2004–05 OHL season

The 2004–05 OHL season was the 25th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the London Knights, defeating the Ottawa 67's. The Knights also went on to win the Memorial Cup.
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
===Eastern Conference===
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
Peterborough Petes 	68	34	21	9	4 	81 	238	215
Ottawa 67's 	68	34	26	7	1 	76 	244	210
Belleville Bulls 	68	29	29	6	4 	68 	176	208
Kingston Frontenacs	68	28	33	4	3 	63 	219	242
Oshawa Generals 	68	15	48	3	2 	35 	173	289
Central Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
Mississauga IceDogs 	68	34	21	12	1 	81 	207	172
Barrie Colts 	68	33	23	9 	3 	78 	232	210
Brampton Battalion 	68	33	24	9 	2 	77 	214	200
Sudbury Wolves 	68	32	23	6 	7 	77 	201	185
Toronto St. Michael's Majors	68	29	30	6 	3 	67 	177	202
===Western Conference===
Midwest Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
London Knights 	68	59	7 	2 	0 	120	310	125
Owen Sound Attack	68	40	18	7 	3 	90 	245	187
Kitchener Rangers	68	35	20	9 	4 	83 	235	187
Erie Otters 	68	31	26	6 	5 	73 	186	207
Guelph Storm 	68	23	34	10	1 	57 	167	189
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	68	33	25	9	1 	76 	210	188
Plymouth Whalers 	68	30	29	6	3 	69 	198	204
Windsor Spitfires 	68	26	29	6	7 	65 	223	253
Saginaw Spirit 	68	18	42	4	4 	44 	150	260
Sarnia Sting 	68	16	41	6	5 	43 	156	228
===Scoring leaders===
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Corey Perry 	London Knights 	60	47	83	130	117
Dylan Hunter 	London Knights 	67	31	73	104	64
Brad Richardson 	Owen Sound Attack 	68	41	56	97 	60
Rob Schremp 	London Knights 	62	41	49	90 	54
Patrick O'Sullivan	Mississauga IceDogs	57	31	59	90 	63
Bobby Ryan 	Owen Sound Attack 	62	37	52	89 	51
Evan McGrath 	Kitchener Rangers 	67	37	52	89 	51
Rob Hisey 	Barrie/Erie 	66	29	57	86 	81
David Bolland 	London Knights 	66	34	51	85 	97
Liam Reddox 	Peterborough Petes 	68	36	46	82 	36
==OHL Playoffs==
London and Ottawa both advanced to the Memorial Cup tournament.
===Conference Quarterfinals===
====Eastern Conference====
{| class="wikitable" 	Mississauga (1) vs. Toronto (8)	Mississauga (1) vs. Toronto (8)	Mississauga (1) vs. Toronto (8)	Mississauga (1) vs. Toronto (8)
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
March 25 	Toronto 3 	1 Mississauga 	 	
March 27 	Mississauga 6 	2 Toronto 	 	
March 29 	Toronto 3 	2 Mississauga 	 	
March 31 	Mississauga 1 	3 Toronto 	 	
April 3 	Toronto 2 	1 Mississauga 	 	
Toronto wins series 4–1	Toronto wins series 4–1 	Toronto wins series 4–1 	Toronto wins series 4–1 	
====Western Conference====
{| class="wikitable" 	London (1) vs. Guelph (8) 	London (1) vs. Guelph (8) 	London (1) vs. Guelph (8) 	London (1) vs. Guelph (8)
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
March 24 	Guelph 2 	3 London 	 	
March 25 	London 2 	1 Guelph 	 	
March 28 	Guelph 1 	5 London 	 	
March 29 	London 5 	2 Guelph 	 	
London wins series 4–0	London wins series 4–0	London wins series 4–0	London wins series 4–0	
===Conference semifinals===
Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable" 	Peterborough (2) vs. Toronto (8)	Peterborough (2) vs. Toronto (8)	Peterborough (2) vs. Toronto (8)	Peterborough (2) vs. Toronto (8)
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 7 	Toronto 4 	5 Peterborough 	OT 	
April 8 	Peterborough 6 	8 Toronto 	 	
April 10 	Toronto 1 	2 Peterborough 	OT 	
April 12 	Peterborough 6 	3 Toronto 	 	
April 14 	Toronto 2 	3 Peterborough 	OT 	
Peterborough wins series 4–1	Peterborough wins series 4–1 	Peterborough wins series 4–1 	Peterborough wins series 4–1 	
Western Conference 	Western Conference 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable" 	London (1) vs. Windsor (7) 	London (1) vs. Windsor (7) 	London (1) vs. Windsor (7) 	London (1) vs. Windsor (7)
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 7 	Windsor 0 	8 London 	 	
April 8 	London 5 	3 Windsor 	 	
April 10 	Windsor 1 	9 London 	 	
April 13 	London 2 	1 Windsor 	 	
London wins series 4–0	London wins series 4–0	London wins series 4–0	London wins series 4–0	
===Conference finals===
Eastern Conference 	Western Conference 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable" 	Peterborough (2) vs. Ottawa (6)	Peterborough (2) vs. Ottawa (6)	Peterborough (2) vs. Ottawa (6)	Peterborough (2) vs. Ottawa (6)
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 21 	Ottawa 3 	2 Peterborough 	OT 	
April 23 	Peterborough 0 	3 Ottawa 	 	
April 25 	Ottawa 4 	3 Peterborough 	 	
April 27 	Peterborough 2 	3 Ottawa 	OT 	
Ottawa wins series 4–0	Ottawa wins series 4–0 	Ottawa wins series 4–0 	Ottawa wins series 4–0 	
===J. Ross Robertson Cup Finals===
{| cellspacing="10"
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London vs. Ottawa 	London vs. Ottawa 	London vs. Ottawa 	London vs. Ottawa
Date 	Away 	Home 	
May 6 	Ottawa 2 	4 London 	
May 8 	Ottawa 6 	3 London 	
May 10 	London 5 	4 Ottawa 	
May 12 	London 4 	1 Ottawa 	
May 14 	Ottawa 2 	6 London 	
London wins series 4–1	London wins series 4–1	London wins series 4–1	London wins series 4–1
==ADT Canada-Russia Challenge==
On November 25, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 3–1 at Barrie, Ontario.
