1993–94 OHL season

The 1993–94 OHL season was the 14th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The North Bay Centennials won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Detroit Junior Red Wings.

Teams

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Regular season

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Final standings

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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

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RankTeamGPWLTPTSGFGA
1y-North Bay Centennials664615597351226
2x-Ottawa 67's6633221177274229
3x-Sudbury Wolves663426674299275
4x-Belleville Bulls663228670303264
5x-Kingston Frontenacs663028868265259
6x-Oshawa Generals662632860272309
7x-Peterborough Petes6615411040252350
8Newmarket Royals669471028231377

Emms Division

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RankTeamGPWLTPTSGFGA
1y-Detroit Junior Red Wings664220488312237
2x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds663524777319268
3x-Guelph Storm663228670323290
4x-Owen Sound Platers663430270303284
5x-Kitchener Rangers663230468286316
6x-London Knights663230468293279
7x-Windsor Spitfires662536555253298
8Niagara Falls Thunder662141446277352

Scoring leaders

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PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Jason AllisonLondon Knights56558714268
Kevin BrownDetroit Junior Red Wings57548113585
Jeff O'NeillGuelph Storm66458112695
Keli CorpseKingston Frontenacs63428412655
Bill BowlerWindsor Spitfires66477612339
Jamie RiversSudbury Wolves65328912158
Trevor GallantKitchener Rangers66398011948
Dave GilmoreLondon Knights61486911767
Jason MacDonaldOwen Sound Platers665561116177
Sylvain CloutierGuelph Storm664571116127

Playoffs

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Division quarterfinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
            
L1North Baybye
L1North Bay4
L4Belleville2
L4Belleville4
L5Kingston2
L1North Bay4
L2Ottawa1
L3Sudbury4
L6Oshawa1
L3Sudbury2
L2Ottawa4
L7Peterborough3
L2Ottawa4
L1North Bay4
E1Detroit3
E1Detroitbye
E1Detroit4
E4Owen Sound0
E4Owen Sound4
E5Kitchener1
E1Detroit4
E2S.S. Marie2
E3Guelph4
E6London1
E3Guelph0
E2S.S. Marie4
E7Windsor0
E2S.S. Marie4

Division quarter-finals

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Leyden Division

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(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Peterborough Petes
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March 20Peterborough Petes2 – 4Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic Centre
March 24Ottawa 67's1 – 4Peterborough PetesPeterborough Memorial Centre
March 25Peterborough Petes1 – 4Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic Centre
March 27Ottawa 67's3 – 4Peterborough PetesPeterborough Memorial Centre
March 29Peterborough Petes3 – 12Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic Centre
March 30Ottawa 67's3 – 5Peterborough PetesPeterborough Memorial Centre
March 31Peterborough Petes4 – 5OTOttawa 67'sOttawa Civic Centre
Ottawa wins series 4 – 3


(3) Sudbury Wolves vs. (6) Oshawa Generals
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March 20Oshawa Generals2 – 4Sudbury WolvesSudbury Community Arena
March 22Sudbury Wolves3 – 4Oshawa GeneralsOshawa Civic Auditorium
March 25Oshawa Generals2 – 3Sudbury WolvesSudbury Community Arena
March 27Sudbury Wolves3 – 2Oshawa GeneralsOshawa Civic Auditorium
March 29Oshawa Generals4 – 5OTSudbury WolvesSudbury Community Arena
Sudbury wins series 4 – 1


(4) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Kingston Frontenacs
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March 19Kingston Frontenacs1 – 5Belleville BullsYardmen Arena
March 22Belleville Bulls4 – 0Kingston FrontenacsKingston Memorial Centre
March 23Kingston Frontenacs3 – 1Belleville BullsYardmen Arena
March 25Belleville Bulls3 – 2Kingston FrontenacsKingston Memorial Centre
March 26Kingston Frontenacs6 – 2Belleville BullsYardmen Arena
March 29Belleville Bulls6 – 2Kingston FrontenacsKingston Memorial Centre
Belleville wins series 4 – 2


