2009–10 OHL season
Introduction The '''2009–10 OHL season''' was the 30th season of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Twenty teams played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on September 17, 2009 and ended on March 14, 2010.On September 9, 2009, all 20 teams in the OHL unveiled their new Reebok Edge jerseys, which have been used in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2007 until 2017.The playoffs began on March 18, 2010, and ended on May 4, 2010, with the Windsor Spitfires winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the second consecutive year, which they followed up by winning the 2010 Memorial Cup, hosted by the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL in Brandon, Manitoba.
Regular season ===Final standings===''Note: DIV = Division; 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''=== Eastern conference === Rank TeamDIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA 1  z-Barrie Colts  Central  68  57  9  0  2  '''116'''  327  186 2  y-Ottawa 67's  East  68  37  23  5  3  '''82'''  246  219 3  x-Mississauga St. Michael's Majors  Central  68  42  20  4  2  '''90'''  222  175 4  x-Kingston Frontenacs  East  68  33  30  2  3  '''71'''  229  251 5  x-Brampton Battalion  Central  68  25  29  7  7  '''64'''  167  181 6  x-Peterborough Petes  East  68  29  35  1  3  '''62'''  231  277 7  x-Niagara IceDogs  Central  68  26  34  2  6  '''60'''  191  233 8  x-Sudbury Wolves  Central  68  26  35  4  3  '''59'''  193  267           9  Oshawa Generals  East  68  24  39  3  2  '''53'''  216  299 10  Belleville Bulls  East  68  20  40  2  6  '''48'''  189  263=== Western conference === Rank TeamDIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA 1  z-Windsor Spitfires  West  68  50  12  1  5  '''106'''  331  203 2  y-London Knights  Midwest  68  49  16  1  2  '''101'''  273  208 3  x-Kitchener Rangers  Midwest  68  42  19  4  3  '''91'''  286  236 4  x-Plymouth Whalers  West  68  38  27  1  2  '''79'''  245  201 5  x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds  West  68  36  27  1  4  '''77'''  237  213 6  x-Saginaw Spirit  West  68  34  27  4  3  '''75'''  240  230 7  x-Guelph Storm  Midwest  68  35  29  3  1  '''74'''  242  255 8  x-Erie Otters  Midwest  68  33  28  5  2  '''73'''  257  259           9  Owen Sound Attack  Midwest  68  27  33  4  4  '''62'''  221  276 10  Sarnia Sting  West  68  17  46  2  3  '''39'''  184  295===Scoring leaders===''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''''As of the end of the season, March 14'' Player Team GP G A Pts PIMTyler Seguin Plymouth Whalers 63485810654Taylor Hall  Windsor Spitfires57406610656Luke Pither Barrie Colts 6736589444Taylor Beck  Guelph Storm 6139549354Nazem Kadri London Knights 56355893105Zack Torquato  Erie Otters 6831629372Jeff Skinner  Kitchener Rangers 6450409072Chris MacKinnon  Kitchener Rangers 6429619078Jordan Skellett  Saginaw Spirit 6626628816Mike Cazzola Erie Otters 6836508674===Leading goaltenders===''Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average'' Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SL GA SO Sv% GAA Mavric Parks  Kitchener Rangers/Barrie Colts 331920 25 5 1 1 75 20.9302.34 Chris Carrozzi  Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 372089 19 10 3 2 82 50.9162.36 Patrick Killeen  Brampton Battalion 633693 23 25 6 7 149 5 0.9132.42 J. P. Anderson  Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 362028 23 10 1 0 88 20.8992.60 Matt Hackett  Plymouth Whalers 563165 33 18 1 2 138 4 0.9252.62
