# 1999–2000 OHL season

The 1999–2000 OHL season was the 20th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The season was the first to award a point for an overtime loss. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Barrie Colts won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Plymouth Whalers.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime 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 | T | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
| 1 | z-Barrie Colts | Central | 68 | 43 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 93 | 306 | 212 |
| 2 | y-Ottawa 67's | East | 68 | 43 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 269 | 189 |
| 3 | x-Belleville Bulls | East | 68 | 44 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 319 | 227 |
| 4 | x-Sudbury Wolves | Central | 68 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 84 | 262 | 221 |
| 5 | x-Kingston Frontenacs | East | 68 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 84 | 258 | 245 |
| 6 | x-Peterborough Petes | East | 68 | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 76 | 242 | 219 |
| 7 | x-Oshawa Generals | East | 68 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 227 | 224 |
| 8 | x-North Bay Centennials | Central | 68 | 24 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 214 | 253 |
| 9 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | Central | 68 | 18 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 203 | 281 |
| 10 | Mississauga IceDogs | Central | 68 | 9 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 160 | 346 |

### Western conference

| Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
| 1 | z-Plymouth Whalers | West | 68 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 95 | 256 | 172 |
| 2 | y-Erie Otters | Midwest | 68 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 224 | 229 |
| 3 | x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | West | 68 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 85 | 270 | 217 |
| 4 | x-Sarnia Sting | West | 68 | 33 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 74 | 211 | 189 |
| 5 | x-Windsor Spitfires | West | 68 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 213 | 231 |
| 6 | x-Kitchener Rangers | Midwest | 68 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 229 | 256 |
| 7 | x-Brampton Battalion | Midwest | 68 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 65 | 213 | 226 |
| 8 | x-Guelph Storm | Midwest | 68 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 250 | 256 |
| 9 | London Knights | West | 68 | 22 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 186 | 250 |
| 10 | Owen Sound Platers | Midwest | 68 | 21 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 237 | 292 |

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Sheldon Keefe | Barrie Colts | 66 | 48 | 73 | 121 | 95 |
| Norm Milley | Sudbury Wolves | 68 | 52 | 60 | 112 | 47 |
| Jason Jaspers | Sudbury Wolves | 68 | 46 | 61 | 107 | 107 |
| Denis Shvidki | Barrie Colts | 61 | 41 | 65 | 106 | 55 |
| Michael Zigomanis | Kingston Frontenacs | 59 | 40 | 54 | 94 | 49 |
| Jonathan Cheechoo | Belleville Bulls | 66 | 45 | 46 | 91 | 102 |
| Raffi Torres | Brampton Battalion | 68 | 43 | 48 | 91 | 40 |
| Taylor Pyatt | Sudbury Wolves | 68 | 40 | 49 | 89 | 98 |
| Jonathan Schill | Kingston Frontenacs | 65 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 79 |
| Mike Jefferson | Barrie Colts | 58 | 34 | 53 | 87 | 203 |
| Brent Gauvreau | Oshawa Generals | 59 | 34 | 53 | 87 | 74 |
| Derek Roy | Kitchener Rangers | 66 | 34 | 53 | 87 | 44 |

### 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 | T | OTL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Rob Zepp | Plymouth Whalers | 53 | 3006 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 3 | 0.912 | 2.38 |
| Greg Hewitt | Sarnia Sting | 52 | 3063 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 129 | 3 | 0.924 | 2.53 |
| Levente Szuper | Ottawa 67's | 53 | 2863 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 122 | 4 | 0.924 | 2.56 |
| Joey MacDonald | Peterborough Petes | 48 | 2641 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 125 | 2 | 0.918 | 2.84 |
| Derek Dolson | Oshawa Generals | 40 | 2259 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 2 | 0.917 | 2.95 |

