The 1999–2000 OHL season was the 20th 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 season was the first to award a point for an overtime loss. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The

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 ...

won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Plymouth Whalers.

Regular season

Final standings

''Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime 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) Barrie Colts vs. (8) North Bay Centennials

=(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Oshawa Generals

=(3) Belleville Bulls vs. (6) Peterborough Petes

=(4) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Kingston Frontenacs

Western conference quarterfinals

=(1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (8) Guelph Storm

=(2) Erie Otters vs. (7) Brampton Battalion

=(3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Kitchener Rangers

=(4) Sarnia Sting vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference semifinals

=(1) Barrie Colts vs. (4) Sudbury Wolves

=(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Belleville Bulls

Western conference semifinals

=(1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires

=(2) Erie Otters vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Conference finals

Eastern conference finals

=(1) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Belleville Bulls

Western conference finals

=(1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

OHL finals

J. Ross Robertson cup finals

=(W1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (E1) 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''

All-Star teams

First team

* Dan Tessier, Centre,

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, Left Wing,

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 ...

* Norm Milley, Right Wing,

* John Erskine, Defence,

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 ...

* Branislav Mezei, Defence,

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, ...

* Andrew Raycroft, Goaltender,

Kingston Frontenacs The Kingston Frontenacs are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Kingston, Ontario. The Frontenacs play home games at Slush Puppie Place, which opened in 2008. The team's history predates the Ontario Ho ...

* Peter DeBoer, Coach, Plymouth Whalers

Second team

* Jason Jaspers, Centre,

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, Left Wing, Brampton Battalion *

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, Right Wing,

* Allan Rourke, 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 ...

* Kevin Mitchell, Defence,

Guelph Storm The Guelph Storm are a major junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They have played in the OHL since the 1991–92 season. The team plays home games at the Sleeman Centre. History The franchise started as the Toronto Marl ...

* Rob Zepp, Goaltender, Plymouth Whalers * Tom Webster, Coach,

Windsor Spitfires The Windsor Spitfires are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1971, the franchise was promoted to the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League for the 1975� ...

Third team

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, Centre, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds * Johnathan Schill, Left Wing,

* Denis Shvidki, Right Wing,

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, Defence,

* Mike Van Ryn, Defence, Sarnia Sting * Levente Szuper, Goaltender,

* Stan Butler, Coach, Brampton Battalion

Awards

2000 OHL Priority Selection

On June 3, 2000, the OHL conducted the 2000 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection at the Hershey Centre in

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. The Mississauga IceDogs held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Patrick Jarrett from the Soo Thunderbirds. Jarrett 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 2000 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.

References

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