2003–04 OHL season
LeagueOntario Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
Sept. 2003 – March 2004
Playoffs
March 2004 – May 2004
Number of teams20
TV partner(s)Rogers TV, TVCogeco
Finals championsGuelph Storm
2003–04 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOHL
Sept. 2003 – March 2004
QMJHL
Sept. 2003 – March 2004
WHL
Sept. 2003 – March 2004
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)RDS
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV

The 2003–04 OHL season was the 24th season of the Ontario Hockey League. In November 2003, the OHL Board of Governors renamed the OHL Humanitarian of the Year Award to the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy, in recognition of former Owen Sound Platers player, Dan Snyder, who died in a car accident in September 2003. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the Guelph Storm, who swept the Mississauga IceDogs in the league final.

Teams

2003-04 OHL season teams
Club City Arena Capacity Head coach
Eastern Conference
East Division
Belleville Bulls Belleville, Ontario Yardmen Arena 3,757 James Boyd
Kingston Frontenacs Kingston, Ontario Kingston Memorial Centre 3,300 Jim Hulton
Oshawa Generals Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Civic Auditorium 4,025 George Burnett
Ottawa 67's Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre 10,550 Brian Kilrea
Peterborough Petes Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Memorial Centre 4,000 Rick Allain
Central Division
Barrie Colts Barrie, Ontario Barrie Molson Centre 4,195 Bud Stefanski
Brampton Battalion Brampton, Ontario Brampton Centre for Sports & Entertainment 4,959 Stan Butler
Mississauga IceDogs Mississauga, Ontario Hershey Centre 6,000 Greg Gilbert
Sudbury Wolves Sudbury, Ontario Sudbury Community Arena 5,750 Mike Foligno
Toronto St. Michael's Majors Toronto, Ontario St. Michael's College School Arena 1,617 Dave Cameron
Western Conference
Midwest Division
Erie Otters Erie, Pennsylvania Erie Civic Center 5,500 Dave MacQueen
Guelph Storm Guelph, Ontario Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre 4,666 Shawn Camp
Kitchener Rangers Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium 6,500 Peter DeBoer
London Knights London, Ontario John Labatt Centre 9,090 Dale Hunter
Owen Sound Attack Owen Sound, Ontario Bayshore Community Centre 3,500 Mike Stothers
West Division
Plymouth Whalers Plymouth, Michigan Compuware Sports Arena 4,500 Mike Vellucci
Sarnia Sting Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre 5,200 Jeff Perry
Saginaw Spirit Saginaw, Michigan Dow Event Center 5,497 Dennis Desrosiers
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Memorial Gardens 3,390 Marty Abrams
Windsor Spitfires Windsor, Ontario Windsor Arena 4,400 Steve Smith

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-Toronto St. Michael's MajorsCentral6838217285210187
2y-Ottawa 67'sEast6829269471238220
3x-Mississauga IceDogsCentral6836217483217199
4x-Barrie ColtsCentral68312112478196171
5x-Kingston FrontenacsEast6830287370210221
6x-Oshawa GeneralsEast6830298169188206
7x-Brampton BattalionCentral6825329261180221
8x-Sudbury WolvesCentral6825326561185220
9Peterborough PetesEast6822403350191244
10Belleville BullsEast6815448139172279

Western conference

Rank Team DIV GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA
1z-London KnightsMidwest68531122110300147
2y-Sarnia StingWest6837234482220210
3x-Guelph StormMidwest68491450103276182
4x-Kitchener RangersMidwest6834266276254235
5x-Plymouth WhalersWest6832249376220204
6x-Owen Sound AttackMidwest6830277471202210
7x-Erie OttersMidwest6829266771221212
8x-Windsor SpitfiresWest6827303865201219
9Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsWest6830343164196223
10Saginaw SpiritWest6816453439161228

