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The 2008–09 OHL season was the 29th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on September 17, 2008 and concluded on March 15, 2009. The OHL inaugurated the Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy following his death in the previous season. The Windsor Spitfires played their last game at Windsor Arena on December 4, defeating the Guelph Storm, 2–1. The Spitfires played their first game at the WFCU Centre on December 11 against the Belleville Bulls, losing the game 4–0. The playoffs began on March 18, 2009, and ended on May 8, 2009 with the Windsor Spitfires winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup, and a berth in the 2009 Memorial Cup which was held in Rimouski, Quebec. Windsor went on to win the Memorial Cup.

2008–09 OHL season
LeagueOntario Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationPreseason
Aug. 29, 2008 – Sept. 14, 2008
Regular season
Sept. 17, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009
Playoffs
Mar. 18, 2009 – May 8, 2009
Number of teams20
TV partner(s)Rogers TV, TVCogeco
Finals championsWindsor Spitfires
OHL seasons
2008–09 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
Sept. 17, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009
QMJHL
Sept. 11, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009
WHL
Sept. 18, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)RDS
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV

Regular season

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Final standings

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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

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Rank Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
1 z-Belleville Bulls East 68 47 17 2 2 98 258 176
2 y-Brampton Battalion Central 68 47 19 1 1 96 264 184
3 x-Ottawa 67's East 68 40 21 5 2 87 272 231
4 x-Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Central 68 39 26 1 2 81 229 208
5 x-Barrie Colts Central 68 30 33 3 2 65 214 207
6 x-Niagara IceDogs Central 68 26 32 4 6 62 213 264
7 x-Peterborough Petes East 68 28 37 1 2 59 210 266
8 x-Sudbury Wolves Central 68 26 35 3 4 59 227 282
9 Oshawa Generals East 68 25 35 2 6 58 213 283
10 Kingston Frontenacs East 68 18 40 6 4 46 200 278

Western conference

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Rank Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
1 z-Windsor Spitfires West 68 57 10 0 1 115 311 171
2 y-London Knights Midwest 68 49 16 1 2 101 287 194
3 x-Saginaw Spirit West 68 36 24 4 4 80 235 219
4 x-Plymouth Whalers West 68 37 26 5 0 79 253 244
5 x-Sarnia Sting West 68 35 26 4 3 77 216 210
6 x-Guelph Storm Midwest 68 35 26 4 3 77 226 209
7 x-Erie Otters Midwest 68 34 29 3 2 73 233 239
8 x-Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 26 27 7 8 67 226 258
9 Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 26 37 3 2 57 208 254
10 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 19 45 2 2 42 172 290

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
John Tavares Oshawa/London 56 58 46 104 54
Chris Terry Plymouth Whalers 53 39 55 94 75
Justin DiBenedetto Sarnia Sting 62 45 48 93 85
Cody Hodgson Brampton Battalion 53 43 49 92 33
Matt Caria Sault Ste. Marie/Plymouth 67 34 58 92 91
Taylor Hall Windsor Spitfires 63 38 52 90 60
Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires 57 22 67 89 57
Eric Tangradi Belleville Bulls 55 38 50 88 61
Logan Couture Ottawa 67's 62 39 48 87 46
Chris MacKinnon London/Kitchener 67 26 59 85 56

Leading goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SL GA SO SV% GAA
Mike Murphy Belleville Bulls 54 3169 40 9 2 2 110 5 0.941 2.08
Thomas McCollum Guelph/Brampton 54 3192 34 16 2 2 112 7 0.927 2.11
Andrew Engelage Windsor Spitfires 54 3086 46 4 0 1 121 5 0.914 2.35
Trevor Cann Peterborough/London 52 3027 35 15 0 1 132 6 0.919 2.62
Daniel Spence Sarnia Sting 54 3151 29 19 4 2 146 2 0.914 2.78

Playoffs

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Conference quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference finals Finals
            
