2008–09 OHL season

2008–09 OHL season
League	Ontario Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Preseason Aug. 29, 2008 – Sept. 14, 2008 Regular season Sept. 17, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009 Playoffs Mar. 18, 2009 – May 8, 2009
Number of teams	20
TV partner(s)	Rogers TV, TVCogeco
Finals champions	Windsor Spitfires
OHL seasons
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 CHL season
League	Canadian Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	OHL Sept. 17, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009 QMJHL Sept. 11, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009 WHL Sept. 18, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009
Number of teams	60
TV partner(s)	RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV

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.

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
1	z-Belleville Bulls	East	68	47	17	2	2	98	258	176
2	y-Brampton Battalion	Central	68	47	19	1	1	96	264	184
3	x-Ottawa 67's	East	68	40	21	5	2	87	272	231
4	x-Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	Central	68	39	26	1	2	81	229	208
5	x-Barrie Colts	Central	68	30	33	3	2	65	214	207
6	x-Niagara IceDogs	Central	68	26	32	4	6	62	213	264
7	x-Peterborough Petes	East	68	28	37	1	2	59	210	266
8	x-Sudbury Wolves	Central	68	26	35	3	4	59	227	282
9	Oshawa Generals	East	68	25	35	2	6	58	213	283
10	Kingston Frontenacs	East	68	18	40	6	4	46	200	278

Western conference

Rank	Team	DIV	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	PTS	GF	GA
1	z-Windsor Spitfires	West	68	57	10	0	1	115	311	171
2	y-London Knights	Midwest	68	49	16	1	2	101	287	194
3	x-Saginaw Spirit	West	68	36	24	4	4	80	235	219
4	x-Plymouth Whalers	West	68	37	26	5	0	79	253	244
5	x-Sarnia Sting	West	68	35	26	4	3	77	216	210
6	x-Guelph Storm	Midwest	68	35	26	4	3	77	226	209
7	x-Erie Otters	Midwest	68	34	29	3	2	73	233	239
8	x-Owen Sound Attack	Midwest	68	26	27	7	8	67	226	258
9	Kitchener Rangers	Midwest	68	26	37	3	2	57	208	254
10	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	West	68	19	45	2	2	42	172	290

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
John Tavares	Oshawa/London	56	58	46	104	54
Chris Terry	Plymouth Whalers	53	39	55	94	75
Justin DiBenedetto	Sarnia Sting	62	45	48	93	85
Cody Hodgson	Brampton Battalion	53	43	49	92	33
Matt Caria	Sault Ste. Marie/Plymouth	67	34	58	92	91
Taylor Hall	Windsor Spitfires	63	38	52	90	60
Ryan Ellis	Windsor Spitfires	57	22	67	89	57
Eric Tangradi	Belleville Bulls	55	38	50	88	61
Logan Couture	Ottawa 67's	62	39	48	87	46
Chris MacKinnon	London/Kitchener	67	26	59	85	56

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	OTL	SL	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Mike Murphy	Belleville Bulls	54	3169	40	9	2	2	110	5	0.941	2.08
Thomas McCollum	Guelph/Brampton	54	3192	34	16	2	2	112	7	0.927	2.11
Andrew Engelage	Windsor Spitfires	54	3086	46	4	0	1	121	5	0.914	2.35
Trevor Cann	Peterborough/London	52	3027	35	15	0	1	132	6	0.919	2.62
Daniel Spence	Sarnia Sting	54	3151	29	19	4	2	146	2	0.914	2.78

Playoffs

	Conference quarterfinals					Conference Semifinals					Conference finals					Finals
	1	Belleville	4
	8	Sudbury	2
						1	Belleville	4
						6	Niagara	1
	3	Ottawa	3
	6	Niagara	4
											1	Belleville	2
	Eastern
											2	Brampton	4
	2	Brampton	4
	7	Peterborough	0
						2	Brampton	4
						4	Mississauga	2
	4	Mississauga	4
	5	Barrie	1
																E2	Brampton	1
																W1	Windsor	4
	1	Windsor	4
	8	Owen Sound	0
						1	Windsor	4
						4	Plymouth	2
	4	Plymouth	4
	5	Sarnia	1
											1	Windsor	4
	Western
											2	London	1
	2	London	4
	7	Erie	1
						2	London	4
						3	Saginaw	0
	3	Saginaw	4
	6	Guelph	0

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference

(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (8) Sudbury Wolves

March 18	Belleville Bulls		3 – 1		Sudbury Wolves	Yardmen Arena
No scoring		First period			No scoring
11:41 - Nick Palmieri (1)		Second period			Akim Aliu (1) - 11:18
9:55 - Matthew Tipoff (1) 19:55 - en - Eric Tangradi (1)		Third period			No scoring
Mike Murphy (25 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats			Andrew Loverock (35 saves / 37 shots)

