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2016–17 OHL season
League Ontario Hockey League
Duration Preseason
September 2016
Regular season
September 21, 2016 – March 21, 2017
Playoffs
March 23, 2017 – May 12, 2017
Champions Erie Otters (2)
Number of teams 20
Commissioner David Branch
Television Rogers TV, TVCogeco, Shaw TV
OHL seasons

 2015–16

2017–18 

The 2016–17 OHL season was the 37th season of the Ontario Hockey League, 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. The Windsor Spitfires also qualified for the tournament as the host team.

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Contents

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

Rank Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
1 z-Peterborough Petes East 68 42 21 2 3 89 239 221
2 y-Mississauga Steelheads Central 68 34 21 6 7 81 240 219
3 x-Oshawa Generals East 68 40 23 3 2 85 228 215
4 x-Kingston Frontenacs East 68 33 26 5 4 75 179 200
5 x-Hamilton Bulldogs East 68 33 27 4 4 74 238 225
6 x-Sudbury Wolves Central 68 27 34 7 0 61 207 263
7 x-Ottawa 67's East 68 26 34 7 1 60 221 271
8 x-Niagara IceDogs Central 68 23 35 6 4 56 207 274
9 North Bay Battalion Central 68 24 38 5 1 54 192 260
10 Barrie Colts Central 68 17 44 6 1 41 192 291

Western conference

Rank Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
1 z-Erie Otters Midwest 68 50 15 2 1 103 319 182
2 y-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 48 16 3 1 100 287 208
3 x-Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 49 15 2 2 102 297 177
4 x-London Knights Midwest 68 46 15 3 4 99 289 194
5 x-Windsor Spitfires West 68 41 19 5 3 90 232 185
6 x-Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 36 27 3 2 77 244 251
7 x-Flint Firebirds West 68 32 28 3 5 72 229 242
8 x-Sarnia Sting West 68 31 30 6 1 69 257 277
9 Saginaw Spirit West 68 27 32 7 2 63 204 248
10 Guelph Storm Midwest 68 21 40 5 2 49 202 297

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 63 65 62 127 49
Taylor Raddysh Erie Otters 58 42 67 109 37
Adam Mascherin Kitchener Rangers 65 35 65 100 20
Petrus Palmu Owen Sound Attack 62 40 58 98 34
Nick Suzuki Owen Sound Attack 64 45 51 96 10
Jordan Kyrou Sarnia Sting 66 30 64 94 36
Ryan Moore Flint Firebirds 68 39 51 90 57
Cliff Pu London Knights 63 35 51 86 36
Kole Sherwood Flint Firebirds 60 33 52 85 60
Kevin Hancock Owen Sound Attack 68 30 55 85 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; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SL GA SO Sv% GAA
Michael McNiven Owen Sound Attack 54 3184 41 9 2 2 122 6 0.915 2.30
Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 51 2935 30 12 4 2 115 6 0.917 2.35
Troy Timpano Erie Otters 44 2559 36 8 0 0 101 4 0.901 2.37
Tyler Parsons London Knights 34 2000 23 6 2 3 79 4 0.925 2.37
Matthew Villalta Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 33 1795 25 3 0 0 72 1 0.918 2.41

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Finals
                       
1 Erie 4
8 Sarnia 0
1 Erie 4
4 London 3
4 London 4
5 Windsor 3
1 Erie 4
Western conference
3 Owen Sound 2
2 Sault Ste. Marie 4
7 Flint 1
2 Sault Ste. Marie 2
3 Owen Sound 4
3 Owen Sound 4
6 Kitchener 1
W1 Erie 4
E2 Mississauga 1
1 Peterborough 4
8 Niagara 0
1 Peterborough 4
4 Kingston 0
4 Kingston 4
5 Hamilton 3
1 Peterborough 0
Eastern conference
2 Mississauga 4
2 Mississauga 4
7 Ottawa 2
2 Mississauga 4
3 Oshawa 1
3 Oshawa 4
6 Sudbury 2

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference quarterfinals

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (8) Niagara IceDogs
Peterborough wins series 4 – 0


(2) Mississauga Steelheads vs. (7) Ottawa 67's
Mississauga wins series 4 – 2


(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Sudbury Wolves
Oshawa wins series 4 – 2


(4) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (5) Hamilton Bulldogs
Kingston wins series 4 – 3


Western conference quarterfinals

(1) Erie Otters vs. (8) Sarnia Sting
Erie wins series 4 – 0


(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (7) Flint Firebirds
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 1


(3) Owen Sound Attack vs. (6) Kitchener Rangers
Owen Sound wins series 4 – 1


(4) London Knights vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires
London wins series 4 – 3