Playoffs ===Conference quarterfinals=======Eastern conference=========(1) Barrie Colts vs. (8) Sudbury Wolves===== =====(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Niagara IceDogs===== =====(3) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors vs. (6) Peterborough Petes==========(4) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (5) Brampton Battalion=========Western conference=========(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (8) Erie Otters===== =====(2) London Knights vs. (7) Guelph Storm===== =====(3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Saginaw Spirit===== =====(4) Plymouth Whalers vs. (5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds===== ===Conference semifinals=======Eastern conference=========(1) Barrie Colts vs. (5) Brampton Battalion===== =====(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors===== ====Western conference=========(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (4) Plymouth Whalers===== =====(2) London Knights vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers===== ===Conference finals=======Eastern conference=========(1) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors===== ====Western conference=========(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers===== ===J. Ross Robertson Cup=======(E1) Barrie Colts vs. (W1) Windsor Spitfires==== ===J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster=== 2009-10 Windsor Spitfires '''Goaltenders'''* *  '''Defencemen'''* * * * * * *  – C '''Wingers'''* * * * * * * * * *  '''Centres'''* * * *'''Coach:'''  Bob Boughner*'''General Manager:'''  Warren Rychel===Playoff scoring leaders===''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes'' Player Team GP G A Pts PIMTaylor Hall  Windsor Spitfires 1917183532Jeff Skinner Kitchener Rangers 2020133314Ryan Ellis  Windsor Spitfires 193303314Nazem Kadri  London Knights 129182726Chris MacKinnon Kitchener Rangers 207202733Adam Henrique Windsor Spitfires 192052512Gabriel Landeskog Kitchener Rangers 208152318Scott Timmins  Windsor Spitfires 1911112218Jeremy Morin Kitchener Rangers 201292132Daniel Erlich  London Knights 129122115===Playoff leading goaltenders===''Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average'' Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA Chris Carrozzi  Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 8448 5 2 16 10.9282.14 Mavric Parks  Barrie Colts 10602 7 2 23 10.9262.29 Edward Pasquale  Saginaw Spirit 6361 2 4 14 0 0.9412.33 Petr Mrazek  Ottawa 67's 8451441800.9282.39 Philipp Grubauer  Windsor Spitfires 181094 16 1 49 20.9092.69
All-Star Classic The OHL All-Star Classic was played on February 3, 2010, at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario. The game was televised on Rogers Sportsnet. The Eastern Conference All-Stars defeated the Western Conference All-Stars 17–11.Captains of the All-Star games were Ryan Ellis for the Western Conference and Alex Pietrangelo for the Eastern Conference. Andrew Agozzino of the Niagara IceDogs won the player of the game award as he scored an All-Star Game record four goals and added one assist. The skills competition was held the night before on February 2, with the Western Conference winning. Honorary captains for the event were former Toronto Marlboros player Steve Thomas representing the Eastern Conference and former Windsor Spitfires player Adam Graves representing the Eastern Conference.
All-Star teams The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's general managers.===First team===*Tyler Seguin, Centre, Plymouth Whalers*Taylor Hall, Left Wing, Windsor Spitfires*Bryan Cameron, Right wing, Barrie Colts*Jake Muzzin, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds*Nick Crawford, Defence, Barrie Colts*Chris Carrozzi, Goalie, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors*Dale Hunter, Coach, London Knights===Second team===*Nazem Kadri, Centre, London Knights*Jeremy Morin, Left Wing, Kitchener Rangers*Taylor Beck, Right wing, Guelph Storm*Cameron Gaunce, Defence, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors*Ryan Ellis, Defence, Windsor Spitfires*Matt Hackett, Goalie, Plymouth Whalers*Dave Cameron, Coach, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors===Third team===*Luke Pither, Centre, Barrie Colts*Chris MacKinnon, Left Wing, Kitchener Rangers*Greg Nemisz, Right wing, Windsor Spitfires*Alex Pietrangelo, Defence, Barrie Colts*Shawn Lalonde, Defence, Belleville Bulls*Patrick Killeen, Goalie, Brampton Battalion*Marty Williamson, Coach, Barrie Colts
Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup:  Windsor SpitfiresHamilton Spectator Trophy:  Barrie ColtsBobby Orr Trophy:  Barrie ColtsWayne Gretzky Trophy:  Windsor SpitfiresEmms Trophy:  Barrie ColtsLeyden Trophy:  Ottawa 67'sHolody Trophy:  London KnightsBumbacco Trophy:  Windsor SpitfiresRed Tilson Trophy:  Tyler Seguin, Plymouth WhalersEddie Powers Memorial Trophy:  Tyler Seguin, Plymouth Whalers & Taylor Hall, Windsor SpitfiresMatt Leyden Trophy:  Dale Hunter, London KnightsJim Mahon Memorial Trophy:  Taylor Beck, Guelph StormMax Kaminsky Trophy:  Jake Muzzin, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL Goaltender of the Year:  Chris Carrozzi, Mississauga St. Michael's MajorsJack Ferguson Award:  Alex Galchenyuk, Sarnia StingDave Pinkney Trophy:  Chris Carrozzi & J. P. Anderson, Mississauga St. Michael's MajorsOHL Executive of the Year:  Rick Gaetz, Guelph StormBill Long Award:  Peter Karmanos Jr, Plymouth WhalersEmms Family Award:  Matt Puempel, Peterborough PetesF. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy:  Petr Mrazek, Ottawa 67'sDan Snyder Memorial Trophy:  Ryan Hayes, Plymouth WhalersWilliam Hanley Trophy:  Ryan Spooner, Peterborough PetesLeo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:  Bryan Cameron, Barrie ColtsBobby Smith Trophy:  Erik Gudbranson, Kingston FrontenacsRoger Neilson Memorial Award:  Derek Lanoue, Windsor SpitfiresIvan Tennant Memorial Award:  Dougie Hamilton, Niagara IceDogsMickey Renaud Captain's Trophy:  John Kurtz, Sudbury WolvesTim Adams Memorial Trophy:  Sean Monahan, Mississauga RebelsWayne Gretzky 99 Award:  Adam Henrique, Windsor Spitfires
2010 OHL Priority Selection On May 1, 2010, the OHL conducted the 2010 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Sarnia Sting held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Alexander Galchenyuk from the Chicago Young Americans. Galchenyuk 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 2010 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. # Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team 1 Alexander Galchenyuk (C)  United States Sarnia Sting Milwaukee, Wisconsin Chicago Young Americans 2 Brendan Gaunce (C)  Canada Belleville Bulls Markham, Ontario Markham Waxers 3 Scott Laughton (C)  Canada Oshawa Generals Oakville, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 4 Jarrod Maidens (C/LW)  Canada Owen Sound Attack Ridgeway, Ontario Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs 5 Mathew Campagna (C)  Canada Sudbury Wolves Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Nationals 6 Jesse Graham (D)  Canada Niagara IceDogs Scarborough, Ontario Toronto Nationals 7 Slater Koekkoek (D)  Canada Peterborough Petes Manotick, Ontario Notre Dame Hounds 8 Luke Mercer (D)  Canada Niagara IceDogs Brampton, Ontario Toronto Nationals 9 Marcus McIvor (D)  Canada Brampton Battalion Whitby, Ontario Whitby Wildcats 10 Alex Gudbranson (D)  Canada Kingston Frontenacs Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Jr. 67's 11 Chris Marchese (RW)  Canada Erie Otters Vaughan, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 12 Matthew Finn (D)  Canada Guelph Storm Etobicoke, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 13 Justin Kea (C)  Canada Saginaw Spirit Woodville, Ontario Central Ontario Wolves 14 Gianluca Curcuruto (D)  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Richmond Hill, Ontario Mississauga Reps 15 Max Iafrate (D)  United States Plymouth Whalers Livonia, Michigan Detroit Belle Tire 16U 16 Sean Monahan (C)  Canada Ottawa 67's Brampton, Ontario Mississauga Reps 17 Nick Ebert (D)  United States Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Livingston, New Jersey Waterloo Black Hawks 18 Matia Marcantuoni (C)  Canada Kitchener Rangers Woodbridge, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 19 Chris Tierney (C)  Canada London Knights Keswick, Ontario York-Simcoe Express 20 Grant Webermin (D)  United States Windsor Spitfires Novi, Michigan Detroit Honeybaked 21 Kerby Rychel (LW)  Canada Barrie Colts Tecumseh, Ontario Detroit Belle Tire 16U
