The 2004–05 OHL season was the 25th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The OHL inaugurated two awards for scholastic achievement, the Roger Neilson Memorial Award and the Ivan Tennant Memorial Award. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The London Knights set a Canadian Hockey League record, being undefeated in 31 consecutive games (29-0-2) to start the season. On March 11, 2005, the league announced OHL Live Stream, a new streaming service to be developed over a three year period. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the London Knights, defeating the Ottawa 67's.
Regular season
Final standings Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime 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 T OTL PTS GF GA 1 z-Mississauga IceDogs Central 68 34 21 12 1 81 207 172 2 y-Peterborough Petes East 68 34 21 9 4 81 238 215 3 x-Barrie Colts Central 68 33 23 9 3 78 232 210 4 x-Brampton Battalion Central 68 33 24 9 2 77 214 200 5 x-Sudbury Wolves Central 68 32 23 6 7 77 201 185 6 x-Ottawa 67's East 68 34 26 7 1 76 244 210 7 x-Belleville Bulls East 68 29 29 6 4 68 176 208 8 x-Toronto St. Michael's Majors Central 68 29 30 6 3 67 177 202 9 Kingston Frontenacs East 68 28 33 4 3 63 219 242 10 Oshawa Generals East 68 15 48 3 2 35 173 289
Western conference Rank TeamDIV GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA 1 z-London Knights Midwest 68 59 7 2 0 120 310 125 2 y-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 33 25 9 1 76 210 188 3 x-Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 40 18 7 3 90 245 187 4 x-Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 35 20 9 4 83 235 187 5 x-Erie Otters Midwest 68 31 26 6 5 73 186 207 6 x-Plymouth Whalers West 68 30 29 6 3 69 198 204 7 x-Windsor Spitfires West 68 26 29 6 7 65 223 253 8 x-Guelph Storm Midwest 68 23 34 10 1 57 167 189 9 Saginaw Spirit West 68 18 42 4 4 44 150 260 10 Sarnia Sting West 68 16 41 6 5 43 156 228
Scoring leaders Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Corey Perry London Knights 60 47 83 130 117 Dylan Hunter London Knights 67 31 73 104 64 Brad Richardson Owen Sound Attack 68 41 56 97 60 Rob Schremp London Knights 62 41 49 90 54 Patrick O'Sullivan Mississauga IceDogs 57 31 59 90 63 Bobby Ryan Owen Sound Attack 62 37 52 89 51 Evan McGrath Kitchener Rangers 67 37 52 89 51 Rob Hisey Barrie/Erie 66 29 57 86 81 Dave Bolland London Knights 66 34 51 85 97 Liam Reddox Peterborough Petes 68 36 46 82 36
Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern conference Mississauga (1) vs. Toronto (8) Date Away Home March 25 Toronto 3 1 Mississauga March 27 Mississauga 6 2 Toronto March 29 Toronto 3 2 Mississauga March 31 Mississauga 1 3 Toronto April 3 Toronto 2 1 Mississauga Toronto wins series 4–1 Peterborough (2) vs. Belleville (7) Date Away Home March 24 Belleville 0 5 Peterborough March 26 Peterborough 3 2 Belleville March 27 Belleville 1 5 Peterborough March 29 Peterborough 3 4 Belleville OT March 31 Belleville 1 4 Peterborough Peterborough wins series 4–1 Barrie (3) vs. Ottawa (6) Date Away Home March 25 Ottawa 5 4 Barrie March 26 Ottawa 1 4 Barrie March 30 Barrie 2 3 Ottawa April 1 Barrie 4 6 Ottawa April 3 Ottawa 2 3 Barrie April 4 Barrie 2 8 Ottawa Ottawa wins series 4–2 Brampton (4) vs. Sudbury (5) Date Away Home March 24 Sudbury 3 2 Brampton OT March 25 Brampton 1 4 Sudbury March 27 Sudbury 3 4 Brampton March 30 Brampton 1 2 Sudbury April 1 Sudbury 2 4 Brampton April 3 Brampton 4 5 Sudbury 2OT Sudbury wins series 4–2
