The 2011–12 OHL season was the 32nd season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on September 21, 2011 and ended on March 18, 2012. The playoffs began on Thursday March 22, 2012 and concluded on Friday May 11, 2012. The London Knights won the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the second time in franchise history. London secured a berth in the 2012 Memorial Cup hosted by the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL.
2011–12 OHL season | |
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League | Ontario Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | Preseason Sept. 2, 2011 – Sept. 18, 2011 Regular season Sept. 21, 2011 – Mar. 18, 2012 Playoffs Mar. 22, 2012 – May 11, 2012 |
Number of teams | 20 |
TV partner(s) | Rogers TV, TVCogeco |
Regular season | |
Hamilton Spectator Trophy | London Knights (5) |
Season MVP | Michael Houser (London Knights) |
Top scorer | Michael Sgarbossa (Sudbury Wolves) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Austin Watson (Knights) |
Finals champions | London Knights (2) |
Runners-up | Niagara IceDogs |
2011–12 CHL season | |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | OHL September 2011 – March 2012 QMJHL September 2011 – March 2012 WHL September 2011 – March 2012 |
Number of teams | 59 |
TV partner(s) | RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV |
Finals champions | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) (1st title) |
Runners-up | London Knights (OHL) |
Regular season
editFinal standings
editNote: 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
editRank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA |
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1 | z-Niagara IceDogs | Central | 68 | 47 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 291 | 169 |
2 | y-Ottawa 67's | East | 68 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 268 | 216 |
3 | x-Barrie Colts | Central | 68 | 40 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 85 | 248 | 210 |
4 | x-Brampton Battalion | Central | 68 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 82 | 202 | 188 |
5 | x-Sudbury Wolves | Central | 68 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 78 | 242 | 239 |
6 | x-Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | Central | 68 | 33 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 73 | 201 | 219 |
7 | x-Belleville Bulls | East | 68 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 200 | 221 |
8 | x-Oshawa Generals | East | 68 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 242 | 241 |
9 | Peterborough Petes | East | 68 | 27 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 219 | 281 |
10 | Kingston Frontenacs | East | 68 | 19 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 188 | 290 |
Western conference
editRank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA |
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1 | z-London Knights | Midwest | 68 | 49 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 277 | 178 |
2 | y-Plymouth Whalers | West | 68 | 47 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 97 | 279 | 205 |
3 | x-Kitchener Rangers | Midwest | 68 | 42 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 253 | 211 |
4 | x-Sarnia Sting | West | 68 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 75 | 243 | 235 |
5 | x-Saginaw Spirit | West | 68 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 74 | 259 | 259 |
6 | x-Owen Sound Attack | Midwest | 68 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 234 | 220 |
7 | x-Guelph Storm | Midwest | 68 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 68 | 234 | 238 |
8 | x-Windsor Spitfires | West | 68 | 29 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 65 | 213 | 258 |
9 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | West | 68 | 29 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 64 | 227 | 272 |
10 | Erie Otters | Midwest | 68 | 10 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 169 | 338 |
Scoring leaders
editNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Sgarbossa | Sudbury Wolves | 66 | 47 | 55 | 102 | 68 |
Tyler Toffoli | Ottawa 67's | 65 | 52 | 48 | 100 | 22 |
Tanner Pearson | Barrie Colts | 60 | 37 | 54 | 91 | 37 |
Shane Prince | Ottawa 67's | 57 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 12 |
Andrew Agozzino | Niagara IceDogs | 67 | 40 | 48 | 88 | 67 |
Nick Cousins | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 65 | 35 | 53 | 88 | 88 |
Charles Sarault | Sarnia Sting | 68 | 20 | 67 | 87 | 32 |
Freddie Hamilton | Niagara IceDogs | 61 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 31 |
Seth Griffith | London Knights | 68 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 49 |
