# 1993–94 OHL season

The 1993–94 OHL season was the 14th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The North Bay Centennials won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Detroit Junior Red Wings.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title;

### Leyden Division

| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
| 1 | y-North Bay Centennials | 66 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 97 | 351 | 226 |
| 2 | x-Ottawa 67's | 66 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 77 | 274 | 229 |
| 3 | x-Sudbury Wolves | 66 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 74 | 299 | 275 |
| 4 | x-Belleville Bulls | 66 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 70 | 303 | 264 |
| 5 | x-Kingston Frontenacs | 66 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 68 | 265 | 259 |
| 6 | x-Oshawa Generals | 66 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 60 | 272 | 309 |
| 7 | x-Peterborough Petes | 66 | 15 | 41 | 10 | 40 | 252 | 350 |
| 8 | Newmarket Royals | 66 | 9 | 47 | 10 | 28 | 231 | 377 |

### Emms Division

| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
| 1 | y-Detroit Junior Red Wings | 66 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 88 | 312 | 237 |
| 2 | x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 66 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 77 | 319 | 268 |
| 3 | x-Guelph Storm | 66 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 70 | 323 | 290 |
| 4 | x-Owen Sound Platers | 66 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 70 | 303 | 284 |
| 5 | x-Kitchener Rangers | 66 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 68 | 286 | 316 |
| 6 | x-London Knights | 66 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 68 | 293 | 279 |
| 7 | x-Windsor Spitfires | 66 | 25 | 36 | 5 | 55 | 253 | 298 |
| 8 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 66 | 21 | 41 | 4 | 46 | 277 | 352 |

### Scoring leaders

| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Jason Allison | London Knights | 56 | 55 | 87 | 142 | 68 |
| Kevin Brown | Detroit Junior Red Wings | 57 | 54 | 81 | 135 | 85 |
| Jeff O'Neill | Guelph Storm | 66 | 45 | 81 | 126 | 95 |
| Keli Corpse | Kingston Frontenacs | 63 | 42 | 84 | 126 | 55 |
| Bill Bowler | Windsor Spitfires | 66 | 47 | 76 | 123 | 39 |
| Jamie Rivers | Sudbury Wolves | 65 | 32 | 89 | 121 | 58 |
| Trevor Gallant | Kitchener Rangers | 66 | 39 | 80 | 119 | 48 |
| Dave Gilmore | London Knights | 61 | 48 | 69 | 117 | 67 |
| Jason MacDonald | Owen Sound Platers | 66 | 55 | 61 | 116 | 177 |
| Sylvain Cloutier | Guelph Storm | 66 | 45 | 71 | 116 | 127 |

## Playoffs

| Division quarterfinals | Division quarterfinals | Division quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| L1 | North Bay | bye | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | L1 | North Bay | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | L4 | Belleville | 2 | | | | | | | |
| L4 | Belleville | 4 | L4 | Belleville | 2 | | | | | | | |
| L5 | Kingston | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L5 | Kingston | 2 | | | | L1 | North Bay | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | L2 | Ottawa | 1 | | | | |
| L3 | Sudbury | 4 | | | | | | | L2 | Ottawa | 1 | | | | |
| L6 | Oshawa | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L6 | Oshawa | 1 | L3 | Sudbury | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | L2 | Ottawa | 4 | | | | | | | |
| L7 | Peterborough | 3 | L2 | Ottawa | 4 | | | | | | | |
| L2 | Ottawa | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L2 | Ottawa | 4 | | | | | | | | L1 | North Bay | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Detroit | 3 |
| E1 | Detroit | bye | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Detroit | 3 |
| | | | E1 | Detroit | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E4 | Owen Sound | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Owen Sound | 4 | E4 | Owen Sound | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Kitchener | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Kitchener | 1 | | | | E1 | Detroit | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E2 | S.S. Marie | 2 | | | | |
| E3 | Guelph | 4 | | | | | | | E2 | S.S. Marie | 2 | | | | |
| E6 | London | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | London | 1 | E3 | Guelph | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E2 | S.S. Marie | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Windsor | 0 | E2 | S.S. Marie | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | S.S. Marie | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Division quarter-finals
#### Leyden Division
##### (2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Peterborough Petes

* Ottawa wins series 4 – 3

##### (3) Sudbury Wolves vs. (6) Oshawa Generals

* Sudbury wins series 4 – 1

##### (4) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Kingston Frontenacs

* Belleville wins series 4 – 2

#### Emms Division
##### (2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (7) Windsor Spitfires

* Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0

##### (3) Guelph Storm vs. (6) London Knights

* Guelph wins series 4 – 1

##### (4) Owen Sound Platers vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers

* Owen Sound wins series 4 – 1

### Division semi-finals
#### Leyden Division
##### (1) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Belleville Bulls

