The 2000–01 OHL season was the 21st season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Guelph Storm moved from the Guelph Memorial Gardens to the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre at the start of the season. The Owen Sound Platers were renamed to the Owen Sound Attack Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Ottawa 67's won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Plymouth Whalers.

Teams

2000-01 OHL season teams
Club City Arena Avg. Attendance Capacity Head coach
Eastern Conference
East Division
Belleville Bulls Belleville, Ontario Yardmen Arena 3,066 3,757 Jim Hulton
Kingston Frontenacs Kingston, Ontario Kingston Memorial Centre 2,392 3,300 Larry Mavety
Oshawa Generals Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Civic Auditorium 2,375 4,025 George Burnett
Ottawa 67's Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre 7,799 10,550 Brian Kilrea
Peterborough Petes Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Memorial Centre 2,561 4,000 Rick Allain
Central Division
Barrie Colts Barrie, Ontario Barrie Molson Centre 3,724 4,195 Bud Stefanski
Mississauga IceDogs Mississauga, Ontario Hershey Centre 2,616 6,000 Rick Vaive
North Bay Centennials North Bay, Ontario North Bay Memorial Gardens 2,384 3,500 Mike Kelly
Sudbury Wolves Sudbury, Ontario Sudbury Community Arena 4,057 5,750 Bert Templeton
Toronto St. Michael's Majors Toronto, Ontario St. Michael's College School Arena 1,421 1,600 Dave Cameron
Western Conference
Midwest Division
Brampton Battalion Brampton, Ontario Brampton Centre for Sports & Entertainment 2,381 4,959 Stan Butler
Erie Otters Erie, Pennsylvania Erie Civic Center 3,515 5,500 Dave MacQueen
Guelph Storm Guelph, Ontario Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre 3,229 4,666 Jeff Jackson
Kitchener Rangers Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium 4,880 6,500 Jeff Snyder
Owen Sound Attack Owen Sound, Ontario Bayshore Community Centre 2,385 3,500 Brian O'Leary
West Division
London Knights London, Ontario London Ice House 3,648 5,000 Lindsay Hofford
Plymouth Whalers Plymouth, Michigan Compuware Sports Arena 2,711 4,500 Peter DeBoer
Sarnia Sting Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre 4,271 5,200 Rich Brown
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Memorial Gardens 2,880 3,390 Paul Theriault
Windsor Spitfires Windsor, Ontario Windsor Arena 3,081 4,400 Tom Webster

Regular season

Final standings

Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title

Eastern conference

Rank Team DIV GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA
1z-Belleville BullsEast6837235382275224
2y-Sudbury WolvesCentral6835228381237196
3x-Toronto St. Michael's MajorsCentral6835238280249201
4x-Ottawa 67'sEast68332110480249201
5x-North Bay CentennialsCentral6832286272232220
6x-Peterborough PetesEast6830288270221213
7x-Barrie ColtsCentral6829287469214230
8x-Kingston FrontenacsEast68282811168232218
9Oshawa GeneralsEast6820367552184254
10Mississauga IceDogsCentral683567215157380

Western conference

Rank Team DIV GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA
1z-Erie OttersMidwest684511102102264171
2y-Plymouth WhalersWest6843155596253162
3x-Windsor SpitfiresWest6834228480257221
4x-Guelph StormMidwest6834239279227205
5x-Brampton BattalionMidwest6833229479231210
6x-Owen Sound AttackMidwest6831277372256236
7x-Sarnia StingWest6828317265235244
8x-London KnightsWest6826345360222263
9Kitchener RangersMidwest6826366058183247
10Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsWest6823384353188256

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Kyle WellwoodBelleville Bulls68358311824
Jason SpezzaMississauga IceDogs/Windsor Spitfires56437311643
Branko RadivojevicBelleville Bulls61347010477
Randy RoweBelleville Bulls63643810230
Brad BoyesErie Otters5945459042
Derek MacKenzieSudbury Wolves6240498989
Jason BairdErie Otters68305888237
Stephen WeissPlymouth Whalers6240478745
Steve OttWindsor Spitfires55503787164
Jason JaspersSudbury Wolves6342428477

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Finals
            
E1 Belleville 4
E8 Kingston 0
E1 Belleville 2
E4 Ottawa 4
E4 Ottawa 4
E5 North Bay 0
E4 Ottawa 4
E3 Toronto 0
E3 Toronto 4
E6 Peterborough 3
E3 Toronto 4
E2 Sudbury 3
E2 Sudbury 4
E7 Barrie 1
E4 Ottawa 4
W2 Plymouth 2
W1 Erie 4
W8 London 1
W1 Erie 4
W5 Brampton 1
W4 Guelph 0
W5 Brampton 4
W1 Erie 1
W2 Plymouth 4
W3 Windsor 4
W6 Owen Sound 1
W3 Windsor 0
W2 Plymouth 4
W2 Plymouth 4
W7 Sarnia 0