Mike Halmo | Owen Sound Attack | 66 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 162 |
Leading goaltenders
editNote: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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Mark Visentin | Niagara IceDogs | 42 | 2407 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 10 | 0.926 | 1.99 |
Matěj Machovský | Brampton Battalion | 42 | 2420 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 5 | 0.902 | 2.36 |
Michael Houser | London Knights | 62 | 3698 | 46 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 6 | 0.925 | 2.47 |
Malcolm Subban | Belleville Bulls | 39 | 2258 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 3 | 0.923 | 2.50 |
Matt Mahalak | Plymouth Whalers | 30 | 1625 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3 | 0.923 | 2.66 |
Playoffs
editConference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Niagara | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Oshawa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Niagara | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Brampton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Ottawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Belleville | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Niagara | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern conference | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ottawa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Barrie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Mississauga | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Ottawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Barrie | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Brampton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Sudbury | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Niagara | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | |||||||||||||||||||
W1 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Windsor | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Saginaw | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Plymouth | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Guelph | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western conference | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Kitchener | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Owen Sound | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Plymouth | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Sarnia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Saginaw | 4 |
Conference quarterfinals
editEastern conference quarterfinals
edit(1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (8) Oshawa Generals
editMarch 22 | Niagara IceDogs | 8 – 2 | Oshawa Generals | Gatorade Garden City Complex | Recap | |||
1:43 - Alex Friesen (1) 2:44 - pp - Ryan Strome (1) 10:43 - pp - Brett Ritchie (1) 14:35 - Andrew Agozzino (1) 15:49 - Trevor Petersen (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
7:31 - pp - Tom Kühnhackl 7:49 - pp - Alex Friesen (2) |
Second period | Emerson Clark (1) - 13:17 Christian Thomas (1) - 15:35 | ||||||
1:30 - pp - Alex Friesen (3) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Mark Visentin (33 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Bailie (13 saves / 18 shots) Daniel Altshuller (30 saves / 33 shots) |
March 23 | Oshawa Generals | 1 – 6 | Niagara IceDogs | General Motors Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 8:01 - Dougie Hamilton (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 2:19 - Freddie Hamilton (1) 14:11 - pp - Andrew Agozzino (2) 18:52 - Jesse Graham (1) | ||||||
Cole Cassels (1) - sh - 16:39 | Third period | 3:29 - pp - Steven Shipley (1) 14:42 - Steven Shipley (2) | ||||||
Kevin Bailie (32 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Mark Visentin (25 saves / 26 shots) |
March 25 | Niagara IceDogs | 4 – 6 | Oshawa Generals | Gatorade Garden City Complex | Recap | |||
Dougie Hamilton (2) - 5:33 | First period | 11:32 - pp - Scott Laughton (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 5:04 - Boone Jenner (1) 11:42 - pp - Boone Jenner (2) | ||||||
Steven Shipley (3) - 5:34 Ryan Strome (2) - pp - 11:37 Ryan Strome (3) - 12:42 |
Third period | 16:21 - Scott Laughton (2) 16:29 - Lucas Lessio (1) 19:28 - sh - en - Boone Jenner (3) | ||||||
Mark Visentin (28 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Daniel Altshuller (46 saves / 50 shots) |
March 28 | Oshawa Generals | 5 – 3 | Niagara IceDogs | General Motors Centre | Recap | |||
0:44 - Lucas Lessio (2) 10:38 - Christian Thomas (2) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Andrew Agozzino (3) - pp - 8:28 Steven Shipley (4) - 14:26 | ||||||
3:15 - Lucas Lessio (3) 7:00 - Boone Jenner (4) 17:45 - Andy Andreoff (1) |
