1996–97 OPJHL season

1996–97 OPJHL season
League	Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Duration	Regular season 1996-09 – 1997-02 Playoffs 1997-02 – 1997-04
Champions	Milton Merchants
Number of teams	22
OPJHL seasons
← 1995–96	1997–98 →

The 1996–97 OPJHL season is the fourth season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The twenty-two teams of the MacKenzie, MacKinnon, Phillips, and Ruddock Divisions competed in a 51-game schedule. The top 4 teams of each division make the playoffs.

The winner of the OPJHL playoffs, the Milton Merchants, lost the 1997 Buckland Cup and Dudley Hewitt Cup to the Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.^[1]

Changes

Royal York Royals become the Vaughan Vipers.
Stouffville Clippers become the Stouffville Spirit.

Final standings

Note: 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

MacKenzie Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
Bramalea Blues	51	36	12	3	263	154	76
Brampton Capitals	51	35	14	2	280	183	73
Mississauga Chargers	51	29	19	3	234	220	62
St. Michael's Buzzers	51	26	22	3	210	173	59
Streetsville Derbys	51	19	26	6	212	222	45
Vaughan Vipers	51	16	33	2	179	272	35
MacKinnon Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
Milton Merchants	51	37	9	5	319	169	81
Hamilton Kilty	51	32	14	5	286	218	70
Oakville Blades	51	22	28	1	218	233	50
Burlington Cougars	51	14	34	3	188	273	32
Georgetown Raiders	51	3	47	1	140	375	10
Phillips Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
Newmarket 87's	51	43	5	3	313	135	89
Collingwood Blues	51	28	18	5	249	206	62
Orillia Terriers	50	25	21	4	201	194	56
Lindsay Muskies	51	17	29	5	188	247	42
Stouffville Spirit	50	8	41	1	167	295	19
Ruddock Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
Kingston Voyageurs	51	42	7	2	313	138	87
Peterborough Jr. Petes	51	29	19	3	219	182	64
Ajax Axemen	51	21	28	2	212	258	45
Bowmanville Eagles	51	15	31	5	215	285	37
Trenton Sting	51	16	32	3	192	278	36
Cobourg Cougars	51	11	35	5	190	278	29

1996-97 OPJHL Playoffs

For the Central Canada Championship, please go to the Dudley Hewitt Cup.

For the National Championship, please go to the 1997 Royal Bank Cup.

Division Semi-final

Newmarket 87's defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-2

Kingston Voyageurs defeated Ajax Axemen 4-games-to-none

Peterborough Jr. Petes defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-2

Collingwood Blues defeated Orillia Terriers 4-games-to-2

Milton Merchants defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none

Brampton Capitals defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-2

Mississauga Chargers defeated Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-2

Division Final

Newmarket 87's defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-none

Kingston Voyageurs defeated Peterborough Jr. Petes 4-games-to-1

Milton Merchants defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-none

Bramalea Blues defeated Brampton Capitals 4-games-to-2

Semi-final

Newmarket 87's defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1

Milton Merchants defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-3

Final

Milton Merchants defeated Newmarket 87's 4-games-to-3

OHA Buckland Cup and Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Best-of-7

Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-1

Milton 4 - Rayside-Balfour 0

Rayside-Balfour 4 - Milton 3 OT

Rayside-Balfour 5 - Milton 3

Rayside-Balfour 9 - Milton 2

Rayside-Balfour 4 - Milton 1

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Ryan Vince	Kingston Voyageurs	51	54	81	135
Scott Cameron	Kingston Voyageurs	48	51	61	112
Eric Ellis	Hamilton Red Wings	50	50	62	112
Dan Kerluke	Brampton Capitals	51	62	48	110
Ron Baker	Milton/Bowmanville	49	43	62	105
Scott Stephens	Newmarket 87's	44	43	60	103
Chris Stevenson	Hamilton Red Wings	51	51	49	100
Darren Haydar	Milton Merchants	51	32	68	100

References

↑ http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/league/cups/national_champions.html

External links

Preceded by 1995–96 OPJHL season	OJHL seasons	Succeeded by 1997–98 OPJHL season

Ontario Hockey Association Junior A Hockey

Current Leagues & Teams

Ontario Junior Hockey League: Aurora Tigers; Buffalo Jr. Sabres; Burlington Cougars; Cobourg Cougars; Georgetown Raiders; Kingston Voyageurs; Lindsay Muskies; Markham Royals; Milton Icehawks; Mississauga Chargers; Newmarket Hurricanes; North York Rangers; Oakville Blades; Orangeville Flyers; Pickering Panthers; St. Michael's Buzzers; Stouffville Spirit; Toronto Jr. Canadiens; Toronto Patriots; Trenton Golden Hawks; Wellington Dukes; Whitby Fury

Former Leagues & Teams

Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League: Brantford Foresters; Brantford Majors; Buffalo-Glencoe Tondas; Chatham Maroons; Detroit Jr. Red Wings; Guelph CMC's; Guelph Imperials; Michigan Americans; Niagara Falls Flyers; St. Thomas Elgins; Sarnia Bees; Sarnia Legionnaires; Welland Sabres; Windsor Spitfires

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League: Ajax Merchants; Belleville Bulls; Brampton Warriors; Cambridge Winterhawks; Dixie Beehives; Guelph Platers; Hamilton Mountain A's; Kingston Frontenacs; North Bay Trappers; Owen Sound Greys; Royal York Royals; Toronto Nationals; Weston Dodgers; Whitby Lawmen

Metro Junior A Hockey League: Mimico Monarchs; Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins

Ontario Junior Hockey League: Ajax Attack; Barrie Colts; Bowmanville Eagles; Bramalea Blues; Brampton Capitals; Caledon Canadians; Collingwood Blues; Couchiching Terriers; Dixie Beehives; Durham Huskies; Huntsville Otters; Markham Waxers; Orangeville Crushers; Parry Sound Shamrocks; Peterborough Stars; Seguin Bruins; Shelburne Wolves; Streetsville Derbys; Syracuse Jr. Crunch; Trenton Sting; Vaughan Vipers

Seasons

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League: 1972–73; 1973–74; 1974–75; 1975–76; 1976–77; 1977–78; 1978–79; 1979–80; 1980–81; 1981–82; 1982–83; 1983–84; 1984–85; 1985–86; 1986–87

Metro Junior A Hockey League: 1991–92; 1992–93; 1993–94; 1994–95; 1995–96; 1996–97; 1997–98

Ontario Junior Hockey League: 1992–93; 1993–94; 1994–95; 1995–96; 1996–97; 1997–98; 1998–99; 1999–00; 2000–01; 2001–02; 2002–03; 2003–04; 2004–05; 2005–06; 2006–07; 2007–08; 2008–09; 2009-10 CC/OJ; 2010–11; 2011–12; 2012–13; 2013–14; 2014–15

Championships

CJHL Central Canada Cup Challenge Dudley Hewitt Cup Royal Bank Cup

Members and championships of the Canadian Junior Hockey League

Dudley Hewitt Cup	Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Ontario Junior Hockey League Superior International Junior Hockey League

Fred Page Cup	Central Canada Hockey League Maritime Junior A Hockey League Quebec Junior Hockey League

Western Canada Cup	Alberta Junior Hockey League British Columbia Hockey League Manitoba Junior Hockey League Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

Royal Bank Cup	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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