2017-18 OJHL Season

This is the 2017-18 Ontario Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 8th season as a re-established league after the league members played in 2 seperate leagues for the 2009-10 season.
The league will start to award the Brant Snow Memorial Trophy to the team with the best overall regular season record.
==Membership changes==
*none for 2017-18 but after the season the Orangeville Flyers would announce that they were relocating to Brampton and would be renamed the Brampton Admirals for the 2018-19 season.
*On June 18, 2018 the ownership of the Milton Icehawks, who also owns the Junior B level Brantford 99ers announced that the team will be relocated to Brantford and assume the 99ers name.https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-expositor-brantford/20180620/281655370794755 No decision has been made as for the future of the Junior B team, as of now the team is tentatively planning on staying put pending a meeting with Ontario Hockey Federation officials.
==Teams==
 	
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North-East Conference	North-East Conference	North-East Conference 	North-East Conference	North-East Conference	North-East Conference	North-East Conference	North-East Conference	North-East Conference	North-East Conference	North-East Conference
North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	Joined 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Aurora Tigers 	Aurora, Ontario 	Aurora Community Centre 	1997 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lindsay Muskies 	Lindsay, Ontario 	Lindsay Recreation Centre 	1989 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Markham Royals 	Markham, Ontario 	Markham Centennial Centre 	1993 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Newmarket Hurricanes 	Newmarket, Ontario 	Ray Twinney Complex 	1987 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pickering Panthers 	Pickering, Ontario 	Pickering Recreation Complex 	1998 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stouffville Spirit 	Stouffville, Ontario 	Stouffville Arena 	1995 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	Joined 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cobourg Cougars 	Cobourg, Ontario 	Cobourg Community Centre 	1992 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kingston Voyageurs 	Kingston, Ontario 	INVISTA Centre 	1995 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Trenton Golden Hawks 	Trenton, Ontario 	Duncan McDonald Memorial Community Gardens	1998 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wellington Dukes 	Wellington, Ontario 	Wellington & District Community Centre 	1998 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Whitby Fury 	Whitby, Ontario 	Iroquois Park Sports Centre 	1998 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
South-West Conference	South-West Conference	South-West Conference 	South-West Conference	South-West Conference	South-West Conference	South-West Conference	South-West Conference	South-West Conference	South-West Conference	South-West Conference
South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	Joined 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mississauga Chargers 	Mississauga, Ontario 	Port Credit Memorial Arena 	1995 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
North York Rangers 	North York, Ontario 	Carnegie Centennial Centre 	1998 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Oakville Blades 	Oakville, Ontario 	Sixteen Mile Sports Complex 	1971 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
St. Michael's Buzzers	Toronto, Ontario 	St. Michael's College School Arena 	1995 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Downsview, Ontario 	Buckingham Arena 	1998 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Toronto Patriots 	Rexdale, Ontario 	Westwood Arena 	1998 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	Joined 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Buffalo Jr. Sabres 	Buffalo, New York 	HarborCenter 	1998 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Burlington Cougars 	Burlington, Ontario 	Wave Twin Rinks 	1971 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Georgetown Raiders 	Georgetown, Ontario 	Gordon Alcott Arena 	1975 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Milton Icehawks 	Milton, Ontario 	Milton Memorial Arena 	1971 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Orangeville Flyers 	Orangeville, Ontario 	Alder Street Recreation Facility 	1998 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
===North/East Conference===
====North Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Aurora Tigers 	54	36	12	1	5 	224	128	78
Newmarket Hurricanes	54	33	14	6	1 	178	112	73
Markham Royals 	54	26	22	1	5 	199	195	58
Pickering Panthers 	54	26	24	1	3 	180	165	56
Lindsay Muskies 	54	11	40	0	3 	135	276	25
Stouffville Spirit 	54	8 	43	2	1 	116	255	19
====East Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Wellington Dukes 	54	33	13	3	5 	207	153	74
Kingston Voyageurs 	54	31	19	2	2 	222	179	66
Cobourg Cougars 	54	29	20	2	3 	180	163	63
Trenton Golden Hawks	54	24	26	2	2 	167	192	52
Whitby Fury 	54	18	31	4	1 	139	190	41
===South/West Conference===
====South Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Toronto Patriots 	54	40	8 	3	3 	260	144	86
North York Rangers 	54	37	11	1	5 	181	110	80
Oakville Blades 	54	38	13	2	1 	195	125	79
Toronto Jr. Canadiens	54	33	18	1	2 	202	166	69
St. Michael's Buzzers	54	24	25	3	2 	184	197	53
Mississauga Chargers 	54	19	29	4	2 	133	178	44
====West Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Georgetown Raiders	54	36	12	3	3 	200	110	78
Buffalo Jr. Sabres	54	26	22	0	6 	173	172	58
Orangeville Flyers	54	22	25	1	6 	165	184	51
Burlington Cougars	54	18	28	2	6 	169	224	44
Milton Icehawks 	54	4 	47	0	3 	85 	276	11
==Buckland Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
The top eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs with the division winners are seeded 1-2 and the first place team plays the eighth place team 2 vs7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5. in the conference quarterfinals. All series are best-of-seven.
The Buckland Cup champions will advance to the 2018 Dudley Hewitt Cup being held in Dryden, Ontario. The winnner of that tournament will advance to the 2018 Royal Bank Cup being held in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
===Conference Quarterfinals===
====South-West Conference====
*Toronto Patriots defeated Orangeville Flyers 4 games to none
*Georgetown Raiders defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4 games to none
*North York Rangers defeated Buffalo Jr. Sabres 4 games to none
*Oakville Blades defeated Toronto Jr. Canadiens 4 games to 2
====North-East Conference====
*Aurora Tigers defeated Trenton Golden Hawks 4 games to 2
*Wellington Dukes defeated  Pickering Panthers 4 games to 3
*Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Markham Royals 4 games to 2
*Cobourg Cougars defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4 games to none
===Conference Semifinals===
====South-West Conference====
*Toronto Patriots defeated Oakville Blades 4 games to 3
*Georgetown Raiders defeated North York Rangers 4 games to 3
====North-East Conference====
*Aurora Tigers defeated Cobourg Cougars 4 games to 1
*Wellington Dukes defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4 games to 3
===Conference Finals===
====South-West Conference====
*Georgetown Raiders defeated Toronto Patriots 4 games to 3
====North-East Conference====
*Wellington Dukes defeated Aurora Tigers 4 games to 1
===Bucklaand Cup OJHL Final===
*Wellington Dukes defeated Georgetown Raiders 4 games to 2
==References==
Category:2018 in hockey
Category:Ontario Junior Hockey League