2000-01 Ontario Hockey League Eastern Conference Division Team City Arena East Belleville Bulls Belleville , Ontario Yardmen Arena Kingston Frontenacs Kingston , Ontario Kingston Memorial Centre Oshawa Generals Oshawa , Ontario Oshawa Civic Auditorium Ottawa 67's Ottawa , Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre Peterborough Petes Peterborough , Ontario Peterborough Memorial Centre Central Barrie Colts Barrie , Ontario Barrie Molson Centre Mississauga IceDogs Mississauga , Ontario Hershey Centre North Bay Centennials North Bay , Ontario North Bay Memorial Gardens Sudbury Wolves Sudbury , Ontario Sudbury Community Arena Toronto St. Michael's Majors Toronto , Ontario St. Michael's College School Arena Western Conference Division Team City Arena Midwest Brampton Battalion Brampton , Ontario Brampton Centre Erie Otters Erie , Pennsylvania Erie Civic Center Guelph Storm Guelph , Ontario Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre Kitchener Rangers Kitchener , Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Owen Sound Attack Owen Sound , Ontario Bayshore Community Centre West London Knights London , Ontario London Ice House Plymouth Whalers Plymouth , Michigan Compuware Sports Arena Sarnia Sting Sarnia , Ontario Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario Sault Memorial Gardens Windsor Spitfires Windsor , Ontario Windsor Arena
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 = clinched conference title
Conference quarterfinals edit Belleville (1) vs. Kingston (8) Date Away Home March 26 Kingston 2 10 Belleville March 27 Belleville 3 2 Kingston March 29 Kingston 5 6 Belleville OT March 30 Belleville 5 3 Kingston Belleville wins series 4–0
Sudbury (2) vs. Barrie (7) Date Away Home March 26 Barrie 2 3 Sudbury March 27 Barrie 2 3 Sudbury March 29 Sudbury 6 0 Barrie March 30 Sudbury 1 4 Barrie April 1 Barrie 0 2 Sudbury Sudbury wins series 4–1
Toronto (3) vs. Peterborough (6) Date Away Home March 25 Peterborough 4 1 Toronto March 27 Toronto 3 2 Peterborough March 29 Peterborough 0 3 Toronto March 31 Toronto 3 2 Peterborough April 1 Peterborough 6 4 Toronto April 3 Toronto 1 4 Peterborough April 5 Peterborough 2 3 Toronto OT Toronto wins series 4–3
Ottawa (4) vs. North Bay (5) Date Away Home March 25 North Bay 1 5 Ottawa March 27 North Bay 1 3 Ottawa March 30 Ottawa 3 1 North Bay April 1 Ottawa 4 1 North Bay Ottawa wins series 4–0
Erie (1) vs. London (8) Date Away Home March 24 London 3 7 Erie March 25 London 3 5 Erie March 30 Erie 3 4 London March 31 Erie 4 2 London April 1 London 2 3 Erie Erie wins series 4–1
Plymouth (2) vs. Sarnia (7) Date Away Home March 24 Sarnia 4 8 Plymouth March 26 Plymouth 6 4 Sarnia March 28 Sarnia 2 6 Plymouth March 30 Plymouth 2 1 Sarnia Plymouth wins series 4–0
Windsor (3) vs. Owen Sound (6) Date Away Home March 25 Owen Sound 3 5 Windsor March 27 Windsor 2 7 Owen Sound March 29 Owen Sound 0 5 Windsor March 31 Windsor 4 1 Owen Sound April 1 Owen Sound 2 6 Windsor Windsor wins series 4–1
Guelph (4) vs. Brampton (5) Date Away Home March 25 Brampton 5 0 Guelph March 27 Guelph 2 4 Brampton March 29 Brampton 4 2 Guelph March 30 Guelph 1 4 Brampton Brampton wins series 4–0
Conference semifinals edit Eastern conference Belleville (1) vs. Ottawa (4) Date Away Home April 7 Ottawa 8 1 Belleville April 8 Belleville 4 6 Ottawa April 11 Ottawa 2 8 Belleville April 13 Belleville 3 4 Ottawa OT April 14 Ottawa 3 4 Belleville April 17 Belleville 2 7 Ottawa Ottawa wins series 4–2
Sudbury (2) vs. Toronto (3) Date Away Home April 6 Toronto 3 5 Sudbury April 9 Sudbury 2 3 Toronto OT April 11 Toronto 1 5 Sudbury April 12 Sudbury 9 2 Toronto April 14 Toronto 4 2 Sudbury April 17 Sudbury 1 3 Toronto April 19 Toronto 3 Sudbury 1 Toronto wins series 4–3
Western conference Erie (1) vs. Brampton (5) Date Away Home April 7 Brampton 4 3 Erie April 8 Erie 7 2 Brampton April 11 Brampton 2 5 Erie April 13 Erie 3 0 Brampton April 14 Brampton 4 5 Erie Erie wins series 4–1
Plymouth (2) vs. Windsor (3) Date Away Home April 6 Windsor 3 4 Plymouth April 8 Plymouth 4 2 Windsor April 10 Windsor 3 4 Plymouth April 12 Plymouth 5 2 Windsor Plymouth wins series 4–0
Eastern conference Western conference Toronto (3) vs. Ottawa (4) Date Away Home April 22 Ottawa 3 0 Toronto April 23 Ottawa 4 2 Toronto April 26 Toronto 3 5 Ottawa April 27 Toronto 0 3 Ottawa Ottawa wins series 4–0
Erie (1) vs. Plymouth (2) Date Away Home April 21 Plymouth 3 0 Erie April 24 Erie 4 1 Plymouth April 26 Plymouth 4 3 Erie April 28 Erie 2 6 Plymouth April 29 Plymouth 7 4 Erie Plymouth wins series 4–1
