2009–10 Windsor Spitfires season

The 2009–10 Windsor Spitfires season is the franchise's 34th season. The Spitfires entered the season as the defending OHL Champions and Memorial Cup Champions.
== Regular season ==
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	Rank
Windsor Spitfires 	68	50	12	1 	5 	106	331	203	1
Plymouth Whalers 	68	38	27	1 	2 	79 	245	201	4
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	67	36	26	1 	4 	77 	233	208	5
Saginaw Spirit 	68	34	27	4 	3 	75 	240	230	6
Sarnia Sting 	68	17	46	3 	2 	39 	184	295	10
=== Game log ===
2009–10 Game Log	2009–10 Game Log	 	 	 	 	 	
September: 3-1-0-1 (Home: 1-0-0-1; Road: 2-1-0-0)
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Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	Location 	Attendance	Record 	Points
1 	September 17 	Plymouth Whalers 	5 - 6 (SO)	WFCU Centre 	6,501 	0-0-0-1	1
2 	September 18 	@ London Knights 	2 - 4 	John Labatt Centre 	9,084 	0-1-0-1	1
3 	September 24 	Erie Otters 	8 - 3 	WFCU Centre 	6,112 	1-1-0-1	3
4 	September 25 	@ Guelph Storm 	5 - 2 	Sleeman Centre 	3,439 	2-1-0-1	5
5 	September 26 	@ Owen Sound Attack	6 - 3 	Harry Lumely Bayshore	2,395 	3-1-0-1	7
===Overtime Statistics===
 	Games	Won	Lost	Goal Scorers
Over Time	2 	2 	1 	Justin Shugg, Mark Cundari
Shootout 	8 	3 	5 	
 	11 	5 	6 	
==Playoffs==
Windsor has not missed the post-season since 2006–07. The 2009–10 season is their 3rd consecutive playoff season.
2010 OHL Playoffs	2010 OHL Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Western Conference Quarter-Final vs. (8) Erie Otters
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# 	Date 	Visitor	Score	Home 	OT	Game Winning Goal	Attendance	Series
1 	March 18 	Erie 	2 - 6	Windsor	 	Zack Kassian 	5,872 	1 - 0
2 	March 21 	Windsor	3 - 1	Erie 	 	Dale Mitchell 	2,810 	2 - 0
3 	March 23 	Erie 	6 - 7	Windsor	 	Stephen Johnston 	5,490 	3 - 0
4 	March 25 	Windsor	5 - 1	Erie 	 	Eric Wellwood 	2,342 	4 - 0
==Player stats==
===Skaters=== 
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
Taylor Hall 	57	40	66	106	+46	56
Justin Shugg 	67	39	40	79 	+19	43
Adam Henrique 	54	38	39	77 	+38	57
Greg Nemisz 	51	34	36	70 	+22	50
Eric Wellwood 	65	31	37	68 	+36	36
Ryan Ellis 	48	12	49	61 	+39	38
Cam Fowler 	55	8 	47	55 	+38	14
Scott Timmins 	56	30	24	54 	+28	47
Mark Cundari 	63	8 	46	54 	+45	139
Dale Mitchell 	32	16	27	43 	+20	44
Kenny Ryan 	52	14	21	35 	+9 	33
Austin Watson 	42	11	23	34 	+11	14
Zack Kassian 	38	12	19	31 	-17	81
Harry Young 	65	9 	11	20 	+23	153
Stephen Johnston 	36	10	9 	19 	-6 	35
Richard Panik 	33	9 	9 	18 	+15	19
Marc Cantin 	57	3 	12	15 	-6 	104
Austen Brassard 	37	4 	8 	12 	+5 	36
Craig Duininick 	57	1 	11	12 	+14	30
Paul Bezzo 	27	2 	8 	10 	+8 	73
Michael Whaley 	39	1 	9 	10 	-3 	10
Adam Wallace 	57	6 	3 	9 	-6 	161
Derek Lanoue 	39	2 	4 	6 	-4 	14
Troy Passingham 	49	0 	4 	4 	0 	0
James Woodcroft 	16	1 	2 	3 	0 	0
Jesse Blacker 	9 	0 	3 	3 	-1 	12
Philipp Grubauer 	50	0 	3 	3 	0 	0
Steven Trojanovic	10	0 	2 	2 	+2 	2
Saverio Posa 	48	0 	2 	2 	-2 	35
Ryan Baldwin 	12	1 	0 	1 	-2 	39
Mitchell Fox 	2 	0 	1 	1 	+2 	5
Dylan Seguin 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	2
Patrick Murphy 	13	0 	1 	1 	-3 	13
Conor O'Donnell 	2 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	2
Josh Unice 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Michael Nishi 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Ben Dubois 	11	0 	0 	0 	0 	18
Mitch Dunning 	16	0 	0 	0 	-2 	37
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT 	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
Troy Passingham 	50	2848	35	10	0/3	132	2.78 	1343	.903	3 	0	4	0
Philipp Grubauer	19	1011	13	1 	1/1	40 	2.37 	426 	.906	0 	3	0	0
Michael Nishi 	4 	211 	2 	0 	0/1	10 	2.85 	72 	.861	0 	0	0	0
