The 2011–12 OHL season was the 32nd season of the

Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; ) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League, alongside the Western Hockey League and the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The league is for players ag ...

. Twenty teams played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on September 21, 2011 and ended on March 18, 2012. The playoffs began on Thursday March 22, 2012 and concluded on Friday May 11, 2012. The

London Knights The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League. The Knights started out in 1965 as the London Nationals but changed to their ...

won the

J. Ross Robertson Cup The J. Ross Robertson Cup is a Canadian ice hockey trophy. It is awarded annually in junior ice hockey to the champion of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs. It was donated by John Ross Robertson to the Ontario Hockey Association in 1910, an ...

for the second time in franchise history. London secured a berth in the 2012 Memorial Cup hosted by the

Shawinigan Cataractes The Shawinigan Cataractes () are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Shawinigan, Quebec. The franchise plays their home games at the Centre Gervais Auto, and were originally known as ...

of the

QMJHL The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL; , LHJMQ), formerly the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The league includes teams in Quebec ...

Regular season

Final standings

''Note: DIV = Division; 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''

Eastern conference

Western conference

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''

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference quarterfinals

=(1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (8) Oshawa Generals

=(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Belleville Bulls

=(3) Barrie Colts vs. (6) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

=(4) Brampton Battalion vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves

Western conference quarterfinals

=(1) London Knights vs. (8) Windsor Spitfires

=(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (7) Guelph Storm

=(3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack

=(4) Sarnia Sting vs. (5) Saginaw Spirit

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference semifinals

=(1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (4) Brampton Battalion

=(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Barrie Colts

Western conference Semifinals

=(1) London Knights vs. (5) Saginaw Spirit

=(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers

Conference finals

Eastern conference finals

=(1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (2) Ottawa 67's

Western conference finals

=(1) London Knights vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(W1) London Knights vs. (E1) Niagara IceDogs

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Playoff 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''

All-Star teams

The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.

First team

* Michael Sgarbossa, Centre,

Sudbury Wolves The Sudbury Wolves are an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) ice hockey team based in Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Sudbury has had various hockey teams competing at the Junior ice hockey, junior and senior ice hockey levels of the game k ...

* Brandon Saad, Left Wing,

Saginaw Spirit The Saginaw Spirit are a Junior ice hockey#Major junior, major junior ice hockey team based in Saginaw, Michigan, Saginaw, Michigan. They are members of the West Division of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), one of the ...

* Tyler Toffoli, Right Wing,

Ottawa 67's The Ottawa 67's are a major junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, that plays in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Established during Canada's centennial year of 1967 and named in honour of this, the 67's currently play thei ...

Dougie Hamilton Douglas Jonathan Hamilton (born June 17, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in the NHL for the Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames, and Carolina Hur ...

, Defence,

Niagara IceDogs The Niagara IceDogs are a Canadian Hockey League, major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League based in St. Catharines, Ontario, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was originally known as the Mississauga IceDogs and found ...

* Scott Harrington, Defence,

Michael Houser Michael Houser (January 6, 1962 – August 10, 2002) was a founding member and lead guitarist of the band Widespread Panic. He appeared on seven studio albums during his 16-year tenure with the band from 1986 till 2002. He is also feature ...

, Goaltender,

* Greg Gilbert, Coach,

Second team

* Sean Monahan, Centre,

Tanner Pearson Tanner Pearson (born August 10, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), winger for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 30th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings ...

, Left Wing,

Barrie Colts The Barrie Colts are a junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League (OHL), based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The Colts play home games at the Sadlon Arena. The Colts joined the OHL in 1995, and previously competed at lower levels of junio ...

Seth Griffith Seth Griffith (born January 4, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected by the Boston Bruins in the fifth round (131st overall) of the 2012 NHL entry d ...

, Right Wing,

Cody Ceci Cody Ceci (born December 21, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers ...

, Defence,

* Ryan Murphy, Defence,

Kitchener Rangers The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. The Rangers have won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL ...

* Mark Visentin, Goaltender,

Steve Spott Steve Spott (born May 18, 1968) is a Canadian ice hockey coach who is an assistant coach for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously was an assistant coach for the Vegas Golden Knights and most recently the Dallas S ...

, Coach,

Third team

* Alex Friesen, Centre,

* Andrew Agozzino, Left Wing,

Nail Yakupov Nail Railovich Yakupov (, ; born 6 October 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected first overall by the Edmonton Oilers at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, and als ...

, Right Wing,

Sarnia Sting The Sarnia Sting are a junior ice hockey team based in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. They are one of the 20 teams that make up the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of the Progressive Auto Sales Arena (formerly the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment ...

* Beau Schmitz, Defence,

Plymouth Whalers The Plymouth Whalers were a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They played out of Compuware Arena in Plymouth Township, Michigan, Plymouth, Michigan, United States, a suburb of Detroit until 2015 when they were relocated t ...

Ryan Sproul Ryan Sproul (born January 13, 1993), also known as Sipulaoer Ruian, is a Canadian-born Chinese professional ice hockey defenceman. Born in Canada, he is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with HC Kunlun Red Star of th ...

, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds * John Gibson, Goaltender,

* Stan Butler, Coach, Brampton Battalion

Awards

2012 OHL Priority Selection

On April 7, 2012, the OHL conducted the 2012 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The

Erie Otters The Erie Otters are a major junior ice hockey team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Midwest division of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), one of only three American teams in the league. The team's name refers to the North Am ...

held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected

Connor McDavid Connor Andrew McDavid (born January 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), centre and Captain (ice hockey), captain of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected first overall by the Oilers ...

from the Toronto Marlboros. McDavid was awarded the

Jack Ferguson Award The Jack Ferguson Award is awarded each year to the top draft pick in the Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; ) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League, alongside the W ...

, awarded to the top pick in the draft. Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 2012 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.

2012 NHL Entry Draft

On June 22-23, 2012, the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

conducted the 2012 NHL Entry Draft held at the

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. In total, 48 players from the

were selected in the draft.

of the

was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the first overall pick by the

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...

. Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.

2012 CHL Import Draft

On June 27, 2012, the

Canadian Hockey League The Canadian Hockey League (CHL; , LCH) is an umbrella organization that represents the three Canada-based major junior ice hockey leagues. The CHL was founded in 1975 as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, and is composed of its three me ...

conducted the 2012 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The

held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Oscar Dansk from

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with their selection. Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2012 CHL Import Draft.

External links

Official website of the Ontario Hockey League

Official website of the Canadian Hockey League

Official website of the MasterCard Memorial Cup

Official website of the Subway Super Series

References

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Regular season

Final standings

Eastern conference

Western conference

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference quarterfinals

=(1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (8) Oshawa Generals

=(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Belleville Bulls

=(3) Barrie Colts vs. (6) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

=(4) Brampton Battalion vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves

Western conference quarterfinals

=(1) London Knights vs. (8) Windsor Spitfires

=(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (7) Guelph Storm

=(3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack

=(4) Sarnia Sting vs. (5) Saginaw Spirit

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference semifinals

=(1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (4) Brampton Battalion

=(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Barrie Colts

Western conference Semifinals

=(1) London Knights vs. (5) Saginaw Spirit

=(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers

Conference finals

Eastern conference finals

=(1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (2) Ottawa 67's

Western conference finals

=(1) London Knights vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(W1) London Knights vs. (E1) Niagara IceDogs

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

Playoff scoring leaders

Playoff leading goaltenders

All-Star teams

First team

Second team

Third team

Awards

2012 OHL Priority Selection

2012 NHL Entry Draft

2012 CHL Import Draft

See also

External links

References