1997–98 OHL season

The 1997–98 OHL season was the 18th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Toronto St. Michael's Majors name was reactivated when they are awarded a franchise, to play in the east division. The Detroit Whalers became the Plymouth Whalers. Eighteen teams each played 66 games. The Guelph Storm won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Ottawa 67's.

Expansion

Toronto St. Michael's Majors

On August 15, 1996, the Ontario Hockey League announced that the Toronto St. Michael's Majors would join the league as an expansion team, beginning in the 1997–98 season. The Majors would play their home games at Maple Leaf Gardens, in which they shared the arena with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. The Majors would join the East Division.

Previously, the Toronto St. Michael's Majors were a junior hockey franchise from 1906 to 1962, as they ceased operations at the conclusion of the 1961–62 season. The Majors won the Memorial Cup in 1934, 1945, 1947 and 1961.

The Majors were the first OHL franchise based out of Toronto in eight years, as their previous franchise, the Toronto Marlboros, relocated to Hamilton following the 1988-89 season.

Rebranding

Detroit Whalers to Plymouth Whalers

The Detroit Whalers rebranded their team as the Plymouth Whalers during the summer of 1997. The Whalers franchise moved to the Compuware Sports Arena in 1996-97, which is located in Plymouth. The team would retain their current team name and uniforms.

Realignment

The newest Ontario Hockey League club, the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, joined the East Division. Due to the Majors joining the East, the OHL moved the North Bay Centennials from the East Division to the Central Division, while the Erie Otters moved from the Central Division to the West Division. This created three six-team divisions in the 18 team league.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = earned first round bye

East Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
1	z-Ottawa 67's	66	40	17	9	89	286	172
2	x-Belleville Bulls	66	41	22	3	85	315	239
3	x-Kingston Frontenacs	66	35	27	4	74	330	275
4	x-Oshawa Generals	66	26	32	8	60	214	247
5	x-Peterborough Petes	66	20	36	10	50	212	273

6	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	66	15	42	9	39	154	265

Central Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
1	z-Guelph Storm	66	42	18	6	90	263	189
2	x-Barrie Colts	66	38	23	5	81	236	215
3	x-Kitchener Rangers	66	27	29	10	64	224	239
4	x-Owen Sound Platers	66	27	34	5	59	270	312
5	x-Sudbury Wolves	66	25	34	7	57	257	268

6	North Bay Centennials	66	15	45	6	36	213	291

West Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
1	y-London Knights	66	40	21	5	85	301	238
2	x-Plymouth Whalers	66	37	22	7	81	279	223
3	x-Sarnia Sting	66	32	21	13	77	253	227
4	x-Erie Otters	66	33	28	5	71	261	252

5	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	66	20	39	7	47	232	296
6	Windsor Spitfires	66	19	42	5	43	261	340

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes ^[1]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Peter Sarno	Windsor Spitfires	64	33	88	121	18
Jeremy Adduono	Sudbury Wolves	66	37	69	106	40
David Legwand	Plymouth Whalers	59	54	51	105	56
Maxim Spiridonov	London Knights	66	54	44	98	52
Colin Chaulk	Kingston Frontenacs	60	34	52	96	118
Rob Mailloux	Kingston Frontenacs	65	55	40	95	53
Jay Legault	London Knights	61	39	56	95	87
Chris Allen	Kingston Frontenacs	66	38	57	95	91
Jon Sim	Sarnia Sting	59	44	50	94	95
Justin Papineau	Belleville Bulls	66	41	53	94	34

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 ^[2]

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Craig Hillier	Ottawa 67's	46	2587	27	12	4	108	5	0.913	2.50
Chris Madden	Guelph Storm	51	2906	33	11	3	132	4	0.917	2.73
Robert Esche	Plymouth Whalers	48	2810	29	13	4	135	3	0.906	2.88
Mike Gorman	Kitchener Rangers	42	2136	15	13	5	104	1	0.924	2.92
Brian Finley	Barrie Colts	41	2154	23	14	1	105	3	0.917	2.92

Playoffs

Division quarterfinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

C1

Guelph

bye

C1

Guelph

4

C5

Sudbury

0

C2

Barrie

2

C5

Sudbury

4

C1

Guelph

4

W2

Plymouth

0

E2

Belleville

4

E5

Peterborough

0

E2

Belleville

2

W2

Plymouth

4

W2

Plymouth

4

W3

Sarnia

1

C1

Guelph

4

E1

Ottawa

1

E1

Ottawa

bye

E1

Ottawa

4

C4

Owen Sound

1

C3

Kitchener

2

C4

Owen Sound

4

E1

Ottawa

4

W1

London

0

W1

London

4

W4

Erie

3

W1

London

4

E3

Kingston

1

E3

Kingston

4

E4

Oshawa

3

Division quarter-finals

East Division

(2) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Peterborough Petes

March 14	Peterborough Petes		0 – 10	Belleville Bulls	Yardmen Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period		5:56 - sh - Randy Rowe (1) 8:03 - Kevin Baker (1) 8:27 - Jim Midgley (1) 12:35 - Steve Gallace 14:36 - Justin Papineau (1) 18:03 - pp - Jeff Scharf (1)
No scoring		Second period		8:43 - pp - Justin Papineau (2) 18:48 - pp - Kevin Baker (2)
No scoring		Third period		12:20 - pp - Andrei Shurupov (1) 19:26 - pp - Ryan Ready (1)
Josh Evans (0 – 1, 6 saves / 9 shots) Mark Cairns (47 saves / 54 shots)		Goalie stats		Shawn Gallant (1 – 0, 26 saves / 26 shots)

March 15	Belleville Bulls		5 – 1	Peterborough Petes	Peterborough Memorial Centre	Recap
Ryan Ready (2) - 10:01		First period		No scoring
Daniel Cleary (1) - pp - 0:59 Steve Gallace (2) - 6:32		Second period		No scoring
Ryan Ready (3) - 0:15 Jim Midgley (2) - sh - 3:49		Third period		15:27 - sh - Scott Barney (1)
Shawn Gallant (2 – 0, 21 saves / 22 shots)		Goalie stats		Mark Cairns (0 – 1, 39 saves / 44 shots)

March 17	Peterborough Petes		0 – 8	Belleville Bulls	Yardmen Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period		0:21 - Ryan Ready (4) 8:58 - pp - Justin Papineau (3) 16:55 - pp - Jonathan Cheechoo (1)
No scoring		Second period		5:52 - Daniel Cleary (2) 7:00 - Jeff Scharf (2) 7:23 - Jeff Scharf (3)
No scoring		Third period		0:57 - Joel Dezainde (1) 15:45 - Daniel Cleary (3)
Mark Cairns (0 – 2, 6 saves / 8 shots) Chad Lynch (47 saves / 53 shots)		Goalie stats		Shawn Gallant (3 – 0, 23 saves / 23 shots)

