The 2009–10 OHL season was the 30th season of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Twenty teams played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on September 17, 2009, and ended on March 14, 2010. On September 9, 2009, all 20 teams in the OHL unveiled their new Reebok Edge jerseys, which have been used in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2007 until 2017. The playoffs began on March 18, 2010, and ended on May 4, 2010, with the Windsor Spitfires winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the second consecutive year, which they followed up by winning the 2010 Memorial Cup, hosted by the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL in Brandon, Manitoba.
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 TeamDIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA 1 z-Barrie Colts Central 68 57 9 0 2 116 327 186 2 y-Ottawa 67's East 68 37 23 5 3 82 246 219 3 x-Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Central 68 42 20 4 2 90 222 175 4 x-Kingston Frontenacs East 68 33 30 2 3 71 229 251 5 x-Brampton Battalion Central 68 25 29 7 7 64 167 181 6 x-Peterborough Petes East 68 29 35 1 3 62 231 277 7 x-Niagara IceDogs Central 68 26 34 2 6 60 191 233 8 x-Sudbury Wolves Central 68 26 35 4 3 59 193 267 9 Oshawa Generals East 68 24 39 3 2 53 216 299 10 Belleville Bulls East 68 20 40 2 6 48 189 263
Western conference Rank TeamDIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA 1 z-Windsor Spitfires West 68 50 12 1 5 106 331 203 2 y-London Knights Midwest 68 49 16 1 2 101 273 208 3 x-Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 42 19 4 3 91 286 236 4 x-Plymouth Whalers West 68 38 27 1 2 79 245 201 5 x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 36 27 1 4 77 237 213 6 x-Saginaw Spirit West 68 34 27 4 3 75 240 230 7 x-Guelph Storm Midwest 68 35 29 3 1 74 242 255 8 x-Erie Otters Midwest 68 33 28 5 2 73 257 259 9 Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 27 33 4 4 62 221 276 10 Sarnia Sting West 68 17 46 2 3 39 184 295
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes As of the end of the season, March 14
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMTyler Seguin Plymouth Whalers 63485810654Taylor Hall Windsor Spitfires57406610656Luke Pither Barrie Colts 6736589444Taylor Beck Guelph Storm 6139549354Nazem Kadri London Knights 56355893105Zack Torquato Erie Otters 6831629372Jeff Skinner Kitchener Rangers 6450409072Chris MacKinnon Kitchener Rangers 6429619078Jordan Skellett Saginaw Spirit 6626628816Mike Cazzola Erie Otters 6836508674
Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SL GA SO SV% GAA Mavric Parks Kitchener/Barrie 331920 25 5 1 1 75 20.9302.34 Chris Carrozzi Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 372089 19 10 3 2 82 50.9162.36 Patrick Killeen Brampton Battalion 633693 23 25 6 7 149 5 0.9132.42 J. P. Anderson Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 362028 23 10 1 0 88 20.8992.60 Matt Hackett Plymouth Whalers 563165 33 18 1 2 138 4 0.9252.62
Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern conference
(1) Barrie Colts vs. (8) Sudbury Wolves
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Niagara IceDogs
(3) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors vs. (6) Peterborough Petes
(4) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (5) Brampton Battalion
Western conference
(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (8) Erie Otters
(2) London Knights vs. (7) Guelph Storm
(3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Saginaw Spirit
(4) Plymouth Whalers vs. (5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Conference semifinals
Eastern conference
(1) Barrie Colts vs. (5) Brampton Battalion
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Western conference
(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (4) Plymouth Whalers
(2) London Knights vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers
Conference finals
Eastern conference
(1) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Western conference
(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(E1) Barrie Colts vs. (W1) Windsor Spitfires
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster 2009-10 Windsor Spitfires Goaltenders
Defencemen
– C Wingers
– A – A
Centres
– A
Coach: Bob Boughner General Manager: Warren Rychel
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMTaylor Hall Windsor Spitfires 1917183532Jeff Skinner Kitchener Rangers 2020133314Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires 193303314Nazem Kadri London Knights 129182726Chris MacKinnon Kitchener Rangers 207202733Adam Henrique Windsor Spitfires 192052512Gabriel Landeskog Kitchener Rangers 208152318Scott Timmins Windsor Spitfires 1911112218Jeremy Morin Kitchener Rangers 201292132Daniel Erlich London Knights 129122115
Playoff leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA Chris Carrozzi Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 8448 5 2 16 10.9282.14 Mavric Parks Barrie Colts 10602 7 2 23 10.9262.29 Edward Pasquale Saginaw Spirit 6361 2 4 14 0 0.9412.33 Petr Mrázek Ottawa 67's 8451441800.9282.39 Philipp Grubauer Windsor Spitfires 181094 16 2 49 20.9092.69
All-Star Classic The OHL All-Star Classic was played on February 3, 2010, at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario. The game was televised on Rogers Sportsnet. The Eastern Conference All-Stars defeated the Western Conference All-Stars 17–11. Captains of the All-Star games were Ryan Ellis for the Western Conference and Alex Pietrangelo for the Eastern Conference. Andrew Agozzino of the Niagara IceDogs won the player of the game award as he scored an All-Star Game record four goals and added one assist. The skills competition was held the night before on February 2, with the Western Conference winning. Honorary captains for the event were former Toronto Marlboros player Steve Thomas representing the Eastern Conference and former Windsor Spitfires player Adam Graves representing the Eastern Conference.
All-Star teams The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's general managers.
