The 1999–2000 OHL season was the 20th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The season was the first to award a point for an overtime loss. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Barrie Colts won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Plymouth Whalers.
Regular season
Final standings Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title
Eastern conference Rank TeamDIV GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA 1 z-Barrie Colts Central 68 43 18 6 1 93 306 212 2 y-Ottawa 67's East 68 43 20 4 1 91 269 189 3 x-Belleville Bulls East 68 44 22 2 0 90 319 227 4 x-Sudbury Wolves Central 68 39 23 5 1 84 262 221 5 x-Kingston Frontenacs East 68 38 22 5 3 84 258 245 6 x-Peterborough Petes East 68 34 26 7 1 76 242 219 7 x-Oshawa Generals East 68 32 30 4 2 70 227 224 8 x-North Bay Centennials Central 68 24 35 6 3 57 214 253 9 Toronto St. Michael's Majors Central 68 18 44 2 4 42 203 281 10 Mississauga IceDogs Central 68 9 56 1 2 21 160 346
Western conference Rank TeamDIV GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA 1 z-Plymouth Whalers West 68 45 18 4 1 95 256 172 2 y-Erie Otters Midwest 68 33 28 4 3 73 224 229 3 x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 37 20 6 5 85 270 217 4 x-Sarnia Sting West 68 33 27 8 0 74 211 189 5 x-Windsor Spitfires West 68 35 30 2 1 73 213 231 6 x-Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 28 30 6 4 66 229 256 7 x-Brampton Battalion Midwest 68 25 28 11 4 65 213 226 8 x-Guelph Storm Midwest 68 29 34 4 1 63 250 256 9 London Knights West 68 22 36 7 3 54 186 250 10 Owen Sound Platers Midwest 68 21 35 6 6 54 237 292
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMSheldon KeefeBarrie Colts 66 48 73 121 95Norm MilleySudbury Wolves 68 52 60 112 47Jason JaspersSudbury Wolves 68 46 61 107 107Denis ShvidkiBarrie Colts 61 41 65 106 55Michael ZigomanisKingston Frontenacs 59 40 54 94 49Jonathan CheechooBelleville Bulls 66 45 46 91 102Raffi TorresBrampton Battalion 68 43 48 91 40Taylor PyattSudbury Wolves 68 40 49 89 98Jonathan SchillKingston Frontenacs 65 39 48 87 79Mike JeffersonBarrie Colts 58 34 53 87 203Brent GauvreauOshawa Generals 59 34 53 87 74Derek RoyKitchener Rangers 66 34 53 87 44
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 T OTL GA SO Sv% GAARob ZeppPlymouth Whalers 53 3006 36 11 3 0 119 3 0.912 2.38Greg HewittSarnia Sting 52 3063 24 20 7 0 129 3 0.924 2.53Levente SzuperOttawa 67's 53 2863 31 14 2 1 122 4 0.924 2.56Joey MacDonaldPeterborough Petes 48 2641 20 14 6 1 125 2 0.918 2.84Derek DolsonOshawa Generals 40 2259 19 18 2 0 111 2 0.917 2.95
Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern conference quarterfinals
(1) Barrie Colts vs. (8) North Bay Centennials
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Oshawa Generals
(3) Belleville Bulls vs. (6) Peterborough Petes
(4) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Kingston Frontenacs
Western conference quarterfinals
(1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (8) Guelph Storm
(2) Erie Otters vs. (7) Brampton Battalion
(3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Kitchener Rangers
(4) Sarnia Sting vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires
Conference semifinals
Eastern conference semifinals
(1) Barrie Colts vs. (4) Sudbury Wolves
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Belleville Bulls
Western conference semifinals
(1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires
(2) Erie Otters vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Conference finals
Eastern conference finals
(1) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Belleville Bulls
Western conference finals
(1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
OHL finals
J. Ross Robertson cup finals
(W1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (E1) Barrie Colts
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster 1999-00 Barrie Colts Goaltenders
Defencemen
Wingers
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Centres
Coach: Bill Stewart General Manager: Bill Stewart
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMJustin WilliamsPlymouth Whalers 23 14 16 30 10Michael HenrichBarrie Colts 25 10 18 28 30Stephen WeissPlymouth Whalers 23 8 18 26 18Shaun FisherPlymouth Whalers 23 4 21 25 24Randy FitzgeraldPlymouth Whalers 23 13 10 23 47Sheldon KeefeBarrie Colts 25 10 13 23 41Mike JeffersonBarrie Colts 25 7 16 23 107Mike ChristianBarrie Colts 25 6 15 21 37Randy RoweBelleville Bulls 16 7 13 20 6Josef VasicekSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 17 5 15 20 8