On November 28, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 5–2 at Mississauga, Ontario.
The OHL has an all-time record of 4–0 against the Russian Selects since the tournament began in 2003–04.
==OHL awards==
J. Ross Robertson Cup: 	London Knights
Hamilton Spectator Trophy: 	London Knights
Red Tilson Trophy: 	Corey Perry, London Knights
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:	Corey Perry, London Knights
Matt Leyden Trophy: 	Dale Hunter, London Knights
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: 	Corey Perry, London Knights
Max Kaminsky Trophy: 	Danny Syvret, London Knights
OHL Goaltender of the Year: 	Michael Ouzas, Mississauga IceDogs
Jack Ferguson Award: 	John Tavares, Oshawa Generals
Dave Pinkney Trophy: 	Gerald Coleman and Adam Dennis, London Knights
OHL Executive of the Year: 	Mike Futa, Owen Sound Attack
Emms Family Award: 	Benoît Pouliot, Sudbury Wolves
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: 	Kyle Gajewski, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy: 	Jeff MacDougald, Peterborough Petes
William Hanley Trophy: 	Jeff Carter, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: 	Andre Benoit, Kitchener Rangers
Bobby Smith Trophy: 	Richard Clune, Sarnia Sting
Roger Neilson Memorial Award:	Danny Battochio, Ottawa 67's
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award: 	Matt Pelech, Sarnia Sting
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award: 	Corey Perry, London Knights
==London's 2004–05 Undefeated Streak==
In the 2004–2005 season the London Knights broke an OHL record, going 28 games in a row without a loss (27–0–1). They subsequently broke the CHL record of 29 games (held by the 1978–79 Brandon Wheat Kings, who went 25–0–4 during their streak), with a 0–0 tie with the Guelph Storm on December 10, 2004, giving them a record of 28–0–2. The streak ended at 31 games after a 5–2 loss to the Sudbury Wolves on December 17.
Game #	Date 	Score 	Record 	Location
1 	September 23, 2004	London 4–3 Kitchener 	1–0–0–0 	Kitchener
2 	September 26, 2004	London 5–2 Kitchener 	2–0–0–0 	London
3 	September 30, 2004	London 2–1 Windsor 	3–0–0–0 	Windsor
4 	October 1, 2004 	London 5–4 Plymouth (OT) 	4–0–0–0 	London
5 	October 2, 2004 	London 3–2 Saginaw 	5–0–0–0 	Saginaw
6 	October 8, 2004 	London 8–0 Windsor 	6–0–0–0 	London
7 	October 9, 2004 	London 6–1 Sarnia 	7–0–0–0 	Sarnia
8 	October 10, 2004 	London 6–3 Sault Ste. Marie	8–0–0–0 	Sault Ste. Marie
9 	October 15, 2004 	London 5–2 Owen Sound 	9–0–0–0 	London
10 	October 16, 2004 	London 8–3 Sault Ste. Marie	10–0–0–0 	London
11 	October 22, 2004 	London 3–3 Mississauga 	10–0–1–0 	London
12 	October 23, 2004 	London 5–2 Owen Sound 	11–0–1–0 	Owen Sound
13 	October 24, 2004 	London 4–2 Guelph 	12–0–1–0 	Guelph
14 	October 29, 2004 	London 3–1 Saginaw 	13–0–1–0 	London
15 	October 30, 2004 	London 4–1 Erie 	14–0–1–0 	London
16 	November 4, 2004 	London 3–2 Guelph (OT) 	15–0–1–0 	London
17 	November 5, 2004 	London 5–3 Barrie 	16–0–1–0 	London
18 	November 7, 2004 	London 4–0 Toronto 	17–0–1–0 	Toronto
19 	November 10, 2004 	London 6–1 Mississauga 	18–0–1–0 	Mississauga
20 	November 12, 2004 	London 8–2 Belleville 	19–0–1–0 	London
21 	November 13, 2004 	London 3–1 Erie 	20–0–1–0 	Erie
22 	November 19, 2004 	London 5–3 Ottawa 	21–0–1–0 	London
23 	November 21, 2004 	London 4–2 Sault Ste. Marie	22–0–1–0 	London
24 	November 26, 2004 	London 4–2 Plymouth 	23–0–1–0 	London
25 	November 27, 2004 	London 4–2 Barrie 	24–0–1–0* 	Barrie
26 	November 28, 2004 	London 3–0 Sudbury 	25–0–1–0** 	Sudbury
27 	December 3, 2004 	London 4–3 Windsor 	26–0–1–0 	London
28 	December 4, 2004 	London 5–1 Erie 	27–0–1–0 	Erie
29 	December 8, 2004 	London 5–3 Kitchener 	28–0–1–0*** 	Kitchener
30 	December 10, 2004 	London 0–0 Guelph 	28–0–2–0****	London
31 	December 12, 2004 	London 4–3 Kitchener (OT) 	29–0–2–0 	London
*Tied OHL record previously set by Kitchener in 1983–84 
**Broke OHL record previously set by Kitchener in 1983–84
***Tied CHL record previously set by Brandon in 1978–79
****Broke CHL record previously set by Brandon in 1978–79
==References==
*HockeyDB
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