2016–17 OHL season

2016–17 OHL season
LeagueOntario Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationPreseason
September 2016
Regular season
September 21, 2016 – March 21, 2017
Playoffs
March 23, 2017 – May 12, 2017
Number of teams20
TV partner(s)Rogers TV, TVCogeco, Shaw TV
Regular season
Hamilton Spectator TrophyErie Otters (3)
Season MVPAlex DeBrincat (Erie Otters)
Top scorerAlex DeBrincat (Erie Otters)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPWarren Foegele (Otters)
Finals championsErie Otters (2)
  Runners-upMississauga Steelheads
OHL seasons
2016–17 CHL seasons
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
September 2016 – March 2017
QMJHL
September 2016 – March 2017
WHL
September 2016 – March 2017
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)TVA Sports, Rogers Sportsnet, Rogers TV, Shaw TV
Memorial Cup
Finals championsWindsor Spitfires (OHL) (3rd title)
  Runners-upErie Otters (OHL)

The 2016–17 OHL season was the 37th season of the Ontario Hockey League, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 21, 2016, to March 21, 2017. The playoffs began on March 23, 2017, and ended on May 12. The Erie Otters won the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the second time in franchise history, and the first time since 2002, as they defeated the Mississauga Steelheads in five games to represent the OHL at the 2017 Memorial Cup held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario. The Windsor Spitfires also qualified for the tournament as the host team.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: DIV = Division; 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

Eastern conference

Rank Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
1 z-Peterborough Petes East 68 42 21 2 3 89 239 221
2 y-Mississauga Steelheads Central 68 34 21 6 7 81 240 219
3 x-Oshawa Generals East 68 40 23 3 2 85 228 215
4 x-Kingston Frontenacs East 68 33 26 5 4 75 179 200
5 x-Hamilton Bulldogs East 68 33 27 4 4 74 238 225
6 x-Sudbury Wolves Central 68 27 34 7 0 61 207 263
7 x-Ottawa 67's East 68 26 34 7 1 60 221 271
8 x-Niagara IceDogs Central 68 23 35 6 4 56 207 274
9 North Bay Battalion Central 68 24 38 5 1 54 192 260
10 Barrie Colts Central 68 17 44 6 1 41 192 291

Western conference

Rank Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
1 z-Erie Otters Midwest 68 50 15 2 1 103 319 182
2 y-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 48 16 3 1 100 287 208
3 x-Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 49 15 2 2 102 297 177
4 x-London Knights Midwest 68 46 15 3 4 99 289 194
5 x-Windsor Spitfires West 68 41 19 5 3 90 232 185
6 x-Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 36 27 3 2 77 244 251
7 x-Flint Firebirds West 68 32 28 3 5 72 229 242
8 x-Sarnia Sting West 68 31 30 6 1 69 257 277
9 Saginaw Spirit West 68 27 32 7 2 63 204 248
10 Guelph Storm Midwest 68 21 40 5 2 49 202 297

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 63 65 62 127 49
Taylor Raddysh Erie Otters 58 42 67 109 37
Adam Mascherin Kitchener Rangers 65 35 65 100 20
Petrus Palmu Owen Sound Attack 62 40 58 98 34
Nick Suzuki Owen Sound Attack 64 45 51 96 10
Jordan Kyrou Sarnia Sting 66 30 64 94 36
Ryan Moore Flint Firebirds 68 39 51 90 57
Cliff Pu London Knights 63 35 51 86 36
Kole Sherwood Flint Firebirds 60 33 52 85 60
Kevin Hancock Owen Sound Attack 68 30 55 85 14

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

Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SL GA SO Sv% GAA
Michael McNiven Owen Sound Attack 54 3184 41 9 2 2 122 6 0.915 2.30
Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 51 2935 30 12 4 2 115 6 0.917 2.35
Troy Timpano Erie Otters 44 2559 36 8 0 0 101 4 0.901 2.37
Tyler Parsons London Knights 34 2000 23 6 2 3 79 4 0.925 2.37
Matthew Villalta Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 33 1795 25 3 0 0 72 1 0.918 2.41

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Finals
            
1 Erie 4
8 Sarnia 0
1 Erie 4
4 London 3
4 London 4
5 Windsor 3
1 Erie 4
Western conference
3 Owen Sound 2
2 Sault Ste. Marie 4
7 Flint 1
2 Sault Ste. Marie 2
3 Owen Sound 4
3 Owen Sound 4
6 Kitchener 1
W1 Erie 4
E2 Mississauga 1
1 Peterborough 4
8 Niagara 0
1 Peterborough 4
4 Kingston 0
4 Kingston 4
5 Hamilton 3
1 Peterborough 0
Eastern conference
2 Mississauga 4
2 Mississauga 4
7 Ottawa 2
2 Mississauga 4
3 Oshawa 1
3 Oshawa 4
6 Sudbury 2

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference quarterfinals

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (8) Niagara IceDogs
March 23 Niagara IceDogs 2 – 5 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre Recap  
Kirill Maksimov (1) - 4:17 First period 13:16 - Adam Timleck (1)
No scoring Second period 1:15 - Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (1)
7:02 - Josh Coyle (1)
18:52 - Kyle Jenkins (1)
Danial Singer (1) - 14:32 Third period 4:39 - Adam Timleck (2)
Stephen Dhillon (31 saves / 36 shots)
Colton Incze (7 saves / 7 shots)
Goalie stats Dylan Wells (32 saves / 34 shots)
March 25 Niagara IceDogs 3 – 6 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre Recap  
Ryan Mantha (1) - pp - 8:36
Johnny Corneil (1) - pp - 16:25
First period 6:49 - Steven Lorentz (1)
No scoring Second period 14:03 - pp - Nikita Korostelev (1)
14:59 - Jonathan Ang (1)
Kirill Maksimov (2) - 18:46 Third period 8:01 - Jonathan Ang (2)
14:07 - pp - Steven Lorentz (2)
19:55 - en - Matt Spencer (1)
Stephen Dhillon (35 saves / 40 shots) Goalie stats Dylan Wells (41 saves / 44 shots)
March 28 Peterborough Petes 4 – 3 OT Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
Jonathan Ang (3) - pp - 9:19 First period 17:37 - pp - Kirill Maksimov (3)
Steven Lorentz (3) - pp - 9:58
Steven Lorentz (4) - 19:33
Second period 3:07 - Ondřej Machala (1)
3:47 - Ryan Mantha (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Josh Coyle (2) - 15:59 First overtime period No scoring
Dylan Wells (39 saves / 42 shots) Goalie stats Stephen Dhillon (46 saves / 50 shots)
March 30 Peterborough Petes 6 – 2 Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
Josh Coyle (3) - 17:53
Jonathan Ang (4) - 19:45
First period 14:12 - Kirill Maksimov (4)
Nick Isaacson (1) - 3:10
Jonathan Ang (5) - 19:02
Second period 9:09 - pp - Danial Singer (2)
Logan DeNoble (1) - 3:02
Matyas Svoboda (1) - 9:34
Third period No scoring
Dylan Wells (37 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Stephen Dhillon (30 saves / 36 shots)
Peterborough wins series 4 – 0


