Relocation
Newmarket Royals to Sarnia Sting The Newmarket Royals relocated to Sarnia and were renamed the Sarnia Sting after two seasons in Newmarket . The club was sold to the Ciccarelli brothers at the beginning of the 1993-94 season and were relocated to Sarnia for the 1994-95 season.
The club was originally the Cornwall Royals from 1969-1992, in which the franchise won the Memorial Cup three times. Following the 1991-92 , the franchise was relocated to Newmarket. In two seasons in Newmarket, the Royals made the playoffs once, losing to the Sudbury Wolves in the first round of the 1993 playoffs.
The Sting will play at the Sarnia Arena and play in the newly created West Division.
Arena Renaming
London Gardens to London Ice House The London Knights home arena, the London Gardens , was renamed to the London Ice House after the team and arena were purchased by new owner Doug Tarry. Tarry upgraded the building, including replacing seats and add more emergency exits to bring the building up to the fire code .
Realignment The OHL announced realignment for the 1994-95 season, as the league would now have three divisions based on geographical location. The three new divisions were the East Division, Central Division and West Division.
East Division Six teams from the Leyden Division would form the newly created East Division. The teams are: Belleville Bulls , Kingston Frontenacs , North Bay Centennials , Oshawa Generals and Ottawa 67's . The winner of the East Division will earn the Leyden Trophy .
Central Division Five teams would make up the newly created Central Division, four teams from the Emms Division and one from the Leyden Division. The teams were: Guelph Storm , Kitchener Rangers , Niagara Falls Thunder , Owen Sound Platers , and Sudbury Wolves . The winner of the Central Division will be awarded the Emms Trophy .
West Division Five teams would make up the newly created West Division, four teams from the Emms Division and one from the Leyden Division. The teams are: Detroit Junior Red Wings , London Knights , Sarnia Sting , Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and Windsor Spitfires . The winner of the West Division will earn the newly created Bumbacco Trophy .
Teams
Regular season
Final standings Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = earned first round bye
East Division
Central Division
West Division
Scoring leaders
Playoffs [1]
Division quarter-finals
East Division
(2) Oshawa Generals vs. (5) Peterborough Petes Peterborough wins series 4 – 3
(3) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Belleville Bulls March 21 North Bay Centennials 5 – 6 OT Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 25 North Bay Centennials 7 – 8 OT Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
Belleville wins series 4 – 2
Central Division
(2) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers Sudbury wins series 4 – 1
(3) Owen Sound Platers vs. (4) Niagara Falls Thunder Owen Sound wins series 4 – 2
West Division
(1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (4) London Knights Detroit wins series 4 – 0
(2) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Sarnia Sting Windsor wins series 4 – 0
OHL quarter-finals
(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (C3) Owen Sound Platers
(W1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (E5) Peterborough Petes Detroit wins series 4 – 0
(E1) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (E4) Belleville Bulls Belleville wins series 4 – 2
(C2) Sudbury Wolves vs. (W2) Windsor Spitfires Sudbury wins series 4 – 2
OHL semi-finals
(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (E4) Belleville Bulls
(W1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (C2) Sudbury Wolves Detroit wins series 4 – 3
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (W1) Detroit Junior Red Wings Detroit wins series 4 – 2
Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup :Detroit Junior Red Wings Hamilton Spectator Trophy :Guelph Storm Leyden Trophy :Kingston Frontenacs Emms Trophy :Guelph Storm Bumbacco Trophy :Detroit Junior Red Wings Red Tilson Trophy :David Ling , Kingston Frontenacs Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy :Marc Savard , Oshawa Generals Matt Leyden Trophy :Craig Hartsburg , Guelph Storm Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy :David Ling , Kingston Frontenacs Max Kaminsky Trophy :Bryan Berard , Detroit Junior Red Wings OHL Goaltender of the Year :Tyler Moss , Kingston Frontenacs Jack Ferguson Award :Daniel Tkaczuk , Barrie Colts Dave Pinkney Trophy :Mark McArthur and Andy Adams, Guelph Storm OHL Executive of the Year :Mike Kelly, Guelph Storm Emms Family Award :Bryan Berard , Detroit Junior Red Wings F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy :David MacDonald, Sudbury Wolves OHL Humanitarian of the Year :Brad Brown , North Bay Centennials William Hanley Trophy :Vitali Yachmenev , North Bay Centennials Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy :Bill Bowler , Windsor Spitfires Bobby Smith Trophy :Jamie Wright , Guelph Storm
All-Star teams The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.
First team Jeff O'Neill , Centre, Guelph Storm Dave Roche , Left Wing, Windsor Spitfires David Ling , Right Wing, Kingston Frontenacs Ed Jovanovski , Defence, Windsor Spitfires Bryan Berard , Defence, Detroit Jr. Red Wings Tyler Moss , Goaltender, Kingston Frontenacs Craig Hartsburg , Coach, Guelph Storm
Second team Marc Savard , Centre, Oshawa Generals Larry Courville , Left Wing, Oshawa Generals Todd Bertuzzi , Right Wing, Guelph Storm Wes Swinson, Defence, Kingston Frontenacs Jamie Rivers , Defence, Sudbury Wolves Mark McArthur, Goaltender, Guelph Storm Paul Maurice , Coach, Detroit Jr. Red Wings
Third team Bill Bowler , Centre, Windsor Spitfires Ethan Moreau , Left Wing, Sudbury Wolves Vitali Yachmenev , Right Wing, North Bay Centennials Rory Fitzpatrick , Defence, Sudbury Wolves Brad Brown , Defence, North Bay Centennials Matt Mullin, Goaltender, Sudbury Wolves Stan Butler , Coach, Oshawa Generals
1995 OHL Priority Selection The Barrie Colts held the first overall pick in the 1995 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Daniel Tkaczuk from the Mississauga Senators. Tkaczuk 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 1995 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[2]
# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 1 Daniel Tkaczuk (C )Barrie Colts Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Senators 2 Joe Thornton (C )Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds St. Thomas, Ontario St. Thomas Stars 3 Nick Boynton (D )Ottawa 67's Nobleton, Ontario Caledon Canadians 4 Adam Colagiacomo (RW ) London Knights Rexdale, Ontario Royal York Rangers 5 Boyd Devereaux (C )Kitchener Rangers Seaforth, Ontario Stratford Cullitons 6 Jason Ward (C )Niagara Falls Thunder Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Legionaires 7 Adam Mair (C )Owen Sound Platers Hamilton, Ontario Ohsweken Golden Eagles 8 Patrick DesRochers (G )Sarnia Sting Penetanguishene, Ontario Barrie Colts 9 Scott Barney (C )Peterborough Petes Courtice, Ontario North York Rangers 10 Ryan Ready (LW )Belleville Bulls Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Jr. Bees 11 Luc Belliveau (D ) North Bay Centennials Dieppe, New Brunswick Wilcox Notre Dame 12 Jay Legault (LW ) Oshawa Generals Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Bantams 13 Jeff Zehr (LW )Windsor Spitfires Tavistock, Ontario Stratford Cullitons 14 Matt Price (LW ) Kingston Frontenacs Holland Landing, Ontario Newmarket 87's 15 Tyson Flinn (D ) Sudbury Wolves Fredericton, New Brunswick Fredericton Jr. Canadiens 16 Jesse Boulerice (D )Detroit Whalers Mooers, New York Hawkesbury Hawks 17 Brian Willsie (RW )Guelph Storm Belmont, Ontario St. Thomas Stars
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