2018–19 OHL season
Sports season
Sports season
The 2018–19 OHL season was the 39th season of the Ontario Hockey League , in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 19, 2018 to March 17, 2019. [ 1]
The Guelph Storm won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as they defeated the Ottawa 67's in six games to represent the Ontario Hockey League in the 2019 Memorial Cup , which was hosted by the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax , Nova Scotia from May 17–26, 2019.
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
Western conference
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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
Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern conference quarterfinals
(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (8) Hamilton Bulldogs
(2) Niagara IceDogs vs. (7) North Bay Battalion
Niagara wins series 4 – 1
(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Peterborough Petes
(4) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Mississauga Steelheads
Sudbury wins series 4 – 0
Western conference quarterfinals
(1) London Knights vs. (8) Windsor Spitfires
(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (7) Sarnia Sting
Saginaw wins series 4 – 0
(3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 1
(4) Guelph Storm vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers
Conference semifinals
Eastern conference semifinals
(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (4) Sudbury Wolves
(2) Niagara IceDogs vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
Western conference semifinals
(1) London Knights vs. (4) Guelph Storm
(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Saginaw wins series 4 – 2
Conference finals
Eastern conference finals
(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
Western conference finals
(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (4) Guelph Storm
OHL Finals
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(E1) Ottawa 67's vs. (W4) Guelph Storm
J. Ross Robertson Cup champions roster
2018-19 Guelph Storm[ 2]
Goaltenders
Defencemen
Wingers
Centres
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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
Awards
Playoffs trophies
Trophy name
Recognition
Recipient
J. Ross Robertson Cup
OHL Finals champion
Guelph Storm
Bobby Orr Trophy
Eastern Conference champion
Ottawa 67's
Wayne Gretzky Trophy
Western Conference champion
Guelph Storm
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award
Playoffs MVP
Nick Suzuki , Guelph Storm
Regular season — Team trophies
Trophy name
Recognition
Recipient
Hamilton Spectator Trophy
Team with best record
Ottawa 67's
Leyden Trophy
East division champion
Ottawa 67's
Emms Trophy
Central division champion
Niagara IceDogs
Bumbacco Trophy
West division champion
Saginaw Spirit
Holody Trophy
Midwest division champion
London Knights
Regular season — Executive awards
Trophy name
Recognition
Recipient
Matt Leyden Trophy
Coach of the year
André Tourigny , Ottawa 67's
Bill Long Award
Lifetime achievement
Larry Mavety , Belleville & Kingston
OHL Executive of the Year
Executive of the Year
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Regular season — Player awards
Trophy name
Recognition
Recipient
Red Tilson Trophy
Most outstanding player
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen , Sudbury Wolves
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
Top scorer
Jason Robertson , Kingston & Niagara
Dave Pinkney Trophy
Lowest team goals against
Cedrick Andree & Michael DiPietro , Ottawa 67's
Max Kaminsky Trophy
Most outstanding defenceman
Evan Bouchard , London Knights
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy
Top scoring right winger
Justin Brazeau , North Bay Battalion
Emms Family Award
Rookie of the year
Quinton Byfield , Sudbury Wolves
William Hanley Trophy
Most sportsmanlike player
Nick Suzuki , Owen Sound & Guelph
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy
Best rookie GAA
Ethan Taylor , Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Bobby Smith Trophy
Scholastic player of the year
Thomas Harley , Mississauga Steelheads
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy
Overage player of the year
Justin Brazeau , North Bay Battalion
OHL Goaltender of the Year
Goaltender of the year
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen , Sudbury Wolves
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy
Humanitarian of the year
Nicholas Canade , Mississauga Steelheads
Roger Neilson Memorial Award