1 Belleville 4
8 Sudbury 2
1 Belleville 4
6 Niagara 1
3 Ottawa 3
6 Niagara 4
1 Belleville 2
Eastern
2 Brampton 4
2 Brampton 4
7 Peterborough 0
2 Brampton 4
4 Mississauga 2
4 Mississauga 4
5 Barrie 1
E2 Brampton 1
W1 Windsor 4
1 Windsor 4
8 Owen Sound 0
1 Windsor 4
4 Plymouth 2
4 Plymouth 4
5 Sarnia 1
1 Windsor 4
Western
2 London 1
2 London 4
7 Erie 1
2 London 4
3 Saginaw 0
3 Saginaw 4
6 Guelph 0

Conference quarterfinals

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Eastern conference

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(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (8) Sudbury Wolves
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March 18 Belleville Bulls 3 – 1 Sudbury Wolves Yardmen Arena  
No scoring First period No scoring
11:41 - Nick Palmieri (1) Second period Akim Aliu (1) - 11:18
9:55 - Matthew Tipoff (1)
19:55 - en - Eric Tangradi (1) 		Third period No scoring
Mike Murphy (25 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Andrew Loverock (35 saves / 37 shots)
March 19 Belleville Bulls 1 – 2 Sudbury Wolves Yardmen Arena  
12:41 - Bryan Cameron (1) First period John Kurtz (1) - pp - 18:40
No scoring Second period John McFarland (1) - 12:04
No scoring Third period No scoring
Mike Murphy (26 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Andrew Loverock (31 saves / 32 shots)
March 22 Sudbury Wolves 1 – 3 Belleville Bulls Sudbury Community Arena
March 24 Sudbury Wolves 1 – 2 Belleville Bulls Sudbury Community Arena
March 25 Sudbury Wolves 2 – 6 Belleville Bulls Sudbury Community Arena
Belleville wins series 4 – 1


(2) Brampton Battalion vs. (7) Peterborough Petes
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March 20 Brampton Battalion 5 – 2 Peterborough Petes Powerade Centre
March 22 Brampton Battalion 5 – 4 OT Peterborough Petes Powerade Centre
March 24 Peterborough Petes 2 – 4 Brampton Battalion Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 26 Peterborough Petes 2 – 3 Brampton Battalion Peterborough Memorial Centre
Brampton wins series 4 – 0


(3) Ottawa 67's vs. (6) Niagara IceDogs
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March 20 Ottawa 67's 3 – 5 Niagara IceDogs Ottawa Civic Centre  
2:48 - Thomas Kiriakou (1)
15:28 - pp - Logan Couture (1) 		First period Drew Schiestel (1) - 0:51
7:13 - pp - Corey Cowick (1) Second period Chris DeSousa (1) - pp - 4:52
Freddie Hamilton (1) - 8:46
Michael Hasson (1) - 15:53
No scoring Third period Andrew Agozzino (1) - sh - en - 19:18
Chris Perugini (31 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Smith (41 saves / 44 shots)
March 22 Ottawa 67's 6 – 2 Niagara IceDogs Ottawa Civic Centre
March 24 Niagara IceDogs 5 – 3 Ottawa 67's Gatorade Garden City Complex
March 26 Niagara IceDogs 4 – 6 Ottawa 67's Gatorade Garden City Complex
March 28 Niagara IceDogs 4 – 3 Ottawa 67's Gatorade Garden City Complex
March 30 Ottawa 67's 4 – 0 Niagara IceDogs Ottawa Civic Centre
March 31 Ottawa 67's 3 – 4 Niagara IceDogs Ottawa Civic Centre
Niagara wins series 4 – 3