Emms Division

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(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (7) Windsor Spitfires
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March 20Windsor Spitfires2 – 6Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Memorial Gardens 
No scoringFirst period14:02 - pp - Jeff Toms (1)
3:46 - pp - Bill Bowler (1)Second period1:11 - Aaron Gavey (1)
7:05 - sh - Jeff Toms (2)
10:28 - Brad Baber (1)
8:58 - Vladimir Krechin (1)Third period1:27 - sh - Joe Van Volsen (1)
16:07 - pp - Gary Roach
Travis Scott (32 saves/38 shots)Goalie statsDan Cloutier (26 saves/28 shots)
March 21Windsor Spitfires2 – 5Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Memorial Gardens 
14:18 - Cory Evans (1)First period7:29 - pp - Jeremy Stevenson (1)
10:23 - sh - Aaron Gavey (2)
13:08 - pp - Tom MacDonald (1)
16:34 - pp - Wade Gibson (1)
2:14 - Mike Martin (1)Second period1:24 - Steve Sullivan (1)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Travis Scott (25 saves/30 shots)Goalie statsDan Cloutier (21 saves/23 shots)
March 24Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds2 – 1Windsor SpitfiresWindsor Arena 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
14:52 - pp - Drew Bannister (1)Second periodNo scoring
9:21 - Steve Sullivan (2)Third period17:18 - pp - Bill Bowler (2)
Dan Cloutier (26 saves/27 shots)Goalie statsTravis Scott (26 saves/28 shots)
March 25Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds3 – 2Windsor SpitfiresWindsor Arena 
5:45 - Jeff Toms (3)
15:05 - Peter MacKellar (1)
First period2:55 - Vladimir Krechin (2)
0:32 - pp - Jeff Toms (4)Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period8:31 - David Roche (1)
Dan Cloutier (26 saves/28 shots)Goalie statsTravis Scott (24 saves/27 shots)
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0


(3) Guelph Storm vs. (6) London Knights
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March 20London Knights4 – 1Guelph StormGuelph Memorial Gardens
March 22Guelph Storm7 – 5London KnightsLondon Gardens
March 25London Knights2 – 5Guelph StormGuelph Memorial Gardens
March 27Guelph Storm5 – 2London KnightsLondon Gardens
March 28London Knights5 – 9Guelph StormGuelph Memorial Gardens
Guelph wins series 4 – 1


(4) Owen Sound Platers vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers
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March 19Kitchener Rangers5 – 6Owen Sound PlatersBayshore Community Centre
March 22Owen Sound Platers3 – 2Kitchener RangersKitchener Memorial Auditorium
March 24Kitchener Rangers7 – 9Owen Sound PlatersBayshore Community Centre
March 25Owen Sound Platers3 – 4OTKitchener RangersKitchener Memorial Auditorium
March 26Kitchener Rangers4 – 5Owen Sound PlatersBayshore Community Centre
Owen Sound wins series 4 – 1


Division semi-finals

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Leyden Division

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(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Belleville Bulls
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April 1Belleville Bulls1 – 6North Bay CentennialsNorth Bay Memorial Gardens
April 2Belleville Bulls2 – 7North Bay CentennialsNorth Bay Memorial Gardens
April 4North Bay Centennials3 – 7Belleville BullsYardmen Arena
April 5North Bay Centennials2 – 5Belleville BullsYardmen Arena
April 10Belleville Bulls3 – 5North Bay CentennialsNorth Bay Memorial Gardens
April 12North Bay Centennials5 – 3Belleville BullsYardmen Arena
North Bay wins series 4 – 2


(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Sudbury Wolves
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April 2Ottawa 67's6 – 7OTSudbury WolvesSudbury Community Arena
April 5Sudbury Wolves3 – 8Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic Centre
April 7Ottawa 67's5 – 4OTSudbury WolvesSudbury Community Arena
April 8Sudbury Wolves2 – 3Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic Centre
April 10Sudbury Wolves2 – 3Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic Centre
Ottawa wins series 4 – 1


Emms Division

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(1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (4) Owen Sound Platers
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April 1Owen Sound Platers3 – 5Detroit Jr. Red WingsJoe Louis Arena
April 3Detroit Jr. Red Wings7 – 5Owen Sound PlatersBayshore Community Centre
April 5Owen Sound Platers3 – 5Detroit Jr. Red WingsJoe Louis Arena
April 8Detroit Jr. Red Wings5 – 4Owen Sound PlatersBayshore Community Centre
Detroit wins series 4 – 0


(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (3) Guelph Storm
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April 2Guelph Storm5 – 7Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Memorial Gardens
April 4Guelph Storm1 – 2Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Memorial Gardens
April 6Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds6 – 5OTGuelph StormGuelph Memorial Gardens
April 8Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds6 – 4Guelph StormGuelph Memorial Gardens
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0


Division finals

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Leyden Division

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(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (2) Ottawa 67's
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April 16Ottawa 67's0 – 4North Bay CentennialsNorth Bay Memorial Gardens
April 17North Bay Centennials5 – 4OTOttawa 67'sOttawa Civic Centre
April 19Ottawa 67's2 – 7North Bay CentennialsNorth Bay Memorial Gardens
April 21North Bay Centennials6 – 7OTOttawa 67'sOttawa Civic Centre
April 23Ottawa 67's3 – 4OTNorth Bay CentennialsNorth Bay Memorial Gardens
North Bay wins series 4 – 1