2010 NHL Entry Draft On June 25–26, 2010, the National Hockey League conducted the 2010 NHL Entry Draft held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. In total, 42 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Taylor Hall of the Windsor Spitfires was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the first overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers.Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft. Round # Player Nationality NHL team Hometown OHL team 1 1 Taylor Hall (LW)  Canada Edmonton Oilers Kingston, Ontario Windsor Spitfires 1 2 Tyler Seguin (C)  Canada Boston Bruins Brampton, Ontario Plymouth Whalers 1 3 Erik Gudbranson (D)  Canada Florida Panthers Orleans, Ontario Kingston Frontenacs 1 7 Jeff Skinner (C)  Canada Carolina Hurricanes Markham, Ontario Kitchener Rangers 1 8 Alexander Burmistrov (C)  Russia Atlanta Thrashers Kazan, Russia Barrie Colts 1 12 Cam Fowler (D)  United States Anaheim Ducks Farmington Hills, Michigan Windsor Spitfires 1 17 Joey Hishon (C)  Canada Colorado Avalanche Stratford, Ontario Owen Sound Attack 1 18 Austin Watson (C)  United States Nashville Predators Ann Arbor, Michigan Peterborough Petes 1 27 Mark Visentin (G)  Canada Phoenix Coyotes Waterdown, Ontario Niagara IceDogs 2 32 Jared Knight (RW)  United States Boston Bruins Battle Creek, Michigan London Knights 2 33 John McFarland (C)  Canada Florida Panthers Richmond Hill, Ontario Sudbury Wolves 2 34 Dalton Smith (LW)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Oshawa, Ontario Ottawa 67's 2 40 Christian Thomas (RW)  Canada New York Rangers Toronto, Ontario Oshawa Generals 2 42 Devante Smith-Pelly (LW)  Canada Anaheim Ducks Scarborough, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 2 45 Ryan Spooner (C)  Canada Boston Bruins Kanata, Ontario Peterborough Petes 2 47 Tyler Toffoli (RW)  Canada Los Angeles Kings Scarborough, Ontario Ottawa 67's 2 52 Phil Lane (RW)  United States Phoenix Coyotes Rochester, New York Brampton Battalion 3 61 Ryan Martindale (C)  Canada Edmonton Oilers Brooklin, Ontario Ottawa 67's 3 62 Greg McKegg (C)  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs St. Thomas, Ontario Erie Otters 3 63 Brock Beukeboom (D)  Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Uxbridge, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3 84 Scott Wedgewood (G)  Canada New Jersey Devils Brampton, Ontario Plymouth Whalers 3 85 Austin Levi (D)  United States Carolina Hurricanes Aurora, Colorado Plymouth Whalers 4 94 Brandon Archibald (D)  United States Columbus Blue Jackets Port Huron, Michigan Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 95 Stephen Silas (D)  Canada Colorado Avalanche Georgetown, Ontario Belleville Bulls 4 96 Geoffrey Schemitsch (D)  Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Thornhill, Ontario Owen Sound Attack 4 98 Steven Shipley (C)  Canada Buffalo Sabres Ilderton, Ontario Owen Sound Attack 4 100 Andrew Yogan (C)  United States New York Rangers Boca Raton, Florida Erie Otters 4 101 Ivan Telegin (C)  Russia Atlanta Thrashers Novokuznetsk, Russia Saginaw Spirit 4 105 Justin Shugg (RW)  Canada Carolina Hurricanes Niagara Falls, Ontario Windsor Spitfires 4 112 Philipp Grubauer (G)  Germany Washington Capitals Rosenheim, Germany Windsor Spitfires 4 120 Rob Flick (LW)  Canada Chicago Blackhawks London, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 