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1997–98 OHL season
The 1997–98 OHL season was the 18th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Toronto St. Michael's Majors name was reactivated when they are awarded a franchise, to play in the east division. The Detroit Whalers became the Plymouth Whalers. Eighteen teams each played 66 games. The Guelph Storm won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Ottawa 67's.
Expansion
Toronto St. Michael's Majors
On August 15, 1996, the Ontario Hockey League announced that the Toronto St. Michael's Majors would join the league as an expansion team, beginning in the 1997-98 season. The Majors would play their home games at Maple Leaf Gardens, in which they shared the arena with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. The Majors would join the East Division.
Previously, the Toronto St. Michael's Majors were a junior hockey franchise from 1906-1962, as they ceased operations at the conclusion of the 1961-62 season. The Majors won the Memorial Cup in 1934, 1945, 1947 and 1961.
The Majors were the first OHL franchise based out of Toronto in eight years, as their previous franchise, the Toronto Marlboros, relocated to Hamilton following the 1988-89 season.
Rebranding
Detroit Whalers to Plymouth Whalers
The Detroit Whalers rebranded their team as the Plymouth Whalers during the summer of 1997. The Whalers franchise moved to the Compuware Sports Arena in 1996-97, which is located in Plymouth. The team would retain their current team name and uniforms.
Realignment
The newest Ontario Hockey League club, the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, joined the East Division. Due to the Majors joining the East, the OHL moved the North Bay Centennials from the East Division to the Central Division, while the Erie Otters moved from the Central Division to the West Division. This created three six-team divisions in the 18 team league.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | z-Ottawa 67's | 66 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 89 | 286 | 172 |
| 2 | x-Belleville Bulls | 66 | 41 | 22 | 3 | 85 | 315 | 239 |
| 3 | x-Kingston Frontenacs | 66 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 74 | 330 | 275 |
| 4 | x-Oshawa Generals | 66 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 60 | 214 | 247 |
| 5 | x-Peterborough Petes | 66 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 50 | 212 | 273 |
| 6 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | 66 | 15 | 42 | 9 | 39 | 154 | 265 |
Central Division
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | z-Guelph Storm | 66 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 90 | 263 | 189 |
| 2 | x-Barrie Colts | 66 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 81 | 236 | 215 |
| 3 | x-Kitchener Rangers | 66 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 64 | 224 | 239 |
| 4 | x-Owen Sound Platers | 66 | 27 | 34 | 5 | 59 | 270 | 312 |
| 5 | x-Sudbury Wolves | 66 | 25 | 34 | 7 | 57 | 257 | 268 |
| 6 | North Bay Centennials | 66 | 15 | 45 | 6 | 36 | 213 | 291 |
West Division
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y-London Knights | 66 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 85 | 301 | 238 |
| 2 | x-Plymouth Whalers | 66 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 81 | 279 | 223 |
| 3 | x-Sarnia Sting | 66 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 77 | 253 | 227 |
| 4 | x-Erie Otters | 66 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 71 | 261 | 252 |
| 5 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 66 | 20 | 39 | 7 | 47 | 232 | 296 |
| 6 | Windsor Spitfires | 66 | 19 | 42 | 5 | 43 | 261 | 340 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes [1]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sarno | Windsor Spitfires | 64 | 33 | 88 | 121 | 18 |
| Jeremy Adduono | Sudbury Wolves | 66 | 37 | 69 | 106 | 40 |
| David Legwand | Plymouth Whalers | 59 | 54 | 51 | 105 | 56 |
| Maxim Spiridonov | London Knights | 66 | 54 | 44 | 98 | 52 |
| Colin Chaulk | Kingston Frontenacs | 60 | 34 | 52 | 96 | 118 |
| Rob Mailloux | Kingston Frontenacs | 65 | 55 | 40 | 95 | 53 |
| Jay Legault | London Knights | 61 | 39 | 56 | 95 | 87 |
| Chris Allen | Kingston Frontenacs | 66 | 38 | 57 | 95 | 91 |
| Jon Sim | Sarnia Sting | 59 | 44 | 50 | 94 | 95 |
| Justin Papineau | Belleville Bulls | 66 | 41 | 53 | 94 | 34 |
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 [2]
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | T | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Hillier | Ottawa 67's | 46 | 2587 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 108 | 5 | 0.913 | 2.50 |
| Chris Madden | Guelph Storm | 51 | 2906 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 132 | 4 | 0.917 | 2.73 |
| Robert Esche | Plymouth Whalers | 48 | 2810 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 135 | 3 | 0.906 | 2.88 |
| Mike Gorman | Kitchener Rangers | 42 | 2136 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 104 | 1 | 0.924 | 2.92 |
| Brian Finley | Barrie Colts | 41 | 2154 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 105 | 3 | 0.917 | 2.92 |
Playoffs
| Division quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Guelph | bye | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Guelph | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C5 | Sudbury | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Barrie | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| C5 | Sudbury | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Guelph | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Plymouth | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Belleville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Peterborough | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Belleville | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Plymouth | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Plymouth | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Sarnia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Guelph | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Ottawa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Ottawa | bye | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Ottawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Owen Sound | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Kitchener | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Owen Sound | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Ottawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | London | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Erie | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Kingston | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Kingston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Oshawa | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Division quarter-finals