March 18	Belleville Bulls		7 – 4	Peterborough Petes	Peterborough Memorial Centre	Recap
Derek Campbell (1) - 4:48 Chris Stanley (1) - 18:52		First period		5:22 - Pat Kavanagh (1) 8:13 - pp - Duncan Dalmao (1)
Kevin Baker (3) - 3:59 Joel Trottier (1) - pp - 7:39 Joel Dezainde (2) - pp - 11:23		Second period		5:09 - pp - Duncan Dalmao (2)
Chris Stanley (2) - 1:06 Daniel Cleary (4) - pp - en - 19:04		Third period		2:42 - Robert Francz (1)
Shawn Gallant (4 – 0, 31 saves / 35 shots)		Goalie stats		Chad Lynch (0 – 1, 40 saves / 46 shots)

Belleville wins series 4 – 0

(3) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (4) Oshawa Generals

March 15	Oshawa Generals		2 – 3	OT	Kingston Frontenacs	Kingston Memorial Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period			2:32 - Colin Chaulk (1) 4:42 - Mike Oliveira (1)
Brandon Coalter (1) - sh - 7:50 Brad Ralph (1) - pp - 13:25		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			1:34 - Matt Price (1)
Tyrone Garner (0 – 1, 30 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats			Curtis Cruickshank (1 – 0, 27 saves / 29 shots)

March 17	Kingston Frontenacs		3 – 2	Oshawa Generals	Oshawa Civic Auditorium	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Jan Bulis (1) - 5:03 Mike Oliveira (2) - 11:30 Aaron Fransen (1) - pp - 18:54		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		3:40 - sh - Derrell Upton (1) 5:39 - Brent Gauvreau (1)
Curtis Cruickshank (2 – 0, 24 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats		Tyrone Garner (0 – 2, 30 saves / 33 shots)

March 20	Oshawa Generals		4 – 3	OT	Kingston Frontenacs	Kingston Memorial Centre	Recap
Derrell Upton (2) - pp - 7:09 Chester Gallant (1) - 14:17		First period			No scoring
Kevin Colley (1) - pp - 2:44		Second period			6:30 - pp - Rob Mailloux (1) 8:48 - pp - Aaron Fransen (2)
No scoring		Third period			2:58 - Matt Cooke (1)
Warren Holmes (1) - 12:00		First overtime period			No scoring
Tyrone Garner (1 – 2, 38 saves / 41 shots)		Goalie stats			Curtis Cruickshank (2 – 1, 37 saves / 41 shots)

March 22	Kingston Frontenacs		3 – 5	Oshawa Generals	Oshawa Civic Auditorium	Recap
Matt Cooke (2) - sh - 14:17		First period		No scoring
Jan Bulis (2) - 15:26		Second period		9:21 - Brandon Coalter (2) 17:44 - pp - Derrell Upton (3)
Matt Cooke (3) - 6:02		Third period		1:18 - pp - Adam Colagiacomo (1) 7:41 - Andrew Peters (1) 18:21 - Brandon Coalter (3)
Curtis Cruickshank (2 – 2, 37 saves / 42 shots)		Goalie stats		Tyrone Garner (2 – 2, 45 saves / 48 shots)

March 24	Oshawa Generals		6 – 7	OT	Kingston Frontenacs	Kingston Memorial Centre	Recap
Jim Baxter (1) - pp - 16:05		First period			13:52 - pp - Jan Bulis (3) 18:16 - pp - Jan Bulis (4)
Brent Gauvreau (2) - 13:48 Brad Ralph (2) - 18:10		Second period			3:30 - Matt Elich (1)
Derrell Upton (4) - 6:49 Derrell Upton (5) - 13:21 Dan Hinote (1) - 19:17		Third period			1:07 - Colin Chaulk (2) 9:03 - pp - Mike Oliveira (3) 16:38 - Matt Cooke (4)
No scoring		First overtime period			8:08 - Matt Bradley (1)
Tyrone Garner (2 – 3, 42 saves / 49 shots)		Goalie stats			Curtis Cruickshank (3 – 2, 52 saves / 58 shots)

March 22	Kingston Frontenacs		4 – 5	OT	Oshawa Generals	Oshawa Civic Auditorium	Recap
Mike Oliveira (4) - pp - 11:07 Jan Bulis (5) - 12:06		First period			14:24 - pp - Andrew Peters (2)
Jan Bulis (6) - 7:12		Second period			0:58 - pp - Jim Baxter (2) 12:17 - Brent Gauvreau (3)
Jan Bulis (7) - 1:20		Third period			4:20 - Jim Baxter (3)
No scoring		First overtime period			8:41 - Warren Holmes (2)
Curtis Cruickshank (3 – 3, 39 saves / 44 shots)		Goalie stats			Tyrone Garner (3 – 3, 43 saves / 47 shots)

March 26	Oshawa Generals		1 – 3	Kingston Frontenacs	Kingston Memorial Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period		3:55 - pp - Chris Allen (1)
Dan Hinote (2) - 0:15		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		11:36 - Michael Zigomanis (1) 19:49 - en - Colin Chaulk (3)
Tyrone Garner (3 – 4, 51 saves / 53 shots)		Goalie stats		Curtis Cruickshank (4 – 3, 26 saves / 27 shots)

Kingston wins series 4 – 3

Central Division

(2) Barrie Colts vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves

March 15	Sudbury Wolves		3 – 4	Barrie Colts	Barrie Molson Centre	Recap
Konstantin Kalmikov (1) - 3:33		First period		17:00 - Martin Skoula (1)
No scoring		Second period		2:41 - Nick Smith (1) 5:34 - sh - Jeff Tetzlaff (1) 11:41 - Keith Delaney (1)
Glenn Crawford (1) - 5:45 Mike Fisher (1) - 6:27		Third period		No scoring
Kory Cooper (0 – 1, 32 saves / 36 shots)		Goalie stats		Brian Finley (1 – 0, 29 saves / 32 shots)

March 17	Barrie Colts		4 – 3	OT	Sudbury Wolves	Sudbury Community Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			3:37 - Konstantin Kalmikov (2) 5:03 - pp - Konstantin Kalmikov (3)
Keith Delaney (2) - 2:54 Mike Christian (1) - 5:17		Second period			4:17 - pp - Taylor Pyatt (1)
Jeff Tetzlaff (2) - 0:41		Third period			No scoring
Keith Delaney (3) - 1:08		First overtime period			No scoring
John Hultberg (1 – 0, 37 saves / 40 shots)		Goalie stats			Kory Cooper (0 – 2, 33 saves / 37 shots)

