The 2016–17 OHL season was the 37th season of the
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; french: Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario (LHO)) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 16–19. There are exceptions for overa ...
, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 21, 2016 to March 21, 2017. The playoffs began on March 23, 2017 and ended on May 12. The
Erie Otters won the
J. Ross Robertson Cup for the second time in franchise history, and the first time since 2002, as they defeated the
Mississauga Steelheads in five games to represent the
OHL at the
2017 Memorial Cup held at the
WFCU Centre in
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from Detroit, Michigan, United States. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Essex County, it is the southe ...
. 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 ...
also qualified for the tournament as the host team.
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) Peterborough Petes vs. (8) Niagara IceDogs
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=(2) Mississauga Steelheads vs. (7) Ottawa 67's
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=(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Sudbury Wolves
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=(4) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (5) Hamilton Bulldogs
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Western conference quarterfinals
=(1) Erie Otters vs. (8) Sarnia Sting
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=(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (7) Flint Firebirds
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=(3) Owen Sound Attack vs. (6) Kitchener Rangers
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=(4) London Knights vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires
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Conference semifinals
Eastern conference semifinals
=(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (4) Kingston Frontenacs
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=(2) Mississauga Steelheads vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
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Western conference semifinals
=(1) Erie Otters vs. (4) London Knights
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=(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (3) Owen Sound Attack
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Conference finals
Eastern conference finals
=(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Mississauga Steelheads
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Western conference finals
=(1) Erie Otters vs. (3) Owen Sound Attack
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J. Ross Robertson Cup
(W1) Erie Otters vs. (E2) Mississauga Steelheads
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
*
Dylan Strome, Centre,
Erie Otters
*
Adam Mascherin, 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 OH ...
*
Alex DeBrincat, Right Wing,
Erie Otters
*
Santino Centorame, Defence,
Owen Sound Attack
*
Darren Raddysh, Defence,
Erie Otters
*
Michael McNiven, Goaltender,
Owen Sound Attack
*
Ryan McGill, Coach,
Owen Sound Attack
Second team
*
Nick Suzuki
Nicholas Suzuki (born August 10, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Vegas Golden Knights selected him in the first round, 13th overall, of the 2017 NH ...
, Centre,
Owen Sound Attack
*
Petrus Palmu, Right Wing,
Owen Sound Attack
*
Ryan Mantha, Defence,
Niagara IceDogs
The Niagara IceDogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was originally known as the Mississauga IceDogs and founded in 1996. The team was relocated to St. Cat ...
*
Mikhail Sergachev
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sergachev (russian: Михаил Александрович Сергачёв; born 25 June 1998) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was s ...
, Defence,
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 ...
*Tyler Parsons, Goaltender,
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 ...
*
Kris Knoblauch, Coach,
Erie Otters
Third team
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Cliff Pu, Centre,
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 ...
*
Kevin Hancock
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ).
The variant '' Kevan'' is anglicized from , a ...
, Left Wing,
Owen Sound Attack
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Taylor Raddysh
Taylor Raddysh (born February 18, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Raddysh was drafted in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft in the second round (58th) by the Tampa Bay Ligh ...
, Right Wing,
Erie Otters
*
Filip Hronek
Filip Hronek (born 2 November 1997) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hronek previously played in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings. He was drafted 53rd overall by the Red ...
, Defence,
Saginaw Spirit
*
Olli Juolevi
Olli Juolevi (; born 5 May 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the San Diego Gulls in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He ...
, 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 ...
*
Michael DiPietro, Goaltender,
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 ...
*
Drew Bannister, Coach,
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2017 OHL Priority Selection
On April 8, 2017, the OHL conducted the 2017 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The
Barrie Colts
The Barrie Colts are a junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League, based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.
Pre-OHL history
There were two previous Barrie Colts teams which played Junior A & B hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association, one from 1 ...
held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected
Ryan Suzuki
Ryan Suzuki (born May 28, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He w ...
from the London Jr. Knights of the
MHAO. Suzuki was awarded the
Jack Ferguson Award
The Jack Ferguson Award is awarded each year to the top draft pick in the Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; french: Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario (LHO)) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute th ...
, awarded to the top pick in the draft.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 2017 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
2017 NHL Entry Draft
On June 23-24, 2017, the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranke ...
conducted the
2017 NHL Entry Draft
The 2017 NHL Entry Draft was the 55th NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on June 23–24, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The first three selections were Nico Hischier going to the New Jersey Devils, Nolan Patrick going to ...
held at the
United Center
United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is named ...
in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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. In total, 42 players from the
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; french: Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario (LHO)) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 16–19. There are exceptions for overa ...
were selected in the draft.
Owen Tippett of the
Mississauga Steelheads was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the tenth overall pick by the
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference, and initially played their home game ...
.
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.
2017 CHL Import Draft
On June 28, 2017, the
Canadian Hockey League
The Canadian Hockey League (CHL; french: Ligue canadienne de hockey ‒ 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 ...
conducted the 2017 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The
Barrie Colts
The Barrie Colts are a junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League, based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.
Pre-OHL history
There were two previous Barrie Colts teams which played Junior A & B hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association, one from 1 ...
held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected
Andrei Svechnikov
Andrei Igorevich Svechnikov ( rus, Андрей Игоревич Свечников, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ˈiɡərʲɪvʲɪtɕ ˈsvʲet͡ɕnʲɪkəf; born 26 March 2000) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger for the Carolina Hurricanes of the Na ...
from
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...
with their selection.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2017 CHL Import Draft.
References
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