East Division
(2) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Peterborough Petes
| March 14 | Peterborough Petes | 0 – 10 | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:56 - sh - Randy Rowe (1) 8:03 - Kevin Baker (1) 8:27 - Jim Midgley (1) 12:35 - Steve Gallace 14:36 - Justin Papineau (1) 18:03 - pp - Jeff Scharf (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 8:43 - pp - Justin Papineau (2) 18:48 - pp - Kevin Baker (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 12:20 - pp - Andrei Shurupov (1) 19:26 - pp - Ryan Ready (1) | ||||||
| Josh Evans (0 – 1, 6 saves / 9 shots) Mark Cairns (47 saves / 54 shots) | Goalie stats | Shawn Gallant (1 – 0, 26 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| March 15 | Belleville Bulls | 5 – 1 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
| Ryan Ready (2) - 10:01 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Daniel Cleary (1) - pp - 0:59 Steve Gallace (2) - 6:32 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Ready (3) - 0:15 Jim Midgley (2) - sh - 3:49 | Third period | 15:27 - sh - Scott Barney (1) | ||||||
| Shawn Gallant (2 – 0, 21 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Mark Cairns (0 – 1, 39 saves / 44 shots) | ||||||
| March 17 | Peterborough Petes | 0 – 8 | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 0:21 - Ryan Ready (4) 8:58 - pp - Justin Papineau (3) 16:55 - pp - Jonathan Cheechoo (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 5:52 - Daniel Cleary (2) 7:00 - Jeff Scharf (2) 7:23 - Jeff Scharf (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 0:57 - Joel Dezainde (1) 15:45 - Daniel Cleary (3) | ||||||
| Mark Cairns (0 – 2, 6 saves / 8 shots) Chad Lynch (47 saves / 53 shots) | Goalie stats | Shawn Gallant (3 – 0, 23 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| March 18 | Belleville Bulls | 7 – 4 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
| Derek Campbell (1) - 4:48 Chris Stanley (1) - 18:52 | First period | 5:22 - Pat Kavanagh (1) 8:13 - pp - Duncan Dalmao (1) | ||||||
| Kevin Baker (3) - 3:59 Joel Trottier (1) - pp - 7:39 Joel Dezainde (2) - pp - 11:23 | Second period | 5:09 - pp - Duncan Dalmao (2) | ||||||
| Chris Stanley (2) - 1:06 Daniel Cleary (4) - pp - en - 19:04 | Third period | 2:42 - Robert Francz (1) | ||||||
| Shawn Gallant (4 – 0, 31 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Chad Lynch (0 – 1, 40 saves / 46 shots) | ||||||
| Belleville wins series 4 – 0 | |
(3) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (4) Oshawa Generals
| March 15 | Oshawa Generals | 2 – 3 | OT | Kingston Frontenacs | Kingston Memorial Centre | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 2:32 - Colin Chaulk (1) 4:42 - Mike Oliveira (1) | ||||||
| Brandon Coalter (1) - sh - 7:50 Brad Ralph (1) - pp - 13:25 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 1:34 - Matt Price (1) | ||||||
| Tyrone Garner (0 – 1, 30 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Curtis Cruickshank (1 – 0, 27 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| March 17 | Kingston Frontenacs | 3 – 2 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jan Bulis (1) - 5:03 Mike Oliveira (2) - 11:30 Aaron Fransen (1) - pp - 18:54 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 3:40 - sh - Derrell Upton (1) 5:39 - Brent Gauvreau (1) | ||||||
| Curtis Cruickshank (2 – 0, 24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyrone Garner (0 – 2, 30 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| March 20 | Oshawa Generals | 4 – 3 | OT | Kingston Frontenacs | Kingston Memorial Centre | Recap | ||
| Derrell Upton (2) - pp - 7:09 Chester Gallant (1) - 14:17 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Colley (1) - pp - 2:44 | Second period | 6:30 - pp - Rob Mailloux (1) 8:48 - pp - Aaron Fransen (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 2:58 - Matt Cooke (1) | ||||||
| Warren Holmes (1) - 12:00 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tyrone Garner (1 – 2, 38 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Curtis Cruickshank (2 – 1, 37 saves / 41 shots) | ||||||
| March 22 | Kingston Frontenacs | 3 – 5 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | Recap | |||
| Matt Cooke (2) - sh - 14:17 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jan Bulis (2) - 15:26 | Second period | 9:21 - Brandon Coalter (2) 17:44 - pp - Derrell Upton (3) | ||||||
| Matt Cooke (3) - 6:02 | Third period | 1:18 - pp - Adam Colagiacomo (1) 7:41 - Andrew Peters (1) 18:21 - Brandon Coalter (3) | ||||||
| Curtis Cruickshank (2 – 2, 37 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyrone Garner (2 – 2, 45 saves / 48 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Oshawa Generals | 6 – 7 | OT | Kingston Frontenacs | Kingston Memorial Centre | Recap | ||
| Jim Baxter (1) - pp - 16:05 | First period | 13:52 - pp - Jan Bulis (3) 18:16 - pp - Jan Bulis (4) | ||||||
| Brent Gauvreau (2) - 13:48 Brad Ralph (2) - 18:10 | Second period | 3:30 - Matt Elich (1) | ||||||
| Derrell Upton (4) - 6:49 Derrell Upton (5) - 13:21 Dan Hinote (1) - 19:17 | Third period | 1:07 - Colin Chaulk (2) 9:03 - pp - Mike Oliveira (3) 16:38 - Matt Cooke (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 8:08 - Matt Bradley (1) | ||||||
| Tyrone Garner (2 – 3, 42 saves / 49 shots) | Goalie stats | Curtis Cruickshank (3 – 2, 52 saves / 58 shots) | ||||||
| March 22 | Kingston Frontenacs | 4 – 5 | OT | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | Recap | ||
| Mike Oliveira (4) - pp - 11:07 Jan Bulis (5) - 12:06 | First period | 14:24 - pp - Andrew Peters (2) | ||||||
| Jan Bulis (6) - 7:12 | Second period | 0:58 - pp - Jim Baxter (2) 12:17 - Brent Gauvreau (3) | ||||||
| Jan Bulis (7) - 1:20 | Third period | 4:20 - Jim Baxter (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 8:41 - Warren Holmes (2) | ||||||
| Curtis Cruickshank (3 – 3, 39 saves / 44 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyrone Garner (3 – 3, 43 saves / 47 shots) | ||||||
