The 2005–06 OHL season was the 26th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Canadian Hockey League adopted the new playing rules and enforcement recently adopted by the National Hockey League in efforts to speed up the game, and make it more exciting for fans. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the Peterborough Petes, who defeated the London Knights in the final.
Rule changes Details of rule changes: Goaltender trap zone - An area behind the net established to keep goalies from playing the puck in the corners. A violation results in a delay of game penalty. Delay of game - Any player shooting the puck out of play from his defensive zone will be called for a 2-minute delay of game minor penalty. Two–line passes - two–line passes (passes which cross one's own blue line and the redline before being received) are now permitted. The center red line will be used only to determine icing. Shootouts - The shootout has eliminated the tie game. If a game is tied after regulation, a 5-minute, 4-on-4 sudden death period will occur. If the game is still tied after the extra frame, a shootout will occur. With the visiting team shooting first, the teams will alternate and should there be a winner following three shots (or sooner) by both teams, the game is over. However, if it remains tied, the shootout continues sudden death. The teams must go through their roster before allowing any player to take a second shot. The winning team in the shootout will receive one additional goal in the goals for stats, but all goals scored in the shootout do not affect personal stats for the players or goalies.
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-Peterborough Petes East 68 47 16 2 3 99 269 199 2 y-Brampton Battalion Central 68 44 21 1 2 91 275 222 3 x-Barrie Colts Central 68 43 21 1 3 90 258 194 4 x-Kingston Frontenacs East 68 37 24 4 3 81 258 237 5 x-Sudbury Wolves Central 68 34 28 1 5 74 227 222 6 x-Toronto St. Michael's Majors Central 68 32 26 6 4 74 259 285 7 x-Belleville Bulls East 68 32 28 5 3 72 202 225 8 x-Ottawa 67's East 68 29 31 5 3 66 240 244 9 Mississauga IceDogs Central 68 21 40 5 2 49 192 300 10 Oshawa Generals East 68 18 45 4 1 41 233 330
Western conference Rank TeamDIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA 1 z-London Knights Midwest 68 49 15 1 3 102 304 211 2 y-Plymouth Whalers West 68 35 28 1 4 75 227 225 3 x-Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 47 19 1 1 96 255 165 4 x-Guelph Storm Midwest 68 40 24 1 3 84 232 206 5 x-Saginaw Spirit West 68 36 30 2 0 74 242 246 6 x-Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 32 29 4 3 71 239 239 7 x-Windsor Spitfires West 68 32 29 3 4 71 247 253 8 x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 29 31 3 5 66 201 213 9 Erie Otters Midwest 68 26 35 4 3 59 219 266 10 Sarnia Sting West 68 17 46 2 3 39 197 295
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Rob Schremp London Knights 57 57 88 145 74 David Bolland London Knights 57 57 73 130 104 Wojtek Wolski Brampton Battalion 56 47 81 128 46 Dylan Hunter London Knights 62 32 85 117 50 Evan McGrath Kitchener Rangers 67 37 77 114 63 Justin Donati Toronto St. Michael's Majors 62 46 63 109 50 Bryan Little Barrie Colts 64 42 67 109 99 Peter Tsimikalis Oshawa Generals 64 29 70 99 69 Cal O'Reilly Windsor Spitfires 68 18 81 99 8 Bobby Ryan Owen Sound Attack 59 31 64 95 44
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 Dan Turple Kitchener Rangers 57 3306 40 15 1 1 124 7 .924 2.25 Dan LaCosta Barrie Colts 59 3340 36 17 1 3 142 6 .915 2.55 Ryan MacDonald Guelph Storm 57 3292 35 15 1 3 141 4 .907 2.57 Anthony Guadagnolo Windsor Spitfires 48 2814 27 14 3 3 129 5 .916 2.75 Kyle Gajewski Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 64 3704 29 23 3 5 174 3 .904 2.82