Conference semifinals

Eastern conference semifinals

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (4) Kingston Frontenacs
Peterborough wins series 4 – 0


(2) Mississauga Steelheads vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
Mississauga wins series 4 – 1


Western conference semifinals

(1) Erie Otters vs. (4) London Knights
Erie wins series 4 – 3


(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (3) Owen Sound Attack
Owen Sound wins series 4 – 2


Conference finals

Eastern conference finals

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Mississauga Steelheads
Mississauga wins series 4 – 0


Western conference finals

(1) Erie Otters vs. (3) Owen Sound Attack
Erie wins series 4 – 2


J. Ross Robertson Cup

(W1) Erie Otters vs. (E2) Mississauga Steelheads

Erie wins series 4 – 1


J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

2016-17 Erie Otters[1]
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 22 13 25 38 10
Dylan Strome Erie Otters 22 14 20 34 14
Anthony Cirelli Erie Otters 22 15 16 31 4
Taylor Raddysh Erie Otters 22 12 19 31 18
Michael McLeod Mississauga Steelheads 20 11 16 27 19
Warren Foegele Erie Otters 22 13 13 26 25
Spencer Watson Mississauga Steelheads 20 15 10 25 14
Nick Suzuki Owen Sound Attack 17 8 15 23 10
Darren Raddysh Erie Otters 22 8 14 22 14
Petrus Palmu Owen Sound Attack 17 13 8 21 6

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

Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Joseph Raaymakers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 10 554 5 4 18 0 0.942 1.95
Matthew Mancina Mississauga Steelheads 14 867 9 5 33 2 0.918 2.28
Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 7 436 3 4 18 0 0.917 2.48
Dylan Wells Peterborough Petes 12 764 8 4 32 0 0.930 2.51
Jacob Ingham Mississauga Steelheads 6 358 4 2 16 0 0.876 2.68

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup: Erie Otters
Hamilton Spectator Trophy: Erie Otters
Bobby Orr Trophy: Mississauga Steelheads
Wayne Gretzky Trophy: Erie Otters
Emms Trophy: Mississauga Steelheads
Leyden Trophy: Peterborough Petes
Holody Trophy: Erie Otters
Bumbacco Trophy: Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Red Tilson Trophy: Alex DeBrincat, Erie Otters
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Alex DeBrincat, Erie Otters
Matt Leyden Trophy: Ryan McGill, Owen Sound Attack
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Alex DeBrincat, Erie Otters
Max Kaminsky Trophy: Darren Raddysh, Erie Otters
OHL Goaltender of the Year: Michael McNiven, Owen Sound Attack
Jack Ferguson Award: Ryan Suzuki, Barrie Colts
Dave Pinkney Trophy: Michael McNiven & Emanuel Vella, Owen Sound Attack
Emms Family Award: Ryan Merkley, Guelph Storm
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: Matthew Villalta, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy: Garrett McFadden, Guelph Storm
William Hanley Trophy: Nick Suzuki, Owen Sound Attack
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Darren Raddysh, Erie Otters
Bobby Smith Trophy: Sasha Chmelevski, Ottawa 67's
Roger Neilson Memorial Award: Stephen Gibson, Mississauga Steelheads
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award: Quinn Hanna, Guelph Storm
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy: Alex Peters, Flint Firebirds
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy: Mike Petizian, Mississauga Reps
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award: Warren Foegele, Erie Otters

All-Star teams

The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.