## Playoffs

| Conference quarterfinals | Conference quarterfinals | Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| E1 | Barrie | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | North Bay | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | North Bay | 2 | E1 | Barrie | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E4 | Sudbury | 3 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Sudbury | 4 | E4 | Sudbury | 3 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Kingston | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Kingston | 1 | | | | E1 | Barrie | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E3 | Belleville | 1 | | | | |
| E3 | Belleville | 4 | | | | | | | E3 | Belleville | 1 | | | | |
| E6 | Peterborough | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Peterborough | 1 | E3 | Belleville | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E2 | Ottawa | 2 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Ottawa | 4 | E2 | Ottawa | 2 | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Oshawa | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Oshawa | 1 | | | | | | | | E1 | Barrie | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Plymouth | 3 |
| W1 | Plymouth | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Plymouth | 3 |
| W8 | Guelph | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Guelph | 2 | W1 | Plymouth | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W5 | Windsor | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Sarnia | 3 | W5 | Windsor | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Windsor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Windsor | 4 | | | | W1 | Plymouth | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W3 | S.S. Marie | 1 | | | | |
| W3 | S.S. Marie | 4 | | | | | | | W3 | S.S. Marie | 1 | | | | |
| W6 | Kitchener | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Kitchener | 1 | W3 | S.S. Marie | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W2 | Erie | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Erie | 4 | W2 | Erie | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Brampton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Conference quarterfinals
#### Eastern conference quarterfinals
##### (1) Barrie Colts vs. (8) North Bay Centennials

* Barrie wins series 4 – 2

##### (2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Oshawa Generals

* Ottawa wins series 4 – 1

##### (3) Belleville Bulls vs. (6) Peterborough Petes

* Belleville wins series 4 – 1

##### (4) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Kingston Frontenacs

* Sudbury wins series 4 – 1

#### Western conference quarterfinals
##### (1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (8) Guelph Storm

* Plymouth wins series 4 – 2

##### (2) Erie Otters vs. (7) Brampton Battalion

* Erie wins series 4 – 2

##### (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Kitchener Rangers

* Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 1

##### (4) Sarnia Sting vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires

* Windsor wins series 4 – 3

### Conference semifinals
#### Eastern conference semifinals
##### (1) Barrie Colts vs. (4) Sudbury Wolves

* Barrie wins series 4 – 3

##### (2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Belleville Bulls

* Belleville wins series 4 – 2

#### Western conference semifinals
##### (1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires

* Plymouth wins series 4 – 1

##### (2) Erie Otters vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

* Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 3

### Conference finals
#### Eastern conference finals
##### (1) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Belleville Bulls

* Barrie wins series 4 – 1

#### Western conference finals
##### (1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

* Plymouth wins series 4 – 1

### OHL finals
#### J. Ross Robertson cup finals
##### (W1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (E1) Barrie Colts

* Barrie wins series 4 – 3

### Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Justin Williams | Plymouth Whalers | 23 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 10 |
| Michael Henrich | Barrie Colts | 25 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 30 |
| Stephen Weiss | Plymouth Whalers | 23 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 18 |
| Shaun Fisher | Plymouth Whalers | 23 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 24 |
| Randy Fitzgerald | Plymouth Whalers | 23 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 47 |
| Sheldon Keefe | Barrie Colts | 25 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 41 |
| Mike Jefferson | Barrie Colts | 25 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 107 |
| Mike Christian | Barrie Colts | 25 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 37 |
| Randy Rowe | Belleville Bulls | 16 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 |
| Josef Vasicek | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 17 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 |

### 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 |
| Alex Auld | North Bay Centennials | 6 | 375 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.953 | 1.92 |
| Derek Dolson | Oshawa Generals | 4 | 257 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.930 | 2.10 |
| Ray Emery | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 15 | 884 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 0.931 | 2.24 |
| Rob Zepp | Plymouth Whalers | 23 | 1374 | 15 | 8 | 52 | 2 | 0.925 | 2.27 |
| Mike Gorman | Sudbury Wolves | 12 | 720 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 0.930 | 2.42 |

## All-Star teams
### First team

* Dan Tessier, Centre, Ottawa 67's
* Taylor Pyatt, Left Wing, Sudbury Wolves
* Norm Milley, Right Wing, Sudbury Wolves
* John Erskine, Defence, London Knights
* Branislav Mezei, Defence, Belleville Bulls
* Andrew Raycroft, Goaltender, Kingston Frontenacs
* Peter DeBoer, Coach, Plymouth Whalers

### Second team

* Jason Jaspers, Centre, Sudbury Wolves
* Raffi Torres, Left Wing, Brampton Battalion
* Sheldon Keefe, Right Wing, Barrie Colts
* Allan Rourke, Defence, Kitchener Rangers
* Kevin Mitchell, Defence, Guelph Storm
* Rob Zepp, Goaltender, Plymouth Whalers
* Tom Webster, Coach, Windsor Spitfires

### Third team

* Josef Vasicek, Centre, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
* Johnathan Schill, Left Wing, Kingston Frontenacs
* Denis Shvidki, Right Wing, Barrie Colts
* Alexei Semenov, Defence, Sudbury Wolves
* Mike Van Ryn, Defence, Sarnia Sting
* Levente Szuper, Goaltender, Ottawa 67's
* Stan Butler, Coach, Brampton Battalion

