The 2000–01 OHL season was the 21st season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Guelph Storm moved from the Guelph Memorial Gardens to the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre at the start of the season. The Owen Sound Platers were renamed to the Owen Sound Attack Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Ottawa 67's won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Plymouth Whalers.
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-Belleville Bulls East 68 37 23 5 3 82 275 224 2 y-Sudbury Wolves Central 68 35 22 8 3 81 237 196 3 x-Toronto St. Michael's Majors Central 68 35 23 8 2 80 249 201 4 x-Ottawa 67's East 68 33 21 10 4 80 249 201 5 x-North Bay Centennials Central 68 32 28 6 2 72 232 220 6 x-Peterborough Petes East 68 30 28 8 2 70 221 213 7 x-Barrie Colts Central 68 29 28 7 4 69 214 230 8 x-Kingston Frontenacs East 68 28 28 11 1 68 232 218 9 Oshawa Generals East 68 20 36 7 5 52 184 254 10 Mississauga IceDogs Central 68 3 56 7 2 15 157 380
Western conference Rank TeamDIV GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA 1 z-Erie Otters Midwest 68 45 11 10 2 102 264 171 2 y-Plymouth Whalers West 68 43 15 5 5 96 253 162 3 x-Windsor Spitfires West 68 34 22 8 4 80 257 221 4 x-Guelph Storm Midwest 68 34 23 9 2 79 227 205 5 x-Brampton Battalion Midwest 68 33 22 9 4 79 231 210 6 x-Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 31 27 7 3 72 256 236 7 x-Sarnia Sting West 68 28 31 7 2 65 235 244 8 x-London Knights West 68 26 34 5 3 60 222 263 9 Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 26 36 6 0 58 183 247 10 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 23 38 4 3 53 188 256
Scoring leaders Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Kyle Wellwood Belleville Bulls 68 35 83 118 24 Jason Spezza Mississauga/Windsor 56 43 73 116 43 Branko Radivojevič Belleville Bulls 61 34 70 104 77 Randy Rowe Belleville Bulls 63 64 38 102 30 Brad Boyes Erie Otters 59 45 45 90 42 Derek MacKenzie Sudbury Wolves 62 40 49 89 89 Jason Baird Erie Otters 68 30 58 88 237 Stephen Weiss Plymouth Whalers 62 40 47 87 45 Steve Ott Windsor Spitfires 55 50 37 87 164 Jason Jaspers Sudbury Wolves 63 42 42 84 77
Leading goaltenders
Player Team GP Mins W L T GA SO Sv% GAA Rob Zepp Plymouth Whalers 5532473413512240.9222.25 Adam Munro Erie Otters 41228326518840.9262.31 Andy Chiodo Toronto St. Michael's Majors 382069181118640.9242.53 Alex Auld North Bay Centennials 40232022 110 9810.9242.53 Mike Smith Kingston/Sudbury 4627092210311630.9192.57
Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern conference
(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (8) Barrie Colts
(4) Ottawa 67's vs. (5) North Bay Centennials
(3) Toronto St. Michael's Majors vs. (6) Peterborough Petes
(2) Sudbury Wolves vs. (7) Barrie Colts
Western conference
(1) Erie Otters vs. (8) London Knights
(4) Guelph Storm vs. (5) Brampton Battalion
(3) Windsor Spitfires vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack
(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (7) Sarnia Sting
Conference semifinals
Eastern conference
(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (4) Ottawa 67's
(2) Sudbury Wolves vs. (3) Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Western conference
(1) Erie Otters vs. (5) Brampton Battalion
(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (4) Windsor Spitfires
Conference finals
Eastern conference
(3) Toronto St. Michael's Majors vs. (4) Ottawa 67's
(1) Erie Otters vs. (2) Plymouth Whalers
J. Ross Robertson Cup finals (2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (4) Ottawa 67's
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster 2000-01 Ottawa 67's Goaltenders
Defencemen
Wingers
Centres
Coach: Brian Kilrea General Manager: Brian Kilrea
All-Star teams
First team Kyle Wellwood, Centre, Belleville Bulls Randy Rowe, Left Wing, Belleville Bulls Branko Radivojevic, Right Wing, Belleville Bulls Rostislav Klesla, Defence, Brampton Battalion Alexei Semenov, Defence, Sudbury Wolves Craig Anderson, Goaltender, Guelph Storm Dave MacQueen, Coach, Erie Otters
