1999–2000 OHL season

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The 1999–2000 OHL season was the 20th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The season was the first to award a point for an overtime loss. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Barrie Colts won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Plymouth Whalers.

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; 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

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RankTeamDIVGPWLTOTLPTSGFGA
1z-Barrie ColtsCentral6843186193306212
2y-Ottawa 67'sEast6843204191269189
3x-Belleville BullsEast6844222090319227
4x-Sudbury WolvesCentral6839235184262221
5x-Kingston FrontenacsEast6838225384258245
6x-Peterborough PetesEast6834267176242219
7x-Oshawa GeneralsEast6832304270227224
8x-North Bay CentennialsCentral6824356357214253
9Toronto St. Michael's MajorsCentral6818442442203281
10Mississauga IceDogsCentral689561221160346

Western conference

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RankTeamDIVGPWLTOTLPTSGFGA
1z-Plymouth WhalersWest6845184195256172
2y-Erie OttersMidwest6833284373224229
3x-Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsWest6837206585270217
4x-Sarnia StingWest6833278074211189
5x-Windsor SpitfiresWest6835302173213231
6x-Kitchener RangersMidwest6828306466229256
7x-Brampton BattalionMidwest68252811465213226
8x-Guelph StormMidwest6829344163250256
9London KnightsWest6822367354186250
10Owen Sound PlatersMidwest6821356654237292

Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes [1]

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Sheldon KeefeBarrie Colts66487312195
Norm MilleySudbury Wolves68526011247
Jason JaspersSudbury Wolves684661107107
Denis ShvidkiBarrie Colts61416510655
Michael ZigomanisKingston Frontenacs5940549449
Jonathan CheechooBelleville Bulls66454691102
Raffi TorresBrampton Battalion6843489140
Taylor PyattSudbury Wolves6840498998
Jonathan SchillKingston Frontenacs6539488779
Mike JeffersonBarrie Colts58345387203
Brent GauvreauOshawa Generals5934538774
Derek RoyKitchener Rangers6634538744

Leading goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses;
SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
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PlayerTeamGPMinsWLTOTLGASOSv%GAA
Rob ZeppPlymouth Whalers53300636113011930.9122.38
Greg HewittSarnia Sting52306324207012930.9242.53
Levente SzuperOttawa 67's53286331142112240.9242.56
Joey MacDonaldPeterborough Petes48264120146112520.9182.84
Derek DolsonOshawa Generals40225919182011120.9172.95

Playoffs

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Conference quarterfinalsConference semifinalsConference finalsFinals
            
E1Barrie4
E8North Bay2
E1Barrie4
E4Sudbury3
E4Sudbury4
E5Kingston1
E1Barrie4
E3Belleville1
E3Belleville4
E6Peterborough1
E3Belleville4
E2Ottawa2
E2Ottawa4
E7Oshawa1
E1Barrie4
W1Plymouth3
W1Plymouth4
W8Guelph2
W1Plymouth4
W5Windsor1
W4Sarnia3
W5Windsor4
W1Plymouth4
W3S.S. Marie1
W3S.S. Marie4
W6Kitchener1
W3S.S. Marie4
W2Erie3
W2Erie4
W7Brampton2

Conference quarterfinals

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Eastern conference quarterfinals

