2005–06 OHL season

The 2005–06 OHL season was the 26th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the Peterborough Petes, who defeated the London Knights in the final. 
==Rule changes==
In the 2005–2006 campaign, the OHL along with the CHL has adopted the new playing rules and enforcement of existing playing rules the NHL has established. Significant rule changes include:
* Goaltender Trap Zone - An area behind the net established to keep goalies from playing the puck in the corners. A violation results in a delay of game penalty.
*Delay of Game - Any player shooting the puck out of play from his defensive zone will be called for a 2 minute delay of game minor penalty. 
*2–Line Passes - 2–line passes (passes which cross one's own blue line and the redline before being received) are now permitted. The center red line will only determine icing.
*Shootouts - The shootout has eliminated the tie game. If a game is tied after regulation, a 5 minute, 4-on-4 sudden death period will occur. If the game is still tied after the extra frame, a shootout will occur. With the visiting team shooting first, the teams will alternate and should there be a winner following three shots (or sooner) by both teams, the game is over. However, if it remains tied, the shootout continues sudden death. The teams must go through their roster before allowing any player to take a second shot. The winning team in the shootout will receive one additional goal in the goals for stats, but all goals scored in the shootout do not affect personal stats for the players or goalies.
==Standings==
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; 
====Eastern Conference====
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA
Peterborough Petes 	68	47	16	2 	3 	99 	269	199
Kingston Frontenacs	68	37	24	4 	3 	81 	258	237
Belleville Bulls 	68	32	28	5 	3 	72 	202	225
Ottawa 67's 	68	29	31	5 	3 	66 	240	244
Oshawa Generals 	68	18	45	4 	1 	41 	233	330
Central Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA
Brampton Battalion 	68	44	21	1 	2 	91 	275	222
Barrie Colts 	68	43	21	1 	3 	90 	258	194
Sudbury Wolves 	68	34	28	1 	5 	74 	227	222
Toronto St. Michael's Majors	68	32	26	6 	4 	74 	259	285
Mississauga IceDogs 	68	21	40	5 	2 	49 	192	299
====Western Conference====
Midwest Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA
London Knights 	68	49	15	1 	3 	102	304	211
Kitchener Rangers	68	47	19	1 	1 	96 	255	165
Guelph Storm 	68	40	24	1 	3 	84 	232	206
Owen Sound Attack	68	32	29	4 	3 	71 	239	239
Erie Otters 	68	26	35	4 	3 	59 	219	266
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA
Plymouth Whalers 	68	35	28	1 	4 	75 	227	225
Saginaw Spirit 	68	36	30	2 	0 	74 	242	246
Windsor Spitfires 	68	32	29	3 	4 	71 	247	253
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	68	29	31	3 	5 	66 	201	213
Sarnia Sting 	68	17	46	2 	3 	39 	197	295
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Rob Schremp 	London Knights 	57	57	88	145	74
David Bolland 	London Knights 	57	57	73	130	104
Wojtek Wolski 	Brampton Battalion 	56	47	81	128	46
Dylan Hunter 	London Knights 	62	32	85	117	50
Evan McGrath 	Kitchener Rangers 	67	37	77	114	63
Justin Donati 	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	62	46	63	109	50
Bryan Little 	Barrie Colts 	64	42	67	109	99
Peter Tsimikalis	Oshawa Generals 	64	29	70	99 	69
Cal O'Reilly 	Windsor Spitfires 	68	18	81	99 	8
Bobby Ryan 	Owen Sound Attack 	59	31	64	95 	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 	OTL	SL	GA 	SO	Sv% 	GAA
Dan Turple 	Kitchener Rangers 	57	3306	40	15	1 	1 	124	7 	.924	2.25
Dan LaCosta 	Barrie Colts 	59	3340	36	17	1 	3 	142	6 	.915	2.55
Ryan MacDonald 	Guelph Storm 	57	3292	35	15	1 	3 	141	4 	.907	2.57
Anthony Guadagnolo	Windsor Spitfires 	48	2814	27	14	3 	3 	129	5 	.916	2.75
Kyle Gajewski 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	64	3704	29	23	3 	5 	174	3 	.904	2.82
==2006 Playoffs==
===Playoffs bracket===
===Eastern Conference Quarterfinals===