March 19	Belleville Bulls		1 – 2		Sudbury Wolves	Yardmen Arena
12:41 - Bryan Cameron (1)		First period			John Kurtz (1) - pp - 18:40
No scoring		Second period			John McFarland (1) - 12:04
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Mike Murphy (26 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats			Andrew Loverock (31 saves / 32 shots)

March 22	Sudbury Wolves		1 – 3		Belleville Bulls	Sudbury Community Arena
No scoring		First period			Luke Pither (1) - 19:04
13:24 - pp - Daniel Maggio (1)		Second period			Eric Tangradi (2) - 19:07
No scoring		Third period			Eric Tangradi (3) - pp - 16:57
Andrew Loverock (26 saves / 29 shots)		Goalie stats			Mike Murphy (29 saves / 30 shots)

March 24	Sudbury Wolves		1 – 2		Belleville Bulls	Sudbury Community Arena
13:39 - pp - Frankie Santini (1)		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			Eric Tangradi (4) - pp - 0:33 Nick Palmieri (2) - pp - 6:51
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Andrew Loverock (31 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats			Mike Murphy (27 saves / 28 shots)

March 25	Sudbury Wolves		6 – 2		Belleville Bulls	Sudbury Community Arena
Matt Dias (1) - 0:59 Matt Dias (2) - 3:39 Matt Dias (3) - pp - 12:37		First period			No scoring
Matt Dias (4) - 19:08		Second period			No scoring
Marcus Foligno (1) - 2:48 Gerome Giudice (1) - en - 19:23		Third period			1:26 - Brandon Mashinter (1) 12:30 - Nick Pageau (1)
Andrew Loverock (43 saves / 45 shots)		Goalie stats			Mike Murphy (21 saves / 26 shots)

March 30	Belleville Bulls		6 – 1		Sudbury Wolves	Yardmen Arena
Bryan Cameron (2) - 12:31 Brandon Mashinter (2) - 19:23		First period			No scoring
Brandon Mashinter (3) - 2:05 Shawn Lalonde (1) - pp - 16:19		Second period			No scoring
Bryan Cameron (3) - 0:46 Cody Alcock (1) - 7:30		Third period			19:37 - pp - Akim Aliu (2)
Mike Murphy (27 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats			Andrew Loverock (44 saves / 50 shots)

Belleville wins series 4 – 2

(2) Brampton Battalion vs. (7) Peterborough Petes

March 20	Brampton Battalion		5 – 2		Peterborough Petes	Powerade Centre
2:36 - pp - Anthony Peluso (1) 9:34 - pp - Matt Duchene (1) 18:58 - pp - Matt Duchene (2)		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			Zach Harnden (1) - sh - 1:51
9:14 - Evgeny Grachev (1) 16:11 - Evgeny Grachev (2)		Third period			Sergey Korostin (1) - 18:42
Tom McCollum (25 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats			Jason Missiaen (34 saves / 39 shots)

March 22

Brampton Battalion

5 – 4

OT

Peterborough Petes

Powerade Centre

March 24

Peterborough Petes

2 – 4

Brampton Battalion

Peterborough Memorial Centre

March 26

Peterborough Petes

2 – 3

Brampton Battalion

Peterborough Memorial Centre

Brampton wins series 4 – 0

(3) Ottawa 67's vs. (6) Niagara IceDogs

March 20	Ottawa 67's		3 – 5		Niagara IceDogs	Ottawa Civic Centre
2:48 - Thomas Kiriakou (1) 15:28 - pp - Logan Couture (1)		First period			Drew Schiestel (1) - 0:51
7:13 - pp - Corey Cowick (1)		Second period			Chris DeSousa (1) - pp - 4:52 Freddie Hamilton (1) - 8:46 Michael Hasson (1) - 15:53
No scoring		Third period			Andrew Agozzino (1) - sh - en - 19:18
Chris Perugini (31 saves / 35 shots)		Goalie stats			Jeremy Smith (41 saves / 44 shots)

