The 2009–10 OHL season was the 30th season of the

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(OHL). Twenty teams played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on September 17, 2009 and ended on March 14, 2010. On September 9, 2009, all 20 teams in the OHL unveiled their new Reebok Edge jerseys, which have been used in the

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(NHL) from

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until

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. The playoffs began on March 18, 2010, and ended on May 4, 2010, with the

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� ...

winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the second consecutive year, which they followed up by winning the 2010 Memorial Cup, hosted by the

Brandon Wheat Kings The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadians, Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. Founded in 1936, the team was for three decades a successful junior team playing principally in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The Whe ...

of the WHL in

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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'' ''As of the end of the season, March 14''

Leading goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals against average''

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference

=(1) Barrie Colts vs. (8) Sudbury Wolves

=(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Niagara IceDogs

=(3) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors vs. (6) Peterborough Petes

=(4) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (5) Brampton Battalion

Western conference

=(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (8) Erie Otters

=(2) London Knights vs. (7) Guelph Storm

=(3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Saginaw Spirit

=(4) Plymouth Whalers vs. (5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference

=(1) Barrie Colts vs. (5) Brampton Battalion

=(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Western conference

=(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (4) Plymouth Whalers

=(2) London Knights vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers

Conference finals

Eastern conference

=(1) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Western conference

=(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(E1) Barrie Colts vs. (W1) Windsor Spitfires

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; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average''

All-Star Classic

The OHL All-Star Classic was played on February 3, 2010, at the K-Rock Centre in

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. The game was televised on

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. The Eastern Conference All-Stars defeated the Western Conference All-Stars 17–11. Captains of the All-Star games were Ryan Ellis for the Western Conference and

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for the Eastern Conference. Andrew Agozzino of the Niagara IceDogs won the player of the game award as he scored an All-Star Game record four goals and added one assist. The skills competition was held the night before on February 2, with the Western Conference winning. Honorary captains for the event were former

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player Steve Thomas representing the Eastern Conference and former

player Adam Graves representing the Eastern Conference.

All-Star teams

The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's general managers.

First team

* Tyler Seguin, Centre, Plymouth Whalers * Taylor Hall, Left Wing,

* Bryan Cameron, Right 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 ...

* Jake Muzzin, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds * Nick Crawford, Defence,

* Chris Carrozzi, Goalie, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors * Dale Hunter, Coach,

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Second team

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, Centre,

* Jeremy Morin, Left Wing,

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 ...

* Taylor Beck, Right wing,

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, Defence, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors * Ryan Ellis, Defence,

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, Goalie, Plymouth Whalers * Dave Cameron, Coach, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Third team

* Luke Pither, Centre,

* Chris MacKinnon, Left Wing,

* Greg Nemisz, Right wing,

, Defence,

* Shawn Lalonde, Defence,

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* Patrick Killeen, Goalie, Brampton Battalion * Marty Williamson, Coach,

Awards

2010 OHL Priority Selection

On May 1, 2010, the OHL conducted the 2010 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Sarnia Sting held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Alex Galchenyuk from the Chicago Young Americans. Galchenyuk 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 2010 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.

2010 NHL Entry Draft

On June 25–26, 2010, the

conducted the 2010 NHL Entry Draft held at the

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. In total, 42 players from the

were selected in the draft. Taylor Hall of the

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

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

2010 CHL Import Draft

On June 28, 2010, the

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conducted the 2010 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Sarnia Sting held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected

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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 2010 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 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game

Official website of the ADT Canada Russia Challenge

Official website of the OHL All-Star Classic

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2009-10 Ohl Season Ontario Hockey League seasons 4

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern conference

Western conference

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference

=(1) Barrie Colts vs. (8) Sudbury Wolves

=(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Niagara IceDogs

=(3) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors vs. (6) Peterborough Petes

=(4) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (5) Brampton Battalion

Western conference

=(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (8) Erie Otters

=(2) London Knights vs. (7) Guelph Storm

=(3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Saginaw Spirit

=(4) Plymouth Whalers vs. (5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference

=(1) Barrie Colts vs. (5) Brampton Battalion

=(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Western conference

=(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (4) Plymouth Whalers

=(2) London Knights vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers

Conference finals

Eastern conference

=(1) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Western conference

=(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(E1) Barrie Colts vs. (W1) Windsor Spitfires

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

Playoff scoring leaders

Playoff leading goaltenders

All-Star Classic

All-Star teams

First team

Second team

Third team

Awards

2010 OHL Priority Selection

2010 NHL Entry Draft

2010 CHL Import Draft

See also

External links

References