The 2010–11 OHL season was the 31st season of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Twenty teams, divided into the Eastern and Western Conferences, played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on September 23, 2010, and ended on March 20, 2011. The playoffs began on March 24, 2011, and ended on May 15, 2011, with the Owen Sound Attack winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup, and a berth in the 2011 Memorial Cup, hosted by the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors of the OHL in Mississauga, Ontario.
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-Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Central 68 53 13 0 2 108 287 170 2 y-Ottawa 67's East 68 44 19 3 2 93 278 199 3 x-Niagara IceDogs Central 68 45 17 2 4 96 273 197 4 x-Oshawa Generals East 68 39 19 4 6 88 273 240 5 x-Kingston Frontenacs East 68 29 30 4 5 67 245 279 6 x-Brampton Battalion Central 68 29 32 1 6 65 190 214 7 x-Sudbury Wolves Central 68 29 35 2 2 62 235 276 8 x-Belleville Bulls East 68 21 43 0 4 46 175 272 9 Peterborough Petes East 68 20 45 1 2 43 194 298 10 Barrie Colts Central 68 15 49 2 2 34 231 348
Western conference Rank TeamDIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA 1 z-Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 46 17 1 4 97 283 215 2 y-Saginaw Spirit West 68 40 22 4 2 86 243 207 3 x-Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 38 21 4 5 85 256 217 4 x-Windsor Spitfires West 68 39 23 3 3 84 280 247 5 x-Erie Otters Midwest 68 40 26 1 1 82 281 227 6 x-Plymouth Whalers West 68 36 26 2 4 78 249 219 7 x-Guelph Storm Midwest 68 34 27 4 3 75 249 258 8 x-London Knights Midwest 68 34 29 4 1 73 230 253 9 Sarnia Sting West 68 25 36 5 2 57 242 321 10 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 24 36 5 3 56 238 277
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMTyler Toffoli Ottawa 67's 68575110833Jason Akeson Kitchener Rangers 67248410823Ryan Strome Niagara IceDogs 65337310682Nail Yakupov Sarnia Sting 65495210171Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires 58247710161Christian Thomas Oshawa Generals 6654459938Taylor Beck Guelph Storm 6242539560Greg McKegg Erie Otters 6649439235Michael Latta Guelph Storm 68345589158Peter Holland Guelph Storm 6737518857
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 J.P. Anderson Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 512897 38 10 0 1 114 60.9112.36 Mark Visentin Niagara IceDogs 462714 30 9 2 4 114 40.9172.52 Mike Morrison Kitchener Rangers 271470 15 6 0 3 65 20.9122.65 Cody St. Jacques Brampton Battalion 261569 15 10 1 0 71 1 0.8952.71 Petr Mrázek Ottawa 67's 523109 33 15 1 2 147 4 0.9202.84
Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern conference
(1) Mississauga Majors vs. (8) Belleville Bulls
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Sudbury Wolves
(3) Niagara IceDogs vs. (6) Brampton Battalion
(4) Oshawa Generals vs. (5) Kingston Frontenacs
Western conference
(1) Owen Sound Attack vs. (8) London Knights
(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (7) Guelph Storm
(3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Plymouth Whalers
(4) Windsor Spitfires vs. (5) Erie Otters
Conference semifinals
Eastern conference
(1) Mississauga Majors vs. (7) Sudbury Wolves
(3) Niagara IceDogs vs. (4) Oshawa Generals
Western conference
(1) Owen Sound Attack vs. (6) Plymouth Whalers
(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (4) Windsor Spitfires
Conference finals
Eastern conference
(1) Mississauga Majors vs. (3) Niagara IceDogs
Western conference
(1) Owen Sound Attack vs. (4) Windsor Spitfires
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(E1) Mississauga Majors vs. (W1) Owen Sound Attack
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster 2010-11 Owen Sound Attack Goaltenders
Defencemen
– A Wingers
– A
– C
Centres
– A Coach: Mark Reeds General Manager: Dale DeGray
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMRobby Mignardi Owen Sound Attack 221592416Joey Hishon Owen Sound Attack 225192432Tom Kühnhackl Windsor Spitfires 1811122310Devante Smith-Pelly Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 201562116Garrett Wilson Owen Sound Attack 2211102128Alexander Khokhlachev Windsor Spitfires 18911208Maxim Kitsyn Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 201091914Justin Shugg Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 201091914Christian Thomas Oshawa Generals 10910194Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires 186131912
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 Malcolm Subban Belleville Bulls 3178 0 3 6 00.9332.02 J. P. Anderson Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 201223 15 5 43 4 0.9202.11 Michael Zador Owen Sound Attack 7309 4 0 11 10.9292.13 Mike Morrison Kitchener Rangers 3180 2 1 7 10.9392.33 Mark Visentin Niagara IceDogs 14823 9 5 35 10.9292.55
All-Star teams The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.
