2006–07 OHL season

The 2006–07 OHL season was the 27th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The season commenced on September 21, 2006. The Plymouth Whalers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup defeating the Sudbury Wolves in the championship series.
The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds moved from Sault Memorial Gardens (demolished in May 2006) into the new Steelback Centre, which opened October 11, 2006. The Oshawa Generals moved mid-season from the Oshawa Civic Auditorium to the General Motors Centre, on November 3, 2006. 
The OHL announced, a new rule titled "Checking to the Head," effective for this season. Also announced, the recently adopted National Hockey League rule on stick curvature will not be implemented until next season.
==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 	Rank
Belleville Bulls 	68	39	24	0 	5 	83 	260	227	2
Oshawa Generals 	68	31	29	3 	5 	70 	292	320	4
Kingston Frontenacs	68	31	30	5 	2 	69 	269	284	5
Ottawa 67's 	68	30	34	0 	4 	64 	242	263	7
Peterborough Petes 	68	24	39	1 	4 	53 	198	274	9
Central Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	Rank
Barrie Colts 	68	48	19	0 	1 	97 	273	193	1
Mississauga IceDogs 	68	43	21	0 	4 	90 	326	251	3
Sudbury Wolves 	68	29	30	3 	6 	67 	225	241	6
Brampton Battalion 	68	27	36	1 	4 	59 	214	277	8
Toronto St. Michael's Majors	68	20	41	4 	3 	47 	225	325	10
;Western Conference
Midwest Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	Rank
London Knights 	68	50	14	1 	3 	104	311	231	1
Kitchener Rangers	68	47	17	1 	3 	98 	262	187	3
Guelph Storm 	68	33	23	3 	9 	78 	215	200	7
Owen Sound Attack	68	31	30	3 	4 	69 	256	261	8
Erie Otters 	68	15	50	1 	2 	33 	209	378	10
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	Rank
Plymouth Whalers 	68	49	14	2 	3 	103	299	173	2
Saginaw Spirit 	68	44	21	0 	3 	91 	291	217	4
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	68	37	23	1 	7 	82 	227	219	5
Sarnia Sting 	68	34	24	5 	5 	78 	270	241	6
Windsor Spitfires 	68	18	43	2 	5 	43 	209	311	9
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Patrick Kane 	London Knights 	58	62	83	145	52
John Tavares 	Oshawa Generals 	67	72	62	134	60
Sergei Kostitsyn 	London Knights 	59	40	91	131	76
Tyler Donati 	Belleville Bulls 	66	55	74	129	52
Sam Gagner 	London Knights 	53	35	83	118	36
Bryan Little 	Barrie Colts 	57	41	66	107	77
Evan Brophey 	Plymouth Whalers 	68	36	71	107	91
Bobby Ryan 	Owen Sound Attack	63	43	59	102	66
Brett MacLean 	Oshawa Generals 	68	47	53	100	43
Joseph McTaggart III	Ottawa 67's 	59	40	56	96 	76
==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
Michal Neuvirth	Plymouth Whalers 	41	2223	26	8 	2 	2 	86 	4 	0.932	2.32
Thomas McCollum	Guelph Storm 	55	3158	26	18	3 	7 	126	5 	0.918	2.39
John Murray 	Kitchener Rangers	55	3121	40	9 	1 	2 	134	5 	0.909	2.58
Jeremy Smith 	Plymouth Whalers 	34	1901	23	6 	0 	1 	82 	4 	0.923	2.59
Andrew Perugini	Barrie Colts 	57	3304	40	16	0 	1 	156	4 	0.917	2.83
==Canada-Russia Challenge==
The 2006 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge between the OHL and the Russian team was hosted by the Sarnia Sting on November 23, 2006, and by the Oshawa Generals on November 27, 2006. The OHL won the first game 5–0, and the second game 4–3. The OHL has won every game to date, since the series which began in 2003.
==All-Star Classic==
The All-Star Classic was played on January 31, 2007, at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 13–9 in the game attended by 5,527 spectators. The top scorers were Hunter Tremblay (Barrie Colts) and Sam Gagner (London Knights), each with five points. The Eastern Conference also prevailed 15–13 in the skills competition held the night before.
==Playoffs==
Complete playoffs results available at www.ontariohockeyleague.com.
