1995–96 OHL Season

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Expansion

Barrie Colts

Rebranding

Detroit Junior Red Wings to Detroit Whalers

Regular season

Final standings

East Division

Central Division

West Division

Scoring leaders

Playoffs

Division quarter-finals

East Division

=(2) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) Kingston Frontenacs

=(3) Belleville Bulls vs. (4) Oshawa Generals

Central Division

=(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Barrie Colts

=(3) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (4) Owen Sound Platers

West Division

=(1) Detroit Whalers vs. (4) Windsor Spitfires

=(2) Sarnia Sting vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

OHL quarter-finals

(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (C3) Niagara Falls Thunder

(W1) Detroit Whalers vs. (C2) Kitchener Rangers

(E1) Ottawa 67's vs. (E3) Belleville Bulls

(W2) Sarnia Sting vs. (E2) Peterborough Petes

OHL semi-finals

(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (E3) Belleville Bulls

(W1) Detroit Whalers vs. (E2) Peterborough Petes

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (E2) Peterborough Petes

All-Star teams

First team

Second team

Third team

Awards

1996 OHL Priority Selection

See also

References