| March 26 | Oshawa Generals | 1 – 3 | Kingston Frontenacs | Kingston Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 3:55 - pp - Chris Allen (1) | ||||||
| Dan Hinote (2) - 0:15 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 11:36 - Michael Zigomanis (1) 19:49 - en - Colin Chaulk (3) | ||||||
| Tyrone Garner (3 – 4, 51 saves / 53 shots) | Goalie stats | Curtis Cruickshank (4 – 3, 26 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| Kingston wins series 4 – 3 | |
Central Division
(2) Barrie Colts vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves
| March 15 | Sudbury Wolves | 3 – 4 | Barrie Colts | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap | |||
| Konstantin Kalmikov (1) - 3:33 | First period | 17:00 - Martin Skoula (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:41 - Nick Smith (1) 5:34 - sh - Jeff Tetzlaff (1) 11:41 - Keith Delaney (1) | ||||||
| Glenn Crawford (1) - 5:45 Mike Fisher (1) - 6:27 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kory Cooper (0 – 1, 32 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Brian Finley (1 – 0, 29 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| March 17 | Barrie Colts | 4 – 3 | OT | Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury Community Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 3:37 - Konstantin Kalmikov (2) 5:03 - pp - Konstantin Kalmikov (3) | ||||||
| Keith Delaney (2) - 2:54 Mike Christian (1) - 5:17 | Second period | 4:17 - pp - Taylor Pyatt (1) | ||||||
| Jeff Tetzlaff (2) - 0:41 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Keith Delaney (3) - 1:08 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| John Hultberg (1 – 0, 37 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Kory Cooper (0 – 2, 33 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| March 19 | Sudbury Wolves | 6 – 3 | Barrie Colts | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap | |||
| Peter Campbell (1) - sh - 16:24 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Konstantin Kalmikov (4) - 10:17 Glenn Crawford (2) - sh - 12:40 Peter Campbell (2) - 15:23 Jason Sands (1) - 19:21 | Second period | 13:51 - Keith Delaney (4) | ||||||
| Konstantin Kalmikov (5) - en - 19:32 | Third period | 0:34 - pp - Luch Nasato (1) 16:21 - Jeff Tetzlaff (3) | ||||||
| Kory Cooper (1 – 2, 46 saves / 49 shots) | Goalie stats | John Hultberg (1 – 1, 19 saves / 24 shots) Brian Finley (7 saves / 7 shots) | ||||||
| March 20 | Barrie Colts | 3 – 4 | OT | Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury Community Arena | Recap | ||
| Brock Boucher (1) - 14:26 Mike Christian (2) - pp - 19:34 | First period | 9:48 - Mike Fisher (2) | ||||||
| Michael Henrich (1) - 1:03 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 0:37 - sh - Jeremy Adduono (1) 11:25 - pp - Taylor Pyatt (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 0:13 - Taylor Pyatt (3) | ||||||
| Brian Finley (1 – 1, 43 saves / 47 shots) | Goalie stats | Kory Cooper (2 – 2, 34 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| March 22 | Sudbury Wolves | 3 – 2 | Barrie Colts | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Peter Campbell (3) - 13:23 | Second period | 1:12 - Daniel Tkaczuk (1) 13:49 - Daniel Tkaczuk (2) | ||||||
| Peter Campbell (4) - 14:59 Brad Morgan (1) - 18:22 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kory Cooper (3 – 2, 35 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Brian Finley (1 – 2, 32 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Barrie Colts | 1 – 4 | Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury Community Arena | Recap | |||
| Mike Christian (3) - 16:33 | First period | 6:49 - Peter Campbell (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 3:13 - Jason Sands (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 12:23 - Glenn Crawford (3) 19:19 - en - Jeremy Adduono (2) | ||||||
| Brian Finley (1 – 3, 35 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Kory Cooper (4 – 2, 38 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| Sudbury wins series 4 – 2 | |
(3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (4) Owen Sound Platers
| March 15 | Owen Sound Platers | 1 – 6 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 11:26 - pp - Mark McMahon (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 12:27 - Serge Payer (1) 14:21 - sh - Darren Mortier (1) 15:48 - Josh Seabrook (1) | ||||||
| Jason Doyle (1) - 10:28 | Third period | 6:01 - Vratislav Cech (1) 13:45 - pp - Darcy Harris | ||||||
| Eoin McInerney (0 – 1, 29 saves / 33 shots) Curtis Sanford (8 saves / 10 shots) | Goalie stats | Mike Gorman (1 – 0, 35 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| March 17 | Kitchener Rangers | 1 – 8 | Owen Sound Platers | Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 4:51 - pp - Wes Goldie (1) 6:39 - Jason Doyle (2) | ||||||
| Ben Schust (1) - 12:01 | Second period | 1:59 - Adam Mair (1) 3:30 - pp - Larry Paleczny (1) 7:51 - pp - Ryan Christie (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 2:20 - Adam Mair (2) 7:36 - Sean Avery (1) 10:07 - Randy Davidson (1) | ||||||
| Mike Gorman (1 – 1, 30 saves / 35 shots) Shawn Degagne (22 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Eoin McInerney (1 – 1, 35 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| March 19 | Owen Sound Platers | 2 – 7 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 3:24 - Tony Gutilla (1) 10:52 - Darcy Harris (2) 19:33 - Ryan Milanovic (1) | ||||||
| Jason Doyle (3) - 3:43 Ryan Christie (2) - 4:18 | Second period | 8:26 - Michal Dvorak (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 7:42 - pp - Serge Payer (2) 11:31 - pp - Ben Schust (2) 18:27 - Michal Dvorak (2) | ||||||
| Eoin McInerney (1 – 2, 34 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Mike Gorman (2 – 1, 41 saves / 43 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Kitchener Rangers | 0 – 4 | Owen Sound Platers | Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:54 - Chris Wismer (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 7:52 - Jason Doyle (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 0:30 - Ryan Christie (3) 19:55 - en - Colin Beardsmore (1) | ||||||
| Mike Gorman (2 – 2, 25 saves / 28 shots) Shawn Degagne (11 saves / 11 shots) | Goalie stats | Curtis Sanford (1 – 0, 32 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| March 22 | Owen Sound Platers | 6 – 2 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| Mike Dombkiewicz (1) - 2:09 | First period | 0:55 - Ben Schust (3) 6:00 - pp - Allan Rourke (1) | ||||||