===Conference Quarterfinals===
====Eastern Conference====
{| class="wikitable"	Barrie vs. Brampton	Barrie vs. Brampton	Barrie vs. Brampton	Barrie vs. Brampton
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
March 24 	Brampton 2 	4 Barrie 	 	
March 25 	Barrie 3 	2 Brampton 	2OT 	
March 27 	Brampton 1 	4 Barrie 	 	
March 29 	Barrie 5 	4 Brampton 	OT 	
Barrie wins 4–0	Barrie wins 4–0 	Barrie wins 4–0 	Barrie wins 4–0 	
====Western Conference====
{| class="wikitable"	London vs. Owen Sound	London vs. Owen Sound	London vs. Owen Sound	London vs. Owen Sound
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
March 23 	Owen Sound 3 	6 London 	 	
March 24 	London 2 	1 Owen Sound 	OT 	
March 27 	Owen Sound 3 	6 London 	 	
March 29 	London 8 	5 Owen Sound 	 	
London wins 4–0	London wins 4–0 	London wins 4–0 	London wins 4–0 	
===Conference semifinals===
Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	 	 	
{| class="wikitable"	Barrie vs. Sudbury	Barrie vs. Sudbury	Barrie vs. Sudbury	Barrie vs. Sudbury
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 5 	Sudbury 4 	3 Barrie 	OT 	
April 7 	Barrie 3 	4 Sudbury 	OT2 	
April 9 	Sudbury 3 	2 Barrie 	OT 	
April 11 	Barrie 2 	4 Sudbury 	 	
Sudbury wins 4–0 	Sudbury wins 4–0 	Sudbury wins 4–0 	Sudbury wins 4–0 	
Western Conference	Western Conference 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable"	London vs. Sault Ste. Marie	London vs. Sault Ste. Marie	London vs. Sault Ste. Marie	London vs. Sault Ste. Marie
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 5 	S.S. Marie 1 	3 London 	 	
April 6 	S.S. Marie 1 	4 London 	 	
April 9 	London 6 	5 S.S. Marie 	OT 	
April 10 	London 0 	3 S.S. Marie 	 	
April 13 	S.S. Marie 5 	2 London 	 	
April 15 	London 4 	5 S.S. Marie 	 	
April 16 	S.S. Marie 4 	8 London 	 	
London wins 4–3 	London wins 4–3 	London wins 4–3 	London wins 4–3 	
===Conference finals===
Eastern Conference	Western Conference 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable"	Belleville vs. Sudbury	Belleville vs. Sudbury	Belleville vs. Sudbury	Belleville vs. Sudbury
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 18 	Sudbury 2 	3 Belleville 	 	
April 19 	Sudbury 3 	2 Belleville 	OT 	
April 22 	Belleville 2 	1 Sudbury 	OT 	
April 23 	Belleville 2 	3 Sudbury 	OT 	
April 25 	Sudbury 4 	1 Belleville 	 	
April 27 	Belleville 3 	4 Sudbury 	OT3 	
Sudbury wins 4–2 	Sudbury wins 4–2 	Sudbury wins 4–2 	Sudbury wins 4–2 	
===OHL Championship===
{| class="wikitable"	Plymouth vs. Sudbury	Plymouth vs. Sudbury	Plymouth vs. Sudbury	Plymouth vs. Sudbury
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
May 4 	Sudbury 1 	4 Plymouth 	 	
May 6 	Sudbury 7 	3 Plymouth 	 	
May 8 	Plymouth 4 	5 Sudbury 	OT 	
May 9 	Plymouth 3 	1 Sudbury 	 	
May 11 	Sudbury 3 	Plymouth 4 	OT 	
May 13 	Plymouth 3 	Sudbury 2 	OT 	
Plymouth wins 4–2	Plymouth wins 4–2 	Plymouth wins 4–2 	Plymouth wins 4–2 	
==OHL Priority Selection==
The OHL conducted its annual draft, known as the OHL Priority Selection, starting at 9:00 AM on Saturday May 5, 2007 via internet.
No.	OHL Team 	Player 	Previous Team
1 	Erie Otters 	Ryan O' Reilly 	Toronto Jr. Canadiens
2 	Windsor Spitfires 	Taylor Hall 	Greater Kingston
3 	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Casey Cizikas 	Mississauga IceDogs
4 	Peterborough Petes 	Zack Kassian 	Windsor
5 	Brampton Battalion 	Matthew Duchene	Central Ontario Wolves
6 	Ottawa 67's 	Michael Latta 	Waterloo Wolves
7 	Sudbury Wolves 	Daniel Maggio 	Windsor
8 	Owen Sound Attack 	Joey Hishon 	Stratford AA
9 	Kingston Frontenacs 	Ethan Werek 	Toronto Marlboros
10 	Oshawa Generals 	Justin Shugg 	Niagara Falls
11 	Guelph Storm 	Peter Holland 	Brampton Battalion
12 	Sarnia Sting 	Colton Kennedy 	Ajax-Pickering
13 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 	Jordan Mayer 	Greater Kingston
14 	Belleville Bulls 	Tyler Randell 	Brampton Battalion
15 	Mississauga IceDogs 	Andrew Agozzino	Mississauga IceDogs
16 	Saginaw Spirit 	Daniel Pachis 	Whitby Wildcats
17 	Barrie Colts 	Mitch Lebar 	Toronto Young Nationals
18 	Kitchener Rangers 	Cam Fowler 	Detroit Honeybaked 91's
19 	Plymouth Whalers 	Beau Schmitz 	Detroit Belle Tire U16's
20 	London Knights 	Michael Zador 	Toronto Marlboros
*Source: 2007 Priority Selection
==CHL Import Draft==
The 2007 CHL Import Draft was held via the internet, starting at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, June 27. 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 2007 draft. 
