2023-24 OHL season

The 2023–24 OHL season was the 44th season of operation (43rd season of play) of the Ontario Hockey League. The league played a 68-game regular season which began on September 28, 2023 and concluded on March 24, 2024. The post-season began on March 28, 2024 and concluded on May 15, 2024.
The London Knights won the J. Ross Robertson Cup and will represent the Ontario Hockey League at the 2024 Memorial Cup. The Saginaw Spirit will host the 2024 Memorial Cup, which will be held at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan.
==Off-season==
===Relocation===
On February 7, 2023, the Hamilton Bulldogs announced that the club would be moving to Brantford, Ontario, for three seasons due to renovations and the long-term closure of First Ontario Centre beginning this season. The team also announced that the team would be known as the Brantford Bulldogs and play at the Brantford Civic Centre.
==Pre-season==
On July 7, 2023, the OHL announced the preseason schedule for the 2023–24 season. In total, there were 48 preseason games which began on September 1 and concluded on September 23.
Neutral site games will be played in Ayr, Beamsville, Cornwall, Hanover, Millbrook, Norwood, Ohsweken, Port Hope and St. Thomas.
OHL training camps began in late August in preparation of the 2023-24 season, which began on September 28, 2023.
==Regular season==
===Relocation===
On January 31, 2024, the Mississauga Steelheads announced plans for the club to relocate to Brampton, Ontario for the 2024-25 OHL season. The team plans to play at the CAA Centre and will be known as the Brampton Steelheads. Previously, Brampton hosted the Brampton Battalion in the OHL from 1998-2013 until the franchise relocated to North Bay, Ontario.
===Final standings===
Note: DIV = Division; 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
Standings as of March 24, 2024
==== Eastern conference ====
Rank	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	z-Oshawa Generals 	East 	68	40	19	7	2	89	39	273	204
2 	y-North Bay Battalion 	Central	68	39	20	7	2	87	39	300	240
3 	x-Brantford Bulldogs 	East 	68	37	20	9	2	85	36	267	243
4 	x-Mississauga Steelheads	Central	68	38	22	8	0	84	37	248	212
5 	x-Sudbury Wolves 	Central	68	38	23	4	3	83	37	328	272
6 	x-Ottawa 67's 	East 	68	36	24	6	2	80	35	253	228
7 	x-Kingston Frontenacs 	East 	68	33	31	4	0	70	32	247	272
8 	x-Barrie Colts 	Central	68	28	36	4	0	60	23	234	283
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Peterborough Petes 	East 	68	20	40	7	1	48	19	183	296
10 	Niagara IceDogs 	Central	68	17	43	6	2	42	17	193	323
==== Western conference ====
Rank	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	z-London Knights 	Midwest	68	50	14	1	3	104	48	322	197
2 	y-Saginaw Spirit 	West 	68	50	16	1	1	102	50	303	215
3 	x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	West 	68	45	18	3	2	95 	42	286	215
4 	x-Kitchener Rangers 	Midwest	68	41	23	4	0	86 	41	290	225
5 	x-Erie Otters 	Midwest	68	33	28	5	2	73 	30	254	270
6 	x-Guelph Storm 	Midwest	68	33	28	6	1	73 	30	210	225
7 	x-Owen Sound Attack 	Midwest	68	29	30	6	3	67 	28	246	274
8 	x-Flint Firebirds 	West 	68	30	33	4	1	65 	28	232	274
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Sarnia Sting 	West 	68	25	39	3	1	54 	21	204	292
10 	Windsor Spitfires 	West 	68	18	42	5	3	44 	17	247	360
===Scoring leaders===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	Team 	 	 	 	 	
David Goyette 	Sudbury Wolves 	68	40	77	117	29
Anthony Romani 	North Bay Battalion	68	58	53	111	20
Dalyn Wakely 	North Bay Battalion	66	39	65	104	71
Quentin Musty 	Sudbury Wolves 	53	43	59	102	66
Denver Barkey 	London Knights 	64	35	67	102	28
Deni Goure 	Owen Sound Attack 	68	36	60	96 	30
Easton Cowan 	London Knights 	54	34	62	96 	64
Zayne Parekh 	Saginaw Spirit 	66	33	63	96 	64
Carson Rehkopf 	Kitchener Rangers 	60	52	43	95 	45
Hunter Brzustewicz	Kitchener Rangers 	67	13	79	92 	24
===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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michael Simpson 	London Knights 	48	2776	34	10	1	1	121	4	0.905	2.61
Jacob Oster 	Oshawa Generals 	60	3569	35	16	7	1	168	3	0.905	2.82
Andrew Oke 	Saginaw Spirit 	41	2282	29	10	1	0	110	2	0.890	2.89
Jackson Parsons 	Kitchener Rangers	51	2906	27	18	2	0	145	4	0.897	2.99
Collin MacKenzie	Ottawa 67's 	31	1690	14	11	2	1	86 	1	0.901	3.05
==Playoffs==
===Conference quarterfinals===
====Eastern conference quarterfinals====
=====(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (8) Barrie Colts=====
 