5 125 Toney DeHart (D)  United States New York Islanders Ballwin, Missouri Oshawa Generals 5 129 Freddie Hamilton (LW)  Canada San Jose Sharks Toronto, Ontario Niagara IceDogs 5 130 Jason Wilson (LW)  Canada New York Rangers Richmond Hill, Ontario Owen Sound Attack 5 141 Petr Mrazek (G)  Czech Republic Detroit Red Wings Ostrava, Czech Republic Ottawa 67's 5 143 Gregg Sutch (RW)  Canada Buffalo Sabres Newmarket, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 5 144 Sam Carrick (C)  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Stouffville, Ontario Brampton Battalion 6 152 Joe Rogalski (D)  United States Pittsburgh Penguins Lancaster, New York Sarnia Sting 6 153 Corey Durocher (LW)  Canada Florida Panthers Ottawa, Ontario Kingston Frontenacs 6 154 Dalton Prout (D)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Kingsville, Ontario Barrie Colts 6 170 Reid McNeill (D)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins London, Ontario London Knights 6 172 Alex Friesen (C)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara IceDogs
2010 CHL Import Draft On June 28, 2010, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2010 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Sarnia Sting held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Nail Yakupov from Russia with their selection.Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2010 CHL Import Draft. # Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team 2 Nail Yakupov (RW)  Russia Sarnia Sting Nizhnekamsk, Russia Neftekamsk Toros - 2 5 Tobias Rieder (LW)  Germany Kitchener Rangers Landshut, Germany Landshut EV Jr. 8 Nicklas Jensen (RW)  Denmark Oshawa Generals Herning, Denmark Herning Blue Fox 11 Petr Beranek (RW)  Czech Republic Barrie Colts Brno, Czech Republic Tappara B 14 Mika Partanen (LW)  Finland Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Helsinki, Finland HIFK Helsinki 17 Maxim Kitsyn (LW)  Russia Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Novokuznetsk, Russia Magnitogorsk Metallurg 20 Vladislav Namestnikov (C)  Russia London Knights Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Voskresensk Khimik 23 Alexander Khokhlachev (C)  Russia Windsor Spitfires Moscow, Russia Moscow Spartak 26 Jonathan Johansson (C)  Sweden Brampton Battalion Gothenburg, Sweden Vastra Frolunda HC Jr. 29 Timofey Tankeev (C)  Russia Erie Otters Moscow, Russia St. Louis Jr. Blues 32 Andrey Pedan (D)  Russia Guelph Storm Kaunas, Lithuania Moscow Dynamo U17 35 Lino Martschini (RW)  Switzerland Peterborough Petes Lucerne, Switzerland Zug EV Jr. 38 Yegor Omelyanenko (LW)  Russia Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Khabarovsk, Russia Moscow Spartak U17 41 Rickard Rakell (LW)  Sweden Plymouth Whalers Stockholm, Sweden AIK J18A 44 Robert Farmer (LW)  United Kingdom Ottawa 67's Nottingham, United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers 47 Andrei Kuchin (LW)  Russia Sudbury Wolves Elektrougli, Russia Chicago Steel 50 Dario Trutmann (D)  Switzerland Plymouth Whalers Kussnacht, Switzerland Zug EV Jr. 53 Igor Bobkov (G)  Russia London Knights Surgut, Russia Magnitogorsk Stalnye Lisy 56 Michal Cajkovsky (D)  Slovakia Kingston Frontenacs Sastin-Straze, Slovakia Bratislava Slovan Jr. 59 Richards Berzins (D)  Latvia Owen Sound Attack Riga, Latvia HS Prizma/Pardaugava 92
See also * 2010 Memorial Cup* List of OHL seasons* 2009–10 QMJHL season* 2009–10 WHL season* 2009 NHL Entry Draft* List of OHA Junior A standings* 2009 in ice hockey* 2010 in ice hockey
External links *  Official website of the Ontario Hockey League*  Official website of the Canadian Hockey League*  Official website of the MasterCard Memorial Cup*  Official website of the Home Hardware Top Prospects Game*  Official website of the ADT Canada Russia Challenge*  Official website of the OHL All-Star Classic
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