March 19	Sudbury Wolves		6 – 3	Barrie Colts	Barrie Molson Centre	Recap
Peter Campbell (1) - sh - 16:24		First period		No scoring
Konstantin Kalmikov (4) - 10:17 Glenn Crawford (2) - sh - 12:40 Peter Campbell (2) - 15:23 Jason Sands (1) - 19:21		Second period		13:51 - Keith Delaney (4)
Konstantin Kalmikov (5) - en - 19:32		Third period		0:34 - pp - Luch Nasato (1) 16:21 - Jeff Tetzlaff (3)
Kory Cooper (1 – 2, 46 saves / 49 shots)		Goalie stats		John Hultberg (1 – 1, 19 saves / 24 shots) Brian Finley (7 saves / 7 shots)

March 20	Barrie Colts		3 – 4	OT	Sudbury Wolves	Sudbury Community Arena	Recap
Brock Boucher (1) - 14:26 Mike Christian (2) - pp - 19:34		First period			9:48 - Mike Fisher (2)
Michael Henrich (1) - 1:03		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			0:37 - sh - Jeremy Adduono (1) 11:25 - pp - Taylor Pyatt (2)
No scoring		First overtime period			0:13 - Taylor Pyatt (3)
Brian Finley (1 – 1, 43 saves / 47 shots)		Goalie stats			Kory Cooper (2 – 2, 34 saves / 37 shots)

March 22	Sudbury Wolves		3 – 2	Barrie Colts	Barrie Molson Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Peter Campbell (3) - 13:23		Second period		1:12 - Daniel Tkaczuk (1) 13:49 - Daniel Tkaczuk (2)
Peter Campbell (4) - 14:59 Brad Morgan (1) - 18:22		Third period		No scoring
Kory Cooper (3 – 2, 35 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats		Brian Finley (1 – 2, 32 saves / 35 shots)

March 24	Barrie Colts		1 – 4	Sudbury Wolves	Sudbury Community Arena	Recap
Mike Christian (3) - 16:33		First period		6:49 - Peter Campbell (5)
No scoring		Second period		3:13 - Jason Sands (2)
No scoring		Third period		12:23 - Glenn Crawford (3) 19:19 - en - Jeremy Adduono (2)
Brian Finley (1 – 3, 35 saves / 38 shots)		Goalie stats		Kory Cooper (4 – 2, 38 saves / 39 shots)

Sudbury wins series 4 – 2

(3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (4) Owen Sound Platers

March 15	Owen Sound Platers		1 – 6	Kitchener Rangers	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium	Recap
No scoring		First period		11:26 - pp - Mark McMahon (1)
No scoring		Second period		12:27 - Serge Payer (1) 14:21 - sh - Darren Mortier (1) 15:48 - Josh Seabrook (1)
Jason Doyle (1) - 10:28		Third period		6:01 - Vratislav Cech (1) 13:45 - pp - Darcy Harris
Eoin McInerney (0 – 1, 29 saves / 33 shots) Curtis Sanford (8 saves / 10 shots)		Goalie stats		Mike Gorman (1 – 0, 35 saves / 36 shots)

March 17	Kitchener Rangers		1 – 8	Owen Sound Platers	Bayshore Community Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period		4:51 - pp - Wes Goldie (1) 6:39 - Jason Doyle (2)
Ben Schust (1) - 12:01		Second period		1:59 - Adam Mair (1) 3:30 - pp - Larry Paleczny (1) 7:51 - pp - Ryan Christie (1)
No scoring		Third period		2:20 - Adam Mair (2) 7:36 - Sean Avery (1) 10:07 - Randy Davidson (1)
Mike Gorman (1 – 1, 30 saves / 35 shots) Shawn Degagne (22 saves / 25 shots)		Goalie stats		Eoin McInerney (1 – 1, 35 saves / 36 shots)

March 19	Owen Sound Platers		2 – 7	Kitchener Rangers	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium	Recap
No scoring		First period		3:24 - Tony Gutilla (1) 10:52 - Darcy Harris (2) 19:33 - Ryan Milanovic (1)
Jason Doyle (3) - 3:43 Ryan Christie (2) - 4:18		Second period		8:26 - Michal Dvorak (1)
No scoring		Third period		7:42 - pp - Serge Payer (2) 11:31 - pp - Ben Schust (2) 18:27 - Michal Dvorak (2)
Eoin McInerney (1 – 2, 34 saves / 41 shots)		Goalie stats		Mike Gorman (2 – 1, 41 saves / 43 shots)

March 21	Kitchener Rangers		0 – 4	Owen Sound Platers	Bayshore Community Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period		5:54 - Chris Wismer (1)
No scoring		Second period		7:52 - Jason Doyle (4)
No scoring		Third period		0:30 - Ryan Christie (3) 19:55 - en - Colin Beardsmore (1)
Mike Gorman (2 – 2, 25 saves / 28 shots) Shawn Degagne (11 saves / 11 shots)		Goalie stats		Curtis Sanford (1 – 0, 32 saves / 32 shots)

March 22	Owen Sound Platers		6 – 2	Kitchener Rangers	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium	Recap
Mike Dombkiewicz (1) - 2:09		First period		0:55 - Ben Schust (3) 6:00 - pp - Allan Rourke (1)
Larry Paleczny (2) - sh - 7:50 Mike Lankshear (1) - pp - 9:34		Second period		No scoring
Mike Dombkiewicz (2) - pp - 0:47 Dan Snyder (1) - sh - 12:36 Larry Paleczny (3) - pp - 14:37		Third period		No scoring
Curtis Sanford (2 – 0, 39 saves / 41 shots)		Goalie stats		Mike Gorman (2 – 3, 25 saves / 29 shots) Shawn Degagne (9 saves / 11 shots)

March 24	Kitchener Rangers		3 – 4	OT	Owen Sound Platers	Bayshore Community Centre	Recap
Vratislav Cech (2) - 0:29 Ryan Held (1) - 3:47 Serge Payer (3) - 10:44		First period			7:44 - Dan Snyder (2) 11:20 - Wes Goldie (2)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			2:40 - Jason Doyle (5)
No scoring		First overtime period			1:11 - Kyle Flaxey (1)
Simon Degagne (0 – 1, 47 saves / 51 shots)		Goalie stats			Curtis Sanford (3 – 0, 36 saves / 39 shots)

Owen Sound wins series 4 – 2

West Division

(1) London Knights vs. (4) Erie Otters

March 15	Erie Otters		0 – 2	London Knights	London Ice House	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		12:01 - Chris Kelly (1) 19:54 - en - Tom Kostopoulos (1)
Steve Valiquette (0 – 1, 35 saves / 36 shots)		Goalie stats		Gene Chiarello (1 – 0, 34 saves / 34 shots)

