The 1991–92 OHL season was the 12th season of the
Ontario Hockey League. The
Dukes of Hamilton relocated, and became the
Guelph Storm. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds won the
J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the
North Bay Centennials.
Relocation
Hamilton Dukes to Guelph Storm
The
Hamilton Dukes relocated to the city of
Guelph
Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as The Royal City, it is roughly east of Kitchener, Ontario, Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Ontario Highway 6, ...
after two seasons in
Hamilton
Hamilton may refer to:
* Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
* ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
** ''Hamilton'' (al ...
. The club would be renamed to the
Guelph Storm and play at the
Guelph Memorial Gardens. Guelph had previously hosted an OHL franchise from 1982-1989, the
Guelph Platers. The Platers won the
1986 Memorial Cup. The franchise relocated to
Owen Sound
Owen Sound (2021 Canadian Census, 2021 Census population 21,612) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The county seat, seat of government of Grey County, it is located at the mouths of the Pottawatomi River, Pottawatomi and Sydenham River ...
following the
1988-89 season.
The Storm would remain in the Emms Division.
New Arena
Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
The
Detroit Compuware Ambassadors moved into
Joe Louis Arena following one season of play at
Cobo Arena. This arena was also the home of the
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...
of 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 ...
.
Regular season
Final standings
''Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title''
Leyden Division
Emms Division
Scoring leaders
Playoffs
Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
=(2) North Bay Centennials vs. (7) Belleville Bulls
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=(3) Cornwall Royals vs. (6) Ottawa 67's
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=(4) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Oshawa Generals
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Emms Division
=(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (7) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
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=(3) London Knights vs. (6) Owen Sound Platers
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=(4) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires
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Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
=(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Ottawa 67's
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=(2) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Sudbury Wolves
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Emms Division
=(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers
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=(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (3) London Knights
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Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) North Bay Centennials
Emms Division
=(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Niagara Falls Thunder
=
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (L2) North Bay Centennials
Awards
1992 OHL Priority Selection
The
Guelph Storm held the first overall pick in the 1992 Ontario Priority Selection and selected
Jeff O'Neill from the Thornhill Thunderbirds. O'Neill was awarded the
Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 1992 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
See also
*
List of OHA Junior A standings
*
List of OHL seasons
*
1992 Memorial Cup
*
1992 NHL Entry Draft
*
1991 in sports
1991 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine skiing
* 1990–91 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Alpine Skiing World Cup
** Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
** Women's overall season champion: Petra Kronb ...
*
1992 in sports
1992 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine skiing
* Alpine Skiing World Cup
* Men's overall season champion: Paul Accola, Switzerland
* Women's overall season champion: Petra Kronberger, Austria
American football
* Sup ...
References
HockeyDB
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