The 2008–09 OJHL season was the 16th and final season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) before it was divided into two leagues for a single season. The twenty-nine teams of the Phillips, Ruddock, and MacKinnon Divisions will play 49-game schedules, while the eight teams of the Ontario Hockey Association's Central Division Hockey will play an experimental 53-game season.

Come February, the top eight teams of each division will play down for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup. If successful against the winners of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2009 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes Super Division is approved for 2008-09 Quinte West Pack are now the Trenton Hercs Bramalea Blues will return for 2008–09 season Bancroft Hawks have been sold and are now Upper Canada Hockey Club Durham Fury have moved and become Whitby Fury Trenton Hercs folded mid-season in January 2009

Current Standings as of February 13, 2009

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

Central Division Hockey Team Centre 2008–09 record GF–GA Points Wellington Dukes Wellington 35-13-0-5 252-181 75 Markham Waxers Markham 36-15-0-2 239-200 74 Toronto Jr. Canadiens Toronto 31-20-0-2 242-251 64 Hamilton Red Wings Hamilton 28-18-0-7 281-245 63 Newmarket Hurricanes Newmarket 28-20-0-5 198-193 61 St. Michael's Buzzers Toronto 24-24-0-5 227-249 53 Cobourg Cougars Cobourg 17-27-0-9 199-238 43Stouffville Spirit Stouffville 13-34-0-6 165-246 32 MacKinnon Division Team Centre 2008–09 record GF–GA Points x-Georgetown Raiders Georgetown 42-6-0-1 263-140 85 x-Oakville Blades Oakville 41-8-0-0 289-146 82 x-Burlington Cougars Burlington 33-10-0-6 217-160 72 x-Vaughan Vipers Vaughan 33-13-0-3 242-152 69 x-Buffalo Jr. Sabres Buffalo 25-17-0-7 207-176 57 x-Milton Icehawks Milton 21-24-0-4 208-229 46 x-Brampton Capitals Brampton 17-24-0-8 199-233 42 x-Streetsville Derbys Toronto 12-34-0-3 164-272 27 y-Mississauga Chargers Mississauga 11-33-0-5 186-300 27 y-Bramalea Blues Brampton 11-34-0-4 170-297 26 Phillips Division Team Centre 2008–09 record GF–GA Points x-Couchiching Terriers Rama 39-3-0-7 267-110 85 x-Huntsville Otters Huntsville 38-7-0-4 224-125 80 x-Aurora Tigers Aurora 37-11-0-1 228-150 75 x-Orangeville Crushers Orangeville 33-15-0-1 212-159 67 x-North York Rangers Toronto 28-14-0-7 223-194 63 x-Collingwood Blues Collingwood 22-23-0-4 169-183 48 x-Toronto Dixie Beehives Toronto 17-30-0-2 147-200 36 x-Seguin Bruins Humphrey 16-31-0-2 185-270 34 y-Upper Canada Hockey Club Toronto 9-39-0-1 115-286 19 y-Villanova Knights Toronto 6-39-0-4 119-259 16 Ruddock Division Team Centre 2008–09 record GF–GA Points x-Kingston Voyageurs Kingston 36-9-0-4 256-136 76 x-Peterborough Stars Peterborough 37-11-0-1 216-138 75 x-Lindsay Muskies Lindsay 32-13-0-4 212-149 68 x-Bowmanville Eagles Bowmanville 24-20-0-5 162-160 53 x-Ajax Attack Ajax 25-24-0-0 216-229 50 x-Port Hope Predators Port Hope 20-26-0-3 189-221 43 x-Whitby Fury Whitby 16-30-0-3 181-250 35 x-Pickering Panthers Pickering 16-30-0-3 148-249 35 y-Trenton Hercs Trenton 14-20-0-3 129-153 31 Please note: (x-) denotes playoff berth, (y-) denotes elimination.

Teams listed on the official league website.

Standings listed by Pointstreak on official league website.

2008-09 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs

Championship round

Divisional Playoffs

Note: C is Central, M is Mackinnon, P is Phillips, R is Ruddock.

Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website.

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship Hosted by the Schreiber Diesels in Schreiber, Ontario. The Kingston Voyageurs finished in first place.

Round Robin Kingston Voyageurs 9 - Schreiber Diesels (SIJHL) 0 Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 1 - Kingston Voyageurs 0 Kingston Voyageurs 2 - Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 0 Final Kingston Voyageurs 4 - Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 1

2009 Royal Bank Cup Championship Hosted by the Victoria Grizzlies in Victoria, British Columbia. The Kingston Voyageurs lost out in the semi-final.

Round Robin Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) 5 - Kingston Voyageurs 0 Kingston Voyageurs 7 - Summerside Western Capitals (MJAHL) 5 Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) 5 - Kingston Voyageurs 2 Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 8 - Kingston Voyageurs 5 Semi-final Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 6 - Kingston Voyageurs 3

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Nathan Pagneau Hamilton Red Wings 53 48 55 103 20 Luke Moodie Oakville Blades 49 41 54 95 31 Brandon Pirri Georgetown Raiders 44 46 48 94 46 Greg Miller St. Michael's Buzzers 49 40 51 91 56 Doug Clarkson Vaughan Vipers 46 38 53 91 168 Andrew Marcoux Georgetown Raiders 49 43 47 90 54 Paul Rodrigues Toronto Jr. Canadiens 53 37 53 90 70 Matt Smyth Cobourg Cougars 43 41 48 89 57 Dorian Peca Vaughan Vipers 48 44 44 88 52 Shane Patrick Ferguson Markham Waxers 53 21 64 85 120

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 Dalton McGrath Couchiching Terriers 21 1088:55 16 0 0 2 30 4 .937 1.65 Matt Hache Oakville Blades 28 1656:41 23 5 0 0 64 2 .920 2.32 Shawn Sirman Kingston Voyageurs 29 1754:58 21 5 0 3 69 3 .926 2.36 Kyle Cantlon Couchiching Terriers 31 1829:18 22 3 2 3 75 1 .912 2.46 Ryan Williams Huntsville Otters 37 2208:35 28 5 2 1 102 2 .908 2.77

Players selected in 2009 NHL entry draft Rd 2 #59 Brandon Pirri - Chicago Blackhawks (Georgetown Raiders) Rd 3 #69 Reilly Smith - Dallas Stars (St. Michael's Buzzers) Rd 6 #169 Dustin Walsh - Montreal Canadiens (Kingston Voyageurs)

See also 2009 Royal Bank Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup List of OJHL seasons Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Superior International Junior Hockey League Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League 2008 in ice hockey 2009 in ice hockey

References

External links Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League