The 2018–19 OHL season was the 39th season of the Ontario Hockey League, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 19, 2018 to March 17, 2019.
The Guelph Storm won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as they defeated the Ottawa 67's in six games to represent the Ontario Hockey League in the 2019 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia from May 17–26, 2019.
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-Ottawa 67's East 68 50 12 4 2 106 296 183 2 y-Niagara IceDogs Central 68 44 17 7 0 95 326 209 3 x-Oshawa Generals East 68 44 20 4 0 92 288 216 4 x-Sudbury Wolves Central 68 43 20 3 2 91 254 206 5 x-Mississauga Steelheads Central 68 32 29 5 2 71 239 250 6 x-Peterborough Petes East 68 33 31 3 1 70 234 256 7 x-North Bay Battalion Central 68 30 33 3 2 65 230 281 8 x-Hamilton Bulldogs East 68 29 34 3 2 63 241 283 9 Barrie Colts Central 68 26 38 3 1 56 221 245 10 Kingston Frontenacs East 68 14 52 1 1 30 144 307
Western conference Rank TeamDIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA 1 z-London Knights Midwest 68 46 15 6 1 99 299 211 2 y-Saginaw Spirit West 68 45 17 3 3 96 292 218 3 x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 44 16 7 1 96 292 224 4 x-Guelph Storm Midwest 68 40 18 6 4 90 308 230 5 x-Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 34 30 3 1 72 251 267 6 x-Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 31 31 4 2 68 224 274 7 x-Sarnia Sting West 68 28 33 5 2 63 271 300 8 x-Windsor Spitfires West 68 25 33 5 5 60 216 257 9 Erie Otters Midwest 68 26 38 3 1 56 230 300 10 Flint Firebirds West 68 16 46 6 0 38 212 350
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMJason RobertsonKingston/Niagara 62 48 69 117 42Justin BrazeauNorth Bay Battalion 68 61 52 113 40Tye FelhaberOttawa 67's 68 59 50 109 45Morgan FrostSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 58 37 72 109 45Kevin HancockOwen Sound/London 70 52 55 107 38Arthur KaliyevHamilton Bulldogs 67 51 51 102 22Ben JonesNiagara IceDogs 68 41 61 102 82Akil ThomasNiagara IceDogs 63 38 64 102 40Nate SchnarrGuelph Storm 65 34 68 102 58Greg MeirelesKitchener Rangers 68 36 61 97 40
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% GAAMichael DiPietroWindsor/Ottawa 38 2174 23 12 0 1 87 4 0.911 2.40Cedrick AndreeOttawa 67's 45 2634 34 5 2 2 109 4 0.910 2.48Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenSudbury Wolves 53 3078 38 10 2 2 128 6 0.920 2.50Kyle KeyserOshawa Generals 48 2707 32 8 3 0 124 2 0.916 2.75Ivan ProsvetovSaginaw Spirit 53 2996 36 11 2 1 147 4 0.910 2.94
Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern conference quarterfinals
(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (8) Hamilton Bulldogs
(2) Niagara IceDogs vs. (7) North Bay Battalion
(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Peterborough Petes
(4) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Mississauga Steelheads
Western conference quarterfinals
(1) London Knights vs. (8) Windsor Spitfires
(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (7) Sarnia Sting
(3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack
(4) Guelph Storm vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers
Conference semifinals
Eastern conference semifinals
(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (4) Sudbury Wolves
(2) Niagara IceDogs vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
Western conference semifinals
(1) London Knights vs. (4) Guelph Storm
(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Conference finals
Eastern conference finals
(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
Western conference finals
(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (4) Guelph Storm
OHL Finals
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(E1) Ottawa 67's vs. (W4) Guelph Storm
