2011–12 OHL season

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
LeagueOntario Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationPreseason
2011-09-02 – 2011-09-18
Regular season
2011-09-21 – 2012-03-18
Playoffs
2012-03-22 – 2012-05-11
Number of teams20
TV partner(s)Rogers TV, TVCogeco
Finals championsLondon Knights
2011–12 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
September 2011 – March 2012
QMJHL
September 2011 – March 2012
WHL
September 2011 – March 2012
Number of teams59
TV partner(s)RDS
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV
Finals championsShawinigan Cataractes

Regular season

Final standings

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
Rank Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
1z-Niagara IceDogsCentral6847180397291169
2y-Ottawa 67'sEast6840205388268216
3x-Barrie ColtsCentral6840233285248210
4x-Brampton BattalionCentral6836223782202188
5x-Sudbury WolvesCentral6836264278242239
6x-Mississauga St. Michael's MajorsCentral6833281673201219
7x-Belleville BullsEast6835321071200221
8x-Oshawa GeneralsEast6831304369242241
9Peterborough PetesEast6827343461219281
10Kingston FrontenacsEast6819413546188290

Western conference
Rank Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
1z-London KnightsMidwest6849180199277178
2y-Plymouth WhalersWest6847182197279205
3x-Kitchener RangersMidwest6842241186253211
4x-Sarnia StingWest6834273475243235
5x-Saginaw SpiritWest6833271774259259
6x-Owen Sound AttackMidwest6832293471234220
7x-Guelph StormMidwest6831312468234238
8x-Windsor SpitfiresWest6829325265213258
9Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsWest6829332464227272
10Erie OttersMidwest6810523326169338

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Michael Sgarbossa Sudbury Wolves 66475510268
Tyler Toffoli Ottawa 67's 65524810022
Tanner Pearson Barrie Colts 6037549137
Shane Prince Ottawa 67's 5743479012
Andrew Agozzino Niagara IceDogs 6740488867
Nick Cousins Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 6535538888
Charles Sarault Sarnia Sting 6820678732
Freddie Hamilton Niagara IceDogs 6135518631
Seth Griffith London Knights 6845408549
Mike Halmo Owen Sound Attack 66404585162

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

Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SL GA SO Sv% GAA
Mark Visentin Niagara IceDogs 4224073090280100.9261.99
Matej Machovsky Brampton Battalion 4224202413049550.9022.36
Michael Houser London Knights 62369846150115260.9252.47
Malcolm Subban Belleville Bulls 3922582514009430.9232.50
Matt Mahalak Plymouth Whalers 301625198007230.9232.66

Playoffs
  Conference 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
(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  
(1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (8) Oshawa Generals
Niagara wins series 4 – 2
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Belleville Bulls
Ottawa wins series 4 – 2
(3) Barrie Colts vs. (6) Mississauga St.Michael's Majors
Barrie wins series 4 – 2
(4) Brampton Battalion vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves
Brampton wins series 4 – 0
(1) London Knights vs. (8) Windsor Spitfires
London wins series 4 – 0
(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (7) Guelph Storm
Plymouth wins series 4 – 2
(3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack
Kitchener wins series 4 – 1
(4) Sarnia Sting vs. (5) Saginaw Spirit
Saginaw wins series 4 – 2
(1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (4) Brampton Battalion
Niagara wins series 4 – 0
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Barrie Colts
Ottawa wins series 4 – 3
(1) London Knights vs. (5) Saginaw Spirit
London wins series 4 – 2
(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers
Kitchener wins series 4 – 3
(1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (2) Ottawa 67's
Niagara wins series 4 – 1
(1) London Knights vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers
London wins series 4 – 0

(W1) London Knights vs. (E1) Niagara IceDogs
London wins series 4 – 1

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster
2011-12 London Knights[1]
Goaltenders
  • 29 – Michael Houser 
  • 35 – Jake Patterson 
  • 41 – Tyson Teichmann 

