2004–05 OPJHL season

The 2004–05 OPJHL season is the 12th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.

2004–05 OPJHL season
League	Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2004-09 – 2005-02 Playoffs 2005-02 – 2005-04
Number of teams	35
Finals champions	St. Michael's Buzzers
OPJHL seasons
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the St. Michael's Buzzers, competed in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup, and finished 2nd. The DHC was hosted and won by the Georgetown Raiders who moved to the 2005 Royal Bank Cup but lost in the semi-final.

Changes

• Huntsville Wildcats are reformed and changed their name to Huntsville-Muskoka Otters.
• Thornhill Rattlers change name to Thornhill Thunderbirds.

Final 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

East Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P Port Hope Predators 49 38 5 3 3 226 113 82 Wellington Dukes 49 35 11 2 1 222 148 73 Bowmanville Eagles 49 34 12 3 0 159 97 71 Cobourg Cougars 49 30 14 2 3 196 131 65 Kingston Voyageurs 49 23 19 4 3 149 163 53 Trenton Sting 49 23 20 4 2 184 151 52 Peterborough Stars 49 16 28 3 2 161 215 37 Lindsay Muskies 49 15 27 2 5 130 172 37 Syracuse Jr. Crunch 49 8 35 3 3 158 267 22 Bancroft Hawks 49 8 36 2 3 133 261 21 North Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P Aurora Tigers 49 33 13 2 1 222 136 69 Newmarket Hurricanes 49 33 15 0 1 207 163 67 Stouffville Spirit 49 25 20 3 1 195 157 54 Huntsville-Muskoka Otters 49 23 23 2 1 177 207 49 Collingwood Blues 49 13 32 4 0 158 217 30 Couchiching Terriers 49 12 32 3 2 146 224 29 South Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P Wexford Raiders 49 37 5 5 2 216 104 81 St. Michael's Buzzers 49 36 7 4 2 259 128 78 North York Rangers 49 30 14 5 0 223 168 65 Markham Waxers 49 30 16 3 0 213 160 63 Pickering Panthers 49 29 15 2 3 218 171 63 Vaughan Vipers 49 20 21 4 4 157 177 48 Thornhill Thunderbirds 49 16 30 1 2 143 207 35 Oshawa Legionaires 49 8 37 1 3 111 264 20 Ajax Axemen 49 2 44 1 2 111 285 7 West Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P Georgetown Raiders 49 41 7 0 1 282 120 83 Oakville Blades 49 40 6 1 2 283 110 83 Hamilton Red Wings 49 31 13 2 3 194 149 67 Milton Icehawks 49 30 17 1 1 241 131 62 Burlington Cougars 49 26 17 1 5 202 169 58 Brampton Capitals 49 24 20 4 1 206 164 53 Buffalo Lightning 49 18 27 3 1 163 232 40 Mississauga Chargers 49 14 32 2 1 197 260 31 Streetsville Derbys 49 11 34 2 2 142 272 26 Bramalea Blues 49 4 44 0 1 97 381 9

Teams listed on the official league website.^[1]

Standings listed by Pointstreak on official league website.^[2]

2004-05 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs

For the Central Canada Championship, see Dudley Hewitt Cup. For the national championship, see Royal Bank Cup 2005.

Divisional Quarter-final

Port Hope Predators defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-none

Wellington Dukes defeated Peterborough Stars 4-games-to-none

Trenton Sting defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-2

Kingston Voyageurs defeated Cobourg Cougars 4-games-to-none

Aurora Tigers defeated Syracuse Jr. Crunch 4-games-to-1

Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none

Stouffville Spirit defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-2

Huntsville-Muskoka Otters defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-1

Georgetown Raiders defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-none

Oakville Blades defeated Buffalo Jr. Sabres 4-games-to-none

Hamilton Red Wings defeated Brampton Capitals 4-games-to-3

Milton Icehawks defeated Burlington Cougars 4-games-to-1

Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-none

St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Thornhill Thunderbirds 4-games-to-none

North York Rangers defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-none

Markham Waxers defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-2

Divisional Semi-final

Port Hope Predators defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-none

Wellington Dukes defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1

Aurora Tigers defeated Huntsville-Muskoka Otters 4-games-to-2

Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-2

Georgetown Raiders defeated Milton Icehawks 4-games-to-1

Oakville Blades defeated Hamilton Red Wings 4-games-to-1

Wexford Raiders defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-1

St. Michael's Buzzers defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-1

Divisional Final

Port Hope Predators defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1

Aurora Tigers defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-games-to-2

Georgetown Raiders defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-1

St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-1

Semi-final

St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Port Hope Predators 4-games-to-2

Georgetown Raiders defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-3

Final

St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-2

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by Georgetown Raiders in Georgetown, Ontario. Georgetown won the event, St. Michael's finished second.

Round Robin

Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 6-4

Georgetown Raiders defeated North Bay Skyhawks (NOJHL) 7-2

St. Michael's Buzzers defeated North Bay Skyhawks (NOJHL) 4-3 (4OT)

Georgetown Raiders defeated Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 4-0

Georgetown Raiders defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 5-4

Semi-final

St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 6-2

Final

Georgetown Raiders defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 3-1

2005 Royal Bank Cup Championship

Hosted by Weyburn Red Wings in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Georgetown finished in the semi-final.

Round Robin

Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-3

Georgetown Raiders defeated Hawkesbury Hawks (CJHL) 3-0

Georgetown Raiders defeated Portage Terriers (MJHL) 6-3

Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) defeated Georgetown Raiders 2-1

Semi-final

Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) defeated Georgetown Raiders 8-2

Awards and honours

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts Andrew Cogliano St. Michael's Buzzers 49 36 66 102 Chris Moran Buffalo Lightning 49 38 62 100

Rookie of the Year

• Peter Leblanc^[3][4]

Players selected in 2005 NHL Entry Draft

• Rd 1 #25 Andrew Cogliano - Edmonton Oilers (St. Michael's Buzzers)

See also

• 2005 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
• 2004 in ice hockey
• 2005 in ice hockey

References

1. "HOME OF THE OJHL | Ontario Junior a Hockey League".
2. "Ontario Junior Hockey League - standings | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
3. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
4. . Archived from the original on 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2010-12-12.

External links

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

Preceded by 2003–04 OPJHL season

OJHL seasons

Succeeded by 2005–06 OPJHL season