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Corey LockeOttawa 67's65516711882
Corey PerryLondon Knights66407311398
Martin St. PierreGuelph Storm68456511095
Eric HimelfarbKingston Frontenacs67377010780
Daniel SiscaSarnia Sting67346610089
Rob HiseyErie Otters6338589663
Mike RichardsKitchener Rangers5836538982
Scott SheppardLondon Knights6829598875
Patrick O'SullivanMississauga IceDogs5343398232
John MitchellPlymouth Whalers6528548245

Playoffs

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

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference

Toronto (1) vs. Sudbury (8)
DateAwayHome
March 19Sudbury 02 Toronto
March 21Toronto 02 Sudbury
March 23Sudbury 13 Toronto
March 24Toronto 21 Sudbury
March 26Sudbury 43 TorontoOT
March 29Toronto 04 Sudbury
March 30Sudbury 25 Toronto
Toronto wins series 4–3
Ottawa (2) vs. Brampton (7)
DateAwayHome
March 19Brampton 57 Ottawa
March 21Ottawa 34 BramptonOT
March 23Brampton 21 Ottawa
March 25Ottawa 43 BramptonOT
March 27Brampton 42 Ottawa
March 28Ottawa 63 Brampton
March 30Brampton 31 Ottawa
Brampton wins series 4–3
Mississauga (3) vs. Oshawa (6)
DateAwayHome
March 19Oshawa 03 Mississauga
March 21Mississauga 01 Oshawa
March 23Oshawa 52 Mississauga
March 24Mississauga 20 Oshawa
March 26Oshawa 15 Mississauga
March 29Mississauga 34 OshawaOT
March 30Oshawa 1Mississauga 6
Mississauga wins series 4–3
Barrie (4) vs. Kingston (5)
DateAwayHome
March 18Kingston 46 Barrie
March 20Barrie 20 Kingston
March 21Kingston 45 Barrie
March 23Barrie 56 KingstonOT
March 25Kingston 12 BarrieOT
Barrie wins series 4–1

Western conference

London (1) vs. Windsor (8)
DateAwayHome
March 19Windsor 05 London
March 21London 106 Windsor
March 23Windsor 15 London
March 25London 81 Windsor
London wins series 4–0
Sarnia (2) vs. Erie (7)
DateAwayHome
March 19Erie 43 SarniaOT
March 20Erie 23 Sarnia
March 23Sarnia 27 Erie
March 24Sarnia 23 Erie
March 26Erie 32 Sarnia
Erie wins series 4–1
Guelph (3) vs. Owen Sound (6)
DateAwayHome
March 19Owen Sound 24 Guelph
March 20Guelph 53 Owen Sound
March 23Owen Sound 20 Guelph
March 24Guelph 12 Owen Sound
March 26Owen Sound 35 Guelph
March 27Guelph 56 Owen Sound
March 30Owen Sound 13 Guelph
Guelph wins series 4–3
Kitchener (4) vs. Plymouth (5)
DateAwayHome
March 19Plymouth 32 Kitchener
March 20Kitchener 36 Plymouth
March 22Plymouth 45 Kitchener
March 24Kitchener 02 Plymouth
March 26Plymouth 50 Kitchener
Plymouth wins series 4–1

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference
Toronto (1) vs. Brampton (7)
DateAwayHome
April 2Brampton 24 Toronto
April 4Toronto 32 Brampton
April 6Brampton 02 Toronto
April 8Toronto 35 Brampton
April 9Brampton 03 Toronto
Toronto wins series 4–1
Mississauga (3) vs. Barrie (4)
DateAwayHome
April 1Mississauga 35 Barrie
April 4Barrie 12 MississaugaOT
April 6Barrie 32 MississaugaOT
April 8Mississauga 40 Barrie
April 9Barrie 20 Mississauga
April 11Mississauga 43 Barrie
April 12Barrie 1Mississauga 4
Mississauga wins series 4–3
Western conference
London (1) vs. Erie (7)
DateAwayHome
March 31Erie 26 London
April 3London 51 Erie
April 5Erie 36 London
April 7London 41 Erie
London wins series 4–0
Guelph (3) vs. Plymouth (5)
DateAwayHome
April 2Plymouth 04 Guelph
April 3Guelph 41 Plymouth
April 5Plymouth 23 GuelphOT
April 7Guelph 51 Plymouth
Guelph wins series 4–0

