The 2017–18 OHL season was the 38th 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 ...

, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 21, 2017 to March 18, 2018. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds accomplished a streak of 23 consecutive wins between October 27, 2017 and January 4, 2018. The Hamilton Bulldogs won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as they defeated the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in six games to represent the Ontario Hockey League at the 2018 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the

Regina Pats The Regina Pats are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. Founded in 1917, the Pats are the world's oldest continuously operating major junior hockey franchise in its original location and using its original name. The ...

of the WHL at the

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in Regina,

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from May 18–27, 2018.

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) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (8) Ottawa 67's

=(2) Barrie Colts vs. (7) Mississauga Steelheads

=(3) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (6) North Bay Battalion

= *''Note:'' Game 3 has been moved to

Sudbury Community Arena The Sudbury Community Arena is a multi-purpose arena in the downtown core of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1951, on the site of the former Central Public School, at a cost of $700,000. The approval and construction of the arena ...

, because the North Bay Memorial Gardens hasn't been ready in time after hosting the

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=(4) Niagara IceDogs vs. (5) Oshawa Generals

Western conference quarterfinals

=(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (8) Saginaw Spirit

=(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (7) Guelph Storm

=(3) Sarnia Sting vs. (6) Windsor Spitfires

=(4) Owen Sound Attack vs. (5) London Knights

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference semifinals

=(1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (4) Niagara IceDogs

=(2) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Kingston Frontenacs

Western conference semifinals

=(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Owen Sound Attack

=(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (3) Sarnia Sting

Conference finals

Eastern conference finals

=(1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (3) Kingston Frontenacs

Western conference finals

=(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Kitchener Rangers

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(W1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (E1) Hamilton Bulldogs

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''

Awards

All-Star teams

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

First team

* Morgan Frost, Centre, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds *

Boris Katchouk Boris Katchouk (born June 18, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL). Katchouk was selected by Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL) in th ...

, Left Wing, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds * Jordan Kyrou, 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 ...

* Nicolas Hague, Defence,

Mississauga Steelheads The Brampton Steelheads are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), based in Brampton, Ontario. The Steelheads play their home games at the CAA Centre in Brampton. The team relocated from nearby Mississauga in 202 ...

* Evan Bouchard, Defence,

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 ...

* Michael DiPietro, Goaltender,

Windsor Spitfires The Windsor Spitfires are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1971, the franchise was promoted to the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League for the 1975� ...

* Drew Bannister, Coach, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Second team

* Aaron Luchuk, Centre,

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 ...

* Sam Miletic, Left Wing,

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 ...

Taylor Raddysh Taylor Raddysh (born February 18, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Raddysh was drafted in the 2016 NHL entry draft in the second round (58th) by the Tampa Bay Li ...

, Right Wing, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds * Sean Durzi, Defence, Owen Sound Attack * Conor Timmins, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds * Jeremy Helvig, Goaltender,

Kingston Frontenacs The Kingston Frontenacs are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Kingston, Ontario. The Frontenacs play home games at Slush Puppie Place, which opened in 2008. The team's history predates the Ontario Ho ...

Dale Hawerchuk Dale Martin Hawerchuk (April 4, 1963 – August 18, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Drafted first overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, Hawerchuk played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for ...

, Coach,

Third team

* Gabriel Vilardi, Centre,

* Adam Mascherin, Left Wing,

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 ...

* Jason Robertson, Right Wing,

* Cam Dineen, Defence,

* Joey Keane, Defence,

* Matthew Villalta, Goaltender, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds * Trevor Letowski, Coach,

2018 OHL Priority Selection

On April 7, 2018, the OHL conducted the 2018 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The

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held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected

Quinton Byfield Quinton Byfield (born August 19, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre (ice hockey), centre for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Byfield was selected second overall by the Kings in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, ...

from the York-Simcoe Express of the OMHA. Byfield 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 2018 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.

2018 NHL Entry Draft

On June 22-23, 2018, the

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conducted the 2018 NHL Entry Draft held at the

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. In total, 35 players from the

were selected in the draft.

Andrei Svechnikov Andrei Igorevich Svechnikov ( rus, Андрей Игоревич Свечников, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ˈiɡərʲɪvʲɪtɕ ˈsvʲetɕnʲɪkəf; born 26 March 2000) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger for the Carolina Hurricanes of the Nati ...

of the

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

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

2018 CHL Import Draft

On June 28, 2018, 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 2018 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

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (born 9 March 1999), known colloquially as UPL, is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 54th overall, by the Sabres in ...

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 2018 CHL Import Draft.

References

External links

www.ontariohockeyleague.com
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