(2) Mississauga Steelheads vs. (7) Ottawa 67's
March 24 Ottawa 67's 2 – 6 Mississauga Steelheads Hershey Centre Recap  
Sasha Chmelevski (1) - pp - 7:07 First period 12:16 - Michael McLeod (1)
15:42 - Owen Tippett (1)
17:02 - pp - Vili Saarijärvi (1)
Zack Dorval (1) - 17:13 Second period 3:32 - Nathan Bastian (1)
No scoring Third period 1:07 - Trent Fox (1)
13:20 - en - Trent Fox (2)
Leonid Lazarev (24 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Jacob Ingham (23 saves / 25 shots)
March 26 Ottawa 67's 4 – 0 Mississauga Steelheads Hershey Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Travis Barron (1) - pp - 14:09
Sasha Chmelevski (2) - pp - 16:11
Tye Felhaber (1) - 17:51
Second period No scoring
Mathieu Foget (1) - en - 17:32 Third period No scoring
Leonid Lazarev (31 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Jacob Ingham (20 saves / 23 shots)
March 28 Mississauga Steelheads 2 – 1 Ottawa 67's TD Place Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Michael McLeod (2) - 0:10
Jacob Cascagnette (1) - pp - 13:46
Second period 7:31 - pp - Noel Hoefenmayer (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jacob Ingham (22 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Leonid Lazarev (30 saves / 32 shots)
March 30 Mississauga Steelheads 6 – 4 Ottawa 67's TD Place Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Spencer Watson (1) - 0:26
Nathan Bastian (2) - 4:06
Vili Saarijärvi (2) - pp - 10:00
Nathan Bastian (3) - 17:46
Second period 14:44 - Austen Keating (1)
Michael McLeod (3) - pp - 11:47
Nathan Bastian (4) - 12:21
Third period 8:27 - Noel Hoefenmayer (2)
10:51 - sh - Patrick White (1)
18:42 - pp - Austen Keating (2)
Jacob Ingham (15 saves / 19 shots) Goalie stats Leonid Lazarev (28 saves / 34 shots)
March 31 Ottawa 67's 5 – 3 Mississauga Steelheads Hershey Centre Recap  
Tye Felhaber (2) - 15:17 First period No scoring
Patrick White (2) - 2:51 Second period No scoring
Artur Tyanulin (1) - 6:34
Artur Tyanulin (2) - 12:36
Jared Steege (1) - 17:40
Third period 10:32 - Spencer Watson (2)
17:06 - Nathan Bastian (5)
19:07 - Michael McLeod (4)
Leonid Lazarev (51 saves / 54 shots) Goalie stats Jacob Ingham (14 saves / 19 shots)
April 2 Mississauga Steelheads 5 – 1 Ottawa 67's TD Place Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Spencer Watson (3) - 2:48
Michael McLeod (5) - 4:55
Michael McLeod (6) - 9:13
Jacob Cascagnette (2) - 12:4-
Second period No scoring
Spencer Watson (4) - 4:53 Third period 9:51 - Mathieu Foget (2)
Jacob Ingham (19 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Leonid Lazarev (39 saves / 44 shots)
Mississauga wins series 4 – 2


(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Sudbury Wolves
March 24 Sudbury Wolves 5 – 2 Oshawa Generals Tribute Communities Centre Recap  
Alan Lyszczarczyk (1) - pp - 9:46
Dmitry Sokolov (1) - pp - 13:36
First period No scoring
Drake Pilon (1) - 3:36
Michael Pezzetta (1) - 18:51
Second period 13:04 - Serron Noel (1)
Macauley Carson (1) - 2:16 Third period 15:55 - Kenny Huether (1)
Jake McGrath (33 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Brodeur (26 saves / 31 shots)
March 26 Sudbury Wolves 1 – 5 Oshawa Generals Tribute Communities Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 10:39 - pp - Jack Studnicka (1)
No scoring Second period 6:24 - Jack Studnicka (2)
11:37 - sh - Kyle MacLean (1)
Dmitry Sokolov (2) - pp - 13:56 Third period 2:51 - pp - Matt Brassard (1)
7:27 - Mason Kohn (1)
Jake McGrath (27 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Brodeur (34 saves / 35 shots)
March 28 Oshawa Generals 2 – 3 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena Recap  
Robbie Burt (1) - 9:44 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 6:00 - Dmitry Sokolov (3)
10:45 - pp - Macauley Carson (2)
14:59 - sh - Michael Pezzetta (2)
Danil Antropov (1) - 7:44 Third period No scoring
Jeremy Brodeur (26 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Jake McGrath (33 saves / 35 shots)
March 30 Oshawa Generals 4 – 2 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena Recap  
Joe Manchurek (1) - 1:42
Renars Krastenbergs (1) - 16:11
First period 19:53 - David Levin (1)
Robbie Burt (2) - pp - 5:12 Second period 18:32 - Dmitry Sokolov (4)
Domenico Commisso (1) - 7:13 Third period No scoring
Jeremy Brodeur (41 saves / 43 shots) Goalie stats Jake McGrath (24 saves / 28 shots)
March 31 Sudbury Wolves 1 – 4 Oshawa Generals Tribute Communities Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 7:11 - Jack Studnicka (3)
No scoring Second period 5:37 - Renars Krastenbergs (2)
Dmitry Sokolov (5) - 9:13 Third period 15:17 - Joe Manchurek (2)
18:42 - en - Mason Kohn (2)
Jake McGrath (22 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Brodeur (34 saves / 35 shots)
April 2 Oshawa Generals 3 – 1 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 8:59 - Dmitry Sokolov (6)
Renars Krastenbergs (3) - 19:18 Second period No scoring
Kenny Huether (2) - 6:34
Joe Manchurek (3) - en - 19:11
Third period No scoring
Jeremy Brodeur (26 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Jake McGrath (27 saves / 29 shots)
Oshawa wins series 4 – 2


