2009–10 OJAHL season

2009–10 OJAHL season
League	Ontario Junior A Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2009-09-09 – 2010-02-21 Playoffs 2010-02-22 – 2010-03-31
Number of teams	15
Finals champions	Oakville Blades

The 2009–10 OJAHL season is the first and only season of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League (OJAHL). The 15 teams of the OJAHL competed in 56 regular season games, the top eight teams in the league competed in the playoffs for the league championship.

The OJAHL's playoff champion played against the Central Canadian Hockey League's champion for the Buckland Cup. The champion of that series played for the Dudley Hewitt Cup against the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League champions for the right to attend the 2010 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

• OJHL is dissolved. Teams not in Central Division form Ontario Conference.
• Ontario Conference is renamed Ontario Junior A Hockey League.
• Port Hope Predators of the former OJHL are now Trenton Golden Hawks.

Current Standings

Note: 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

Teams Team Centre W–L–OTL–SOL GF–GA Points x-Kingston Voyageurs Kingston 46-5-2-3 274-133 97 x-Oakville Blades Oakville 46-9-0-1 280-137 93 x-Georgetown Raiders Georgetown 41-10-2-3 269-144 87 x-Trenton Golden Hawks Trenton 35-18-1-2 241-190 73 x-Couchiching Terriers Rama 35-19-1-1 243-190 72 x-Villanova Knights Toronto 33-19-2-2 233-211 70 x-Aurora Tigers Aurora 32-18-2-4 265-227 70 x-Vaughan Vipers Vaughan 29-17-3-7 217-183 68 y-Brampton Capitals Brampton 25-25-4-2 200-243 56 y-Buffalo Jr. Sabres Buffalo 25-27-4-0 198-218 54 y-Huntsville Otters Huntsville 22-31-3-0 229-236 47 y-Mississauga Chargers Mississauga 18-34-2-2 207-273 40 y-Bramalea Blues Brampton 16-36-1-3 199-293 36 y-Collingwood Blues Collingwood 14-40-1-1 152-287 30 y-Milton Icehawks Milton 3-51-1-1 145-387 8

Please note: Top eight teams make the playoffs (blue tint), (x-) denotes playoff berth, (y-) denotes elimination.

Teams listed on the official league website.

Standings listed by Pointstreak on official league website.

2009-10 OJAHL Playoffs

For the Central Canada Championship, see Dudley Hewitt Cup, the national championship, and 2010 Royal Bank Cup.

	Quarter-final					Semi-final					Final
	1	Kingston	4
	8	Vaughan	1
						1	Kingston	4
						4	Trenton	1
	4	Trenton	4
	5	Couchiching	0
											1	Kingston	3
											2	Oakville	4
	2	Oakville	4
	7	Aurora	1
						2	Oakville	4
						3	Georgetown	1
	3	Georgetown	4
	6	Villanova	2

Buckland Cup

The Buckland Cup is the Junior "A" Championship of the Ontario Hockey Association. The winner of the Buckland Cup moves on to the 2010 Dudley Hewitt Cup.

Oakville Blades defeated Newmarket Hurricanes (CCHL) 4-games-to-2

Game 1: 04/03/2010 - Newmarket 3 @ Oakville 4

Game 2: 04/05/2010 - Oakville 1 @ Newmarket 4

Game 3: 04/07/2010 - Newmarket 3 @ Oakville 1

Game 4: 04/08/2010 - Oakville 3 @ Newmarket 2

Game 5: 04/10/2010 - Newmarket 3 @ Oakville 4 OT

Game 6: 04/12/2010 - Oakville 6 @ Newmarket 1

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Soo Thunderbirds in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The Oakville Blades finished in first place.

Round Robin

Oakville Blades 6 - Abitibi Eskimos (NOJHL) 0

Oakville Blades 3 - Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 1

Oakville Blades 2 - Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 1 in overtime

Final

Oakville Blades 2 - Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 1

2010 Royal Bank Cup Championship

Hosted by the Dauphin Kings in Dauphin, Manitoba. The Oakville Blades finished in last place in the round robin.

Round Robin

La Ronge Ice Wolves (SJHL) 3 - Oakville Blades 2 OT

Brockville Braves (CJHL) 11 - Oakville Blades 2

Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 5 - Oakville Blades 5

Dauphin Kings (MJHL) 5 - Oakville Blades 4

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Matt Smyth Couchiching Terriers 51 51 55 106 75 David Morley Aurora Tigers 56 42 62 104 88 Lucas VanNatter Aurora Tigers 56 39 57 96 10 Tyler Melancon Kingston Voyageurs 55 36 52 88 63 Brad Gehl Trenton Golden Hawks 52 40 46 86 66 Chris Lochner Villanova Knights 56 45 40 85 24 Matt Lorito Villanova Knights 56 32 46 78 20 Lukas Ciotti Brampton Capitals 54 31 46 77 39 Mike Santini Mississauga Chargers 44 36 40 76 52 Colin Campbell Vaughan Vipers 46 32 44 76 55

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

Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SOL GA SO Sv% GAA Joel Vienneau Kingston Voyageurs 35 2031:27 27 4 1 2 73 3 .928 2.16 Kevin Kapalka Vaughan Vipers 43 2469:20 22 14 2 5 117 2 .923 2.84 Tony Capobianco Georgetown Raiders 40 2388:37 28 7 1 2 96 3 .918 2.41 Spencer Finney Trenton Golden Hawks 35 1899:45 23 7 1 1 97 3 .917 3.06 Landon Noel Kingston Voyageurs 24 1356:27 19 1 1 1 54 1 .916 2.39

Award winners

• Top Scorer - Matt Smyth (Couchiching Terriers)
• Best Defenceman - Kevin Christmas (Kingston Voyageurs)
• Most Gentlemanly Player - Lucas Van Natter (Aurora Tigers)
• Most Improved Player - Spencer Finner (Trenton Golden Hawks)
• Most Valuable Player - Matt Smyth (Couchiching Terriers)
• Rookie of the Year - Zach Hall (Couchiching Terriers)
• Coach of the Year - Evan Robinson (Kingston Frontenacs)
• Best Goaltender - Kevin Kapalka (Vaughan Vipers)

See also

• 2010 Royal Bank Cup
• Dudley Hewitt Cup
• List of Ontario Hockey Association Junior A seasons
• Central Canadian Hockey League
• Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
• Superior International Junior Hockey League
• Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
• 2009 in ice hockey
• 2010 in ice hockey

External links

• Official stat site of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League
• Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League