{| cellpadding="3" border="1"	Peterborough (1) vs. Ottawa (8)	Peterborough (1) vs. Ottawa (8)	Peterborough (1) vs. Ottawa (8)	Peterborough (1) vs. Ottawa (8)
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
March 23 	Ottawa 3 	4 Peterborough 	2OT 	
March 25 	Peterborough 4 	8 Ottawa 	 	
March 27 	Ottawa 1 	3 Peterborough 	 	
March 29 	Peterborough 3 	4 Ottawa 	 	
March 31 	Ottawa 3 	4 Peterborough 	OT 	
April 2 	Peterborough 3 	2 Ottawa 	 	
Peterborough wins series 4–2	Peterborough wins series 4–2 	Peterborough wins series 4–2 	Peterborough wins series 4–2 	
===Western Conference Quarterfinals===
{| cellpadding="3" border="1"	London (1) vs. Sault Ste. Marie (8)	London (1) vs. Sault Ste. Marie (8)	London (1) vs. Sault Ste. Marie (8)	London (1) vs. Sault Ste. Marie (8)
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
March 23 	Sault Ste. Marie 1 	6 London 	 	
March 24 	Sault Ste. Marie 3 	6 London 	 	
March 26 	London 6 	5 Sault Ste. Marie 	OT 	
March 28 	London 5 	4 Sault Ste. Marie 	2 OT 	
London wins series 4–0	London wins series 4–0 	London wins series 4–0 	London wins series 4–0 	
===Eastern Conference Semifinals===
{| cellpadding="3" border="1"	Peterborough (1) vs. Sudbury (5)	Peterborough (1) vs. Sudbury (5)	Peterborough (1) vs. Sudbury (5)	Peterborough (1) vs. Sudbury (5)
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 6 	Sudbury 1 	3 Peterborough 	 	
April 7 	Sudbury 1 	6 Peterborough 	 	
April 10 	Peterborough 4 	2 Sudbury 	 	
April 11 	Peterborough 4 	3 Sudbury 	OT 	
Peterborough wins series 4–0	Peterborough wins series 4–0 	Peterborough wins series 4–0 	Peterborough wins series 4–0 	
===Western Conference Semifinals===
{| cellpadding="3" border="1"	London (1) vs. Owen Sound (6)	London (1) vs. Owen Sound (6)	London (1) vs. Owen Sound (6)	London (1) vs. Owen Sound (6)
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 7 	Owen Sound 3 	6 London 	 	
April 8 	London 3 	5 Owen Sound 	 	
April 10 	Owen Sound 4 	2 London 	 	
April 12 	London 5 	1 Owen Sound 	 	
April 14 	Owen Sound 5 	6 London 	OT 	
April 15 	London 5 	2 Owen Sound 	 	
London wins series 4–2	London wins series 4–2 	London wins series 4–2 	London wins series 4–2 	
===Conference Finals===
{| cellpadding="3" border="1"	Peterborough (1) vs. Barrie (3)	Peterborough (1) vs. Barrie (3)	Peterborough (1) vs. Barrie (3)	Peterborough (1) vs. Barrie (3)
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 20 	Barrie 3 	4 Peterborough 	3OT 	
April 22 	Peterborough 2 	5 Barrie 	 	
April 24 	Barrie 4 	5 Peterborough 	OT 	
April 26 	Peterborough 6 	5 Barrie 	OT 	
April 28 	Barrie 0 	Peterborough 7 	 	
Peterborough wins series 4–1	Peterborough wins series 4–1 	Peterborough wins series 4–1 	Peterborough wins series 4–1 	
===League Finals===
London (W1) vs. Peterborough (E1)	London (W1) vs. Peterborough (E1)	London (W1) vs. Peterborough (E1)	London (W1) vs. Peterborough (E1)
Date 	Away 	Home 	
May 5 	Peterborough 6 	5 London 	2OT
May 7 	London 3 	4 Peterborough 	OT
May 9 	Peterborough 3 	2 London 	
May 11 	London 3 	4 Peterborough 	
Peterborough wins series 4–0 	Peterborough wins series 4–0 	Peterborough wins series 4–0 	Peterborough wins series 4–0
==ADT Canada-Russia Challenge==
On November 24, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 5–3 at Kitchener, Ontario.
On November 28, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 5–1 at Peterborough, Ontario.
The OHL has an all-time record of 6–0 against the Russian Selects since the tournament began in 2003–04.
==OHL Priority Selection==
The OHL conducted its annual draft, known as the OHL Priority Selection, starting at 9:00 AM on Saturday May 6] 2006 via internet.
The Sarnia Sting announced on the Friday night before the draft, that Steven Stamkos of the Markham Waxers would be chosen first overall, being the recipient of the 2006 Jack Ferguson Award. 
The Oshawa Generals followed up by selecting defenceman Michael Del Zotto also of the Waxers. It’s the first time in history that the first two picks in the OHL Priority Selection have come from the same team.