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference

Belleville (1) vs. Kingston (8)
DateAwayHome
March 26Kingston 210 Belleville
March 27Belleville 32 Kingston
March 29Kingston 56 BellevilleOT
March 30Belleville 53 Kingston
Belleville wins series 4–0
Sudbury (2) vs. Barrie (7)
DateAwayHome
March 26Barrie 23 Sudbury
March 27Barrie 23 Sudbury
March 29Sudbury 60 Barrie
March 30Sudbury 14 Barrie
April 1Barrie 02 Sudbury
Sudbury wins series 4–1
Toronto (3) vs. Peterborough (6)
DateAwayHome
March 25Peterborough 41 Toronto
March 27Toronto 32 Peterborough
March 29Peterborough 03 Toronto
March 31Toronto 32 Peterborough
April 1Peterborough 64 Toronto
April 3Toronto 14 Peterborough
April 5Peterborough 23 TorontoOT
Toronto wins series 4–3
Ottawa (4) vs. North Bay (5)
DateAwayHome
March 25North Bay 15 Ottawa
March 27North Bay 13 Ottawa
March 30Ottawa 31 North Bay
April 1Ottawa 41 North Bay
Ottawa wins series 4–0

Western conference

Erie (1) vs. London (8)
DateAwayHome
March 24London 37 Erie
March 25London 35 Erie
March 30Erie 34 London
March 31Erie 42 London
April 1London 23 Erie
Erie wins series 4–1
Plymouth (2) vs. Sarnia (7)
DateAwayHome
March 24Sarnia 48 Plymouth
March 26Plymouth 64 Sarnia
March 28Sarnia 26 Plymouth
March 30Plymouth 21 Sarnia
Plymouth wins series 4–0
Windsor (3) vs. Owen Sound (6)
DateAwayHome
March 25Owen Sound 35 Windsor
March 27Windsor 27 Owen Sound
March 29Owen Sound 05 Windsor
March 31Windsor 41 Owen Sound
April 1Owen Sound 26 Windsor
Windsor wins series 4–1
Guelph (4) vs. Brampton (5)
DateAwayHome
March 25Brampton 50 Guelph
March 27Guelph 24 Brampton
March 29Brampton 42 Guelph
March 30Guelph 14 Brampton
Brampton wins series 4–0

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference
Belleville (1) vs. Ottawa (4)
DateAwayHome
April 7Ottawa 81 Belleville
April 8Belleville 46 Ottawa
April 11Ottawa 28 Belleville
April 13Belleville 34 OttawaOT
April 14Ottawa 34 Belleville
April 17Belleville 27 Ottawa
Ottawa wins series 4–2
Sudbury (2) vs. Toronto (3)
DateAwayHome
April 6Toronto 35 Sudbury
April 9Sudbury 23 TorontoOT
April 11Toronto 15 Sudbury
April 12Sudbury 92 Toronto
April 14Toronto 42 Sudbury
April 17Sudbury 13 Toronto
April 19Toronto 3Sudbury 1
Toronto wins series 4–3
Western conference
Erie (1) vs. Brampton (5)
DateAwayHome
April 7Brampton 43 Erie
April 8Erie 72 Brampton
April 11Brampton 25 Erie
April 13Erie 30 Brampton
April 14Brampton 45 Erie
Erie wins series 4–1
Plymouth (2) vs. Windsor (3)
DateAwayHome
April 6Windsor 34 Plymouth
April 8Plymouth 42 Windsor
April 10Windsor 34 Plymouth
April 12Plymouth 52 Windsor
Plymouth wins series 4–0

Conference finals

Eastern conferenceWestern conference
Toronto (3) vs. Ottawa (4)
DateAwayHome
April 22Ottawa 30 Toronto
April 23Ottawa 42 Toronto
April 26Toronto 35 Ottawa
April 27Toronto 03 Ottawa
Ottawa wins series 4–0
Erie (1) vs. Plymouth (2)
DateAwayHome
April 21Plymouth 30 Erie
April 24Erie 41 Plymouth
April 26Plymouth 43 Erie
April 28Erie 26 Plymouth
April 29Plymouth 74 Erie
Plymouth wins series 4–1

J. Ross Robertson Cup finals

Plymouth (2) vs. Ottawa (4)
DateAwayHome
May 5Ottawa 63 Plymouth
May 6Ottawa 24 Plymouth
May 10Plymouth 04 Ottawa
May 11Plymouth 30 Ottawa
May 13Ottawa 54 Plymouth
May 15Plymouth 12 Ottawa
Ottawa wins series 4–2

