The 2022–23 OHL season was the 43rd season of operation (42nd season of play) of the Ontario Hockey League. The league played a 68-game regular season which began on September 29, 2022 and concluded on March 26, 2023. The post-season began on March 30, 2023 and concluded on May 21, 2023.
The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup and represented the Ontario Hockey League at the 2023 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. Games were played at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Preseason On July 12, 2022, the OHL announced the preseason schedule for the 2022–23 season. In total, there will be 51 preseason games beginning on September 2 and concluding on September 25. All OHL teams will play between three and six preseason games.
On September 10, the Ottawa 67's played the Gatineau Olympiques of the QMJHL at Centre Slush Puppie in Gatineau, Quebec in the only interleague preseason game. The Olympiques defeated the 67's by a score of 6-1 in front of 2,688 fans.
Neutral site games will be played in Ancaster, Ayr, Clarington, Clinton, Cobourg, Cornwall, Kanata, Midland, Millbrook, Norwood, Pembroke, Port Colborne, Virgil, and Whitby.
OHL training camps began in late August in preparation of the 2022-23 season, which began on September 29, 2022.
Regular season Relocation On February 7, 2023, the Hamilton Bulldogs announced that the club would be moving to Brantford, Ontario for three seasons due to renovations and the long-term closure of First Ontario Centre beginning in the 2023–24 season. The team also announced that the team would be known as the Brantford Bulldogs and play at the Brantford Civic Centre.
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 Standings as of March 26, 2023 Eastern conference Rank Team 1 z-Ottawa 67's East 68 51 12 3 2 107 47 286 171 2 y-North Bay Battalion Central 68 48 17 2 1 99 46 285 183 3 x-Barrie Colts Central 68 42 17 6 3 93 41 284 239 4 x-Peterborough Petes East 68 35 29 2 2 74 33 247 207 5 x-Sudbury Wolves Central 68 31 28 6 3 71 31 272 260 6 x-Hamilton Bulldogs East 68 33 30 5 0 71 30 226 251 7 x-Mississauga Steelheads Central 68 31 31 6 0 68 28 226 258 8 x-Oshawa Generals East 68 26 36 1 5 58 24 235 290 9 Kingston Frontenacs East 68 27 38 1 2 57 23 199 260 10 Niagara IceDogs Central 68 12 47 8 1 33 12 199 357
Western conference Rank Team 1 z-Windsor Spitfires West 68 44 18 4 2 94 44 320 265 2 y-London Knights Midwest 68 45 21 2 0 92 38 269 214 3 x-Sarnia Sting West 68 41 18 5 4 91 39 298 224 4 x-Saginaw Spirit West 68 36 27 3 2 77 36 244 244 5 x-Flint Firebirds West 68 35 28 4 1 75 33 291 278 6 x-Guelph Storm Midwest 68 35 28 4 1 75 29 253 280 7 x-Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 33 28 6 1 73 32 248 258 8 x-Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 33 29 6 0 72 33 257 240 9 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 20 33 9 6 55 17 223 310 10 Erie Otters Midwest 68 21 40 2 5 49 20 207 287
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team Matthew MaggioWindsor Spitfires 66 54 57 111 32Ty VoitSarnia Sting 67 24 81 105 22Amadeus LombardiFlint Firebirds 67 45 57 102 18Sasha PastujovGuelph/Sarnia 60 41 57 98 39Evan VierlingBarrie Colts 60 35 60 95 12Matt PoitrasGuelph Storm 63 16 79 95 40Logan MorrisonHamilton/Ottawa 56 40 54 94 12Matvey PetrovNorth Bay Battalion 65 27 66 93 32David GoyetteSudbury Wolves 63 41 51 92 43Francesco ArcuriKingston/Kitchener 71 48 43 91 28
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 Dom DivincentiisNorth Bay Battalion 48 2810 36 9 2 0 109 5 0.919 2.33Max DonosoOttawa 67's 47 2541 30 10 0 2 115 2 0.898 2.72Michael SimpsonPeterborough Petes 51 2989 24 22 2 2 136 5 0.914 2.73Brett BrochuLondon Knights 47 2725 28 17 2 0 124 2 0.902 2.82Joey CostanzoWindsor Spitfires 40 2158 26 6 0 2 109 1 0.901 3.03