Third period | Steven Shipley (5) - sh - 15:52 | ||||||
Daniel Altshuller (44 saves / 47 shots) | Goalie stats | Mark Visentin (18 saves / 23 shots) |
March 31 | Niagara IceDogs | 5 – 3 | Oshawa Generals | Gatorade Garden City Complex | Recap | |||
3:22 - David Pacan (1) | First period | Matt Petgrave (1) - pp - 5:04 | ||||||
7:23 - Myles Doan (1) | Second period | Julian Melchiori (1) - 16:15 | ||||||
1:30 - Carter Verhaeghe (1) 2:30 - Ryan Strome (4) 10:50 - pp - Ryan Strome (5) |
Third period | Nicklas Jensen (1) - 15:05 | ||||||
Mark Visentin (22 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Daniel Altshuller (54 saves / 59 shots) |
April 1 | Oshawa Generals | 1 – 4 | Niagara IceDogs | General Motors Centre | Recap | |||
16:18 - pp - Julian Melchiori (2) | First period | Alex Friesen (4) - 8:53 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | David Pacan (2) - sh - 1:36 David Pacan (3) - 16:01 Brock Beukeboom (1) - en - 18:40 | ||||||
Daniel Altshuller (28 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Mark Visentin (27 saves / 28 shots) |
Niagara wins series 4 – 2 | |
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Belleville Bulls
editMarch 22 | Ottawa 67's | 3 – 2 | OT | Belleville Bulls | J. Benson Cartage Centre | Recap | ||
16:44 - pp - Tyler Toffoli (1) | First period | Luke Judson (1) - 19:13 | ||||||
9:11 - Steven Janes (1) | Second period | Adam Payerl (1) - 16:08 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
2:02 - Tyler Toffoli (2) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Petr Mrázek (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Malcolm Subban (40 saves / 43 shots) |
March 23 | Ottawa 67's | 4 – 2 | Belleville Bulls | J. Benson Cartage Centre | Recap | |||
2:21 - Brett Gustavsen (1) 9:53 - Sean Monahan (1) |
First period | Michael Curtis (1) - 5:18 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
4:59 - Sean Monahan (2) 19:23 - en - Shane Prince (1) |
Third period | Joseph Cramarossa (1) - 10:31 | ||||||
Petr Mrázek (44 saves / 46 shots) | Goalie stats | Malcolm Subban (29 saves / 32 shots) |
March 25 | Belleville Bulls | 4 – 3 | OT | Ottawa 67's | Yardmen Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
1:00 - Daniil Zharkov (1) | Second period | Tyler Graovac (1) - 5:06 Brett Gustavsen (2) - 5:50 Sean Monahan (3) - sh - 9:53 | ||||||
4:43 - sh - Michael Curtis (2) 5:41 - Jake Worrad (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
0:14 - Jordan Mayer (1) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Malcolm Subban (32 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Petr Mrázek (36 saves / 40 shots) |
March 27 | Belleville Bulls | 4 – 3 | OT | Ottawa 67's | Yardmen Arena | Recap | ||
0:52 - Michael Curtis (3) 3:23 - pp - Brendan Gaunce (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
8:30 - Austen Brassard (1) | Third period | Tyler Toffoli (3) - pp - 11:07 Ryan Van Stralen (1) - 16:14 Jake Cardwell (1) - 18:22 | ||||||
7:46 - Brady Austin (1) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Malcolm Subban (38 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Petr Mrázek (40 saves / 44 shots) |
March 30 | Ottawa 67's | 5 – 2 | Belleville Bulls | J. Benson Cartage Centre | Recap | |||
12:44 - sh - Shane Prince (2) | First period | Joseph Cramarossa (2) - 5:18 | ||||||
13:20 - Shane Prince (3) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
12:26 - Sean Monahan (4) 15:13 - Tyler Toffoli (4) 19:02 - en - Shane Prince (4) |
Third period | Stephen Silas (1) - 9:27 | ||||||
Petr Mrázek (32 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Malcolm Subban (24 saves / 28 shots) |
April 2 | Belleville Bulls | 1 – 2 | Ottawa 67's | Yardmen Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
3:22 - Garrett Hooey (1) | Second period | Tyler Toffoli (5) - 18:08 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Tyler Toffoli (6) - 5:51 | ||||||
Malcolm Subban (35 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Petr Mrázek (31 saves / 32 shots) |
Ottawa wins series 4 – 2 | |
(3) Barrie Colts vs. (6) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
editMarch 22 | Barrie Colts | 3 – 1 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap | |||
13:04 - Ivan Telegin (1) | First period | Kristoff Kontos (1) - 1:39 | ||||||
14:27 - pp - Ivan Telegin (2) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
19:11 - en - Erik Bradford (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Mathias Niederberger (26 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Brandon Maxwell (33 saves / 35 shots) |
March 23 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | 4 – 0 | Barrie Colts | Hershey Centre | Recap | |||