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% GAAAlex AuldNorth Bay Centennials 6 375 2 4 12 0 0.953 1.92Derek DolsonOshawa Generals 4 257 0 3 9 0 0.930 2.10Ray EmerySault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 15 884 8 7 33 3 0.931 2.24Rob ZeppPlymouth Whalers 23 1374 15 8 52 2 0.925 2.27Mike GormanSudbury Wolves 12 720 7 5 29 1 0.930 2.42
All-Star teams
First team Dan Tessier, Centre, Ottawa 67's Taylor Pyatt, Left Wing, Sudbury Wolves Norm Milley, Right Wing, Sudbury Wolves John Erskine, Defence, London Knights Branislav Mezei, Defence, Belleville Bulls Andrew Raycroft, Goaltender, Kingston Frontenacs Peter DeBoer, Coach, Plymouth Whalers
Second team Jason Jaspers, Centre, Sudbury Wolves Raffi Torres, Left Wing, Brampton Battalion Sheldon Keefe, Right Wing, Barrie Colts Allan Rourke, Defence, Kitchener Rangers Kevin Mitchell, Defence, Guelph Storm Rob Zepp, Goaltender, Plymouth Whalers Tom Webster, Coach, Windsor Spitfires
Third team Josef Vasicek, Centre, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Johnathan Schill, Left Wing, Kingston Frontenacs Denis Shvidki, Right Wing, Barrie Colts Alexei Semenov, Defence, Sudbury Wolves Mike Van Ryn, Defence, Sarnia Sting Levente Szuper, Goaltender, Ottawa 67's Stan Butler, Coach, Brampton Battalion
Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: Barrie ColtsHamilton Spectator Trophy: Plymouth WhalersBobby Orr Trophy: Barrie ColtsWayne Gretzky Trophy: Plymouth WhalersLeyden Trophy: Ottawa 67'sEmms Trophy: Barrie ColtsHolody Trophy: Erie OttersBumbacco Trophy: Plymouth WhalersRed Tilson Trophy: Andrew Raycroft, Kingston FrontenacsEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Sheldon Keefe, Barrie ColtsMatt Leyden Trophy: Peter DeBoer, Plymouth WhalersJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Sheldon Keefe, Barrie ColtsMax Kaminsky Trophy: John Erskine, London KnightsOHL Goaltender of the Year: Andrew Raycroft, Kingston FrontenacsJack Ferguson Award: Patrick Jarrett, Mississauga IceDogsDave Pinkney Trophy: Rob Zepp and Bill Ruggiero, Plymouth WhalersOHL Executive of the Year: Robert Ciccarelli, Sarnia StingEmms Family Award: Derek Roy, Kitchener RangersF.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: Andrew Sim, Sarnia StingOHL Humanitarian of the Year: Dan Tessier, Ottawa 67'sWilliam Hanley Trophy: Mike Zigomanis, Kingston FrontenacsLeo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Dan Tessier, Ottawa 67'sBobby Smith Trophy: Brad Boyes, Erie OttersWayne Gretzky 99 Award: Brian Finley, Barrie Colts
2000 OHL Priority Selection On June 3, 2000, the OHL conducted the 2000 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. The Mississauga IceDogs held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Patrick Jarrett from the Soo Thunderbirds. Jarrett 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 2000 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 1 Patrick Jarrett (C) Canada Mississauga IceDogs Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Soo Thunderbirds 2 Tim Brent (C/RW) Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors Cambridge, Ontario Cambridge Winter Hawks 3 Richard Power (D) Canada Owen Sound Attack Welland, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 4 Rick Nash (LW) Canada London Knights Brampton, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 5 Craig Foster (C) Canada North Bay Centennials Carp, Ontario Ottawa Valley Titans 6 Daniel Paille (LW) Canada Guelph Storm Welland, Ontario Welland Jr. Canadians 7 Adam Henrich (LW) Canada Brampton Battalion Thornhill, Ontario Don Mills Flyers 8 Andre Benoit (D) Canada Kitchener Rangers Barrie, Ontario Penetang Kings 9 Ben Eager (LW) Canada Oshawa Generals Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Jr. Senators 10 Brian Lee (D) United States Erie Otters Berrien Springs, Michigan Detroit Honeybaked 11 Matt Maccarone (LW) Canada Windsor Spitfires Whitby, Ontario Whitby Wildcats 12 John Hecimovic (RW) Canada Sarnia Sting Waterloo, Ontario Kitchener Jr. Rangers 13 Eric Staal (C) Canada Peterborough Petes Thunder Bay, Ontario Thunder Bay Kings 14 Justin McCutcheon (RW) United States Kingston Frontenacs Ithaca, New York Brampton Capitals 15 Adam Sturgeon (D) Canada Sudbury Wolves Erin, Ontario Milton IceHawks 16 Jeremy Swanson (D) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Thunder Bay, Ontario Thunder Bay Kings 17 Andre Deveaux (RW) Canada Belleville Bulls Welland, Ontario Fort Erie Meteors 18 Bryan Rodney (D) Canada Ottawa 67's London, Ontario St. Mary's Lincolns 19 Dean Byvelds (LW) Canada Barrie Colts Chesterville, Ontario Wellington Dukes 20 James Wisniewski (D) United States Plymouth Whalers Canton, Michigan Plymouth Compuware
See also List of OHA Junior A standings List of OHL seasons 2000 Memorial Cup 2000 NHL entry draft 1999 in sports 2000 in sports
References
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