(4) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors vs. (5) Barrie Colts
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March 20 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 4 – 3 Barrie Colts Hershey Centre  
4:32 - Dustin Ekelman (1)
15:26 - Rob Flick (1)
18:01 - pp - Jesse Messier (1) 		First period Alex Hutchings (1) - 8:33
Stefan Della Rovere (1) - pp - 11:35
Alex Hutchings (2) - sh - 12:35
16:15 - Michael Pelech (1) Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Chris Carrozzi (5 saves / 8 shots)
J.P. Anderson (19 saves / 19 shots) 		Goalie stats Peter Di Salvo (7 saves / 10 shots)
Michael Hutchinson (20 saves / 21 shots)
March 21 Barrie Colts 4 – 7 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Barrie Molson Centre
March 23 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 3 – 7 Barrie Colts Hershey Centre
March 26 Barrie Colts 3 – 2 OT Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Barrie Molson Centre
March 28 Barrie Colts 3 – 4 3OT Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Barrie Molson Centre
Mississauga wins series 4 – 1


Western conference

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(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (8) Owen Sound Attack
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March 18 Windsor Spitfires 7 – 4 Owen Sound Attack WFCU Centre  
7:33 - pp - Ryan Ellis (1)
9:57 - pp - Rob Kwiet (1)
15:21 - Greg Nemisz (1) 		First period No scoring
3:21 - Eric Wellwood (1)
6:53 - Rob Kwiet (2) 		Second period Joey Hishon (1) - pp - 14:01
16:03 - Ryan Ellis (2)
19:48 - en - Taylor Hall (1) 		Third period David Kolomatis (1) - pp - 7:47
Mike Lomas (1) - pp - 17:57
Joe Vanni (1) - 18:42
Andrew Engelage (19 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Beskorowany (18 saves / 23 shots)
Scott Stajcer (29 saves / 30 shots)
March 20 Owen Sound Attack 5 – 7 Windsor Spitfires Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre
March 22 Windsor Spitfires 6 – 1 Owen Sound Attack WFCU Centre
March 25 Owen Sound Attack 3 – 6 Windsor Spitfires Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre
Windsor wins series 4 – 0 Note Game 1 was played at Windsor Arena


(2) London Knights vs. (7) Erie Otters
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March 20 London Knights 5 – 2 Erie Otters John Labatt Centre
March 21 London Knights 8 – 1 Erie Otters John Labatt Centre
March 25 Erie Otters 4 – 0 London Knights Tullio Arena
March 26 Erie Otters 2 – 4 London Knights Tullio Arena
March 28 London Knights 6 – 2 Erie Otters John Labatt Centre
London wins series 4 – 1


(3) Saginaw Spirit vs. (6) Guelph Storm
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March 21 Saginaw Spirit 6 – 5 2OT Guelph Storm Dow Event Center
March 22 Guelph Storm 2 – 3 Saginaw Spirit Sleeman Centre
March 24 Saginaw Spirit 7 – 6 2OT Guelph Storm Dow Event Center
March 26 Guelph Storm 1 – 4 Saginaw Spirit Sleeman Centre
Saginaw wins series 4 – 0