Spenser Cobbold (1) - 9:00 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Stuart Percy (1) - 1:03 Kristoff Kontos (2) - pp - 3:03 Riley Brace (1) - 3:46 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Brandon Maxwell (26 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Niederberger (20 saves / 24 shots) Alex Fotinos (17 saves / 17 shots) |
March 26 | Barrie Colts | 4 – 0 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Ivan Telegin (3) - pp - 6:33 Ryan O'Connor (1) - 10:16 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Anthony Camara (1) - pp - 14:21 Mark Scheifele (1) - pp - 17:00 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Mathias Niederberger (22 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Brandon Maxwell (31 saves / 35 shots) |
March 27 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | 3 – 2 | Barrie Colts | Hershey Centre | Recap | |||
14:29 - pp - Mika Partanen (1) | First period | Ivan Telegin (4) - 12:51 Erik Bradford (2) - 14:43 | ||||||
5:43 - Riley Brace (2) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
13:37 - Trevor Carrick (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Brandon Maxwell (27 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Niederberger (29 saves / 32 shots) |
March 31 | Barrie Colts | 2 – 1 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap | |||
15:20 - sh - Steven Beyers (1) | First period | Dylan DeMelo (1) - pp - 10:57 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
7:48 - Norm Ezekiel (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Mathias Niederberger (26 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Brandon Maxwell (26 saves / 28 shots) |
April 2 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | 2 – 3 | Barrie Colts | Hershey Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
5:55 - sh - Jamie Wise (1) 17:01 - Mika Partanen (2) |
Second period | Aaron Ekblad (1) - 7:39 Colin Behenna (1) - pp - 19:00 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Overtime | Anthony Camara (2) - 19:32 | ||||||
Brandon Maxwell (38 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Niederberger (44 saves / 46 shots) |
Barrie wins series 4 – 2 | |
(4) Brampton Battalion vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves
editMarch 23 | Brampton Battalion | 4 – 0 | Sudbury Wolves | Powerade Centre | Recap | |||
1:39 - Matt MacLeod (1) 6:33 - pp - Matt MacLeod (2) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
11:23 - Marcus McIvor (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
13:18 - Matt MacLeod (3) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Matěj Machovský (19 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Johan Mattsson (33 saves / 37 shots) |
March 25 | Brampton Battalion | 4 – 2 | Sudbury Wolves | Powerade Centre | Recap |
March 27 | Sudbury Wolves | 1 – 6 | Brampton Battalion | Sudbury Arena | Recap |
March 28 | Sudbury Wolves | 3 – 4 | 2OT | Brampton Battalion | Sudbury Arena | Recap |
Brampton wins series 4 – 0 | |
Western conference quarterfinals
edit(1) London Knights vs. (8) Windsor Spitfires
editMarch 23 | London Knights | 3 – 0 | Windsor Spitfires | John Labatt Centre | Recap | |||
7:13 - Vladislav Namestnikov (1) 12:21 - Bo Horvat (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
2:53 - pp - Jared Knight (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Michael Houser (21 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Jaroslav Pavelka (33 saves / 36 shots) |
March 25 | Windsor Spitfires | 2 – 3 | London Knights | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
Nick Czinder (1) - 11:53 Nick Czinder (2) - pp - 15:15 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 18:49 - pp - Seth Griffith (1) 19:38 - pp - Seth Griffith (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 9:57 - Austin Watson (1) | ||||||
Jaroslav Pavelka (29 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Houser (19 saves / 21 shots) |
March 26 | London Knights | 3 – 2 | Windsor Spitfires | John Labatt Centre | Recap |
March 29 | Windsor Spitfires | 3 – 8 | London Knights | WFCU Centre | Recap |
London wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (7) Guelph Storm
editMarch 23 | Plymouth Whalers | 2 – 4 | Guelph Storm | Compuware Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | Jason Dickinson (1) - pp - 16:55 | ||||||
16:22 - sh - Alex Aleardi (1) | Second period | Brock McGinn (1) - 1:04 Andrey Pedan (1) - pp - 4:07 | ||||||
3:18 - pp - J.T. Miller (1) | Third period | Francis Menard (1) - en - 19:38 | ||||||
Scott Wedgewood (26 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Garret Sparks (45 saves / 47 shots) |
March 25 | Guelph Storm | 5 – 3 | Plymouth Whalers | Sleeman Centre | Recap | |||
Scott Kosmachuk (1) - pp - 5:18 Cody McNaughton (1) - 17:58 Jason Dickinson (2) - 18:23 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 4:59 - pp - Stefan Noesen (1) 5:27 - Colin MacDonald (1) | ||||||