Western conference London (1) vs. Guelph (8) Date Away Home March 24 Guelph 2 3 London March 25 London 2 1 Guelph March 28 Guelph 1 5 London March 29 London 5 2 Guelph London wins series 4–0 Sault Ste. Marie (2) vs. Windsor (7) Date Away Home March 25 Windsor 0 5 Sault Ste. Marie March 26 Windsor 1 3 Sault Ste. Marie March 30 Sault Ste. Marie 2 1 Windsor March 31 Sault Ste. Marie 3 4 Windsor OT April 2 Windsor 6 5 Sault Ste. Marie April 3 Sault Ste. Marie 3 4 Windsor April 5 Windsor 3 2 Sault Ste. Marie 2OT Windsor wins series 4–3 Owen Sound (3) vs. Plymouth (6) Date Away Home March 25 Plymouth 0 1 Owen Sound March 26 Owen Sound 6 1 Plymouth March 29 Plymouth 0 5 Owen Sound March 31 Owen Sound 7 2 Plymouth Owen Sound wins series 4–0 Kitchener (4) vs. Erie (5) Date Away Home March 25 Erie 2 1 Kitchener March 26 Kitchener 2 4 Erie March 28 Erie 3 4 Kitchener OT March 30 Kitchener 3 2 Erie OT April 1 Erie 2 5 Kitchener April 2 Kitchener 3 2 Erie Kitchener wins series 4–2
Conference semifinals Eastern conference Peterborough (2) vs. Toronto (8) Date Away Home April 7 Toronto 4 5 Peterborough OT April 8 Peterborough 6 8 Toronto April 10 Toronto 1 2 Peterborough OT April 12 Peterborough 6 3 Toronto April 14 Toronto 2 3 Peterborough OT Peterborough wins series 4–1 Sudbury (5) vs. Ottawa (6) Date Away Home April 7 Ottawa 3 2 Sudbury April 9 Ottawa 2 3 Sudbury OT April 11 Sudbury 2 6 Ottawa April 13 Sudbury 2 5 Ottawa April 15 Ottawa 2 6 Sudbury April 17 Sudbury 4 7 Ottawa Ottawa wins series 4–2
Western conference London (1) vs. Windsor (7) Date Away Home April 7 Windsor 0 8 London April 8 London 5 3 Windsor April 10 Windsor 1 9 London April 13 London 2 1 Windsor London wins series 4–0 Owen Sound (3) vs. Kitchener (4) Date Away Home April 6 Kitchener 2 1 Owen Sound April 8 Owen Sound 0 3 Kitchener April 10 Kitchener 6 5 Owen Sound OT April 12 Owen Sound 3 5 Kitchener Kitchener wins series 4–0
Conference finals Eastern conference Western conference Peterborough (2) vs. Ottawa (6) Date Away Home April 21 Ottawa 3 2 Peterborough OT April 23 Peterborough 0 3 Ottawa April 25 Ottawa 4 3 Peterborough April 27 Peterborough 2 3 Ottawa OT Ottawa wins series 4–0 London (1) vs. Kitchener (4) Date Away Home April 21 Kitchener 2 3 London April 23 London 1 3 Kitchener April 25 Kitchener 1 6 London April 27 London 5 4 Kitchener OT April 29 Kitchener 0 6 London London wins series 4–1
J. Ross Robertson Cup finals
London vs. Ottawa Date Away Home May 6 Ottawa 2 4 London May 8 Ottawa 6 3 London May 10 London 5 4 Ottawa May 12 London 4 1 Ottawa May 14 Ottawa 2 6 London London wins series 4–1
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster 2004-05 London Knights Goaltenders
Defencemen
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Wingers
Centres
Coach: Dale Hunter General Manager: Mark Hunter
All-Star teams
First team Jeff Carter, Centre, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Dylan Hunter, Left Wing, London Knights Corey Perry, Right Wing, London Knights Danny Syvret, Defence, London Knights Andre Benoit, Defence, Kitchener Rangers Michael Ouzas, Goaltender, Mississauga IceDogs Dale Hunter, Coach, London Knights
Second team Mike Richards, Centre, Kitchener Rangers Benoit Pouliot, Left Wing, Sudbury Wolves Bobby Ryan, Right Wing, Owen Sound Attack Jordan Smith, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Kyle Quincey, Defence, Mississauga IceDogs Adam Dennis, Goaltender, London Knights Dick Todd, Coach, Peterborough Petes
Third team Brad Richardson, Centre, Owen Sound Attack Liam Reddox, Left Wing, Peterborough Petes Ryan Callahan, Right Wing, Guelph Storm Nathan McIver, Defence, Toronto St. Michael's Majors Mark Flood, Defence, Peterborough Petes Gerald Coleman, Goaltender, London Knights Mike Stothers, Coach, Owen Sound Attack
CHL Canada/Russia Series In the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge: On November 25, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 3–1 at Barrie, Ontario. On November 28, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 5–2 at Mississauga, Ontario.
After these two games, OHL had an all-time record of 4–0 against the Russian Selects since the tournament began in 2003–04.
Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: London KnightsHamilton Spectator Trophy: London KnightsBobby Orr Trophy: Ottawa 67'sWayne Gretzky Trophy: London KnightsLeyden Trophy: Peterborough PetesEmms Trophy: Mississauga IceDogsHolody Trophy: London KnightsBumbacco Trophy: Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsRed Tilson Trophy: Corey Perry, London KnightsEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Corey Perry, London Knights Matt Leyden Trophy: Dale Hunter, London KnightsJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Corey Perry, London KnightsMax Kaminsky Trophy: Danny Syvret, London KnightsOHL Goaltender of the Year: Michael Ouzas, Mississauga IceDogsJack Ferguson Award: John Tavares, Oshawa GeneralsDave Pinkney Trophy: Gerald Coleman and Adam Dennis, London Knights OHL Executive of the Year: Mike Futa, Owen Sound AttackBill Long Award: Bert Templeton, posthumous honourEmms Family Award: Benoit Pouliot, Sudbury WolvesF. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: Kyle Gajewski, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsDan Snyder Memorial Trophy: Jeff MacDougald, Peterborough PetesWilliam Hanley Trophy: Jeff Carter, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Andre Benoit, Kitchener RangersBobby Smith Trophy: Richard Clune, Sarnia StingRoger Neilson Memorial Award: Danny Battochio, Ottawa 67'sIvan Tennant Memorial Award: Matt Pelech, Sarnia StingTim Adams Memorial Trophy: Sam Gagner, Toronto Marlies Wayne Gretzky 99 Award: Corey Perry, London Knights
London Knights' 2004–05 undefeated streak In the 2004–05 season the London Knights broke an OHL record, going 28 games in a row without a loss (27–0–1). They subsequently broke the CHL record of 29 games (held by the 1978–79 Brandon Wheat Kings, who went 25–0–4 during their streak), with a 0–0 tie with the Guelph Storm on December 10, 2004, giving them a record of 28–0–2. The streak ended at 31 games after a 5–2 loss to the Sudbury Wolves on December 17.
Game # Date Score Record Location 1 September 24, 2004 London 4–3 Kitchener 1–0–0–0 Kitchener 2 September 26, 2004 London 5–2 Kitchener 2–0–0–0 London 3 September 30, 2004 London 2–1 Windsor 3–0–0–0 Windsor 4 October 1, 2004 London 5–4 Plymouth (OT) 4–0–0–0 London 5 October 2, 2004 London 3–2 Saginaw 5–0–0–0 Saginaw 6 October 8, 2004 London 8–0 Windsor 6–0–0–0 London 7 October 9, 2004 London 6–1 Sarnia 7–0–0–0 Sarnia 8 October 10, 2004 London 6–3 Sault Ste. Marie 8–0–0–0 Sault Ste. Marie 9 October 15, 2004 London 5–2 Owen Sound 9–0–0–0 London 10 October 16, 2004 London 8–3 Sault Ste. Marie 10–0–0–0 London 11 October 22, 2004 London 3–3 Mississauga 10–0–1–0 London 12 October 23, 2004 London 5–2 Owen Sound 11–0–1–0 Owen Sound 13 October 24, 2004 London 4–2 Guelph 12–0–1–0 Guelph 14 October 29, 2004 London 3–1 Saginaw 13–0–1–0 London 15 October 30, 2004 London 4–1 Erie 14–0–1–0 London 16 November 4, 2004 London 3–2 Guelph (OT) 15–0–1–0 London 17 November 5, 2004 London 5–3 Barrie 16–0–1–0 London 18 November 7, 2004 London 4–0 Toronto 17–0–1–0 Toronto 19 November 10, 2004 London 6–1 Mississauga 18–0–1–0 Mississauga 20 November 12, 2004 London 8–2 Belleville 19–0–1–0 London 21 November 13, 2004 London 3–1 Erie 20–0–1–0 Erie 22 November 19, 2004 London 5–3 Ottawa 21–0–1–0 London 23 November 21, 2004 London 4–2 Sault Ste. Marie 22–0–1–0 London 24 November 26, 2004 London 4–2 Plymouth 23–0–1–0 London 25 November 27, 2004 London 4–2 Barrie 24–0–1–0* Barrie 26 November 28, 2004 London 3–0 Sudbury 25–0–1–0** Sudbury 27 December 3, 2004 London 4–3 Windsor 26–0–1–0 London 28 December 4, 2004 London 5–1 Erie 27–0–1–0 Erie 29 December 8, 2004 London 5–3 Kitchener 28–0–1–0*** Kitchener 30 December 10, 2004 London 0–0 Guelph 28–0–2–0**** London 31 December 12, 2004 London 4–3 Kitchener (OT) 29–0–2–0 London
*Tied OHL record previously set by Kitchener in 1983–84 **Broke OHL record previously set by Kitchener in 1983–84 ***Tied CHL record previously set by Brandon in 1978–79 ****Broke CHL record previously set by Brandon in 1978–79
2005 OHL Priority Selection On May 7, 2005, the OHL conducted the 2005 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Oshawa Generals held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected John Tavares from the Toronto Marlboros. Tavares 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 2005 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.