(4) Plymouth Whalers vs. (5) Sarina Sting
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March 21 Plymouth Whalers 0 – 2 Sarnia Sting Compuware Arena  
No scoring First period Jamie Arniel (1) - pp - 16:25
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Matt Martin (1) - en - 18:31
Matt Hackett (31 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Daniel Spence (52 saves / 52 shots)
March 22 Sarnia Sting 2 – 3 OT Plymouth Whalers Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre  
Marcus Pepe (1) - 2:02
Matt Martin (2) - 5:03 		First period 12:35 - Matt Caria (1)
No scoring Second period 19:33 - pp - Matt Caria (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 5:20 - pp - Matt Caria (3)
Daniel Spence (46 saves / 49 shots) Goalie stats Matt Hackett (32 saves / 34 shots)
March 24 Plymouth Whalers 5 – 1 Sarnia Sting Compuware Arena  
Joe Gaynor (1) - 3:57
Tyler Seguin (1) - 5:57
Chris Terry (1) - 12:40
Chris Terry (2) - 16:59 		First period 13:50 - pp - Matt Martin (3)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Ryan Hayes (1) - pp - 7:11 Third period No scoring
Matt Hackett (47 saves / 48 shots) Goalie stats Daniel Spence (43 saves / 48 shots)
March 26 Sarnia Sting 0 – 5 Plymouth Whalers Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre  
No scoring First period Tyler Brown (1) - 4:39
Tyler Seguin (2) - 19:11
No scoring Second period Matt Caria (4) - pp - 12:14
Matt Caria (4) - pp - 13:26
Ryan Hayes (2) - 15:27
No scorning Third period No scoring
Daniel Spence (27 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Matt Hackett (27 saves / 27 shots)
March 28 Plymouth Whalers 8 – 1 Sarnia Sting Compuware Arena  
17:08 - Ryan Hayes (3) First period No scoring
0:15 - Kaine Geldart (1)
1:07 - Chris Terry (3)
2:12 - A.J. Jenks (1)
6:46 - pp - Chris Terry (4)
7:25 - Joe Gaynor (2)
13:34 - Chris Terry (5) 		Second period Mark Katic (1) - 18:31
12:49 - pp - Beau Schmitz (1) Third period No scoring
Matt Hackett (27 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Daniel Spence (16 saves / 22 shots)
Shayne Campbell (12 saves / 14 shots)
Plymouth wins series 4 – 1


Conference semifinals

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Eastern conference

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(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (6) Niagara IceDogs

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April 2 Belleville Bulls 4 – 3 OT Niagara IceDogs Yardmen Arena
April 3 Niagara IceDogs 4 – 5 OT Belleville Bulls Gatorade Garden City Complex
April 5 Belleville Bulls 0 – 2 Niagara IceDogs Yardmen Arena
April 7 Niagara IceDogs 2 – 5 Belleville Bulls Gatorade Garden City Complex
April 7 Belleville Bulls 5 – 2 Niagara IceDogs Yardmen Arena
Belleville wins series 4 – 1 Note Game 4 was played at Jack Gatecliff Arena


(2) Brampton Battalion vs. (4) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

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April 2 Brampton Battalion 3 – 0 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Powerade Centre  
3:57 - Evgeny Grachev (5)
11:18 - Josh Day (1) 		First period No scoring
19:10 - Thomas Stajan (1) Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Tom McCollum (21 saves / 21 shots) Goalie stats J.P. Anderson (41 saves / 44 shots)
April 3 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 1 – 2 Brampton Battalion Hershey Centre
April 5 Brampton Battalion 1 – 5 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Powerade Centre
April 7 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 4 – 3 OT Brampton Battalion Hershey Centre
April 9 Brampton Battalion 4 – 2 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Powerade Centre
April 10 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 2 – 3 Brampton Battalion Hershey Centre
Brampton wins series 4 – 2


