1999–2000 OPJHL season
Introduction The '''1999–2000 OPJHL season''' is the seventh season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OPJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Brampton Capitals, failed to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions.
Changes *League returns to 4 divisions, from 3. *Auburn Jr. Crunch change name to Syracuse Jr. Crunch. *Shelburne Wolves leave OPJHL. *Caledon Canadians leave OPJHL. *Parry Sound Shamrocks join OPJHL from NOJHL.*St. Michael's Buzzers rejoin OPJHL.
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''  '''East Division''''''Team'''	'''GP'''  '''W'''  '''L'''  '''T'''  '''OTL'''  '''GF'''  '''GA'''  '''P'''Lindsay Muskies	                                49	41	3	3	2	244	104	87Wellington Dukes	                                49	33	9	6	1	257	144	73Trenton Sting	                49	30	15	3	1	242	179	64Cobourg Cougars	                                49	25	21	2	1	199	190	53Kingston Voyageurs                       	        49	23	20	4	2	193	181	52Bowmanville Eagles	                                49	19	24	6	0	188	208	44Bancroft Hawks	                                49	18	25	3	3	177	221	42Peterborough Bees        	49	17	26	3	3	184	202	40Port Hope Buzzards      	49	11	37	0	1	158	303	23Syracuse Jr. Crunch                        	49	9	36	2	2	170	303	22'''North Division''''''Team'''	'''GP'''  '''W'''  '''L'''  '''T'''  '''OTL'''  '''GF'''  '''GA'''  '''P'''Newmarket Hurricanes	                        49	37	10	1	1	296	167	76Couchiching Terriers	                        49	35	12	2	0	258	152	72Collingwood Blues	                                47	26	13	5	3	243	148	60Aurora Tigers	                                47	27	15	5	0	150	130	59Stouffville Spirit	                                49	24	23	2	0	195	190	50Huntsville Wildcats	49	21	20	6	2	181	198	50Parry Sound Shamrocks	                        48	8	34	4	2	154	294	22Durham Huskies	        49	5	39	3	2	132	338	15'''South Division''''''Team'''	'''GP'''  '''W'''  '''L'''  '''T'''  '''OTL'''  '''GF'''  '''GA'''  '''P'''Vaughan Vipers	                                49	36	7	3	3	221	125	78Thornhill Rattlers	        49	33	9	4	3	264	170	73Wexford Raiders	        49	32	11	3	3	237	164	70Markham Waxers	                                48	24	18	3	3	211	193	54North York Rangers 	                        49	17	26	6	0	167	206	40Ajax Axemen	                        49	16	26	6	1	159	216	39St. Michael's Buzzers	                        49	18	28	3	0	183	231	39Oshawa Legionaires	                49	13	29	4	3	157	212	33Pickering Panthers	                                49	11	32	4	2	154	218	28'''West Division''''''Team'''	'''GP'''  '''W'''  '''L'''  '''T'''  '''OTL'''  '''GF'''  '''GA'''  '''P'''	Georgetown Raiders	                                49	32	10	5	2	238	180	71Brampton Capitals	                                49	30	12	4	3	221	174	67Milton Merchants	                49	30	13	3	3	231	158	66Streetsville Derbys	                        49	27	17	5	0	213	208	59Hamilton Kiltys	        49	25	17	5	2	247	206	57Burlington Cougars	                                49	23	20	5	1	166	174	52Mississauga Chargers	                        49	19	24	2	4	190	220	44Oakville Blades	                                49	16	21	9	3	209	246	44Buffalo Lightning	        49	13	32	2	2	170	236	30Bramalea Blues	                                49	10	33	2	4	142	217	26
1999-2000 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs '''''Division Quarter-final''''':'''Lindsay Muskies''' defeated Peterborough Bees ''4-games-to-none'':'''Wellington Dukes''' defeated Bancroft Hawks ''4-games-to-none'':'''Kingston Voyageurs''' defeated Cobourg Cougars ''4-games-to-none'':'''Trenton Sting''' defeated Bowmanville Eagles ''4-games-to-2'':'''Brampton Capitals''' defeated Mississauga Chargers ''4-games-to-1'':'''Georgetown Raiders''' defeated Oakville Blades ''4-games-to-3'':'''Burlington Cougars''' defeated Milton Merchants ''4-games-to-3'':'''Streetsville Derbys''' defeated Hamilton Kiltys ''4-games-to-3'':'''Newmarket Hurricanes''' defeated Parry Sound Shamrocks ''4-games-to-none'':'''Couchiching Terriers''' defeated Ajax Axemen ''4-games-to-none'':'''Stouffville Spirit''' defeated Aurora Tigers ''4-games-to-none'':'''Collingwood Blues''' defeated Huntsville Wildcats ''4-games-to-3'':'''Vaughan Vipers''' defeated Pickering Panthers ''4-games-to-none'':'''Thornhill Rattlers''' defeated Oshawa Legionaires ''4-games-to-1'':'''Wexford Raiders''' defeated St. Michael's Buzzers ''4-games-to-1'':'''Markham Waxers''' defeated North York Rangers ''4-games-to-3'''''''Division Semi-final''''':'''Couchiching Terriers''' defeated Collingwood Blues ''4-games-to-1'':'''Stouffville Spirit''' defeated Newmarket Hurricanes ''4-games-to-2'':'''Vaughan Vipers''' defeated Markham Waxers ''4-games-to-1'':'''Thornhill Rattlers''' defeated Wexford Raiders ''4-games-to-1'':'''Wellington Dukes''' defeated Trenton Sting ''4-games-to-none'':'''Lindsay Muskies''' defeated Kingston Voyageurs ''4-games-to-none'':'''Georgetown Raiders''' defeated Burlington Cougars ''4-games-to-3'':'''Brampton Capitals''' defeated Streetsville Derbys ''4-games-to-none'''''''Division Final''''':'''Couchiching Terriers''' defeated Stouffville Spirit ''4-games-to-none'':'''Thornhill Rattlers''' defeated Vaughan Vipers ''4-games-to-none'':'''Lindsay Muskies''' defeated Wellington Dukes ''4-games-to-1'':'''Brampton Capitals''' defeated Georgetown Raiders ''4-games-to-none'''''''Semi-final''''':'''Brampton Capitals''' defeated Couchiching Terriers ''4-games-to-none'':'''Lindsay Muskies''' defeated Thornhill Rattlers ''4-games-to-1'''''''Final''''':'''Brampton Capitals''' defeated Lindsay Muskies ''4-games-to-2''
[[Dudley Hewitt Cup]] Championship ''Best-of-7 series'':'''Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats''' (NOJHL) defeated Brampton Capitals ''4-games-to-1''::'''Rayside-Balfour''' 4 - Brampton 1::'''Brampton''' 4 - Rayside-Balfour 1::'''Rayside-Balfour''' 2 - Brampton 1::'''Rayside-Balfour''' 3 - Brampton 2::'''Rayside-Balfour''' 13 - Brampton 1
Scoring leaders ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''   Player Team GP G A PtsPierre Rivard 	Newmarket Hurricanes 49 	35 	77 	112Mike Brito 	Collingwood Blues    47 	50 	61 	111
Players selected in [[2000 NHL Entry Draft]] *''Rd 3 #67''	'''Max Birbraer''' -	New Jersey Devils	(Newmarket Hurricanes)
See also * 2000 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* 1999 in ice hockey* 2000 in ice hockey
References
External links *  Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League*  Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League