March 22

Ottawa 67's

6 – 2

Niagara IceDogs

Ottawa Civic Centre

March 24

Niagara IceDogs

5 – 3

Ottawa 67's

Gatorade Garden City Complex

March 26

Niagara IceDogs

4 – 6

Ottawa 67's

Gatorade Garden City Complex

March 28

Niagara IceDogs

4 – 3

Ottawa 67's

Gatorade Garden City Complex

March 30

Ottawa 67's

4 – 0

Niagara IceDogs

Ottawa Civic Centre

March 31

Ottawa 67's

3 – 4

Niagara IceDogs

Ottawa Civic Centre

Niagara wins series 4 – 3

(4) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors vs. (5) Barrie Colts

March 20	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors		4 – 3		Barrie Colts	Hershey Centre
4:32 - Dustin Ekelman (1) 15:26 - Rob Flick (1) 18:01 - pp - Jesse Messier (1)		First period			Alex Hutchings (1) - 8:33 Stefan Della Rovere (1) - pp - 11:35 Alex Hutchings (2) - sh - 12:35
16:15 - Michael Pelech (1)		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Chris Carrozzi (5 saves / 8 shots) J.P. Anderson (19 saves / 19 shots)		Goalie stats			Peter Di Salvo (7 saves / 10 shots) Michael Hutchinson (20 saves / 21 shots)

March 21	Barrie Colts		4 – 7		Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	Barrie Molson Centre
No scoring		First period			11:40 - Dustin Ekelman (2)
Taylor Carnevale (1) - 5:23 Darren Archibald (1) - pp - 9:36		Second period			4:19 - Devante Smith-Pelly (1) 19:26 - pp - Jordan Mayer (1)
Josh Brittain (1) - 4:28 Colin Behenna (1) - 5:32		Third period			3:14 - Casey Cizikas (1) 17:22 - Jordan Mayer (2) 19:39 - en - Jared Gomes (1)
Michael Hutchinson (42 saves / 48 shots)		Goalie stats			J.P. Anderson (29 saves / 33 shots)

March 23

Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

3 – 7

Barrie Colts

Hershey Centre

March 26

Barrie Colts

3 – 2

OT

Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Barrie Molson Centre

March 28

Barrie Colts

3 – 4

3OT

Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Barrie Molson Centre

Mississauga wins series 4 – 1

Western conference

(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (8) Owen Sound Attack

March 18	Windsor Spitfires		7 – 4		Owen Sound Attack	WFCU Centre
7:33 - pp - Ryan Ellis (1) 9:57 - pp - Rob Kwiet (1) 15:21 - Greg Nemisz (1)		First period			No scoring
3:21 - Eric Wellwood (1) 6:53 - Rob Kwiet (2)		Second period			Joey Hishon (1) - pp - 14:01
16:03 - Ryan Ellis (2) 19:48 - en - Taylor Hall (1)		Third period			David Kolomatis (1) - pp - 7:47 Mike Lomas (1) - pp - 17:57 Joe Vanni (1) - 18:42
Andrew Engelage (19 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats			Tyler Beskorowany (18 saves / 23 shots) Scott Stajcer (29 saves / 30 shots)

March 20

Owen Sound Attack

5 – 7

Windsor Spitfires

Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre

March 22

Windsor Spitfires

6 – 1

Owen Sound Attack

WFCU Centre

March 25

Owen Sound Attack

3 – 6

Windsor Spitfires

Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre

Windsor wins series 4 – 0 Note Game 1 was played at Windsor Arena

(2) London Knights vs. (7) Erie Otters

March 20	London Knights		5 – 2		Erie Otters	John Labatt Centre
9:57 - Philip McRae (1)		First period			Shawn Szydlowski (1) - 0:09 Greg McKegg (1) - 16:49
7:23 - Nazem Kadri (1)		Second period			No scoring
6:27 - Philip McRae (2) 9:50 - pp - Phil Varone (1) 19:02 - en - John Tavares (1)		Third period			No scoring
Trevor Cann (45 saves / 47 shots)		Goalie stats			Jaroslav Janus (32 saves / 36 shots)

March 21

London Knights

8 – 1

Erie Otters

John Labatt Centre

March 25

Erie Otters

4 – 0

London Knights

Tullio Arena

March 26

Erie Otters

2 – 4

London Knights

Tullio Arena

March 28

London Knights

6 – 2

Erie Otters

John Labatt Centre

London wins series 4 – 1

(3) Saginaw Spirit vs. (6) Guelph Storm

March 21	Saginaw Spirit		6 – 5	2OT	Guelph Storm	Dow Event Center
4:06 - sh - Tyler Murovich (1) 9:24 - Jack Combs (1)		First period			Matt Kennedy (1) - 3:04 Denis Hollenstein (1) - 14:06 Yves Bastien (1) - pp - 18:12
2:49 - Jordan Szwarz (1) 4:02 - Kyle Bochek (1) 8:21 - Jordan Skellett (1)		Second period			Brandon Buck (1) - 19:57
No scoring		Third period			Matt Kennedy (2) - 4:15
18:01 - Jack Combs (2)		Second overtime period			No scoring
Edward Pasquale (69 saves / 74 shots)		Goalie stats			Brandon Foote (47 saves / 53 shots)