=====(2) North Bay Battalion vs. (7) Kingston Frontenacs=====
 
=====(3) Brantford Bulldogs vs. (6) Ottawa 67's=====
 
=====(4) Mississauga Steelheads vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves=====
 
====Western conference quarterfinals====
=====(1) London Knights vs. (8) Flint Firebirds=====
 
=====(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (7) Owen Sound Attack=====
 
=====(3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Guelph Storm=====
 
=====(4) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Erie Otters=====
 
===Conference semifinals===
====Eastern conference semifinals====
=====(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Ottawa 67's=====
 
=====(2) North Bay Battalion vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves=====
 
====Western conference semifinals====
=====(1) London Knights vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers=====
 
=====(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds=====
 
===Conference finals===
====Eastern conference finals====
=====(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (2) North Bay Battalion=====
 
====Western conference finals====
=====(1) London Knights vs. (2) Saginaw Spirit=====
 
===J. Ross Robertson Cup finals===
==== (W1) London Knights vs. (E1) Oshawa Generals ====
===J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster===
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*Coach: Dale Hunter
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===Playoff scoring leaders===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	Team 	 	 	 	 	
Easton Cowan 	London Knights 	18	10	24	34	18
Calum Ritchie 	Oshawa Generals 	21	8 	22	30	16
Sandis Vilmanis 	North Bay Battalion	16	10	17	27	4
Denver Barkey 	London Knights 	18	6 	21	27	16
Kasper Halttunen 	London Knights 	18	17	9 	26	14
Dylan Roobroeck 	Oshawa Generals 	21	11	15	26	28
Dalyn Wakely 	North Bay Battalion	16	13	10	23	18
Bennett Sennecke 	Oshawa Generals 	16	10	12	22	21
Max McCue 	London Knights 	18	3 	19	22	20
Owen Van Steensel	North Bay Battalion	16	7 	13	20	21
===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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Oke 	Saginaw Spirit 	6 	329 	5 	0	10	1	0.938	1.83
Charlie Schenkel	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	11	634 	6 	4	25	2	0.913	2.36
Sam Hillebrandt 	Barrie Colts 	5 	315 	2 	3	13	1	0.938	2.48
Michael Simpson 	London Knights 	18	1043	15	2	45	1	0.908	2.59
Mike McIvor 	North Bay Battalion 	15	919 	10	5	41	1	0.914	2.68
==Awards==
Playoffs trophies 	Playoffs trophies 	Playoffs trophies
Trophy name 	Recipient 	Ref
J. Ross Robertson Cup 	London Knights 	
Bobby Orr Trophy 	Oshawa Generals 	
Wayne Gretzky Trophy 	London Knights 	
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award 	Easton Cowan 	
Regular season — Team trophies 	Regular season — Team trophies 	Regular season — Team trophies
Trophy name 	Recipient 	Ref
Hamilton Spectator Trophy 	London Knights 	
Leyden Trophy 	Oshawa Generals 	
Emms Trophy 	North Bay Battalion 	
Bumbacco Trophy 	Saginaw Spirit 	
Holody Trophy 	London Knights 	
Regular season — Executive awards	Regular season — Executive awards	Regular season — Executive awards
Trophy name 	Recipient 	Ref
Matt Leyden Trophy 	Derek Laxdal 	
Jim Gregory Award 	Adam Dennis 	
OHL Executive of the Year 	– 	
Regular season — Player awards 	Regular season — Player awards 	Regular season — Player awards
Trophy name 	Recipient 	Ref
Red Tilson Trophy 	Easton Cowan 	
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy 	David Goyette 	
Dave Pinkney Trophy 	Michael Simpson & Owen Willmore 	
Max Kaminsky Trophy 	Zayne Parekh 	
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy 	David Goyette 	
Emms Family Award 	Jake O'Brien 	
