2016–17 OHL season

The 2016–17 OHL season was the 37th season of the Ontario Hockey League, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 21, 2016 to March 21, 2017. The playoffs began on March 23, 2017 and ended on May 12. The Erie Otters won the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the second time in franchise history, and the first time since 2002, as they defeated the Mississauga Steelheads in five games to represent the OHL at the 2017 Memorial Cup held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario. The Windsor Spitfires also qualified for the tournament as the host team.

2016–17 OHL season
LeagueOntario Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationPreseason
September 2016
Regular season
September 21, 2016 – March 21, 2017
Playoffs
March 23, 2017 – May 12, 2017
Number of teams20
TV partner(s)Rogers TV, TVCogeco, Shaw TV
Finals championsErie Otters (2)
2016–17 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
September 2016 – March 2017
QMJHL
September 2016 – March 2017
WHL
September 2016 – March 2017
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)RDS
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV
Finals championsWindsor Spitfires

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-Peterborough PetesEast6842212389239221
2y-Mississauga SteelheadsCentral6834216781240219
3x-Oshawa GeneralsEast6840233285228215
4x-Kingston FrontenacsEast6833265475179200
5x-Hamilton BulldogsEast6833274474238225
6x-Sudbury WolvesCentral6827347061207263
7x-Ottawa 67'sEast6826347160221271
8x-Niagara IceDogsCentral6823356456207274
9North Bay BattalionCentral6824385154192260
10Barrie ColtsCentral6817446141192291

Western conference

Rank Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
1z-Erie OttersMidwest68501521103319182
2y-Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsWest68481631100287208
3x-Owen Sound AttackMidwest68491522102297177
4x-London KnightsMidwest6846153499289194
5x-Windsor SpitfiresWest6841195390232185
6x-Kitchener RangersMidwest6836273277244251
7x-Flint FirebirdsWest6832283572229242
8x-Sarnia StingWest6831306169257277
9Saginaw SpiritWest6827327263204248
10Guelph StormMidwest6821405249202297

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 63656212749
Taylor Raddysh Erie Otters 58426710937
Adam Mascherin Kitchener Rangers 65356510020
Petrus Palmu Owen Sound Attack 6240589834
Nick Suzuki Owen Sound Attack 6445519610
Jordan Kyrou Sarnia Sting 6630649436
Ryan Moore Flint Firebirds 6839519057
Cliff Pu London Knights 6335518636
Kole Sherwood Flint Firebirds 6033528560
Kevin Hancock Owen Sound Attack 6830558514

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
Michael McNiven Owen Sound Attack 5431844192212260.9152.30
Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 51293530124211560.9172.35
Troy Timpano Erie Otters 4425593680010140.9012.37
Tyler Parsons London Knights 342000236237940.9252.37
Matthew Villalta Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 331795253007210.9182.41

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Finals
            
1 Erie 4
8 Sarnia 0
1 Erie 4
4 London 3
4 London 4
5 Windsor 3
1 Erie 4
Western conference
3 Owen Sound 2
2 Sault Ste. Marie 4
7 Flint 1
2 Sault Ste. Marie 2
3 Owen Sound 4
3 Owen Sound 4
6 Kitchener 1
W1 Erie 4
E2 Mississauga 1
1 Peterborough 4
8 Niagara 0
1 Peterborough 4
4 Kingston 0
4 Kingston 4
5 Hamilton 3
1 Peterborough 0
Eastern conference
2 Mississauga 4
2 Mississauga 4
7 Ottawa 2
2 Mississauga 4
3 Oshawa 1
3 Oshawa 4
6 Sudbury 2
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (8) Niagara IceDogs
Peterborough wins series 4 – 0
(2) Mississauga Steelheads vs. (7) Ottawa 67's
Mississauga wins series 4 – 2
(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Sudbury Wolves
Oshawa wins series 4 – 2
(4) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (5) Hamilton Bulldogs
Kingston wins series 4 – 3
(1) Erie Otters vs. (8) Sarnia Sting
Erie wins series 4 – 0
(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (7) Flint Firebirds
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 1
(3) Owen Sound Attack vs. (6) Kitchener Rangers
Owen Sound wins series 4 – 1
(4) London Knights vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires
London wins series 4 – 3
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (4) Kingston Frontenacs
Peterborough wins series 4 – 0
(2) Mississauga Steelheads vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
Mississauga wins series 4 – 1
(1) Erie Otters vs. (4) London Knights
Erie wins series 4 – 3
(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (3) Owen Sound Attack
Owen Sound wins series 4 – 2
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Mississauga Steelheads
Mississauga wins series 4 – 0
(1) Erie Otters vs. (3) Owen Sound Attack
Erie wins series 4 – 2

