# OHL 1996/97

Die OHL-Saison 1996/97 war die 17. Spielzeit der Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Die Ottawa 67’s gewannen als punktbestes Team der regulären Saison die Hamilton Spectator Trophy und unterlagen im Playoff-Finale den Oshawa Generals, die somit den J. Ross Robertson Cup gewannen.

## Änderungen

Die Niagara Falls Thunder wurden nach Erie umgesiedelt und firmierten fortan als Erie Otters. Zudem wechselten die Sudbury Wolves von der Central in die East Division, wodurch letztere auf sieben Teams anwuchs, während erstere nur noch aus fünf Mannschaften bestand. Dies wurde im folgenden Jahr wieder rückgängig gemacht.

## Reguläre Saison
### Abschlusstabellen

Abkürzungen: GP = Spiele, W = Siege, L = Niederlagen, T = Unentschieden, GF = Erzielte Tore, GA = Gegentore, Pts = Punkte Erläuterungen: = Play-off-Qualifikation, = Hamilton-Spectator-Trophy-Gewinner

#### East Division

| East Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Ottawa 67’s | 66 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 320 | 117 | 104 |
| Oshawa Generals | 66 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 287 | 202 | 89 |
| Peterborough Petes | 66 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 251 | 238 | 80 |
| Kingston Frontenacs | 66 | 25 | 35 | 6 | 257 | 277 | 56 |
| Belleville Bulls | 66 | 22 | 37 | 7 | 235 | 278 | 51 |
| Sudbury Wolves | 66 | 21 | 37 | 8 | 251 | 302 | 50 |
| North Bay Centennials | 66 | 14 | 44 | 8 | 214 | 337 | 36 |

#### Central Division

| Central Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Kitchener Rangers | 66 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 274 | 235 | 78 |
| Guelph Storm | 66 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 300 | 251 | 78 |
| Barrie Colts | 66 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 272 | 236 | 76 |
| Owen Sound Platers | 66 | 27 | 37 | 2 | 258 | 318 | 56 |
| Erie Otters | 66 | 23 | 36 | 7 | 240 | 360 | 53 |

#### West Division

| West Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 66 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 309 | 220 | 88 |
| Sarnia Sting | 66 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 286 | 251 | 77 |
| Windsor Spitfires | 66 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 303 | 285 | 66 |
| Detroit Whalers | 66 | 26 | 34 | 6 | 230 | 270 | 58 |
| London Knights | 66 | 13 | 51 | 2 | 215 | 365 | 28 |

### Beste Scorer

Abkürzungen: GP = Spiele, G = Tore, A = Assists, Pts = Punkte, PIM = Strafminuten; Fett: Saisonbestwert
| Spieler | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Marc Savard | Oshawa Generals | 64 | 43 | 87 | 130 | 94 |
| Joe Thornton | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 59 | 41 | 81 | 122 | 123 |
| Alyn McCauley | Ottawa 67’s | 50 | 56 | 56 | 112 | 16 |
| Richard Uniacke | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 66 | 44 | 66 | 110 | 36 |
| Trevor Letowski | Sarnia Sting | 55 | 35 | 73 | 108 | 51 |
| Todd Norman | Guelph Storm | 66 | 47 | 58 | 105 | 41 |
| Joe Seroski | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 61 | 54 | 49 | 103 | 14 |
| Jan Bulis | Barrie Colts | 64 | 42 | 61 | 103 | 42 |
| Matt Cooke | Windsor Spitfires | 65 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 146 |
| Jon Sim | Sarnia Sting | 64 | 56 | 39 | 95 | 109 |

## Play-offs
### Play-off-Baum

| Achtelfinale | Achtelfinale | Achtelfinale | Viertelfinale | Viertelfinale | Viertelfinale | Halbfinale | Halbfinale | Halbfinale | | | OHL-Meisterschaft | OHL-Meisterschaft | OHL-Meisterschaft |
| E2 | Oshawa Generals | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | gesetzt | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | gesetzt | | E2 | Oshawa Generals | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | E3 | Peterborough Petes | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Peterborough Petes | 4 | E3 | Peterborough Petes | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Kingston Frontenacs | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Kingston Frontenacs | 1 | | | | E2 | Oshawa Generals | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C1 | Kitchener Rangers | 2 | | | | | |
| C1 | Kitchener Rangers | | | | | | | C1 | Kitchener Rangers | 2 | | | | | |
| | gesetzt⁠ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | gesetzt⁠ | | C1 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | W2 | Sarnia Sting | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Sarnia Sting | 4 | W2 | Sarnia Sting | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| W3 | Windsor Spitfires | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W3 | Windsor Spitfires | 1 | | | | | | | | | E2 | Oshawa Generals | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Ottawa 67’s | 2 |
| E1 | Ottawa 67’s⁠ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Ottawa 67’s | 2 |
| E5 | Belleville Bulls | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Belleville Bulls | 2 | E1 | Ottawa 67’s | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | C3 | Barrie Colts | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Barrie Colts | 4 | C3 | Barrie Colts | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| C4 | Owen Sound Platers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C4 | Owen Sound Platers | 0 | | | | E1 | Ottawa 67’s | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C2 | Guelph Storm | 3 | | | | | |
| W1 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 4 | | | | | | C2 | Guelph Storm | 3 | | | | | |
| W4 | Detroit Whalers | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Detroit Whalers | 1 | W1 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | C2 | Guelph Storm | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Guelph Storm | 4 | C2 | Guelph Storm | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| C5 | Erie Otters | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### J.-Ross-Robertson-Cup-Sieger

