2019-20 OHL season

This is the 2019-20 Ontario Hockey League season. This is the league's 50th season dating back to its' founding as the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League.
There are currently 20 teams in the OHL; 17 are based in the Canadian province of Ontario,two teams in the American state of Michigan and one team in the American state of Pennsylvania. Out of the 17 teams based in Ontario, 14 teams are in Southern Ontario, and 3 teams are in Northern Ontario.
The 20 OHL clubs play a 68 game unbalanced schedule, which starts in the third full week of September, running until the third week of March. Ninety per cent (90%) of OHL games are scheduled between Thursday and Sunday to minimize the number of school days missed for its players. Ninety-five per cent (95%) of the players in the league are attending high school or college.
==Pausing of Season==
The Canadian Hockey League and its' three member leagues announced the following on March 12th:
"The Canadian Hockey League and its three regional leagues, the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and Western Hockey League, take the health and safety of our players, fans, volunteers, staff, and general public very seriously. CHL President Dan MacKenzie with Commissioners David Branch, Gilles Courteau, and Ron Robison have been monitoring the situation in regards to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) including what local, provincial, and federal health agencies have recommended. Following consultation with medical professionals and meetings today among the CHL Executive Council, and regional league Board of Governors, the CHL announces that the balance of the 2019-20 season and all hockey activity shall be paused immediately until further notice."https://chl.ca/article/statement-from-the-canadian-hockey-league-0312
On March 18th the league announced that the balance of the regular season was cancelled.https://ontariohockeyleague.com/article/ontario-hockey-league-announces-conclusion-of-2019-20-regular-season
==Cancelling of Robertson Cup playoffs and the Memorial Cup==
The balance of play at the major junior level would be cancelled on March 23rd.https://chl.ca/article/statement-chl-cancels-2020-playoffs-and-memorial-cup This would include the three CHL leagues playoffs and the 2020 Memorial Cup.
==Franchise changes==
none
==Current member teams==
Ontario Hockey League	Ontario Hockey League 	Ontario Hockey League 	Ontario Hockey League 	Ontario Hockey League
Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference
Division 	Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
East 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 	FirstOntario Centre 	17,383
East 	Kingston Frontenacs 	Kingston, Ontario, Canada 	Leon's Centre 	5,614
East 	Oshawa Generals 	Oshawa, Ontario, Canada 	Tribute Communities Centre 	6,125
East 	Ottawa 67's 	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 	TD Place Arena 	9,862
East 	Peterborough Petes 	Peterborough, Ontario, Canada 	Peterborough Memorial Centre 	4,329
Central 	Barrie Colts 	Barrie, Ontario, Canada 	Barrie Molson Centre 	4,195
Central 	Mississauga Steelheads 	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 	Paramount Fine Foods Centre 	5,612
Central 	Niagara IceDogs 	St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada 	Meridian Centre 	5,300
Central 	North Bay Battalion 	North Bay, Ontario, Canada 	North Bay Memorial Gardens 	4,246
Central 	Sudbury Wolves 	Sudbury, Ontario, Canada 	Sudbury Community Arena 	4,640
Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference
Division 	Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
Midwest 	Erie Otters 	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA 	Erie Insurance Arena 	6,833
Midwest 	Guelph Storm 	Guelph, Ontario, Canada 	Sleeman Centre 	4,715
Midwest 	Kitchener Rangers 	Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex 	7,777
Midwest 	London Knights 	London, Ontario, Canada 	Budweiser Gardens 	9,046
Midwest 	Owen Sound Attack 	Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada 	Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre	3,500
West 	Flint Firebirds 	Flint, Michigan, USA 	Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center	4,021
West 	Saginaw Spirit 	Saginaw, Michigan, USA 	Dow Event Center 	5,527
West 	Sarnia Sting 	Sarnia, Ontario, Canada 	Progressive Auto Sales Arena 	5,500
West 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada	Essar Centre 	4,928
West 	Windsor Spitfires 	Windsor, Ontario, Canada 	WFCU Centre 	6,450
==Standings==
===Eastern Conference===
====Eastern Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Ottawa 67's 	62	50	11	0 	1 	296	164	101
Peterborough Petes 	62	37	21	2 	2 	250	198	78
Oshawa Generals 	62	31	20	6 	5 	229	227	73
Hamilton Bulldogs 	62	24	30	7 	1 	235	267	56
Kingston Frontenacs	62	19	39	2 	2 	198	285	42
====Central Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Sudbury Wolves 	63	34	27	1 	1 	259	240	70
Barrie Colts 	63	29	28	4 	2 	220	261	64
Mississauga Steelheads	61	27	29	4 	1 	223	227	59
Niagara IceDogs 	63	18	39	5 	1 	194	320	42
North Bay Battalion 	62	17	41	4 	0 	189	314	38
===Western Conference===
====Midwest Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
London Knights 	62	45	15	1 	1 	265	187	92
Kitchener Rangers	63	40	16	5 	2 	264	213	87
Guelph Storm 	63	32	23	3 	5 	218	209	72
Owen Sound Attack	62	30	24	4 	4 	235	207	68
Erie Otters 	63	26	26	4 	7 	229	236	63
====West Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Saginaw Spirit 	62	41	16	3 	2 	289	225	87
Flint Firebirds 	63	40	21	1 	1 	274	243	82
Windsor Spitfires 	62	34	20	8 	0 	256	233	76
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	64	29	31	3 	1 	253	257	62
Sarnia Sting 	62	22	34	5 	1 	244	299	50
==2020 J. Ross Robertson Cup Playoffs==
The J. Ross Robertson Cup playoffs consist of 16 teams, the top 8 from each conference. The teams play a best-of-seven game series, and the winner of each series advances to the next round. The Eastern Conference champion is awarded the Bobby Orr Trophy and the Western Conference champion is awarded the Wayne Gretzky Trophy. The two conference champions compete for the J. Ross Robertson Cup and a berth in the 2020 Memorial Cup being held at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia from May 22 to 31, 2020 hosted by the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League.
==References==
Category:2020 in hockey
Category:Ontario Hockey League seasons