March 22

Guelph Storm

2 – 3

Saginaw Spirit

Sleeman Centre

March 24

Saginaw Spirit

7 – 6

2OT

Guelph Storm

Dow Event Center

March 26

Guelph Storm

1 – 4

Saginaw Spirit

Sleeman Centre

Saginaw wins series 4 – 0

(4) Plymouth Whalers vs. (5) Sarina Sting

March 21	Plymouth Whalers		0 – 2		Sarnia Sting	Compuware Arena
No scoring		First period			Jamie Arniel (1) - pp - 16:25
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			Matt Martin (1) - en - 18:31
Matt Hackett (31 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats			Daniel Spence (52 saves / 52 shots)

March 22	Sarnia Sting		2 – 3	OT	Plymouth Whalers	Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre
Marcus Pepe (1) - 2:02 Matt Martin (2) - 5:03		First period			12:35 - Matt Caria (1)
No scoring		Second period			19:33 - pp - Matt Caria (2)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			5:20 - pp - Matt Caria (3)
Daniel Spence (46 saves / 49 shots)		Goalie stats			Matt Hackett (32 saves / 34 shots)

March 24	Plymouth Whalers		5 – 1		Sarnia Sting	Compuware Arena
Joe Gaynor (1) - 3:57 Tyler Seguin (1) - 5:57 Chris Terry (1) - 12:40 Chris Terry (2) - 16:59		First period			13:50 - pp - Matt Martin (3)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Ryan Hayes (1) - pp - 7:11		Third period			No scoring
Matt Hackett (47 saves / 48 shots)		Goalie stats			Daniel Spence (43 saves / 48 shots)

March 26	Sarnia Sting		0 – 5		Plymouth Whalers	Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre
No scoring		First period			Tyler Brown (1) - 4:39 Tyler Seguin (2) - 19:11
No scoring		Second period			Matt Caria (4) - pp - 12:14 Matt Caria (4) - pp - 13:26 Ryan Hayes (2) - 15:27
No scorning		Third period			No scoring
Daniel Spence (27 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats			Matt Hackett (27 saves / 27 shots)

March 28	Plymouth Whalers		8 – 1		Sarnia Sting	Compuware Arena
17:08 - Ryan Hayes (3)		First period			No scoring
0:15 - Kaine Geldart (1) 1:07 - Chris Terry (3) 2:12 - A.J. Jenks (1) 6:46 - pp - Chris Terry (4) 7:25 - Joe Gaynor (2) 13:34 - Chris Terry (5)		Second period			Mark Katic (1) - 18:31
12:49 - pp - Beau Schmitz (1)		Third period			No scoring
Matt Hackett (27 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats			Daniel Spence (16 saves / 22 shots) Shayne Campbell (12 saves / 14 shots)

Plymouth wins series 4 – 1

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference

(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (6) Niagara IceDogs

April 2

Belleville Bulls

4 – 3

OT

Niagara IceDogs

Yardmen Arena

April 3

Niagara IceDogs

4 – 5

OT

Belleville Bulls

Gatorade Garden City Complex

April 5

Belleville Bulls

0 – 2

Niagara IceDogs

Yardmen Arena

April 7

Niagara IceDogs

2 – 5

Belleville Bulls

Gatorade Garden City Complex

April 7

Belleville Bulls

5 – 2

Niagara IceDogs

Yardmen Arena

Belleville wins series 4 – 1 Note Game 4 was played at Jack Gatecliff Arena

(2) Brampton Battalion vs. (4) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

April 2	Brampton Battalion		3 – 0		Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	Powerade Centre
3:57 - Evgeny Grachev (5) 11:18 - Josh Day (1)		First period			No scoring
19:10 - Thomas Stajan (1)		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Tom McCollum (21 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats			J.P. Anderson (41 saves / 44 shots)

April 3

Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

1 – 2

Brampton Battalion

Hershey Centre

April 5

Brampton Battalion

1 – 5

Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Powerade Centre

April 7

Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

4 – 3

OT

Brampton Battalion

Hershey Centre

April 9

Brampton Battalion

4 – 2

Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Powerade Centre

April 10

Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

2 – 3

Brampton Battalion

Hershey Centre

Brampton wins series 4 – 2

Western conference

(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (4) Plymouth Whalers

April 2	Windsor Spitfires		3 – 6		Plymouth Whalers	WFCU Centre
3:11 - pp - Dale Mitchell (5)		First period			Chris Terry (6) - 3:31 Tyler Seguin (3) - pp - 9:59
3:21 - Dale Mitchell (6) 19:11 - sh - Scott Timmins (1)		Second period			Joe Gaynor (3) - 10:32 Brett Bellemore (1) - sh - 14:18
No scoring		Third period			Matt Caria (6) - 2:39 Tyler Seguin (4) - 8:51
Josh Unice (13 saves / 17 shots) Andrew Engelage (11 saves / 13 shots)		Goalie stats			Matt Hackett (46 saves / 49 shots)