No.	OHL Team 	Player 	Previous Team
1 	Sarnia Sting 	Steven Stamkos 	Markham Waxers
2 	Oshawa Generals 	Michael Del Zotto 	Markham Waxers
3 	Mississauga IceDogs 	Alex Pietrangelo 	Toronto Jr. Canadiens
4 	Erie Otters 	Mitch Gaulton 	Toronto Red Wings
5 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 	James Livingston 	York Simcoe Express
6 	Ottawa 67's 	Tyler Cuma 	Mississauga IceDogs (Midget)
7 	Windsor Spitfires 	Greg Nemisz 	Clarington Toros
8 	Owen Sound Attack 	Michael D'Orazio 	Toronto Jr. Canadiens
9 	Belleville Bulls 	Shawn Lalonde 	Cumberland
10 	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Dylan O'Neil 	Markham Waxers
11 	Sudbury Wolves 	Jared Staal 	Thunder Bay Kings
12 	Saginaw Spirit 	Nick Crawford 	Don Mills Flyers
13 	Plymouth Whalers 	Vern Cooper 	Sudbury Nickel Capitals
14 	Kingston Frontenacs 	Josh Brittain 	Toronto Jr. Canadiens
15 	Guelph Storm 	Anthony Nigro 	Don Mills Flyers
16 	Barrie Colts 	Stefan Della Rovere	Toronto Jr. Canadiens
17 	Brampton Battalion 	Cody Hodgson 	Markham Waxers
18 	Kitchener Rangers 	Nazem Kadri 	London Knights (Midget)
19 	Peterborough Petes 	Zach Bogosian 	Cushing Academy
20 	London Knights 	Philip McRae 	US - Under 17
*Source: 2006 Priority Selection
==CHL Import Draft==
The 2006 CHL Import Draft was held via the internet, starting at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, June 28. Teams from the OHL, QMJHL, and WHL drafted players in reverse order of their finish in the combined CHL standings. All CHL teams are awarded one draft pick in each of the two rounds, although not all CHL teams use both picks. Some teams chose not to participate in the draft.
This list includes drafts picks made by OHL teams in the 2006 draft. 
No.	OHL Team 	Player 	Previous Team / Country
3 	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Kaspars Daugavins	Riga, Latvia
6 	Owen Sound Attack 	Tomas Kana 	Vitkovice, Czech Republic
9 	Peterborough Petes 	Branislav Rehus 	Ostrava, Czech Republic
12 	Erie Otters 	Stanislav Polodna	České Budějovica Jrs, Czech Republic
15 	Kitchener Rangers 	Yannick Weber 	Berne, Switzerland
18 	Windsor Spitfires 	Marek Biro 	Trnava, Slovakia
21 	Ottawa 67's 	Lukas Flueler 	Kloten, Switzerland
24 	Oshawa Generals 	Ziga Pance 	Olimpija, Slovenia
27 	Plymouth Whalers 	Michal Neuvirth 	HC Sparta Praha, Czech Republic
30 	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Kriss Grundmanis 	Riga, Latvia
33 	Saginaw Spirit 	Jan Mursak 	České Budějovice, Czech Republic
36 	Saginaw Spirit 	Tomas Zaborsky 	Trenčín, Slovakia
39 	Plymouth Whalers 	Jozef Sladok 	Zvolen, Slovakia
42 	Kingston Frontenacs 	Robert Nyholm 	IFK Helsinki Jrs, Finland
45 	Guelph Storm 	Arturs Ozolins 	Saga, Latvia
48 	Peterborough Petes 	Artūrs Kulda 	Ceska, Latvia
51 	Sudbury Wolves 	Patrik Lusnak 	HK Skalica, Slovakia
56 	Mississauga IceDogs 	Aleksander Ilyin 	Tver, Russia
58 	London Knights 	Adam Hasani 	Freibourg Jrs, Switzerland
69 	Belleville Bulls 	Michal Gazur 	Zvolen Jrs, Slovakia
70 	Sudbury Wolves 	Jakub Korinek 	HC Plzen, Czech Republic
*Source: 2006 CHL Import Draft
==Awards==
J. Ross Robertson Cup: 	Peterborough Petes
Hamilton Spectator Trophy: 	London Knights
Red Tilson Trophy: 	Wojtek Wolski, Brampton Battalion
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:	Rob Schremp, London Knights
Matt Leyden Trophy: 	Dave Barr, Guelph Storm
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: 	David Bolland, London Knights
Max Kaminsky Trophy: 	Andrej Sekera, Owen Sound Attack
OHL Goaltender of the Year: 	Adam Dennis, London Knights
Jack Ferguson Award: 	Steven Stamkos, Sarnia Sting
Dave Pinkney Trophy: 	Dan Turple & Mark Packwood, Kitchener Rangers
OHL Executive of the Year: 	Craig Goslin, Saginaw Spirit
Emms Family Award: 	John Tavares, Oshawa Generals
F.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: 	Ryan Daniels, Saginaw Spirit
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy: 	Mike Angelidis, Owen Sound Attack
William Hanley Trophy: 	Wojtek Wolski, Brampton Battalion
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: 	Ryan Callahan, Guelph Storm
Bobby Smith Trophy: 	Danny Battochio, Ottawa 67's
Roger Neilson Memorial Award:	Danny Battochio, Ottawa 67's
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award: 	Joe Pleckaitis, Ottawa 67's
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award: 	Daniel Ryder, Peterborough Petes
==References==
*HockeyDB
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