Playoffs
Eastern conference quarterfinals Peterborough (1) vs. Ottawa (8) Date Away Home March 23 Ottawa 3 4 Peterborough 2OT March 25 Peterborough 4 8 Ottawa March 27 Ottawa 1 3 Peterborough March 29 Peterborough 3 4 Ottawa March 31 Ottawa 3 4 Peterborough OT April 2 Peterborough 3 2 Ottawa Peterborough wins series 4–2 Brampton (2) vs. Belleville (7) Date Away Home March 24 Belleville 2 3 Brampton OT March 26 Belleville 3 2 Brampton OT March 27 Brampton 3 1 Belleville March 29 Brampton 4 3 Belleville OT March 31 Belleville 3 2 Brampton April 1 Brampton 5 2 Belleville Brampton wins series 4–2 Barrie (3) vs. Toronto (6) Date Away Home March 23 Toronto 4 5 Barrie OT March 24 Barrie 6 5 Toronto March 26 Toronto 5 7 Barrie March 28 Barrie 4 1 Toronto Barrie wins series 4–0 Kingston (4) vs. Sudbury (5) Date Away Home March 24 Sudbury 3 5 Kingston March 25 Sudbury 4 1 Kingston March 28 Kingston 0 2 Sudbury March 29 Kingston 2 5 Sudbury March 31 Sudbury 0 3 Kingston April 2 Kingston 0 4 Sudbury Sudbury wins series 4–2
Western conference quarterfinals London (1) vs. Sault Ste. Marie (8) Date Away Home March 23 Sault Ste. Marie 1 6 London March 24 Sault Ste. Marie 3 6 London March 26 London 6 5 Sault Ste. Marie OT March 28 London 5 4 Sault Ste. Marie 2 OT London wins series 4–0 Plymouth (2) vs. Windsor (7) Date Away Home March 25 Windsor 4 7 Plymouth March 26 Plymouth 4 2 Windsor March 28 Windsor 2 1 Plymouth March 30 Plymouth 3 4 Windsor April 1 Windsor 2 3 Plymouth April 2 Plymouth 4 7 Windsor April 4 Windsor 2 6 Plymouth Plymouth wins series 4–3 Kitchener (3) vs. Owen Sound (6) Date Away Home March 24 Owen Sound 3 2 Kitchener March 25 Kitchener 2 3 Owen Sound March 27 Owen Sound 3 4 Kitchener 2OT March 29 Kitchener 2 7 Owen Sound March 31 Owen Sound 4 3 Kitchener Owen Sound wins series 4–1 Guelph (4) vs. Saginaw (5) Date Away Home March 24 Saginaw 2 3 Guelph March 27 Guelph 4 1 Saginaw March 28 Saginaw 1 4 Guelph March 30 Guelph 4 Saginaw 3 Guelph wins series 4–0
Eastern conference semifinals Peterborough (1) vs. Sudbury (5) Date Away Home April 6 Sudbury 1 3 Peterborough April 7 Sudbury 1 6 Peterborough April 10 Peterborough 4 2 Sudbury April 11 Peterborough 4 3 Sudbury OT Peterborough wins series 4–0 Brampton (2) vs. Barrie (3) Date Away Home April 6 Barrie 1 4 Brampton April 7 Brampton 1 4 Barrie April 9 Barrie 6 1 Brampton April 11 Brampton 2 11 Barrie April 13 Barrie 3 2 Brampton Barrie wins series 4–1
Western conference semifinals London (1) vs. Owen Sound (6) Date Away Home April 7 Owen Sound 3 6 London April 8 London 3 5 Owen Sound April 10 Owen Sound 4 2 London April 12 London 5 1 Owen Sound April 14 Owen Sound 5 6 London OT April 15 London 5 2 Owen Sound London wins series 4–2 Plymouth (2) vs. Guelph (4) Date Away Home April 7 Guelph 4 1 Plymouth April 8 Plymouth 2 3 Guelph OT April 10 Guelph 8 0 Plymouth April 12 Plymouth 4 3 Guelph OT April 14 Guelph 2 5 Plymouth April 15 Plymouth 3 4 Guelph Guelph wins series 4–2
Conference finals Peterborough (1) vs. Barrie (3) Date Away Home April 20 Barrie 3 4 Peterborough 3OT April 22 Peterborough 2 5 Barrie April 24 Barrie 4 5 Peterborough OT April 26 Peterborough 6 5 Barrie OT April 28 Barrie 0 Peterborough 7 Peterborough wins series 4–1 London (1) vs. Guelph (4) Date Away Home April 20 Guelph 3 5 London April 21 London 1 7 Guelph April 23 Guelph 2 3 London OT April 25 London 2 1 Guelph April 28 Guelph 4 London 5 OT London wins series 4–1