(4) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (5) Hamilton Bulldogs
March 24 Hamilton Bulldogs 2 – 0 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
William Bitten (1) - pp - 18:44 First period No scoring
William Bitten (2) - pp - 16:36 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Dawson Carty (19 saves / 19 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Helvig (27 saves / 29 shots)
March 26 Hamilton Bulldogs 5 – 4 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 7:00 - Stephen Desrocher (1)
16:01 - pp - Linus Nyman (1)
Matt Luff (1) - 0:10
Marián Studenič (1) - 4:24
Niki Petti (1) - 7:09
Connor Roberts (1) - 7:57
Niki Petti (2) - 14:29
Second period 6:25 - Nathan Dunkley (1)
18:22 - Jason Robertson (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Dawson Carty (35 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Helvig (18 saves / 23 shots)
March 28 Kingston Frontenacs 4 – 2 Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre Recap  
Nathan Billitier (1) - 18:26 First period 9:17 - Michael Cramarossa (1)
No scoring Second period 4:04 - Niki Petti (3)
Brett Neumann (1) - 9:46
Nathan Dunkley (2) - 13:25
Nathan Dunkley (3) - en - 19:15
Third period No scoring
Jeremy Helvig (29 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Dawson Carty (26 saves / 29 shots)
March 30 Kingston Frontenacs 5 – 1 Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre Recap  
Jason Robertson (2) - 8:13
Ted Nichol (1) - 8:29
Sam Field (1) - 17:00
First period No scoring
Cody Caron (1) - 11:43 Second period No scoring
Brett Neumann (2) - 12:45 Third period 9:15 - pp - Marián Studenič (2)
Jeremy Helvig (22 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Dawson Carty (7 saves / 10 shots)
Kaden Fulcher (17 saves / 19 shots)
March 31 Hamilton Bulldogs 2 – 4 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 1:11 - Ryan Cranford (1)
18:06 - pp - Stephen Desrocher (2)
Matt Luff (2) - pp - 8:21
Justin Lemcke (1) - 15:52
Second period 14:28 - Linus Nyman (2)
No scoring Third period 4:07 - Jason Robertson (3)
Dawson Carty (24 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Helvig (20 saves / 22 shots)
April 2 Kingston Frontenacs 2 – 5 Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre Recap  
Eemeli Rasanen (1) - pp - 13:03 First period No scoring
Nathan Dunkley (4) - 2:00 Second period 1:17 - Luke Kutkevicius (1)
10:03 - pp - William Bitten (3)
13:42 - Matthew Strome (1)
14:56 - MacKenzie Entwistle (1)
No scoring Third period 17:51 - en - Matt Luff (3)
Jeremy Helvig (23 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Dawson Carty (28 saves / 30 shots)
April 4 Hamilton Bulldogs 2 – 3 OT Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Matt Luff (4) - 14:45
Michael Cramarossa (2) - 19:11
Second period 19:29 - Jason Robertson (4)
No scoring Third period 5:05 - Linus Nyman (3)
No scoring First overtime period 8:48 - Linus Nyman (4)
Dawson Carty (18 saves / 21 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Helvig (23 saves / 25 shots)
Kingston wins series 4 – 3


Western conference quarterfinals

(1) Erie Otters vs. (8) Sarnia Sting
March 23 Sarnia Sting 3 – 6 Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
Drake Rymsha (1) - pp - 3:20 First period 7:35 - Kyle Maksimovich (1)
11:06 - Warren Foegele (1)
14:25 - Kyle Maksimovich (2)
Jordan Ernst (1) - 11:15 Second period 13:00 - Alex DeBrincat (1)
Jordan Kyrou (1) - 10:53 Third period 5:53 - Taylor Raddysh (1)
16:44 - pp - Anthony Cirelli (1)
Justin Fazio (45 saves / 51 shots) Goalie stats Troy Timpano (20 saves / 23 shots)
March 25 Erie Otters 9 – 3 Sarnia Sting Progressive Auto Sales Arena Recap  
Warren Foegele (2) - pp - 8:55
Taylor Raddysh (2) - 13:20
Erik Černák (1) - 13:47
Anthony Cirelli (2) - pp - 17:08
First period No scoring
Dylan Strome (1) - 1:25
Dylan Strome (2) - 14:27
Anthony Cirelli (3) - 15:16
Second period 13:11 - pp - Jordan Ernst
Ivan Lodnia (1) - pp - 15:44
Haydn Hopkins (1) - 16:19
Third period 9:01 - Kevin Spinozzi (1)
10:56 - Kevin Spinozzi (2)
Troy Timpano (26 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Aidan Hughes (24 saves / 31 shots)
Blair Coffin (12 saves / 14 shots)
March 27 Erie Otters 5 – 3 Sarnia Sting Progressive Auto Sales Arena Recap  
Dylan Strome (3) - pp - 1:23 First period 5:06 - pp - Jordan Ernst (3)
Darren Raddysh (1) - pp - 5:41
Alex DeBrincat (2) - 15:37
Darren Raddysh (2) - pp - 19:59
Second period No scoring
Kyle Pettit (1) - en - 19:59 Third period 8:59 - pp - Kevin Spinozzi (3)
16:42 - pp - Jaden Lindo (1)
Troy Timpano (25 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Aidan Hughes (35 saves / 39 shots)
March 29 Sarnia Sting 3 – 9 Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
Franco Sproviero (1) - 18:04 First period 4:46 - pp - Anthony Cirelli (4)
6:11 - Dylan Strome (4)
8:52 - Haydn Hopkins (2)
12:13 - Dylan Strome (5)
13:44 - T. J. Fergus (1)
Ryan McGregor (1) - 5:04 Second period No scoring
Jaden Lindo (2) - 4:50 Third period 7:19 - Kyle Maksimovich (3)
8:26 - Darren Raddysh (3)
14:14 - sh - Taylor Raddysh (3)
15:17 - Dylan Strome (6)
Justin Fazio (34 saves / 43 shots) Goalie stats Troy Timpano (18 saves / 21 shots)
Erie wins series 4 – 0


(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (7) Flint Firebirds
March 23 Flint Firebirds 2 – 5 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 10:34 - Hayden Verbeek (1) 13:50 - Jack Kopacka (1)
Mathieu Henderson (1) - pp - 19:11
Alex Peters (1) - 19:33
Second period 8:25 - Hayden Verbeek (2)
No scoring Third period 7:29 - Boris Katchouk (1)
18:08 - en - Blake Speers (1)
Connor Hicks (32 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Matt Villalta (19 saves / 21 shots)
March 25 Flint Firebirds 6 – 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
Kole Sherwood (1) - 4:35
Alex Peters (2) - 7:04
First period No scoring
Jalen Smereck (1) - pp - 0:43
Maurizio Colella (1) - pp - 11:54
Ryan Moore (1) - sh - 18:22
Second period 2:57 - sh - Boris Katchouk (2)
Maurizio Colella (2) - sh - en - 18:41 Third period 1:53 - Zachary Senyshyn (1)
13:24 - Jack Kopacka (2)
Connor Hicks (24 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Matt Villalta (18 saves / 23 shots)
Joseph Raaymakers (7 saves / 7 shots)
March 27 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3 – 1 Flint Firebirds Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center Recap  
No scoring First period 8:12 - Kole Sherwood (2)
Tim Gettinger (1) - sh - 2:17 Second period No scoring
Zachary Senyshyn (2) - pp - 13:37
Boris Katchouk (3) - en - 19:12
Third period No scoring
Joseph Raaymakers (33 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Connor Hicks (25 saves / 27 shots)
March 29 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5 – 2 Flint Firebirds Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center Recap  
Morgan Frost (1) - pp - 9:34
Otto Makinen (1) - 13:46
First period No scoring
Boris Katchouk (4) - 0:17
David Miller (1) - 2:35
Second period 6:58 - Everett Clark (1)
Bobby McIntyre (1) - 4:50 Third period 8:34 - pp - Kole Sherwood (3)
Joseph Raaymakers (28 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Connor Hicks (31 saves / 36 shots)
March 31 Flint Firebirds 1 – 6 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
Kole Sherwood (4) - 16:35 First period 7:52 - Gustav Bouramman (1)
19:59 - Tim Gettinger (2)
No scoring Second period 3:48 - pp - Boris Katchouk (5)
4:51 - pp - Tim Gettinger (3)
6:27 - Zachary Senyshyn (3)
7:06 - David Miller (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Connor Hicks (33 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Joseph Raaymakers (21 saves / 22 shots)
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 1