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(1) Barrie Colts vs. (8) North Bay Centennials
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March 26North Bay Centennials1 – 2OTBarrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
Mike Cirillo (1) - 8:57First period12:04 - pp - Michael Henrich (1)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period8:08 - Blaine Down (1)
Alex Auld (0 – 1, 52 saves / 54 shots)Goalie statsBrian Finley (1 – 0, 24 saves / 25 shots)
March 28Barrie Colts1 – 3North Bay CentennialsNorth Bay Memorial GardensRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Denis Shvidki (1) - 13:51Second period5:25 - pp - Scott Cameron (1)
11:36 - Jonas Andersson (1)
15:12 - Mike Cirillo (2)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Brian Finley (1 – 1, 25 saves / 28 shots)Goalie statsAlex Auld (1 – 1, 51 saves / 52 shots)
March 30North Bay Centennials2 – 3OTBarrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period15:51 - pp - Michael Henrich (2)
Mike Cirillo (3) - 2:52
Scott Cameron (2) - pp - 6:33
Second period8:35 - pp - Michael Henrich (3)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period4:12 - Michael Henrich (4)
Alex Auld (1 – 2, 41 saves / 44 shots)Goalie statsBrian Finley (6 saves / 8 shots)
Mike D'Alessandro (1 – 0, 13 saves / 13 shots)
April 1Barrie Colts2 – 1OTNorth Bay CentennialsNorth Bay Memorial GardensRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Matthew Dzieduszycki (1) - pp - 4:50Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period6:06 - pp - Jonas Andersson (2)
Mike Henderson (1) - 2:19First overtime periodNo scoring
Mike D'Alessandro (2 – 0, 26 saves / 27 shots)Goalie statsAlex Auld (1 – 3, 34 saves / 36 shots)
April 2North Bay Centennials3 – 1Barrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Scott Cameron (3) - 10:38
Mike Cirillo (4) - 12:42
Second periodNo scoring
Mike Cirillo (5) - en - 19:36Third period4:19 - Mike Henderson (2)
Alex Auld (2 – 3, 30 saves / 31 shots)Goalie statsMike D'Alessandro (2 – 1, 32 saves / 34 shots)
April 4Barrie Colts3 – 2North Bay CentennialsNorth Bay Memorial GardensRecap 
Scott Cation (1) - pp - 4:42First period0:39 - pp - Peter Reynolds (1)
Tim Branham (1) - 1:28Second periodNo scoring
14:56 - Mike Dzieduszycki (2)Third periodMike Cirillo (6) - 4:46
Brian Finley (2 – 1, 34 saves / 36 shots)Goalie statsAlex Auld (2 – 4, 34 saves / 37 shots)
Barrie wins series 4 – 2


(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Oshawa Generals
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March 28Oshawa Generals2 – 32OTOttawa 67'sOttawa Civic CentreRecap 
Greg Willers (1) - pp - 15:54First period13:52 - pp - Jonathan Zion (1)
Vladimir Repnev (1) - pp - 9:24Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period14:44 - Matt Zultek (1)
No scoringSecond overtime period11:46 - Lance Galbraith (1)
Derek Dolson (0 – 1, 45 saves / 48 shots)Goalie statsLevente Szuper (1 – 0, 53 saves / 55 shots)
March 30Ottawa 67's3 – 2OTOshawa GeneralsOshawa Civic AuditoriumRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Kevin Malcolm (1) - 2:39Second period10:06 - Nick Lees (1)
Jonathan Zion (2) - pp - 11:09Third period13:10 - Nick Lees (2)
Miguel Delisle (1) - 0:16First overtime periodNo scoring
Levente Szuper (2 – 0, 41 saves / 43 shots)Goalie statsDerek Dolson (0 – 2, 27 saves / 30 shots)
March 31Oshawa Generals6 – 5Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic CentreRecap 
Greg Willers (2) - pp - 9:08
Brandon Cullen (1) - pp - 19:20
First period17:20 - pp - Adam Chapman (1)
Brad Ralph (1) - pp - 5:47
John Kozoriz (1) - 12:12
Brent Gauvreau (1) - 12:36
Vladimir Repnev (2) - pp - 14:55
Second period8:28 - pp - Joe Talbot (1)
11:10 - Matt Zultek (2)
18:58 - pp - Miguel Delisle (2)
No scoringThird period13:40 - pp - Luke Sellars (1)
T.J Aceti (1 – 0, 32 saves / 37 shots)Goalie statsLevente Szuper (2 – 1, 29 saves / 35 shots)
April 2Ottawa 67's5 – 2Oshawa GeneralsOshawa Civic AuditoriumRecap 
Joe Talbot (2) - pp - 10:33
Jeremy Van Hoof (1) - 13:33
Lance Galbraith (2) - sh - 15:22
Russ Moyer (1) - 18:49
First period12:56 - pp - Vladimir Repnev (3)
No scoringSecond period12:20 - Richard Spence (1)
Zenon Konopka (1) - 8:43Third periodNo scoring
Levente Szuper (3 – 1, 45 saves / 47 shots)Goalie statsT.J. Aceti (1 – 1, 7 saves / 10 shots)
Derek Dolson (16 saves / 18 shots)
April 4Oshawa Generals0 – 1Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period11:28 - pp - Ian Jacobs (1)
Derek Dolson (0 – 3, 31 saves / 32 shots)Goalie statsLevente Szuper (4 – 1, 38 saves / 38 shots)
Ottawa wins series 4 – 1


