Junior ice hockey season
The 1993–94 OHL season was the 14th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The North Bay Centennials won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Detroit Junior Red Wings.
Teams
1993-94 Ontario Hockey League |
Division | Team | City | Arena |
Leyden | Belleville Bulls | Belleville, Ontario | Yardmen Arena |
Kingston Frontenacs | Kingston, Ontario | Kingston Memorial Centre |
Newmarket Royals | Newmarket, Ontario | Newmarket Recreational Complex |
North Bay Centennials | North Bay, Ontario | North Bay Memorial Gardens |
Oshawa Generals | Oshawa, Ontario | Oshawa Civic Auditorium |
Ottawa 67's | Ottawa, Ontario | Ottawa Civic Centre |
Peterborough Petes | Peterborough, Ontario | Peterborough Memorial Centre |
Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury, Ontario | Sudbury Community Arena |
Emms | Detroit Junior Red Wings | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena |
Guelph Storm | Guelph, Ontario | Guelph Memorial Gardens |
Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener, Ontario | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium |
London Knights | London, Ontario | London Gardens |
Niagara Falls Thunder | Niagara Falls, Ontario | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena |
Owen Sound Platers | Owen Sound, Ontario | Bayshore Community Centre |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | Sault Memorial Gardens |
Windsor Spitfires | Windsor, Ontario | Windsor Arena |
Map of teams
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Emms Division
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Leyden Division
Regular season
Final standings
Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title;
Leyden Division
Emms Division
Scoring leaders
Playoffs
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Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Peterborough Petes
(3) Sudbury Wolves vs. (6) Oshawa Generals
Sudbury wins series 4 – 1 | |
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(4) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Kingston Frontenacs
March 19 | Kingston Frontenacs | | 1 – 5 | | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | |
March 23 | Kingston Frontenacs | | 3 – 1 | | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | |
March 26 | Kingston Frontenacs | | 6 – 2 | | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | |
Belleville wins series 4 – 2 | |
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Emms Division
(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (7) Windsor Spitfires
March 21 | Windsor Spitfires | | 2 – 5 | | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Sault Memorial Gardens | |
14:18 - Cory Evans (1) | First period | 7:29 - pp - Jeremy Stevenson (1) 10:23 - sh - Aaron Gavey (2) 13:08 - pp - Tom MacDonald (1) 16:34 - pp - Wade Gibson (1) |
2:14 - Mike Martin (1) | Second period | 1:24 - Steve Sullivan (1) |
No scoring | Third period | No scoring |
Travis Scott (25 saves/30 shots) | Goalie stats | Dan Cloutier (21 saves/23 shots) |
March 24 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | | 2 – 1 | | Windsor Spitfires | Windsor Arena | |
No scoring | First period | No scoring |
14:52 - pp - Drew Bannister (1) | Second period | No scoring |
9:21 - Steve Sullivan (2) | Third period | 17:18 - pp - Bill Bowler (2) |
Dan Cloutier (26 saves/27 shots) | Goalie stats | Travis Scott (26 saves/28 shots) |
March 25 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | | 3 – 2 | | Windsor Spitfires | Windsor Arena | |
5:45 - Jeff Toms (3) 15:05 - Peter MacKellar (1) | First period | 2:55 - Vladimir Krechin (2) |
0:32 - pp - Jeff Toms (4) | Second period | No scoring |
No scoring | Third period | 8:31 - David Roche (1) |
Dan Cloutier (26 saves/28 shots) | Goalie stats | Travis Scott (24 saves/27 shots) |
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0 | |
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(3) Guelph Storm vs. (6) London Knights
(4) Owen Sound Platers vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers
Owen Sound wins series 4 – 1 | |
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Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Belleville Bulls
April 4 | North Bay Centennials | | 3 – 7 | | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | |
April 5 | North Bay Centennials | | 2 – 5 | | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | |
April 12 | North Bay Centennials | | 5 – 3 | | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | |
North Bay wins series 4 – 2 | |
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(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Sudbury Wolves
Emms Division
(1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (4) Owen Sound Platers
Detroit wins series 4 – 0 | |
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(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (3) Guelph Storm
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0 | |
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Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (2) Ottawa 67's
North Bay wins series 4 – 1 | |
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Emms Division
(1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
April 14 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | | 3 – 6 | | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | |
April 16 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | | 3 – 6 | | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | |
April 21 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | | 2 – 6 | | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | |
Detroit wins series 4 – 2 | |
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J. Ross Robertson Cup
(L1) North Bay Centennials vs. (E1) Detroit Junior Red Wings
April 28 | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | | 3 – 7 | | North Bay Centennials | North Bay Memorial Gardens | |
6:58 - Dale Junkin (9) | First period | No scoring |
12:30 - pp - Bob Wren (9) | Second period | 2:35 - pp - Lee Jinman (13) 2:48 - Jason Campeau (4) |
12:28 - Dale Junkin (10) | Third period | 2:18 - Vitali Yachmenev (10) 6:36 - Brad Brown (2) 6:53 - pp - Brad Brown (3) 7:25 - pp - Lee Jinman (14) 10:20 - pp - Jeff Shevalier (4) |
Aaron Ellis (17 saves/22 shots) Jason Saal (5 saves/7 shots) | Goalie stats | Sandy Allan (26 saves/29 shots) |
May 1 | North Bay Centennials | | 3 – 6 | | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | |
2:04 - Stefan Rivard (3) | First period | 6:21 - Bob Wren (10) 8:35 - Todd Harvey (8) 15:48 - Kevin Brown (9) |
15:41 - Damien Bloye (2) | Second period | 2:59 - pp - Bob Wren (11) 4:29 - Kevin Brown (10) 7:10 - Dale Junkin (11) |
4:54 - Lee Jinman (15) | Third period | No scoring |
Sandy Allan and Scott Roche (Replaced Allan after the fourth goal) (20 saves/26 shots) | Goalie stats | Aaron Ellis (26 saves/29 shots) |
May 3 | North Bay Centennials | | 5 – 7 | | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | |
No scoring | First period | 6:07 - pp - Kevin Brown (11) 10:56 - Mike Harding (7) 17:34 - Bob Wren (12) |
5:15 - Jeff Shevalier (5) 9:46 - Jeff Shevalier (6) 18:07 - pp - Scott Cherrey (5) | Second period | 4:00 - Todd Harvey (9) 7:12 - Kevin Brown (12) |
13:03 - Brian Stagg (1) 14:59 - Bill Lang (6) | Third period | 0:19 - Dale Junkin (12) 10:25 - Jeff Mitchell (3) |
Sandy Allan and Scott Roche (Replaced Allan after the third goal) (19 saves/26 shots) | Goalie stats | Aaron Ellis (29 saves/34 shots) |
May 5 | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | | 3 – 5 | | North Bay Centennials | North Bay Memorial Gardens | |
17:45 - pp - Todd Harvey (10) 18:53 - Jamie Allison (2) | First period | 5:19 - pp - Jeff Shevalier (7) 7:36 - Vitali Yachmenev (11) 9:56 - pp - Jeff Shevalier (8) |
15:43 - pp - Kevin Brown (13) | Second period | 9:34 - pp - B.J. MacPherson (8) |
No scoring | Third period | 4:59 - Bill Lang (7) |
Aaron Ellis (37 saves/42 shots) | Goalie stats | Sandy Allan (32 saves/35 shots) |
May 7 | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | | 5 – 2 | | North Bay Centennials | North Bay Memorial Gardens | |
2:30 - Bill McCauley (2) 14:10 - Mike Harding (8) 16:34 - Mike Harding (9) | First period | 7:02 - pp - B.J. MacPherson (9) |
8:42 - Kevin Brown (14) | Second period | 13:01 - Bill Lang (8) |
1:59 - pp - Duane Harmer (1) | Third period | No scoring |
Aaron Ellis (20 saves/22 shots) | Goalie stats | Sandy Allan (24 saves/29 shots) |
May 9 | North Bay Centennials | | 5 – 3 | | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | |
15:39 - B.J. MacPherson (10) 18:44 - Denis Gaudet (1) | First period | 4:26 - Bill McCauley (3) 4:38 - Mike Harding (10) 16:37 - Mike Harding (11) |
No scoring | Second period | No scoring |
1:35 - Lee Jinman (16) 4:52 - B.J. MacPherson (11) 13:35 - Lee Jinman (17) | Third period | No scoring |
Sandy Allan (12 saves/15 shots) Scott Roche (18 saves/18 shots) | Goalie stats | Aaron Ellis (18 saves/23 shots) |
May 11 | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | | 4 – 5 | OT | North Bay Centennials | North Bay Memorial Gardens | |
8:49 - Bill McCauley (4) | First period | 6:01 - Vitali Yachmenev (12) |
16:26 - Mike Harding (12) | Second period | 6:39 - sh - Vitali Yachmenev (13) |
3:38 - Sean Haggerty (9) 13:35 - Dale Junkin (13) | Third period | 5:39 - pp - Bill Lang (9) 14:23 - Lee Jinman (18) |
No scoring | First overtime period | 8:08 - Jason Campeau (5) |
Aaron Ellis (24 saves/29 shots) | Goalie stats | Scott Roche (29 saves/33 shots) |
North Bay wins series 4 – 3 | |
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Awards
J. Ross Robertson Cup: | North Bay Centennials |
Hamilton Spectator Trophy: | North Bay Centennials |
Leyden Trophy: | North Bay Centennials |
Emms Trophy: | Detroit Junior Red Wings |
Red Tilson Trophy: | Jason Allison, London Knights |
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: | Jason Allison, London Knights |
Matt Leyden Trophy: | Bert Templeton, North Bay Centennials |
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: | Kevin Brown, Detroit Junior Red Wings |
Max Kaminsky Trophy: | Jamie Rivers, Sudbury Wolves |
OHL Goaltender of the Year: | Jamie Storr, Owen Sound Platers |
Jack Ferguson Award: | Jeff Brown, Sarnia Sting |
Dave Pinkney Trophy: | Sandy Allan and Scott Roche, North Bay Centennials |
OHL Executive of the Year: | Jim Rutherford, Detroit Junior Red Wings |
Bill Long Award: | Brian Kilrea, Ottawa 67's |
Emms Family Award: | Vitali Yachmenev, North Bay Centennials |
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: | Scott Roche, North Bay Centennials |
OHL Humanitarian of the Year: | Brent Tully, Peterborough Petes |
William Hanley Trophy: | Jason Allison, London Knights |
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: | B.J. MacPherson, North Bay Centennials |
Bobby Smith Trophy: | Ethan Moreau, Niagara Falls Thunder |
All-Star teams
The OHL All-star teams were selected by the OHL's general managers.