Top academic college/university player
Sasha Chmelevski , Ottawa 67's
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award
Top academic high school player
Mack Guzda , Owen Sound & Zack Terry , Guelph
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy
Team captain that best exemplifies character and commitment
Isaac Ratcliffe , Guelph Storm
Prospect player awards
Trophy name
Recognition
Recipient
Jack Ferguson Award
First overall pick in priority selection
Shane Wright , Kingston Frontenacs
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy
OHL Cup MVP
Shane Wright , Don Mills Flyers
All-Star teams
The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.[ 3]
First team
Morgan Frost , Centre, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Jason Robertson , Left Wing, Kingston Frontenacs /Niagara IceDogs
Justin Brazeau , Right Wing, North Bay Battalion
Evan Bouchard , Defence, London Knights
Mac Hollowell , Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen , Goaltender, Sudbury Wolves
Andre Tourigny , Coach, Ottawa 67's
Second team
Kevin Hancock , Centre, Owen Sound Attack /London Knights
Arthur Kaliyev , Left Wing, Hamilton Bulldogs
Tye Felhaber , Right Wing, Ottawa 67's
Bode Wilde , Defence, Saginaw Spirit
Adam Boqvist , Defence, London Knights
Kyle Keyser , Goaltender, Oshawa Generals
Cory Stillman , Coach, Sudbury Wolves
Third team
Nick Suzuki , Centre, Owen Sound Attack /Guelph Storm
Isaac Ratcliffe , Left Wing, Guelph Storm
Nate Schnarr , Right Wing, Guelph Storm
Dmitri Samorukov , Defence, Guelph Storm
Thomas Harley , Defence, Mississauga Steelheads
Ivan Prosvetov , Goaltender, Saginaw Spirit
Dale Hunter , Coach, London Knights
2019 OHL Priority Selection
On April 6, 2019, the OHL conducted the 2019 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Kingston Frontenacs held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Shane Wright from the Don Mills Flyers of the GTHL . Wright 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 2019 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [ 4]
#
Player
Nationality
OHL team
Hometown
Minor team
1
Shane Wright (C )
Canada
Kingston Frontenacs
Burlington, Ontario
Don Mills Flyers (GTHL )
2
Brennan Othmann (LW )
Canada
Flint Firebirds
Pickering, Ontario
Don Mills Flyers (GTHL )
3
Connor Lockhart (C )
Canada
Erie Otters
Kanata, Ontario
Kanata Lasers (HEO Midget )
4
Brandt Clarke (D )
Canada
Barrie Colts
Nepean, Ontario
Don Mills Flyers (GTHL )
5
Mason McTavish (C )
Canada
Peterborough Petes
Pembroke, Ontario
Pembroke Lumber Kings (HEO Midget )
6
Wyatt Johnston (C )
Canada
Windsor Spitfires
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Marlboros (GTHL )
7
Benjamin Gaudreau (G )
Canada
Sarnia Sting
Corbeil, Ontario
North Bay Trappers (NOHA )
8
Ryan Winterton (RW )
Canada
Hamilton Bulldogs
Whitby, Ontario
Whitby Wildcats (OMHA-EHL )
9
Liam Arnsby (C )
Canada
North Bay Battalion
Ajax, Ontario
Don Mills Flyers (GTHL )
10
Deni Goure (C )
Canada
Owen Sound Attack
Grande Pointe, Ontario
Chatham-Kent Cyclones (MHAO )
11
Jon-Randall Avon (C )
Canada
Peterborough Petes
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough Minor Petes (OMHA-EHL )
12
Ethan Del Mastro (D )
Canada
Mississauga Steelheads
Freelton, Ontario
Toronto Marlboros (GTHL )
13
Francesco Pinelli (C )
Canada
Kitchener Rangers
Stoney Creek, Ontario
Toronto Red Wings (GTHL )
14
Danny Zhilkin (C )
Canada
Guelph Storm
Mississauga, Ontario
Toronto Marlboros (GTHL )
15
Landon McCallum (C )
Canada
Sudbury Wolves
Simcoe, Ontario
Brantford 99ers (MHAO )
16
Brett Harrison (C )
Canada
Oshawa Generals
Dorchester, Ontario
London Jr. Knights (MHAO )
17
Isaac Enright (D )
Canada
Niagara Ice Dogs
Cobden, Ontario
Pembroke Lumber Kings (HEO Midget )
18
Jacob Holmes (D )
Canada
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Alliston, Ontario
York-Simcoe Express (OMHA-EHL )
19
Connor Punnett (D )
Canada
Saginaw Spirit
Huntsville, Ontario
North Central Predators (OMHA-EHL )
20
Stuart Rolofs (LW )
Canada
London Knights
Carp, Ontario
Kanata Lasers (HEO Midget )
21
Jack Matier (D )
Canada
Ottawa 67's
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Soo Thunderbirds (NOHA )
2019 NHL Entry Draft
On June 21–22, 2019, the National Hockey League conducted the 2019 NHL Entry Draft held at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia . In total, 25 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Thomas Harley of the Mississauga Steelheads was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the 18th overall pick by the Dallas Stars .
