2015–16 OHL season

The 2015–16 OHL season was the 36th season of the Ontario Hockey League, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 2015 to March 2016. The Plymouth Whalers relocated to Flint and became the Flint Firebirds, playing at the Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center. The Belleville Bulls relocated to Hamilton and became the Hamilton Bulldogs, playing at FirstOntario Centre. The London Knights won the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the fourth time in franchise history, as they defeated the Niagara IceDogs in four games in the final round of the playoffs. The Knights qualified for the 2016 Memorial Cup held at the ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta. London defeated the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 3-2 in overtime in the final game, winning the Memorial Cup for the second time in franchise history.

2015–16 OHL season
LeagueOntario Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationPreseason
August 2015 - September 2015
Regular season
September 2015 – March 2016
Playoffs
March 2016 - May 2016
Number of teams20
TV partner(s)Rogers TV, TVCogeco, Shaw TV
Finals championsLondon Knights (4)
2015–16 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
September 2015 – March 2016
QMJHL
September 2015 – March 2016
WHL
September 2015 – March 2016
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)RDS
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV
Finals championsLondon Knights

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-Kingston FrontenacsEast6846173297252189
2y-Barrie ColtsCentral6843220389295207
3x-North Bay BattalionCentral6835236480240227
4x-Niagara IceDogsCentral6835264377213198
5x-Ottawa 67'sEast6836292175234219
6x-Peterborough PetesEast6833282573240259
7x-Mississauga SteelheadsCentral6833302371215229
8x-Oshawa GeneralsEast6827334462197235
9Hamilton BulldogsEast6825358058197260
10Sudbury WolvesCentral6816465138183328

Western conference

Rank Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
1z-Erie OttersMidwest68521510105269183
2y-Sarnia StingWest6842195291254192
3x-London KnightsMidwest68511421105319182
4x-Kitchener RangersMidwest6844175295256197
5x-Windsor SpitfiresWest6840216187253200
6x-Owen Sound AttackMidwest6832258375209222
7x-Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsWest6833277174243233
8x-Saginaw SpiritWest6824374355209282
9Flint FirebirdsWest6820424246184279
10Guelph StormMidwest6813494232156297

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts 65398812770
Christian Dvorak London Knights 59526912127
Mitch Marner London Knights 57397711668
Dylan Strome Erie Otters 56377411144
Matthew Tkachuk London Knights 57307710780
Andrew Mangiapane Barrie Colts 59515510650
Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 60515010128
Travis Konecny Ottawa/Sarnia 60307110127
Mike Amadio North Bay Battalion 6850489840
Christian Fischer Windsor Spitfires 6640509034

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
Tyler Parsons London Knights 4928353792111040.9212.33
Devin Williams Erie Otters 55317941101012520.9152.36
Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 291644168116720.9122.45
Justin Fazio Sarnia Sting 41246624133111030.9022.68
Luke Opilka Kitchener Rangers 44255227113211530.9062.70

Playoffs

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Finals
                                     
1 Kingston 4  
8 Oshawa 1  
  1 Kingston 0  
 
  4 Niagara 4  
2 Barrie 4
7 Mississauga 3  
  2 Barrie 0  
Eastern conference
  4 Niagara 4  
3 North Bay 4  
6 Peterborough 3  
  2 Barrie 4
 
  3 North Bay 0  
4 Niagara 4
5 Ottawa 1  
  E4 Niagara 0
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)
  W3 London 4
1 Erie 4  
8 Saginaw 0  
  1 Erie 4
 
  7 Sault Ste. Marie 1  
2 Sarnia 3
7 Sault Ste. Marie 4  
  1 Erie 0
Western conference
  3 London 4  
3 London 4  
6 Owen Sound 2  
  3 London 4
 
  4 Kitchener 0  
4 Kitchener 4
5 Windsor 1  
(1) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (8) Oshawa Generals
Kingston wins series 4 – 1
(2) Barrie Colts vs. (7) Mississauga Steelheads
Barrie wins series 4 – 3
(3) North Bay Battalion vs. (6) Peterborough Petes
North Bay wins series 4 – 3
(4) Niagara IceDogs vs. (5) Ottawa 67's
Niagara wins series 4 – 1
(1) Erie Otters vs. (8) Saginaw Spirit
Erie wins series 4 – 0
(2) Sarnia Sting vs. (7) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 3
(3) London Knights vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack
London wins series 4 – 2
(4) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires
Kitchener wins series 4 – 1
(1) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (4) Niagara IceDogs
Niagara wins series 4 – 0
(2) Barrie Colts vs. (3) North Bay Battalion
Barrie wins series 4 – 0
(1) Erie Otters vs. (7) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Erie wins series 4 – 1
(3) London Knights vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers
London wins series 4 – 0
(2) Barrie Colts vs. (4) Niagara IceDogs
Niagara wins series 4 – 0
(1) Erie Otters vs. (3) London Knights
London wins series 4 – 0