First team
- Jason Allison, Centre, London Knights
- Jeff Shevalier, Left Wing, North Bay Centennials
- Kevin Brown, Right Wing, Detroit Jr. Red Wings
- Jamie Rivers, Defence, Sudbury Wolves
- Nick Stajduhar, Defence, London Knights
- Jamie Storr, Goaltender, Owen Sound Platers
- Bert Templeton, Coach, North Bay Centennials
Second team
- Keli Corpse, Centre, Kingston Frontenacs
- Bob Wren, Left Wing, Detroit Jr. Red Wings
- Jason MacDonald, Right Wing, Owen Sound Platers
- Drew Bannister, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
- Ed Jovanovski, Defence, Windsor Spitfires
- Matt Mullin, Goaltender, Sudbury Wolves
- Paul Maurice, Coach, Detroit Jr. Red Wings
Third team
- Michael Peca, Centre, Ottawa 67's
- Ethan Moreau, Left Wing, Niagara Falls Thunder
- Vitali Yachmenev, Right Wing, North Bay Centennials
- Jason Gladney, Defence, Kitchener Rangers
- Brad Brown, Defence, North Bay Centennials
- Sandy Allan, Goaltender, North Bay Centennials
- Jerry Harrigan, Coach, Owen Sound Platers
1994 OHL Priority Selection
The Sarnia Sting held the first overall pick in the 1994 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Jeff Brown from the Thornhill Islanders. Brown was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 1994 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[2]
# | Player | Nationality | OHL Team | Hometown | Minor Team |
1 | Jeff Brown (D) | Canada | Sarnia Sting | Mississauga, Ontario | Thornhill Islanders |
2 | Geoff Peters (C) | Canada | Niagara Falls Thunder | St. Catharines, Ontario | Wexford Bantams |
3 | Kevin Bolibruck (D) | Canada | Peterborough Petes | Thorold, Ontario | Thorold Black Hawks |
4 | Glenn Crawford (C) | Canada | Windsor Spitfires | Barrie, Ontario | Barrie Colts |
5 | Jeff Ware (D) | Canada | Oshawa Generals | Toronto, Ontario | Wexford Raiders |
6 | Chris Allen (D) | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs | Blenheim, Ontario | Leamington Flyers |
7 | Jason Doyle (RW) | Canada | London Knights | Toronto, Ontario | Wexford Bantams |
8 | Ryan Pepperal (RW) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers | Niagara Falls, Ontario | Niagara Falls Canucks |
9 | Matt Osborne (D) | Canada | Owen Sound Platers | Conn, Ontario | Waterloo Siskins |
10 | Brian Wesenberg (RW) | Canada | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough, Ontario | Cobourg Cougars |
11 | Daniel Cleary (LW) | Canada | Belleville Bulls | Harbour Grace, Newfoundland | Kingston Voyageurs |
12 | Richard Rochefort (C) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves | North Bay, Ontario | Waterloo Siskins |
13 | Sean Blanchard (D) | Canada | Ottawa 67's | Garson, Ontario | Valley East Midgets |
14 | Steve Lowe (C) | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Kitchener, Ontario | Caledon Canadians |
15 | Bryan Berard (D) | United States | Detroit Junior Red Wings | Woonsocket, Rhode Island | Mount St. Charles Academy |
16 | Steven Carpenter (LW) | Canada | North Bay Centennials | Rollo Bay, Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown Abbies |
See also
References
- ^ "1993-94 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ "1994 Ontario Hockey League Draft".
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