J. Ross Robertson Cup champions roster 2018-19 Guelph Storm Goaltenders
Defencemen
Wingers
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Centres
Coach: George Burnett General Manager: George Burnett
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMNick SuzukiGuelph Storm 24 16 26 42 16Sasha ChmelevskiOttawa 67's 18 12 19 31 10Isaac RatcliffeGuelph Storm 24 15 15 30 20Lucas ChiodoOttawa 67's 18 9 20 29 2Tye FelhaberOttawa 67's 18 17 11 28 12Dmitri SamorukovGuelph Storm 24 10 18 28 12Sean DurziGuelph Storm 24 3 24 27 14Owen TippettSaginaw Spirit 17 11 11 22 0Kyle MaksimovichOttawa 67's 16 8 14 22 19Marco RossiOttawa 67's 17 6 16 22 18
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% GAAMichael DiPietroOttawa 67's 14 844 13 0 33 1 0.914 2.35Stephen DhillonNiagara IceDogs 11 660 6 5 26 3 0.910 2.36Ivan ProsvetovSaginaw Spirit 12 707 9 2 28 1 0.930 2.38Jordan KooyLondon Knights 11 655 7 4 29 2 0.903 2.66Kyle KeyserOshawa Generals 15 891 8 7 42 1 0.925 2.83
Awards Playoffs trophies Trophy name Recognition Recipient J. Ross Robertson Cup OHL Finals champion Guelph Storm Bobby Orr Trophy Eastern Conference champion Ottawa 67's Wayne Gretzky Trophy Western Conference champion Guelph Storm Wayne Gretzky 99 Award Playoffs MVP Nick Suzuki, Guelph StormRegular season — Team trophies Trophy name Recognition Recipient Hamilton Spectator Trophy Team with best record Ottawa 67's Leyden Trophy East division champion Ottawa 67's Emms Trophy Central division champion Niagara IceDogs Bumbacco Trophy West division champion Saginaw Spirit Holody Trophy Midwest division champion London KnightsRegular season — Executive awards Trophy name Recognition Recipient Matt Leyden Trophy Coach of the year André Tourigny, Ottawa 67's Bill Long Award Lifetime achievement Larry Mavety, Belleville & Kingston OHL Executive of the Year Executive of the Year –Regular season — Player awards Trophy name Recognition Recipient Red Tilson Trophy Most outstanding player Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Sudbury Wolves Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy Top scorer Jason Robertson, Kingston & Niagara Dave Pinkney Trophy Lowest team goals against Cedrick Andree & Michael DiPietro, Ottawa 67's Max Kaminsky Trophy Most outstanding defenceman Evan Bouchard, London Knights Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy Top scoring right winger Justin Brazeau, North Bay Battalion Emms Family Award Rookie of the year Quinton Byfield, Sudbury Wolves William Hanley Trophy Most sportsmanlike player Nick Suzuki, Owen Sound & Guelph F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy Best rookie GAA Ethan Taylor, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Bobby Smith Trophy Scholastic player of the year Thomas Harley, Mississauga Steelheads Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy Overage player of the year Justin Brazeau, North Bay Battalion OHL Goaltender of the Year Goaltender of the year Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Sudbury Wolves Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the year Nicholas Canade, Mississauga Steelheads Roger Neilson Memorial Award Top academic college/university player Sasha Chmelevski, Ottawa 67's Ivan Tennant Memorial Award Top academic high school player Mack Guzda, Owen Sound & Zack Terry, Guelph Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy Team captain that best exemplifies character and commitment Isaac Ratcliffe, Guelph StormProspect player awards Trophy name Recognition Recipient Jack Ferguson Award First overall pick in priority selection Shane Wright, Kingston Frontenacs Tim Adams Memorial Trophy OHL Cup MVP Shane Wright, Don Mills Flyers
All-Star teams The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.