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Tobias Rieder Kitchener Rangers 161314274
Michael Catenacci Kitchener Rangers 167192626
Freddie Hamilton Niagara IceDogs 20717249
Seth Griffith London Knights 1910132312
Ryan Strome Niagara IceDogs 207162331
Olli Maatta London Knights 19617232
Dougie Hamilton Niagara IceDogs 205182316
Alex Friesen Niagara IceDogs 208142218
Ryan Murphy Kitchener Rangers 162202212
David Pacan Niagara IceDogs 208122014

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

Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Brandon Maxwell Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 6378241310.9332.06
Michael Houser London Knights 1911731634410.9282.25
Matej Machovsky Brampton Battalion 8526442010.9002.28
Mathias Niederberger Barrie Colts 13794763110.9332.34
Scott Wedgewood Plymouth Whalers 13781763120.9282.38

All-Star teams

The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.[2]

First team

Second team

Third team

Awards
J. Ross Robertson Cup:London Knights
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:London Knights
Bobby Orr Trophy:Niagara IceDogs
Wayne Gretzky Trophy:London Knights
Emms Trophy:Niagara IceDogs
Leyden Trophy:Ottawa 67's
Holody Trophy:London Knights
Bumbacco Trophy:Plymouth Whalers
Red Tilson Trophy:Michael Houser, London Knights
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:Michael Sgarbossa, Sudbury Wolves
Matt Leyden Trophy:Greg Gilbert, Saginaw Spirit
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:Tyler Toffoli, Ottawa 67's
Max Kaminsky Trophy:Dougie Hamilton, Niagara IceDogs
OHL Goaltender of the Year:Michael Houser, London Knights
Jack Ferguson Award:Connor McDavid, Erie Otters
Dave Pinkney Trophy:Mark Visentin & Christopher Festarini, Niagara IceDogs
OHL Executive of the Year:Steve Bienkowski, Kitchener Rangers
Emms Family Award:Aaron Ekblad, Barrie Colts
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy:Daniel Altshuller, Oshawa Generals
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy:Andrew D'Agostini, Peterborough Petes
William Hanley Trophy:Brandon Saad, Saginaw Spirit
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:Andrew Agozzino, Niagara IceDogs
Bobby Smith Trophy:Adam Pelech, Erie Otters
Roger Neilson Memorial Award:Kyle Pereira, Guelph Storm
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award:Adam Pelech, Erie Otters
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy:Andrew Agozzino, Niagara IceDogs
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy:Connor McDavid, Toronto Marlboros
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award:Austin Watson, London Knights

2012 OHL Priority Selection

On 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]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
1 Connor McDavid (C) Canada Erie Otters Newmarket, Ontario Toronto Marlboros
2 Roland McKeown (D) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Listowel, Ontario Toronto Marlboros
3 Eric Cornel (RW) Canada Peterborough Petes Kemptville, Ontario Upper Canada Cyclones
4 Jared McCann (C) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Palmerston, Ontario London Jr. Knights
5 Josh Ho-Sang (RW) Canada Windsor Spitfires Thornhill, Ontario Toronto Marlboros
6 Robby Fabbri (LW) Canada Guelph Storm Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Rebels
7 Michael Dal Colle (C/LW) Canada Oshawa Generals Woodbridge, Ontario Vaughan Kings
8 Jacob Middleton (D) Canada Owen Sound Attack Stratford, Ontario Huron Perth Lakers
9 Sam Bennett (LW) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Holland Landing, Ontario Toronto Marlboros
10 Niki Petti (C) Canada Belleville Bulls Welland, Ontario Southern Tier Admirals
11 Damian Bourne (LW) Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Oakville, Ontario Mississauga Rebels
12 Jeremiah Addison (LW) Canada Saginaw Spirit Brampton, Ontario Toronto Marlboros
13 Brett Hargrave (RW) Canada Sarnia Sting North Bay, Ontario Mississauga Rebels
14 Conor Cummins (D) Canada Sudbury Wolves Whitby, Ontario Whitby Wildcats
15 Blake Clarke (LW) / Canada/USA Brampton Battalion Wildwood, Missouri St. Louis Blues 18U
16 Brendan Perlini (LW) Canada Barrie Colts Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Detroit Belle Tire 16U
17 Matt Schmalz (RW) Canada Kitchener Rangers Dunnville, Ontario Southern Tier Admirals
18 Dante Salituro (C) Canada Ottawa 67's Willowdale, Ontario Don Mills Flyers
19 Zach Bratina (LW) Canada Plymouth Whalers Lindsay, Ontario Central Ontario Wolves
20 Aaron Haydon (D) United States Niagara IceDogs Plymouth, Michigan Detroit Belle Tire 16U
21 Brook Hiddink (RW) Canada Niagara IceDogs St. Thomas, Ontario Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs
22 Liam Herbst (G) Canada London Knights Etobicoke, Ontario Mississauga Rebels