Conference finals

Eastern conferenceWestern conference
Toronto (1) vs. Mississauga (3)
DateAwayHome
April 14Mississauga 03 Toronto
April 16Toronto 02 Mississauga
April 18Mississauga 34 Toronto
April 21Toronto 03 Mississauga
April 23Mississauga 32 TorontoOT
April 25Toronto 24 Mississauga
Mississauga wins series 4–2
London (1) vs. Guelph (3)
DateAwayHome
April 13Guelph 42 London
April 15London 32 GuelphOT
April 16Guelph 43 London
April 18London 25 Guelph
April 22Guelph 12 LondonOT
April 23London 52 Guelph
April 26Guelph 63 London
Guelph wins series 4–3

J. Ross Robertson Cup finals

Guelph (3) vs. Mississauga (3)
DateAwayHome
April 28Mississauga 14 Guelph
April 29Guelph 21 Mississauga
May 3Mississauga 46 Guelph
May 5Guelph 51 Mississauga
Guelph wins series 4–0

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

2003-04 Guelph Storm[1]
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

  • Canada 11 – Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn 
  • Canada 12 – Todd Cooper 
  • United States 14 – Cam Janssen 
  • Canada 15 – Steve Zmudczynski 
  • Canada 17 – Brent Trudell 
  • Canada 19 – Mike McLean 
  • Canada 20 – Shane Hart 
  • United States 24 – Ryan Callahan 

Centres

All-Star teams

First team

Second team

Third team

CHL Canada/Russia Series

In the RE/MAX Canada-Russia Challenge, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 7–1 at London, Ontario, on November 17, and the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 4–0 at Sarnia, Ontario, on November 19.

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup:Guelph Storm
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:London Knights
Bobby Orr Trophy:Mississauga IceDogs
Wayne Gretzky Trophy:Guelph Storm
Leyden Trophy:Ottawa 67's
Emms Trophy:Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Holody Trophy:London Knights
Bumbacco Trophy:Sarnia Sting
Red Tilson Trophy:Corey Locke, Ottawa 67's
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:Corey Locke, Ottawa 67's
Matt Leyden Trophy:Dale Hunter, London Knights
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:Corey Perry, London Knights
Max Kaminsky Trophy:James Wisniewski, Plymouth Whalers
OHL Goaltender of the Year:Paulo Colaiacovo, Barrie Colts
Jack Ferguson Award:John Hughes, Belleville Bulls
Dave Pinkney Trophy:Ryan MacDonald and Gerald Coleman, London Knights
OHL Executive of the Year:Mark Hunter, London Knights
Emms Family Award:Bryan Little, Barrie Colts
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy:Ryan MacDonald, London Knights
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy:Chris Campoli, Erie Otters
William Hanley Trophy:Andre Benoit, Kitchener Rangers
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:Martin St. Pierre, Guelph Storm
Bobby Smith Trophy:Scott Lehman, Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy:Harrison Reed, York Simcoe Express
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award:Martin St. Pierre, Guelph Storm