Second team Brad Boyes, Centre, Erie Otters Raffi Torres, Left Wing, Brampton Battalion Cory Pecker, Right Wing, Erie Otters Kevin Dallman, Defence, Guelph Storm Jon Zion, Defence, Ottawa 67's Rob Zepp, Goaltender, Plymouth Whalers Dave Cameron, Coach, Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Third team Jason Spezza, Centre, Windsor Spitfires Steve Ott, Left Wing, Windsor Spitfires Nikita Alexeev, Right Wing, Erie Otters Libor Ustrnul, Defence, Plymouth Whalers Mark Popovic, Defence, Toronto St. Michael's Majors Alex Auld, Goaltender, North Bay Centennials Jim Hulton, Coach, Belleville Bulls
Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: Ottawa 67'sHamilton Spectator Trophy: Erie OttersBobby Orr Trophy: Ottawa 67'sWayne Gretzky Trophy: Plymouth WhalersLeyden Trophy: Belleville BullsEmms Trophy: Sudbury WolvesHolody Trophy: Erie OttersBumbacco Trophy: Plymouth WhalersRed Tilson Trophy: Brad Boyes, Erie OttersEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Kyle Wellwood, Belleville Bulls Matt Leyden Trophy: Dave MacQueen, Erie OttersJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Branko Radivojevic, Belleville BullsMax Kaminsky Trophy: Alexei Semenov, Sudbury WolvesOHL Goaltender of the Year: Craig Anderson, Guelph StormJack Ferguson Award: Patrick O'Sullivan, Mississauga IceDogsDave Pinkney Trophy: Robb Zepp and Paul Drew, Plymouth Whalers OHL Executive of the Year: Not AwardedEmms Family Award: Rick Nash, London KnightsF.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: Andy Chiodo, Toronto St. Michael's MajorsOHL Humanitarian of the Year: Joey Sullivan, Erie OttersWilliam Hanley Trophy: Brad Boyes, Erie Otters Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Randy Rowe, Belleville BullsBobby Smith Trophy: Dustin Brown, Guelph StormWayne Gretzky 99 Award: Seamus Kotyk, Ottawa 67's
2001 OHL Priority Selection On May 5, 2001, the OHL conducted the 2001 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Mississauga IceDogs held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Patrick O'Sullivan from the USA U17 team. O'Sullivan 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 2001 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 1 Patrick O'Sullivan (LW) United States Mississauga IceDogs Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA U17 2 Nathan Horton (RW) Canada Oshawa Generals Dunnville, Ontario Thorold Blackhawks 3 Jeff Carter (C) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds London, Ontario Strathroy Rockets 4 Mike Richards (C) Canada Kitchener Rangers Kenora, Ontario Kenora Thistles 5 Corey Perry (RW) Canada London Knights Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Petes Bantam 6 Dan Fritsche (C) United States Sarnia Sting Parma, Ohio Cleveland Barons 18U 7 Anthony Stewart (RW) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Toronto, Ontario North York Jr. Canadiens 8 Brandon Crombeen (RW) Canada Barrie Colts Newmarket, Ontario Newmarket Hurricanes 9 Jamie Tardif (RW) Canada Peterborough Petes Welland, Ontario Southern Tier Admirals 10 Brad Richardson (RW) Canada Owen Sound Attack Belleville, Ontario Quinte Red Devils 11 Geoff Platt (C/LW) Canada North Bay Centennials Mississauga, Ontario North York Jr. Canadiens 12 Chad Robinson (LW) Canada Brampton Battalion Vars, Ontario Cumberland Bantam 13 Matthew Puntureri (C) United States Guelph Storm Wampum, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Hornets 14 Lane Moodie (D) Canada Ottawa 67's Oakville, Ontario Oakville Rangers 15 Frank Rediker (D) United States Windsor Spitfires Sterling Heights, Michigan Plymouth Compuware 16 Ryan Rorabeck (C) Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Legionaires 17 Ryan Hastings (D) Canada Sudbury Wolves Etobicoke, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 18 Rane Carnegie (RW) Canada Belleville Bulls Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Toronto Marlboros 19 John Mitchell (C) Canada Plymouth Whalers Waterloo, Ontario Waterloo Wolves 20 Noel Coultice (D) Canada Erie Otters Pickering, Ontario Ajax-Pickering Raiders
See also List of OHA Junior A standings List of OHL seasons 2001 Memorial Cup 2001 NHL entry draft 2000 in sports 2001 in sports
References
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