1996-97 MetJHL Season

The 1996-97 Metro Junior A Hockey League standings. The leagues operated independent of the Ontario Hockey Association.
==History==
Ryan Venturelli of the Muskoka Bears becomes the first known goaltender to score twice in a game in a 11-6 route of the Durham Huskies.http://www.lcshockey.com/issues/LCS65.txt
==Standings==
 Team GP W L T GF GA P
 Western
 Aurora Tigers 50 42 5 3 342 138 87
 Caledon Canadians 50 41 7 2 318 145 84
 Muskoka Bears 50 14 34 2 200 298 30
 Durham Huskies 50 13 37 0 201 317 26
 Shelburne Wolves 50 10 37 3 213 348 23
 Central
 Wexford Raiders 50 38 7 5 285 185 81
 Thornhill Islanders 50 29 17 4 279 195 62
 Markham Waxers 50 27 19 4 246 221 58
 Niagara Scenic 50 17 26 7 230 262 41
 North York Rangers 50 12 33 5 248 341 29
 Eastern
 Pickering Panthers 50 34 12 4 232 163 72
 Quinte Hawks 50 34 13 3 280 143 71
 Wellington Dukes 50 21 26 3 212 224 45
 Oshawa Legionaires 50 20 30 0 231 292 40
 Port Hope Buzzards 50 13 35 2 162 269 28
 Syracuse Jr. Crunch 50 10 37 3 220 358 23
==Playoffs==
Division Semi-final
:Wexford Raiders defeated Niagara Scenic 4-games-to-none
:Thornhill Islanders defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-3
:Pickering Panthers defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-2
:Quinte Hawks defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1
:Aurora Tigers defeated Durham Huskies 4-games-to-none
:Caledon Canadians defeated Muskoka Bears 4-games-to-none
Interdivision Round Robin
 Team Record GF GA
 Wexford Raiders 4-2-0 39 31
 Aurora Tigers 4-2-0 23 18
 Quinte Hawks 4-2-0 29 22
 Caledon Canadians 3-2-1 37 18
 Thornhill Islanders 2-4-0 24 31
 Pickering Panthers 0-5-1 14 46
Semi-final
:Caledon Canadians defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-none
:Aurora Tigers defeated Quinte Hawks 4-games-to-2
Final
:Aurora Tigers defeated Caledon Canadians 4-games-to-none
== Scoring Leaders ==
1.Peter Bournazakis, Aur       49   52   80 132
2.Brian Gionta, Niagara         50   57   70 127
3.John Rumeo, Wexfd          50   52   62 114
4.Bryan Tapper, Wexfd         50   42   70 112
5.Matt Murley, Syrac            48   52   58 110
6.Sean Klaven, Aurora          48   41   63 104
  Tim Connolly, Syrac          50   42   62 104
8.Ian Larocque, Quinte          44   45   55 100
9.Andrew Korzen, Niag          46   41   58   99
10.David Inman, Wexfd        43   32   56   88
==References==
Category:Metro Junior A Hockey League
Category:1997 in hockey