Francis Menard (2) - 10:13 Tanner Richard (1) - en - 19:55 |
Third period | 5:03 - pp - Stefan Noesen (2) | ||||||
Garret Sparks (22 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Scott Wedgewood (28 saves / 32 shots) Matt Mahalak (1 save / 1 shot) |
March 27 | Plymouth Whalers | 7 – 1 | Guelph Storm | Compuware Arena | Recap | |||
Stefan Noesen (3) - pp - 4:19 Stefan Noesen (4) - 6:08 Alex Aleardi (2) - pp - 8:53 |
First period | 13:54 - pp - Scott Kosmachuk (2) | ||||||
Tom Wilson (1) - pp - 3:24 Michael Whaley (1) - 16:20 Andy Bathgate (1) - pp - 19:29 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Andy Bathgate (2) - pp - 11:41 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Scott Wedgewood (33 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Garret Sparks (39 saves / 46 shots) |
March 29 | Guelph Storm | 2 – 5 | Plymouth Whalers | Sleeman Centre | Recap | |||
18:32 - pp - Zack Mitchell (1) | First period | Tom Wilson (2) - 9:55 | ||||||
3:04 - Cody McNaughton (2) | Second period | Dario Trutmann (1) - pp - 1:06 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Mitchell Heard (1) - pp - 6:00 Alex Aleardi (3) - 13:55 Alex Aleardi (4) - 17:00 | ||||||
Garret Sparks (29 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Scott Wedgewood (31 saves / 33 shots) |
March 31 | Plymouth Whalers | 9 – 3 | Guelph Storm | Compuware Arena | Recap | |||
2:11 - sh - Stefan Noesen (5) 10:09 - sh - Rickard Rakell (1) 13:52 - Stefan Noesen (6) 14:56 - pp - Mitchell Heard (2) 17:29 - Stefan Noesen (7) 17:59 - Mitchell Heard (3) |
First period | Francis Menard (3) - 7:12 Kyle Pereira (1) - 12:09 | ||||||
14:52 - Jamie Devane (1) 17:45 - sh - Andy Bathgate (3) |
Second period | Zack Mitchell (2) - pp - 11:48 | ||||||
11:58 - sh - Jamie Devane (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Scott Wedgewood (31 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Garret Sparks (9 saves / 14 shots) Brandon Foote (23 saves / 27 shots) |
April 1 | Guelph Storm | 1 – 2 | OT | Plymouth Whalers | Sleeman Centre | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Tom Wilson (3) - pp - 10:06 | ||||||
4:03 - Jason Dickinson (3) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | J.T. Miller (2) - 5:58 | ||||||
Garret Sparks (34 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Scott Wedgewood (35 saves / 36 shots) |
Plymouth wins series 4 – 2 | |
(3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack
editMarch 23 | Kitchener Rangers | 6 – 2 | Owen Sound Attack | Kitchener Auditorium | Recap | |||
11:09 - Tyler Randell (1) | First period | Cameron Brace (1) - 4:41 Gemel Smith (1) - 13:29 | ||||||
4:27 - Ben Thomson (1) 7:37 - sh - Tobias Rieder (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
9:33 - pp - Tobias Rieder (2) 10:27 - pp - Andrew Crescenzi (1) 12:06 - Tyler Randell (2) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
John Gibson (34 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Jordan Binnington (36 saves / 42 shots) |
March 24 | Owen Sound Attack | 2 – 3 | Kitchener Rangers | Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | |||
Kyle Hope (1) - 8:33 | First period | 8:56 - Max Iafrate (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
11:32 - pp - Cameron Brace (2) | Third period | 1:26 - pp - Radek Faksa (1) 17:48 - Tobias Rieder (3) | ||||||
Scott Stajcer (25 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | John Gibson (35 saves / 37 shots) |
March 26 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 1 | Owen Sound Attack | Kitchener Auditorium | Recap | |||
Michael Catenacci (1) - pp - 18:10 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Cody Sol (1) - pp - 1:06 Michael Catenacci (2) - 9:06 |
Second period | 15:17 - Chris Bigras (1) | ||||||
Zach Lorentz (1) - 5:45 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
John Gibson (43 saves / 44 shots) | Goalie stats | Jordan Binnington (27 saves / 31 shots) |
March 28 | Owen Sound Attack | 6 – 5 | OT | Kitchener Rangers | Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | ||
8:58 - Kyle Hope (2) 17:40 - Zach Nastasiuk (1) |
First period | Tobias Rieder (4) - pp - 5:46 | ||||||
8:47 - Daniel Zweep (1) 11:03 - pp - Chris Bigras (2) |
Second period | Zach Lorentz (2) - 1:52 Andrew Crescenzi (2) - pp - 14:47 | ||||||
1:52 - sh - Daniel Catenacci (1) | Third period | Tobias Rieder (5) - 6:52 Cody Sol (2) - 19:01 | ||||||
5:49 - Kyle Hope (3) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Scott Stajcer (36 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | John Gibson (18 saves / 22 shots) Franky Palazzese (21 saves / 23 shots) |
March 30 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 2 | Owen Sound Attack | Kitchener Auditorium | Recap | |||