William Hanley Trophy 	Jett Luchanko 	
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy 	Jack Ivankovic 	
Bobby Smith Trophy 	Carter George 	
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy 	Matthew Sop 	
Jim Rutherford Trophy 	Jacob Oster 	
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy 	Mason Vaccari 	
Roger Neilson Memorial Award 	Thomas Sirman 	
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award 	Carter George 	
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy 	– 	
Prospect player awards 	Prospect player awards 	Prospect player awards
Trophy name 	Recipient 	Ref
Jack Ferguson Award 	Ethan Belchetz 	
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy 	Ethan Belchetz 	
==2024 OHL Priority Selection==
On March 27, 2024, the league announced the results of the Ontario Hockey League Priory Selection Lottery. Each of the four non-playoff participated in the lottery, as the 20th place Niagara IceDogs had a 40% chance of winning, the 19th place Windsor Spitfires had a 30% chance of winning, the 18th place Peterborough Petes had a 20% chance of winning, and the 17th place Sarnia Sting had a 10% chance of winning. The Windsor Spitfires won the lottery and selected first overall and selected Ethan Belchetz from the Oakville Rangers with their selection. The entirety of the OHL Priority Selection Draft will take place over two days, as rounds 1-3 take place on April 12, while rounds 4-15 will be on April 13.
These are the results for the first round of the draft:
# 	Player 	Nationality	OHL Team 	Hometown 	Minor Team
1 	Ethan Belchetz 	Canada 	Windsor Spitfires 	Oakville, Ontario 	Oakville Rangers U16 (OMHA-SCTA)
2 	Alessandro Di Iorio	Canada 	Sarnia Sting 	Vaughan, Ontario 	Vaughan Kings U16 (GTHL)
3 	Colin Fitzgerald 	Canada 	Peterborough Petes 	Peterborough, Ontario 	Peterborough Petes U16 (OMHA-ETA)
4 	Braidy Wassilyn 	Canada 	Niagara IceDogs 	Campbellville, Ontario 	Markham Majors U16 (GTHL)
5 	Parker Vaughan 	Canada 	Barrie Colts 	St. Thomas, Ontario 	Elgin-Middlesex Canucks U16 (MHAO-ALI)
6 	Cole Zurawski 	Canada 	Flint Firebirds 	Etobicoke, Ontario 	Mississauga Rebels U16 (GTHL)
7 	Pierce Mbuyi 	Canada 	Owen Sound Attack 	Mississauga, Ontario 	Toronto Marlboros U16 (GTHL)
8 	Caleb Malhotra 	Canada 	Kingston Frontenacs 	Toronto, Ontario 	Vaughan Kings U16 (GTHL)
9 	Alex McLean 	Canada 	Guelph Storm 	Perth, Ontario 	Barrie Jr. Colts U16 (OMHA-ETA)
10	Tyler Challenger 	Canada 	Erie Otters 	Mississauga, Ontario 	North York Rangers U16 (GTHL)
11	Nathan Amidovski 	Canada 	Ottawa 67's 	Alliston, Ontario 	Barrie Jr. Colts U16 (OMHA-ETA)
12	Luca Blonda 	Canada 	Sudbury Wolves 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 15's (NPHL-15)
13	Adam Valentini 	Canada 	Mississauga Steelheads 	Toronto, Ontario 	Toronto Marlboros U16 (GTHL)
14	Aiden O'Donnell 	Canada 	Brantford Bulldogs 	Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia 	Steele Subaru U18 (NSU18MHL)
15	Evan Headrick 	Canada 	Kitchener Rangers 	Garden River, Ontario 	Oakville Rangers U16 (OMHA-SCTA)
16	Ryder Carey 	Canada 	North Bay Battalion 	Hamilton, Ontario 	Oakville Rangers U16 (OMHA-SCTA)
17	Brady Smith 	Canada 	Oshawa Generals 	Mississauga, Ontario 	North York Rangers U16 (GTHL)
18	Ryder Cali 	Canada 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Penetanguishene, Ontario 	Markham Majors U16 (GTHL)
19	Dimian Zhilkin 	Canada 	Saginaw Spirit 	Oakville, Ontario 	Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 (GTHL)
20	Logan Hawery 	Canada 	London Knights 	Barrie, Ontario 	Barrie Jr. Colts U16 (OMHA-ETA)
21	Kohyn Eshkawkogan 	Canada 	Ottawa 67's 	Manitoulin Island, Ontario 	North York Rangers U16 (GTHL)
==References==
==External links==
* www.chl.ca/ohl/
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