1998–99 OPJHL season
Introduction The '''1998–99 OPJHL season''' is the sixth season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-seven teams of the Central, East, and West divisions competed in a 51-game schedule. The top eight of each division made the Buckland Cup playoffs.The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Bramalea Blues, won the 1999 Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions, but failed to win the 1999 Royal Bank Cup.
Changes *OPJHL absorbed folded Metro Junior A Hockey League. *League realigned from four to three divisions. *New teams due to merger: Auburn Jr. Crunch (Syracuse Jr. Crunch), Bancroft Hawks (Quinte Hawks), Buffalo Lightning (Niagara Scenic), Caledon Canadians, Durham Huskies, Huntsville Wildcats, Markham Waxers, North York Rangers, Oshawa Legionaires, Pickering Panthers, Port Hope Buzzards, Shelburne Wolves, Thornhill Rattlers, Wellington Dukes, and Wexford Raiders.
Final standings ''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title''  '''Central Division'''Collingwood Blues                           	51	41	8	1	1	309	126	84Couchiching Terriers	                        51	37	10	4	0	299	193	78Newmarket Hurricanes	                        51	36	11	4	0	256	144	76Aurora Tigers	                                51	31	12	6	2	216	155	70Markham Waxers	                                51	29	16	4	2	249	195	64Wexford Raiders	        51	21	20	8	2	211	206	52Thornhill Rattlers	        51	23	24	3	1	230	213	50Stouffville Spirit	                                51	23	27	0	1	215	234	47North York Rangers	                                51	15	30	4	2	165	225	36Shelburne Wolves	                                51	10	35	4	2	171	314	26Durham Huskies	        51	9	35	3	4	156	292	25Huntsville Wildcats	51	9	37	4	1	142	323	23'''East Division''''''Team'''	'''GP'''  '''W'''  '''L'''  '''T'''  '''OTL'''  '''GF'''  '''GA'''  '''P'''Pickering Panthers	                                51	37	14	0	0	249	162	74Trenton Sting	                51	33	13	3	2	265	184	71Lindsay Muskies	                                51	32	13	4	2	222	153	70Kingston Voyageurs	                                51	29	15	5	2	211	179	65Oshawa Legionaires	                51	26	20	3	2	221	214	57Auburn Jr. Crunch	        51	27	22	2	0	232	195	56Wellington Dukes	                                51	23	23	3	2	205	223	51Cobourg Cougars	                                51	20	20	9	2	213	178	51Bowmanville Eagles	                                51	18	23	6	4	188	206	46Ajax Axemen	                        51	17	27	6	1	153	233	41Port Hope Buzzards	        51	16	27	6	2	193	266	40Peterborough Bees	        51	15	26	7	3	169	214	40Bancroft Hawks	                                51	12	37	1	1	124	224	26'''West Division''''''Team'''	'''GP'''  '''W'''  '''L'''  '''T'''  '''OTL'''  '''GF'''  '''GA'''  '''P'''	Milton Merchants	                51	43	4	3	1	308	138	90Bramalea Blues	                                51	38	6	7	0	296	158	83Brampton Capitals	                                51	35	10	6	0	293	185	76Burlington Cougars	                                51	29	19	2	1	256	203	61Georgetown Raiders	                                51	27	18	4	2	264	239	60Streetsville Derbys	                        51	27	20	3	1	259	245	58Oakville Blades	                                51	22	23	4	2	216	216	50Hamilton Kiltys	        51	19	26	6	0	191	231	44Caledon Canadians	                                51	16	30	2	3	203	271	37Buffalo Lightning	        51	11	34	4	2	148	249	28Vaughan Vipers	                                51	9	38	2	2	198	346	22Mississauga Chargers	                        51	6	41	3	1	161	321	16