(3) Owen Sound Attack vs. (6) Kitchener Rangers
March 24 Kitchener Rangers 1 – 9 Owen Sound Attack Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 7:33 - Jonah Gadjovich (1)
15:19 - Kevin Hancock (1)
No scoring Second period 4:30 - pp - Maksim Sushko (1)
6:43 - Petrus Palmu (1)
8:25 - Cordell James (1)
15:05 - sh - Nick Suzuki (1)
19:02 - Santino Centorame (1)
Cole Carter (1) - 6:02 Third period 6:29 - pp - Ethan Szypula (1)
14:49 - Matt Schmalz (1)
Luke Opilka (28 saves / 35 shots)
Luke Richardson (13 saves / 15 shots)
Goalie stats Michael McNiven (24 saves / 25 shots)
March 25 Kitchener Rangers 2 – 1 Owen Sound Attack Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
Adam Mascherin (1) - pp - 9:03 First period 0:33 - Petrus Palmu (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Jonathan Yantsis (1) - 4:44 Third period No scoring
Luke Opilka (40 saves / 41 shots) Goalie stats Michael McNiven (24 saves / 26 shots)
March 27 Owen Sound Attack 4 – 0 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Recap  
Santino Centorame (2) - 17:45 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Nick Suzuki (2) - 3:26
Kevin Hancock (2) - pp - 6:08
Nick Suzuki (3) - en - 18:35
Third period No scoring
Michael McNiven (21 saves / 21 shots) Goalie stats Luke Opilka (41 saves / 44 shots)
March 29 Owen Sound Attack 7 – 4 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Recap  
Petrus Palmu (3) - 13:39
Cordell James (2) - pp - 19:40
First period 2:40 - Connor Bunnaman (1)
Kevin Hancock (3) - sh - 9:15
Petrus Palmu (4) - sh - 10:02
Second period 1:29 - Riley Damiani (1)
4:54 - pp - Connor Bunnaman (2)
18:20 - Jonathan Yantsis (2)
Petrus Palmu (5) - pp - 0:23
Matthew Struthers (1) - 17:10
Jonah Gadjovich (2) - en - 18:43
Third period No scoring
Michael McNiven (16 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Luke Opilka (64 saves / 70 shots)
March 31 Kitchener Rangers 2 – 6 Owen Sound Attack Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
Connor Bunnaman (3) - 0:24 First period 6:58 - pp - Ethan Szypula (2)
15:01 - Santino Centorame (3)
No scoring Second period 7:04 - sh - Petrus Palmu (6)
13:57 - pp - Nick Suzuki (4)
14:32 - Matthew Struthers (2)
Connor Bunnaman (4) - pp - 1:51 Third period 8:15 - pp - Kevin Hancock (4)
Luke Opilka (32 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats Michael McNiven (26 saves / 28 shots)
Owen Sound wins series 4 – 1


(4) London Knights vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires
March 24 Windsor Spitfires 4 – 3 OT London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period 5:08 - pp - Olli Juolevi (1)
Jeremiah Addison (1) - 2:10
Aaron Luchuk (1) - pp - 14:21
Second period 6:29 - Victor Mete (1)
Aaron Luchuk (2) - 1:31 Third period 17:51 - Mitchell Stephens (1)
Jeremiah Addison (2) - 15:06 First overtime period No scoring
Michael DiPietro (35 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (43 saves / 47 shots)
March 26 Windsor Spitfires 2 – 5 London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period 11:35 - Cliff Pu (1)
Aaron Luchuk (3) - pp - 14:41
Mikhail Sergachev (1) - 17:06
Second period 8:09 - pp - Olli Juolevi (2)
No scoring Third period 11:32 - pp - Mitchell Stephens (2)
18:54 - en - Max Jones (1)
19:35 - en - Max Jones (2)
Michael DiPietro (30 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (29 saves / 31 shots)
March 28 London Knights 1 – 3 Windsor Spitfires WFCU Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 12:25 - pp - Julius Nättinen (1)
Janne Kuokkanen (1) - 1:33 Second period 6:15 - Gabriel Vilardi (1)
12:15 - Cristiano DiGiacinto (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Tyler Parsons (15 saves / 18 shots) Goalie stats Michael DiPietro (15 saves / 16 shots)
March 30 London Knights 2 – 3 OT Windsor Spitfires WFCU Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 2:42 - pp - Graham Knott (1)
Evan Bouchard (1) - 6:26
Janne Kuokkanen (2) - pp - 8:26
Second period 16:20 - pp - Gabriel Vilardi (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 5:58 - Graham Knott (2)
Tyler Parsons (30 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Michael DiPietro (31 saves / 33 shots)
March 31 Windsor Spitfires 1 – 2 London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period 7:05 - Robert Thomas (1)
Jeremy Bracco (1) - 0:21 Second period 12:09 - Mitchell Stephens (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Michael DiPietro (27 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (25 saves / 26 shots)
April 2 London Knights 5 – 3 Windsor Spitfires WFCU Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 4:59 - Jeremiah Addison (3)
Mitchell Stephens (4) - pp - 5:53
Janne Kuokkanen (3) - 10:12
Second period No scoring
J. J. Piccinich (1) - 4:23
Robert Thomas (2) - 5:50
Robert Thomas (3) - en - 19:00
Third period 11:38 - Jeremiah Addison (4)
14:38 - Jeremiah Addison (5)
Tyler Parsons (25 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Michael DiPietro (39 saves / 43 shots)
April 4 Windsor Spitfires 2 – 3 London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 3:55 - pp - Janne Kuokkanen (4)
12:04 - Max Jones (3)
Jeremy Bracco (2) - 2:15
Aaron Luchuk (4) - pp - 9:34
Third period 12:49 - pp - Olli Juolevi (3)
Michael DiPietro (26 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (30 saves / 32 shots)
London wins series 4 – 3


Conference semifinals

Eastern conference semifinals

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (4) Kingston Frontenacs
April 6 Kingston Frontenacs 2 – 4 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 11:29 - Steven Lorentz (5)
17:09 - Nikita Korostelev (2)
Sam Harding (1) - 11:04 Second period 6:31 - pp - Kyle Jenkins (2)
Linus Nyman (5) - 8:23 Third period 11:31 - Christopher Paquette (1)
Jeremy Helvig (30 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Dylan Wells (27 saves / 29 shots)
April 9 Kingston Frontenacs 1 – 4 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 9:27 - pp - Christopher Paquette (2)
No scoring Second period 19:30 - Alex Black (1)
Ted Nichol (2) - 17:27 Third period 14:44 - Steven Lorentz (6)
18:25 - en - Josh Coyle (4)
Jeremy Helvig (33 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Dylan Wells (28 saves / 29 shots)
April 11 Peterborough Petes 3 – 1 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
Adam Timleck (3) - 0:11 First period No scoring
Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (2) - 15:09
Alex Black (2) - 19:20
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 13:19 - pp - Linus Nyman (6)
Dylan Wells (33 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Helvig (14 saves / 17 shots)
April 13 Peterborough Petes 6 – 2 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 5:26 - pp - Jason Robertson (5)
Steven Lorentz (7) - 9:33
Jonathan Ang (6) - 11:27
Steven Lorentz (8) - 17:40
Second period 3:24 - Linus Nyman (7)
Christopher Paquette (3) - 9:05
Jonathan Ang (7) - en - 16:49
Dylan Wells (1) - en - 19:18
Third period No scoring
Dylan Wells (33 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Helvig (26 saves / 30 shots)
Peterborough wins series 4 – 0