March 18	London Knights		5 – 4	OT	Erie Otters	Erie Civic Center	Recap
Mark Cadotte (1) - 8:05		First period			No scoring
Jay Legault (1) - 2:57 Mark Cadotte (2) - sh - 16:51		Second period			1:58 - pp - Steve Montador (1)
Mark Cadotte (3) - pp - 1:50		Third period			3:53 - sh - Shane Nash (1) 8:47 - Michael Rupp (1) 12:33 - Vadim Sharapov (1)
Tom Kostopoulos (2) - 2:56		First overtime period			No scoring
Gene Chiarello (2 – 0, 50 saves / 54 shots)		Goalie stats			Steve Valiquette (0 – 2, 30 saves / 35 shots)

March 20	Erie Otters		1 – 2	2OT	London Knights	London Ice House	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Shane Nash (2) - 0:13		Second period			9:55 - sh - Richard Pitirri (1)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		Second overtime period			8:36 - Chris Kelly (2)
Steve Valiquette (0 – 3, 54 saves / 56 shots)		Goalie stats			Gene Chiarello (3 – 0, 48 saves / 49 shots)

March 21	London Knights		0 – 7	Erie Otters	Erie Civic Center	Recap
No scoring		First period		6:02 - pp - Shane Nash (3) 6:27 - Jesse Black (1)
No scoring		Second period		0:48 - Vadim Sharapov (2) 14:49 - sh - Shane Nash (4)
No scoring		Third period		4:57 - Colin Pepperall (1) 15:02 - Tyler Rennette (1) 15:52 - pp - Michael Rupp (2)
Gene Chiarello (3 – 1, 37 saves / 44 shots)		Goalie stats		Steve Valiquette (1 – 3, 17 saves / 17 shots)

March 23	Erie Otters		3 – 1	London Knights	London Ice House	Recap
Tyler Rennette (2) - 2:02		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		19:25 - Richard Pitirri (2)
Colin Pepperall (2) - 1:23 Tyler Rennette (3) - 13:40		Third period		No scoring
Steve Valiquette (2 – 3, 48 saves / 49 shots)		Goalie stats		Gene Chiarello (3 – 2, 37 saves / 40 shots)

March 24	London Knights		3 – 4	OT	Erie Otters	Erie Civic Center	Recap
Rico Fata (1) - 11:37		First period			No scoring
Tom Kostopoulos (3) - 4:58		Second period			10:45 - Tim Connolly (1)
Maxim Spiridonov (1) - 11:16		Third period			3:21 - Arvid Rekis (1) 16:57 - Jason Baird (1)
No scoring		First overtime period			16:06 - Michael Rupp (3)
Gene Chiarello (3 – 3, 33 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats			Steve Valiquette (3 – 3, 33 saves / 36 shots)

March 26	Erie Otters		2 – 3	London Knights	London Ice House	Recap
Colin Pepperall (3) - 2:20		First period		No scoring
Colin Pepperall (4) - pp - 14:25		Second period		8:04 - pp - Evgeny Korolev (1) 19:26 - pp - Tom Kostopoulos (4)
No scoring		Third period		2:22 - Rico Fata (2)
Steve Valiquette (3 – 4, 36 saves / 39 shots)		Goalie stats		Gene Chiarello (4 – 3, 35 saves / 37 shots)

London wins series 4 – 3

(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Sarnia Sting

March 14	Sarnia Sting		1 – 3	Plymouth Whalers	Compuware Sports Arena	Recap
Chad Cavanagh (1) - 16:09		First period		3:41 - pp - Sergei Fedotov (1)
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		5:07 - Harold Druken (1) 19:50 - en - David Legwand (1)
Patrick DesRochers (0 – 1, 29 saves / 31 shots)		Goalie stats		Robert Esche (1 – 0, 28 saves / 29 shots)

March 17	Plymouth Whalers		4 – 6	Sarnia Sting	Sarnia Arena	Recap
David Legwand (2) - 12:57		First period		11:34 - pp - Ryan VanBuskrik (1)
David Legwand (3) - 0:37 Steve Wasylko (1) - pp - 2:42		Second period		8:17 - pp - Greg Willers (1) 15:22 - Jeff Heerema (1)
Brian Passmore (1) - 10:08		Third period		1:24 - Ivan Novoseltsev (1) 13:09 - sh - Jon Sim (1) 19:19 - en - Andrew Proskurnicki (1)
Robert Esche (1 – 1, 32 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats		Patrick DesRochers (1 – 1, 37 saves / 41 shots)

March 19	Sarnia Sting		1 – 7	Plymouth Whalers	Compuware Sports Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period		3:05 - pp - Yuri Babenko (1) 16:19 - pp - Harold Druken (2)
No scoring		Second period		5:15 - Jesse Boulerice (1) 15:25 - pp - Yuri Babenko (2) 19:48 - pp - Andrew Taylor (1)
Jeff Heerema (2) - 3:56		Third period		2:31 - David Legwand (4) 6:59 - pp - Harold Druken (3)
Patrick DesRochers (1 – 2, 25 saves / 29 shots) Greg Hewitt (23 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats		Robert Esche (2 – 1, 21 saves / 22 shots)

March 21	Plymouth Whalers		7 – 2	Sarnia Sting	Sarnia Arena	Recap
Eric Gooldy (1) - 2:36 Steve Wasylko (2) - sh - 5:19 Paul Mara (1) - pp - 16:55		First period		13:18 - Michael Hanson (1)
Harold Druken (4) - 5:11 Harold Druken (5) - 6:13		Second period		6:51 - Jeff Heerema (3)
Steve Wasylko (3) - 1:40 Andrew Taylor (2) - pp - 14:24		Third period		No scoring
Robert Esche (3 – 1, 39 saves / 41 shots)		Goalie stats		Patrick DesRochers (1 – 3, 4 saves / 6 shots) Greg Hewitt (45 saves / 50 shots)

March 22	Sarnia Sting		2 – 3	OT	Plymouth Whalers	Compuware Sports Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Greg Willers (2) - pp - 4:35		Second period			10:14 - pp - Sergei Fedotov (2)
Jeff Heerema (4) - 13:25		Third period			11:26 - Troy Smith (1)
No scoring		First overtime period			0:30 - Randy Fitzgerald (1)
Greg Hewitt (0 – 1, 35 saves / 38 shots)		Goalie stats			Robert Esche (4 – 1, 37 saves / 39 shots)