## Awards

| J. Ross Robertson Cup: | Barrie Colts |
| Hamilton Spectator Trophy: | Plymouth Whalers |
| Bobby Orr Trophy: | Barrie Colts |
| Wayne Gretzky Trophy: | Plymouth Whalers |
| Leyden Trophy: | Ottawa 67's |
| Emms Trophy: | Barrie Colts |
| Holody Trophy: | Erie Otters |
| Bumbacco Trophy: | Plymouth Whalers |
| Red Tilson Trophy: | Andrew Raycroft, Kingston Frontenacs |
| Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: | Sheldon Keefe, Barrie Colts |
| Matt Leyden Trophy: | Peter DeBoer, Plymouth Whalers |
| Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: | Sheldon Keefe, Barrie Colts |
| Max Kaminsky Trophy: | John Erskine, London Knights |
| OHL Goaltender of the Year: | Andrew Raycroft, Kingston Frontenacs |
| Jack Ferguson Award: | Patrick Jarrett, Mississauga IceDogs |
| Dave Pinkney Trophy: | Rob Zepp and Bill Ruggiero, Plymouth Whalers |
| OHL Executive of the Year: | Robert Ciccarelli, Sarnia Sting |
| Emms Family Award: | Derek Roy, Kitchener Rangers |
| F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: | Andrew Sim, Sarnia Sting |
| OHL Humanitarian of the Year: | Dan Tessier, Ottawa 67's |
| William Hanley Trophy: | Mike Zigomanis, Kingston Frontenacs |
| Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: | Dan Tessier, Ottawa 67's |
| Bobby Smith Trophy: | Brad Boyes, Erie Otters |
| Wayne Gretzky 99 Award: | Brian Finley, Barrie Colts |

## 2000 OHL Priority Selection

On June 3, 2000, the OHL conducted the 2000 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. The Mississauga IceDogs held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Patrick Jarrett from the Soo Thunderbirds. Jarrett 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 2000 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
| # | Player | Nationality | OHL Team | Hometown | Minor Team |
| 1 | Patrick Jarrett (C) | Canada | Mississauga IceDogs | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | Soo Thunderbirds |
| 2 | Tim Brent (C/RW) | Canada | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | Cambridge, Ontario | Cambridge Winter Hawks |
| 3 | Richard Power (D) | Canada | Owen Sound Attack | Welland, Ontario | Toronto Marlboros |
| 4 | Rick Nash (LW) | Canada | London Knights | Brampton, Ontario | Toronto Marlboros |
| 5 | Craig Foster (C) | Canada | North Bay Centennials | Carp, Ontario | Ottawa Valley Titans |
| 6 | Daniel Paille (LW) | Canada | Guelph Storm | Welland, Ontario | Welland Jr. Canadians |
| 7 | Adam Henrich (LW) | Canada | Brampton Battalion | Thornhill, Ontario | Don Mills Flyers |
| 8 | Andre Benoit (D) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers | Barrie, Ontario | Penetang Kings |
| 9 | Ben Eager (LW) | Canada | Oshawa Generals | Ottawa, Ontario | Ottawa Jr. Senators |
| 10 | Brian Lee (D) | United States | Erie Otters | Berrien Springs, Michigan | Detroit Honeybaked |
| 11 | Matt Maccarone (LW) | Canada | Windsor Spitfires | Whitby, Ontario | Whitby Wildcats |
| 12 | John Hecimovic (RW) | Canada | Sarnia Sting | Waterloo, Ontario | Kitchener Jr. Rangers |
| 13 | Eric Staal (C) | Canada | Peterborough Petes | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Thunder Bay Kings |
| 14 | Justin McCutcheon (RW) | United States | Kingston Frontenacs | Ithaca, New York | Brampton Capitals |
| 15 | Adam Sturgeon (D) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves | Erin, Ontario | Milton IceHawks |
| 16 | Jeremy Swanson (D) | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Thunder Bay Kings |
| 17 | Andre Deveaux (RW) | Canada | Belleville Bulls | Welland, Ontario | Fort Erie Meteors |
| 18 | Bryan Rodney (D) | Canada | Ottawa 67's | London, Ontario | St. Mary's Lincolns |
| 19 | Dean Byvelds (LW) | Canada | Barrie Colts | Chesterville, Ontario | Wellington Dukes |
| 20 | James Wisniewski (D) | United States | Plymouth Whalers | Canton, Michigan | Plymouth Compuware |