First team Tyler Seguin, Centre, Plymouth Whalers Taylor Hall, Left Wing, Windsor Spitfires Bryan Cameron, Right wing, Barrie Colts Jake Muzzin, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Nick Crawford, Defence, Barrie Colts Chris Carrozzi, Goalie, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Dale Hunter, Coach, London Knights
Second team Nazem Kadri, Centre, London Knights Jeremy Morin, Left Wing, Kitchener Rangers Taylor Beck, Right wing, Guelph Storm Cameron Gaunce, Defence, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Ryan Ellis, Defence, Windsor Spitfires Matt Hackett, Goalie, Plymouth Whalers Dave Cameron, Coach, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Third team Luke Pither, Centre, Barrie Colts Chris MacKinnon, Left Wing, Kitchener Rangers Greg Nemisz, Right wing, Windsor Spitfires Alex Pietrangelo, Defence, Barrie Colts Shawn Lalonde, Defence, Belleville Bulls Patrick Killeen, Goalie, Brampton Battalion Marty Williamson, Coach, Barrie Colts
Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: Windsor SpitfiresHamilton Spectator Trophy: Barrie ColtsBobby Orr Trophy: Barrie ColtsWayne Gretzky Trophy: Windsor SpitfiresEmms Trophy: Barrie ColtsLeyden Trophy: Ottawa 67'sHolody Trophy: London KnightsBumbacco Trophy: Windsor SpitfiresRed Tilson Trophy: Tyler Seguin, Plymouth WhalersEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Tyler Seguin, Plymouth Whalers & Taylor Hall, Windsor SpitfiresMatt Leyden Trophy: Dale Hunter, London KnightsJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Taylor Beck, Guelph StormMax Kaminsky Trophy: Jake Muzzin, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL Goaltender of the Year: Chris Carrozzi, Mississauga St. Michael's MajorsJack Ferguson Award: Alex Galchenyuk, Sarnia StingDave Pinkney Trophy: Chris Carrozzi & J. P. Anderson, Mississauga St. Michael's MajorsOHL Executive of the Year: Rick Gaetz, Guelph StormBill Long Award: Peter Karmanos Jr, Plymouth WhalersEmms Family Award: Matt Puempel, Peterborough PetesF. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: Petr Mrazek, Ottawa 67'sDan Snyder Memorial Trophy: Ryan Hayes, Plymouth WhalersWilliam Hanley Trophy: Ryan Spooner, Peterborough PetesLeo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Bryan Cameron, Barrie ColtsBobby Smith Trophy: Erik Gudbranson, Kingston FrontenacsRoger Neilson Memorial Award: Derek Lanoue, Windsor SpitfiresIvan Tennant Memorial Award: Dougie Hamilton, Niagara IceDogsMickey Renaud Captain's Trophy: John Kurtz, Sudbury WolvesTim Adams Memorial Trophy: Sean Monahan, Mississauga RebelsWayne Gretzky 99 Award: Adam Henrique, Windsor Spitfires
2010 OHL Priority Selection On May 1, 2010, the OHL conducted the 2010 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Sarnia Sting held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Alex Galchenyuk from the Chicago Young Americans. Galchenyuk 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 2010 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
# Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team 1 Alex Galchenyuk (C) United States Sarnia Sting Milwaukee, Wisconsin Chicago Young Americans 2 Brendan Gaunce (C) Canada Belleville Bulls Markham, Ontario Markham Waxers 3 Scott Laughton (C) Canada Oshawa Generals Oakville, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 4 Jarrod Maidens (C/LW) Canada Owen Sound Attack Ridgeway, Ontario Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs 5 Mathew Campagna (C) Canada Sudbury Wolves Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Nationals 6 Jesse Graham (D) Canada Niagara IceDogs Scarborough, Ontario Toronto Nationals 7 Slater Koekkoek (D) Canada Peterborough Petes Manotick, Ontario Notre Dame Hounds 8 Luke Mercer (D) Canada Niagara IceDogs Brampton, Ontario Toronto Nationals 9 Marcus McIvor (D) Canada Brampton Battalion Whitby, Ontario Whitby Wildcats 10 Alex Gudbranson (D) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Jr. 67's 11 Chris Marchese (RW) Canada Erie Otters Vaughan, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 12 Matthew Finn (D) Canada Guelph Storm Etobicoke, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 13 Justin Kea (C) Canada Saginaw Spirit Woodville, Ontario Central Ontario Wolves 14 Gianluca Curcuruto (D) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Richmond Hill, Ontario Mississauga Reps 15 Max Iafrate (D) United States Plymouth Whalers Livonia, Michigan Detroit Belle Tire 16U 16 Sean Monahan (C) Canada Ottawa 67's Brampton, Ontario Mississauga Reps 17 Nick Ebert (D) United States Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Livingston, New Jersey Waterloo Black Hawks 18 Matia Marcantuoni (C) Canada Kitchener Rangers Woodbridge, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 19 Chris Tierney (C) Canada London Knights Keswick, Ontario York-Simcoe Express 20 Grant Webermin (D) United States Windsor Spitfires Novi, Michigan Detroit Honeybaked 21 Kerby Rychel (LW) Canada Barrie Colts Tecumseh, Ontario Detroit Belle Tire 16U
2010 NHL entry draft On June 25–26, 2010, the National Hockey League conducted the 2010 NHL entry draft held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. In total, 42 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Taylor Hall of the Windsor Spitfires was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the first overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers.
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.