The 2002–03 OHL season was the 23rd season of the Ontario Hockey League. The North Bay Centennials relocated to Saginaw, Michigan, becoming the Saginaw Spirit. Due to the move, several teams changed divisions; the Saginaw Spirit were placed in the west division, the London Knights moved to the midwest division, and the Brampton Battalion moved to the central division. The London Knights moved into the new John Labatt Centre, which replaced the London Ice House. The Tim Adams Memorial Trophy was inaugurated as the MVP of the OHL Cup. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Mississauga Icedogs qualified for the playoffs for the first time in their existence. The Kitchener Rangers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Ottawa 67's in the final.
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 = clinched conference title
Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
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1 | z-Ottawa 67's | East | 68 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 98 | 318 | 210 |
2 | y-Brampton Battalion | Central | 68 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 239 | 202 |
3 | x-Peterborough Petes | East | 68 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 78 | 222 | 215 |
4 | x-Toronto St. Michael's Majors | Central | 68 | 32 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 76 | 207 | 214 |
5 | x-Belleville Bulls | East | 68 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 195 | 200 |
6 | x-Oshawa Generals | East | 68 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 243 | 225 |
7 | x-Barrie Colts | Central | 68 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 71 | 228 | 223 |
8 | x-Mississauga IceDogs | Central | 68 | 23 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 60 | 212 | 231 |
9 | Kingston Frontenacs | East | 68 | 25 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 222 | 287 |
10 | Sudbury Wolves | Central | 68 | 16 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 175 | 273 |
Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
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1 | z-Kitchener Rangers | Midwest | 68 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 100 | 275 | 188 |
2 | y-Plymouth Whalers | West | 68 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 97 | 259 | 174 |
3 | x-Sarnia Sting | West | 68 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 90 | 251 | 193 |
4 | x-Windsor Spitfires | West | 68 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 80 | 259 | 221 |
5 | x-London Knights | Midwest | 68 | 31 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 72 | 220 | 205 |
6 | x-Guelph Storm | Midwest | 68 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 69 | 217 | 208 |
7 | x-Owen Sound Attack | Midwest | 68 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 65 | 206 | 243 |
8 | x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | West | 68 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 232 | 284 |
9 | Erie Otters | Midwest | 68 | 24 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 181 | 248 |
10 | Saginaw Spirit | West | 68 | 11 | 45 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 158 | 275 |
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Corey Locke | Ottawa 67's | 66 | 63 | 88 | 151 | 83 |
Matt Foy | Ottawa 67's | 68 | 61 | 71 | 132 | 112 |
Chad LaRose | Plymouth Whalers | 67 | 61 | 56 | 117 | 52 |
Joey Tenute | Sarnia Sting | 68 | 41 | 71 | 112 | 75 |
Kyle Wellwood | Windsor Spitfires | 57 | 41 | 59 | 100 | 20 |
Jamie Johnson | Oshawa Generals | 68 | 24 | 76 | 100 | 34 |
Eric Staal | Peterborough Petes | 66 | 39 | 59 | 98 | 36 |
Matt Stajan | Belleville Bulls | 57 | 34 | 60 | 94 | 75 |
Kris Newbury | Sarnia Sting | 64 | 34 | 58 | 92 | 149 |
Brandon Nolan | Oshawa Generals | 68 | 36 | 52 | 88 | 57 |
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On May 3, 2003, the OHL conducted the 2003 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Saginaw Spirit held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Patrick McNeill from the Strathroy Rockets. McNeill 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 2003 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [2]
On June 26, 2003, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2003 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Owen Sound Attack held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Štefan Ružička from Slovakia with their selection.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2003 CHL Import Draft. [3]
The 2003–04 OHL season was the 24th season of the Ontario Hockey League. In November 2003, the OHL Board of Governors renamed the OHL Humanitarian of the Year Award to the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy, in recognition of former Owen Sound Platers player, Dan Snyder, who died in a car accident in September 2003. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the Guelph Storm, who swept the Mississauga IceDogs in the league final.
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The 2005–06 OHL season was the 26th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Canadian Hockey League adopted the new playing rules and enforcement recently adopted by the National Hockey League in efforts to speed up the game, and make it more exciting for fans. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the Peterborough Petes, who defeated the London Knights in the final.
The 2001–02 OHL season was the 22nd season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Erie Otters defeated the Barrie Colts for the J. Ross Robertson Cup.
The 2000–01 OHL season was the 21st season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Guelph Storm moved from the Guelph Memorial Gardens to the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre at the start of the season. The Owen Sound Platers were renamed to the Owen Sound Attack Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Ottawa 67's won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Plymouth Whalers.
The 2006–07 OHL season was the 27th season of the Ontario Hockey League.
The 2007–08 OHL season was the 28th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams played 68 games each during the schedule, that started on September 19, 2007, and concluded on March 16, 2008. The Mississauga IceDogs relocated to the Gatorade Garden City Complex in downtown St. Catharines after getting approval of the team's sale to Bill Burke by the Board of Governors on June 5, 2007. The team was renamed the Niagara IceDogs. The Toronto St. Michael's Majors replaced the IceDogs in the Hershey Centre, renaming themselves, the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. The Kingston Frontenacs moved late-season from the Kingston Memorial Centre to the new K-Rock Centre, which opened on February 22, 2008. On the afternoon of February 18, 2008, Windsor Spitfires team captain Mickey Renaud died after collapsing at his home, at age 19, of the rare heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The playoffs began March 20, with the Kitchener Rangers winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL champions. The Rangers were also chosen before the start of the season to host the 2008 Memorial Cup tournament.
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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.
The 2010–11 OHL season was the 31st season of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Twenty teams, divided into the Eastern and Western Conferences, played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on September 23, 2010 and ended on March 20, 2011. The playoffs began on March 24, 2011 and ended on May 15, 2011, with the Owen Sound Attack winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup, and a berth in the 2011 Memorial Cup, hosted by the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors of the OHL in Mississauga, Ontario.
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.
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The 2019–20 OHL season was the 40th season of the Ontario Hockey League, in which twenty teams were scheduled to playing 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 19, 2019 to March 22, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, the regular season was suspended on March 12, 2020, and cancelled six days later.
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The 2022–23 OHL season was the 43rd season of operation of the Ontario Hockey League. The league played a 68-game regular season which began on September 29, 2022 and concluded on March 26, 2023. The post-season began on March 30, 2023 and concluded on May 21, 2023.