| Larry Paleczny (2) - sh - 7:50 Mike Lankshear (1) - pp - 9:34 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mike Dombkiewicz (2) - pp - 0:47 Dan Snyder (1) - sh - 12:36 Larry Paleczny (3) - pp - 14:37 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Curtis Sanford (2 – 0, 39 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Mike Gorman (2 – 3, 25 saves / 29 shots) Shawn Degagne (9 saves / 11 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Kitchener Rangers | 3 – 4 | OT | Owen Sound Platers | Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | ||
| Vratislav Cech (2) - 0:29 Ryan Held (1) - 3:47 Serge Payer (3) - 10:44 | First period | 7:44 - Dan Snyder (2) 11:20 - Wes Goldie (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 2:40 - Jason Doyle (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 1:11 - Kyle Flaxey (1) | ||||||
| Simon Degagne (0 – 1, 47 saves / 51 shots) | Goalie stats | Curtis Sanford (3 – 0, 36 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| Owen Sound wins series 4 – 2 | |
West Division
(1) London Knights vs. (4) Erie Otters
| March 15 | Erie Otters | 0 – 2 | London Knights | London Ice House | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 12:01 - Chris Kelly (1) 19:54 - en - Tom Kostopoulos (1) | ||||||
| Steve Valiquette (0 – 1, 35 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Gene Chiarello (1 – 0, 34 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| March 18 | London Knights | 5 – 4 | OT | Erie Otters | Erie Civic Center | Recap | ||
| Mark Cadotte (1) - 8:05 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jay Legault (1) - 2:57 Mark Cadotte (2) - sh - 16:51 | Second period | 1:58 - pp - Steve Montador (1) | ||||||
| Mark Cadotte (3) - pp - 1:50 | Third period | 3:53 - sh - Shane Nash (1) 8:47 - Michael Rupp (1) 12:33 - Vadim Sharapov (1) | ||||||
| Tom Kostopoulos (2) - 2:56 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gene Chiarello (2 – 0, 50 saves / 54 shots) | Goalie stats | Steve Valiquette (0 – 2, 30 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| March 20 | Erie Otters | 1 – 2 | 2OT | London Knights | London Ice House | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Shane Nash (2) - 0:13 | Second period | 9:55 - sh - Richard Pitirri (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 8:36 - Chris Kelly (2) | ||||||
| Steve Valiquette (0 – 3, 54 saves / 56 shots) | Goalie stats | Gene Chiarello (3 – 0, 48 saves / 49 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | London Knights | 0 – 7 | Erie Otters | Erie Civic Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 6:02 - pp - Shane Nash (3) 6:27 - Jesse Black (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 0:48 - Vadim Sharapov (2) 14:49 - sh - Shane Nash (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 4:57 - Colin Pepperall (1) 15:02 - Tyler Rennette (1) 15:52 - pp - Michael Rupp (2) | ||||||
| Gene Chiarello (3 – 1, 37 saves / 44 shots) | Goalie stats | Steve Valiquette (1 – 3, 17 saves / 17 shots) | ||||||
| March 23 | Erie Otters | 3 – 1 | London Knights | London Ice House | Recap | |||
| Tyler Rennette (2) - 2:02 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 19:25 - Richard Pitirri (2) | ||||||
| Colin Pepperall (2) - 1:23 Tyler Rennette (3) - 13:40 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Steve Valiquette (2 – 3, 48 saves / 49 shots) | Goalie stats | Gene Chiarello (3 – 2, 37 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | London Knights | 3 – 4 | OT | Erie Otters | Erie Civic Center | Recap | ||
| Rico Fata (1) - 11:37 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tom Kostopoulos (3) - 4:58 | Second period | 10:45 - Tim Connolly (1) | ||||||
| Maxim Spiridonov (1) - 11:16 | Third period | 3:21 - Arvid Rekis (1) 16:57 - Jason Baird (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 16:06 - Michael Rupp (3) | ||||||
| Gene Chiarello (3 – 3, 33 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Steve Valiquette (3 – 3, 33 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| March 26 | Erie Otters | 2 – 3 | London Knights | London Ice House | Recap | |||
| Colin Pepperall (3) - 2:20 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Colin Pepperall (4) - pp - 14:25 | Second period | 8:04 - pp - Evgeny Korolev (1) 19:26 - pp - Tom Kostopoulos (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 2:22 - Rico Fata (2) | ||||||
| Steve Valiquette (3 – 4, 36 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Gene Chiarello (4 – 3, 35 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| London wins series 4 – 3 | |
(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Sarnia Sting
| March 14 | Sarnia Sting | 1 – 3 | Plymouth Whalers | Compuware Sports Arena | Recap | |||
| Chad Cavanagh (1) - 16:09 | First period | 3:41 - pp - Sergei Fedotov (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 5:07 - Harold Druken (1) 19:50 - en - David Legwand (1) | ||||||
| Patrick DesRochers (0 – 1, 29 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Robert Esche (1 – 0, 28 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| March 17 | Plymouth Whalers | 4 – 6 | Sarnia Sting | Sarnia Arena | Recap | |||
| David Legwand (2) - 12:57 | First period | 11:34 - pp - Ryan VanBuskrik (1) | ||||||
| David Legwand (3) - 0:37 Steve Wasylko (1) - pp - 2:42 | Second period | 8:17 - pp - Greg Willers (1) 15:22 - Jeff Heerema (1) | ||||||
| Brian Passmore (1) - 10:08 | Third period | 1:24 - Ivan Novoseltsev (1) 13:09 - sh - Jon Sim (1) 19:19 - en - Andrew Proskurnicki (1) | ||||||
| Robert Esche (1 – 1, 32 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Patrick DesRochers (1 – 1, 37 saves / 41 shots) | ||||||
| March 19 | Sarnia Sting | 1 – 7 | Plymouth Whalers | Compuware Sports Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 3:05 - pp - Yuri Babenko (1) 16:19 - pp - Harold Druken (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 5:15 - Jesse Boulerice (1) 15:25 - pp - Yuri Babenko (2) 19:48 - pp - Andrew Taylor (1) | ||||||
| Jeff Heerema (2) - 3:56 | Third period | 2:31 - David Legwand (4) 6:59 - pp - Harold Druken (3) | ||||||