(2) Mississauga Steelheads vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
April 7 Oshawa Generals 3 – 2 Mississauga Steelheads Hershey Centre Recap  
Joe Manchurek (4) - pp - 4:40
Jack Studnicka (4) - 7:46
First period No scoring
Riley Stillman (1) - pp - 16:45 Second period 12:57 - pp - Vili Saarijarvi (3)
No scoring Third period 2:40 - pp - Jacob Cascagnette (3)
Jeremy Brodeur (50 saves / 52 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Mancina (18 saves / 21 shots)
April 9 Oshawa Generals 3 – 7 Mississauga Steelheads Hershey Centre Recap  
Renars Krastenbergs (4) - 2:30 First period 2:50 - Ryan McLeod (1)
6:14 - Trent Fox (3)
19:53 - Owen Tippett (2)
Domenico Commisso (2) - 4:31
Eric Henderson (1) - 11:53
Second period 10:52 - Jacob Cascagnette (4)
18:11 - Spencer Watson (5)
No scoring Third period 5:01 - Brendan Harrogate (1)
19:00 - Matthew Titus (1)
Jeremy Brodeur (22 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Mancina (28 saves / 31 shots)
April 11 Mississauga Steelheads 7 – 4 Oshawa Generals Tribute Communities Centre Recap  
Nicolas Hague (1) - pp - 4:37
Vili Saarijarvi (4) - 8:33
First period 14:03 - Renars Krastenbergs (5)
16:06 - pp - Jack Studnicka (5)
Spencer Watson (6) - 4:44
Owen Tippett (3) - pp - 5:27
Spencer Watson (7) - 12:44
Second period 16:31 - pp - Danil Antropov (2)
Spencer Watson (8) - pp - 7:05
Brendan Harrogate (2) - pp - 9:48
Third period 16:36 - pp - Renars Krastenbergs (6)
Matthew Mancina (29 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Brodeur (30 saves / 36 shots)
Logan Gauthier (6 saves / 7 shots)
April 13 Mississauga Steelheads 4 – 3 Oshawa Generals Tribute Communities Centre Recap  
Spencer Watson (9) - 18:25 First period No scoring
Jacob Cascagnette (5) - 8:55
Spencer Watson (10) - 12:09
Owen Tippett (4) - 14:20
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 0:39 - Mason Kohn (3)
7:20 - pp - Kyle MacLean (2)
14:22 - pp - Medric Mercier (1)
Matthew Mancina (20 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Brodeur (15 saves / 18 shots)
Kyle Keyser (23 saves / 24 shots)
April 15 Mississauga Steelheads 3 – 1 Oshawa Generals Tribute Communities Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Stefan LeBlanc (1) - 8:54
Trent Fox (4) - 15:25
Second period No scoring
Nathan Bastian (6) - 12:41 Third period 18:57 - Joe Manchurek (5)
Matthew Mancina (22 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Kyle Keyser (36 saves / 39 shots)
Mississauga wins series 4 – 1


Western conference semifinals

(1) Erie Otters vs. (4) London Knights
April 6 London Knights 2 – 0 Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Mitchell Stephens (5) - 14:23
Evan Bouchard (2) - 19:26
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Tyler Parsons (46 saves / 46 shots) Goalie stats Troy Timpano (10 saves / 12 shots)
April 7 London Knights 1 – 5 Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 10:43 - Darren Raddysh (4)
12:12 - pp - Darren Raddysh (5)
Mitchell Vande Sompel (1) - 13:02 Second period 7:41 - Kyle Maksimovich (4)
19:57 - pp - Taylor Raddysh (4)
No scoring Third period 18:01 - en - Darren Raddysh (6)
Tyler Parsons (27 saves / 31 shots)
Tyler Johnson (0 saves / 0 shots)
Goalie stats Troy Timpano (23 saves / 24 shots)
Joseph Murdaca (0 saves / 0 shots)
April 11 Erie Otters 3 – 1 London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period 12:50 - Janne Kuokkanen (5)
Anthony Cirelli (5) - 0:58
Alex DeBrincat (3) - pp - 6:10
Second period No scoring
Alex DeBrincat (4) - 6:34 Third period No scoring
Troy Timpano (33 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (33 saves / 36 shots)
April 13 Erie Otters 2 – 4 London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
Warren Foegele (3) - 8:12
Anthony Cirelli (6) - pp - 18:14
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 5:51 - Max Jones (4)
10:30 - Janne Kuokkanen (6)
11:01 - Janne Kuokkanen (7)
19:32 - en - Max Jones (5)
Troy Timpano (29 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (26 saves / 28 shots)
April 15 London Knights 3 – 6 Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 8:51 - Jordan Sambrook (1)
15:06 - Alex DeBrincat (5)
Max Jones (6) - 1:47
Max Jones (7) - 2:38
Janne Kuokkanen (8) - 2:57
Second period 16:32 - Patrick Fellows (1)
No scoring Third period 10:00 - Taylor Raddysh (5)
11:24 - Dylan Strome (7)
16:36 - Anthony Cirelli (7)
Tyler Parsons (33 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Troy Timpano (7 saves / 10 shots)
Joseph Murdaca (13 saves / 13 shots)
April 16 Erie Otters 1 – 2 OT London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
Jordan Sambrook (2) - 0:47 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 17:45 - pp - Janne Kuokkanen (9)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 9:44 - Mitchell Stephens (6)
Troy Timpano (24 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (44 saves / 45 shots)
April 18 London Knights 4 – 5 OT Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
Janne Kuokkanen (10) - pp - 12:18
Evan Bouchard (3) - 13:44
Cliff Pu (2) - 14:29
First period 8:41 - Ivan Lodnia (2)
19:59 - Darren Raddysh (7)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Mitchell Stephens (7) - 19:00 Third period 5:14 - Anthony Cirelli (8)
16:29 - Alex DeBrincat (6)
No scoring First overtime period 10:40 - Warren Foegele (4)
Tyler Parsons (58 saves / 63 shots) Goalie stats Troy Timpano (8 saves / 11 shots)
Joseph Murdaca (17 saves / 18 shots)
Erie wins series 4 – 3