April 4	Plymouth Whalers		2 – 8		Windsor Spitfires	Compuware Arena
Tyler Brown (1) - sh - 4:04		First period			0:55 - Ryan Ellis (5) 2:45 - pp - Adam Henrique (1)
Tyler Seguin (5) - 4:54		Second period			0:38 - pp - Greg Nemisz (3) 1:48 - Andrei Loktionov (1) 9:03 - pp - Ryan Ellis (6) 12:51 - pp - Greg Nemisz (4) 19:17 - pp - Dale Mitchell (7)
No scoring		Third period			2:08 - pp - Andrei Loktionov (2)
Matt Hackett (44 saves / 51 shots) Scott Wedgewood (20 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats			Andrew Engelage (19 saves / 21 shots)

April 5

Windsor Spitfires

8 – 1

Plymouth Whalers

WFCU Centre

April 7

Plymouth Whalers

2 – 3

Windsor Spitfires

Compuware Arena

April 9

Windsor Spitfires

5 – 2

Plymouth Whalers

WFCU Centre

April 11

Plymouth Whalers

2 – 4

Windsor Spitfires

Compuware Arena

Windsor wins series 4 – 2

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (2) Brampton Battalion

April 15

Belleville Bulls

2 – 4

Brampton Battalion

Yardmen Arena

April 17

Brampton Battalion

7 – 2

Belleville Bulls

Powerade Centre

April 19

Belleville Bulls

6 – 2

Brampton Battalion

Yardmen Arena

April 21

Brampton Battalion

4 – 3

Belleville Bulls

Powerade Centre

April 23

Belleville Bulls

2 – 3

2OT

Brampton Battalion

Yardmen Arena

April 24

Brampton Battalion

7 – 4

Belleville Bulls

Powerade Centre

Brampton wins series 4 – 2

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(W1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (E2) Brampton Battalion

April 29

Windsor Spitfires

10 – 1

Brampton Battalion

WFCU Centre

May 1

Brampton Battalion

3 – 5

Windsor Spitfires

Powerade Centre

May 4

Windsor Spitfires

2 – 4

Brampton Battalion

WFCU Centre

May 6

Brampton Battalion

1 – 4

Windsor Spitfires

Powerade Centre

April 29

Windsor Spitfires

2 – 1

OT

Brampton Battalion

WFCU Centre

Windsor wins series 4 – 1

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

2008-09 Windsor Spitfires[1]
Goaltenders 1 – Andrew Engelage  30 – Josh Unice  34 – Steve Gleeson		Defencemen 5 – Ron Soucie  6 – Ryan Ellis  7 – Adam Wallace  13 – Rob Kwiet  17 – Jesse Blacker  42 – Ben Shutron  51 – Mark Cundari  55 – Harry Young  – C 81 – Patrick Moran		Wingers 4 – Taylor Hall  19 – Lane MacDermid  22 – Richard Greenop  25 – James Woodcroft  27 – Tyson Isaac  29 – Conor O'Donnell  44 – Justin Shugg  61 – Austin Watson  64 – Greg Nemisz  67 – Eric Wellwood  71 – Dale Mitchell		Centres 14 – Adam Henrique  16 – Ben Dubois  77 – Scott Timmins  90 – Andrei Loktionov  Coach: Bob Boughner General Manager: Warren Rychel

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Taylor Hall	Windsor Spitfires	15	11	16	27	10
Cody Hodgson	Brampton Battalion	16	9	18	27	12
Ryan Ellis	Windsor Spitfires	15	8	19	27	14
Dale Mitchell	Windsor Spitfires	15	12	14	26	14
Evgeny Grachev	Brampton Battalion	16	11	13	24	4
Andrei Loktionov	Windsor Spitfires	15	6	18	24	2
Matt Duchene	Brampton Battalion	16	13	10	23	12
John Carlson	London Knights	14	7	15	22	16
John Tavares	London Knights	14	10	11	21	8
Nazem Kadri	London Knights	14	9	12	21	22

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
J. P. Anderson	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	11	697	6	4	29	0	0.928	2.50
Thomas McCollum	Brampton Battalion	16	1007	11	2	44	1	0.899	2.62
Andrew Loverock	Sudbury Wolves	6	360	2	4	16	0	0.929	2.67
Mike Murphy	Belleville Bulls	17	1007	10	6	45	0	0.912	2.68
Trevor Cann	London Knights	13	805	9	1	38	0	0.912	2.83