(W3) London Knights vs. (E4) Niagara IceDogs

London wins series 4 – 0

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

2015-16 London Knights[1]
Goaltenders
  • 1  Tyler Parsons 
  • 50  Brendan Burke 

Defencemen

  • 2  Evan Bouchard 
  • 3  Nicolas Mattinen 
  • 4  Olli Juolevi 
  • 14  Brandon Crawley 
  • 44  Jacob Graves 
  • 74  Aiden Jamieson 
  • 86  Chris Martenet 
  • 98  Victor Mete 

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
Mitch Marner London Knights 181628448
Matthew Tkachuk London Knights 1820204042
Christian Dvorak London Knights 181421354
Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts 156202624
Josh Ho-Sang Niagara IceDogs 17620268
Dylan Strome Erie Otters 1310112112
Andrew Mangiapane Barrie Colts 1510112114
Justin Scott Barrie Colts 15173208
Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 138111913
Mike Amadio North Bay Battalion 111261810

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
Tyler Parsons London Knights 1810861623910.9252.15
Jeremy Helvig Kingston Frontenacs 7325311320.9082.40
Mackenzie Blackwood Barrie Colts 13797653610.9142.71
Alex Nedeljkovic Niagara IceDogs 1710261254800.9032.81
Jack Flinn Mississauga Steelheads 7447342110.9132.82

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup:London Knights
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:Erie Otters
Bobby Orr Trophy:Niagara IceDogs
Wayne Gretzky Trophy:London Knights
Emms Trophy:Barrie Colts
Leyden Trophy:Kingston Frontenacs
Holody Trophy:Erie Otters
Bumbacco Trophy:Sarnia Sting
Red Tilson Trophy:Mitch Marner, London Knights
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:Kevin Labanc, Barrie Colts
Matt Leyden Trophy:Kris Knoblauch, Erie Otters
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:Kevin Labanc, Barrie Colts
Max Kaminsky Trophy:Mikhail Sergachev, Windsor Spitfires
OHL Goaltender of the Year:Mackenzie Blackwood, Barrie Colts
Jack Ferguson Award:Ryan Merkley, Guelph Storm
Dave Pinkney Trophy:Tyler Parsons & Brendan Burke, London Knights
Emms Family Award:Alexander Nylander, Mississauga Steelheads
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy:Michael DiPietro, Windsor Spitfires
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy:Will Petschenig, Saginaw Spirit
William Hanley Trophy:Mike Amadio, North Bay Battalion
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:Kevin Labanc, Barrie Colts
Bobby Smith Trophy:Nicolas Hague, Mississauga Steelheads
Roger Neilson Memorial Award:Damian Bourne, Mississauga Steelheads
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award:Kyle Keyser, Flint Firebirds
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy:Michael Webster, Barrie Colts
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy:Andrei Berezinskiy, York Simcoe Express
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award:Mitch Marner, London Knights
Bill Long Award:Pat Casey, Peterborough Petes

All-Star teams

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

First team

Second team

Third team

2016 OHL Priority Selection

On April 9, 2016, the OHL conducted the 2016 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Guelph Storm held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Ryan Merkley from the Toronto Jr. Canadiens of the GTHL. Merkley 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 2016 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [2]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
1 Ryan Merkley (D) Canada Guelph Storm Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL)
2 Owen Lalonde (D) Canada Sudbury Wolves Windsor, Ontario Windsor Jr. Spitfires (MHAO)
3 Connor Roberts (C) Canada Hamilton Bulldogs Owen Sound, Ontario Grey-Bruce Highlanders (OMHA-SCTA)
4 Blade Jenkins (C) United States Saginaw Spirit Jackson, Michigan Detroit Compuware 16U (HPHL)
5 Ty Dellandrea (C) Canada Flint Firebirds Port Perry, Ontario Central Ontario Wolves (OMHA-EHL)
6 Danil Antropov (RW) Canada Oshawa Generals Toronto, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
7 Kirill Nizhnikov (RW) Russia Mississauga Steelheads Moscow, Russia Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL)
8 Pavel Gogolev (LW) Russia Peterborough Petes Moscow, Russia CIH Academy White (OEMHL)
9 Barrett Hayton (C) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Peterborough, Ontario Toronto Red Wings (GTHL)
10 Aidan Dudas (C) Canada Owen Sound Attack Parry Sound, Ontario North Central Predators (OMHA-EHL)
11 Peter Stratis (D) Canada Ottawa 67's Scarborough, Ontario Mississauga Rebels (GTHL)
12 Akil Thomas (C) Canada Niagara IceDogs Toronto, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
13 Adam McMaster (C) Canada North Bay Battalion Beamsville, Ontario Niagara North Stars (OMHA-SCTA)
14 Tyler Tucker (D) Canada Barrie Colts Longlac, Ontario Toronto Titans (GTHL)
15 Tyler Weiss (C) United States Sarnia Sting Raleigh, North Carolina Don Mills Flyers (GTHL)
16 Giovanni Vallati (D) Canada Kitchener Rangers Toronto, Ontario Vaughan Kings (GTHL)
17 Nathan Dunkley (C) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Campbellford, Ontario Quinte Red Devils (OMHA-EHL)
18 Liam Foudy (C) Canada London Knights Toronto, Ontario Markham Majors (GTHL)
19 Allan McShane (C) Canada Erie Otters Etobicoke, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
20 Jack McBain (C) Canada Barrie Colts Toronto, Ontario Don Mills Flyers (GTHL)