Western conference

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(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (4) Plymouth Whalers
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April 2 Windsor Spitfires 3 – 6 Plymouth Whalers WFCU Centre  
3:11 - pp - Dale Mitchell (5) First period Chris Terry (6) - 3:31
Tyler Seguin (3) - pp - 9:59
3:21 - Dale Mitchell (6)
19:11 - sh - Scott Timmins (1) 		Second period Joe Gaynor (3) - 10:32
Brett Bellemore (1) - sh - 14:18
No scoring Third period Matt Caria (6) - 2:39
Tyler Seguin (4) - 8:51
Josh Unice (13 saves / 17 shots)
Andrew Engelage (11 saves / 13 shots) 		Goalie stats Matt Hackett (46 saves / 49 shots)
April 4 Plymouth Whalers 2 – 8 Windsor Spitfires Compuware Arena  
Tyler Brown (1) - sh - 4:04 First period 0:55 - Ryan Ellis (5)
2:45 - pp - Adam Henrique (1)
Tyler Seguin (5) - 4:54 Second period 0:38 - pp - Greg Nemisz (3)
1:48 - Andrei Loktionov (1)
9:03 - pp - Ryan Ellis (6)
12:51 - pp - Greg Nemisz (4)
19:17 - pp - Dale Mitchell (7)
No scoring Third period 2:08 - pp - Andrei Loktionov (2)
Matt Hackett (44 saves / 51 shots)
Scott Wedgewood (20 saves / 21 shots) 		Goalie stats Andrew Engelage (19 saves / 21 shots)
April 5 Windsor Spitfires 8 – 1 Plymouth Whalers WFCU Centre
April 7 Plymouth Whalers 2 – 3 Windsor Spitfires Compuware Arena
April 9 Windsor Spitfires 5 – 2 Plymouth Whalers WFCU Centre
April 11 Plymouth Whalers 2 – 4 Windsor Spitfires Compuware Arena
Windsor wins series 4 – 2


Conference finals

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Eastern Conference

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(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (2) Brampton Battalion

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April 15 Belleville Bulls 2 – 4 Brampton Battalion Yardmen Arena
April 17 Brampton Battalion 7 – 2 Belleville Bulls Powerade Centre
April 19 Belleville Bulls 6 – 2 Brampton Battalion Yardmen Arena
April 21 Brampton Battalion 4 – 3 Belleville Bulls Powerade Centre
April 23 Belleville Bulls 2 – 3 2OT Brampton Battalion Yardmen Arena
April 24 Brampton Battalion 7 – 4 Belleville Bulls Powerade Centre
Brampton wins series 4 – 2


J. Ross Robertson Cup

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(W1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (E2) Brampton Battalion

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April 29 Windsor Spitfires 10 – 1 Brampton Battalion WFCU Centre
May 1 Brampton Battalion 3 – 5 Windsor Spitfires Powerade Centre
May 4 Windsor Spitfires 2 – 4 Brampton Battalion WFCU Centre
May 6 Brampton Battalion 1 – 4 Windsor Spitfires Powerade Centre
April 29 Windsor Spitfires 2 – 1 OT Brampton Battalion WFCU Centre
Windsor wins series 4 – 1


J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

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2008-09 Windsor Spitfires[1]
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Taylor Hall Windsor Spitfires 15 11 16 27 10
Cody Hodgson Brampton Battalion 16 9 18 27 12
Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires 15 8 19 27 14
Dale Mitchell Windsor Spitfires 15 12 14 26 14
Evgeny Grachev Brampton Battalion 16 11 13 24 4
Andrei Loktionov Windsor Spitfires 15 6 18 24 2
Matt Duchene Brampton Battalion 16 13 10 23 12
John Carlson London Knights 14 7 15 22 16
John Tavares London Knights 14 10 11 21 8
Nazem Kadri London Knights 14 9 12 21 22

Playoff leading goaltenders

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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
J. P. Anderson Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 11 697 6 4 29 0 0.928 2.50
Thomas McCollum Brampton Battalion 16 1007 11 2 44 1 0.899 2.62
Andrew Loverock Sudbury Wolves 6 360 2 4 16 0 0.929 2.67
Mike Murphy Belleville Bulls 17 1007 10 6 45 0 0.912 2.68
Trevor Cann London Knights 13 805 9 1 38 0 0.912 2.83

All-Star teams

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First team

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Second team

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Third team

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All-Star Classic

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The 2009 Subway OHL All-Star Classic[2] was played February 4, 2009 at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, won 11–6 by the Eastern Conference. Cody Hodgson of the Brampton Battalion won the player of the game award, as he scored three goals and added two assists. The skills competition was held the previous night on February 3, with the Western Conference winning. Honorary captains for the event were former Peterborough Petes player Steve Yzerman for the Eastern Conference, while former Windsor Spitfires player Adam Graves represented the Western Conference.