(W1) Erie Otters vs. (E2) Mississauga Steelheads

Erie wins series 4 – 1

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

2016-17 Erie Otters[1]
Goaltenders
  • 30  Joseph Murdaca 
  • 33  Troy Timpano 

Defencemen

  • 2  Mitchell Byrne 
  • 3  Ryan Martin 
  • 6  Jordan Sambrook 
  • 14  Erik Cernak 
  • 20  Josh Wainman 
  • 24  Darren Raddysh 
  • 25  T.J. Fergus 
  • 47  Owen Headrick 
  • 49  Cameron Lizotte 

Wingers

  • 7  Christian Girhiny 
  • 9  Kyle Maksimovich 
  • 12  Alex DeBrincat 
  • 17  Taylor Raddysh 
  • 21  Patrick Fellows 
  • 27  Ivan Lodnia 
  • 46  Cade Robinson 
  • 34  Arthur Kaliyev 
  • 44  MacKenzie Entwistle 
  • 81  Liam Van Loon 

Centres

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 2213253810
Dylan Strome Erie Otters 2214203414
Anthony Cirelli Erie Otters 221516314
Taylor Raddysh Erie Otters 2212193118
Michael McLeod Mississauga Steelheads 2011162719
Warren Foegele Erie Otters 2213132625
Spencer Watson Mississauga Steelheads 2015102514
Nick Suzuki Owen Sound Attack 178152310
Darren Raddysh Erie Otters 228142214
Petrus Palmu Owen Sound Attack 17138216

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
Joseph Raaymakers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 10554541800.9421.95
Matthew Mancina Mississauga Steelheads 14867953320.9182.28
Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 7436341800.9172.48
Dylan Wells Peterborough Petes 12764843200.9302.51
Jacob Ingham Mississauga Steelheads 6358421600.8762.68

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup:Erie Otters
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:Erie Otters
Bobby Orr Trophy:Mississauga Steelheads
Wayne Gretzky Trophy:Erie Otters
Emms Trophy:Mississauga Steelheads
Leyden Trophy:Peterborough Petes
Holody Trophy:Erie Otters
Bumbacco Trophy:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Red Tilson Trophy:Alex DeBrincat, Erie Otters
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:Alex DeBrincat, Erie Otters
Matt Leyden Trophy:Ryan McGill, Owen Sound Attack
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:Alex DeBrincat, Erie Otters
Max Kaminsky Trophy:Darren Raddysh, Erie Otters
OHL Goaltender of the Year:Michael McNiven, Owen Sound Attack
Jack Ferguson Award:Ryan Suzuki, Barrie Colts
Dave Pinkney Trophy:Michael McNiven & Emanuel Vella, Owen Sound Attack
Emms Family Award:Ryan Merkley, Guelph Storm
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy:Matthew Villalta, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy:Garrett McFadden, Guelph Storm
William Hanley Trophy:Nick Suzuki, Owen Sound Attack
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:Darren Raddysh, Erie Otters
Bobby Smith Trophy:Sasha Chmelevski, Ottawa 67's
Roger Neilson Memorial Award:Stephen Gibson, Mississauga Steelheads
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award:Quinn Hanna, Guelph Storm
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy:Alex Peters, Flint Firebirds
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy:Mike Petizian, Mississauga Reps
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award:Warren Foegele, Erie Otters