First team

Second team

Third team

2017 OHL Priority Selection

On April 8, 2017, the OHL conducted the 2017 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Barrie Colts held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Ryan Suzuki from the London Jr. Knights of the MHAO. Suzuki 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 2017 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [2]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
1 Ryan Suzuki (C) Canada Canada Barrie Colts London, Ontario London Jr. Knights (MHAO)
2 Tag Bertuzzi (C) Canada Canada Guelph Storm Birmingham, Michigan Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U (HPHL)
3 Brandon Coe (RW) Canada Canada North Bay Battalion Ajax, Ontario Toronto Nationals (GTHL)
4 Nicholas Porco (LW) Canada Canada Saginaw Spirit Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Vaughan Kings (GTHL)
5 Philip Tomasino (C) Canada Canada Niagara IceDogs Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Rebels (GTHL)
6 Graeme Clarke (RW) Canada Canada Ottawa 67's Ottawa, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
7 Blake Murray (C) Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves Uxbridge, Ontario Whitby Wildcats (OMHA-EHL)
8 Jack Hughes (C) United States United States Mississauga Steelheads Orlando, Florida Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
9 Jamieson Rees (C) Canada Canada Sarnia Sting Woodbridge, Ontario Mississauga Reps (GTHL)
10 Ethan Keppen (LW) Canada Canada Flint Firebirds Whitby, Ontario Toronto Nationals (GTHL)
11 Connor McMichael (C) Canada Canada Hamilton Bulldogs Ajax, Ontario Ajax-Pickering Raiders (OMHA-EHL)
12 Cody Morgan (C) Canada Canada Kingston Frontenacs Richmond Hill, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL)
13 Grayson Ladd (D) Canada Canada Kitchener Rangers Dresden, Ontario Chatham-Kent Cyclones (MHAO)
14 Thomas Harley (D) United States United States Mississauga Steelheads Syracuse, New York Vaughan Kings (GTHL)
15 Mitchell Brewer (D) Canada Canada Oshawa Generals Waterdown, Ontario Halton Hills Hurricanes (OMHA-SCTA)
16 Nick Robertson (C) United States United States Peterborough Petes Northville, Michigan Toronto Red Wings (GTHL)
17 Nathan Staios (RW) Canada/United States Canada/USA Windsor Spitfires Oakville, Ontario Vaughan Kings (GTHL)
18 Lucas Rowe (C) Canada Canada London Knights Etobicoke, Ontario Mississauga Reps (GTHL)
19 Hayden Fowler (C) Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Kingston, Ontario Kingston Jr. Frontenacs (OMHA-EHL)
20 Mitchell Russell (C) Canada Canada Owen Sound Attack Barrie, Ontario Barrie Jr. Colts (OMHA-EHL)
21 Emmett Sproule (C) Canada Canada Erie Otters Nottawa, Ontario Grey-Bruce Highlanders (OMHA-SCTA)

2017 NHL Entry Draft

On June 23-24, 2017, the National Hockey League conducted the 2017 NHL Entry Draft held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. In total, 42 players from the Ontario Hockey League 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.

Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft. [3]

Round # Player Nationality NHL Team Hometown OHL Team
1 10 Owen Tippett (RW) Canada Canada Florida Panthers Peterborough, Ontario Mississauga Steelheads
1 11 Gabriel Vilardi (C) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings Kingston, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
1 13 Nick Suzuki (C) Canada Canada Vegas Golden Knights London, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
1 20 Robert Thomas (C) Canada Canada St. Louis Blues Aurora, Ontario London Knights
1 27 Morgan Frost (C) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers Aurora, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2 32 Conor Timmins (D) Canada Canada Colorado Avalanche Thorold, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2 34 Nicolas Hague (D) Canada Canada Vegas Golden Knights Kitchener, Ontario Mississauga Steelheads
2 35 Isaac Ratcliffe (LW) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers London, Ontario Guelph Storm
2 39 Jason Robertson (RW) United States United States Dallas Stars Northville, Michigan Kingston Frontenacs
2 47 Alex Formenton (LW) Canada Canada Ottawa Senators King City, Ontario London Knights
2 53 Jack Studnicka (C) Canada Canada Boston Bruins Tecumseh, Ontario Oshawa Generals
2 55 Jonah Gadjovich (LW) Canada Canada Vancouver Canucks Whitby, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
2 59 Eemeli Rasanen (D) Finland Finland Toronto Maple Leafs Joensuu, Finland Kingston Frontenacs
3 64 Michael DiPietro (G) Canada Canada Vancouver Canucks Amherstburg, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
3 69 MacKenzie Entwistle (RW) Canada Canada Arizona Coyotes Georgetown, Ontario Hamilton Bulldogs
3 72 Matthew Villalta (G) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings Godfrey, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
3 75 Nate Schnarr (C) Canada Canada Arizona Coyotes Waterloo, Ontario Guelph Storm
3 83 Zach Gallant (C) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings Oakville, Ontario Peterborough Petes
3 84 Dmitri Samorukov (D) Russia Russia Edmonton Oilers Volgograd, Russia Guelph Storm
3 85 Ivan Lodnia (RW) United States United States Minnesota Wild Novi, Michigan Erie Otters
4 101 Liam Hawel (C) Canada Canada Dallas Stars Arnprior, Ontario Guelph Storm
4 106 Matthew Strome (LW) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers Mississauga, Ontario Hamilton Bulldogs
4 107 Maksim Sushko (RW) Belarus Belarus Philadelphia Flyers Brest, Belarus Owen Sound Attack
4 108 Noel Hoefenmayer (D) Canada Canada Arizona Coyotes North York, Ontario Ottawa 67's
4 109 Adam Ruzicka (C) Slovakia Slovakia Calgary Flames Bratislava, Slovakia Sarnia Sting
4 118 Markus Phillips (D) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings Toronto, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
4 123 Brandon Crawley (D) United States United States New York Rangers Glen Rock, New Jersey London Knights
5 131 Cole Fraser (D) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings Beckwith, Ontario Peterborough Petes
5 138 Drake Rymsha (C) United States United States Los Angeles Kings Huntington Woods, Michigan Sarnia Sting
5 141 Fedor Gordeev (D) Canada Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario Flint Firebirds
5 143 Marian Studenic (RW) Slovakia Slovakia New Jersey Devils Holíč, Slovakia Hamilton Bulldogs
5 146 Kirill Maksimov (RW) Russia Russia Edmonton Oilers Moscow, Russia Niagara IceDogs
5 147 Jacob Golden (D) Canada Canada Minnesota Wild Toronto, Ontario London Knights
6 164 Reilly Webb (D) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings Stoney Creek, Ontario Hamilton Bulldogs
6 172 Ryan McGregor (LW) Canada Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Burlington, Ontario Sarnia Sting
6 175 Trenton Bourque (D) Canada Canada St. Louis Blues Burlington, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
6 181 Petrus Palmu (RW) Finland Finland Vancouver Canucks Joensuu, Finland Owen Sound Attack
6 185 Sasha Chmelevski (C) United States United States San Jose Sharks Northville, Michigan Ottawa 67's
7 188 Matt Brassard (D) Canada Canada Vancouver Canucks Barrie, Ontario Oshawa Generals
7 189 Ben Jones (C) Canada Canada Vegas Golden Knights Waterloo, Ontario Niagara IceDogs
7 193 Brady Gilmour (C) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings Grafton, Ontario Saginaw Spirit
7 216 Jacob Paquette (D) Canada Canada Nashville Predators Ottawa, Ontario Kingston Frontenacs

