The 2008–09 OJHL season was the 16th and final season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) before it was divided into two leagues for a single season. The twenty-nine teams of the Phillips, Ruddock, and MacKinnon Divisions will play 49-game schedules, while the eight teams of the Ontario Hockey Association's Central Division Hockey will play an experimental 53-game season.
| 2008–09 OJHL season | |
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| League | Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Regular season 2008-09-05 – 2009-02-13 Playoffs 2009-02-10 – 2009-04-14 |
| Number of teams | 37 |
| Finals champions | Kingston Voyageurs |
Come February, the top eight 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 2009 Royal Bank Cup.
Changes
edit- Super Division is approved for 2008-09[1]
- Quinte West Pack are now the Trenton Hercs[2]
- Bramalea Blues will return for 2008–09 season[3]
- Bancroft Hawks have been sold and are now Upper Canada Hockey Club
- Durham Fury have moved and become Whitby Fury
- Trenton Hercs folded mid-season in January 2009
Current Standings
editas of February 13, 2009
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
Please note: (x-) denotes playoff berth, (y-) denotes elimination.
Teams listed on the official league website.[4]
Standings listed by Pointstreak on official league website.[5]
2008-09 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs
editChampionship round
edit| Buckland Cup Series | ||||
| R1 | Kingston | 4 | ||
| M2 | Oakville | 2 | ||
Divisional Playoffs
edit| Division Quarter-finals | Division Semi-finals | Division Finals | CM Conference Final | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Wellington | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C8 | Stouffville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Wellington | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C5 | Newmarket | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Hamilton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C5 | Newmarket | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Wellington | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central | |||||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Toronto | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Markham | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C7 | Cobourg | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Markham | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Toronto | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Toronto | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C6 | St. Michael's | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Wellington | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Oakville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Georgetown | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M8 | Streetsville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Georgetown | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| M4 | Vaughan | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| M4 | Vaughan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M5 | Buffalo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Georgetown | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| MacKinnon | |||||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Oakville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Oakville | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M7 | Brampton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Oakville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| M3 | Burlington | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| M3 | Burlington | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M6 | Milton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Division Quarter-finals | Division Semi-finals | Division Finals | PR Conference Final | ||||||||||||||||
| P1 | Couchiching | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| P8 | Seguin | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| P1 | Couchiching | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| P4 | Orangeville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| P4 | Orangeville | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| P5 | North York | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| P4 | Orangeville | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Phillips | |||||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Huntsville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Huntsville | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| P7 | Dixie | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Huntsville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| P3 | Aurora | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| P3 | Aurora | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| P6 | Collingwood | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Huntsville | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| R1 | Kingston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| R1 | Kingston | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| R8 | Pickering | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| R1 | Kingston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| R5 | Ajax | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| R4 | Bowmanville | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| R5 | Ajax | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| R1 | Kingston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ruddock | |||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | Peterborough | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| R2 | Peterborough | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| R7 | Whitby | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| R2 | Peterborough | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| R3 | Lindsay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| R3 | Lindsay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| R6 | Port Hope | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: C is Central, M is Mackinnon, P is Phillips, R is Ruddock.
Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website.[6]
Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship
editHosted by the Schreiber Diesels in Schreiber, Ontario. The Kingston Voyageurs finished in first place.
Round Robin
- Kingston Voyageurs 9 - Schreiber Diesels (SIJHL) 0
- Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 1 - Kingston Voyageurs 0
- Kingston Voyageurs 2 - Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 0
Final
2009 Royal Bank Cup Championship
editHosted by the Victoria Grizzlies in Victoria, British Columbia. The Kingston Voyageurs lost out in the semi-final.
Round Robin
- Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) 5 - Kingston Voyageurs 0
- Kingston Voyageurs 7 - Summerside Western Capitals (MJAHL) 5
- Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) 5 - Kingston Voyageurs 2
- Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 8 - Kingston Voyageurs 5
Semi-final
- Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 6 - Kingston Voyageurs 3
Scoring leaders
editNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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Leading goaltenders
editNote: 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
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Players selected in 2009 NHL Entry Draft
edit- Rd 2 #59 Brandon Pirri -Chicago Blackhawks(Georgetown Raiders)
- Rd 3 #69 Reilly Smith -Dallas Stars(St. Michael's Buzzers)
- Rd 6 #169Dustin Walsh -Montreal Canadiens(Kingston Voyageurs)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "CONTACT US | Ontario Junior a Hockey League".
- ^ "Center Ice Trenton Hercs Junior A Hockey Club". Archived from the original on 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ "Bramalea Blues". Archived from the original on 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ "Team Contacts". Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ "Ontario Junior Hockey League - standings | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
- ^ "Ontario Junior Hockey League - league schedule | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".