2016 NHL Entry Draft

On June 24-25, 2016, the National Hockey League conducted the 2016 NHL Entry Draft held at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. In total, 48 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Olli Juolevi of the London Knights was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the fifth overall pick by the Vancouver Canucks.

Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft. [3]

Round # Player Nationality NHL Team Hometown OHL Team
1 5 Olli Juolevi (D) Finland Vancouver Canucks Helsinki, Finland London Knights
1 6 Matthew Tkachuk (LW) United States Calgary Flames St. Louis, Missouri London Knights
1 8 Alexander Nylander (LW) Sweden Buffalo Sabres Sodertalje, Sweden Mississauga Steelheads
1 9 Mikhail Sergachev (D) Russia Montreal Canadiens Nizhnekamsk, Russia Windsor Spitfires
1 11 Logan Brown (C) United States Ottawa Senators Chesterfield, Missouri Windsor Spitfires
1 12 Michael McLeod (C) Canada New Jersey Devils Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Steelheads
1 16 Jakob Chychrun (D) Canada Arizona Coyotes Boca Raton, Florida Sarnia Sting
1 18 Logan Stanley (D) Canada Winnipeg Jets Waterloo, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
1 24 Max Jones (LW) United States Anaheim Ducks Orion, Michigan London Knights
2 35 Jordan Kyrou (RW) Canada Philadelphia Flyers Toronto, Ontario Sarnia Sting
2 38 Adam Mascherin (LW) Canada Florida Panthers Maple, Ontario Kitchener Rangers
2 39 Alex DeBrincat (RW) United States Chicago Blackhawks Farmington Hills, Michigan Erie Otters
2 41 Nathan Bastien (RW) Canada New Jersey Devils Kitchener, Ontario Mississauga Steelheads
2 44 Boris Katchouk (LW) Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Waterloo, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2 46 Givani Smith (RW) Canada Detroit Red Wings Toronto, Ontario Guelph Storm
2 54 Tyler Parsons (G) United States Calgary Flames Chesterfield, Michigan London Knights
2 58 Taylor Raddysh (RW) Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Caledon, Ontario Erie Otters
3 63 Markus Niemelainen (D) Finland Edmonton Oilers Kuopio, Finland Saginaw Spirit
3 68 Cam Dineen (D) United States Arizona Coyotes Toms River, New Jersey North Bay Battalion
3 69 Cliff Pu (C) Canada Buffalo Sabres Richmond Hill, Ontario London Knights
3 70 Will Bitten (LW) Canada Montreal Canadiens Gloucester, Ontario Flint Firebirds
3 77 Connor Hall (D) Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Cambridge, Ontario Kitchener Rangers
3 81 Sean Day (D) Canada New York Rangers Rochester, Michigan Mississauga Steelheads
4 93 Jack Kopacka (LW) United States Anaheim Ducks Metamora, Michigan Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
4 94 Jonathan Ang (C) Canada Florida Panthers Markham, Ontario Peterborough Petes
4 100 Victor Mete (D) Canada Montreal Canadiens Woodbridge, Ontario London Knights
4 101 Keaton Middleton (D) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Stratford, Ontario Saginaw Spirit
4 105 Evan Cormier (G) Canada New Jersey Devils Bowmanville, Ontario Saginaw Spirit
4 109 Connor Bunnaman (C) Canada Philadelphia Flyers Guelph, Ontario Kitchener Rangers
4 114 Riley Stillman (D) Canada Florida Panthers Peterborough, Ontario Oshawa Generals
5 123 Dylan Wells (G) Canada Edmonton Oilers St. Catharines, Ontario Peterborough Petes
5 134 Jeremy Helvig (G) Canada Carolina Hurricanes Markham, Ontario Kingston Frontenacs
5 137 Jordan Sambrook (D) Canada Detroit Red Wings Markham, Ontario Erie Otters
5 140 Cole Candella (D) Canada Vancouver Canucks Mississauga, Ontario Hamilton Bulldogs
5 141 Tim Gettinger (LW) United States New York Rangers North Olmsted, Ohio Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
5 146 Nicholas Caamano (LW) Canada Dallas Stars Ancaster, Ontario Flint Firebirds
5 148 Christopher Paquette (C) Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Kingston, Ontario Niagara IceDogs
6 160 Michael Pezzetta (C) Canada Montreal Canadiens Toronto, Ontario Sudbury Wolves
6 164 Noah Carroll (D) Canada Carolina Hurricanes Strathroy, Ontario Guelph Storm
6 172 Anthony Salinitri (C) Canada Philadelphia Flyers Windsor, Ontario Sarnia Sting
6 179 Nicolas Mattinen (D) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa, Ontario London Knights
6 180 Mark Shoemaker (D) Canada San Jose Sharks Mississauga, Ontario North Bay Battalion
7 186 Stepan Falkovsky (D) Belarus Calgary Flames Minsk, Belarus Ottawa 67's
7 189 Austin Osmanski (D) United States Buffalo Sabres East Aurora, New York Mississauga Steelheads
7 191 Travis Barron (LW) Canada Colorado Avalanche Belfountain, Ontario Ottawa 67's
7 194 Brett McKenzie (C) Canada Vancouver Canucks Vars, Ontario North Bay Battalion
7 196 Dmitry Sokolov (RW) Russia Minnesota Wild Omsk, Russia Sudbury Wolves
7 202 Jacob Friend (D) Canada Los Angeles Kings Bowmanville, Ontario Owen Sound Attack