Attendance
TeamArenaHome GamesAverage AttendanceCapacity PercentageLondon Knights Budweiser Gardens 34 8,995 99.5%Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium 34 6,261 87.8%Oshawa Generals Tribute Communities Centre 34 5,037 97.2%Windsor Spitfires WFCU Centre 34 4,844 75.1%Guelph Storm Sleeman Centre 34 4,458 94.5%Ottawa 67's TD Place Arena 34 4,282 65.9%Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre 34 4,065 77.0%Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre 34 3,760 21.6%Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena 34 3,616 53.8%Saginaw Spirit Dow Event Center 34 3,531 63.9%Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds GFL Memorial Gardens 34 3,513 71.3%Sarnia Sting Progressive Auto Sales Arena 34 3,385 82.2%Barrie Colts Sadlon Arena 34 3,376 80.5%Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena 34 3,297 71.1%Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre 34 3,222 86.4%Kingston Frontenacs Leon's Centre 34 3,190 56.8%Flint Firebirds Dort Financial Center 34 2,976 68.2%Owen Sound Attack Bayshore Community Centre 34 2,759 78.8%North Bay Battalion North Bay Memorial Gardens 34 2,588 60.7%Mississauga Steelheads Paramount Fine Foods Centre 34 2,038 37.6%
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster 2022-23 Peterborough Petes Goaltenders
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Coach: Rob Wilson General Manager: Mike Oke
Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals Eastern conference quarterfinals (1) Ottawa 67's vs. (8) Oshawa Generals Note: Ottawa played home games at Centre Slush Puppie in Gatineau, Quebec due to the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship being held at TD Place Arena.
(2) North Bay Battalion vs. (7) Mississauga Steelheads
(3) Barrie Colts vs. (6) Hamilton Bulldogs
(4) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves
Western conference quarterfinals (1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (8) Kitchener Rangers
(2) London Knights vs. (7) Owen Sound Attack
(3) Sarnia Sting vs. (6) Guelph Storm
(4) Saginaw Spirit vs. (5) Flint Firebirds
Conference semifinals Eastern conference semifinals (1) Ottawa 67's vs. (4) Peterborough Petes
(2) North Bay Battalion vs. (3) Barrie Colts
Western conference semifinals (2) London Knights vs. (8) Kitchener Rangers
(3) Sarnia Sting vs. (4) Saginaw Spirit
Conference finals Eastern conference finals (2) North Bay Battalion vs. (4) Peterborough Petes
Western conference finals (2) London Knights vs. (3) Sarnia Sting
J. Ross Robertson Cup finals (W2) London Knights vs. (E4) Peterborough Petes
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team Ryan WintertonLondon Knights 21 13 16 29 10Sean McGurnLondon Knights 21 10 16 26 18Brennan OthmannPeterborough Petes 23 8 17 25 18Ty NelsonNorth Bay Battalion 20 6 19 25 15Denver BarkeyLondon Knights 20 11 13 24 18Logan MaillouxLondon Knights 21 8 16 24 45Brandt ClarkeBarrie Colts 12 7 16 23 13Tucker RobertsonPeterborough Petes 23 9 13 22 2Matvey PetrovNorth Bay Battalion 20 4 18 22 8Kyle McDonaldNorth Bay Battalion 20 14 7 21 22
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 Brett BrochuLondon Knights 11 650 9 1 16 4 0.943 1.48Dom DivincentiisNorth Bay Battalion 20 1220 11 9 49 1 0.926 2.41Benjamin GaudreauSarnia Sting 16 953 10 5 40 3 0.902 2.52Max DonosoOttawa 67's 8 441 4 3 19 1 0.919 2.59Tristan LennoxSaginaw Spirit 11 681 4 7 30 0 0.908 2.64
