Newmarket Royals to Sarnia Sting edit The Newmarket Royals relocated to Sarnia and were renamed the Sarnia Sting after two seasons in Newmarket . The club was sold to the Ciccarelli brothers at the beginning of the 1993-94 season and were relocated to Sarnia for the 1994-95 season.
The club was originally the Cornwall Royals from 1969-1992, in which the franchise won the Memorial Cup three times. Following the 1991-92 , the franchise was relocated to Newmarket. In two seasons in Newmarket, the Royals made the playoffs once, losing to the Sudbury Wolves in the first round of the 1993 playoffs.
The Sting will play at the Sarnia Arena and play in the newly created West Division.
The OHL announced realignment for the 1994-95 season, as the league would now have three divisions based on geographical location. The three new divisions were the East Division, Central Division and West Division.
Six teams from the Leyden Division would form the newly created East Division. The teams are: Belleville Bulls , Kingston Frontenacs , North Bay Centennials , Oshawa Generals and Ottawa 67's . The winner of the East Division will earn the Leyden Trophy .
Five teams would make up the newly created Central Division, four teams from the Emms Division and one from the Leyden Division. The teams were: Guelph Storm , Kitchener Rangers , Niagara Falls Thunder , Owen Sound Platers , and Sudbury Wolves . The winner of the Central Division will be awarded the Emms Trophy .
Five teams would make up the newly created West Division, four teams from the Emms Division and one from the Leyden Division. The teams are: Detroit Junior Red Wings , London Knights , Sarnia Sting , Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and Windsor Spitfires . The winner of the West Division will earn the newly created Bumbacco Trophy .
1994-95 Ontario Hockey League Division Team City Arena East Belleville Bulls Belleville , Ontario Yardmen Arena Kingston Frontenacs Kingston , Ontario Kingston Memorial Centre North Bay Centennials North Bay , Ontario North Bay Memorial Gardens Oshawa Generals Oshawa , Ontario Oshawa Civic Auditorium Ottawa 67's Ottawa , Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre Peterborough Petes Peterborough , Ontario Peterborough Memorial Centre Central Guelph Storm Guelph , Ontario Guelph Memorial Gardens Kitchener Rangers Kitchener , Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Niagara Falls Thunder Niagara Falls , Ontario Niagara Falls Memorial Arena Owen Sound Platers Owen Sound , Ontario Bayshore Community Centre Sudbury Wolves Sudbury , Ontario Sudbury Community Arena West Detroit Junior Red Wings Detroit , Michigan Joe Louis Arena London Knights London , Ontario London Ice House Sarnia Sting Sarnia , Ontario Sarnia Arena Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario Sault Memorial Gardens Windsor Spitfires Windsor , Ontario Windsor Arena
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; z = earned first round bye
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Division quarter-finals edit (2) Oshawa Generals vs. (5) Peterborough Petes edit Peterborough wins series 4 – 3
(3) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Belleville Bulls edit March 21 North Bay Centennials 5 – 6 OT Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 25 North Bay Centennials 7 – 8 OT Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
Belleville wins series 4 – 2
(2) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers edit Sudbury wins series 4 – 1
(3) Owen Sound Platers vs. (4) Niagara Falls Thunder edit Owen Sound wins series 4 – 2
(1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (4) London Knights edit Detroit wins series 4 – 0
(2) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Sarnia Sting edit Windsor wins series 4 – 0
(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (C3) Owen Sound Platers edit
(W1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (E5) Peterborough Petes edit Detroit wins series 4 – 0
(E1) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (E4) Belleville Bulls edit Belleville wins series 4 – 2
(C2) Sudbury Wolves vs. (W2) Windsor Spitfires edit Sudbury wins series 4 – 2
(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (E4) Belleville Bulls edit
(W1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (C2) Sudbury Wolves edit Detroit wins series 4 – 3
J. Ross Robertson Cup edit (C1) Guelph Storm vs. (W1) Detroit Junior Red Wings edit Detroit wins series 4 – 2
J. Ross Robertson Cup :Detroit Junior Red Wings Hamilton Spectator Trophy :Guelph Storm Leyden Trophy :Kingston Frontenacs Emms Trophy :Guelph Storm Bumbacco Trophy :Detroit Junior Red Wings Red Tilson Trophy :David Ling , Kingston Frontenacs Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy :Marc Savard , Oshawa Generals Matt Leyden Trophy :Craig Hartsburg , Guelph Storm Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy :David Ling , Kingston Frontenacs Max Kaminsky Trophy :Bryan Berard , Detroit Junior Red Wings OHL Goaltender of the Year :Tyler Moss , Kingston Frontenacs Jack Ferguson Award :Daniel Tkaczuk , Barrie Colts Dave Pinkney Trophy :Mark McArthur and Andy Adams , Guelph Storm OHL Executive of the Year :Mike Kelly, Guelph Storm Emms Family Award :Bryan Berard , Detroit Junior Red Wings F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy :David MacDonald, Sudbury Wolves OHL Humanitarian of the Year :Brad Brown , North Bay Centennials William Hanley Trophy :Vitali Yachmenev , North Bay Centennials Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy :Bill Bowler , Windsor Spitfires Bobby Smith Trophy :Jamie Wright , Guelph Storm
The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.