Josh Unice 	3 	53 	0 	1 	0/0	9 	10.27	29 	.690	0 	0	0	0
==BMO Mastercard CHL Top 10 Rankings==
 
	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Wk 21	Wk 22	Wk 23	Wk 24	Wk 25	Final
	1 	3 	3 	2 	3 	3 	3 	4 	2 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	3 	3 	3 	3 	3 	3 	3 	3 	3
== Awards ==
Bumbacco Trophy - West Division Champions
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy - co-winner Taylor Hall (106 pts)
2010 IIHF World U-20 Championship Gold - Cam Fowler
2010 IIHF World U-20 Championship Silver - Taylor Hall, Ryan Ellis, Adam Henrique, Greg Nemisz
CHL Top Prospects Game Player of the Game - Taylor Hall (Team Cherry)
Roger Neilson Memorial Award - Derek Lanoue
===CHL Player of the Week===
Taylor Hall - October 28, January 14
===CHL Goaltender of the Week===
Troy Passingham - October 21
===All Weather Windows OHL Player of the Month===
Taylor Hall - October
===OHL Defenceman of the Month===
Cam Fowler - October
Ryan Ellis - February
===OHL Goaltender of the Month===
Philipp Grubauer - January
===Boston Pizza OHL Player of the Week===
Adam Henrique - October 5
Troy Passingham - October 19
Taylor Hall - October 26, January 11, February 1
===OHL Academic Player of the Month===
Derek Lanoue - January
== Transactions ==
The Spitfires have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
September 1, 2009 	To Windsor SpitfiresMitch Dunning15th round 2011 	To Sarnia Sting15th round 201015th round 2012 (cond.)
September 15, 2009	To Windsor SpitfiresRyan Baldwin 	To Guelph Storm6th round 2011 (cond.)
September 21, 2009	To Windsor Spitfires7th round 20106th round 2012 	To Guelph StormConor O'Donnell
October 20, 2009 	To Windsor SpitfiresPaul Bezzo2nd round 20103rd round 201012th round 20102nd round 2012	To Owen Sound AttackJesse BlackerBen Dubois
January 5, 2010 	To Windsor SpitfiresPhilipp GrubauerStephen JohnstonMarc Cantin15th round 2013 (cond) 	To Belleville BullsRichard PanikPaul BezzoSteve GlessonAusten BrassardOwen Sounds 3rd round 201015th round 2011 (cond)Owen Sounds 2nd round 20127th round 201215th round 2013 (cond)
January 10, 2010 	To Windsor SpitfiresZack Kassian 	To Peterborough PetesAustin Watson2nd round 20122nd round 2014
=== Lost via pro leagues ===
Player 	New team
Andrei Loktionov	Manchester Monarchs
Lane MacDermid 	Providence Bruins
Richard Greenop 	Toronto Marlies
=== Lost via graduation ===
Player 	New team
Andrew Engelage	Reading Royals
Rob Kwiet 	Reading Royals
Ben Shutron 	University of New Brunswick
== Draft picks ==
Windsor's picks at the 2009 OHL Priority Selection 
Round	Pick	Player 	Position	Nationality	Team (League)
1 	20 	Austen Brassard 	RW 	 	Windsor Minor
3 	18 	Steven Trojanovic	D 	 	Burlington Eagles
4 	7 	Craig Duininck 	D 	 	Detroit Compuware U-16's
6 	17 	Austin Czarnik 	RW 	 	US Under 17
7 	11 	Jordan Schmaltz 	D 	 	Chicago Mission U-16's
8 	1 	Matthew Peca 	C 	 	Ottawa Valley
9 	11 	Blake Pietila 	LW 	 	Detroit Compuware U-16's
10 	20 	Michael Nishi 	G 	 	Jr. Canadiens
11 	14 	Josh Maleckie 	G 	 	Detroit Compuware U-16's
11 	20 	Dylan Seguin 	RW 	 	Sun County Panthers
12 	20 	Evan Makaric 	D 	 	Windsor Minor
13 	6 	Travis Maezes 	LW 	 	Ann Arbor Pioneer
13 	11 	Eric Locke 	C 	 	Mississauga Reps
13 	20 	Michael Whaley 	LW 	 	London Knights
Windsor's picks at the 2009 OHL Import Draft
Round	Pick	Player 	Position	Nationality	Team (League)
1 	24 	Tom Kuhnhackl	C 	 	Landshut
== Farm teams ==
* The Spitfires continue their affiliation with the Lasalle Vipers of the Western Ontario Hockey League.
==References==
[[Category:2009 in ice hockeyCategory:2010 in ice hockey]]
Category:2009 in ice hockey
Category:Ontario Hockey League championship seasons
Category:Memorial Cup championship seasons