Awards

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J. Ross Robertson Cup: Windsor Spitfires
Hamilton Spectator Trophy: Windsor Spitfires
Bobby Orr Trophy: Brampton Battalion
Wayne Gretzky Trophy: Windsor Spitfires
Emms Trophy: Brampton Battalion
Leyden Trophy: Belleville Bulls
Holody Trophy: London Knights
Bumbacco Trophy: Windsor Spitfires
Red Tilson Trophy: Cody Hodgson, Brampton Battalion
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: John Tavares, London Knights
Matt Leyden Trophy: Bob Boughner, Windsor Spitfires
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Justin DiBenedetto, Sarnia Sting
Max Kaminsky Trophy: Ryan Ellis, Windsor Spitfires
OHL Goaltender of the Year: Mike Murphy, Belleville Bulls
Jack Ferguson Award: Daniel Catenacci, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Dave Pinkney Trophy: Mike Murphy, Belleville Bulls
OHL Executive of the Year: Warren Rychel, Windsor Spitfires
Emms Family Award: Evgeny Grachev, Brampton Battalion
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: J. P. Anderson, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy: Chris Terry, Plymouth Whalers
William Hanley Trophy: Cody Hodgson, Brampton Battalion
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Justin DiBenedetto, Sarnia Sting
Bobby Smith Trophy: Matt Duchene, Brampton Battalion
Roger Neilson Memorial Award: Tim Priamo, Guelph Storm
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award: Freddie Hamilton, Niagara IceDogs
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy: Chris Terry, Plymouth Whalers
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy: Lucas Lessio, Toronto Marlboros
Bill Long Award: Bert O'Brien, Ottawa 67's & Sam Sisco, Ontario Hockey League
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award: Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires

2009 OHL Priority Selection

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On May 2, 2009, the OHL conducted the 2009 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Daniel Catenacci from the York-Simcoe Express. Catenacci 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 2009 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[3]

# Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team
1 Daniel Catenacci (LW)   Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Newmarket, Ontario York-Simcoe Express
2 Alan Quine (C)   Canada Kingston Frontenacs Orleans, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens
3 Ryan Murphy (D)   Canada Kitchener Rangers Aurora, Ontario York-Simcoe Express
4 Boone Jenner (LW)   Canada Oshawa Generals Dorchester, Ontario Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs
5 Justin Sefton (D)   Canada Sudbury Wolves Thunder Bay, Ontario Notre Dame Hounds
6 Matt Puempel (LW)   Canada Peterborough Petes Essex, Ontario Sun County Panthers
7 Lucas Lessio (LW)   Canada Niagara IceDogs Maple, Ontario Toronto Marlboros
8 Ryan Strome (C)   Canada Barrie Colts Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Marlboros
9 Curtis Crombeen (D)   Canada Owen Sound Attack Sarnia, Ontario Lambton Jr. Sting
10 David Broll (LW)   Canada Erie Otters Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Nationals
11 Carter Sandlak (LW)   Canada Guelph Storm London, Ontario London Jr. Knights
12 Brett Ritchie (RW)   Canada Sarnia Sting Orangeville, Ontario Toronto Marlboros
13 Garrett Meurs (C)   Canada Plymouth Whalers Ripley, Ontario Huron Perth Lakers
14 Anthony Camara (LW)   Canada Saginaw Spirit Toronto, Ontario Mississauga Senators
15 Stuart Percy (D)   Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Oakville, Ontario Toronto Marlboros
16 Cody Ceci (D)   Canada Ottawa 67's Orleans, Ontario Peterborough Jr. Petes
17 Barclay Goodrow (RW)   Canada Brampton Battalion Aurora, Ontario York-Simcoe Express
18 Tyson Teichmann (G)   Canada Belleville Bulls Belleville, Ontario Quinte Red Devils
19 Scott Harrington (D)   Canada London Knights Kingston, Ontario Kingston Jr. Frontenacs
20 Austen Brassard (RW)   Canada Windsor Spitfires Windsor, Ontario Windsor AAA Zone

