The 2012–13 OHL season was the 33rd season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors were sold during the off-season. As part of the sale, the "St. Michael's Majors" name was returned to St. Michael's College School. The new name of the team will be the Mississauga Steelheads. The Brampton Battalion announced during the season that this would be their last season in Brampton and will relocate to North Bay, Ontario for the 2013–14 OHL season. Twenty teams played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which began in September 2012 and ended in March 2013. The London Knights won their second consecutive J. Ross Robertson Cup and third in franchise history, and with it a berth in the 2013 Memorial Cup hosted by the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL.
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-Belleville Bulls East 68 44 16 5 3 96 228 167 2 y-Barrie Colts Central 68 44 20 2 2 92 245 185 3 x-Oshawa Generals East 68 42 22 1 3 88 235 192 4 x-Brampton Battalion Central 68 34 25 3 6 77 193 190 5 x-Sudbury Wolves Central 68 29 27 5 7 70 214 234 6 x-Niagara IceDogs Central 68 30 34 2 2 64 227 250 7 x-Kingston Frontenacs East 68 27 35 3 3 60 217 273 8 x-Mississauga Steelheads Central 68 26 34 0 8 60 179 221 9 Peterborough Petes East 68 26 35 3 4 59 202 254 10 Ottawa 67's East 68 16 46 0 6 38 208 323
Western conference Rank TeamDIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA 1 z-London Knights Midwest 68 50 13 2 3 105 279 180 2 y-Plymouth Whalers West 68 42 17 5 4 93 292 202 3 x-Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 44 18 1 5 94 231 165 4 x-Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 39 20 1 8 87 216 185 5 x-Guelph Storm Midwest 68 39 23 2 4 84 253 210 6 x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 36 26 3 3 78 262 257 7 x-Sarnia Sting West 68 35 28 1 4 75 247 254 8 x-Saginaw Spirit West 68 32 29 4 3 71 250 264 9 Windsor Spitfires West 68 26 33 3 6 61 212 278 10 Erie Otters Midwest 68 19 40 4 5 47 206 312
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMVincent TrocheckSaginaw/Plymouth 63 50 59 109 58Charlie SaraultSarnia Sting 68 22 86 108 28Nick CousinsSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 64 27 76 103 83Eric LockeSaginaw Spirit 68 44 53 97 84Reid BoucherSarnia Sting 68 62 33 95 53Ryan StromeNiagara IceDogs 53 34 60 94 59Garret RossSaginaw Spirit 61 44 46 90 114Kerby RychelWindsor Spitfires 68 40 47 87 94Max DomiLondon Knights 64 39 48 87 71Boone JennerOshawa Generals 56 45 37 82 58
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% GAAMalcolm SubbanBelleville Bulls 46 2695 29 11 4 0 96 5 0.934 2.14Jordan BinningtonOwen Sound Attack 50 3011 32 12 1 5 109 7 0.932 2.17Mathias NiederbergerBarrie Colts 56 3128 35 12 2 1 122 4 0.933 2.34Matěj MachovskýBrampton Battalion 52 3023 25 19 3 4 127 3 0.910 2.52Franky PalazzeseKitchener/Sudbury 43 2533 17 15 3 6 110 2 0.922 2.61
Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern conference quarterfinals
(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (8) Mississauga Steelheads
(2) Barrie Colts vs. (7) Kingston Frontenacs
(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Niagara IceDogs
(4) Brampton Battalion vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves
Western conference quarterfinals
(1) London Knights vs. (8) Saginaw Spirit
(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (7) Sarnia Sting
(3) Owen Sound Attack vs. (6) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
(4) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Guelph Storm
Conference semifinals
Eastern conference semifinals
(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves
(2) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
Western conference semifinals
(1) London Knights vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers
(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Owen Sound Attack
Conference finals
Eastern conference finals
(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (2) Barrie Colts
Western conference finals
(1) London Knights vs. (2) Plymouth Whalers
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(W1) London Knights vs. (E2) Barrie Colts
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster 2012–13 London Knights Goaltenders
Defencemen
– C – A
Wingers
– A
Centres
Coach: Dale Hunter General Manager: Mark Hunter
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMMark ScheifeleBarrie Colts 21 15 26 41 14Max DomiLondon Knights 21 11 21 32 26Alex BroadhurstLondon Knights 21 10 18 28 22Zach HallBarrie Colts 19 7 21 28 20Andreas AthanasiouBarrie Colts 22 12 13 25 11Seth GriffithLondon Knights 21 9 16 25 14Vincent TrocheckPlymouth Whalers 15 10 14 24 8Bo HorvatLondon Knights 21 16 7 23 10Brendan GaunceBelleville Bulls 17 8 14 22 10Tyler GraovacBelleville Bulls 15 6 16 22 17
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% GAAMalcolm SubbanBelleville Bulls 17 1021 11 6 34 3 0.933 2.00John GibsonKitchener Rangers 10 609 5 5 22 1 0.946 2.17Anthony StolarzLondon Knights 18 1115 13 5 47 1 0.923 2.53Mathias NiederbergerBarrie Colts 22 1313 15 6 57 2 0.928 2.60Matt MurraySault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 6 381 2 4 17 1 0.910 2.67
Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: London KnightsHamilton Spectator Trophy: London KnightsBobby Orr Trophy: Barrie ColtsWayne Gretzky Trophy: London KnightsEmms Trophy: Barrie ColtsLeyden Trophy: Belleville BullsHolody Trophy: London KnightsBumbacco Trophy: Plymouth WhalersRed Tilson Trophy: Vincent Trocheck, Plymouth WhalersEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Vincent Trocheck, Plymouth WhalersMatt Leyden Trophy: Mike Vellucci, Plymouth WhalersJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Seth Griffith, London KnightsMax Kaminsky Trophy: Ryan Sproul, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL Goaltender of the Year: Jordan Binnington, Owen Sound AttackJack Ferguson Award: Travis Konecny, Ottawa 67'sDave Pinkney Trophy: Jordan Binnington & Brandon Hope, Owen Sound AttackOHL Executive of the Year: Mike Vellucci, Plymouth WhalersBill Long Award: Ray McKelvie, Owen Sound AttackEmms Family Award: Connor McDavid, Erie OttersF. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: Alex Nedeljkovic, Plymouth WhalersDan Snyder Memorial Trophy: Ben Fanelli, Kitchener RangersWilliam Hanley Trophy: Tyler Graovac, Belleville BullsLeo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Charles Sarault, Sarnia StingBobby Smith Trophy: Darnell Nurse, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsRoger Neilson Memorial Award: Daniel Altshuller, Oshawa GeneralsIvan Tennant Memorial Award: Connor Burgess, Sudbury WolvesMickey Renaud Captain's Trophy: Colin Miller, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsTim Adams Memorial Trophy: Adam Craievich, Oakville RangersWayne Gretzky 99 Award: Bo Horvat, London Knights
All-Star teams The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.OHL Announces 2012-13 All-Star Teams
First team Vincent Trocheck, Centre, Plymouth Whalers Reid Boucher, Left Wing, Sarnia Sting Seth Griffith, Right Wing, London Knights Ryan Sproul, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Scott Harrington, Defence, London Knights Jordan Binnington, Goaltender, Owen Sound Attack Mike Vellucci, Coach, Plymouth Whalers
Second team Charles Sarault, Centre, Sarnia Sting Garret Ross, Left Wing, Saginaw Spirit Brett Ritchie, Right Wing, Niagara IceDogs Cody Ceci, Defence, Owen Sound Attack Ryan Murphy, Defence, Kitchener Rangers John Gibson, Goaltender, Kitchener Rangers George Burnett, Coach, Belleville Bulls
Third team Boone Jenner, Centre, Oshawa Generals Anthony Camara, Left Wing, Barrie Colts Cameron Brace, Right Wing, Owen Sound Attack Dylan DeMelo, Defence, Mississauga Steelheads Colin Miller, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Malcolm Subban, Goaltender, Belleville Bulls D. J. Smith, Coach, Oshawa Generals
2013 OHL Priority Selection On April 6, 2013, the OHL conducted the 2013 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Ottawa 67's held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Travis Konecny from the Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs. Konecny 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 2013 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
# Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team 1 Travis Konecny (RW) Canada Ottawa 67's Clachan, Ontario Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs 2 Dylan Strome (C) Canada Erie Otters Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 3 Matthew Spencer (D) Canada Peterborough Petes Oakville, Ontario Oakville Rangers 4 Sean Day (D) / Canada/USA Mississauga Steelheads Toronto, Ontario Detroit Compuware 16U 5 Lawson Crouse (LW) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Mount Brydges, Ontario Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs 6 Hayden McCool (LW) Canada Niagara IceDogs Whitby, Ontario Whitby Wildcats 7 Kyle Capobianco (D) Canada Sudbury Wolves Mississauga, Ontario Oakville Rangers 8 Mitchell Stephens (RW) Canada Saginaw Spirit Peterborough, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 9 Nikita Korostelev (RW) Russia Sarnia Sting Moscow, Russia Toronto Jr. Canadiens 10 Brett McKenzie (C) Canada North Bay Battalion Vars, Ontario Oakville Rangers 11 Blake Speers (RW) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Soo Thunder 12 Garrett McFadden (D) Canada Guelph Storm Kincardine, Ontario Grey-Bruce Highlanders 13 Mike Davies (LW) Canada Kitchener Rangers Thorold, Ontario Southern Tier Admirals 14 Mitchell Vande Sompel (D) Canada Oshawa Generals London, Ontario London Jr. Knights 15 Matthew Kreis (LW) Canada Barrie Colts Georgetown, Ontario Halton Hills Hurricanes 16 Jordan Greenway (LW) United States Plymouth Whalers Potsdam, New York Shattuck-St. Mary's 16U 17 Ethan Szypula (C) Canada Owen Sound Attack London, Ontario London Jr. Knights 18 Justin Lemcke (D) Canada Belleville Bulls Whitby, Ontario Whitby Wildcats 19 Mitch Marner (RW) Canada London Knights Thornhill, Ontario Don Mills Flyers
2013 NHL entry draft On June 30, 2013, the National Hockey League conducted the 2013 NHL entry draft held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. In total, 37 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Sean Monahan of the Ottawa 67's was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the sixth overall pick by the Calgary Flames.
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.