Emms Division

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(1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
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April 14Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds3 – 6Detroit Jr. Red WingsJoe Louis Arena
April 16Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds3 – 6Detroit Jr. Red WingsJoe Louis Arena
April 18Detroit Jr. Red Wings4 – 5OTSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Memorial Gardens
April 20Detroit Jr. Red Wings4 – 5Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Memorial Gardens
April 21Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds2 – 6Detroit Jr. Red WingsJoe Louis Arena
April 23Detroit Jr. Red Wings7 – 4Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Memorial Gardens
Detroit wins series 4 – 2


J. Ross Robertson Cup

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(L1) North Bay Centennials vs. (E1) Detroit Junior Red Wings

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April 28Detroit Jr. Red Wings3 – 7North Bay CentennialsNorth Bay Memorial Gardens 
6:58 - Dale Junkin (9)First periodNo scoring
12:30 - pp - Bob Wren (9)Second period2:35 - pp - Lee Jinman (13)
2:48 - Jason Campeau (4)
12:28 - Dale Junkin (10)Third period2:18 - Vitali Yachmenev (10)
6:36 - Brad Brown (2)
6:53 - pp - Brad Brown (3)
7:25 - pp - Lee Jinman (14)
10:20 - pp - Jeff Shevalier (4)
Aaron Ellis (17 saves/22 shots)
Jason Saal (5 saves/7 shots)
Goalie statsSandy Allan (26 saves/29 shots)
May 1North Bay Centennials3 – 6Detroit Jr. Red WingsJoe Louis Arena 
2:04 - Stefan Rivard (3)First period6:21 - Bob Wren (10)
8:35 - Todd Harvey (8)
15:48 - Kevin Brown (9)
15:41 - Damien Bloye (2)Second period2:59 - pp - Bob Wren (11)
4:29 - Kevin Brown (10)
7:10 - Dale Junkin (11)
4:54 - Lee Jinman (15)Third periodNo scoring
Sandy Allan and Scott Roche (Replaced Allan after the fourth goal) (20 saves/26 shots)Goalie statsAaron Ellis (26 saves/29 shots)
May 3North Bay Centennials5 – 7Detroit Jr. Red WingsJoe Louis Arena 
No scoringFirst period6:07 - pp - Kevin Brown (11)
10:56 - Mike Harding (7)
17:34 - Bob Wren (12)
5:15 - Jeff Shevalier (5)
9:46 - Jeff Shevalier (6)
18:07 - pp - Scott Cherrey (5)
Second period4:00 - Todd Harvey (9)
7:12 - Kevin Brown (12)
13:03 - Brian Stagg (1)
14:59 - Bill Lang (6)
Third period0:19 - Dale Junkin (12)
10:25 - Jeff Mitchell (3)
Sandy Allan and Scott Roche (Replaced Allan after the third goal) (19 saves/26 shots)Goalie statsAaron Ellis (29 saves/34 shots)
May 5Detroit Jr. Red Wings3 – 5North Bay CentennialsNorth Bay Memorial Gardens 
17:45 - pp - Todd Harvey (10)
18:53 - Jamie Allison (2)
First period5:19 - pp - Jeff Shevalier (7)
7:36 - Vitali Yachmenev (11)
9:56 - pp - Jeff Shevalier (8)
15:43 - pp - Kevin Brown (13)Second period9:34 - pp - B.J. MacPherson (8)
No scoringThird period4:59 - Bill Lang (7)
Aaron Ellis (37 saves/42 shots)Goalie statsSandy Allan (32 saves/35 shots)
May 7Detroit Jr. Red Wings5 – 2North Bay CentennialsNorth Bay Memorial Gardens 
2:30 - Bill McCauley (2)
14:10 - Mike Harding (8)
16:34 - Mike Harding (9)
First period7:02 - pp - B.J. MacPherson (9)
8:42 - Kevin Brown (14)Second period13:01 - Bill Lang (8)
1:59 - pp - Duane Harmer (1)Third periodNo scoring
Aaron Ellis (20 saves/22 shots)Goalie statsSandy Allan (24 saves/29 shots)
May 9North Bay Centennials5 – 3Detroit Jr. Red WingsJoe Louis Arena 
15:39 - B.J. MacPherson (10)
18:44 - Denis Gaudet (1)
First period4:26 - Bill McCauley (3)
4:38 - Mike Harding (10)
16:37 - Mike Harding (11)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
1:35 - Lee Jinman (16)
4:52 - B.J. MacPherson (11)
13:35 - Lee Jinman (17)
Third periodNo scoring
Sandy Allan (12 saves/15 shots)
Scott Roche (18 saves/18 shots)
Goalie statsAaron Ellis (18 saves/23 shots)
May 11Detroit Jr. Red Wings4 – 5OTNorth Bay CentennialsNorth Bay Memorial Gardens 
8:49 - Bill McCauley (4)First period6:01 - Vitali Yachmenev (12)
16:26 - Mike Harding (12)Second period6:39 - sh - Vitali Yachmenev (13)
3:38 - Sean Haggerty (9)
13:35 - Dale Junkin (13)
Third period5:39 - pp - Bill Lang (9)
14:23 - Lee Jinman (18)
No scoringFirst overtime period8:08 - Jason Campeau (5)
Aaron Ellis (24 saves/29 shots)Goalie statsScott Roche (29 saves/33 shots)
North Bay wins series 4 – 3