2009 CHL Import Draft

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On June 30, 2009, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2009 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Plymouth Whalers held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Gabriel Landeskog from Sweden with their selection.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2009 CHL Import Draft.[4]

# Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team
3 Gabriel Landeskog (RW)   Sweden Plymouth Whalers Stockholm, Sweden Djurgården IF Jr.
6 Tomas Tatar (LW)   Slovakia Kitchener Rangers Trencin, Slovakia Zvolen HKM
9 Robin Lehner (G)   Sweden Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Gothenburg, Sweden Västra Frölunda HC Jr.
12 Alexander Burmistrov (C)   Russia Barrie Colts Kazan, Russia Kazan AK Bars-2
15 Roman Berdnikov (RW)   Russia Owen Sound Attack Omsk, Russia Omsk Avangard-VDV
18 Jiri Sekac (LW)   Czech Republic Peterborough Petes Kladno, Czech Republic Kladno Jr. B
21 Petteri Simila (G)   Finland Niagara IceDogs Oulu, Finland Karpat Oulu Jr.
24 Tom Kuhnhackl (LW)   Germany Windsor Spitfires Landshut, Germany Landshut EV Jr.
27 Alain Berger (RW)   Switzerland Oshawa Generals Burgsdorf, Switzerland Bern SCB Eishockey AG
30 Petr Mrazek (G)   Czech Republic Ottawa 67's Vitkovice, Czech Republic Vitkovice Ostrave Jr. B
33 Tadeas Galansky (G)   Czech Republic Saginaw Spirit Brno, Czech Republic Havirov Jr. B
36 Ramis Sadikov (G)   Russia Erie Otters Moscow, Russia Russia
39 Stefan Stepanov (D)   Russia Sudbury Wolves Moscow, Russia Moscow Krylia Sovetov
42 Ivan Telegin (C/LW)   Russia Saginaw Spirit Novokuznetsk, Russia Novokuznetsk Metallurg-2
45 Patrik Andersson (D)   Sweden Kitchener Rangers Norrtälje, Sweden Brynäs IF Jr.
48 Matias Sointu (RW)   Finland Ottawa 67's Tampere, Finland Ilves Tampere Jr.
51 Valery Knyazev (LW)   Czech Republic Brampton Battalion Prague, Czech Republic Sparta Praha Jr. B
54 Eddy Rinke-Leitans (RW)   Latvia Sudbury Wolves Riga, Latvia Iserlohn EC Jr.
56 No selection made Sudbury Wolves
58 Anton Klementyev (D)   Russia London Knights Togliatti, Russia Yaroslavl Lokomotiv-2

2009 NHL Entry Draft

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On June 26–27, 2009, the National Hockey League conducted the 2009 NHL Entry Draft held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. In total, 45 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. John Tavares of the London Knights was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the first overall pick by the New York Islanders.

Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.[5]