2017 CHL Import Draft

On June 28, 2017, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2017 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Barrie Colts held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Andrei Svechnikov from Russia 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. [4]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Last Team
1 Andrei Svechnikov (RW) Russia Russia Barrie Colts Barnaul, Russia Muskegon Lumberjacks
4 Alexei Toropchenko (RW) Russia Russia Guelph Storm Balashikha, Russia Balashikha HC MVD
7 Filip Chytil (C) Czech Republic Czech Republic North Bay Battalion Zlin, Czech Republic Zlin PSG
10 Martin Nečas (C) Czech Republic Czech Republic Saginaw Spirit Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic Brno Kometa HC
13 Timothy Liljegren (D) Sweden Sweden Mississauga Steelheads Kristianstad, Sweden Rogle BK
16 Nikita Okhotyuk (D) Russia Russia Ottawa 67's Chelyabinsk, Russia Chelyabinsk Belye Medvedi
19 Zack Malik (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Sudbury Wolves Brno, Czech Republic Vitkovice Ostrave Jr.
22 Hugo Leufvenius (C) Sweden Sweden Sarnia Sting Stockholm, Sweden Linkoping HC Jr.
25 Nikita Alexandrov (D) Russia Russia Flint Firebirds Kurgan, Russia Balashikha HC MVD
28 Joni Ikonen (C) Finland Finland Hamilton Bulldogs Espoo, Finland Vastra Frolunda HC Jr.
31 No selection made Kingston Frontenacs
34 Adam Liska (C/LW) Slovakia Slovakia Kitchener Rangers Bratislava, Slovakia Orange HK 20
37 Albert Michnac (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Mississauga Steelheads Prague, Czech Republic Guelph Storm
40 Nico Gross (D) Switzerland Switzerland Oshawa Generals Pontresina, Switzerland Zug EV Jr.
43 Gleb Babintsev (D) Russia Russia Peterborough Petes Moscow, Russia Magnitogorsk Metallurg U17
46 Kirill Kozhevnikov (C) Russia Russia Windsor Spitfires Yugra, Russia Khanty-Mansiysk Mamonty
49 Jesper Bratt (RW) Sweden Sweden London Knights Stockholm, Sweden AIK IF
52 Rasmus Sandin (D) Sweden Sweden Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Uppsala, Sweden Brynas IF Jr.
55 Vasili Filyayev (C) Belarus Belarus Owen Sound Attack Zhlobin, Belarus Team Belarus U17
57 Stephane Patry (LW) Switzerland Switzerland Erie Otters Geneve, Switzerland Geneve-Servette Jr.

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Preceded by OHL seasons Succeeded by
2017–18 OHL season

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