All-Star teams

First team

• Cody Hodgson, Centre, Brampton Battalion
• Taylor Hall, Left Wing, Windsor Spitfires
• Bryan Cameron, Right Wing, Belleville Bulls
• Ryan Ellis, Defence, Windsor Spitfires
• P. K. Subban, Defence, Belleville Bulls
• Mike Murphy, Goaltender, Belleville Bulls
• Bob Boughner, Coach, Windsor Spitfires

Second team

• John Tavares, Centre, London Knights
• Justin DiBenedetto, Left Wing, Sarnia Sting
• Greg Nemisz, Right Wing, Windsor Spitfires
• Cameron Gaunce, Defence, Belleville Bulls
• John Carlson, Defence, London Knights
• Thomas McCollum, Goaltender, Brampton Battalion
• George Burnett, Coach, Belleville Bulls

Third team

• Chris Terry, Centre, Plymouth Whalers
• Evgeny Grachev, Left Wing, Brampton Battalion
• Matt Kennedy, Right Wing, Guelph Storm
• Alex Pietrangelo, Defence, Niagara IceDogs
• Michael Del Zotto, Defence, London Knights
• Edward Pasquale, Goaltender, Saginaw Spirit
• Mike Vellucci, Coach, Plymouth Whalers

All-Star Classic

The 2009 Subway OHL All-Star Classic^[2] was played February 4, 2009 at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, won 11–6 by the Eastern Conference. Cody Hodgson of the Brampton Battalion won the player of the game award, as he scored three goals and added two assists. The skills competition was held the previous night on February 3, with the Western Conference winning. Honorary captains for the event were former Peterborough Petes player Steve Yzerman for the Eastern Conference, while former Windsor Spitfires player Adam Graves represented the Western Conference.

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup:	Windsor Spitfires
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:	Windsor Spitfires
Bobby Orr Trophy:	Brampton Battalion
Wayne Gretzky Trophy:	Windsor Spitfires
Emms Trophy:	Brampton Battalion
Leyden Trophy:	Belleville Bulls
Holody Trophy:	London Knights
Bumbacco Trophy:	Windsor Spitfires
Red Tilson Trophy:	Cody Hodgson, Brampton Battalion
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:	John Tavares, London Knights
Matt Leyden Trophy:	Bob Boughner, Windsor Spitfires
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:	Justin DiBenedetto, Sarnia Sting
Max Kaminsky Trophy:	Ryan Ellis, Windsor Spitfires
OHL Goaltender of the Year:	Mike Murphy, Belleville Bulls
Jack Ferguson Award:	Daniel Catenacci, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Dave Pinkney Trophy:	Mike Murphy, Belleville Bulls
OHL Executive of the Year:	Warren Rychel, Windsor Spitfires
Emms Family Award:	Evgeny Grachev, Brampton Battalion
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy:	J. P. Anderson, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy:	Chris Terry, Plymouth Whalers
William Hanley Trophy:	Cody Hodgson, Brampton Battalion
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:	Justin DiBenedetto, Sarnia Sting
Bobby Smith Trophy:	Matt Duchene, Brampton Battalion
Roger Neilson Memorial Award:	Tim Priamo, Guelph Storm
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award:	Freddie Hamilton, Niagara IceDogs
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy:	Chris Terry, Plymouth Whalers
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy:	Lucas Lessio, Toronto Marlboros
Bill Long Award:	Bert O'Brien, Ottawa 67's & Sam Sisco, Ontario Hockey League
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award:	Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires

2009 OHL Priority Selection

On May 2, 2009, the OHL conducted the 2009 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Daniel Catenacci from the York-Simcoe Express. Catenacci 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 2009 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.^[3]