First team Joey Hishon, Centre, Owen Sound Attack Garrett Wilson, Left Wing, Owen Sound Attack Tyler Toffoli, Right wing, Ottawa 67's Ryan Ellis, Defence, Windsor Spitfires Ryan Murphy, Defence, Kitchener Rangers Mark Visentin, Goalie, Niagara IceDogs Mark Reeds, Coach, Owen Sound Attack
Second team Ryan Strome, Centre, Niagara IceDogs Marcus Foligno, Left Wing, Sudbury Wolves Jason Akeson, Right wing, Kitchener Rangers Dougie Hamilton, Defence, Niagara IceDogs Marc Cantin, Defence, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors J. P. Anderson, Goalie, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Dave Cameron, Coach, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Third team Casey Cizikas, Centre, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Josh Shalla, Left Wing, Saginaw Spirit Christian Thomas, Right wing, Oshawa Generals Brett Flemming, Defence, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Jesse Blacker, Defence, Owen Sound Attack Petr Mrázek, Goalie, Ottawa 67's Mike Vellucci, Coach, Plymouth Whalers
Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: Owen Sound AttackHamilton Spectator Trophy: Mississauga St. Michael's MajorsBobby Orr Trophy: Mississauga St. Michael's MajorsWayne Gretzky Trophy: Owen Sound AttackEmms Trophy: Mississauga St. Michael's MajorsLeyden Trophy: Ottawa 67'sHolody Trophy: Owen Sound AttackBumbacco Trophy: Saginaw SpiritRed Tilson Trophy: Ryan Ellis, Windsor SpitfiresEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Tyler Toffoli, Ottawa 67's & Jason Akeson, Kitchener RangersMatt Leyden Trophy: Mark Reeds, Owen Sound AttackJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Tyler Toffoli, Ottawa 67's & Jason Akeson, Kitchener RangersMax Kaminsky Trophy: Ryan Ellis, Windsor SpitfiresOHL Goaltender of the Year: Mark Visentin, Niagara IceDogsJack Ferguson Award: Aaron Ekblad, Barrie ColtsDave Pinkney Trophy: J. P. Anderson & Mikael Audette, Mississauga St. Michael's MajorsOHL Executive of the Year: Dale DeGray, Owen Sound AttackEmms Family Award: Nail Yakupov, Sarnia StingF.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: Matej Machovsky, Guelph Storm & Brampton BattalionDan Snyder Memorial Trophy: Jack Walchessen, Peterborough PetesWilliam Hanley Trophy: Jason Akeson, Kitchener RangersLeo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Jason Akeson, Kitchener RangersBobby Smith Trophy: Dougie Hamilton, Niagara IceDogsRoger Neilson Memorial Award: Derek Lanoue, Windsor SpitfiresIvan Tennant Memorial Award: Andrew D'Agostini, Peterborough PetesMickey Renaud Captain's Trophy: Ryan Ellis, Windsor SpitfiresTim Adams Memorial Trophy: Aaron Berisha, Toronto MarlborosWayne Gretzky 99 Award: Robby Mignardi, Owen Sound Attack
2011 OHL Priority Selection On May 7, 2011, the OHL conducted the 2011 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Barrie Colts held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Aaron Ekblad from the Sun County Panthers. Ekblad 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 2011 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
# Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team 1 Aaron Ekblad (D) Canada Barrie Colts Belle River, Ontario Sun County Panthers 2 Nick Ritchie (LW) Canada Peterborough Petes Orangeville, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 3 Darnell Nurse (D) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Hamilton, Ontario Don Mills Flyers 4 Ryan Kujawinski (C) Canada Sarnia Sting Iroquois Falls, Ontario Sudbury Jr. Wolves 5 Jordan Subban (D) Canada Belleville Bulls Toronto, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 6 Nicholas Baptiste (RW) Canada Sudbury Wolves Nepean, Ontario Ottawa Jr. Senators 7 Brandon Robinson (LW) Canada Brampton Battalion Pickering, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens 8 Max Domi (C) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Toronto, Ontario Don Mills Flyers 9 Bo Horvat (C) Canada London Knights Rodney, Ontario Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs 10 Hunter Garlent (C) Canada Guelph Storm Thorold, Ontario Southern Tier Admirals 11 Mitchell Dempsey (LW) Canada Plymouth Whalers Cambridge, Ontario Cambridge Hawks 12 Stephen Harper (C) Canada Erie Otters Burlington, Ontario Burlington Eagles 13 Jordan Maletta (C) Canada Windsor Spitfires St. Catharines, Ontario St. Catharines Falcons 14 Brent Pedersen (LW) Canada Kitchener Rangers Arthur, Ontario Waterloo Wolves 15 Nick Moutrey (LW) Canada Saginaw Spirit Shelburne, Ontario York-Simcoe Express 16 Cole Cassels (C) United States Oshawa Generals Columbus, Ohio Ohio Blue Jackets 16U 17 David Perklin (LW) Canada Ottawa 67's Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 18 Spencer Martin (G) Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Oakville, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens 19 Adam Bateman (D) Canada Niagara IceDogs Caledon, Ontario Don Mills Flyers 20 Zachary Nastasiuk (RW) Canada Owen Sound Attack Barrie, Ontario Barrie Jr. Colts 21 Scott Teskey (RW) Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens 22 Alexander Yuill (D) Canada Barrie Colts Wellington, Ontario Quinte Red Devils
2011 NHL entry draft On June 24–25, 2011, the National Hockey League conducted the 2011 NHL entry draft held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. In total, 46 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Gabriel Landeskog of the Kitchener Rangers was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the second overall pick by the Colorado Avalanche.
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.