The 1993–94 OHL season was the 14th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The North Bay Centennials won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Detroit Junior Red Wings.
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;
Leyden Division Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 y-North Bay Centennials 66 46 15 5 97 351 226 2 x-Ottawa 67's 66 33 22 11 77 274 229 3 x-Sudbury Wolves 66 34 26 6 74 299 275 4 x-Belleville Bulls 66 32 28 6 70 303 264 5 x-Kingston Frontenacs 66 30 28 8 68 265 259 6 x-Oshawa Generals 66 26 32 8 60 272 309 7 x-Peterborough Petes 66 15 41 10 40 252 350 8 Newmarket Royals 66 9 47 10 28 231 377
Emms Division Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 y-Detroit Junior Red Wings 66 42 20 4 88 312 237 2 x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 35 24 7 77 319 268 3 x-Guelph Storm 66 32 28 6 70 323 290 4 x-Owen Sound Platers 66 34 30 2 70 303 284 5 x-Kitchener Rangers 66 32 30 4 68 286 316 6 x-London Knights 66 32 30 4 68 293 279 7 x-Windsor Spitfires 66 25 36 5 55 253 298 8 Niagara Falls Thunder 66 21 41 4 46 277 352
Scoring leaders Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Jason Allison London Knights 56 55 87 142 68 Kevin Brown Detroit Junior Red Wings 57 54 81 135 85 Jeff O'Neill Guelph Storm 66 45 81 126 95 Keli Corpse Kingston Frontenacs 63 42 84 126 55 Bill Bowler Windsor Spitfires 66 47 76 123 39 Jamie Rivers Sudbury Wolves 65 32 89 121 58 Trevor Gallant Kitchener Rangers 66 39 80 119 48 Dave Gilmore London Knights 61 48 69 117 67 Jason MacDonald Owen Sound Platers 66 55 61 116 177 Sylvain Cloutier Guelph Storm 66 45 71 116 127
Playoffs
Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Peterborough Petes
(3) Sudbury Wolves vs. (6) Oshawa Generals
(4) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Kingston Frontenacs
Emms Division
(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (7) Windsor Spitfires
(3) Guelph Storm vs. (6) London Knights
(4) Owen Sound Platers vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers
Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Belleville Bulls
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Sudbury Wolves
Emms Division
(1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (4) Owen Sound Platers
(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (3) Guelph Storm
Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (2) Ottawa 67's
Emms Division
(1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(L1) North Bay Centennials vs. (E1) Detroit Junior Red Wings
Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: North Bay CentennialsHamilton Spectator Trophy: North Bay CentennialsLeyden Trophy: North Bay CentennialsEmms Trophy: Detroit Junior Red WingsRed Tilson Trophy: Jason Allison, London KnightsEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Jason Allison, London Knights Matt Leyden Trophy: Bert Templeton, North Bay CentennialsJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Kevin Brown, Detroit Junior Red WingsMax Kaminsky Trophy: Jamie Rivers, Sudbury WolvesOHL Goaltender of the Year: Jamie Storr, Owen Sound PlatersJack Ferguson Award: Jeff Brown, Sarnia StingDave Pinkney Trophy: Sandy Allan and Scott Roche, North Bay Centennials OHL Executive of the Year: Jim Rutherford, Detroit Junior Red WingsBill Long Award: Brian Kilrea, Ottawa 67'sEmms Family Award: Vitali Yachmenev, North Bay CentennialsF.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: Scott Roche, North Bay CentennialsOHL Humanitarian of the Year: Brent Tully, Peterborough PetesWilliam Hanley Trophy: Jason Allison, London Knights Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: B.J. MacPherson, North Bay CentennialsBobby Smith Trophy: Ethan Moreau, Niagara Falls Thunder
All-Star teams The OHL All-star teams were selected by the OHL's general managers.
First team Jason Allison, Centre, London Knights Jeff Shevalier, Left Wing, North Bay Centennials Kevin Brown, Right Wing, Detroit Jr. Red Wings Jamie Rivers, Defence, Sudbury Wolves Nick Stajduhar, Defence, London Knights Jamie Storr, Goaltender, Owen Sound Platers Bert Templeton, Coach, North Bay Centennials
Second team Keli Corpse, Centre, Kingston Frontenacs Bob Wren, Left Wing, Detroit Jr. Red Wings Jason MacDonald, Right Wing, Owen Sound Platers Drew Bannister, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Ed Jovanovski, Defence, Windsor Spitfires Matt Mullin, Goaltender, Sudbury Wolves Paul Maurice, Coach, Detroit Jr. Red Wings
Third team Michael Peca, Centre, Ottawa 67's Ethan Moreau, Left Wing, Niagara Falls Thunder Vitali Yachmenev, Right Wing, North Bay Centennials Jason Gladney, Defence, Kitchener Rangers Brad Brown, Defence, North Bay Centennials Sandy Allan, Goaltender, North Bay Centennials Jerry Harrigan, Coach, Owen Sound Platers
1994 OHL Priority Selection The Sarnia Sting held the first overall pick in the 1994 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Jeff Brown from the Thornhill Islanders. Brown 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 1994 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 1 Jeff Brown (D) Canada Sarnia Sting Mississauga, Ontario Thornhill Islanders 2 Geoff Peters (C) Canada Niagara Falls Thunder St. Catharines, Ontario Wexford Bantams 3 Kevin Bolibruck (D) Canada Peterborough Petes Thorold, Ontario Thorold Black Hawks 4 Glenn Crawford (C) Canada Windsor Spitfires Barrie, Ontario Barrie Colts 5 Jeff Ware (D) Canada Oshawa Generals Toronto, Ontario Wexford Raiders 6 Chris Allen (D) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Blenheim, Ontario Leamington Flyers 7 Jason Doyle (RW) Canada London Knights Toronto, Ontario Wexford Bantams 8 Ryan Pepperal (RW) Canada Kitchener Rangers Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls Canucks 9 Matt Osborne (D) Canada Owen Sound Platers Conn, Ontario Waterloo Siskins 10 Brian Wesenberg (RW) Canada Peterborough Petes Peterborough, Ontario Cobourg Cougars 11 Daniel Cleary (LW) Canada Belleville Bulls Harbour Grace, Newfoundland Kingston Voyageurs 12 Richard Rochefort (C) Canada Sudbury Wolves North Bay, Ontario Waterloo Siskins 13 Sean Blanchard (D) Canada Ottawa 67's Garson, Ontario Valley East Midgets 14 Steve Lowe (C) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Kitchener, Ontario Caledon Canadians 15 Bryan Berard (D) United States Detroit Junior Red Wings Woonsocket, Rhode Island Mount St. Charles Academy 16 Steven Carpenter (LW) Canada North Bay Centennials Rollo Bay, Prince Edward Island Charlottetown Abbies
See also List of OHA Junior A standings List of OHL seasons 1994 Memorial Cup 1994 NHL entry draft 1993 in sports 1994 in sports
References
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