Plymouth wins series 4 – 1

OHL quarter-finals

(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (C5) Sudbury Wolves

March 27	Sudbury Wolves		3 – 6	Guelph Storm	Guelph Memorial Gardens	Recap
Jeremy Adduono (3) - sh - 14:01		First period		3:54 - Brian Willsie (1) 10:48 - Jason Jackman (1) 18:59 - Matt Lahey (1)
Jeremy Adduono (4) - pp - 11:55 Konstantin Kalmikov (6) - 18:08		Second period		0:41 - Andrew Long (1)
No scoring		Third period		1:14 - Nick Bootland (1) 10:49 - pp - Andrew Long (2)
Kory Cooper (4 – 3, 47 saves / 53 shots)		Goalie stats		Chris Madden (1 – 0, 30 saves / 33 shots)

March 31	Guelph Storm		4 – 1	Sudbury Wolves	Sudbury Community Arena	Recap
Jason Jackman (2) - pp - 16:07		First period		6:47 - pp - Glenn Crawford (4)
Nick Bootland (2) - 5:06 Kent McDonell (1) - 5:19 Kent McDonell (2) - 10:08		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Chris Madden (2 – 0, 29 saves / 30 shots)		Goalie stats		Kory Cooper (4 – 4, 36 saves / 40 shots)

April 2	Sudbury Wolves		1 – 8	Guelph Storm	Guelph Memorial Gardens	Recap
No scoring		First period		3:42 - Manny Malhotra (1) 5:24 - pp - Brian Willsie (2) 11:27 - pp - Nick Bootland (3)
No scoring		Second period		11:33 - Nick Bootland (4) 14:57 - Kent McDonell (3)
Konstantin Kalmikov (7) - pp - 3:46		Third period		9:02 - pp - Kevin Mitchell (1) 10:32 - pp - Jason Jackman (3) 14:02 - pp - Bob Crummer (1)
Kory Cooper (4 – 5, 11 saves / 14 shots) Andrew Raycroft (28 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats		Chris Madden (3 – 0, 27 saves / 28 shots)

April 3	Guelph Storm		4 – 1	Sudbury Wolves	Sudbury Community Arena	Recap
Manny Malhotra (2) - 7:07 Manny Malhotra (3) - 14:02		First period		14:56 - Jeremy Adduono (5)
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Manny Malhotra (4) - 0:35 Brian Willsie (3) - 13:24		Third period		No scoring
Chris Madden (4 – 0, 34 saves / 35 shots)		Goalie stats		Kory Cooper (8 saves / 9 shots) Andrew Raycroft (0 – 1, 19 saves / 22 shots)

Guelph wins series 4 – 0

(E1) Ottawa 67's vs. (C4) Owen Sound Platers

March 28	Ottawa 67's		4 – 5	Owen Sound Platers	Bayshore Community Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period		5:43 - Wes Goldie (3) 18:09 - Adam Mair (3)
Troy Stonier (1) - 13:20 Matt Zultek (1) - 19:45		Second period		11:51 - Colin Beardsmore (2) 13:57 - Jason Doyle (6) 18:03 - Jason Doyle (7)
David Bell (1) - 12:40 Mark Bell (1) - 19:19		Third period		No scoring
Craig Hillier (0 – 1, 35 saves / 40 shots) Seamus Kotyk (4 saves / 4 shots)		Goalie stats		Curtis Sanford (4 – 0, 42 saves / 46 shots)

March 31	Owen Sound Platers		2 – 4	Ottawa 67's	Ottawa Civic Centre	Recap
Adam Campbell (1) - 12:03		First period		No scoring
Adam Campbell (2) - 17:22		Second period		13:41 - pp - Troy Stonier (2) 14:22 - Dan Tessier (1) 16:52 - pp - Mark Bell (2)
No scoring		Third period		14:55 - David Bell (2)
Curtis Sanford (4 – 1, 34 saves / 38 shots)		Goalie stats		Craig Hillier (1 – 1, 17 saves / 19 shots)

April 2	Ottawa 67's		4 – 2	Owen Sound Platers	Bayshore Community Centre	Recap
Dan Tessier (2) - 9:22		First period		No scoring
Joe Talbot (1) - 0:31 Dan Tessier (3) - 10:59		Second period		1:34 - Adam Mair (4) 9:51 - Adam Mair (5)
Dan Tudin (1) - 8:47		Third period		No scoring
Craig Hillier (2 – 1, 32 saves / 34 shots)		Goalie stats		Curtis Sanford (4 – 2, 44 saves / 48 shots)

April 3	Owen Sound Platers		3 – 7	Ottawa 67's	Ottawa Civic Centre	Recap
Adam Campbell (3) - 19:06		First period		0:20 - Troy Stonier (3) 1:52 - Dan Tudin (2)
Colin Beardsmore (3) - pp - 15:33		Second period		4:46 - pp - Jonathan Zion (1)
Adam Mair (6) - 5:31		Third period		3:47 - Ben Gustavson (1) 6:41 - Ben Gustavson (2) 9:34 - Mark Bell (3) 17:41 - Ben Gustavson (3)
Curtis Sanford (4 – 3, 39 saves / 46 shots)		Goalie stats		Craig Hillier (3 – 1, 30 saves / 33 shots)

April 5	Owen Sound Platers		2 – 8	Ottawa 67's	Ottawa Civic Centre	Recap
Joel Ward (1) - 0:38		First period		6:05 - pp - Mark Bell (4) 7:47 - David Bell (3) 12:54 - sh - Ben Gustavson (4) 15:00 - pp - Ben Gustavson (5)
Adam Campbell (4) - 15:23		Second period		10:55 - Troy Stonier (4) 14:08 - pp - David Bell (4) 18:59 - Mark Bell (5)
No scoring		Third period		10:36 - Dan Tessier (4)
Curtis Sanford (4 – 4, 12 saves / 16 shots) Eoin McInerney (26 saves / 30 shots)		Goalie stats		Craig Hillier (4 – 1, 18 saves / 20 shots)

Ottawa wins series 4 – 1

(W1) London Knights vs. (E3) Kingston Frontenacs

March 29	Kingston Frontenacs		1 – 4	London Knights	London Ice House	Recap
Chris Allen (2) - pp - 6:16		First period		1:58 - Richard Pitirri (3) 13:48 - Mark Cadotte (4)
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		14:37 - Chris Kelly (3) - 14:37 19:40 - en - Evgeny Korolev (2)
Curtis Cruickshank (4 – 4, 37 saves / 40 shots)		Goalie stats		Gene Chiarello (5 – 3, 35 saves / 36 shots)