No.	OHL Team 	Player 	Previous Team / Country
2 	Erie Otters 	Jaroslav Janus 	HC Slovan Bratislava, Slovakia
5 	Kitchener Rangers 	Mikkel Boedker 	Frolunda Jrs, Sweden
8 	Windsor Spitfires 	Michal Jordan 	HC Zlin, Czech Republic
11 	London Knights 	Vladimir Roth 	HC Slavi, Czech Republic
14 	Brampton Battalion 	Alexander Eriksson	Bjorkloven, Sweden
17 	Ottawa 67's 	Radim Ostrcil 	HC Vsetin, Czech Republic
20 	Brampton Battalion 	Jaroslav Hertl 	HC Slavia Prague, Czech Republic
23 	Owen Sound Attack 	Milan Doczy 	HC Trinec, Czech Republic
26 	Kingston Frontenacs 	Andris Dzerins 	Lukko Rauma Jrs, Finland
29 	Oshawa Generals 	Jakub Kovar 	C.Budegovice, Czech Republic
32 	Guelph Storm 	Denis Hollenstein 	Kloten Jrs, Switzerland
35 	Sarnia Sting 	Tomi Karhunen 	Karpa, Finland
38 	Ottawa 67's 	Martin Paryzek 	HC Ceska Budejovice, Czech Republic
41 	Sarnia Sting 	Marek Indra 	HC-Slavia Praha, Czech Republic
44 	Niagara IceDogs 	Dalimir Jancovic 	HC Martimex, Slovakia
47 	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Andre Petersson 	HK 71 Jonkoping, Sweden
50 	Barrie Colts 	Jaroslav Kruzik 	HC Kladno, Czech Republic
53 	Owen Sound Attack 	Ondrej Pekarik 	Sparta Praha, Czech Republic
56 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 	Simon Fischhaber 	EC Bad Tolz, Germany
58 	London Knights 	Heikki Hyvonen 	Jokerit Jr, Finland
68 	Sudbury Wolves 	Roman Schlagenhauf	Koten Flyers, Switzerland
72 	Niagara IceDogs 	Richard Fiala 	MHK 32 Liptovsky, Czech Republic
*Source: source 2007 CHL Import Draft
==Awards==
J. Ross Robertson Cup: 	Plymouth Whalers
Hamilton Spectator Trophy: 	London Knights
Bobby Orr Trophy: 	Sudbury Wolves
Wayne Gretzky Trophy: 	Plymouth Whalers
Emms Trophy: 	Barrie Colts
Leyden Trophy: 	Belleville Bulls
Holody Trophy: 	London Knights
Bumbacco Trophy: 	Plymouth Whalers
Red Tilson Trophy: 	John Tavares, Oshawa Generals
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:	Patrick Kane, London Knights
Matt Leyden Trophy: 	Mike Vellucci, Plymouth Whalers
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: 	Patrick Kane, London Knights
Max Kaminsky Trophy: 	Marc Staal, Sudbury Wolves
OHL Goaltender of the Year: 	Steve Mason, London Knights
Jack Ferguson Award: 	Ryan O’Reilly, Erie Otters
Dave Pinkney Trophy: 	Michal Neuvirth & Jeremy Smith, Plymouth Whalers
OHL Executive of the Year: 	Craig Goslin, Saginaw Spirit
Emms Family Award: 	Patrick Kane, London Knights
F.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: 	Michal Neuvirth, Plymouth Whalers
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy: 	Andrew Gibbons, Belleville Bulls
William Hanley Trophy: 	Tom Pyatt, Saginaw Spirit
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: 	Tyler Donati, Belleville Bulls
Bobby Smith Trophy: 	Steven Stamkos, Sarnia Sting
Roger Neilson Memorial Award:	Derrick Bagshaw, Erie Otters
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award: 	Andrew Shorkey, Owen Sound Attack
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award: 	Marc Staal, Sudbury Wolves
==References==
*OHL web site
*HockeyDB
OHL
Category:Ontario Hockey League seasons