* North Bay wins series 4 – 2

##### (2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Sudbury Wolves

* Ottawa wins series 4 – 1

#### Emms Division
##### (1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (4) Owen Sound Platers

* Detroit wins series 4 – 0

##### (2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (3) Guelph Storm

* Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0

### Division finals
#### Leyden Division
##### (1) North Bay Centennials vs. (2) Ottawa 67's

* North Bay wins series 4 – 1

#### Emms Division
##### (1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

* Detroit wins series 4 – 2

### J. Ross Robertson Cup
#### (L1) North Bay Centennials vs. (E1) Detroit Junior Red Wings

* North Bay wins series 4 – 3

## Awards

| J. Ross Robertson Cup: | North Bay Centennials |
| Hamilton Spectator Trophy: | North Bay Centennials |
| Leyden Trophy: | North Bay Centennials |
| Emms Trophy: | Detroit Junior Red Wings |
| Red Tilson Trophy: | Jason Allison, London Knights |
| Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: | Jason Allison, London Knights |
| Matt Leyden Trophy: | Bert Templeton, North Bay Centennials |
| Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: | Kevin Brown, Detroit Junior Red Wings |
| Max Kaminsky Trophy: | Jamie Rivers, Sudbury Wolves |
| OHL Goaltender of the Year: | Jamie Storr, Owen Sound Platers |
| Jack Ferguson Award: | Jeff Brown, Sarnia Sting |
| Dave Pinkney Trophy: | Sandy Allan and Scott Roche, North Bay Centennials |
| OHL Executive of the Year: | Jim Rutherford, Detroit Junior Red Wings |
| Bill Long Award: | Brian Kilrea, Ottawa 67's |
| Emms Family Award: | Vitali Yachmenev, North Bay Centennials |
| F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: | Scott Roche, North Bay Centennials |
| OHL Humanitarian of the Year: | Brent Tully, Peterborough Petes |
| William Hanley Trophy: | Jason Allison, London Knights |
| Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: | B.J. MacPherson, North Bay Centennials |
| Bobby Smith Trophy: | Ethan Moreau, Niagara Falls Thunder |

## All-Star teams

The OHL All-star teams were selected by the OHL's general managers.

### First team

* Jason Allison, Centre, London Knights
* Jeff Shevalier, Left Wing, North Bay Centennials
* Kevin Brown, Right Wing, Detroit Jr. Red Wings
* Jamie Rivers, Defence, Sudbury Wolves
* Nick Stajduhar, Defence, London Knights
* Jamie Storr, Goaltender, Owen Sound Platers
* Bert Templeton, Coach, North Bay Centennials

### Second team

* Keli Corpse, Centre, Kingston Frontenacs
* Bob Wren, Left Wing, Detroit Jr. Red Wings
* Jason MacDonald, Right Wing, Owen Sound Platers
* Drew Bannister, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
* Ed Jovanovski, Defence, Windsor Spitfires
* Matt Mullin, Goaltender, Sudbury Wolves
* Paul Maurice, Coach, Detroit Jr. Red Wings

### Third team

* Michael Peca, Centre, Ottawa 67's
* Ethan Moreau, Left Wing, Niagara Falls Thunder
* Vitali Yachmenev, Right Wing, North Bay Centennials
* Jason Gladney, Defence, Kitchener Rangers
* Brad Brown, Defence, North Bay Centennials
* Sandy Allan, Goaltender, North Bay Centennials
* Jerry Harrigan, Coach, Owen Sound Platers

## 1994 OHL Priority Selection

The Sarnia Sting held the first overall pick in the 1994 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Jeff Brown from the Thornhill Islanders. Brown 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 1994 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
| # | Player | Nationality | OHL Team | Hometown | Minor Team |
| 1 | Jeff Brown (D) | Canada | Sarnia Sting | Mississauga, Ontario | Thornhill Islanders |
| 2 | Geoff Peters (C) | Canada | Niagara Falls Thunder | St. Catharines, Ontario | Wexford Bantams |
| 3 | Kevin Bolibruck (D) | Canada | Peterborough Petes | Thorold, Ontario | Thorold Black Hawks |
| 4 | Glenn Crawford (C) | Canada | Windsor Spitfires | Barrie, Ontario | Barrie Colts |
| 5 | Jeff Ware (D) | Canada | Oshawa Generals | Toronto, Ontario | Wexford Raiders |
| 6 | Chris Allen (D) | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs | Blenheim, Ontario | Leamington Flyers |
| 7 | Jason Doyle (RW) | Canada | London Knights | Toronto, Ontario | Wexford Bantams |
| 8 | Ryan Pepperal (RW) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers | Niagara Falls, Ontario | Niagara Falls Canucks |
| 9 | Matt Osborne (D) | Canada | Owen Sound Platers | Conn, Ontario | Waterloo Siskins |
| 10 | Brian Wesenberg (RW) | Canada | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough, Ontario | Cobourg Cougars |
| 11 | Daniel Cleary (LW) | Canada | Belleville Bulls | Harbour Grace, Newfoundland | Kingston Voyageurs |
| 12 | Richard Rochefort (C) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves | North Bay, Ontario | Waterloo Siskins |
| 13 | Sean Blanchard (D) | Canada | Ottawa 67's | Garson, Ontario | Valley East Midgets |
| 14 | Steve Lowe (C) | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Kitchener, Ontario | Caledon Canadians |
| 15 | Bryan Berard (D) | United States | Detroit Junior Red Wings | Woonsocket, Rhode Island | Mount St. Charles Academy |
| 16 | Steven Carpenter (LW) | Canada | North Bay Centennials | Rollo Bay, Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown Abbies |