#	Player	Nationality	OHL team	Hometown	Minor team
1	Daniel Catenacci (LW)	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Newmarket, Ontario	York-Simcoe Express
2	Alan Quine (C)	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs	Orleans, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Canadiens
3	Ryan Murphy (D)	Canada	Kitchener Rangers	Aurora, Ontario	York-Simcoe Express
4	Boone Jenner (LW)	Canada	Oshawa Generals	Dorchester, Ontario	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs
5	Justin Sefton (D)	Canada	Sudbury Wolves	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Notre Dame Hounds
6	Matt Puempel (LW)	Canada	Peterborough Petes	Essex, Ontario	Sun County Panthers
7	Lucas Lessio (LW)	Canada	Niagara IceDogs	Maple, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
8	Ryan Strome (C)	Canada	Barrie Colts	Mississauga, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
9	Curtis Crombeen (D)	Canada	Owen Sound Attack	Sarnia, Ontario	Lambton Jr. Sting
10	David Broll (LW)	Canada	Erie Otters	Mississauga, Ontario	Toronto Nationals
11	Carter Sandlak (LW)	Canada	Guelph Storm	London, Ontario	London Jr. Knights
12	Brett Ritchie (RW)	Canada	Sarnia Sting	Orangeville, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
13	Garrett Meurs (C)	Canada	Plymouth Whalers	Ripley, Ontario	Huron Perth Lakers
14	Anthony Camara (LW)	Canada	Saginaw Spirit	Toronto, Ontario	Mississauga Senators
15	Stuart Percy (D)	Canada	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	Oakville, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
16	Cody Ceci (D)	Canada	Ottawa 67's	Orleans, Ontario	Peterborough Jr. Petes
17	Barclay Goodrow (RW)	Canada	Brampton Battalion	Aurora, Ontario	York-Simcoe Express
18	Tyson Teichmann (G)	Canada	Belleville Bulls	Belleville, Ontario	Quinte Red Devils
19	Scott Harrington (D)	Canada	London Knights	Kingston, Ontario	Kingston Jr. Frontenacs
20	Austen Brassard (RW)	Canada	Windsor Spitfires	Windsor, Ontario	Windsor AAA Zone

2009 CHL Import Draft

On June 30, 2009, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2009 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Plymouth Whalers held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Gabriel Landeskog from Sweden with their selection.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2009 CHL Import Draft.^[4]

#	Player	Nationality	OHL team	Hometown	Minor team
3	Gabriel Landeskog (RW)	Sweden	Plymouth Whalers	Stockholm, Sweden	Djurgården IF Jr.
6	Tomas Tatar (LW)	Slovakia	Kitchener Rangers	Trencin, Slovakia	Zvolen HKM
9	Robin Lehner (G)	Sweden	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Gothenburg, Sweden	Västra Frölunda HC Jr.
12	Alexander Burmistrov (C)	Russia	Barrie Colts	Kazan, Russia	Kazan AK Bars-2
15	Roman Berdnikov (RW)	Russia	Owen Sound Attack	Omsk, Russia	Omsk Avangard-VDV
18	Jiri Sekac (LW)	Czech Republic	Peterborough Petes	Kladno, Czech Republic	Kladno Jr. B
21	Petteri Simila (G)	Finland	Niagara IceDogs	Oulu, Finland	Karpat Oulu Jr.
24	Tom Kuhnhackl (LW)	Germany	Windsor Spitfires	Landshut, Germany	Landshut EV Jr.
27	Alain Berger (RW)	Switzerland	Oshawa Generals	Burgsdorf, Switzerland	Bern SCB Eishockey AG
30	Petr Mrazek (G)	Czech Republic	Ottawa 67's	Vitkovice, Czech Republic	Vitkovice Ostrave Jr. B
33	Tadeas Galansky (G)	Czech Republic	Saginaw Spirit	Brno, Czech Republic	Havirov Jr. B
36	Ramis Sadikov (G)	Russia	Erie Otters	Moscow, Russia	Russia
39	Stefan Stepanov (D)	Russia	Sudbury Wolves	Moscow, Russia	Moscow Krylia Sovetov
42	Ivan Telegin (C/LW)	Russia	Saginaw Spirit	Novokuznetsk, Russia	Novokuznetsk Metallurg-2
45	Patrik Andersson (D)	Sweden	Kitchener Rangers	Norrtälje, Sweden	Brynäs IF Jr.
48	Matias Sointu (RW)	Finland	Ottawa 67's	Tampere, Finland	Ilves Tampere Jr.
51	Valery Knyazev (LW)	Czech Republic	Brampton Battalion	Prague, Czech Republic	Sparta Praha Jr. B
54	Eddy Rinke-Leitans (RW)	Latvia	Sudbury Wolves	Riga, Latvia	Iserlohn EC Jr.
56	No selection made		Sudbury Wolves
58	Anton Klementyev (D)	Russia	London Knights	Togliatti, Russia	Yaroslavl Lokomotiv-2

2009 NHL Entry Draft

On June 26–27, 2009, the National Hockey League conducted the 2009 NHL Entry Draft held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. In total, 45 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. John Tavares of the London Knights was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the first overall pick by the New York Islanders.

Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.^[5]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	Hometown	OHL team
1	1	John Tavares (C)	Canada	New York Islanders	Oakville, Ontario	London Knights
1	3	Matt Duchene (C)	Canada	Colorado Avalanche	Haliburton, Ontario	Brampton Battalion
1	7	Nazem Kadri (C)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	London, Ontario	London Knights
1	11	Ryan Ellis (D)	Canada	Nashville Predators	Freelton, Ontario	Windsor Spitfires
1	12	Calvin de Haan (D)	Canada	New York Islanders	Carp, Ontario	Oshawa Generals
1	13	Zack Kassian (RW)	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	LaSalle, Ontario	Peterborough Petes
1	15	Peter Holland (C)	Canada	Anaheim Ducks	Caledon, Ontario	Guelph Storm
2	33	Ryan O'Reilly (C)	Canada	Colorado Avalanche	Varna, Ontario	Erie Otters
2	35	Kyle Clifford (LW)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Ayr, Ontario	Barrie Colts
2	37	Mat Clark (D)	Canada	Anaheim Ducks	Campbellville, Ontario	Brampton Battalion
2	47	Ethan Werek (C)	Canada	New York Rangers	Goodwood, Ontario	Kingston Frontenacs
2	57	Taylor Doherty (D)	Canada	San Jose Sharks	Cambridge, Ontario	Kingston Frontenacs
2	58	Jesse Blacker (D)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto, Ontario	Windsor Spitfires
3	68	Jamie Devane (LW)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto, Ontario	Plymouth Whalers
3	70	Taylor Beck (RW)	Canada	Nashville Predators	Niagara Falls, Ontario	Guelph Storm
3	72	Michael Latta (C)	Canada	Nashville Predators	St. Clements, Ontario	Guelph Storm
3	77	Matt Hackett (G)	Canada	Minnesota Wild	London, Ontario	Plymouth Whalers
4	92	Casey Cizikas (C)	Canada	New York Islanders	Mississauga, Ontario	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
4	93	Alex Hutchings (C)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Burlington, Ontario	Barrie Colts
4	97	Jordan Szwarz (RW)	Canada	Phoenix Coyotes	Burlington, Ontario	Saginaw Spirit
4	104	Marcus Foligno (LW)	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Sudbury, Ontario	Sudbury Wolves
4	107	Garrett Wilson (LW)	Canada	Florida Panthers	Elmvale, Ontario	Owen Sound Attack
4	112	Lane MacDermid (LW)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Sauble Beach, Ontario	Windsor Spitfires
4	117	Edward Pasquale (G)	Canada	Atlanta Thrashers	Toronto, Ontario	Saginaw Spirit
4	120	Ben Chiarot (D)	Canada	Atlanta Thrashers	Hamilton, Ontario	Guelph Storm
5	125	Cody Sol (D)	Canada	Atlanta Thrashers	Woodstock, Ontario	Saginaw Spirit
5	126	David Kolomatis (D)	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Basking Ridge, New Jersey	Owen Sound Attack
5	131	Matt Kennedy (RW)	Canada	Carolina Hurricanes	Shanty Bay, Ontario	Guelph Storm
5	140	Scott Stajcer (G)	Canada	New York Rangers	Cambridge, Ontario	Owen Sound Attack
5	145	Brett Flemming (D)	Canada	Washington Capitals	Burlington, Ontario	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
5	147	Phil Varone (C)	Canada	San Jose Sharks	Vaughan, Ontario	London Knights
5	148	Michael Zador (G)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Toronto, Ontario	Oshawa Generals
5	151	Andy Bathgate (C)	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brampton, Ontario	Belleville Bulls
6	156	Michael Pelech (C)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Toronto, Ontario	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
6	160	Corey Cowick (LW)	Canada	Ottawa Senators	Gloucester, Ontario	Ottawa 67's
6	162	Jaroslav Janus (G)	Slovakia	Tampa Bay Lightning	Prešov, Slovakia	Erie Otters
6	165	Scott Timmins (C)	Canada	Florida Panthers	Hamilton, Ontario	Windsor Spitfires
6	168	David Shields (D)	United States	St. Louis Blues	Rochester, New York	Erie Otters
6	170	Daniel Maggio (D)	Canada	New York Rangers	LaSalle, Ontario	Sudbury Wolves
6	172	Eric Wellwood (LW)	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Oldcastle, Ontario	Windsor Spitfires
6	176	Tyler Randell (RW)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Brampton, Ontario	Kitchener Rangers
7	186	Jordan Nolan (LW)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Garden River, Ontario	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
7	188	Barron Smith (D)	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Hinsdale, Illinois	Peterborough Petes
7	197	Kyle Neuber (RW)	Canada	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sarnia, Ontario	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

See also

• 2009 Memorial Cup
• List of OHL seasons
• 2008–09 QMJHL season
• 2008–09 WHL season
• 2008 NHL Entry Draft
• List of OHA Junior A standings
• 2008 in ice hockey
• 2009 in ice hockey

References

External links

• Official website of the Ontario Hockey League
• Official website of the Canadian Hockey League
• Official website of the MasterCard Memorial Cup
• Official website of the Home Hardware Top Prospects Game
• Official website of the ADT Canada Russia Challenge
• Official website of the OHL All-Star Classic