(3) Belleville Bulls vs. (6) Peterborough Petes
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March 27Peterborough Petes2 – 4Belleville BullsYardmen ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period14:36 - Kyle Wellwood (1)
Jamie Chamberlain (1) - 5:08
Brad Self (1) - 5:37
Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period7:20 - Mike Renzi (1)
11:27 - Kevin Baker (1)
19:52 - en - Mark Chaplin (1)
Joey MacDonald (0 – 1, 27 saves / 30 shots)Goalie statsCory Campbell (1 – 0, 20 saves / 22 shots)
March 30Belleville Bulls8 – 3Peterborough PetesPeterborough Memorial CentreRecap 
Branko Radivojevic (1) - 18:56First period11:39 - T.J. Eason (1)
Kyle Wellwood (2) - 3:16
Mark Chaplin (2) - pp - 4:18
Mike Renzi (2) - 8:27
Second periodNo scoring
Justin Papineau (1) - 4:28
Randy Rowe (1) - 7:00
Justin Papineau (2) - 10:01
Mike Renzi (3) - 18:17
Third period14:45 - Jamie Chamberlain (2)
18:05 - pp - Jason Williams (1)
Cory Campbell (2 – 0, 32 saves / 35 shots)Goalie statsJoey MacDonald (0 – 2, 22 saves / 26 shots)
Mike Pickard (13 saves / 17 shots)
April 1Peterborough Petes2 – 4Belleville BullsYardmen ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Marcel Rodman (1) - 6:46Second period2:46 - Jonathan Cheechoo (1)
11:27 - pp - Kevin Baker (2)
16:18 - Chris Stanley (1)
17:56 - Jonathan Cheechoo (2)
Jason Williams (2) - pp - 2:50Third periodNo scoring
Joey MacDonald (0 – 3, 29 saves / 33 shots)Goalie statsCorey Batten (1 – 0, 27 saves / 29 shots)
April 2Belleville Bulls0 – 3Peterborough PetesPeterborough Memorial CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period5:42 - Preston Mizzi (1)
8:00 - Adam Dewan (1)
19:06 - sh - Kurtis Foster (1)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Corey Batten (1 – 1, 23 saves / 26 shots)Goalie statsJoey MacDonald (1 – 3, 31 saves / 31 shots)
April 4Peterborough Petes2 – 6Belleville BullsYardmen ArenaRecap 
Bob Crummer (1) - 1:32First period3:06 - pp - Mike Chaplin (3)
16:38 - pp - David Cornacchia (1)
No scoringSecond period11:15 - Randy Rowe (2)
Brad Self (2) - pp - 12:33Third period11:33 - sh - Justin Papineau (3)
17:26 - Randy Rowe (3)
17:49 - en - Kevin Baker (3)
Joey MacDonald (1 – 4, 27 saves / 32 shots)Goalie statsCory Campbell (3 – 0, 35 saves / 37 shots)
Belleville wins series 4 – 1