Awards Playoffs trophies Trophy name Recognition Recipient J. Ross Robertson Cup OHL Finals champion Peterborough Petes Bobby Orr Trophy Eastern Conference playoff champion Peterborough Petes Wayne Gretzky Trophy Western Conference playoff champion London Knights Wayne Gretzky 99 Award Playoffs MVP Michael Simpson, Peterborough PetesRegular 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 North Bay Battalion Bumbacco Trophy West division champion Windsor Spitfires Holody Trophy Midwest division champion London KnightsRegular season — Executive awards Trophy name Recognition Recipient Matt Leyden Trophy Coach of the year Dave Cameron, Ottawa 67's Jim Gregory Award General manager of the year Mark Hunter, London KnightsRegular season — Player awards Trophy name Recognition Recipient Red Tilson Trophy Most outstanding player Matthew Maggio, Windsor Spitfires Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy Top scorer Matthew Maggio, Windsor Spitfires Dave Pinkney Trophy Lowest team goals against Max Donoso & Collin MacKenzie, Ottawa 67's Max Kaminsky Trophy Most outstanding defenceman Pavel Mintyukov, Saginaw Spirit & Ottawa 67's Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy Top scoring right winger Matthew Maggio, Windsor Spitfires Emms Family Award Rookie of the year Michael Misa, Saginaw Spirit William Hanley Trophy Most sportsmanlike player Evan Vierling, Barrie Colts F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy Best rookie GAA Zach Bowen, London Knights Bobby Smith Trophy Scholastic player of the year Colby Barlow, Owen Sound Attack Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy Overage player of the year Matthew Maggio, Windsor Spitfires Jim Rutherford Trophy Goaltender of the year Dom DiVincentiis, North Bay Battalion Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the year Dalyn Wakely, North Bay Battalion Roger Neilson Memorial Award Top academic college/university player Ryder McIntyre, Oshawa Generals Ivan Tennant Memorial Award Top academic high school player George Alboim, Erie Otters & Ethan Hay, Flint Firebirds Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy Team captain that best exemplifies character and commitment Nolan Dillingham, Sarnia StingProspect player awards Trophy name Recognition Recipient Jack Ferguson Award First overall pick in priority selection Matthew Schaefer, Erie Otters Tim Adams Memorial Trophy OHL Cup MVP Jake O'Brien, Toronto Jr. Canadiens
All-Star teams The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.
First team Logan Morrison, Centre, Hamilton Bulldogs/Ottawa 67's Colby Barlow, Left Wing, Owen Sound Attack Matthew Maggio, Right Wing, Windsor Spitfires Pavel Mintyukov, Defence, Saginaw Spirit/Ottawa 67's Brandt Clarke, Defence, Barrie Colts Domenic DiVicentiis, Goaltender, North Bay Battalion Dave Cameron, Coach, Ottawa 67's
Second team Amadeus Lombardi, Centre, Flint Firebirds Sasha Pastujov, Left Wing, Guelph Storm/Sarnia Sting Ty Voit, Right Wing, Sarnia Sting Ethan Del Mastro, Defence, Mississauga Steelheads/Sarnia Sting Logan Mailloux, Defence, London Knights Brett Brochu, Goaltender, London Knights Dale Hunter, Coach, London Knights
Third team Owen Beck, Centre, Mississauga Steelheads/Peterborough Petes Brennan Othmann, Left Wing, Flint Firebirds/Peterborough Petes Avery Hayes, Right Wing, Hamilton Bulldogs/Peterborough Petes Ty Nelson, Defence, North Bay Battalion Christian Kyrou, Defence, Erie Otters/Sarnia Sting Michael Simpson, Goaltender, Peterborough Petes Ryan Oulahen, Coach, North Bay Battalion
First All-Rookie team Joey Willis, Centre, Saginaw Spirit Michael Misa, Left Wing, Saginaw Spirit Liam Greentree, Right Wing, Windsor Spitfires Zayne Parekh, Defence, Saginaw Spirit Sam Dickinson, Defence, London Knights Zach Bowen, Goaltender, London Knights
Second All-Rookie team Gabriel Frasca, Centre, Kingston Frontenacs Easton Cowan, Left Wing, London Knights Beckett Sennecke, Right Wing, Ottawa 67's Oliver Bonk, Defence, London Knights Anthony Cristoforo, Defence, Windsor Spitfires Mason Vaccari, Goaltender, Kingston Frontenacs
2023 OHL Priority Selection