J. Ross Robertson Cup finals London (W1) vs. Peterborough (E1) Date Away Home May 5 Peterborough 6 5 London 2OT May 7 London 3 4 Peterborough OT May 9 Peterborough 3 2 London May 11 London 3 4 Peterborough Peterborough wins series 4–0
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster 2005-06 Peterborough Petes Goaltenders
Defencemen
Wingers
- C Centres
Coach: Dick Todd General Manager: Jeff Twohey
All-Star teams
First team Rob Schremp, Centre, London Knights Mike Angelidis, Left Wing, Owen Sound Attack Dave Bolland, Right Wing, London Knights Andrej Sekera, Defence, Owen Sound Attack Marc Staal, Defence, Sudbury Wolves Adam Dennis, Goaltender, London Knights Dave Barr, Coach, Guelph Storm
Second team Wojtek Wolski, Centre, Brampton Battalion Dylan Hunter, Left Wing, London Knights Ryan Callahan, Right Wing, Guelph Storm Ryan Parent, Defence, Guelph Storm Patrick McNeill, Defence, Saginaw Spirit Dan Turple, Goaltender, Kitchener Rangers Dale Hunter, Coach, London Knights
Third team Bryan Little, Centre, Barrie Colts Ryan Hamilton, Left Wing, Barrie Colts Mike Blunden, Right Wing, Erie Otters Matt Lashoff, Defence, Kitchener Rangers Michael Vernace, Defence, Brampton Battalion Kevin Lalande, Goaltender, Belleville Bulls Dick Todd, Coach, Peterborough Petes
CHL Canada/Russia Series In the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge: On November 24, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 5–3 at Kitchener, Ontario. On November 28, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 5–1 at Peterborough, Ontario.
After these two games, the OHL had an all-time record of 6–0 against the Russian Selects since the tournament began in 2003–04.
Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: Peterborough PetesHamilton Spectator Trophy: London KnightsBobby Orr Trophy: Peterborough PetesWayne Gretzky Trophy: London KnightsEmms Trophy: Brampton BattalionLeyden Trophy: Peterborough PetesHolody Trophy: London KnightsBumbacco Trophy: Plymouth WhalersRed Tilson Trophy: Wojtek Wolski, Brampton BattalionEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Rob Schremp, London KnightsMatt Leyden Trophy: Dave Barr, Guelph StormJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Dave Bolland, London KnightsMax Kaminsky Trophy: Andrej Sekera, Owen Sound AttackOHL Goaltender of the Year: Adam Dennis, London KnightsJack Ferguson Award: Steven Stamkos, Sarnia StingDave Pinkney Trophy: Dan Turple & Mark Packwood, Kitchener RangersOHL Executive of the Year: Craig Goslin, Saginaw SpiritBill Long Award: Jeff Twohey, Peterborough PetesEmms Family Award: John Tavares, Oshawa GeneralsF.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: Ryan Daniels, Saginaw SpiritDan Snyder Memorial Trophy: Mike Angelidis, Owen Sound AttackWilliam Hanley Trophy: Wojtek Wolski, Brampton BattalionLeo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Ryan Callahan, Guelph StormBobby Smith Trophy: Danny Battochio, Ottawa 67'sRoger Neilson Memorial Award: Danny Battochio, Ottawa 67'sIvan Tennant Memorial Award: Joe Pleckaitis, Ottawa 67'sTim Adams Memorial Trophy: Steven Stamkos, Markham WaxersWayne Gretzky 99 Award: Daniel Ryder, Peterborough Petes
2006 OHL Priority Selection On May 6, 2006, the OHL conducted the 2006 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Sarnia Sting held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Steven Stamkos from the Markham Waxers. Stamkos 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 2006 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.