(4) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Kingston Frontenacs
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March 26Kingston Frontenacs2 – 3Sudbury WolvesSudbury Community ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period5:16 - Derek MacKenzie (1)
Andrew Ianiero (1) - pp - 18:01Second period1:16 - Jason Jaspers (1)
10:17 - pp - Norm Milley (1)
Andrew Ianiero (2) - 15:19Third periodNo scoring
Andrew Raycroft (0 – 1, 38 saves / 41 shots)Goalie statsMike Gorman (1 – 0, 28 saves / 30 shots)
March 27Kingston Frontenacs2 – 6Sudbury WolvesSudbury Community ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period13:59 - Dennis Wideman (1)
17:30 - pp - Taylor Pyatt (1)
18:15 - Tom Kostopoulos (1)
Travis Lisabeth (1) - 1:14
Travis Lisabeth (2) - 5:43
Second period2:40 - Norm Milley (2)
12:23 - Jerry Connell (1)
No scoringThird period8:51 - sh - Jason Jaspers (2)
Andrew Raycroft (0 – 2, 38 saves / 44 shots)Goalie statsMike Gorman (2 – 0, 42 saves / 44 shots)
March 30Sudbury Wolves3 – 6Kingston FrontenacsKingston Memorial CentreRecap 
Norm Milley (3) - pp - 3:51First period9:50 - pp - Andrew Ianiero (3)
17:57 - Sean Avery (1)
Norm Milley (4) - 18:36Second period7:52 - pp - Brett Clouthier (1)
9:28 - pp - Brett Clouthier (2)
10:48 - Jonathan Schill (1)
Taylor Pyatt (2) - 3:37Third period18:54 - en - Andrew Ianiero (4)
Mike Gorman (2 – 1, 37 saves / 42 shots)Goalie statsAndrew Raycroft (1 – 2, 48 saves / 51 shots)
March 31Sudbury Wolves6 – 2Kingston FrontenacsKingston Memorial CentreRecap 
Taylor Pyatt (3) - pp - 8:54
Alexei Semenov (1) - pp - 16:38
First period7:11 - pp - Andrew Ianiero (5)
Taylor Pyatt (4) - pp - 13:22
Norm Milley (5) - 17:22
Second period16:25 - pp - Sean Avery (2)
Jerry Connell (2) - 14:46
Norm Milley (6) - 15:38
Third periodNo scoring
Mike Gorman (3 – 1, 39 saves / 41 shots)Goalie statsAndrew Raycroft (1 – 3, 37 saves / 43 shots)
April 3Kingston Frontenacs1 – 3Sudbury WolvesSudbury Community ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period8:31 - Taylor Pyatt (5)
13:31 - pp - Taylor Pyatt (6)
Darryl Knight (1) - pp - 12:14Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period14:58 - Derek MacKenzie (2)
Andrew Raycroft (1 – 4, 42 saves / 45 shots)Goalie statsMike Gorman (4 – 1, 24 saves / 25 shots)
Sudbury wins series 4 – 1


Western conference quarterfinals

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(1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (8) Guelph Storm
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March 25Guelph Storm5 – 2Plymouth WhalersCompuware Sports ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Eric Beaudoin (1) - 11:26
Kent McDonell (1) - 16:04
Second periodNo scoring
Kevin Mitchell (1) - 3:32
Eric Beaudoin (2) - pp - 11:24
Eric Beaudoin (3) - 19:22
Third period0:12 - pp - Randy Fitzgerald (1)
3:10 - pp - Stephen Weiss (1)
Chris Madden (1 – 0, 33 saves / 35 shots)Goalie statsRob Zepp (0 – 1, 35 saves / 40 shots)
March 27Plymouth Whalers1 – 4Guelph StormGuelph Memorial GardensRecap 
Shaun Fisher (1) - 15:32First period2:07 - Brent Kelly (1)
14:11 - Lindsay Plunkett (1)
No scoringSecond period18:01 - Matthew House (1)
No scoringThird period19:37 - en - Lindsay Plunkett (2)
Rob Zepp (0 – 2, 19 saves / 22 shots)Goalie statsChris Madden (2 – 0, 40 saves / 41 shots)
March 29Guelph Storm0 – 8Plymouth WhalersCompuware Sports ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period7:25 - Stephen Weiss (2)
12:55 - pp - Justin Williams (1)
19:03 - Randy Fitzgerald (2)
No scoringSecond period6:17 - Justin Williams (2)
8:16 - Justin Williams (3)
13:52 - Damian Surma (1)
17:44 - Stephen Weiss (3)
No scoringThird period0:52 - pp - Stephen Weiss (4)
Chris Madden (2 – 1, 27 saves / 32 shots)
Craig Anderson (15 saves / 18 shots)
Goalie statsRob Zepp (1 – 2, 31 saves / 31 shots)
March 31Plymouth Whalers3 – 2Guelph StormGuelph Memorial GardensRecap 
Justin Williams (4) - sh - 19:59First periodNo scoring
Randy Fitzgerald (3) - pp - 4:11Second period1:38 - pp - Charlie Stephens (1)
14:47 - Bohuslav Subr (1)
Randy Fitzgerald (4) - 7:08Third periodNo scoring
Rob Zepp (2 – 2, 42 saves / 44 shots)Goalie statsChris Madden (2 – 2, 33 saves / 36 shots)
April 1Guelph Storm3 – 5Plymouth WhalersCompuware Sports ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period0:50 - Justin Williams (5)
13:58 - pp - Justin Williams (6)
18:00 - Justin Williams (7)
Brent Kelly (2) - 13:37
Brent Kelly (3) - 16:27
Second period4:21 - Shaun Fisher (2)
Brent Kelly (4) - 9:54Third period19:15 - en - Eric Gooldy (1)
Chris Madden (8 saves / 11 shots)
Craig Anderson (0 – 1, 18 saves / 19 shots)
Goalie statsRob Zepp (3 – 2, 26 saves / 29 shots)
April 4Plymouth Whalers5 – 1Guelph StormGuelph Memorial GardensRecap 
Justin Williams (8) - 5:09
Kristopher Vernarsky (1) - 14:19
Stephen Weiss (5) - 16:03
First periodNo scoring
Stephen Weiss (6) - 0:59Second period19:57 - Joe Gerbe (1)
Steven Morris (1) - 13:26Third periodNo scoring
Rob Zepp (4 – 2, 32 saves / 33 shots)Goalie statsChris Madden (2 – 3, 12 saves / 16 shots)
Craig Anderson (17 saves / 18 shots)
Plymouth wins series 4 – 2


