2012–13 OJHL season

The 2012–13 OJHL season is the 19th season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) and the third since the league existed as two separate bodies in 2009–10. The twenty-two teams of the North, South, East and West Divisions will play 55-game schedules.

2012–13 OJHL season
League	Ontario Junior Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2012-09-07 – 2013-02-24 Playoffs 2013-02-25 – 2013-04-21
Number of teams	22
Finals champions	St. Michael's Buzzers

Come February, the top teams of each division will play down for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup. If successful against the winners of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2013 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

• Conferences have changed to "Northeast" and "Southwest" to better fit retraction.
• Huntsville Otters have ceased operations, jumped down to Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.^[1]
• Brampton Capitals have ceased operations.
• Vaughan Vipers have ceased operations.
• Peterborough Stars have ceased operations and merge with Lindsay Muskies.
• Markham Waxers suspend operations for 2012-13 season.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title; w = eliminated.

Shaded Green denotes divisional and conference leader, red is the other divisional leader, blue are teams in line for playoff seeds 3 through 8 of their conference.^[2]

North-East Conference North Division Team Centre W–L–OTL–SOL Points y-Aurora Tigers Aurora, Ontario 32-17-1-5 70 x-Newmarket Hurricanes Newmarket, Ontario 29-19-3-4 65 x-Lindsay Muskies Lindsay, Ontario 25-25-1-4 55 w-Stouffville Spirit Stouffville, Ontario 18-31-5-1 42 w-Pickering Panthers Pickering, Ontario 13-37-2-3 31 East Division Team Centre W–L–OTL–SOL Points zy-Trenton Golden Hawks Trenton, Ontario 40-10-1-4 85 x-Kingston Voyageurs Kingston, Ontario 34-15-1-5 74 x-Whitby Fury Whitby, Ontario 31-19-1-4 67 x-Wellington Dukes Wellington, Ontario 29-22-2-2 62 x-Cobourg Cougars Cobourg, Ontario 24-25-2-4 54 South-West Conference South Division Team Centre W–L–OTL–SOL Points y-St. Michael's Buzzers Toronto, Ontario 37-15-3-0 77 x-North York Rangers Toronto, Ontario 33-14-4-4 74 x-Oakville Blades Oakville, Ontario 34-16-1-4 73 x-Toronto Lakeshore Patriots Toronto, Ontario 34-16-1-4 73 x-Toronto Jr. Canadiens Toronto, Ontario 27-23-2-3 59 w-Mississauga Chargers Mississauga, Ontario 22-29-1-3 48 West Division Team Centre W–L–OTL–SOL Points zy-Buffalo Jr. Sabres Amherst, New York 38-12-1-4 81 x-Georgetown Raiders Georgetown, Ontario 38-13-1-3 80 x-Burlington Cougars Burlington, Ontario 25-27-1-2 53 w-Milton Icehawks Milton, Ontario 19-27-4-5 47 w-Orangeville Flyers Orangeville, Ontario 18-34-0-3 39 w-Hamilton Red Wings Hamilton, Ontario 5-49-0-1 11

Teams listed on the official league website.^[3]

Standings listed by Pointstreak on official league website.^[4]

2012-13 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs

For the Central Canada Championship, see Dudley Hewitt Cup. For the national championship, see 2013 Royal Bank Cup.

Conference Quarter-final

Conference Semi-final

Conference Final

Buckland Cup

NE1

Trenton

0

NE8

Cobourg

4

NE8

Cobourg

1

NE3

Kingston

4

NE3

Kingston

4

NE6

Wellington

1

NE3

Kingston

3

North-East

NE5

Newmarket

4

NE2

Aurora

2

NE7

Lindsay

4

NE7

Lindsay

0

NE5

Newmarket

4

NE4

Whitby

2

NE5

Newmarket

4

NE5

Newmarket

3

SW2

St. Michael's

4

SW1

Buffalo

4

SW8

Burlington

0

SW1

Buffalo

2

SW4

North York

4

SW4

North York

4

SW5

Oakville

2

SW4

North York

2

South-West

SW2

St. Michael's

4

SW2

St. Michael's

4

SW7

Toronto

2

SW2

St. Michael's

4

SW3

Georgetown

1

SW3

Georgetown

4

SW6

Lakeshore

2

Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website.^[5]

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the North Bay Trappers in North Bay, Ontario. The St. Michael's Buzzers lost the final.

Round Robin

St. Michael's Buzzers 4 - Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 2

St. Michael's Buzzers 5 - North Bay Trappers (NOJHL) 2

Minnesota Wilderness (SIJHL) 3 - St. Michael's Buzzers 0

Semi-final

St. Michael's Buzzers 5 - Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 1

Final

Minnesota Wilderness (SIJHL) 4 - St. Michael's Buzzers 3 OT

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes^[6]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Tyler Gjurich Buffalo Jr. Sabres 53 53 44 97 34 Jonah Renouf Oakville Blades 53 29 65 94 18 Shane Bennett Milton Icehawks 54 45 42 87 72 John Carpino North York Rangers 54 42 41 83 78 Alex Botten Georgetown Raiders 49 22 58 80 60 Nathan Renouf Oakville Blades 54 21 56 77 28 Corey Kalk North York Rangers 52 31 45 76 80 Matt Buckles St. Michael's Buzzers 50 40 31 71 107 Daniel Leavens Newmarket Hurricanes 53 25 44 69 76 Jacob Bauchman Georgetown Raiders 49 34 34 68 66

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^[7]

Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SOL GA SO Sv% GAA Charlie Finn Kingston Voyageurs 39 2374:04 25 10 0 4 85 8 0.941 2.15 Matt Larose Wellington Dukes 36 2134:17 20 13 1 2 90 2 0.933 2.53 Adrian Ignagni St. Michael's Buzzers 44 2507:14 30 12 1 0 106 4 0.927 2.54 Joseph Planta Toronto Lakeshore Patriots 37 2068:11 22 7 0 4 75 4 0.926 2.18 Parker Gahagen Buffalo Jr. Sabres 43 2591:59 29 10 1 3 110 7 0.924 2.55

Award winners

• Top Scorer - Tyler Gjurich (Buffalo)
• Best Defenceman - Patrick McCarron (St. Michael's)
• Most Gentlemanly Player - Dean Klomp (Lindsay)
• Most Improved Player - John Carpino (North York)
• Most Valuable Player - Tyler Gjurich (Buffalo)
• Rookie of the Year - Tyler Gjurich (Buffalo)
• Coach of the Year - Michael Peca (Buffalo)
• Best Goaltender - Charlie Finn (Kingston)
• Humanitarian - Tyler Feaver (Whitby)
• Scholastic - Jordin Dunin (Newmarket)
• Top Prospect - Matt Buckles (St. Michael's)
• Playoff MVP - Shane Conacher (St. Michael's)
• Top Executive - Michael Peca (Buffalo)
• Top Trainer - Jack Williams (Buffalo)
• Volunteer of the Year - Mike Johnson (Orangeville)

Central Canada Cup Challenge

The second annual Central Canada Cup Challenge is an interleague all-star tournament hosted by Wellington, Ontario. The event runs December 27–29, 2012. The name of the event has been slightly altered from the 2011 event, probably in response to the creation of the Western Canada Cup by their rival Western leagues.

See: Central Canada Cup Challenge

Players selected in 2013 NHL Entry Draft

• Rd 4 #98 Matt Buckles - Florida Panthers (St. Michael's Buzzers)
• Rd 7 #209 Troy Josephs - Pittsburgh Penguins (St. Michael's Buzzers)

See also

• 2013 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
• 2012 in ice hockey
• 2013 in ice hockey