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

Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; french: Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario (LHO)) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 16–19. There are exceptions for overag ...

. 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 cu ...

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, and ...

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

Shawinigan Cataractes The Shawinigan Cataractes (french: Cataractes de Shawinigan) are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. The Cataractes have been previously known as the Shawinigan Bruin ...

of the

QMJHL The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The l ...

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

Tyler Toffoli Tyler Toffoli ( ; born April 24, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round, 47th overall, of the 2010 NHL Ent ...

, 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 Canadian Centennial, centennial year of 1967 and named in honour of this, the 67's c ...

Dougie Hamilton Douglas Jonathan Hamilton Jr. (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 ...

, Defence,

Niagara IceDogs The Niagara IceDogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was originally known as the Mississauga IceDogs and founded in 1996. The team was relocated to St. Cathar ...

* 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 Gregory Scott Gilbert (born January 22, 1962) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Gilbert played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) before retiring to become a coach. Gilbert is a former head coach of the C ...

, Coach,

Second team

Sean Monahan Sean Monahan (born October 12, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Monahan was selected sixth overall by the Calgary Flames, at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and he played ...

, Centre,

Tanner Pearson Tanner Pearson (born August 10, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pearson was drafted 30th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. Playing car ...

, Left Wing,

Barrie Colts The Barrie Colts are a junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League, based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Pre-OHL history There were two previous Barrie Colts teams which played Junior A & B hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association, one from 1 ...

Seth Griffith Seth Griffith (born January 4, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Bakersfield Condors in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey Leag ...

, Right Wing,

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

, 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 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey coach who is an assistant coach for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously was an assistant coach for the Vegas Golden Knights. He previous ...

, Coach,

Third team

Alex Friesen Alex Friesen (born January 30, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Fischtown Pinguins in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 6th round (172nd overall) in th ...

, Centre,

Andrew Agozzino Andrew Agozzino (born January 3, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing currently playing for the San Jose Barracuda in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (N ...

, Left Wing,

Nail Yakupov Nail Railovich Yakupov (russian: Наиль Раилович Якупов, tt-Cyrl, Наил Раил улы Якупов; born 6 October 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL ...

, Right Wing,

Sarnia Sting Sarnia is a city in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. It had a 2021 population of 72,047, and is the largest city on Lake Huron. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes where Lake Huron fl ...

* 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, Michigan, USA, a suburb of Detroit until 2015 when they were relocated to Flint, Michigan. History The Whalers ...

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

* Stan Butler, Coach,

Brampton Battalion The Brampton Battalion were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team was based in Brampton, Ontario, Canada and started playing in 1998. As a result of consistently having among the lowest attendance in the OHL (last place ...

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 circuit. The team 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 and captain of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Oilers selected him first overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. McDavid spen ...

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 priority selection draft. The trophy is named in honour of Jack Ferguson, a former director of OHL Central Scouting. Winners List of OHL first overall ...

, 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; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

conducted the 2012 NHL Entry Draft held at the

Consol Energy Center PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh, that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). It previously was the home of the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League (2010), Aren ...

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

. 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 of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

. 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; french: Ligue canadienne de hockey ‒ 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 L ...

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