WhalersOHL Goaltender of the Year Craig Hillier Ottawa 67 sJack Ferguson Award Rico Fata London KnightsDave Pinkney Trophy Dan Cloutier and Brett Thompson Guelph StormOHL Executive of the Year Bert Templeton Barrie ColtsEmms Family Award Joe Thornton Sault Ste Marie GreyhoundsF W Dinty Moore Trophy Brett Thompson Guelph StormOHL Humanitarian of the Year Craig Mills Belleville BullsWilliam Hanley Trophy Jeff Williams Guelph StormLeo Lalonde Memorial Trophy Aaron Brand Sarnia StingBobby Smith Trophy Boyd Devereaux Kitchener Rangers1996 OHL Priority Selection editOn 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 Team1 Rico Fata C nbsp Canada London Knights Sault Ste Marie Ontario Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds2 Tyler Rennette C nbsp Canada North Bay Centennials Powassan Ontario Waterloo Siskins3 Norm Milley RW nbsp Canada Sudbury Wolves North York Ontario Toronto Red Wings4 Kip Brennan D nbsp Canada Windsor Spitfires Toronto Ontario St Michael s Buzzers5 Mike Henrich RW nbsp Canada Barrie Colts Thornhill Ontario Wexford Midgets6 Wes Goldie RW nbsp Canada Owen Sound Platers London Ontario St Thomas Stars7 Kevin Grimes D nbsp Canada Kingston Frontenacs Metcalfe Ontario Cumberland Grads8 Brett Gibson C nbsp Canada Erie Otters Gananoque Ontario Kingston Voyageurs9 Bryan Allen D nbsp Canada Oshawa Generals Glenburnie Ontario Ernestown Jets10 Wes Jarvis D nbsp Canada Kitchener Rangers Ottawa Ontario Gloucester Rangers11 Justin Papineau C nbsp Canada Belleville Bulls Ottawa Ontario Ottawa Jr Senators12 Pat Kavanagh RW nbsp Canada Peterborough Petes Richmond Ontario Kanata Valley Lasers13 Nick Robinson D nbsp Canada Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds Cavan Ontario Lindsay Muskies14 Abe Herbst D nbsp Canada Sarnia Sting Harriston Ontario Listowel Cyclones15 Mark Bell C nbsp Canada Ottawa 67 s St Paul s Ontario Stratford Cullitons16 Harold Druken LW nbsp Canada Detroit Whalers St John s Newfoundland Noble amp Greenough Bulldogs17 Manny Malhotra C nbsp Canada Guelph Storm Mississauga Ontario Mississauga RepsSee also editList of OHA Junior A standings List of OHL seasons 1996 Memorial Cup 1996 NHL Entry Draft 1995 in sports 1996 in sportsReferences edit 1995 96 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb com www hockeydb com Retrieved 2022 12 07 1996 Ontario 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