2004 OHL Priority Selection

On May 1, 2004, the OHL conducted the 2004 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Belleville Bulls held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected John Hughes from the Whitby Wildcats. Hughes 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 2004 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [2]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
1 John Hughes (RW) Canada Canada Belleville Bulls Whitby, Ontario Whitby Wildcats
2 Matthew Corrente (D) Canada Canada Saginaw Spirit Mississauga, Ontario Vaughan Vipers
3 Jordan Staal (C) Canada Canada Peterborough Petes Thunder Bay, Ontario Thunder Bay Kings
4 Ryan McInerney (C) Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Oakville, Ontario Milton IceHawks
5 Ryan McDonough (C) Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves Toronto, Ontario North York Jr. Canadiens
6 John Degray (D) Canada Canada Brampton Battalion Markham, Ontario Richmond Hill Stars
7 Cory McGillis (LW) Canada Canada Windsor Spitfires Coniston, Ontario Sudbury Nickel Barons
8 James Delory (D) Canada Canada Oshawa Generals Newmarket, Ontario York-Simcoe Express
9 Ben Shutron (D) Canada Canada Kingston Frontenacs Ottawa, Ontario Richmond Hill Stars
10 Matt Lahey (RW) Canada Canada Ottawa 67's Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Kinsmen
11 Brett MacLean (LW) Canada Canada Erie Otters Port Elgin, Ontario Grey-Bruce Highlanders
12 Payton Liske (LW) Canada Canada Owen Sound Attack Fonthill, Ontario Welland Jr. Canadians
13 John Armstrong (C) Canada Canada Plymouth Whalers Unionville, Ontario North York Jr. Canadiens
14 Justin Azevedo (C) Canada Canada Kitchener Rangers West Lorne, Ontario Chatham Maroons
15 Nathan Martine (D) Canada Canada Barrie Colts Port Colborne, Ontario Port Colborne Pirates
16 Kody Musselman (RW) Canada Canada Sarnia Sting Whitby, Ontario Oshawa Legionaires
17 Dustin Jeffrey (C) Canada Canada Mississauga IceDogs Courtright, Ontario Lambton Jr. Sting
18 Justin DiBenedetto (LW) Canada Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors Maple, Ontario Toronto Marlboros
19 Michael Caruso (D) Canada Canada Guelph Storm Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Reps
20 Steven Ferry (D) Canada Canada London Knights Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill Stars

2004 CHL Import Draft

On June 30, 2004, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2004 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Owen Sound Attack held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Andrej Sekera from the Slovakia with their selection.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2004 CHL Import Draft. [3]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
2 Andrej Sekera (D) Slovakia Slovakia Owen Sound Attack Prievidza, Slovakia Trencin Jr.
5 Jakub Kindl (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Kitchener Rangers Šumperk, Czech Republic Pardubice Jr.
8 Michal Birner (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Barrie Colts Litoměřice, Czech Republic Slavia Praha Jr.
11 Marek Kvapil (RW) Slovakia Slovakia Saginaw Spirit Ilava, Slovakia Slavia Praha Jr.
14 Peter Olvecky (C/LW) Slovakia Slovakia Sudbury Wolves Nové Zámky, Slovakia Trencin Jr.
17 Tomas Stryncl (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Brampton Battalion Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Karlovy Vary Jr.
20 No selection made Windsor Spitfires
23 Jakub Petruzalek (C/RW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Ottawa 67's Litvínov, Czech Republic Litvinov Verva
26 Radek Smolenak (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Kingston Frontenacs Prague, Czech Republic Kladno Jr.
29 Lukas Kaspar (RW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Ottawa 67's Litvínov, Czech Republic Litvinov Verva
32 Vladimir Tyufyakov (LW) Russia Russia Erie Otters Novosibirsk, Russia Novosibirsk Sibir U18
35 Lubomir Stach (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Belleville Bulls Vsetín, Czech Republic Vsetin Jr.
38 Michal Kolarz (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Plymouth Whalers Havířov, Czech Republic Vitkovice Ostrave Jr.
41 Philip Ogleznev (LW) Ukraine Ukraine Sarnia Sting Kharkov, Ukraine Elektrostal Elemash Junior
44 Niko Vainio (D) Finland Finland Peterborough Petes Helsinki, Finland Jokerit Helsinki Jr.
47 Andrey Plekhanov (D) Russia Russia Sarnia Sting Nizhnekamsk, Russia Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik
50 Ville Peltosuo (D) Finland Finland Mississauga IceDogs Helsinki, Finland K-Vantaa B
52 Peter Regin (C) Denmark Denmark Toronto St. Michael's Majors Herning, Denmark Herning Blue Fox
54 Jaromir Florian (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Guelph Storm Brno, Czech Republic Brno Kometa Jr.
56 Mathis Olimb (C) Norway Norway London Knights Oslo, Norway Manglerud Star

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".
  3. ↑ "CHL".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.