1:15 - pp - Andrew Crescenzi (3) 16:29 - pp - Andrew Crescenzi (4) |
First period | Cameron Brace (3) - pp - 5:22 | ||||||
7:31 - pp - Tobias Rieder (6) 11:51 - Tobias Rieder (7) |
Second period | Cameron Brace (4) - sh - 10:24 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
John Gibson (51 saves / 53 shots) | Goalie stats | Scott Stajcer (23 saves / 27 shots) |
Kitchener wins series 4 – 1 | |
(4) Sarnia Sting vs. (5) Saginaw Spirit
editMarch 23 | Sarnia Sting | 1 – 5 | Saginaw Spirit | RBC Centre | Recap | |||
19:19 - pp - Alex Galchenyuk (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Brandon Saad (1) - 5:32 Carlos Amestoy (1) - 6:49 Brandon Saad (2) - 11:12 Brandon Archibald (1) - pp - 19:44 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Garret Ross (1) - 1:53 | ||||||
J.P. Anderson (28 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Jake Paterson (26 saves / 27 shots) |
March 24 | Saginaw Spirit | 3 – 4 | OT | Sarnia Sting | Dow Event Center | Recap | ||
Carlos Amestoy (2) - 6:57 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Garret Ross (2) - pp - 5:33 | Second period | 8:17 - pp - Nail Yakupov (1) | ||||||
Josh Shalla (1) - 5:10 | Third period | 1:35 - pp - Ryan Spooner (1) 5:31 - Tony DeAngelo (1) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 3:52 - Tyler Brown (1) | ||||||
Jake Paterson (33 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | J.P. Anderson (43 saves / 46 shots) |
March 26 | Sarnia Sting | 6 – 5 | OT | Saginaw Spirit | RBC Centre | Recap | ||
Alex Galchenyuk (2) - 1:04 Ludvig Rensfeldt (1) - 15:39 |
First period | 16:01 - Garret Ross (3) | ||||||
Connor Murphy (1) - pp - 3:56 Craig Hottot (1) - 13:44 |
Second period | 6:35 - pp - Brandon Saad (3) 8:39 - Steven Strong (1) 11:44 - Vincent Trocheck (1) | ||||||
Reid Boucher (1) - 9:09 | Third period | 0:06 - Eric Locke (1) | ||||||
Ludvig Rensfeldt (2) - 15:51 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
J.P. Anderson (31 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Jake Paterson (24 saves / 30 shots) |
March 28 | Saginaw Spirit | 4 – 3 | OT | Sarnia Sting | Dow Event Center | Recap | ||
3:16 - Garret Ross (4) 12:09 - Josh Shalla (2) |
First period | Brett Thompson (1) - 17:26 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Nail Yakupov (2) - 17:23 | ||||||
12:12 - Brandon Saad (4) | Third period | Nathan Chiarlitti (1) - 11:07 | ||||||
1:18 - Josh Shalla (3) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Jake Paterson (21 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | J.P. Anderson (46 saves / 50 shots) |
March 30 | Sarnia Sting | 2 – 5 | Saginaw Spirit | RBC Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | Dalton Young (1) - 0:50 Michael Fine (1) - 2:49 Brandon Saad (5) - 15:35 | ||||||
15:20 - Brett Thompson (2) | Second period | Dalton Young (2) - 1:13 | ||||||
14:08 - pp - Brett Thompson (3) | Third period | Brandon Saad (6) - en - 18:54 | ||||||
J.P. Anderson (34 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Jake Paterson (36 saves / 38 shots) |
March 31 | Saginaw Spirit | 3 – 1 | Sarnia Sting | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
11:18 - sh - Justin Kea (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
14:01 - pp - Vincent Trocheck (2) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
6:13 - pp - Michael Fine (2) | Third period | Reid Boucher (2) - 3:11 | ||||||
Jake Paterson (23 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | J.P. Anderson (15 saves / 16 shots) Brandon Hope (15 saves / 17 shots) |
Saginaw wins series 4 – 2 | |
Conference semifinals
editEastern conference semifinals
edit(1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (4) Brampton Battalion
editApril 6 | Niagara IceDogs | 2 – 1 | OT | Brampton Battalion | Gatorade Garden City Complex | Recap |
April 8 | Brampton Battalion | 1 – 3 | Niagara IceDogs | Powerade Centre | Recap |
April 10 | Niagara IceDogs | 6 – 3 | Brampton Battalion | Gatorade Garden City Complex | Recap |
April 12 | Brampton Battalion | 1 – 3 | Niagara IceDogs | Powerade Centre | Recap |
Niagara wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Barrie Colts
editApril 6 | Ottawa 67's | 5 – 1 | Barrie Colts | J. Benson Cartage Centre | Recap |
April 8 | Ottawa 67's | 2 – 3 | 2OT | Barrie Colts | J. Benson Cartage Centre | Recap |
April 10 | Barrie Colts | 5 – 2 | Ottawa 67's | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap |
April 12 | Barrie Colts | 3 – 2 | Ottawa 67's | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap |
April 13 | Ottawa 67's | 2 – 1 | Barrie Colts | J. Benson Cartage Centre | Recap |
April 15 | Barrie Colts | 2 – 3 | Ottawa 67's | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap |
April 17 | Ottawa 67's | 4 – 3 | OT | Barrie Colts | J. Benson Cartage Centre | Recap |
Ottawa wins series 4 – 3 | |
Western conference Semifinals
edit(1) London Knights vs. (5) Saginaw Spirit
editApril 6 | London Knights | 5 – 2 | Saginaw Spirit | John Labatt Centre | Recap |
April 8 | Saginaw Spirit | 5 – 2 | London Knights | Dow Event Center | Recap |
April 9 | London Knights | 2 – 5 | Saginaw Spirit | John Labatt Centre | Recap |
April 11 | Saginaw Spirit | 2 – 5 | London Knights | Dow Event Center | Recap |
April 13 | London Knights | 2 – 1 | OT | Saginaw Spirit | John Labatt Centre | Recap |
April 14 | Saginaw Spirit | 3 – 5 | London Knights | Dow Event Center | Recap |
London wins series 4 – 2 | |
(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers
editApril 6 | Plymouth Whalers | 0 – 2 | Kitchener Rangers | Compuware Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Tobias Rieder (8) - 19:32 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Ben Thomson (2) - 9:56 | ||||||
Scott Wedgewood (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | John Gibson (40 saves / 40 shots) |
April 8 | Kitchener Rangers | 0 – 2 | Plymouth Whalers | Kitchener Auditorium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 3:24 - Matt Mistele (1) 4:30 - Andy Bathgate (4) | ||||||
John Gibson (43 saves / 45 shots) | Goalie stats | Scott Wedgewood (26 saves / 26 shots) |
April 10 | Plymouth Whalers | 4 – 3 | Kitchener Rangers | Compuware Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 10:28 - pp - Michael Catenacci (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 4:13 - Michael Catenacci (4) | ||||||
Tom Wilson (4) - 1:10 Austin Levi (1) - 13:28 Dario Trutmann (2) - 14:49 Alex Aleardi (5) - 18:01 |
Third period | 19:28 - Michael Catenacci (5) | ||||||
Scott Wedgewood (27 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | John Gibson (37 saves / 41 shots) |
April 11 | Kitchener Rangers | 5 – 1 | Plymouth Whalers | Kitchener Auditorium | Recap | |||
13:33 - Max Iafrate (2) 16:48 - Radek Faksa (2) |
First period | Rickard Rakell (2) - 12:17 | ||||||
1:48 - pp - Tobias Rieder (9) 12:00 - Eric Ming (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
18:39 - en - Michael Catenacci (6) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
John Gibson (38 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Scott Wedgewood (35 saves / 39 shots) |
April 14 | Plymouth Whalers | 3 – 0 | Kitchener Rangers | Compuware Arena | Recap | |||
9:47 - sh - Andy Bathgate (5) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
11:49 - Tom Wilson (5) 18:28 - en - Tom Wilson (6) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Scott Wedgewood (32 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | John Gibson (45 saves / 47 shots) |
April 15 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 2 | Plymouth Whalers | Kitchener Auditorium | Recap | |||
5:39 - pp - Ryan Murphy (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
1:18 - pp - Ben Thomson (3) | Second period | Alex Aleardi (6) - 6:32 Tom Wilson (7) - 11:51 | ||||||
5:00 - Curtis Meighan (1) 19:30 - en - Cody Sol (3) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
John Gibson (41 saves / 43 shots) | Goalie stats | Scott Wedgewood (40 saves / 43 shots) |
April 17 | Plymouth Whalers | 3 – 6 | Kitchener Rangers | Compuware Arena | Recap | |||
12:09 - Matt Mistele (2) | First period | Tyler Randell (3) - pp - 10:20 Eric Ming (2) - 17:15 | ||||||
2:36 - Mitchell Heard (4) | Second period | Tyler Randell (4) - pp - 16:59 Tyler Randell (5) - 19:08 | ||||||
14:13 - Austin Levi (2) | Third period | Tyler Randell (6) - 4:23 Tobias Rieder (10) - en - 18:39 | ||||||
Scott Wedgewood (25 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | John Gibson (34 saves / 37 shots) |
Kitchener wins series 4 – 3 | |
Conference finals
editEastern conference finals
edit(1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (2) Ottawa 67's
editApril 20 | Niagara IceDogs | 2 – 1 | OT | Ottawa 67's | Gatorade Garden City Complex | Recap |
April 22 | Niagara IceDogs | 4 – 7 | Ottawa 67's | Gatorade Garden City Complex | Recap |
April 23 | Ottawa 67's | 2 – 5 | Niagara IceDogs | J. Benson Cartage Centre | Recap |
April 25 | Ottawa 67's | 2 – 5 | Niagara IceDogs | J. Benson Cartage Centre | Recap |
April 27 | Niagara IceDogs | 3 – 2 | Ottawa 67's | Gatorade Garden City Complex | Recap |
Niagara wins series 4 – 1 | |
Western conference finals
edit(1) London Knights vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers
editApril 19 | London Knights | 3 – 2 | OT | Kitchener Rangers | John Labatt Centre | Recap |
April 22 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 6 | London Knights | Kitchener Auditorium | Recap |
April 24 | London Knights | 5 – 2 | Kitchener Rangers | John Labatt Centre | Recap |
