The 2012–13 OJHL

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is the

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season of the

Ontario Junior Hockey League The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league was listed as the 7th best ...

(OJHL) and the third since the league existed as two separate bodies in 2009–10. The twenty-two teams of the North, South, East and West Divisions will play 55-game schedules. Come February, the top teams of each division will play down for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the

Dudley Hewitt Cup The Dudley-Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy awarded to the Central Canadian Junior A champion. The trophy is currently decided by round robin tournament format, at the conclusion of the playoffs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, ...

. If successful against the winners of the

Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Canadian Junior ice hockey league and member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The winner of the NOJHL playoffs competes for the Dudley Hewitt Cup ...

and

Superior International Junior Hockey League The Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) is a junior A ice hockey league and a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and Hockey Canada. The league operates in the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. states of M ...

, the champion would then move on to play in the

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championship, the

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Changes

*Conferences have changed to "Northeast" and "Southwest" to better fit retraction. *

Huntsville Otters The Huntsville Otters are a Canada, Canadian Junior ice hockey, Junior ice hockey team from Huntsville, Ontario, Huntsville, Ontario. Starting from the 2016-17 season the Otters are members of the Provincial Junior Hockey League. Prior to this cha ...

have ceased operations, jumped down to

Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League The Georgian Mid Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a former Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the league competed for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schma ...

. *

Brampton Capitals The Brampton Capitals were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team was decommissioned by the league, in March 2012. History The team was formed as Nobleton Capita ...

have ceased operations. *

Vaughan Vipers The Vaughan Vipers were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. History In 1991, the expansion Royal York Rangers joined the Central Jr. B league, which became the Ontario ...

have ceased operations. *

Peterborough Stars The Peterborough Stars were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Peterborough, Ontario, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Ontario Junior Hockey League. All players from Peterborough that remain junior eligible will have their player ca ...

have ceased operations and merge with

Lindsay Muskies The Lindsay Muskies are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Lindsay, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The Muskies started out in the Central Junior C Hockey League. In 1989, the team jumped to the Ce ...

. *

Markham Waxers The Markham Waxers were an Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The Waxers name is still used by the Markham Waxers minor hockey club with the Eastern AAA Hockey League, a sub league of ...

suspend operations for 2012-13 season.

Final standings

''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title; w = eliminated.'' ''Shaded Green denotes divisional and conference leader, red is the other divisional leader, blue are teams in line for playoff seeds 3 through 8 of their conference.'' ''Teams listed on the official league website.'' ''Standings listed by Pointstreak on official league website.''

2012-13 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs

''Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website.''

Dudley Hewitt Cup The Dudley-Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy awarded to the Central Canadian Junior A champion. The trophy is currently decided by round robin tournament format, at the conclusion of the playoffs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, ...
Championship

Hosted by the North Bay Trappers in

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St. Michael's Buzzers The St. Michael's Buzzers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They compete in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). History The St. Michael's Buzzers date back to at least 1920, as future NHLer Bobby Bauer had ma ...

lost the final. ''Round Robin'' :St. Michael's Buzzers 4 -

Soo Thunderbirds The Soo Thunderbirds are a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History Soo Thunderbirds first came into being as a ju ...

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NOJHL The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Canadian Junior ice hockey league and member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The winner of the NOJHL playoffs competes for the Dudley Hewitt Cup ...

) 2 :St. Michael's Buzzers 5 - North Bay Trappers (NOJHL) 2 :

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SIJHL The Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) is a junior A ice hockey league and a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and Hockey Canada. The league operates in the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. states of M ...

) 3 - St. Michael's Buzzers 0 ''Semi-final'' :St. Michael's Buzzers 5 - Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 1 ''Final'' :Minnesota Wilderness (SIJHL) 4 - St. Michael's Buzzers 3 ''OT''

Scoring leaders

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

Leading goaltenders

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Award winners

* Top Scorer - Tyler Gjurich (Buffalo) * Best Defenceman - Patrick McCarron (St. Michael's) * Most Gentlemanly Player - Dean Klomp (Lindsay) * Most Improved Player - John Carpino (North York) * Most Valuable Player - Tyler Gjurich (Buffalo) * Rookie of the Year - Tyler Gjurich (Buffalo) * Coach of the Year -

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(Buffalo) * Best Goaltender -

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(Kingston) * Humanitarian - Tyler Feaver (Whitby) * Scholastic - Jordin Dunin (Newmarket) * Top Prospect - Matt Buckles (St. Michael's) * Playoff MVP - Shane Conacher (St. Michael's) * Top Executive -

(Buffalo) * Top Trainer - Jack Williams (Buffalo) * Volunteer of the Year - Mike Johnson (Orangeville)

Central Canada Cup Challenge

The second annual Central Canada Cup Challenge is an interleague all-star tournament hosted by

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. The event runs December 27–29, 2012. The name of the event has been slightly altered from the 2011 event, probably in response to the creation of the

Western Canada Cup The Western Canada Cup (WCC); was the Junior 'A' ice hockey championship for western Canada from 2013 to 2017. The annual five-team event consisted of the host team and the champions from the four western leagues (Alberta Junior Hockey League, Bri ...

by their rival Western leagues. :''See: Central Canada Cup Challenge''

Players selected in
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*''Rd 4 #98'' Matt Buckles -

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) *''Rd 7 #209'' Troy Josephs -

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References

External links

Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League

Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League
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OJHL The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league was listed as the 7th best d ...