1998-99 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs '''''Division Quarter-final''''':'''Collingwood Blues''' defeated Stouffville Spirit ''3-games-to-none'':'''Couchiching Terriers''' defeated Thornhill Rattlers ''3-games-to-2'':'''Newmarket Hurricanes''' defeated Wexford Raiders ''3-games-to-1'':'''Aurora Tigers''' defeated Markham Waxers ''3-games-to-1'':'''Pickering Panthers''' defeated Cobourg Cougars ''3-games-to-none'':'''Trenton Sting''' defeated Wellington Dukes ''3-games-to-none'':'''Lindsay Muskies''' defeated Auburn Jr. Crunch ''3-games-to-none'':'''Oshawa Legionaires''' defeated Kingston Voyageurs ''3-games-to-1'':'''Milton Merchants''' defeated Hamilton Kiltys ''3-games-to-none'':'''Bramalea Blues''' defeated Oakville Blades ''3-games-to-none'':'''Streetsville Derbys''' defeated Brampton Capitals ''3-games-to-2'':'''Georgetown Raiders''' defeated Burlington Cougars ''3-games-to-1'''''''Division Semi-final''''':'''Collingwood Blues''' defeated Aurora Tigers ''4-games-to-1'':'''Couchiching Terriers''' defeated Newmarket Hurricanes ''4-games-to-1'':'''Pickering Panthers''' defeated Oshawa Legionaires ''4-games-to-2'':'''Lindsay Muskies''' defeated Trenton Sting ''4-games-to-2'':'''Milton Merchants''' defeated Georgetown Raiders ''4-games-to-1'':'''Bramalea Blues''' defeated Streetsville Derbys ''4-games-to-none'''''''Division Final''''':'''Collingwood Blues''' defeated Couchiching Terriers ''4-games-to-3'':'''Bramalea Blues''' defeated Milton Merchants ''4-games-to-2'':'''Pickering Panthers''' defeated Lindsay Muskies ''4-games-to-none'''''''Semi-final''''':'''Milton Merchants'''* defeated Collingwood Blues ''4-games-to-2'':'''Bramalea Blues''' defeated Pickering Panthers ''4-games-to-none''''(*) denotes that the Merchants were welcomed back into the playoffs for another round despite losing due to their superior playoff winning percentage over Couchiching and Lindsay. '''''''Final''''':'''Bramalea Blues''' defeated Milton Merchants ''4-games-to-2''
[[Dudley Hewitt Cup]] Championship ''Best-of-7 series'':'''Bramalea Blues''' defeated Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) ''4-games-to-none''::'''Bramalea''' - Rayside-Balfour::'''Bramalea''' 2 - Rayside-Balfour 1::'''Bramalea''' 3 - Rayside-Balfour 2::'''Bramalea''' 3 - Rayside-Balfour 2
[[1999 Royal Bank Cup]] Championship The 1999 Royal Bank Cup was hosted by the Yorkton Terriers of Yorkton, Saskatchewan. The Bramalea Blues were defeated in the semi-final. '''''Round Robin''''':'''Bramalea Blues''' defeated Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 4-2:'''Bramalea Blues''' defeated Estevan Bruins (SJHL) 4-3:'''Bramalea Blues''' defeated Yorkton Terriers (SJHL) 5-1:'''Charlottetown Abbies''' (MJAHL) defeated Bramalea Blues 5-1'''''Semi-final''''':'''Vernon Vipers''' (BCHL) defeated Bramalea Blues 3-2
Scoring leaders ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''   Player Team GP G A PtsStace Page 	Georgetown Raiders   50 	54 	69 	123Shawn Baltzer 	Newmarket Hurricanes 51 	42 	80 	122Jason Bullock 	Couchiching Terriers 47 	33 	83 	116Ed McGrane 	Milton/Hamilton    49 	47 	68 	115Kyle Amyotte 	Bramalea Blues       50 	43 	72 	115Geoff Schomogyi 	Milton Merchants     50 	43 	62 	105Andy Rozak 	Streetsville Derbys  51 	33 	71 	104Donald Patrick 	Auburn Jr. Crunch    51 	44 	60 	104Mike Cammalleri 	Bramalea Blues       41 	31 	72 	103Kevin O'Flaherty 	Milton Merchants     50 	32 	71 	103
See also * 1999 Royal Bank Cup* Dudley Hewitt Cup* List of OJHL seasons* Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League* Superior International Junior Hockey League* Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League* 1998 in ice hockey* 1999 in ice hockey
References
External links *  Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League*  Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League