All-Star teams

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

First team

Second team

Third team

2017 OHL Priority Selection

On April 8, 2017, the OHL conducted the 2017 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Barrie Colts held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Ryan Suzuki from the London Jr. Knights of the MHAO. Suzuki 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 2017 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [2]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
1 Ryan Suzuki (C) Canada Barrie Colts London, Ontario London Jr. Knights (MHAO)
2 Tag Bertuzzi (C) Canada Guelph Storm Birmingham, Michigan Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U (HPHL)
3 Brandon Coe (RW) Canada North Bay Battalion Ajax, Ontario Toronto Nationals (GTHL)
4 Nicholas Porco (LW) Canada Saginaw Spirit Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Vaughan Kings (GTHL)
5 Philip Tomasino (C) Canada Niagara IceDogs Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Rebels (GTHL)
6 Graeme Clarke (RW) Canada Ottawa 67's Ottawa, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
7 Blake Murray (C) Canada Sudbury Wolves Uxbridge, Ontario Whitby Wildcats (OMHA-EHL)
8 Jack Hughes (C) United States Mississauga Steelheads Orlando, Florida Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
9 Jamieson Rees (C) Canada Sarnia Sting Woodbridge, Ontario Mississauga Reps (GTHL)
10 Ethan Keppen (LW) Canada Flint Firebirds Whitby, Ontario Toronto Nationals (GTHL)
11 Connor McMichael (C) Canada Hamilton Bulldogs Ajax, Ontario Ajax-Pickering Raiders (OMHA-EHL)
12 Cody Morgan (C) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Richmond Hill, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL)
13 Grayson Ladd (D) Canada Kitchener Rangers Dresden, Ontario Chatham-Kent Cyclones (MHAO)
14 Thomas Harley (D) United States Mississauga Steelheads Syracuse, New York Vaughan Kings (GTHL)
15 Mitchell Brewer (D) Canada Oshawa Generals Waterdown, Ontario Halton Hills Hurricanes (OMHA-SCTA)
16 Nick Robertson (C) United States Peterborough Petes Northville, Michigan Toronto Red Wings (GTHL)
17 Nathan Staios (RW) / Canada/USA Windsor Spitfires Oakville, Ontario Vaughan Kings (GTHL)
18 Lucas Rowe (C) Canada London Knights Etobicoke, Ontario Mississauga Reps (GTHL)
19 Hayden Fowler (C) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Kingston, Ontario Kingston Jr. Frontenacs (OMHA-EHL)
20 Mitchell Russell (C) Canada Owen Sound Attack Barrie, Ontario Barrie Jr. Colts (OMHA-EHL)
21 Emmett Sproule (C) Canada Erie Otters Nottawa, Ontario Grey-Bruce Highlanders (OMHA-SCTA)

2017 NHL Entry Draft

On June 23-24, 2017, the National Hockey League conducted the 2017 NHL Entry Draft held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. In total, 42 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Owen Tippett of the Mississauga Steelheads was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the tenth overall pick by the Florida Panthers.

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

Round # Player Nationality NHL Team Hometown OHL Team
1 10 Owen Tippett (RW) Canada Florida Panthers Peterborough, Ontario Mississauga Steelheads
1 11 Gabriel Vilardi (C) Canada Los Angeles Kings Kingston, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
1 13 Nick Suzuki (C) Canada Vegas Golden Knights London, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
1 20 Robert Thomas (C) Canada St. Louis Blues Aurora, Ontario London Knights
1 27 Morgan Frost (C) Canada Philadelphia Flyers Aurora, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2 32 Conor Timmins (D) Canada Colorado Avalanche Thorold, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2 34 Nicolas Hague (D) Canada Vegas Golden Knights Kitchener, Ontario Mississauga Steelheads
2 35 Isaac Ratcliffe (LW) Canada Philadelphia Flyers London, Ontario Guelph Storm
2 39 Jason Robertson (RW) United States Dallas Stars Northville, Michigan Kingston Frontenacs
2 47 Alex Formenton (LW) Canada Ottawa Senators King City, Ontario London Knights
2 53 Jack Studnicka (C) Canada Boston Bruins Tecumseh, Ontario Oshawa Generals
2 55 Jonah Gadjovich (LW) Canada Vancouver Canucks Whitby, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
2 59 Eemeli Rasanen (D) Finland Toronto Maple Leafs Joensuu, Finland Kingston Frontenacs
3 64 Michael DiPietro (G) Canada Vancouver Canucks Amherstburg, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
3 69 MacKenzie Entwistle (RW) Canada Arizona Coyotes Georgetown, Ontario Hamilton Bulldogs
3 72 Matthew Villalta (G) Canada Los Angeles Kings Godfrey, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
3 75 Nate Schnarr (C) Canada Arizona Coyotes Waterloo, Ontario Guelph Storm
3 83 Zach Gallant (C) Canada Detroit Red Wings Oakville, Ontario Peterborough Petes
3 84 Dmitri Samorukov (D) Russia Edmonton Oilers Volgograd, Russia Guelph Storm
3 85 Ivan Lodnia (RW) United States Minnesota Wild Novi, Michigan Erie Otters
4 101 Liam Hawel (C) Canada Dallas Stars Arnprior, Ontario Guelph Storm
4 106 Matthew Strome (LW) Canada Philadelphia Flyers Mississauga, Ontario Hamilton Bulldogs
4 107 Maksim Sushko (RW) Belarus Philadelphia Flyers Brest, Belarus Owen Sound Attack
4 108 Noel Hoefenmayer (D) Canada Arizona Coyotes North York, Ontario Ottawa 67's
4 109 Adam Ruzicka (C) Slovakia Calgary Flames Bratislava, Slovakia Sarnia Sting
4 118 Markus Phillips (D) Canada Los Angeles Kings Toronto, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
4 123 Brandon Crawley (D) United States New York Rangers Glen Rock, New Jersey London Knights
5 131 Cole Fraser (D) Canada Detroit Red Wings Beckwith, Ontario Peterborough Petes
5 138 Drake Rymsha (C) United States Los Angeles Kings Huntington Woods, Michigan Sarnia Sting
5 141 Fedor Gordeev (D) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario Flint Firebirds
5 143 Marian Studenic (RW) Slovakia New Jersey Devils Holíč, Slovakia Hamilton Bulldogs
5 146 Kirill Maksimov (RW) Russia Edmonton Oilers Moscow, Russia Niagara IceDogs
5 147 Jacob Golden (D) Canada Minnesota Wild Toronto, Ontario London Knights
6 164 Reilly Webb (D) Canada Detroit Red Wings Stoney Creek, Ontario Hamilton Bulldogs
6 172 Ryan McGregor (LW) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Burlington, Ontario Sarnia Sting
6 175 Trenton Bourque (D) Canada St. Louis Blues Burlington, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
6 181 Petrus Palmu (RW) Finland Vancouver Canucks Joensuu, Finland Owen Sound Attack
6 185 Sasha Chmelevski (C) United States San Jose Sharks Northville, Michigan Ottawa 67's
7 188 Matt Brassard (D) Canada Vancouver Canucks Barrie, Ontario Oshawa Generals
7 189 Ben Jones (C) Canada Vegas Golden Knights Waterloo, Ontario Niagara IceDogs
7 193 Brady Gilmour (C) Canada Detroit Red Wings Grafton, Ontario Saginaw Spirit
7 216 Jacob Paquette (D) Canada Nashville Predators Ottawa, Ontario Kingston Frontenacs