March 31	London Knights		6 – 9	Kingston Frontenacs	Kingston Memorial Centre	Recap
Rico Fata (3) - pp - 7:35		First period		11:10 - pp - Chris Allen (3) 15:07 - Matt Cooke (5)
Mark Cadotte (5) - sh - 0:30 Joel Scherban (1) - pp - 4:52		Second period		3:01 - Jonathan Schill (1) 5:35 - Mike Oliveira (5) 8:30 - pp - Matt Bradley (2) 14:34 - pp - Matt Cooke (6) 15:25 - Matt Bradley (3)
Tom Kostopoulos (5) - 0:21 Mark Cadotte (6) - 13:47 Jeff Brown (1) - 17:09		Third period		9:58 - Rob Mailloux (2) 12:54 - Chris Allen (4)
Gene Chiarello (21 saves / 26 shots) Elliott Faust (0 – 1, 17 saves/ 21 shots)		Goalie stats		Curtis Cruickshank (5 – 4, 32 saves / 38 shots)

April 2	Kingston Frontenacs		5 – 8	London Knights	London Ice House	Recap
No scoring		First period		1:56 - Joel Scherban (2) 2:50 - Mark Cadotte (7) 3:11 - Rico Fata (4) 6:29 - Maxim Spiridonov (2) 9:14 - Krys Barch (1) 15:56 - Tom Kostopoulos (6)
Colin Chaulk (4) - pp - 12:06 Rob Mailloux (3) - pp - 16:14		Second period		10:41 - pp - Mark Cadotte (8)
Mike Oliveira (6) - 10:16 Matt Cooke (7) - 16:09 Jan Bulis (8) - 17:46		Third period		9:47 - Mike Mazzuca (1)
Curtis Cruickshank (6 saves / 9 shots) Nick Foley (0 – 1, 29 saves / 34 shots)		Goalie stats		Gene Chiarello (6 – 3, 38 saves / 43 shots)

April 4	London Knights		4 – 3	OT	Kingston Frontenacs	Kingston Memorial Centre	Recap
Mark Cadotte (9) - sh - 16:57 Rico Fata (5) - 19:03		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			3:37 - pp - Matt Cooke (8) 7:53 - Matt Price (2) 16:53 - sh - Matt Price (3)
Mark Cadotte (10) - pp - 0:42		Third period			No scoring
Krys Barch (2) - 9:10		First overtime period			No scoring
Gene Chiarello (7 – 3, 43 saves / 46 shots)		Goalie stats			Curtis Cruickshank (5 – 5, 39 saves / 43 shots)

April 6	Kingston Frontenacs		2 – 5	London Knights	London Ice House	Recap
Rob Mailloux (4) - pp - 12:12		First period		14:34 - Rico Fata (6)
Matt Elich (2) - 8:57		Second period		10:42 - Krys Barch (3) 12:01 - Rico Fata (7)
No scoring		Third period		10:24 - Rico Fata (8) 18:45 - en - Mark Cadotte (11)
Curtis Cruickshank (5 – 6, 35 saves / 39 shots)		Goalie stats		Gene Chiarello (8 – 3, 37 saves / 39 shots)

London wins series 4 – 1

(E2) Belleville Bulls vs. (W2) Plymouth Whalers

March 28	Belleville Bulls		5 – 6	Plymouth Whalers	Compuware Sports Arena	Recap
Ryan Ready (5) - 0:26 Jonathan Cheechoo (2) - pp - 11:07 Joel Trottier (2) - 13:48		First period		15:04 - pp - Andrew Taylor (3) 18:56 - pp - Andrew Taylor (4) 19:55 - Andrew Taylor (5)
Jim Midgley (3) - 3:51 Joel Trottier (3) - 4:18		Second period		3:09 - pp - Julian Smith (1) 9:37 - Randy Fitzgerald (2) 19:32 - Randy Fitzgerald (3)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Shawn Gallant (4 – 1, 36 saves / 42 shots)		Goalie stats		Robert Esche (5 – 1, 37 saves / 42 shots)

March 31	Plymouth Whalers		3 – 2	Belleville Bulls	Yardmen Arena	Recap
Paul Mara (2) - pp - 11:16		First period		2:03 - Jim Midgley (4)
Jesse Boulerice (2) - 8:54		Second period		No scoring
Randy Fitzgerald (4) - 2:05		Third period		10:37 - Daniel Cleary (5)
Robert Esche (6 – 1, 42 saves / 44 shots)		Goalie stats		Shawn Gallant (4 – 2, 35 saves / 38 shots)

April 1	Plymouth Whalers		4 – 3	OT	Belleville Bulls	Yardmen Arena	Recap
Harold Druken (6) - pp - 9:25		First period			16:34 - Joel Trottier (4)
No scoring		Second period			11:45 - Jonathan Cheechoo (3)
Andrew Taylor (6) - pp - 3:29 Andrew Taylor (7) - 19:51		Third period			10:56 - Derek Campbell (2)
Julian Smith (2) - 1:46		First overtime period			No scoring
Robert Esche (7 – 1, 45 saves / 48 shots)		Goalie stats			Shawn Gallant (4 – 3, 27 saves / 31 shots)

April 3	Belleville Bulls		3 – 2	Plymouth Whalers	Compuware Sports Arena	Recap
Joel Dezainde (3) - 6:40		First period		19:30 - Harold Druken (7)
Andrei Shurupov (2) - 2:18 Daniel Cleary (6) - 14:37		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		2:15 - Harold Druken (8)
Shawn Gallant (5 – 3, 28 saves / 30 shots)		Goalie stats		Robert Esche (7 – 2, 39 saves / 42 shots)

April 5	Plymouth Whalers		3 – 4	Belleville Bulls	Yardmen Arena	Recap
Nikos Tselios (1) - pp - 4:58		First period		No scoring
David Legwand (5) - pp - 16:40		Second period		13:02 - pp - Jonathan Cheechoo (4)
Paul Mara (3) - 5:35		Third period		0:35 - pp - Justin Papineau (4) 12:41 - pp - Chris Stanley (3) 14:22 - Kevin Baker (4)
Robert Esche (7 – 3, 43 saves / 47 shots)		Goalie stats		Shawn Gallant (6 – 3, 36 saves / 39 shots)

April 7	Belleville Bulls		2 – 6	Plymouth Whalers	Compuware Sports Arena	Recap
Justin Papineau (5) - pp - 17:06		First period		9:18 - David Legwand (6)
No scoring		Second period		8:28 - Sergei Fedotov (3) 12:07 - pp - Randy Fitzgerald (5)
Joel Trottier (5) - 5:23		Third period		5:47 - David Legwand (7) 13:46 - Randy Fitzgerald (6) 19:18 - Kristopher Purdy (1)
Shawn Gallant (6 – 4, 34 saves / 40 shots)		Goalie stats		Robert Esche (8 – 3, 34 saves / 36 shots)

Plymouth wins series 4 – 2

OHL semi-finals

(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (W2) Plymouth Whalers

April 10	Plymouth Whalers		1 – 2	Guelph Storm	Guelph Memorial Gardens	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Yuri Babenko (3) - pp - 11:05		Second period		7:56 - Brian Willsie (4)
No scoring		Third period		11:19 - Eric Beaudoin (1)
Robert Esche (8 – 4, 38 saves / 40 shots)		Goalie stats		Chris Madden (5 – 0, 39 saves / 40 shots)