Round # Player Nationality NHL team Hometown OHL team
1 1 John Tavares (C)   Canada New York Islanders Oakville, Ontario London Knights
1 3 Matt Duchene (C)   Canada Colorado Avalanche Haliburton, Ontario Brampton Battalion
1 7 Nazem Kadri (C)   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs London, Ontario London Knights
1 11 Ryan Ellis (D)   Canada Nashville Predators Freelton, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
1 12 Calvin de Haan (D)   Canada New York Islanders Carp, Ontario Oshawa Generals
1 13 Zack Kassian (RW)   Canada Buffalo Sabres LaSalle, Ontario Peterborough Petes
1 15 Peter Holland (C)   Canada Anaheim Ducks Caledon, Ontario Guelph Storm
2 33 Ryan O'Reilly (C)   Canada Colorado Avalanche Varna, Ontario Erie Otters
2 35 Kyle Clifford (LW)   Canada Los Angeles Kings Ayr, Ontario Barrie Colts
2 37 Mat Clark (D)   Canada Anaheim Ducks Campbellville, Ontario Brampton Battalion
2 47 Ethan Werek (C)   Canada New York Rangers Goodwood, Ontario Kingston Frontenacs
2 57 Taylor Doherty (D)   Canada San Jose Sharks Cambridge, Ontario Kingston Frontenacs
2 58 Jesse Blacker (D)   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
3 68 Jamie Devane (LW)   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario Plymouth Whalers
3 70 Taylor Beck (RW)   Canada Nashville Predators Niagara Falls, Ontario Guelph Storm
3 72 Michael Latta (C)   Canada Nashville Predators St. Clements, Ontario Guelph Storm
3 77 Matt Hackett (G)   Canada Minnesota Wild London, Ontario Plymouth Whalers
4 92 Casey Cizikas (C)   Canada New York Islanders Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
4 93 Alex Hutchings (C)   Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Burlington, Ontario Barrie Colts
4 97 Jordan Szwarz (RW)   Canada Phoenix Coyotes Burlington, Ontario Saginaw Spirit
4 104 Marcus Foligno (LW)   Canada Buffalo Sabres Sudbury, Ontario Sudbury Wolves
4 107 Garrett Wilson (LW)   Canada Florida Panthers Elmvale, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
4 112 Lane MacDermid (LW)   Canada Boston Bruins Sauble Beach, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
4 117 Edward Pasquale (G)   Canada Atlanta Thrashers Toronto, Ontario Saginaw Spirit
4 120 Ben Chiarot (D)   Canada Atlanta Thrashers Hamilton, Ontario Guelph Storm
5 125 Cody Sol (D)   Canada Atlanta Thrashers Woodstock, Ontario Saginaw Spirit
5 126 David Kolomatis (D)   United States Los Angeles Kings Basking Ridge, New Jersey Owen Sound Attack
5 131 Matt Kennedy (RW)   Canada Carolina Hurricanes Shanty Bay, Ontario Guelph Storm
5 140 Scott Stajcer (G)   Canada New York Rangers Cambridge, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
5 145 Brett Flemming (D)   Canada Washington Capitals Burlington, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
5 147 Phil Varone (C)   Canada San Jose Sharks Vaughan, Ontario London Knights
5 148 Michael Zador (G)   Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto, Ontario Oshawa Generals
5 151 Andy Bathgate (C)   Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Brampton, Ontario Belleville Bulls
6 156 Michael Pelech (C)   Canada Los Angeles Kings Toronto, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
6 160 Corey Cowick (LW)   Canada Ottawa Senators Gloucester, Ontario Ottawa 67's
6 162 Jaroslav Janus (G)   Slovakia Tampa Bay Lightning Prešov, Slovakia Erie Otters
6 165 Scott Timmins (C)   Canada Florida Panthers Hamilton, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
6 168 David Shields (D)   United States St. Louis Blues Rochester, New York Erie Otters
6 170 Daniel Maggio (D)   Canada New York Rangers LaSalle, Ontario Sudbury Wolves
6 172 Eric Wellwood (LW)   Canada Philadelphia Flyers Oldcastle, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
6 176 Tyler Randell (RW)   Canada Boston Bruins Brampton, Ontario Kitchener Rangers
7 186 Jordan Nolan (LW)   Canada Los Angeles Kings Garden River, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
7 188 Barron Smith (D)   United States Toronto Maple Leafs Hinsdale, Illinois Peterborough Petes
7 197 Kyle Neuber (RW)   Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Sarnia, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  2. ^ OHL All Star Team Pegs Chappell and Pasquale - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
  3. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  4. ^ "CHL".
  5. ^ "45 OHL Players Selected at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft – Ontario Hockey League".
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