# 2006–07 OPJHL season

The 2006–07 OPJHL season is the 14th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-six teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions will compete in a 49-game schedule.
Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Aurora Tigers, competed in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup, and won. Once successful against the winners of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion Tigers then moved on to play in the Canadian Junior A Hockey League championship, the 2007 Royal Bank Cup where they became national champions.

## Changes

* Wexford Raiders became Toronto Jr. Canadiens
* Oshawa Legionaires became Durham Fury
* Couchiching Terriers fold for 2006-07
* Toronto Thunderbirds fold for 2006-07
* Orangeville Crushers join the OPJHL from the MWJBHL

## Final standings

as of February 6, 2008
Note: 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
East Division :
| Team | Centre | 2006-07 Record | GF–GA | Points |
| zx-Bowmanville Eagles | Bowmanville | 39-6-3-1 | 248-125 | 82 |
| x-Wellington Dukes | Wellington | 38-5-4-2 | 219-92 | 82 |
| x-Port Hope Predators | Port Hope | 31-11-5-2 | 209-138 | 69 |
| x-Kingston Voyageurs | Kingston | 26-17-3-3 | 195-166 | 58 |
| x-Peterborough Stars | Peterborough | 20-25-3-1 | 173-208 | 44 |
| x-Oswego Admirals | Oswego | 19-25-2-3 | 154-188 | 43 |
| x-Trenton Sting | Trenton | 17-26-2-4 | 169-213 | 40 |
| x-Lindsay Muskies | Lindsay | 15-27-5-2 | 171-218 | 37 |
| wc-Cobourg Cougars | Cobourg | 15-29-4-1 | 165-225 | 35 |
| y-Bancroft Hawks | Bancroft | 6-39-3-1 | 134-269 | 16 |
| South Division |||||||||||
| Team | Centre | 2006-07 Record | GF–GA | Points |
| zx-Vaughan Vipers | Vaughan | 32-7-7-3 | 192-108 | 74 |
| x-St. Michael's Buzzers | Toronto | 33-9-7-0 | 209-128 | 73 |
| x-Markham Waxers | Markham | 31-16-2-0 | 199-158 | 64 |
| x-Toronto Jr. Canadiens | Toronto | 26-16-5-2 | 202-162 | 59 |
| x-Pickering Panthers | Pickering | 26-21-2-0 | 222-189 | 54 |
| x-Durham Fury | Oshawa | 16-31-2-0 | 131-207 | 34 |
| x-Ajax Attack | Ajax | 13-31-3-2 | 144-249 | 31 |
| wc-North York Rangers | Toronto | 12-30-3-4 | 162-248 | 31 |
| West Division |||||||||||
| Team | Centre | 2006-07 Record | GF–GA | Points |
| zx-Brampton Capitals | Brampton | 39-7-1-2 | 282-142 | 81 |
| x-Oakville Blades | Oakville | 38-9-1-1 | 269-125 | 78 |
| x-Hamilton Red Wings | Hamilton | 37-8-2-2 | 270-129 | 78 |
| x-Georgetown Raiders | Georgetown | 31-12-3-3 | 250-180 | 68 |
| x-Burlington Cougars | Burlington | 30-12-4-3 | 259-158 | 67 |
| x-Streetsville Derbys | Streetsville | 20-24-3-2 | 190-226 | 45 |
| x-Mississauga Chargers | Mississauga | 15-33-0-1 | 179-272 | 31 |
| x-Milton Icehawks | Milton | 12-31-4-2 | 142-235 | 30 |
| wc-Buffalo Jr. Sabres | Buffalo | 9-35-5-0 | 154-298 | 23 |
| y-Bramalea Blues | Bramalea | 1-45-1-2 | 111-360 | 5 |
| North Division |||||||||||
| Team | Centre | 2006-07 Record | GF–GA | Points |
| zx-Aurora Tigers | Aurora | 44-4-1-0 | 260-99 | 89 |
| x-Stouffville Spirit | Stouffville | 28-16-3-2 | 199-164 | 61 |
| x-Collingwood Blues | Collingwood | 22-19-4-3 | 157-196 | 51 |
| x-Huntsville-Muskoka Otters | Huntsville | 20-21-4-3 | 182-186 | 47 |
| x-Newmarket Hurricanes | Newmarket | 17-29-2-1 | 157-203 | 37 |
| x-Seguin Bruins | Parry Sound | 16-30-1-2 | 155-199 | 35 |
| y-Orangeville Crushers | Orangeville | 9-36-3-1 | 131-213 | 22 |
Please Note: "x-" implies clinched playoff berth, "zx-" implies clinched division, "wc-" clinched Wild Card, "y-" Eliminated from Playoffs.
Teams listed on the official league website .
Standings listed by Pointstreak on official league website .