April 13	Guelph Storm		5 – 1	Plymouth Whalers	Compuware Sports Arena	Recap
Nick Bootland (5) - 1:21		First period		No scoring
Matt Lahey (2) - pp - 11:41 Eric Beaudoin (2) - 16:11		Second period		No scoring
Kent McDonell (4) - 4:40 Chris Hajt (1) - pp - 10:29		Third period		1:28 - Julian Smith (3)
Chris Madden (6 – 0, 18 saves / 19 shots)		Goalie stats		Robert Esche (8 – 5, 31 saves / 36 shots)

April 16	Plymouth Whalers		1 – 5	Guelph Storm	Guelph Memorial Gardens	Recap
No scoring		First period		2:57 - Brian Willsie (5) 12:33 - Nick Bootland (6) 18:00 - Jason Jackman (4)
David Legwand (8) - 6:11		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		2:44 - Andrew Long (3) 7:24 - Matt Lahey (3)
Robert Esche (8 – 6, 34 saves / 39 shots) Robert Holsinger (5 saves / 5 shots)		Goalie stats		Chris Madden (7 – 0, 17 saves / 18 shots)

April 17	Guelph Storm		5 – 2	Plymouth Whalers	Compuware Sports Arena	Recap
Jason Jackman (5) - pp - 8:00 Brian Willsie (6) - pp - 10:12		First period		No scoring
Nick Bootland (7) - 14:42		Second period		No scoring
Brian Willsie (7) - 2:38 Manny Malhotra (5) - sh - 10:48		Third period		0:20 - Harold Druken (9) 14:05 - Brian Passmore (2)
Chris Madden (8 – 0, 27 saves / 29 shots)		Goalie stats		Robert Esche (8 – 7, 21 saves / 24 shots) Robert Holsinger (7 saves / 9 shots)

Guelph wins series 4 – 0

(E1) Ottawa 67's vs. (W1) London Knights

April 10	London Knights		0 – 3	Ottawa 67's	Ottawa Civic Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period		3:47 - pp - Troy Stonier (5)
No scoring		Second period		9:12 - Jonathan Zion (2)
No scoring		Third period		5:07 - sh - Dan Tessier (5)
Gene Chiarello (8 – 4, 29 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats		Craig Hillier (5 – 1, 24 saves / 24 shots)

April 11	London Knights		2 – 3	Ottawa 67's	Ottawa Civic Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period		1:17 - Dan Tudin (3) 9:30 - pp - Justin Davis (1)
Rico Fata (9) - 5:21		Second period		No scoring
Maxim Spiridonov (3) - 7:07		Third period		3:37 - Troy Stonier (6)
Gene Chiarello (8 – 5, 39 saves / 42 shots)		Goalie stats		Craig Hillier (7 saves / 8 shots) Seamus Kotyk (1 – 0, 20 saves / 21 shots)

April 14	Ottawa 67's		4 – 2	London Knights	London Ice House	Recap
Dan Tudin (4) - pp - 2:57 Justin Davis (2) - 17:37		First period		No scoring
Brian Campbell (1) - pp - 0:38 Justin Davis (3) - 16:18		Second period		0:18 - sh - Mark Cadotte (12) 11:36 - Krys Barch (4)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Seamus Kotyk (2 – 0, 36 saves / 38 shots)		Goalie stats		Gene Chiarello (8 – 6, 41 saves / 45 shots)

April 16	Ottawa 67's		5 – 2	London Knights	London Ice House	Recap
No scoring		First period		18:51 - pp - Chris Kelly (4)
Jonathan Zion (3) - pp - 5:51 Matt Zultek (2) - pp - 10:08 Ben Gustavson (6) - pp - 11:02		Second period		No scoring
Justin Davis (4) - pp - 6:37 Dan Tessier (6) - pp - 11:26		Third period		2:36 - pp - Richard Pitirri (4)
Craig Hillier (6 – 1, 27 saves / 29 shots)		Goalie stats		Gene Chiarello (8 – 7, 48 saves / 53 shots)

Ottawa wins series 4 – 0

OHL finals

(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (E1) Ottawa 67's

April 22	Ottawa 67's		2 – 5	Guelph Storm	Guelph Memorial Gardens	Recap
No scoring		First period		5:03 - Matt Lahey (4) 10:05 - Manny Malhotra (6) 11:33 - Kent McDonell (5)
No scoring		Second period		17:01 - Matt Lahey (5)
Matt Zultek (3) - 6:28 Matt Zultek (4) - pp - 12:00		Third period		8:26 - Mike Vellinga (1)
Craig Hillier (6 – 2, 15 saves / 18 shots) Seamus Kotyk (21 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats		Chris Madden (9 – 0, 33 saves / 35 shots)

April 24	Guelph Storm		3 – 2	Ottawa 67's	Ottawa Civic Centre	Recap
Brian Willsie (8) - 5:40 Kent McDonell (6) - 7:13		First period		13:58 - Justin Davis (5)
No scoring		Second period		8:44 - Matt Zultek (5)
Manny Malhotra (7) - pp - 16:54		Third period		No scoring
Chris Madden (10 – 0, 30 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats		Seamus Kotyk (2 – 1, 26 saves / 29 shots)

April 25	Guelph Storm		1 – 8	Ottawa 67's	Ottawa Civic Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period		3:12 - Ben Gustavson (7) 15:20 - Joe Talbot (2)
No scoring		Second period		0:45 - pp - Troy Stonier (7) 8:37 - Stephen Lafleur (1) 9:08 - Ben Gustavson (8)
Eric Beaudoin (3) - pp - 15:44		Third period		2:33 - Matt Zultek (6) 7:35 - Mark Bell (6) 16:20 - Joe Talbot (3)
Chris Madden (10 – 1, 19 saves / 23 shots) Chris Thompson (21 saves / 25 shots)		Goalie stats		Seamus Kotyk (3 – 1, 28 saves / 29 shots)

April 27	Ottawa 67's		1 – 2	Guelph Storm	Guelph Memorial Gardens	Recap
Lance Galbraith (1) - 3:01		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		9:43 - Kent McDonell (7) 17:50 - Brian Willsie (9)
Seamus Kotyk (3 – 2, 22 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats		Chris Madden (11 – 1, 25 saves / 26 shots)