J. Ross Robertson Cup finals edit Plymouth (2) vs. Ottawa (4) Date Away Home May 5 Ottawa 6 3 Plymouth May 6 Ottawa 2 4 Plymouth May 10 Plymouth 0 4 Ottawa May 11 Plymouth 3 0 Ottawa May 13 Ottawa 5 4 Plymouth May 15 Plymouth 1 2 Ottawa Ottawa wins series 4–2
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster edit 2000-01 Ottawa 67's[1] Goaltenders Defencemen
Wingers
Centres
Kyle Wellwood , Centre, Belleville Bulls Randy Rowe , Left Wing, Belleville Bulls Branko Radivojevic , Right Wing, Belleville Bulls Rostislav Klesla , Defence, Brampton Battalion Alexei Semenov , Defence, Sudbury Wolves Craig Anderson , Goaltender, Guelph Storm Dave MacQueen , Coach, Erie Otters Brad Boyes , Centre, Erie Otters Raffi Torres , Left Wing, Brampton Battalion Cory Pecker , Right Wing, Erie Otters Kevin Dallman , Defence, Guelph Storm Jon Zion , Defence, Ottawa 67's Rob Zepp , Goaltender, Plymouth Whalers Dave Cameron , Coach, Toronto St. Michael's Majors Jason Spezza , Centre, Windsor Spitfires Steve Ott , Left Wing, Windsor Spitfires Nikita Alexeev , Right Wing, Erie Otters Libor Ustrnul , Defence, Plymouth Whalers Mark Popovic , Defence, Toronto St. Michael's Majors Alex Auld , Goaltender, North Bay Centennials Jim Hulton , Coach, Belleville Bulls J. Ross Robertson Cup :Ottawa 67's Hamilton Spectator Trophy :Erie Otters Bobby Orr Trophy :Ottawa 67's Wayne Gretzky Trophy :Plymouth Whalers Leyden Trophy :Belleville Bulls Emms Trophy :Sudbury Wolves Holody Trophy :Erie Otters Bumbacco Trophy :Plymouth Whalers Red Tilson Trophy :Brad Boyes , Erie Otters Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy :Kyle Wellwood , Belleville Bulls Matt Leyden Trophy :Dave MacQueen , Erie Otters Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy :Branko Radivojevic , Belleville Bulls Max Kaminsky Trophy :Alexei Semenov , Sudbury Wolves OHL Goaltender of the Year :Craig Anderson , Guelph Storm Jack Ferguson Award :Patrick O'Sullivan , Mississauga IceDogs Dave Pinkney Trophy :Robb Zepp and Paul Drew , Plymouth Whalers OHL Executive of the Year :Not Awarded Emms Family Award :Rick Nash , London Knights F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy :Andy Chiodo , Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL Humanitarian of the Year :Joey Sullivan , Erie Otters William Hanley Trophy :Brad Boyes , Erie Otters Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy :Randy Rowe , Belleville Bulls Bobby Smith Trophy :Dustin Brown , Guelph Storm Wayne Gretzky 99 Award :Seamus Kotyk , Ottawa 67's
2001 OHL Priority Selection edit On May 5, 2001, the OHL conducted the 2001 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Mississauga IceDogs held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Patrick O'Sullivan from the USA U17 team. O'Sullivan 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 2001 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [2]
# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 1 Patrick O'Sullivan (LW )Mississauga IceDogs Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA U17 2 Nathan Horton (RW )Oshawa Generals Dunnville, Ontario Thorold Blackhawks 3 Jeff Carter (C )Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds London, Ontario Strathroy Rockets 4 Mike Richards (C )Kitchener Rangers Kenora, Ontario Kenora Thistles 5 Corey Perry (RW )London Knights Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Petes Bantam 6 Dan Fritsche (C )Sarnia Sting Parma, Ohio Cleveland Barons 18U 7 Anthony Stewart (RW )Kingston Frontenacs Toronto, Ontario North York Jr. Canadiens 8 Brandon Crombeen (RW )Barrie Colts Newmarket, Ontario Newmarket Hurricanes 9 Jamie Tardif (RW )Peterborough Petes Welland, Ontario Southern Tier Admirals 10 Brad Richardson (RW )Owen Sound Attack Belleville, Ontario Quinte Red Devils 11 Geoff Platt (C/LW )North Bay Centennials Mississauga, Ontario North York Jr. Canadiens 12 Chad Robinson (LW )Brampton Battalion Vars, Ontario Cumberland Bantam 13 Matthew Puntureri (C )Guelph Storm Wampum, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Hornets 14 Lane Moodie (D )Ottawa 67's Oakville, Ontario Oakville Rangers 15 Frank Rediker (D )Windsor Spitfires Sterling Heights, Michigan Plymouth Compuware 16 Ryan Rorabeck (C )Toronto St. Michael's Majors Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Legionaires 17 Ryan Hastings (D )Sudbury Wolves Etobicoke, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 18 Rane Carnegie (RW )Belleville Bulls Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Toronto Marlboros 19 John Mitchell (C )Plymouth Whalers Waterloo, Ontario Waterloo Wolves 20 Noel Coultice (D )Erie Otters Pickering, Ontario Ajax-Pickering Raiders