2017 CHL Import Draft

On June 28, 2017, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2017 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Barrie Colts held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Andrei Svechnikov from Russia with their selection.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2017 CHL Import Draft. [4]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Last Team
1 Andrei Svechnikov (RW) Russia Barrie Colts Barnaul, Russia Muskegon Lumberjacks
4 Alexei Toropchenko (RW) Russia Guelph Storm Balashikha, Russia Balashikha HC MVD
7 Filip Chytil (C) Czech Republic North Bay Battalion Zlin, Czech Republic Zlin PSG
10 Martin Necas (C) Czech Republic Saginaw Spirit Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic Brno Kometa HC
13 Timothy Liljegren (D) Sweden Mississauga Steelheads Kristianstad, Sweden Rogle BK
16 Nikita Okhotyuk (D) Russia Ottawa 67's Chelyabinsk, Russia Chelyabinsk Belye Medvedi
19 Zack Malik (D) Czech Republic Sudbury Wolves Brno, Czech Republic Vitkovice Ostrave Jr.
22 Hugo Leufvenius (C) Sweden Sarnia Sting Stockholm, Sweden Linkoping HC Jr.
25 Nikita Alexandrov (D) Russia Flint Firebirds Kurgan, Russia Balashikha HC MVD
28 Joni Ikonen (C) Finland Hamilton Bulldogs Espoo, Finland Vastra Frolunda HC Jr.
31 No selection made Kingston Frontenacs
34 Adam Liska (C/LW) Slovakia Kitchener Rangers Bratislava, Slovakia Orange HK 20
37 Albert Michnac (LW) Czech Republic Mississauga Steelheads Prague, Czech Republic Guelph Storm
40 Nico Gross (D) Switzerland Oshawa Generals Pontresina, Switzerland Zug EV Jr.
43 Gleb Babintsev (D) Russia Peterborough Petes Moscow, Russia Magnitogorsk Metallurg U17
46 Kirill Kozhevnikov (C) Russia Windsor Spitfires Yugra, Russia Khanty-Mansiysk Mamonty
49 Jesper Bratt (RW) Sweden London Knights Stockholm, Sweden AIK IF
52 Rasmus Sandin (D) Sweden Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Uppsala, Sweden Brynas IF Jr.
55 Vasili Filyayev (C) Belarus Owen Sound Attack Zhlobin, Belarus Team Belarus U17
57 Stephane Patry (LW) Switzerland Erie Otters Geneve, Switzerland Geneve-Servette Jr.

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