April 29	Ottawa 67's		3 – 4	Guelph Storm	Guelph Memorial Gardens	Recap
Dan Tessier (7) - 17:24		First period		11:43 - Manny Malhotra (8)
No scoring		Second period		18:46 - Jason Jackman (6)
Ben Gustavson (9) - 5:08 Joe Talbot (4) - 14:15		Third period		1:37 - Eric Beaudoin (4) 17:04 - Brian Willsie (10)
Seamus Kotyk (3 – 3, 27 saves / 31 shots)		Goalie stats		Chris Madden (12 – 1, 25 saves / 28 shots)

Guelph wins series 4 – 1

Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes ^[3]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Daniel Cleary	Belleville Bulls	10	6	17	23	10
Harold Druken	Plymouth Whalers	15	9	11	20	4
David Legwand	Plymouth Whalers	15	8	12	30	24
Mark Cadotte	London Knights	16	12	7	19	15
Dan Tessier	Ottawa 67's	14	7	12	19	12
Mike Oliviera	Kingston Frontenacs	12	6	13	19	8
Jan Bulis	Kingston Frontenacs	12	8	10	18	12
Matt Zultek	Ottawa 67's	14	6	12	18	20
Troy Stonier	Ottawa 67's	14	7	10	17	8
Paul Mara	Plymouth Whalers	15	3	14	17	30

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 ^[4]

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Chris Madden	Guelph Storm	13	749	12	1	23	0	0.939	1.84
Steve Valiquette	Erie Otters	7	468	3	4	15	1	0.944	1.92
Seamus Kotyk	Ottawa 67's	8	392	3	3	15	0	0.925	2.29
Craig Hillier	Ottawa 67's	9	448	6	2	20	1	0.911	2.68
Shawn Gallant	Belleville Bulls	10	602	6	4	29	2	0.911	2.89

All-Star teams

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup:	Guelph Storm
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:	Guelph Storm
Leyden Trophy:	Ottawa 67's
Emms Trophy:	Guelph Storm
Bumbacco Trophy:	London Knights
Red Tilson Trophy:	David Legwand, Plymouth Whalers
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:	Peter Sarno, Windsor Spitfires
Matt Leyden Trophy:	Gary Agnew, London Knights
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:	Maxim Spiridonov, London Knights
Max Kaminsky Trophy:	Chris Allen, Kingston Frontenacs
OHL Goaltender of the Year:	Bujar Amidovski, Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Jack Ferguson Award:	Jay Harrison, Brampton Battalion
Dave Pinkney Trophy:	Craig Hillier and Seamus Kotyk, Ottawa 67's
OHL Executive of the Year:	Paul McIntosh, London Knights
Emms Family Award:	David Legwand, Plymouth Whalers
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy:	Seamus Kotyk, Ottawa 67's
OHL Humanitarian of the Year:	Jason Metcalfe, London Knights
William Hanley Trophy:	Matt Bradley, Kingston Frontenacs
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:	Bujar Amidovski, Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Bobby Smith Trophy:	Manny Malhotra, Guelph Storm

1998 OHL Priority Selection

On June 6, 1998, the OHL conducted the 1998 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection at the Barrie Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario. The Brampton Battalion held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Jay Harrison from the Oshawa Legionaires. Harrison was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.

The 1998 draft was the first draft for the newest OHL expansion teams, the Brampton Battalion and Mississauga IceDogs, who would begin to play during the 1998-99 season.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 1998 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.^[5]

#	Player	Nationality	OHL Team	Hometown	Minor Team
1	Jay Harrison (D)	Canada	Brampton Battalion	Whitby, Ontario	Oshawa Legionaires
2	Lou Dickenson (LW)	Canada	Mississauga IceDogs	Orleans, Ontario	Ottawa South Canadians
3	Chris Eade (D)	Canada	North Bay Centennials	Oshawa, Ontario	Oshawa Legionaires
4	Mark Popovic (D)	Canada	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Stoney Creek, Ontario	Mississauga Chargers
5	Dan Growden (D)	Canada	Windsor Spitfires	Bridgenorth, Ontario	Peterborough Petes Bantam
6	Derek Fox (D)	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Quinte Hawks
7	Aaron Molnar (G)	Canada	Peterborough Petes	Dorchester, Ontario	St. Thomas Stars
8	Corey Sabourin (D)	Canada	Sudbury Wolves	Orleans, Ontario	Cumberland Grads
9	Chris Minard (C)	Canada	Owen Sound Platers	Owen Sound, Ontario	Owen Sound Greys
10	Jonah Leroux (LW)	Canada	Oshawa Generals	Williamstown, Ontario	Char-Lan Rebels
11	Mike Wehrestedt (RW)	Canada	Kitchener Rangers	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Thunder Bay Kings
12	Brad Boyes (RW)	Canada	Erie Otters	Mississauga, Ontario	Mississauga Rebels
13	Brett Clouthier (RW)	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs	Arnprior, Ontario	Kanata Lasers
14	Ryan Hare (C)	Canada	Sarnia Sting	Sarnia, Ontario	Sarnia Legionnaires
15	Kristopher Vernarsky (C)	United States	Plymouth Whalers	Warren, Michigan	USA U18
16	Darryl Bootland (RW)	Canada	Barrie Colts	Schomberg, Ontario	Orangeville Crushers
17	Bobby Turner (D)	Canada	London Knights	Stoney Creek, Ontario	Quinte Hawks
18	Kris Newbury (C)	Canada	Belleville Bulls	Brampton, Ontario	Brampton Capitals
19	Luke Sellars (D)	Canada	Ottawa 67's	Pickering, Ontario	Wexford Raiders
20	Matthew Rock (D)	Canada	Guelph Storm	Fergus, Ontario	Elmira Sugar Kings

References

HockeyDB

Preceded by 1996–97 OHL season	OHL seasons	Succeeded by 1998–99 OHL season

[1] "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".

[2] "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".

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Expansion

Toronto St. Michael's Majors

Rebranding

Detroit Whalers to Plymouth Whalers

Realignment

Regular season

Final standings

East Division

Central Division

West Division

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Playoffs

Division quarter-finals

East Division

(2) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Peterborough Petes

(3) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (4) Oshawa Generals

Central Division

(2) Barrie Colts vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves

(3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (4) Owen Sound Platers

West Division

(1) London Knights vs. (4) Erie Otters

(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Sarnia Sting

OHL quarter-finals

(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (C5) Sudbury Wolves

(E1) Ottawa 67's vs. (C4) Owen Sound Platers

(W1) London Knights vs. (E3) Kingston Frontenacs

(E2) Belleville Bulls vs. (W2) Plymouth Whalers

OHL semi-finals

(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (W2) Plymouth Whalers

(E1) Ottawa 67's vs. (W1) London Knights

OHL finals

(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (E1) Ottawa 67's

Playoff scoring leaders

Playoff leading goaltenders

All-Star teams

First team

Second team

Third team

Awards

1998 OHL Priority Selection

See also

References