(2) Erie Otters vs. (7) Brampton Battalion
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March 25Brampton Battalion5 – 2Erie OttersErie Civic CenterRecap 
Raffi Torres (1) - 11:43
Chris Rowan (1) - 12:52
First periodNo scoring
Rostislav Klesla (1) - pp - 14:34Second period4:09 - Mike Nelson (1)
Jeff Bateman (1) - 9:50
Raffi Torres (2) - en - 19:44
Third period3:11 - Jason Baird (1)
David Chant (1 – 0, 35 saves / 37 shots)Goalie statsJ.F. Perras (0 – 1, 21 saves / 25 shots)
March 28Erie Otters2 – 0Brampton BattalionBrampton CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Brad Boyes (1) - 7:46
Nikita Alexeev (1) - 12:11
Third periodNo scoring
J.F. Perras (1 – 1, 36 saves / 36 shots)Goalie statsDavid Chant (1 – 1, 32 saves / 34 shots)
March 30Brampton Battalion3 – 4Erie OttersErie Civic CenterRecap 
Adam Van Leusen (1) - pp - 15:49
Adam Van Leusen (2) - 18:52
First period1:45 - Brad Boyes (2)
Raffi Torres (3) - 18:22Second period5:03 - Brad Boyes (3)
No scoringThird period6:24 - Riley Moher (1)
17:55 - pp - Carlo Colaiacovo (1)
Scott Della Vedova (0 – 1, 34 saves / 38 shots)Goalie statsJ.F. Perras (2 – 1, 26 saves / 29 shots)
March 31Erie Otters0 – 3Brampton BattalionBrampton CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period5:37 - Lukas Havel (1)
No scoringSecond period4:35 - Raffi Torres (4)
No scoringThird period5:14 - pp - Lukas Havel (2)
J.F. Perras (2 – 2, 27 saves / 30 shots)Goalie statsDavid Chant (2 – 1, 32 saves / 32 shots)
April 2Brampton Battalion2 – 6Erie OttersErie Civic CenterRecap 
No scoringFirst period2:23 - pp - Jason Baird (2)
9:47 - sh - Brad Boyes (4)
Jeff Bateman (2) - pp - 6:46
Lukas Havel (3) - 13:15
Second period4:27 - pp - Brad Boyes (5)
15:06 - Mike Nelson (2)
No scoringThird period2:48 - Jason Baird (3)
17:56 - pp - Nikita Alexeev (2)
David Chant (2 – 2, 32 saves / 38 shots)Goalie statsJ.F. Perras (3 – 2, 32 saves / 34 shots)
April 4Erie Otters5 – 2Brampton BattalionBrampton CentreRecap 
Michael Rupp (1) - 13:13First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period1:07 - pp - Raffi Torres (5)
1:47 - Nathan Herrington (1)
Shane Nash (1) - 12:18
Brad Yeo (1) - 16:06
Jason Baird (4) - 18:31
Michael Rupp (2) - en - 19:06
Third periodNo scoring
J.F. Perras (4 – 2, 26 saves / 28 shots)Goalie statsDavid Chant (2 – 3, 30 saves / 34 shots)
Erie wins series 4 – 2


