The 1991–92 OHL season was the 12th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Dukes of Hamilton relocated, and became the Guelph Storm. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the North Bay Centennials.
Relocation
Hamilton Dukes to Guelph Storm
The Hamilton Dukes relocated to the city of Guelph after two seasons in Hamilton. The club would be renamed to the Guelph Storm and play at the Guelph Memorial Gardens. Guelph had previously hosted an OHL franchise from 1982-1989, the Guelph Platers. The Platers won the 1986 Memorial Cup. The franchise relocated to Owen Sound following the 1988-89 season.
The Storm would remain in the Emms Division.
New Arena
Detroit Compuware Ambassadors The Detroit Compuware Ambassadors moved into Joe Louis Arena following one season of play at Cobo Arena. This arena was also the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.
Regular season
Final standings Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title
Leyden Division Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 y-Peterborough Petes 66 41 18 7 89 319 256 2 x-North Bay Centennials 66 40 21 5 85 323 259 3 x-Cornwall Royals 66 38 22 6 82 328 289 4 x-Sudbury Wolves 66 33 27 6 72 331 320 5 x-Oshawa Generals 66 31 26 9 71 274 273 6 x-Ottawa 67's 66 32 30 4 68 280 251 7 x-Belleville Bulls 66 27 27 12 66 314 293 8 Kingston Frontenacs 66 16 44 6 38 241 316
Emms Division Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 y-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 41 19 6 88 335 229 2 x-Niagara Falls Thunder 66 39 23 4 82 307 254 3 x-London Knights 66 37 25 4 78 310 280 4 x-Kitchener Rangers 66 29 30 7 65 283 282 5 x-Windsor Spitfires 66 25 33 8 58 272 316 6 x-Owen Sound Platers 66 23 41 2 48 260 315 7 x-Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 66 23 42 1 47 279 353 8 Guelph Storm 66 4 51 11 19 235 425
Scoring leaders Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Todd Simon Niagara Falls Thunder 66 53 93 146 70 Brett Seguin Ottawa 67's 64 34 100 134 70 John Spoltore North Bay Centennials 66 47 84 131 31 Darren McCarty Belleville Bulls 65 55 72 127 177 Chris Taylor London Knights 66 48 74 122 57 Brent Gretzky Belleville Bulls 62 43 78 121 37 Ralph Intranuovo Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 65 50 63 113 44 Jake Grimes Belleville Bulls 66 44 69 113 18 Colin Miller Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 37 73 110 52 Jason Dawe Peterborough Petes 66 53 55 108 55
Playoffs
Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
(2) North Bay Centennials vs. (7) Belleville Bulls
(3) Cornwall Royals vs. (6) Ottawa 67's
(4) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Oshawa Generals
Emms Division
(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (7) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
(3) London Knights vs. (6) Owen Sound Platers
(4) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires
Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Ottawa 67's
(2) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Sudbury Wolves
Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers
(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (3) London Knights
Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) North Bay Centennials
Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Niagara Falls Thunder
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (L2) North Bay Centennials
Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsHamilton Spectator Trophy: Peterborough PetesLeyden Trophy: Peterborough PetesEmms Trophy: Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsRed Tilson Trophy: Todd Simon, Niagara Falls ThunderEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Todd Simon, Niagara Falls Thunder Matt Leyden Trophy: George Burnett, Niagara Falls ThunderJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Darren McCarty, Belleville BullsMax Kaminsky Trophy: Drake Berehowsky, North Bay CentennialsOHL Goaltender of the Year: Mike Fountain, Oshawa GeneralsJack Ferguson Award: Jeff O'Neill, Guelph StormDave Pinkney Trophy: Kevin Hodson, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL Executive of the Year: Bert Templeton, North Bay CentennialsBill Long Award: Herb Warr, Peterborough PetesEmms Family Award: Chris Gratton, Kingston FrontenacsF.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: Sandy Allan, North Bay CentennialsWilliam Hanley Trophy: John Spoltore, North Bay Centennials Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: John Spoltore, North Bay CentennialsBobby Smith Trophy: Nathan LaFayette, Cornwall Royals
1992 OHL Priority Selection The Guelph Storm held the first overall pick in the 1992 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Jeff O'Neill from the Thornhill Thunderbirds. O'Neill 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 1992 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 1 Jeff O'Neill (C) Canada Guelph Storm King City, Ontario Thornhill Thunderbirds 2 Brett Lindros (RW) Canada Kingston Frontenacs London, Ontario St. Michael's Buzzers 3 Bill McCauley (C) United States Detroit Junior Red Wings Warren, Michigan Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 Wayne Primeau (C) Canada Owen Sound Platers Whitby, Ontario Whitby Midgets 5 Mike Martin (D) Canada Windsor Spitfires Stratford, Ontario Stratford Cullitons 6 Wes Swinson (D) Canada Kitchener Rangers Peterborough, Ontario Kingston Voyageurs 7 Richard Park (C) United States Belleville Bulls Rancho Palos Verdes, California Toronto Young Nationals 8 Mark Edmundson (C) Canada Ottawa 67's London, Ontario London Nationals 9 Jamie Kress (D) Canada Oshawa Generals Cambridge, Ontario Cambridge Winterhawks 10 Rory Fitzpatrick (D) United States Sudbury Wolves Rochester, New York Rochester Monarchs 11 John Guirestante (RW) Canada London Knights Toronto, Ontario Mississauga Black Hawks 12 Jason Bonsignore (C) United States Newmarket Royals Rochester, New York Rochester Jr. Americans 13 Paul McInnes (D) Canada Niagara Falls Thunder Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Red Wings 14 Jim Ensom (LW) Canada North Bay Centennials Peterborough, Ontario Muskoka Bears 15 Dan Cloutier (G) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario St. Thomas Stars 16 Matt Johnson (LW) Canada Peterborough Petes Pelham, Ontario Welland Cougars
See also List of OHA Junior A standings List of OHL seasons 1992 Memorial Cup 1992 NHL entry draft 1991 in sports 1992 in sports
References
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