2012 NHL Entry Draft

On 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]

Round # Player Nationality NHL Team Hometown OHL Team
1 1 Nail Yakupov (RW) Russia Edmonton Oilers Nizhnekamsk, Russia Sarnia Sting
1 3 Alex Galchenyuk (C) United States Montreal Canadiens Milwaukee, Wisconsin Sarnia Sting
1 10 Slater Koekkoek (D) Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Mountain, Ontario Peterborough Petes
1 13 Radek Faksa (C) Czech Republic Dallas Stars Opava, Czech Republic Kitchener Rangers
1 15 Cody Ceci (D) Canada Ottawa Senators Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa 67's
1 16 Tom Wilson (RW) Canada Washington Capitals Toronto, Ontario Plymouth Whalers
1 20 Scott Laughton (C) Canada Philadelphia Flyers Oakville, Ontario Oshawa Generals
1 22 Olli Maatta (D) Finland Pittsburgh Penguins Jyvaskyla, Finland London Knights
1 24 Malcolm Subban (G) Canada Boston Bruins Rexdale, Ontario Belleville Bulls
1 26 Brendan Gaunce (C) Canada Vancouver Canucks Markham, Ontario Belleville Bulls
1 30 Tanner Pearson (LW) Canada Los Angeles Kings Kitchener, Ontario Barrie Colts
2 35 Matthew Finn (D) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario Guelph Storm
2 40 Dylan Blujus (D) United States Tampa Bay Lightning Amherst, New York Brampton Battalion
2 41 Mitchell Heard (C) Canada Colorado Avalanche Bowmanville, Ontario Plymouth Whalers
2 47 Brock McGinn (LW) Canada Carolina Hurricanes Fergus, Ontario Guelph Storm
2 55 Chris Tierney (C) Canada San Jose Sharks Keswick, Ontario London Knights
3 65 Adam Pelech (D) Canada New York Islanders Toronto, Ontario Erie Otters
3 69 Daniel Altshuller (G) Canada Carolina Hurricanes Nepean, Ontario Oshawa Generals
3 70 Scott Kosmachuk (RW) Canada Winnipeg Jets Toronto, Ontario Guelph Storm
3 71 Tanner Richard (LW) Switzerland Tampa Bay Lightning Jona, Switzerland Guelph Storm
3 73 Justin Kea (C) Canada Buffalo Sabres Woodville, Ontario Saginaw Spirit
3 80 Jake Paterson (G) Canada Detroit Red Wings Mississauga, Ontario Saginaw Spirit
3 82 Jarrod Maidens (RW) Canada Ottawa Senators Newmarket, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
3 83 Matt Murray (G) Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Thunder Bay, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
3 90 Ben Johnson (LW) United States New Jersey Devils Calumet, Michigan Windsor Spitfires
3 91 Daniil Zharkov (LW) Russia Edmonton Oilers Saint Petersburg, Russia Belleville Bulls
4 92 Matia Marcantuoni (C) Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto, Ontario Kitchener Rangers
4 94 Brady Vail (C) United States Montreal Canadiens Palm City, Florida Windsor Spitfires
4 95 Josh Anderson (RW) Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Burlington, Ontario London Knights
4 96 Ben Thomson (LW) Canada New Jersey Devils Orangeville, Ontario Kitchener Rangers
4 104 Gemel Smith (C) Canada Dallas Stars Thornhill, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
4 110 Andreas Athanasiou (LW) Canada Detroit Red Wings Woodbridge, Ontario London Knights
4 115 Trevor Carrick (D) Canada Carolina Hurricanes Stouffville, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
5 131 Seth Griffith (RW) Canada Boston Bruins Wallaceburg, Ontario London Knights
5 132 Michael Clarke (C) Canada Colorado Avalanche London, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
5 139 Garret Ross (LW) United States Chicago Blackhawks Dearborn Heights, Michigan Saginaw Spirit
5 143 Clark Seymour (D) Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Brockville, Ontario Peterborough Petes
5 145 Cody Payne (RW) United States Boston Bruins Weston, Florida Plymouth Whalers
5 151 Colin Miller (D) Canada Los Angeles Kings Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
6 155 Jesse Graham (D) Canada New York Islanders Toronto, Ontario Niagara IceDogs
6 156 Connor Brown (RW) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Etobicoke, Ontario Erie Otters
6 157 Ryan Rupert (C) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Grand Bend, Ontario London Knights
6 161 Jake Dotchin (D) Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Cambridge, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
6 162 Joseph Blandisi (C) Canada Colorado Avalanche Markham, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
6 180 Artur Gavrus (C) Belarus New Jersey Devils Ratichi, Belarus Owen Sound Attack
7 182 Gianluca Curcuruto (D) Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Richmond Hill, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
7 193 Brady Austin (D) Canada Buffalo Sabres Bobcaygeon, Ontario Belleville Bulls
7 211 Nick Ebert (D) United States Los Angeles Kings Livingston, New Jersey Windsor Spitfires