April 25 | Kitchener Rangers | 2 – 4 | London Knights | Kitchener Auditorium | Recap |
London wins series 4 – 0 | |
J. Ross Robertson Cup
edit(W1) London Knights vs. (E1) Niagara IceDogs
editMay 3 | London Knights | 2 – 3 | 2OT | Niagara IceDogs | John Labatt Centre | Recap |
May 5 | Niagara IceDogs | 3 – 5 | London Knights | Gatorade Garden City Complex | Recap |
May 7 | London Knights | 3 – 2 | Niagara IceDogs | John Labatt Centre | Recap |
May 9 | Niagara IceDogs | 1 – 4 | London Knights | Gatorade Garden City Complex | Recap |
May 11 | London Knights | 2 – 1 | Niagara IceDogs | John Labatt Centre | Recap |
London wins series 4 – 1 | |
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster
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Playoff scoring leaders
editNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Tobias Rieder | Kitchener Rangers | 16 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 4 |
Michael Catenacci | Kitchener Rangers | 16 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 26 |
Freddie Hamilton | Niagara IceDogs | 20 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 9 |
Seth Griffith | London Knights | 19 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 12 |
Ryan Strome | Niagara IceDogs | 20 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 31 |
Olli Maatta | London Knights | 19 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 2 |
Dougie Hamilton | Niagara IceDogs | 20 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 16 |
Alex Friesen | Niagara IceDogs | 20 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 18 |
Ryan Murphy | Kitchener Rangers | 16 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 12 |
David Pacan | Niagara IceDogs | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 14 |
Playoff leading goaltenders
editNote: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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Brandon Maxwell | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | 6 | 378 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0.933 | 2.06 |
Michael Houser | London Knights | 19 | 1173 | 16 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 0.928 | 2.25 |
Matej Machovsky | Brampton Battalion | 8 | 526 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0.900 | 2.28 |
Mathias Niederberger | Barrie Colts | 13 | 794 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 0.933 | 2.34 |
Scott Wedgewood | Plymouth Whalers | 13 | 781 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 0.928 | 2.38 |
All-Star teams
editThe OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.[2]
First team
edit- Michael Sgarbossa, Centre, Sudbury Wolves
- Brandon Saad, Left Wing, Saginaw Spirit
- Tyler Toffoli, Right Wing, Ottawa 67's
- Dougie Hamilton, Defence, Niagara IceDogs
- Scott Harrington, Defence, London Knights
- Michael Houser, Goaltender, London Knights
- Greg Gilbert, Coach, Saginaw Spirit
Second team
edit- Sean Monahan, Centre, Ottawa 67's
- Tanner Pearson, Left Wing, Barrie Colts
- Seth Griffith, Right Wing, London Knights
- Cody Ceci, Defence, Ottawa 67's
- Ryan Murphy, Defence, Kitchener Rangers
- Mark Visentin, Goaltender, Niagara IceDogs
- Steve Spott, Coach, Kitchener Rangers
Third team
edit- Alex Friesen, Centre, Niagara IceDogs
- Andrew Agozzino, Left Wing, Niagara IceDogs
- Nail Yakupov, Right Wing, Sarnia Sting
- Beau Schmitz, Defence, Plymouth Whalers
- Ryan Sproul, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
- John Gibson, Goaltender, Kitchener Rangers
- Stan Butler, Coach, Brampton Battalion
Awards
edit2012 OHL Priority Selection
editOn April 7, 2012, the OHL conducted the 2012 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Erie Otters held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Connor McDavid from the Toronto Marlboros. McDavid 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 2012 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[3]
2012 NHL Entry Draft
editOn June 22-23, 2012, the National Hockey League conducted the 2012 NHL Entry Draft held at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In total, 48 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Nail Yakupov of the Sarnia Sting was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the first overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers.
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.[4]
2012 CHL Import Draft
editOn June 27, 2012, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2012 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Erie Otters held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Oscar Dansk from Sweden with their selection.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2012 CHL Import Draft.[5]