(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (3) Owen Sound Attack
April 5 Owen Sound Attack 1 – 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 2:08 - Jack Kopacka (3)
No scoring Third period 6:03 - pp - Gustav Bouramman (2)
16:25 - Jack Kopacka (4)
19:14 - en - sh - Conor Timmins (1)
Michael McNiven (34 saves / 37 shots) Goalie stats Joseph Raaymakers (27 saves / 28 shots)
April 7 Owen Sound Attack 1 – 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 5:22 - pp - Barrett Hayton (1)
19:59 - pp - Barrett Hayton (2)
No scoring Second period 14:36 - Bobby McIntyre (2)
Petrus Palmu (7) - 7:26 Third period 18:42 - en - Tim Gettinger (4)
Michael McNiven (34 saves / 37 shots) Goalie stats Joseph Raaymakers (34 saves / 35 shots)
April 9 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1 – 4 Owen Sound Attack Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 5:49 - pp - Jacob Friend (1)
Boris Katchouk (6) - 18:26 Second period 12:07 - Kevin Hancock (5)
No scoring Third period 6:30 - Sean Durzi (1)
18:46 - en - Petrus Palmu (8)
Joseph Raaymakers (37 saves / 40 shots) Goalie stats Michael McNiven (22 saves / 23 shots)
April 11 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2 – 4 Owen Sound Attack Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 2:07 - Chase Campbell (1)
Boris Katchouk (7) - 6:10 Second period 4:49 - sh - Nick Suzuki (5)
Morgan Frost (2) - 15:38 Third period 8:20 - pp - Petrus Palmu (9)
16:09 - Jonah Gadjovich (3)
Joseph Raaymakers (37 saves / 41 shots) Goalie stats Michael McNiven (25 saves / 27 shots)
April 14 Owen Sound Attack 4 – 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
Nick Suzuki (6) - 6:07
Chase Campbell (2) - 14:54
Kevin Hancock (6) - 18:51
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 0:38 - Jack Kopacka (5)
Petrus Palmu (10) - 17:34 Third period 0:23 - Boris Katchouk (8)
18:31 - Zachary Senyshyn (4)
Michael McNiven (36 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Joseph Raaymakers (30 saves / 34 shots)
April 16 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 0 – 1 Owen Sound Attack Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 13:09 - Nick Suzuki (7)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Joseph Raaymakers (41 saves / 42 shots) Goalie stats Michael McNiven (23 saves / 23 shots)
Owen Sound wins series 4 – 2


Conference finals

Eastern conference finals

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Mississauga Steelheads
April 20 Mississauga Steelheads 5 – 3 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre Recap  
Owen Tippett (5) - 12:57 First period No scoring
Spencer Watson (11) - 14:08
Ryan McLeod (2) - pp - 19:07
Second period 2:03 - Steven Lorentz (9)
12:05 - pp - Nikita Korostelev (3)
Spencer Watson (12) - 12:23
Michael McLeod (7) - 13:42
Third period 11:19 - Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (3)
Matthew Mancina (27 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Dylan Wells (27 saves / 32 shots)
April 22 Mississauga Steelheads 3 – 0 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Jacob Moverare (1) - 6:18
Owen Tippett (6) - 11:45
Second period No scoring
Spencer Watson (13) - en - 17:51 Third period No scoring
Matthew Mancina (24 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Dylan Wells (49 saves / 51 shots)
April 24 Peterborough Petes 1 – 2 2OT Mississauga Steelheads Hershey Centre Recap  
Nikita Korostelev (4) - 2:03 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 0:28 - Spencer Watson (14)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period 10:29 - Michael McLeod (8)
Dylan Wells (53 saves / 55 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Mancina (28 saves / 29 shots)
April 26 Peterborough Petes 0 – 7 Mississauga Steelheads Hershey Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 8:29 - Owen Tippett (7)
11:54 - Ryan McLeod (3)
No scoring Second period 2:05 - Vili Saarijarvi (5)
9:20 - Jacob Moverare (2)
16:58 - Trent Fox (5)
No scoring Third period 0:33 - Michael McLeod (9)
17:18 - Brendan Harrogate (3)
Dylan Wells (24 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Mancina (24 saves / 24 shots)
Mississauga wins series 4 – 0


Western conference finals

(1) Erie Otters vs. (3) Owen Sound Attack
April 21 Owen Sound Attack 1 – 6 Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 2:19 - Anthony Cirelli (9)
No scoring Second period 0:40 - Taylor Raddysh (6)
6:58 - Taylor Raddysh (7)
8:28 - Warren Foegele (5)
13:43 - Alex DeBrincat (7)
Chase Campbell (3) - 2:02 Third period 3:52 - Dylan Strome (8)
Michael McNiven (11 saves / 16 shots)
Emanuel Vella (15 saves / 16 shots)
Goalie stats Joseph Murdaca (27 saves / 28 shots)
April 22 Owen Sound Attack 4 – 3 OT Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
Nick Suzuki (8) - 16:10 First period 13:46 - Alex DeBrincat (8)
19:30 - Dylan Strome (9)
Kevin Hancock (7) - sh - 15:06 Second period 7:17 - Warren Foegele (6)
Maksim Sushko (2) - 2:03 Third period No scoring
Matt Schmalz (2) - 4:22 First overtime period No scoring
Michael McNiven (33 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Joseph Murdaca (33 saves / 37 shots)
April 24 Erie Otters 3 – 6 Owen Sound Attack Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
Jordan Sambrook (3) - 4:20 First period 6:32 - Petrus Palmu (11)
7:43 - Jacob Friend (2)
Taylor Raddysh (8) - 10:09
Alex DeBrincat (9) - 19:09
Second period 2:04 - Ethan Szypula (4)
No scoring Third period 9:04 - Maksim Sushko (3)
15:38 - Ethan Szypula (5)
19:42 - pp - en - Petrus Palmu (12)
Troy Timpano (22 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Michael McNiven (32 saves / 35 shots)
April 26 Erie Otters 4 – 3 Owen Sound Attack Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
Jordan Sambrook (4) - 1:12
Kyle Maksimovich (5) - 11:55
First period 5:22 - pp - Jonah Gadjovich (4)
Anthony Cirelli (10) - pp - 1:40 Second period 5:26 - Matt Schmalz (3)
12:50 - Jonah Gadjovich (5)
Warren Foegele (7) - sh - 10:03 Third period No scoring
Troy Timpano (27 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Michael McNiven (31 saves / 35 shots)
April 28 Owen Sound Attack 2 – 4 Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
Aidan Dudas (1) - 15:07 First period 17:23 - Gera Poddubnyi (1)
Aidan Dudas (2) - 6:20 Second period 11:11 - Gera Poddubnyi (2)
19:46 - Jordan Sambrook (5)
No scoring Third period 19:52 - en - Taylor Raddysh (9)
Michael McNiven (35 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats Troy Timpano (23 saves / 25 shots)
April 30 Erie Otters 7 – 2 Owen Sound Attack Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
Anthony Cirelli (11) - pp - 16:38 First period 5:58 - Aidan Dudas (3)
Darren Raddysh (8) - pp - 2:56
Anthony Cirelli (12) - 5:30
Dylan Strome (10) - 17:36
Second period 16:03 - Petrus Palmu (13)
Dylan Strome (11) - 5:26
Anthony Cirelli (13) - sh - 7:50
Warren Foegele (8) - 9:49
Third period No scoring
Troy Timpano (31 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Michael McNiven (26 saves / 33 shots)
Erie wins series 4 – 2