2012 CHL Import Draft

On 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]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Last Team
3 Oscar Dansk (G) Sweden Erie Otters Tumba, Sweden Brynas IF Jr.
6 Mikko Vainonen (D) Finland Kingston Frontenacs Helsinki, Finland HIFK Helsinki
9 Nikita Zadorov (D) Russia London Knights Moscow, Russia Moscow CSKA Krasnaya Armiya
12 Sergey Tolchinsky (RW) Russia Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Moscow, Russia Moscow CSKA Krasnaya Armiya
15 Vladimir Ionin (RW) Russia Windsor Spitfires Chelyabinsk, Russia Omsk Yastreby
18 Nikita Serebryakov (G) Russia Saginaw Spirit Moscow, Russia Moscow Dynamo U17
21 Ludvig Bystrom (D) Sweden Plymouth Whalers Ornskoldsvik, Sweden Modo Jr.
24 Gilbert Gabor (LW) Slovakia Owen Sound Attack Stockholm, Sweden AIK Jr. 18
27 Dominik Kubalik (LW) Czech Republic Sudbury Wolves Nezvestice, Czech Republic Plzen HC
30 Semyon Babintsev (RW) Russia Mississauga Steelheads Moscow, Russia Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 18U
33 Andrey Alexeev (C) Russia Saginaw Spirit Moscow, Russia Balashikha HC MVD
36 Nikolay Goldobin (LW) Russia Sarnia Sting Moscow, Russia Chekhov Russkiye Vityazi
39 Dominik Kahun (LW) Germany Sudbury Wolves Mantel, Germany Heilbronn Jr.
42 Jonatan Tanus (C) Finland Peterborough Petes Tampere, Finland Tappara U20
45 Samu Markkula (LW) Finland Barrie Colts Jyvaskyla, Finland JYP Jyvaskyla Jr.
48 Theodor Blueger (C) Latvia Oshawa Generals Riga, Latvia Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep
51 Ladislav Zikmund (LW) Czech Republic Ottawa 67's Sokolov, Czech Republic Karlovy Vary Jr. B
54 Richard Mraz (RW) Slovakia Ottawa 67's Nove Zamky, Slovakia Tatranskie Volki
56 Ondrej Kopta (LW) Czech Republic Niagara IceDogs Plzen, Czech Republic Texas Tornado
58 Nikolai Prokhorkin (LW) Russia London Knights Chelyabinsk, Russia Moscow HC CSKA

See also

References
  1. https://ontariohockeyleague.com/roster/14/45
  2. OHL Announces 2011-12 All-Star Teams
  3. https://ontariohockeyleague.com/draft/2012
  4. https://ontariohockeyleague.com/article/48-ohl-players-selected-in-nhl-entry-draft
  5. https://chl.ca/draft/2012
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