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

2000-01 Ottawa 67's[1]
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

  • Canada 11 – Marc Lefebvre 
  • Canada 12 – Sebastien Savage 
  • Canada 16 – Derek McDonald 
  • Kazakhstan 24 – Vadim Sozinov 
  • Canada 27 – Adam Chapman 
  • Canada 71 – Lance Galbraith 

Centres

  • Canada 10 – Matthew Albiani 
  • Canada 18 – Sean Scully 
  • Canada 19 – Brett McGrath 
  • Canada 20 – Zenon Konopka 
  • Canada 23 – Miguel Delisle 
  • Canada 25 – Joe Talbot 
  • Coach: Canada Brian Kilrea
  • General Manager: Canada Brian Kilrea

All-Star teams

First team

Second team

Third team

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup:Ottawa 67's
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:Erie Otters
Bobby Orr Trophy:Ottawa 67's
Wayne Gretzky Trophy:Plymouth Whalers
Leyden Trophy:Belleville Bulls
Emms Trophy:Sudbury Wolves
Holody Trophy:Erie Otters
Bumbacco Trophy:Plymouth Whalers
Red Tilson Trophy:Brad Boyes, Erie Otters
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:Kyle Wellwood, Belleville Bulls
Matt Leyden Trophy:Dave MacQueen, Erie Otters
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:Branko Radivojevic, Belleville Bulls
Max Kaminsky Trophy:Alexei Semenov, Sudbury Wolves
OHL Goaltender of the Year:Craig Anderson, Guelph Storm
Jack Ferguson Award:Patrick O'Sullivan, Mississauga IceDogs
Dave Pinkney Trophy:Robb Zepp and Paul Drew, Plymouth Whalers
OHL Executive of the Year:Not Awarded
Emms Family Award:Rick Nash, London Knights
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy:Andy Chiodo, Toronto St. Michael's Majors
OHL Humanitarian of the Year:Joey Sullivan, Erie Otters
William Hanley Trophy:Brad Boyes, Erie Otters
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:Randy Rowe, Belleville Bulls
Bobby Smith Trophy:Dustin Brown, Guelph Storm
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award:Seamus Kotyk, Ottawa 67's

2001 OHL Priority Selection

On May 5, 2001, the OHL conducted the 2001 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Mississauga IceDogs held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Patrick O'Sullivan from the USA U17 team. O'Sullivan 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 2001 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [2]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
1 Patrick O'Sullivan (LW) United States United States Mississauga IceDogs Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA U17
2 Nathan Horton (RW) Canada Canada Oshawa Generals Dunnville, Ontario Thorold Blackhawks
3 Jeff Carter (C) Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds London, Ontario Strathroy Rockets
4 Mike Richards (C) Canada Canada Kitchener Rangers Kenora, Ontario Kenora Thistles
5 Corey Perry (RW) Canada Canada London Knights Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Petes Bantam
6 Dan Fritsche (C) United States United States Sarnia Sting Parma, Ohio Cleveland Barons 18U
7 Anthony Stewart (RW) Canada Canada Kingston Frontenacs Toronto, Ontario North York Jr. Canadiens
8 Brandon Crombeen (RW) Canada Canada Barrie Colts Newmarket, Ontario Newmarket Hurricanes
9 Jamie Tardif (RW) Canada Canada Peterborough Petes Welland, Ontario Southern Tier Admirals
10 Brad Richardson (RW) Canada Canada Owen Sound Attack Belleville, Ontario Quinte Red Devils
11 Geoff Platt (C/LW) Canada Canada North Bay Centennials Mississauga, Ontario North York Jr. Canadiens
12 Chad Robinson (LW) Canada Canada Brampton Battalion Vars, Ontario Cumberland Bantam
13 Matthew Puntureri (C) United States United States Guelph Storm Wampum, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Hornets
14 Lane Moodie (D) Canada Canada Ottawa 67's Oakville, Ontario Oakville Rangers
15 Frank Rediker (D) United States United States Windsor Spitfires Sterling Heights, Michigan Plymouth Compuware
16 Ryan Rorabeck (C) Canada Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Legionaires
17 Ryan Hastings (D) Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves Etobicoke, Ontario Toronto Marlboros
18 Rane Carnegie (RW) Canada Canada Belleville Bulls Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Toronto Marlboros
19 John Mitchell (C) Canada Canada Plymouth Whalers Waterloo, Ontario Waterloo Wolves
20 Noel Coultice (D) Canada Canada Erie Otters Pickering, Ontario Ajax-Pickering Raiders

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  2. ↑ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
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