| Patrick DesRochers (1 – 2, 25 saves / 29 shots) Greg Hewitt (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Robert Esche (2 – 1, 21 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Plymouth Whalers | 7 – 2 | Sarnia Sting | Sarnia Arena | Recap | |||
| Eric Gooldy (1) - 2:36 Steve Wasylko (2) - sh - 5:19 Paul Mara (1) - pp - 16:55 | First period | 13:18 - Michael Hanson (1) | ||||||
| Harold Druken (4) - 5:11 Harold Druken (5) - 6:13 | Second period | 6:51 - Jeff Heerema (3) | ||||||
| Steve Wasylko (3) - 1:40 Andrew Taylor (2) - pp - 14:24 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Robert Esche (3 – 1, 39 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Patrick DesRochers (1 – 3, 4 saves / 6 shots) Greg Hewitt (45 saves / 50 shots) | ||||||
| March 22 | Sarnia Sting | 2 – 3 | OT | Plymouth Whalers | Compuware Sports Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Greg Willers (2) - pp - 4:35 | Second period | 10:14 - pp - Sergei Fedotov (2) | ||||||
| Jeff Heerema (4) - 13:25 | Third period | 11:26 - Troy Smith (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 0:30 - Randy Fitzgerald (1) | ||||||
| Greg Hewitt (0 – 1, 35 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Robert Esche (4 – 1, 37 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| Plymouth wins series 4 – 1 | |
OHL quarter-finals
(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (C5) Sudbury Wolves
| March 27 | Sudbury Wolves | 3 – 6 | Guelph Storm | Guelph Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| Jeremy Adduono (3) - sh - 14:01 | First period | 3:54 - Brian Willsie (1) 10:48 - Jason Jackman (1) 18:59 - Matt Lahey (1) | ||||||
| Jeremy Adduono (4) - pp - 11:55 Konstantin Kalmikov (6) - 18:08 | Second period | 0:41 - Andrew Long (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 1:14 - Nick Bootland (1) 10:49 - pp - Andrew Long (2) | ||||||
| Kory Cooper (4 – 3, 47 saves / 53 shots) | Goalie stats | Chris Madden (1 – 0, 30 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | Guelph Storm | 4 – 1 | Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury Community Arena | Recap | |||
| Jason Jackman (2) - pp - 16:07 | First period | 6:47 - pp - Glenn Crawford (4) | ||||||
| Nick Bootland (2) - 5:06 Kent McDonell (1) - 5:19 Kent McDonell (2) - 10:08 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chris Madden (2 – 0, 29 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Kory Cooper (4 – 4, 36 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| April 2 | Sudbury Wolves | 1 – 8 | Guelph Storm | Guelph Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 3:42 - Manny Malhotra (1) 5:24 - pp - Brian Willsie (2) 11:27 - pp - Nick Bootland (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 11:33 - Nick Bootland (4) 14:57 - Kent McDonell (3) | ||||||
| Konstantin Kalmikov (7) - pp - 3:46 | Third period | 9:02 - pp - Kevin Mitchell (1) 10:32 - pp - Jason Jackman (3) 14:02 - pp - Bob Crummer (1) | ||||||
| Kory Cooper (4 – 5, 11 saves / 14 shots) Andrew Raycroft (28 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Chris Madden (3 – 0, 27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 3 | Guelph Storm | 4 – 1 | Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury Community Arena | Recap | |||
| Manny Malhotra (2) - 7:07 Manny Malhotra (3) - 14:02 | First period | 14:56 - Jeremy Adduono (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Manny Malhotra (4) - 0:35 Brian Willsie (3) - 13:24 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chris Madden (4 – 0, 34 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Kory Cooper (8 saves / 9 shots) Andrew Raycroft (0 – 1, 19 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| Guelph wins series 4 – 0 | |
(E1) Ottawa 67's vs. (C4) Owen Sound Platers
| March 28 | Ottawa 67's | 4 – 5 | Owen Sound Platers | Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:43 - Wes Goldie (3) 18:09 - Adam Mair (3) | ||||||
| Troy Stonier (1) - 13:20 Matt Zultek (1) - 19:45 | Second period | 11:51 - Colin Beardsmore (2) 13:57 - Jason Doyle (6) 18:03 - Jason Doyle (7) | ||||||
| David Bell (1) - 12:40 Mark Bell (1) - 19:19 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Craig Hillier (0 – 1, 35 saves / 40 shots) Seamus Kotyk (4 saves / 4 shots) | Goalie stats | Curtis Sanford (4 – 0, 42 saves / 46 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | Owen Sound Platers | 2 – 4 | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | Recap | |||
| Adam Campbell (1) - 12:03 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Adam Campbell (2) - 17:22 | Second period | 13:41 - pp - Troy Stonier (2) 14:22 - Dan Tessier (1) 16:52 - pp - Mark Bell (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 14:55 - David Bell (2) | ||||||
| Curtis Sanford (4 – 1, 34 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Craig Hillier (1 – 1, 17 saves / 19 shots) | ||||||
| April 2 | Ottawa 67's | 4 – 2 | Owen Sound Platers | Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Dan Tessier (2) - 9:22 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joe Talbot (1) - 0:31 Dan Tessier (3) - 10:59 | Second period | 1:34 - Adam Mair (4) 9:51 - Adam Mair (5) | ||||||
| Dan Tudin (1) - 8:47 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Craig Hillier (2 – 1, 32 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Curtis Sanford (4 – 2, 44 saves / 48 shots) | ||||||
| April 3 | Owen Sound Platers | 3 – 7 | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | Recap | |||
| Adam Campbell (3) - 19:06 | First period | 0:20 - Troy Stonier (3) 1:52 - Dan Tudin (2) | ||||||
| Colin Beardsmore (3) - pp - 15:33 | Second period | 4:46 - pp - Jonathan Zion (1) | ||||||
| Adam Mair (6) - 5:31 | Third period | 3:47 - Ben Gustavson (1) 6:41 - Ben Gustavson (2) 9:34 - Mark Bell (3) 17:41 - Ben Gustavson (3) | ||||||
| Curtis Sanford (4 – 3, 39 saves / 46 shots) | Goalie stats | Craig Hillier (3 – 1, 30 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Owen Sound Platers | 2 – 8 | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | Recap | |||
| Joel Ward (1) - 0:38 | First period | 6:05 - pp - Mark Bell (4) 7:47 - David Bell (3) 12:54 - sh - Ben Gustavson (4) 15:00 - pp - Ben Gustavson (5) | ||||||
| Adam Campbell (4) - 15:23 | Second period | 10:55 - Troy Stonier (4) 14:08 - pp - David Bell (4) 18:59 - Mark Bell (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 10:36 - Dan Tessier (4) | ||||||
| Curtis Sanford (4 – 4, 12 saves / 16 shots) Eoin McInerney (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Craig Hillier (4 – 1, 18 saves / 20 shots) | ||||||
