The 2005–06 OPJHL

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is the 13th season of the

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league dates back to 1954 where i ...

(OPJHL). The thirty-six teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions will compete in a 49-game schedule. Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the St. Michael's Buzzers, competed in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the

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, and finished. If they had been successful against the winners of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion Buzzers would have then moved on to play in the Canadian Junior A Hockey League championship, the 2006 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

*Thornhill Thunderbirds became Toronto Thunderbirds *Buffalo Lightning became Buffalo Jr. Sabres *Ajax Axemen became Ajax Attack * Seguin Bruins join the league * Oswego Admirals join the league * Syracuse Jr. Crunch leave the league

Final standings

''as of February 6, 2006'' ''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'' ''Teams listed on the official league websit

'' ''Standings listed by Pointstreak on official league websit

''

2005-06 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs

The Final Four

Division Playdowns

East/South

West/North

''Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card.'' ''Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league websit

''

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Championship

Hosted by Fort William North Stars in

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. St. Michael's finished fourth. ''Round Robin'' : Dryden Ice Dogs 3 - St. Michael's Buzzers 2 : St. Michael's Buzzers 7 - Fort William North Stars 1 : Sudbury Jr. Wolves 5 - St. Michael's Buzzers 2

2006 Royal Bank Cup Championship

Hosted by

Streetsville Derbys The Streetsville Derbys are a Junior "C" ice hockey team from Streetsville, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Provincial Junior Hockey League assigned to the South Conference and in the Bloomfield Division. The Derbys joined the PJHL as an ...

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. Streetsville finished in the semi-final. ''Round Robin'' :

4 - Burnaby Express 3 OT :

3 - Fort William North Stars 2 :

2 - Yorkton Terriers 1 : Joliette Action 4 -

1 ''Semi-final'' : Yorkton Terriers 2 -

Scoring leaders

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''

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''

Players selected in 2006 NHL Entry Draft

*''Rd 5 #138'' David McIntyre -

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(

Newmarket Hurricanes The Newmarket Hurricanes were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Newmarket, Ontario, Newmarket, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (1972–87), Ontario Junior Hockey League. The franchise existed from 1972 until 2 ...

) *''Rd 6 #169'' Chris Auger -

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (N ...

( Wellington Dukes) *''Rd 7 #186'' Peter LeBlanc -

( Hamilton Red Wings)

References

External links

Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League

Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League
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