J. Ross Robertson Cup

(W1) Erie Otters vs. (E2) Mississauga Steelheads

May 4 Mississauga Steelheads 1 – 2 Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 5:38 - Warren Foegele (9)
14:45 - Dylan Strome (12)
Stefan LeBlanc (2) - 17:25 Third period No scoring
Matthew Mancina (26 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Troy Timpano (13 saves / 14 shots)
May 7 Mississauga Steelheads 2 – 3 Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
Ryan McLeod (4) - 16:14 First period 18:45 - pp - Alex DeBrincat (10)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Shaw Boomhower (1) - 19:31 Third period 18:03 - Warren Foegele (10)
18:53 - en - Alex DeBrincat (11)
Matthew Mancina (31 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Troy Timpano (22 saves / 24 shots)
May 8 Erie Otters 3 – 4 Mississauga Steelheads Hershey Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 6:17 - Ryan McLeod (5)
Alex DeBrincat (12) - pp - 7:46
Dylan Strome (13) - 11:57
Anthony Cirelli (14) - 19:25
Second period 2:23 - Trent Fox (6)
No scoring Third period 9:03 - Nathan Bastian (7)
14:52 - pp - Michael McLeod (10)
Troy Timpano (27 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Mancina (23 saves / 26 shots)
May 10 Erie Otters 5 – 2 Mississauga Steelheads Hershey Centre Recap  
Warren Foegele (11) - 0:27
Dylan Strome (14) - 4:08
First period 11:40 - sh - Owen Tippett (8)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Alex DeBrincat (13) - sh - 1:33
Warren Foegele (12) - 7:13
Warren Foegele (13) - en - 19:41
Third period 11:06 - Owen Tippett (9)
Troy Timpano (22 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Mancina (32 saves / 36 shots)
May 12 Mississauga Steelheads 3 – 4 OT Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
Spencer Watson (15) - 8:27
Michael McLeod (11) - 19:18
First period No scoring
Owen Tippett (10) - 14:09 Second period 1:39 - Taylor Raddysh (10)
18:12 - pp - Taylor Raddysh (11)
No scoring Third period 18:45 - Taylor Raddysh (12)
No scoring First overtime period 2:41 - pp - Anthony Cirelli (15)
Matthew Mancina (39 saves / 43 shots) Goalie stats Troy Timpano (23 saves / 26 shots)
Erie wins series 4 – 1


J. Ross Robertson Cup champions roster

2016-17 Erie Otters[1]
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 22 13 25 38 10
Dylan Strome Erie Otters 22 14 20 34 14
Anthony Cirelli Erie Otters 22 15 16 31 4
Taylor Raddysh Erie Otters 22 12 19 31 18
Michael McLeod Mississauga Steelheads 20 11 16 27 19
Warren Foegele Erie Otters 22 13 13 26 25
Spencer Watson Mississauga Steelheads 20 15 10 25 14
Nick Suzuki Owen Sound Attack 17 8 15 23 10
Darren Raddysh Erie Otters 22 8 14 22 14
Petrus Palmu Owen Sound Attack 17 13 8 21 6

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

Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Joseph Raaymakers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 10 554 5 4 18 0 0.942 1.95
Matthew Mancina Mississauga Steelheads 14 867 9 5 33 2 0.918 2.28
Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 7 436 3 4 18 0 0.917 2.48
Dylan Wells Peterborough Petes 12 764 8 4 32 0 0.930 2.51
Jacob Ingham Mississauga Steelheads 6 358 4 2 16 0 0.876 2.68

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup: Erie Otters
Hamilton Spectator Trophy: Erie Otters
Bobby Orr Trophy: Mississauga Steelheads
Wayne Gretzky Trophy: Erie Otters
Emms Trophy: Mississauga Steelheads
Leyden Trophy: Peterborough Petes
Holody Trophy: Erie Otters
Bumbacco Trophy: Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Red Tilson Trophy: Alex DeBrincat, Erie Otters
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Alex DeBrincat, Erie Otters
Matt Leyden Trophy: Ryan McGill, Owen Sound Attack
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Alex DeBrincat, Erie Otters
Max Kaminsky Trophy: Darren Raddysh, Erie Otters
OHL Goaltender of the Year: Michael McNiven, Owen Sound Attack
Jack Ferguson Award: Ryan Suzuki, Barrie Colts
Dave Pinkney Trophy: Michael McNiven & Emanuel Vella, Owen Sound Attack
Emms Family Award: Ryan Merkley, Guelph Storm
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: Matthew Villalta, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy: Garrett McFadden, Guelph Storm
William Hanley Trophy: Nick Suzuki, Owen Sound Attack
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Darren Raddysh, Erie Otters
Bobby Smith Trophy: Sasha Chmelevski, Ottawa 67's
Roger Neilson Memorial Award: Stephen Gibson, Mississauga Steelheads
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award: Quinn Hanna, Guelph Storm
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy: Alex Peters, Flint Firebirds
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy: Mike Petizian, Mississauga Reps
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award: Warren Foegele, Erie Otters

All-Star teams

The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.

First team

Second team

Third team

2017 OHL Priority Selection

On April 8, 2017, the OHL conducted the 2017 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Barrie Colts held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Ryan Suzuki from the London Jr. Knights of the MHAO. Suzuki 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 2017 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[2]

# Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team
1 Ryan Suzuki (C) Canada Canada Barrie Colts London, Ontario London Jr. Knights (MHAO)
2 Tag Bertuzzi (C) Canada Canada Guelph Storm Birmingham, Michigan Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U (HPHL)
3 Brandon Coe (RW) Canada Canada North Bay Battalion Ajax, Ontario Toronto Nationals (GTHL)
4 Nicholas Porco (LW) Canada Canada Saginaw Spirit Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Vaughan Kings (GTHL)
5 Philip Tomasino (C) Canada Canada Niagara IceDogs Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Rebels (GTHL)
6 Graeme Clarke (RW) Canada Canada Ottawa 67's Ottawa, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
7 Blake Murray (C) Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves Uxbridge, Ontario Whitby Wildcats (OMHA-EHL)
8 Jack Hughes (C) United States United States Mississauga Steelheads Orlando, Florida Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
9 Jamieson Rees (C) Canada Canada Sarnia Sting Vaughan, Ontario Mississauga Reps (GTHL)
10 Ethan Keppen (LW) Canada Canada Flint Firebirds Whitby, Ontario Toronto Nationals (GTHL)
11 Connor McMichael (C) Canada Canada Hamilton Bulldogs Ajax, Ontario Ajax-Pickering Raiders (OMHA-EHL)
12 Cody Morgan (C) Canada Canada Kingston Frontenacs Richmond Hill, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL)
13 Grayson Ladd (D) Canada Canada Kitchener Rangers Dresden, Ontario Chatham-Kent Cyclones (MHAO)
14 Thomas Harley (D) United States United States Mississauga Steelheads Syracuse, New York Vaughan Kings (GTHL)
15 Mitchell Brewer (D) Canada Canada Oshawa Generals Waterdown, Ontario Halton Hills Hurricanes (OMHA-SCTA)
16 Nick Robertson (C) United States United States Peterborough Petes Northville, Michigan Toronto Red Wings (GTHL)
17 Nathan Staios (RW) Canada/United States Canada/USA Windsor Spitfires Oakville, Ontario Vaughan Kings (GTHL)
18 Lucas Rowe (C) Canada Canada London Knights Toronto, Ontario Mississauga Reps (GTHL)
19 Hayden Fowler (C) Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Kingston, Ontario Kingston Jr. Frontenacs (OMHA-EHL)
20 Mitchell Russell (C) Canada Canada Owen Sound Attack Barrie, Ontario Barrie Jr. Colts (OMHA-EHL)
21 Emmett Sproule (C) Canada Canada Erie Otters Nottawa, Ontario Grey-Bruce Highlanders (OMHA-SCTA)

2017 NHL Entry Draft

On June 23–24, 2017, the National Hockey League conducted the 2017 NHL Entry Draft held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. In total, 42 players from the OHL were selected in the draft. Owen Tippett of the Mississauga Steelheads was the first player from the OHL to be selected, taken tenth overall by the Florida Panthers.

Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.[3]

Round # Player Nationality NHL team Hometown OHL team
1 10 Owen Tippett (RW) Canada Canada Florida Panthers Peterborough, Ontario Mississauga Steelheads
1 11 Gabriel Vilardi (C) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings Kingston, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
1 13 Nick Suzuki (C) Canada Canada Vegas Golden Knights London, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
1 20 Robert Thomas (C) Canada Canada St. Louis Blues Aurora, Ontario London Knights
1 27 Morgan Frost (C) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers Aurora, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2 32 Conor Timmins (D) Canada Canada Colorado Avalanche Thorold, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2 34 Nicolas Hague (D) Canada Canada Vegas Golden Knights Kitchener, Ontario Mississauga Steelheads
2 35 Isaac Ratcliffe (LW) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers London, Ontario Guelph Storm
2 39 Jason Robertson (RW) United States United States Dallas Stars Northville, Michigan Kingston Frontenacs
2 47 Alex Formenton (LW) Canada Canada Ottawa Senators King City, Ontario London Knights
2 53 Jack Studnicka (C) Canada Canada Boston Bruins Tecumseh, Ontario Oshawa Generals
2 55 Jonah Gadjovich (LW) Canada Canada Vancouver Canucks Whitby, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
2 59 Eemeli Rasanen (D) Finland Finland Toronto Maple Leafs Joensuu, Finland Kingston Frontenacs
3 64 Michael DiPietro (G) Canada Canada Vancouver Canucks Amherstburg, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
3 69 MacKenzie Entwistle (RW) Canada Canada Arizona Coyotes Georgetown, Ontario Hamilton Bulldogs
3 72 Matthew Villalta (G) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings Godfrey, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
3 75 Nate Schnarr (C) Canada Canada Arizona Coyotes Waterloo, Ontario Guelph Storm
3 83 Zach Gallant (C) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings Oakville, Ontario Peterborough Petes
3 84 Dmitri Samorukov (D) Russia Russia Edmonton Oilers Volgograd, Russia Guelph Storm
3 85 Ivan Lodnia (RW) United States United States Minnesota Wild Novi, Michigan Erie Otters
4 101 Liam Hawel (C) Canada Canada Dallas Stars Arnprior, Ontario Guelph Storm
4 106 Matthew Strome (LW) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers Mississauga, Ontario Hamilton Bulldogs
4 107 Maksim Sushko (RW) Belarus Belarus Philadelphia Flyers Brest, Belarus Owen Sound Attack
4 108 Noel Hoefenmayer (D) Canada Canada Arizona Coyotes Toronto, Ontario Ottawa 67's
4 109 Adam Ruzicka (C) Slovakia Slovakia Calgary Flames Bratislava, Slovakia Sarnia Sting
4 118 Markus Phillips (D) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings Toronto, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
4 123 Brandon Crawley (D) United States United States New York Rangers Glen Rock, New Jersey London Knights
5 131 Cole Fraser (D) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings Beckwith, Ontario Peterborough Petes
5 138 Drake Rymsha (C) United States United States Los Angeles Kings Huntington Woods, Michigan Sarnia Sting
5 141 Fedor Gordeev (D) Canada Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario Flint Firebirds
5 143 Marian Studenic (RW) Slovakia Slovakia New Jersey Devils Holíč, Slovakia Hamilton Bulldogs
5 146 Kirill Maksimov (RW) Russia Russia Edmonton Oilers Moscow, Russia Niagara IceDogs
5 147 Jacob Golden (D) Canada Canada Minnesota Wild Toronto, Ontario London Knights
6 164 Reilly Webb (D) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton Bulldogs
6 172 Ryan McGregor (LW) Canada Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Burlington, Ontario Sarnia Sting
6 175 Trenton Bourque (D) Canada Canada St. Louis Blues Burlington, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
6 181 Petrus Palmu (RW) Finland Finland Vancouver Canucks Joensuu, Finland Owen Sound Attack
6 185 Sasha Chmelevski (C) United States United States San Jose Sharks Northville, Michigan Ottawa 67's
7 188 Matt Brassard (D) Canada Canada Vancouver Canucks Barrie, Ontario Oshawa Generals
7 189 Ben Jones (C) Canada Canada Vegas Golden Knights Waterloo, Ontario Niagara IceDogs
7 193 Brady Gilmour (C) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings Grafton, Ontario Saginaw Spirit
7 216 Jacob Paquette (D) Canada Canada Nashville Predators Ottawa, Ontario Kingston Frontenacs

2017 CHL Import Draft

On June 28, 2017, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2017 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Barrie Colts held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Andrei Svechnikov from Russia with their selection.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2017 CHL Import Draft.[4]

# Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Last team
1 Andrei Svechnikov (RW) Russia Russia Barrie Colts Barnaul, Russia Muskegon Lumberjacks
4 Alexei Toropchenko (RW) Russia Russia Guelph Storm Balashikha, Russia HK MVD Balashikha
7 Filip Chytil (C) Czech Republic Czech Republic North Bay Battalion Zlín, Czech Republic PSG Zlin
10 Martin Necas (C) Czech Republic Czech Republic Saginaw Spirit Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic HC Kometa Brno
13 Timothy Liljegren (D) Sweden Sweden Mississauga Steelheads Kristianstad, Sweden Rogle BK
16 Nikita Okhotiuk (D) Russia Russia Ottawa 67's Chelyabinsk, Russia Belye Medvedi
19 Zack Malik (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Sudbury Wolves Brno, Czech Republic Vitkovice Ostrava Jr.
22 Hugo Leufvenius (C) Sweden Sweden Sarnia Sting Stockholm, Sweden Linkoping HC Jr.
25 Nikita Alexandrov (D) Russia Russia Flint Firebirds Kurgan, Russia HK MVD Balashikha
28 Joni Ikonen (C) Finland Finland Hamilton Bulldogs Espoo, Finland Frolunda HC Jr.
31 No selection made Kingston Frontenacs
34 Adam Liska (C/LW) Slovakia Slovakia Kitchener Rangers Bratislava, Slovakia HK Orange 20
37 Albert Michnac (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Mississauga Steelheads Prague, Czech Republic Guelph Storm
40 Nico Gross (D) Switzerland Switzerland Oshawa Generals Pontresina, Switzerland Zug EV Jr.
43 Gleb Babintsev (D) Russia Russia Peterborough Petes Moscow, Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk U17
46 Kirill Kozhevnikov (C) Russia Russia Windsor Spitfires Yugra, Russia Khanty-Mansiysk Mamonty
49 Jesper Bratt (RW) Sweden Sweden London Knights Stockholm, Sweden AIK IF
52 Rasmus Sandin (D) Sweden Sweden Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Uppsala, Sweden Brynas IF Jr.
55 Vasili Filyayev (C) Belarus Belarus Owen Sound Attack Zhlobin, Belarus Team Belarus U17
57 Stephane Patry (LW) Switzerland Switzerland Erie Otters Geneva, Switzerland Geneve-Servette HC Jr.

References

  1. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  2. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  3. ^ "42 OHL Players Selected in the 2017 NHL Draft – Ontario Hockey League".
  4. ^ "CHL".
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