| Ottawa wins series 4 – 1 | |
(W1) London Knights vs. (E3) Kingston Frontenacs
| March 29 | Kingston Frontenacs | 1 – 4 | London Knights | London Ice House | Recap | |||
| Chris Allen (2) - pp - 6:16 | First period | 1:58 - Richard Pitirri (3) 13:48 - Mark Cadotte (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 14:37 - Chris Kelly (3) - 14:37 19:40 - en - Evgeny Korolev (2) | ||||||
| Curtis Cruickshank (4 – 4, 37 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Gene Chiarello (5 – 3, 35 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | London Knights | 6 – 9 | Kingston Frontenacs | Kingston Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
| Rico Fata (3) - pp - 7:35 | First period | 11:10 - pp - Chris Allen (3) 15:07 - Matt Cooke (5) | ||||||
| Mark Cadotte (5) - sh - 0:30 Joel Scherban (1) - pp - 4:52 | Second period | 3:01 - Jonathan Schill (1) 5:35 - Mike Oliveira (5) 8:30 - pp - Matt Bradley (2) 14:34 - pp - Matt Cooke (6) 15:25 - Matt Bradley (3) | ||||||
| Tom Kostopoulos (5) - 0:21 Mark Cadotte (6) - 13:47 Jeff Brown (1) - 17:09 | Third period | 9:58 - Rob Mailloux (2) 12:54 - Chris Allen (4) | ||||||
| Gene Chiarello (21 saves / 26 shots) Elliott Faust (0 – 1, 17 saves/ 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Curtis Cruickshank (5 – 4, 32 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| April 2 | Kingston Frontenacs | 5 – 8 | London Knights | London Ice House | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 1:56 - Joel Scherban (2) 2:50 - Mark Cadotte (7) 3:11 - Rico Fata (4) 6:29 - Maxim Spiridonov (2) 9:14 - Krys Barch (1) 15:56 - Tom Kostopoulos (6) | ||||||
| Colin Chaulk (4) - pp - 12:06 Rob Mailloux (3) - pp - 16:14 | Second period | 10:41 - pp - Mark Cadotte (8) | ||||||
| Mike Oliveira (6) - 10:16 Matt Cooke (7) - 16:09 Jan Bulis (8) - 17:46 | Third period | 9:47 - Mike Mazzuca (1) | ||||||
| Curtis Cruickshank (6 saves / 9 shots) Nick Foley (0 – 1, 29 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Gene Chiarello (6 – 3, 38 saves / 43 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | London Knights | 4 – 3 | OT | Kingston Frontenacs | Kingston Memorial Centre | Recap | ||
| Mark Cadotte (9) - sh - 16:57 Rico Fata (5) - 19:03 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 3:37 - pp - Matt Cooke (8) 7:53 - Matt Price (2) 16:53 - sh - Matt Price (3) | ||||||
| Mark Cadotte (10) - pp - 0:42 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Krys Barch (2) - 9:10 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gene Chiarello (7 – 3, 43 saves / 46 shots) | Goalie stats | Curtis Cruickshank (5 – 5, 39 saves / 43 shots) | ||||||
| April 6 | Kingston Frontenacs | 2 – 5 | London Knights | London Ice House | Recap | |||
| Rob Mailloux (4) - pp - 12:12 | First period | 14:34 - Rico Fata (6) | ||||||
| Matt Elich (2) - 8:57 | Second period | 10:42 - Krys Barch (3) 12:01 - Rico Fata (7) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 10:24 - Rico Fata (8) 18:45 - en - Mark Cadotte (11) | ||||||
| Curtis Cruickshank (5 – 6, 35 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Gene Chiarello (8 – 3, 37 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| London wins series 4 – 1 | |
(E2) Belleville Bulls vs. (W2) Plymouth Whalers
| March 28 | Belleville Bulls | 5 – 6 | Plymouth Whalers | Compuware Sports Arena | Recap | |||
| Ryan Ready (5) - 0:26 Jonathan Cheechoo (2) - pp - 11:07 Joel Trottier (2) - 13:48 | First period | 15:04 - pp - Andrew Taylor (3) 18:56 - pp - Andrew Taylor (4) 19:55 - Andrew Taylor (5) | ||||||
| Jim Midgley (3) - 3:51 Joel Trottier (3) - 4:18 | Second period | 3:09 - pp - Julian Smith (1) 9:37 - Randy Fitzgerald (2) 19:32 - Randy Fitzgerald (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Shawn Gallant (4 – 1, 36 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Robert Esche (5 – 1, 37 saves / 42 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | Plymouth Whalers | 3 – 2 | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | Recap | |||
| Paul Mara (2) - pp - 11:16 | First period | 2:03 - Jim Midgley (4) | ||||||
| Jesse Boulerice (2) - 8:54 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Randy Fitzgerald (4) - 2:05 | Third period | 10:37 - Daniel Cleary (5) | ||||||
| Robert Esche (6 – 1, 42 saves / 44 shots) | Goalie stats | Shawn Gallant (4 – 2, 35 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Plymouth Whalers | 4 – 3 | OT | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | Recap | ||
| Harold Druken (6) - pp - 9:25 | First period | 16:34 - Joel Trottier (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 11:45 - Jonathan Cheechoo (3) | ||||||
| Andrew Taylor (6) - pp - 3:29 Andrew Taylor (7) - 19:51 | Third period | 10:56 - Derek Campbell (2) | ||||||
| Julian Smith (2) - 1:46 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Robert Esche (7 – 1, 45 saves / 48 shots) | Goalie stats | Shawn Gallant (4 – 3, 27 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 3 | Belleville Bulls | 3 – 2 | Plymouth Whalers | Compuware Sports Arena | Recap | |||
| Joel Dezainde (3) - 6:40 | First period | 19:30 - Harold Druken (7) | ||||||
| Andrei Shurupov (2) - 2:18 Daniel Cleary (6) - 14:37 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 2:15 - Harold Druken (8) | ||||||
| Shawn Gallant (5 – 3, 28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Robert Esche (7 – 2, 39 saves / 42 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Plymouth Whalers | 3 – 4 | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | Recap | |||
| Nikos Tselios (1) - pp - 4:58 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| David Legwand (5) - pp - 16:40 | Second period | 13:02 - pp - Jonathan Cheechoo (4) | ||||||
| Paul Mara (3) - 5:35 | Third period | 0:35 - pp - Justin Papineau (4) 12:41 - pp - Chris Stanley (3) 14:22 - Kevin Baker (4) | ||||||
| Robert Esche (7 – 3, 43 saves / 47 shots) | Goalie stats | Shawn Gallant (6 – 3, 36 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| April 7 | Belleville Bulls | 2 – 6 | Plymouth Whalers | Compuware Sports Arena | Recap | |||
| Justin Papineau (5) - pp - 17:06 | First period | 9:18 - David Legwand (6) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 8:28 - Sergei Fedotov (3) 12:07 - pp - Randy Fitzgerald (5) | ||||||
| Joel Trottier (5) - 5:23 | Third period | 5:47 - David Legwand (7) 13:46 - Randy Fitzgerald (6) 19:18 - Kristopher Purdy (1) | ||||||