Jeff O'Neill , Centre, Guelph Storm Dave Roche , Left Wing, Windsor Spitfires David Ling , Right Wing, Kingston Frontenacs Ed Jovanovski , Defence, Windsor Spitfires Bryan Berard , Defence, Detroit Jr. Red Wings Tyler Moss , Goaltender, Kingston Frontenacs Craig Hartsburg , Coach, Guelph Storm Marc Savard , Centre, Oshawa Generals Larry Courville , Left Wing, Oshawa Generals Todd Bertuzzi , Right Wing, Guelph Storm Wes Swinson , Defence, Kingston Frontenacs Jamie Rivers , Defence, Sudbury Wolves Mark McArthur , Goaltender, Guelph Storm Paul Maurice , Coach, Detroit Jr. Red Wings Bill Bowler , Centre, Windsor Spitfires Ethan Moreau , Left Wing, Sudbury Wolves Vitali Yachmenev , Right Wing, North Bay Centennials Rory Fitzpatrick , Defence, Sudbury Wolves Brad Brown , Defence, North Bay Centennials Matt Mullin , Goaltender, Sudbury Wolves Stan Butler , Coach, Oshawa Generals 1995 OHL Priority Selection edit The Barrie Colts held the first overall pick in the 1995 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Daniel Tkaczuk from the Mississauga Senators. Tkaczuk 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 1995 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[2]
# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 1 Daniel Tkaczuk (C ) CanadaBarrie Colts Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Senators 2 Joe Thornton (C ) CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds St. Thomas, Ontario St. Thomas Stars 3 Nick Boynton (D ) CanadaOttawa 67's Nobleton, Ontario Caledon Canadians 4 Adam Colagiacomo (RW ) CanadaLondon Knights Rexdale, Ontario Royal York Rangers 5 Boyd Devereaux (C ) CanadaKitchener Rangers Seaforth, Ontario Stratford Cullitons 6 Jason Ward (C ) CanadaNiagara Falls Thunder Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Legionaires 7 Adam Mair (C ) CanadaOwen Sound Platers Hamilton, Ontario Ohsweken Golden Eagles 8 Patrick DesRochers (G ) CanadaSarnia Sting Penetanguishene, Ontario Barrie Colts 9 Scott Barney (C ) CanadaPeterborough Petes Courtice, Ontario North York Rangers 10 Ryan Ready (LW ) CanadaBelleville Bulls Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Jr. Bees 11 Luc Belliveau (D ) CanadaNorth Bay Centennials Dieppe, New Brunswick Wilcox Notre Dame 12 Jay Legault (LW ) CanadaOshawa Generals Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Bantams 13 Jeff Zehr (LW ) CanadaWindsor Spitfires Tavistock, Ontario Stratford Cullitons 14 Matt Price (LW ) CanadaKingston Frontenacs Holland Landing, Ontario Newmarket 87's 15 Tyson Flinn (D ) CanadaSudbury Wolves Fredericton, New Brunswick Fredericton Jr. Canadiens 16 Jesse Boulerice (D ) United StatesDetroit Whalers Mooers, New York Hawkesbury Hawks 17 Brian Willsie (RW ) CanadaGuelph Storm Belmont, Ontario St. Thomas Stars