1999–2000 OPJHL season

The 1999–2000 OPJHL season is the seventh 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.

1999–2000 OPJHL season
League	Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 1999-09 – 2000-02 Playoffs 2000-02 – 2000-04
Number of teams	37
Finals champions	Brampton Capitals

Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OPJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Brampton Capitals, failed to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions.

Changes

• League returns to 4 divisions, from 3.
• Auburn Jr. Crunch change name to Syracuse Jr. Crunch.
• Shelburne Wolves leave OPJHL.
• Caledon Canadians leave OPJHL.
• Parry Sound Shamrocks join OPJHL from NOJHL.
• St. Michael's Buzzers rejoin OPJHL.

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 Lindsay Muskies 49 41 3 3 2 244 104 87 Wellington Dukes 49 33 9 6 1 257 144 73 Trenton Sting 49 30 15 3 1 242 179 64 Cobourg Cougars 49 25 21 2 1 199 190 53 Kingston Voyageurs 49 23 20 4 2 193 181 52 Bowmanville Eagles 49 19 24 6 0 188 208 44 Bancroft Hawks 49 18 25 3 3 177 221 42 Peterborough Bees 49 17 26 3 3 184 202 40 Port Hope Buzzards 49 11 37 0 1 158 303 23 Syracuse Jr. Crunch 49 9 36 2 2 170 303 22 North Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P Newmarket Hurricanes 49 37 10 1 1 296 167 76 Couchiching Terriers 49 35 12 2 0 258 152 72 Collingwood Blues 47 26 13 5 3 243 148 60 Aurora Tigers 47 27 15 5 0 150 130 59 Stouffville Spirit 49 24 23 2 0 195 190 50 Huntsville Wildcats 49 21 20 6 2 181 198 50 Parry Sound Shamrocks 48 8 34 4 2 154 294 22 Durham Huskies 49 5 39 3 2 132 338 15 South Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P Vaughan Vipers 49 36 7 3 3 221 125 78 Thornhill Rattlers 49 33 9 4 3 264 170 73 Wexford Raiders 49 32 11 3 3 237 164 70 Markham Waxers 48 24 18 3 3 211 193 54 North York Rangers 49 17 26 6 0 167 206 40 Ajax Axemen 49 16 26 6 1 159 216 39 St. Michael's Buzzers 49 18 28 3 0 183 231 39 Oshawa Legionaires 49 13 29 4 3 157 212 33 Pickering Panthers 49 11 32 4 2 154 218 28 West Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P Georgetown Raiders 49 32 10 5 2 238 180 71 Brampton Capitals 49 30 12 4 3 221 174 67 Milton Merchants 49 30 13 3 3 231 158 66 Streetsville Derbys 49 27 17 5 0 213 208 59 Hamilton Kiltys 49 25 17 5 2 247 206 57 Burlington Cougars 49 23 20 5 1 166 174 52 Mississauga Chargers 49 19 24 2 4 190 220 44 Oakville Blades 49 16 21 9 3 209 246 44 Buffalo Lightning 49 13 32 2 2 170 236 30 Bramalea Blues 49 10 33 2 4 142 217 26

1999-2000 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs

For the Central Canada Championship, see Dudley Hewitt Cup. For the national championship, see 2000 Royal Bank Cup.

Division Quarter-final

Lindsay Muskies defeated Peterborough Bees 4-games-to-none

Wellington Dukes defeated Bancroft Hawks 4-games-to-none

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

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

Brampton Capitals defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-1

Georgetown Raiders defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-3

Burlington Cougars defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-3

Streetsville Derbys defeated Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-3

Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Parry Sound Shamrocks 4-games-to-none

Couchiching Terriers defeated Ajax Axemen 4-games-to-none

Stouffville Spirit defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-none

Collingwood Blues defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-3

Vaughan Vipers defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-none

Thornhill Rattlers defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-1

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

Markham Waxers defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-3

Division Semi-final

Couchiching Terriers defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-1

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

Vaughan Vipers defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-1

Thornhill Rattlers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-1

Wellington Dukes defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-none

Lindsay Muskies defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-none

Georgetown Raiders defeated Burlington Cougars 4-games-to-3

Brampton Capitals defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none

Division Final

Couchiching Terriers defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-none

Thornhill Rattlers defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-none

Lindsay Muskies defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1

Brampton Capitals defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-none

Semi-final

Brampton Capitals defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-none

Lindsay Muskies defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-1

Final

Brampton Capitals defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-2

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Best-of-7 series

Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) defeated Brampton Capitals 4-games-to-1

Rayside-Balfour 4 - Brampton 1

Brampton 4 - Rayside-Balfour 1

Rayside-Balfour 2 - Brampton 1

Rayside-Balfour 3 - Brampton 2

Rayside-Balfour 13 - Brampton 1

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts Pierre Rivard Newmarket Hurricanes 49 35 77 112 Mike Brito Collingwood Blues 47 50 61 111

Players selected in 2000 NHL Entry Draft

• Rd 3 #67 Max Birbraer - New Jersey Devils (Newmarket Hurricanes)

See also

• 2000 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
• 1999 in ice hockey
• 2000 in ice hockey

External links

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