2016-17 OJHL Season

This is the 2016-17 Ontario Junior Hockey League season.  This is the league's 7th season as a re-established league after the league members played in 2 seperate leagues for the 2009-10 season.
==Membership changes==
*none
==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
Markham Royals 	54	30	20	1	3 	187	170	64
Stouffville Spirit 	54	28	20	3	3 	198	168	62
Newmarket Hurricanes	54	22	26	2	4 	160	200	50
Lindsay Muskies 	54	14	36	0	4 	137	257	32
Aurora Tigers 	54	9 	39	2	4 	135	247	24
Pickering Panthers 	54	9 	42	1	2 	120	253	21
====East Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Trenton Golden Hawks	54	42	9 	2	1 	255	119	87
Cobourg Cougars 	54	39	11	0	4 	240	126	82
Whitby Fury 	54	38	11	1	4 	226	147	81
Wellington Dukes 	54	31	19	1	3 	190	140	66
Kingston Voyageurs 	54	28	16	3	7 	217	194	66
===South/West Conference===
====South Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Oakville Blades 	54	33	14	0	7 	217	146	73
St. Michael's Buzzers	54	28	19	0	7 	213	174	63
Toronto Jr. Canadiens	54	28	20	2	4 	176	164	62
Toronto Patriots 	54	29	23	0	2 	182	173	60
North York Rangers 	54	26	24	1	3 	186	181	56
Mississauga Chargers 	54	16	34	2	2 	159	238	36
====West Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Georgetown Raiders	54	45	5 	2	2 	258	103	94
Burlington Cougars	54	40	11	3	0 	215	141	83
Buffalo Jr. Sabres	54	23	27	2	2 	177	189	50
Orangeville Flyers	54	17	33	1	3 	181	239	38
Milton Icehawks 	54	4 	48	1	1 	125	385	10
==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 (or the runners up if the Trenton Golden Hawks win the Buckland Cup) will advance to the 2017 Dudley Hewitt Cup being held in Trenton, Ontario. The winnner of that tournament (or the runners up if the Cobourg Cougars win the tournament) will advance to the 2017 Royal Bank Cup being held in Cobourg, Ontario.
===North/East Conference===
====Quarterfinals====
*Trenton Golden Hawks defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4 games to 2
*Stouffville Spirit defeated Markham Royals 4 games to 2
*Cobourg Cougars defeated  Kingston Voyageurs 4 games to none
*Wellington Dukes defeated Whitby Fury 4 games to 3
====Semifinals====
*Trenton Golden Hawks defeated Stouffville Spirit 4 games to none
*Cobourg Cougars defeated Wellington Dukes 4 games to 1
====Final====
*Trenton Golden Hawks defeated Cobourg Cougars 4 games to none
===South/West Conference===
====Quarterfinals====
*Georgetown Raiders defeated Buffalo Jr. Sabres 4 games to 1
*Burlington Cougars defeated North York Rangers 4 games to 1
*Oakville Blades defeated Toronto Patriots  4 games to 1
*Toronto Jr. Canadiens defeated St. Michaels Buzzers 4 games to 3
====Semifinals====
*Georgetown Raiders defeated Toronto Jr. Canadiens 4 games to none
*Oakville Blades defeated Burlington Cougars 4 games to 1
====Final====
*Georgetown Raiders defeated Oakville Blades 4 games to 2
===League Championship===
*Georgetown Raiders defeated Trenton Golden Hawks 4 games to 3
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