The 2018–19 OHL season was the 39th 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 ...

, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 19, 2018 to March 17, 2019. The

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 ...

won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as they defeated the

Ottawa 67's The Ottawa 67's are a major junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, that plays in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Established during Canada's centennial year of 1967 and named in honour of this, the 67's currently play thei ...

in six games to represent the Ontario Hockey League in the 2019 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the

Halifax Mooseheads The Halifax Mooseheads are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio Division of the QMJHL for the 1994–95 ...

of the

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at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax,

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from May 17–26, 2019.

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) Ottawa 67's vs. (8) Hamilton Bulldogs

=(2) Niagara IceDogs vs. (7) North Bay Battalion

=(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Peterborough Petes

=(4) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Mississauga Steelheads

Western conference quarterfinals

=(1) London Knights vs. (8) Windsor Spitfires

=(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (7) Sarnia Sting

=(3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack

=(4) Guelph Storm vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference semifinals

=(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (4) Sudbury Wolves

=(2) Niagara IceDogs vs. (3) Oshawa Generals

Western conference semifinals

=(1) London Knights vs. (4) Guelph Storm

=(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Conference finals

Eastern conference finals

=(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Oshawa Generals

Western conference finals

=(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (4) Guelph Storm

OHL Finals

J. Ross Robertson Cup

=(E1) Ottawa 67's vs. (W4) Guelph Storm

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

* Morgan Frost, Centre, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds * Jason Robertson, Left Wing,

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 ...

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* Justin Brazeau, Right Wing,

North Bay Battalion The North Bay Battalion are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League based in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was founded as the Brampton Battalion on December 3, 1996, and began play in 1998. The team relocated to North ...

* Evan Bouchard, 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 ...

* Mac Hollowell, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds *

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (born 9 March 1999), known colloquially as UPL, is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 54th overall, by the Sabres in ...

, Goaltender,

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* Andre Tourigny, Coach,

Second team

* Kevin Hancock, Centre, Owen Sound Attack/

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, Left Wing, Hamilton Bulldogs * Tye Felhaber, Right Wing,

* Bode Wilde, Defence, Saginaw Spirit * Adam Boqvist, Defence,

* Kyle Keyser, Goaltender,

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, Coach,

Third team

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, Centre, Owen Sound Attack/

* Isaac Ratcliffe, Left Wing,

* Nate Schnarr, Right Wing,

* Dmitri Samorukov, Defence,

* Thomas Harley, Defence,

Mississauga Steelheads The Brampton Steelheads are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), based in Brampton, Ontario. The Steelheads play their home games at the CAA Centre in Brampton. The team relocated from nearby Mississauga in 202 ...

* Ivan Prosvetov, Goaltender, Saginaw Spirit * Dale Hunter, Coach,

2019 OHL Priority Selection

On April 6, 2019, the OHL conducted the 2019 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The

held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Shane Wright from the Don Mills Flyers of the GTHL. Wright was awarded the

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, awarded to the top pick in the draft. Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 2019 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.

2019 NHL Entry Draft

On June 21–22, 2019, 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 ...

conducted the 2019 NHL Entry Draft held at

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. In total, 25 players from the

were selected in the draft. Thomas Harley of the

was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the 18th overall pick by the

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

2019 CHL Import Draft

On June 27, 2019, the

Canadian Hockey League The Canadian Hockey League (CHL; , 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 League, and is composed of its three me ...

conducted the 2019 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The

held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Martin Chromiak 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 2019 CHL Import Draft.

References

External links

www.ontariohockeyleague.com
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