## 2006-07 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs
### Championship round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Buckland Trophy Finals | Buckland Trophy Finals | Buckland Trophy Finals |
| East | Wellington Dukes | 4 | | | |
| South | St. Michael's Buzzers | 1 | | | |
| South | St. Michael's Buzzers | 1 | East | Wellington Dukes | 1 |
| | | | North | Aurora Tigers | 4 |
| West | Hamilton Red Wings | 1 | North | Aurora Tigers | 4 |
| North | Aurora Tigers | 4 | | | |

### Divisional Playoffs
#### East/South

| Division Quarter-finals | Division Quarter-finals | Division Quarter-finals | | | Division Semi-finals | Division Semi-finals | Division Semi-finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | | Buckland Trophy Semi-final | Buckland Trophy Semi-final | Buckland Trophy Semi-final |
| E1 | Bowmanville | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Lindsay | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Lindsay | 1 | | | E1 | Bowmanville | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E4 | Kingston | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Kingston | 4 | | | E4 | Kingston | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Peterborough | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Peterborough | 1 | | | | | | E4 | Kingston | 1 | | | | |
| East | East | East | East | East | East | East | East | E4 | Kingston | 1 | | | | |
| East | East | East | East | East | East | East | East | E2 | Wellington | 4 | | | | |
| E2 | Wellington | 4 | | | | | | | | | E2 | Wellington | 4 | | | | |
| E7 | Trenton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Trenton | 0 | | | E2 | Wellington | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E3 | Port Hope | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Port Hope | 3 | | | E3 | Port Hope | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Oswego | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Oswego | 0 | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Wellington | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | S2 | St. Michael's | 1 |
| S1 | Vaughan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S2 | St. Michael's | 1 |
| WC2 | North York | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC2 | North York | 1 | | | S1 | Vaughan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | S5 | Pickering | 4 | | | | | | | |
| S4 | Toronto | 3 | | | S5 | Pickering | 4 | | | | | | | |
| S5 | Pickering | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S5 | Pickering | 4 | | | | | | S5 | Pickering | 0 | | | | |
| South | South | South | South | South | South | South | South | S5 | Pickering | 0 | | | | |
| South | South | South | South | South | South | South | South | S2 | St. Michael's | 4 | | | | |
| S2 | St. Michael's | 4 | | | | | | | | | S2 | St. Michael's | 4 | | | | |
| S7 | Ajax | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S7 | Ajax | 0 | | | S2 | St. Michael's | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | S3 | Markham | 3 | | | | | | | |
| S3 | Markham | 4 | | | S3 | Markham | 3 | | | | | | | |
| S6 | Durham | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### West/North