First team Morgan Frost, Centre, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Jason Robertson, Left Wing, Kingston Frontenacs/Niagara IceDogs Justin Brazeau, Right Wing, North Bay Battalion Evan Bouchard, Defence, London Knights Mac Hollowell, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Goaltender, Sudbury Wolves Andre Tourigny, Coach, Ottawa 67's
Second team Kevin Hancock, Centre, Owen Sound Attack/London Knights Arthur Kaliyev, Left Wing, Hamilton Bulldogs Tye Felhaber, Right Wing, Ottawa 67's Bode Wilde, Defence, Saginaw Spirit Adam Boqvist, Defence, London Knights Kyle Keyser, Goaltender, Oshawa Generals Cory Stillman, Coach, Sudbury Wolves
Third team Nick Suzuki, Centre, Owen Sound Attack/Guelph Storm Isaac Ratcliffe, Left Wing, Guelph Storm Nate Schnarr, Right Wing, Guelph Storm Dmitri Samorukov, Defence, Guelph Storm Thomas Harley, Defence, Mississauga Steelheads Ivan Prosvetov, Goaltender, Saginaw Spirit Dale Hunter, Coach, London Knights
2019 OHL Priority Selection On April 6, 2019, the OHL conducted the 2019 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Kingston Frontenacs held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Shane Wright from the Don Mills Flyers of the GTHL. Wright 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 2019 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
# Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team 1 Shane Wright (C) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Burlington, Ontario Don Mills Flyers (GTHL) 2 Brennan Othmann (LW) Canada Flint Firebirds Pickering, Ontario Don Mills Flyers (GTHL) 3 Connor Lockhart (C) Canada Erie Otters Kanata, Ontario Kanata Lasers (HEO Midget) 4 Brandt Clarke (D) Canada Barrie Colts Nepean, Ontario Don Mills Flyers (GTHL) 5 Mason McTavish (C) Canada Peterborough Petes Pembroke, Ontario Pembroke Lumber Kings (HEO Midget) 6 Wyatt Johnston (C) Canada Windsor Spitfires Toronto, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL) 7 Benjamin Gaudreau (G) Canada Sarnia Sting Corbeil, Ontario North Bay Trappers (NOHA) 8 Ryan Winterton (RW) Canada Hamilton Bulldogs Whitby, Ontario Whitby Wildcats (OMHA-EHL) 9 Liam Arnsby (C) Canada North Bay Battalion Ajax, Ontario Don Mills Flyers (GTHL) 10 Deni Goure (C) Canada Owen Sound Attack Grande Pointe, Ontario Chatham-Kent Cyclones (MHAO) 11 Jon-Randall Avon (C) Canada Peterborough Petes Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Minor Petes (OMHA-EHL) 12 Ethan Del Mastro (D) Canada Mississauga Steelheads Freelton, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL) 13 Francesco Pinelli (C) Canada Kitchener Rangers Stoney Creek, Ontario Toronto Red Wings (GTHL) 14 Danny Zhilkin (C) Canada Guelph Storm Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL) 15 Landon McCallum (C) Canada Sudbury Wolves Simcoe, Ontario Brantford 99ers (MHAO) 16 Brett Harrison (C) Canada Oshawa Generals Dorchester, Ontario London Jr. Knights (MHAO) 17 Isaac Enright (D) Canada Niagara Ice Dogs Cobden, Ontario Pembroke Lumber Kings (HEO Midget) 18 Jacob Holmes (D) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Alliston, Ontario York-Simcoe Express (OMHA-EHL) 19 Connor Punnett (D) Canada Saginaw Spirit Huntsville, Ontario North Central Predators (OMHA-EHL) 20 Stuart Rolofs (LW) Canada London Knights Carp, Ontario Kanata Lasers (HEO Midget) 21 Jack Matier (D) Canada Ottawa 67's Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Soo Thunderbirds (NOHA)
2019 NHL entry draft On June 21–22, 2019, the National Hockey League conducted the 2019 NHL entry draft held at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. In total, 25 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Thomas Harley of the Mississauga Steelheads was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the 18th overall pick by the Dallas Stars.
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.