The 2012–13 OHL season was the 33rd 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 ...

. The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors were sold during the off-season. As part of the sale, the "St. Michael's Majors" name was returned to

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. The new name of the team will be the

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 ...

. The Brampton Battalion announced during the season that this would be their last season in Brampton and will relocate to

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for the 2013–14 OHL season. Twenty teams played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which began in September 2012 and ended in March 2013. 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 their second consecutive

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 ...

and third in franchise history, and with it a berth in the

2013 Memorial Cup The 2013 Memorial Cup was a four-team, round-robin format ice hockey tournament played from May 17–26, 2013. It was the 95th Memorial Cup championship and determined the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament featured ...

hosted by the

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of the WHL.

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) Belleville Bulls vs. (8) Mississauga Steelheads

=(2) Barrie Colts vs. (7) Kingston Frontenacs

=(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Niagara IceDogs

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

Western conference quarterfinals

=(1) London Knights vs. (8) Saginaw Spirit

=(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (7) Sarnia Sting

=(3) Owen Sound Attack vs. (6) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

=(4) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Guelph Storm

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference semifinals

=(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves

=(2) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Oshawa Generals

Western conference semifinals

=(1) London Knights vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers

=(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Owen Sound Attack

Conference finals

Eastern conference finals

=(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (2) Barrie Colts

Western conference finals

=(1) London Knights vs. (2) Plymouth Whalers

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(W1) London Knights vs. (E2) Barrie Colts

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

* Vincent Trocheck, Centre,

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 ...

* Reid Boucher, Left 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 ...

* Seth Griffith, Right Wing,

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, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds * Scott Harrington, Defence, London Knights * Jordan Binnington, Goaltender,

Owen Sound Attack The Owen Sound Attack are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League based in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. Based in Owen Sound since 1989, and operating under the current name since 2000, the Attack play their home games at the J. D. ...

* Mike Vellucci, Coach, Plymouth Whalers

Second team

* Charles Sarault, Centre, Sarnia Sting * Garret Ross, Left Wing,

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* Brett Ritchie, Right 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 ...

* Cody Ceci, Defence, Owen Sound Attack * 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 ...

* John Gibson, Goaltender, Kitchener Rangers * George Burnett, Coach,

Belleville Bulls The Belleville Bulls were a junior ice hockey team, founded in 1981 and based in Belleville, Ontario. The team played in the Eastern Division of the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The team relocated to Hamilton, Ontario, ...

Third team

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, Centre,

Oshawa Generals The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor (commercial), sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. ...

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, 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 ...

* Cameron Brace, Right Wing, Owen Sound Attack * Dylan DeMelo, Defence,

* Colin Miller, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds *

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, Goaltender, Belleville Bulls * D. J. Smith, Coach, Oshawa Generals

2013 OHL Priority Selection

On April 6, 2013, the OHL conducted the 2013 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The

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held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Travis Konecny from the Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs. Konecny was awarded the

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, awarded to the top pick in the draft. Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 2013 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.

2013 NHL Entry Draft

On June 30, 2013, 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 2013 NHL Entry Draft held at the

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. In total, 37 players from the

were selected in the draft. Sean Monahan of the

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

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

2013 CHL Import Draft

On July 3, 2013, 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 2013 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 Alex Lintuniemi 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 2013 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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