| Shawn Gallant (6 – 4, 34 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Robert Esche (8 – 3, 34 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| Plymouth wins series 4 – 2 | |
OHL semi-finals
(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (W2) Plymouth Whalers
| April 10 | Plymouth Whalers | 1 – 2 | Guelph Storm | Guelph Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Yuri Babenko (3) - pp - 11:05 | Second period | 7:56 - Brian Willsie (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 11:19 - Eric Beaudoin (1) | ||||||
| Robert Esche (8 – 4, 38 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Chris Madden (5 – 0, 39 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| April 13 | Guelph Storm | 5 – 1 | Plymouth Whalers | Compuware Sports Arena | Recap | |||
| Nick Bootland (5) - 1:21 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt Lahey (2) - pp - 11:41 Eric Beaudoin (2) - 16:11 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kent McDonell (4) - 4:40 Chris Hajt (1) - pp - 10:29 | Third period | 1:28 - Julian Smith (3) | ||||||
| Chris Madden (6 – 0, 18 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Robert Esche (8 – 5, 31 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| April 16 | Plymouth Whalers | 1 – 5 | Guelph Storm | Guelph Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 2:57 - Brian Willsie (5) 12:33 - Nick Bootland (6) 18:00 - Jason Jackman (4) | ||||||
| David Legwand (8) - 6:11 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 2:44 - Andrew Long (3) 7:24 - Matt Lahey (3) | ||||||
| Robert Esche (8 – 6, 34 saves / 39 shots) Robert Holsinger (5 saves / 5 shots) | Goalie stats | Chris Madden (7 – 0, 17 saves / 18 shots) | ||||||
| April 17 | Guelph Storm | 5 – 2 | Plymouth Whalers | Compuware Sports Arena | Recap | |||
| Jason Jackman (5) - pp - 8:00 Brian Willsie (6) - pp - 10:12 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nick Bootland (7) - 14:42 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brian Willsie (7) - 2:38 Manny Malhotra (5) - sh - 10:48 | Third period | 0:20 - Harold Druken (9) 14:05 - Brian Passmore (2) | ||||||
| Chris Madden (8 – 0, 27 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Robert Esche (8 – 7, 21 saves / 24 shots) Robert Holsinger (7 saves / 9 shots) | ||||||
| Guelph wins series 4 – 0 | |
(E1) Ottawa 67's vs. (W1) London Knights
| April 10 | London Knights | 0 – 3 | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 3:47 - pp - Troy Stonier (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 9:12 - Jonathan Zion (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 5:07 - sh - Dan Tessier (5) | ||||||
| Gene Chiarello (8 – 4, 29 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Craig Hillier (5 – 1, 24 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| April 11 | London Knights | 2 – 3 | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 1:17 - Dan Tudin (3) 9:30 - pp - Justin Davis (1) | ||||||
| Rico Fata (9) - 5:21 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Maxim Spiridonov (3) - 7:07 | Third period | 3:37 - Troy Stonier (6) | ||||||
| Gene Chiarello (8 – 5, 39 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Craig Hillier (7 saves / 8 shots) Seamus Kotyk (1 – 0, 20 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| April 14 | Ottawa 67's | 4 – 2 | London Knights | London Ice House | Recap | |||
| Dan Tudin (4) - pp - 2:57 Justin Davis (2) - 17:37 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brian Campbell (1) - pp - 0:38 Justin Davis (3) - 16:18 | Second period | 0:18 - sh - Mark Cadotte (12) 11:36 - Krys Barch (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Seamus Kotyk (2 – 0, 36 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Gene Chiarello (8 – 6, 41 saves / 45 shots) | ||||||
| April 16 | Ottawa 67's | 5 – 2 | London Knights | London Ice House | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 18:51 - pp - Chris Kelly (4) | ||||||
| Jonathan Zion (3) - pp - 5:51 Matt Zultek (2) - pp - 10:08 Ben Gustavson (6) - pp - 11:02 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Justin Davis (4) - pp - 6:37 Dan Tessier (6) - pp - 11:26 | Third period | 2:36 - pp - Richard Pitirri (4) | ||||||
| Craig Hillier (6 – 1, 27 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Gene Chiarello (8 – 7, 48 saves / 53 shots) | ||||||
| Ottawa wins series 4 – 0 | |
OHL finals
(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (E1) Ottawa 67's
| April 22 | Ottawa 67's | 2 – 5 | Guelph Storm | Guelph Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:03 - Matt Lahey (4) 10:05 - Manny Malhotra (6) 11:33 - Kent McDonell (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 17:01 - Matt Lahey (5) | ||||||
| Matt Zultek (3) - 6:28 Matt Zultek (4) - pp - 12:00 | Third period | 8:26 - Mike Vellinga (1) | ||||||
| Craig Hillier (6 – 2, 15 saves / 18 shots) Seamus Kotyk (21 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Chris Madden (9 – 0, 33 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | Guelph Storm | 3 – 2 | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | Recap | |||
| Brian Willsie (8) - 5:40 Kent McDonell (6) - 7:13 | First period | 13:58 - Justin Davis (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 8:44 - Matt Zultek (5) | ||||||
| Manny Malhotra (7) - pp - 16:54 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chris Madden (10 – 0, 30 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Seamus Kotyk (2 – 1, 26 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| April 25 | Guelph Storm | 1 – 8 | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 3:12 - Ben Gustavson (7) 15:20 - Joe Talbot (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 0:45 - pp - Troy Stonier (7) 8:37 - Stephen Lafleur (1) 9:08 - Ben Gustavson (8) | ||||||
| Eric Beaudoin (3) - pp - 15:44 | Third period | 2:33 - Matt Zultek (6) 7:35 - Mark Bell (6) 16:20 - Joe Talbot (3) | ||||||
| Chris Madden (10 – 1, 19 saves / 23 shots) Chris Thompson (21 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Seamus Kotyk (3 – 1, 28 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| April 27 | Ottawa 67's | 1 – 2 | Guelph Storm | Guelph Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| Lance Galbraith (1) - 3:01 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 9:43 - Kent McDonell (7) 17:50 - Brian Willsie (9) | ||||||