2016 CHL Import Draft

On June 28, 2016, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2016 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Guelph Storm held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Dmitri Samorukov from Russia with their selection.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2016 CHL Import Draft. [4]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Last Team
2 Dmitri Samorukov (D) Russia Guelph Storm Volgograd, Russia Moscow CSKA
5 Jachym Kondelik (LW) Czech Republic Sudbury Wolves Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic Ceske Budejovice Jr. B
8 Michal Steinocher (D) Czech Republic Flint Firebirds Louny, Czech Republic Slavia Praha Jr. B
11 Marian Studenic (LW) Slovakia Hamilton Bulldogs Holíč, Slovakia Skalica Jr.
14 Filip Hronek (D) Czech Republic Saginaw Spirit Byst, Czech Republic Hradec Kralove Mountfield HC
17 Eeli Tolvanen (RW) Finland Oshawa Generals Espoo, Finland Sioux City Musketeers
20 Jacob Moverare (D) Sweden Mississauga Steelheads Östersund, Sweden HV71 Jr.
23 Matyas Svoboda (LW) Czech Republic Peterborough Petes Udlice, Czech Republic Chomutov KLH Jr. B
26 Otto Makinen (C) Finland Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Tampere, Finland Tappara Tampere Jr.
29 Maxim Sushko (LW) Belarus Owen Sound Attack Brest, Belarus Soligorsk Shakhner
32 Andrei Golikov (D) Russia Ottawa 67's Ryazan, Russia Yaroslavl Loko-Junior
35 Pavel Demin (C) Russia Niagara IceDogs Moscow, Russia Balashikha HC MVD
38 Adam Thilander (D) Sweden North Bay Battalion Skövde, Sweden Skelleftea AIK Jr. 18
41 Urho Vaakanainen (D) Finland Windsor Spitfires Joensuu, Finland Espoo Blues
44 Alexey Lipanov (C) Russia Barrie Colts Moscow, Russia Balashikha HC MVD
47 Filip Helt (LW) Czech Republic Sarnia Sting Litvínov, Czech Republic Litvinov Chemopetrol Jr. B
50 Cedric Schiemenz (C) Germany Kitchener Rangers Berlin, Germany EC Red Bull Salzburg U18
53 Linus Nyman (RW) Finland Kingston Frontenacs Helsinki, Finland Jokerit Helsinki Jr.
56 Janne Kuokkanen (C/LW) Finland London Knights Oulu, Finland Karpat Oulu Jr.
58 German Poddubnyi (C) Russia Erie Otters Sarov, Russia Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 16U

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