| J.-Ross-Robertson-Cup-Sieger Oshawa Generals | Torhüter: Dave Arsenault, Tyrone Garner Verteidiger: Bryan Allen, Jim Baxter, Peter Hogan, Steve Manley, Jeff MacMillan, Jan Snopek, Jeff Ware, Marty Wilford Angreifer: Brandon Coalter, Adam Colagiacomo, Kevin Colley, Brent Gauvreau, Dan Hinote, Warren Holmes, Ryan Lindsay, Ian MacNeil, Marc Savard, Jason Sweitzer, John Tripp, Mike Zanutto Cheftrainer: Bill Stewart |

### Beste Scorer

Abkürzungen: GP = Spiele, G = Tore, A = Assists, Pts = Punkte, PIM = Strafminuten; Fett: Saisonbestwert
| Spieler | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Marc Savard | Oshawa Generals | 18 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 20 |
| Alyn McCauley | Ottawa 67’s | 22 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 14 |
| Cameron Mann | Peterborough Petes | 11 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 16 |
| Nick Boynton | Ottawa 67’s | 24 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 38 |
| John Tripp | Oshawa Generals | 18 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 42 |
| Ryan Lindsay | Oshawa Generals | 18 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 18 |
| Joel Trottier | Ottawa 67’s | 22 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 23 |
| Steve Zoryk | Ottawa 67’s | 24 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 11 |
| Troy Stonier | Ottawa 67’s | 24 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 14 |
| Trevor Letowski | Sarnia Sting | 12 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 20 |

## Auszeichnungen
### All-Star-Teams

First All-Star-Team :
| Angriff: | Daniel Cleary – Alyn McCauley – Cameron Mann |
| Verteidigung: | Sean Blanchard – Andy Delmore |
| Tor: | Zac Bierk |
| Trainer: | Brian Kilrea |
Second All-Star-Team :
| Angriff: | Dave Duerden – Joe Thornton – Alexander Woltschkow |
| Verteidigung: | D. J. Smith – Marty Wilford |
| Tor: | Kory Cooper |
| Trainer: | Bill Stewart |
Third All-Star-Team :
| Angriff: | Dwayne Hay – Jan Bulis – Joel Trottier |
| Verteidigung: | Nick Boynton – Chris Hajt |
| Tor: | Robert Esche |
| Trainer: | Peter DeBoer |

### All-Rookie-Teams

First All-Rookie-Team :
| Angriff: | Harold Druken – Peter Sarno – Norm Milley |
| Verteidigung: | Brad Morgan – Nick Tselios |
| Tor: | Jake McCracken |
Second All-Rookie-Team :
| Angriff: | Matt Zultek – Justin Papineau – Maxim Spiridonow |
| Verteidigung: | Kevin Grimes – Paul Mara |
| Tor: | Curtis Cruickshank |

### Vergebene Trophäen

| Auszeichnung | Auszeichnung | Team |
| J. Ross Robertson Cup | J. Ross Robertson Cup | Oshawa Generals |
| Hamilton Spectator Trophy | Hamilton Spectator Trophy | Ottawa 67’s |
| Emms Trophy | Emms Trophy | Kitchener Rangers |
| Leyden Trophy | Leyden Trophy | Ottawa 67’s |
| Bumbacco Trophy | Bumbacco Trophy | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| Auszeichnung | Spieler | Team |
| Red Tilson Trophy | Alyn McCauley | Ottawa 67’s |
| Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy | Marc Savard | Oshawa Generals |
| Matt Leyden Trophy | Brian Kilrea | Ottawa 67’s |
| Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy | Joe Seroski | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| Max Kaminsky Trophy | Sean Blanchard | Ottawa 67’s |
| OHL Goaltender of the Year | Zac Bierk | Peterborough Petes |
| Jack Ferguson Award | Charlie Stephens | Toronto St. Michael’s Majors |
| Dave Pinkney Trophy | Tim Keyes Craig Hillier | Ottawa 67’s |
| OHL Executive of the Year | Ed Rowe | Peterborough Petes |
| Emms Family Award | Peter Sarno | Windsor Spitfires |
| F. W. „Dinty“ Moore Trophy | Shawn Degagne | Kitchener Rangers |
| OHL Humanitarian of the Year | Mike Martone | Peterborough Petes |
| William Hanley Trophy | Alyn McCauley | Ottawa 67’s |
| Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy | Zac Bierk | Peterborough Petes |
| Bobby Smith Trophy | Jake McCracken | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| Bill Long Award | Wren Blair Frank Bonello | Kingston Frontenacs Toronto St. Michael’s Majors |