| Seamus Kotyk (3 – 2, 22 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Chris Madden (11 – 1, 25 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| April 29 | Ottawa 67's | 3 – 4 | Guelph Storm | Guelph Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| Dan Tessier (7) - 17:24 | First period | 11:43 - Manny Malhotra (8) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 18:46 - Jason Jackman (6) | ||||||
| Ben Gustavson (9) - 5:08 Joe Talbot (4) - 14:15 | Third period | 1:37 - Eric Beaudoin (4) 17:04 - Brian Willsie (10) | ||||||
| Seamus Kotyk (3 – 3, 27 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Chris Madden (12 – 1, 25 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| Guelph wins series 4 – 1 | |
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes [3]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Cleary | Belleville Bulls | 10 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 10 |
| Harold Druken | Plymouth Whalers | 15 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 4 |
| David Legwand | Plymouth Whalers | 15 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 24 |
| Mark Cadotte | London Knights | 16 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 15 |
| Dan Tessier | Ottawa 67's | 14 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 12 |
| Mike Oliviera | Kingston Frontenacs | 12 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 |
| Jan Bulis | Kingston Frontenacs | 12 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 |
| Matt Zultek | Ottawa 67's | 14 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 20 |
| Troy Stonier | Ottawa 67's | 14 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 |
| Paul Mara | Plymouth Whalers | 15 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 30 |
Playoff 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 [4]
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Madden | Guelph Storm | 13 | 749 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0.939 | 1.84 |
| Steve Valiquette | Erie Otters | 7 | 468 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0.944 | 1.92 |
| Seamus Kotyk | Ottawa 67's | 8 | 392 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0.925 | 2.29 |
| Craig Hillier | Ottawa 67's | 9 | 448 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0.911 | 2.68 |
| Shawn Gallant | Belleville Bulls | 10 | 602 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 0.911 | 2.89 |
All-Star teams
First team
- David Legwand, Centre, Plymouth Whalers
- Rob Mailloux, Left Wing, Kingston Frontenacs
- Brian Willsie, Right Wing, Guelph Storm
- Chris Allen, Defence, Kingston Frontenacs
- Sean Blanchard, Defence, Ottawa 67's
- Bujar Amidovski, Goaltender, Toronto St. Michael's Majors
- Gary Agnew, Coach, London Knights
Second team
- Jon Sim, Centre, Sarnia Sting
- Colin Pepperall, Left Wing, Erie Otters
- Maxim Spiridonov, Right Wing, London Knights
- Ric Jackman, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
- Chris Hajt, Defence, Guelph Storm
- Robert Esche, Goaltender, Plymouth Whalers
- George Burnett, Coach, Guelph Storm
Third team
- Peter Sarno, Centre, Windsor Spitfires
- Jeremy Adduono, Left Wing, Sudbury Wolves
- Matt Bradley, Right Wing, Kingston Frontenacs
- Jeff Brown, Defence, London Knights
- Brian Campbell, Defence, Ottawa 67's
- Tyrone Garner, Goaltender, Oshawa Generals
- Lou Crawford, Coach, Belleville Bulls
Awards
1998 OHL Priority Selection
On June 6, 1998, the OHL conducted the 1998 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection at the Barrie Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario. The Brampton Battalion held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Jay Harrison from the Oshawa Legionaires. Harrison was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.
The 1998 draft was the first draft for the newest OHL expansion teams, the Brampton Battalion and Mississauga IceDogs, who would begin to play during the 1998-99 season.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 1998 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [5]
| # | Player | Nationality | OHL Team | Hometown | Minor Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Harrison (D) | Canada | Brampton Battalion | Whitby, Ontario | Oshawa Legionaires |
| 2 | Lou Dickenson (LW) | Canada | Mississauga IceDogs | Orleans, Ontario | Ottawa South Canadians |
| 3 | Chris Eade (D) | Canada | North Bay Centennials | Oshawa, Ontario | Oshawa Legionaires |
| 4 | Mark Popovic (D) | Canada | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | Stoney Creek, Ontario | Mississauga Chargers |
| 5 | Dan Growden (D) | Canada | Windsor Spitfires | Bridgenorth, Ontario | Peterborough Petes Bantam |
| 6 | Derek Fox (D) | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Quinte Hawks |
| 7 | Aaron Molnar (G) | Canada | Peterborough Petes | Dorchester, Ontario | St. Thomas Stars |
| 8 | Corey Sabourin (D) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves | Orleans, Ontario | Cumberland Grads |
| 9 | Chris Minard (C) | Canada | Owen Sound Platers | Owen Sound, Ontario | Owen Sound Greys |
| 10 | Jonah Leroux (LW) | Canada | Oshawa Generals | Williamstown, Ontario | Char-Lan Rebels |
| 11 | Mike Wehrestedt (RW) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Thunder Bay Kings |
| 12 | Brad Boyes (RW) | Canada | Erie Otters | Mississauga, Ontario | Mississauga Rebels |
| 13 | Brett Clouthier (RW) | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs | Arnprior, Ontario | Kanata Lasers |
| 14 | Ryan Hare (C) | Canada | Sarnia Sting | Sarnia, Ontario | Sarnia Legionnaires |
| 15 | Kristopher Vernarsky (C) | United States | Plymouth Whalers | Warren, Michigan | USA U18 |
| 16 | Darryl Bootland (RW) | Canada | Barrie Colts | Schomberg, Ontario | Orangeville Crushers |
| 17 | Bobby Turner (D) | Canada | London Knights | Stoney Creek, Ontario | Quinte Hawks |
| 18 | Kris Newbury (C) | Canada | Belleville Bulls | Brampton, Ontario | Brampton Capitals |
| 19 | Luke Sellars (D) | Canada | Ottawa 67's | Pickering, Ontario | Wexford Raiders |
| 20 | Matthew Rock (D) | Canada | Guelph Storm | Fergus, Ontario | Elmira Sugar Kings |
See also
References
- ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
- ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
- ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
- ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
- ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
- HockeyDB