Awards

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J. Ross Robertson Cup:North Bay Centennials
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:North Bay Centennials
Leyden Trophy:North Bay Centennials
Emms Trophy:Detroit Junior Red Wings
Red Tilson Trophy:Jason Allison, London Knights
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:Jason Allison, London Knights
Matt Leyden Trophy:Bert Templeton, North Bay Centennials
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:Kevin Brown, Detroit Junior Red Wings
Max Kaminsky Trophy:Jamie Rivers, Sudbury Wolves
OHL Goaltender of the Year:Jamie Storr, Owen Sound Platers
Jack Ferguson Award:Jeff Brown, Sarnia Sting
Dave Pinkney Trophy:Sandy Allan and Scott Roche, North Bay Centennials
OHL Executive of the Year:Jim Rutherford, Detroit Junior Red Wings
Bill Long Award:Brian Kilrea, Ottawa 67's
Emms Family Award:Vitali Yachmenev, North Bay Centennials
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy:Scott Roche, North Bay Centennials
OHL Humanitarian of the Year:Brent Tully, Peterborough Petes
William Hanley Trophy:Jason Allison, London Knights
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:B.J. MacPherson, North Bay Centennials
Bobby Smith Trophy:Ethan Moreau, Niagara Falls Thunder

All-Star teams

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The OHL All-star teams were selected by the OHL's general managers.

First team

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Second team

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Third team

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1994 OHL Priority Selection

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The Sarnia Sting held the first overall pick in the 1994 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Jeff Brown from the Thornhill Islanders. Brown 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 1994 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[2]

#PlayerNationalityOHL TeamHometownMinor Team
1Jeff Brown (D) CanadaSarnia StingMississauga, OntarioThornhill Islanders
2Geoff Peters (C) CanadaNiagara Falls ThunderSt. Catharines, OntarioWexford Bantams
3Kevin Bolibruck (D) CanadaPeterborough PetesThorold, OntarioThorold Black Hawks
4Glenn Crawford (C) CanadaWindsor SpitfiresBarrie, OntarioBarrie Colts
5Jeff Ware (D) CanadaOshawa GeneralsToronto, OntarioWexford Raiders
6Chris Allen (D) CanadaKingston FrontenacsBlenheim, OntarioLeamington Flyers
7Jason Doyle (RW) CanadaLondon KnightsToronto, OntarioWexford Bantams
8Ryan Pepperal (RW) CanadaKitchener RangersNiagara Falls, OntarioNiagara Falls Canucks
9Matt Osborne (D) CanadaOwen Sound PlatersConn, OntarioWaterloo Siskins
10Brian Wesenberg (RW) CanadaPeterborough PetesPeterborough, OntarioCobourg Cougars
11Daniel Cleary (LW) CanadaBelleville BullsHarbour Grace, NewfoundlandKingston Voyageurs
12Richard Rochefort (C) CanadaSudbury WolvesNorth Bay, OntarioWaterloo Siskins
13Sean Blanchard (D) CanadaOttawa 67'sGarson, OntarioValley East Midgets
14Steve Lowe (C) CanadaSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsKitchener, OntarioCaledon Canadians
15Bryan Berard (D) United StatesDetroit Junior Red WingsWoonsocket, Rhode IslandMount St. Charles Academy
16Steven Carpenter (LW) CanadaNorth Bay CentennialsRollo Bay, Prince Edward IslandCharlottetown Abbies

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1993-94 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  2. ^ "1994 Ontario Hockey League Draft".
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