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft. [ 5]
Round
#
Player
Nationality
NHL team
Hometown
OHL team
1
18
Thomas Harley (D )
United States
Dallas Stars
Syracuse, New York
Mississauga Steelheads
1
24
Philip Tomasino (RW )
Canada
Nashville Predators
Mississauga, Ontario
Niagara IceDogs
1
25
Connor McMichael (C )
Canada
Washington Capitals
Ajax, Ontario
London Knights
1
28
Ryan Suzuki (C )
Canada
Carolina Hurricanes
London, Ontario
Barrie Colts
2
33
Arthur Kaliyev (LW )
United States
Los Angeles Kings
Staten Island, New York
Hamilton Bulldogs
2
44
Jamieson Rees (C )
Canada
Carolina Hurricanes
Hamilton, Ontario
Sarnia Sting
2
52
Vladislav Kolyachonok (D )
Belarus
Florida Panthers
Minsk , Belarus
Flint Firebirds
2
53
Nick Robertson (LW )
United States
Toronto Maple Leafs
Northville, Michigan
Peterborough Petes
2
59
Hunter Jones (G )
Canada
Minnesota Wild
Brantford, Ontario
Peterborough Petes
2
61
Nikita Okhotiuk (D )
Russia
New Jersey Devils
Chelyabinsk , Russia
Ottawa 67's
3
80
Graeme Clarke (RW )
Canada
New Jersey Devils
Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa 67's
3
81
Cole Schwindt (RW )
Canada
Florida Panthers
Kitchener, Ontario
Mississauga Steelheads
3
82
Michael Vukojevic (D )
Canada
New Jersey Devils
Oakville, Ontario
Kitchener Rangers
4
103
Mason Millman (D )
Canada
Philadelphia Flyers
London, Ontario
Saginaw Spirit
4
122
Ethan Keppen (LW )
Canada
Vancouver Canucks
Whitby, Ontario
Flint Firebirds
5
126
Jacob LeGuerrier (RW )
Canada
Montreal Canadiens
Gloucester, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
5
141
Mason Primeau (C )
Canada
Vegas Golden Knights
Toronto, Ontario
North Bay Battalion
5
142
Nicholas Porco (LW )
Canada
Dallas Stars
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Saginaw Spirit
5
149
Matvey Guskov (LW )
Russia
Minnesota Wild
Nizhnekamsk , Russia
London Knights
5
155
Keean Washkurak (C )
Canada
St. Louis Blues
Waterloo, Ontario
Mississauga Steelheads
6
168
Greg Meireles (C )
Canada
Florida Panthers
Ottawa, Ontario
Kitchener Rangers
6
183
Blake Murray (C )
Canada
Carolina Hurricanes
Uxbridge, Ontario
Sudbury Wolves
6
186
Mathew Hill (D )
Canada
Anaheim Ducks
Oakville, Ontario
Barrie Colts
7
209
Cole Coskey (RW )
United States
New York Islanders
Zion, Illinois
Saginaw Spirit
7
212
Tyler Angle (C )
Canada
Columbus Blue Jackets
Thorold, Ontario
Windsor Spitfires
2019 CHL Import Draft
On June 27, 2019, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2019 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Kingston Frontenacs held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Martin Chromiak from Slovakia with their selection.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2019 CHL Import Draft. [ 6]
#
Player
Nationality
OHL team
Hometown
Last team
2
Martin Chromiak (RW )
Slovakia
Kingston Frontenacs
Ilava , Slovakia
Trencin Jr.
5
Yevgeni Oksentyuk (RW )
Belarus
Flint Firebirds
Brest , Belarus
Soligorsk Shakhner
8
Marat Khusnutdinov (C )
Russia
Erie Otters
Moscow , Russia
Podolsk Vityaz U18
11
Arturs Silovs (G )
Latvia
Barrie Colts
Riga , Latvia
Riga SK Riga
14
Ruben Rafkin (D )
Finland
Windsor Spitfires
Turku , Finland
Lincoln Stars
17
Eric Hjorth (D )
Sweden
Sarnia Sting
Linköping , Sweden
Linkoping HC J18E
20
Jan Mysak (C )
Czech Republic
Hamilton Bulldogs
Litvínov , Czech Republic
Litvinov Verva
23
Martin Hugo Has (D )
Czech Republic
North Bay Battalion
Prague , Czech Republic
Tappara Tampere Jr.
26
Stepan Machacek (LW )
Czech Republic
Owen Sound Attack
Nový Jičín , Czech Republic
Trinec HC Zelenzarny Jr.
29
David Maier (D )
Austria
Peterborough Petes
Klagenfurt , Austria
North Bay Battalion
32
Ole Julian Holm (D )
Norway
Mississauga Steelheads
Oslo , Norway
Colorado Thunderbirds 16U
35
Ville Ottavainen (D )
Finland
Kitchener Rangers
Oulu , Finland
Karpat Oulu B
38
Andrei Bakanov (RW )
Russia
Guelph Storm
Moscow , Russia
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
41
Frederik Nissen Dichow (G )
Denmark
Sudbury Wolves
Vojens , Denmark
Vojens
44
Oliver Suni (RW )
Finland
Oshawa Generals
Kempele , Finland
Karpat Oulu B
47
Giancarlo Chanton (D )
Switzerland
Niagara IceDogs
Langnau im Emmental , Switzerland
Langnau SCL Young Tigers Jr.
50
Nick Malik (G )
Czech Republic
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Ostrava , Czech Republic
Frydek-Mistek HC
53
Ilya Solovyov (D )
Belarus
Saginaw Spirit
Mogilev , Belarus
Team Belarus U20
56
Kirill Steklov (D )
Russia
London Knights
Tallinn , Estonia
Podolsk Vityaz U17
58
No selection made
Ottawa 67's
References
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