| Division Quarter-finals | Division Quarter-finals | Division Quarter-finals | | | Division Semi-finals | Division Semi-finals | Division Semi-finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | | Buckland Trophy Semi-final | Buckland Trophy Semi-final | Buckland Trophy Semi-final |
| W1 | Brampton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Milton | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Milton | 1 | | | W1 | Brampton | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W4 | Georgetown | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Georgetown | 4 | | | W4 | Georgetown | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Burlington | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Burlington | 2 | | | | | | W4 | Georgetown | 0 | | | | |
| West | West | West | West | West | West | West | West | W4 | Georgetown | 0 | | | | |
| West | West | West | West | West | West | West | West | W3 | Hamilton | 4 | | | | |
| W2 | Oakville | 4 | | | | | | | | | W3 | Hamilton | 4 | | | | |
| W7 | Mississauga | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Mississauga | 0 | | | W2 | Oakville | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W3 | Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W3 | Hamilton | 4 | | | W3 | Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Streetsville | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Streetsville | 0 | | | | | | | | | | W3 | Hamilton | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | N1 | Aurora | 4 |
| N1 | Aurora | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | N1 | Aurora | 4 |
| WC3 | Buffalo | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC3 | Buffalo | 0 | | | N1 | Aurora | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | N5 | Newmarket | 2 | | | | | | | |
| N4 | Huntsville | 1 | | | N5 | Newmarket | 2 | | | | | | | |
| N5 | Newmarket | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N5 | Newmarket | 4 | | | | | | N1 | Aurora | 4 | | | | |
| North | North | North | North | North | North | North | North | N1 | Aurora | 4 | | | | |
| North | North | North | North | North | North | North | North | N2 | Stouffville | 1 | | | | |
| N2 | Stouffville | 4 | | | | | | | | | N2 | Stouffville | 1 | | | | |
| WC1 | Cobourg | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC1 | Cobourg | 0 | | | N2 | Stouffville | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | N3 | Collingwood | 0 | | | | | | | |
| N3 | Collingwood | 4 | | | N3 | Collingwood | 0 | | | | | | | |
| N6 | Seguin | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card.
Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website .

## Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by Abitibi Eskimos in Iroquois Falls, Ontario. Aurora finished first.
Round Robin
    Aurora Tigers 4 - Soo Indians 1
    Aurora Tigers 6 - Schreiber Diesels 3
    Aurora Tigers 7 - Abitibi Eskimos 0
Final
    Aurora Tigers 10 - Schreiber Diesels 0

## 2007 Royal Bank Cup Championship

Hosted by Prince George Spruce Kings in Prince George, British Columbia. Aurora finished first.
Round Robin
    Aurora Tigers 4 - Selkirk Steelers 2
    Pembroke Lumber Kings 5 - Aurora Tigers 3
    Aurora Tigers 6 - Prince George Spruce Kings 3
    Aurora Tigers 7 - Camrose Kodiaks 4
Semi-final
    Aurora Tigers 3 - Pembroke Lumber Kings 2 OT
Final
    Aurora Tigers 3 - Prince George Spruce Kings 1

## Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Scott Freeman | Bowmanville Eagles | 43 | 33 | 64 | 97 | 43 |
| David Ross | Bowmanville Eagles | 47 | 38 | 50 | 88 | 32 |
| Joe Hall | Wellington Dukes | 49 | 46 | 31 | 77 | 70 |
| Steve Mullin | Hamilton Red Wings | 49 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 26 |
| David Kostuch | Markham Waxers | 43 | 39 | 36 | 75 | 64 |
| Kerry Barchan | Burlington Cougars | 49 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 58 |
| Spencer Abbott | Hamilton Red Wings | 49 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 22 |
| Aaron Chambers | Huntsville-Muskoka Otters | 48 | 40 | 32 | 72 | 104 |
| Dylan Clarke | Kingston Voyageurs | 47 | 40 | 32 | 72 | 46 |
| Matt Ferreira | Brampton Capitals | 48 | 38 | 34 | 72 | 20 |

## 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 | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Edward Pasquale | Wellington Dukes | 18 | 1090:55 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 1 | .927 | 1.92 |
| Dan Dunn | Wellington Dukes | 27 | 1545:52 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 2 | .934 | 1.94 |
| Tyler Gordon | Aurora Tigers | 33 | 1949:16 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 3 | .932 | 2.00 |
| Kori Coelho | Oakville Blades | 18 | 1079:58 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 2 | .902 | 2.06 |
| Cam Talbot | Hamilton Red Wings | 28 | 1644:16 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 1 | .918 | 2.08 |

## Players selected in 2007 NHL Entry Draft

* Rd 1 #27 Brendan Smith - Detroit Red Wings (St. Michael's Buzzers)
* Rd 3 #90 Louie Caporusso - Ottawa Senators (St. Michael's Buzzers)
* Rd 6 #154 Dan Dunn - Los Angeles Kings (Wellington Dukes)
* Rd 6 #159 Alain Goulet - Boston Bruins (Aurora Tigers)
* Rd 7 #208 Bryan Rufenach - Detroit Red Wings (Lindsay Muskies)