(3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Kitchener Rangers
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March 26Kitchener Rangers1 – 4Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Memorial GardensRecap 
No scoringFirst period11:43 - pp - Cory Pecker (1)
No scoringSecond period9:34 - Paul Ballantyne (1)
Matt Armstrong (1) - pp - 19:15Third period7:19 - Ryan Jardine (1)
9:22 - Chad Spurr (1)
Reg Bourcier (0 – 1, 47 saves / 51 shots)Goalie statsJason Flick (1 – 0, 24 saves / 25 shots)
March 27Kitchener Rangers5 – 6OTSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Memorial GardensRecap 
Brandon Merli (1) - pp - 3:27
Derek Roy (1) - 6:52
First period0:57 - sh - Chad Spurr (2)
3:06 - pp - Chad Spurr (3)
Brandon Merli (2) - pp - 4:31
Mike Wehrstedt (1) - 5:19
Second period7:37 - pp - Josef Vasicek (1)
Mike Wehrstedt (2) - 6:05Third period8:49 - pp - Paul Ballantyne (2)
15:32 - sh - Ryan Jardine (2)
No scoringFirst overtime period15:11 - Cory Pecker (2)
Reg Bourcier (0 – 2, 42 saves / 48 shots)Goalie statsJason Flick (19 saves / 23 shots)
Ray Emery (1 – 0, 19 saves / 20 shots)
March 30Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds6 – 3Kitchener RangersKitchener Memorial AuditoriumRecap 
John Osborne (1) - 4:41
Rob Chapman (1) - 8:16
Ryan Healy (1) - pp - 18:29
First period2:30 - pp - Derek Roy (2)
12:09 - pp - Derek Roy (3)
Josef Vasicek (2) - sh - 6:39
Daniel Passero (1) - pp - 18:03
Second period14:41 - pp - Ryan Held (1)
Chad Spurr (4) - en - 19:52Third periodNo scoring
Ray Emery (2 – 0, 31 saves / 34 shots)Goalie statsReg Bourcier (16 saves / 19 shots)
Scott Dickie (0 – 1, 30 saves / 32 shots)
March 31Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds2 – 5Kitchener RangersKitchener Memorial AuditoriumRecap 
No scoringFirst period19:04 - Matt Armstrong (2)
No scoringSecond period12:23 - pp - Ryan Held (2)
Ryan Jardine (3) - 0:43
John Osborne (2) - pp - 16:52
Third period6:38 - pp - Brandon Merli (3)
11:24 - sh - Brandon Merli (4)
16:01 - Ryan Held (3)
Ray Emery (2 – 1, 32 saves / 37 shots)Goalie statsReg Bourcier (1 – 2, 52 saves / 54 shots)
April 4Kitchener Rangers4 – 5Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Memorial GardensRecap 
John Eminger (1) - 9:54First periodNo scoring
Derek Roy (4) - 0:22
Bobby Naylor (1) - 1:37
Ryan Held (4) - 8:39
Second period2:53 - Ryan Healy (2)
3:41 - Josef Vasicek (3)
4:20 - Chad Spurr (5)
10:48 - Cleon Smith (1)
No scoringThird period9:17 - pp - Cory Pecker (3)
Reg Bourcier (1 – 3, 26 saves / 31 shots)Goalie statsJason Flick (7 saves / 9 shots)
Ray Emery (3 – 1, 16 saves / 18 shots)
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 1


(4) Sarnia Sting vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires
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March 26Windsor Spitfires1 – 6Sarnia StingSarnia Sports & Entertainment CentreRecap 
Robin Boucher (1) - 0:44First period11:01 - sh - Maxim Rybin (1)
12:50 - Jason Penner (1)
No scoringSecond period7:55 - Jeff Heerema (1)
19:37 - Jeff Heerema (2)
No scoringThird period10:24 - Maxim Rybin (2)
12:31 - Alexander Buturlin (1)
Ryan Aschaber (0 – 1, 18 saves / 22 shots)
Michael Leighton (21 saves / 23 shots)
Goalie statsGreg Hewitt (1 – 0, 30 saves / 31 shots)
March 28Sarnia Sting3 – 4Windsor SpitfiresWindsor ArenaRecap 
Ryan VanBuskirk (1) - pp - 7:28First period2:46 - pp - Steve Ott (1)
15:31 - pp - Robin Boucher (2)
18:42 - pp - Vince Grant (1)
No scoringSecond period1:20 - Robin Boucher (3)
Jeff Heerema (3) - pp - 7:21
Robb Palahnuk (1) - pp - 7:40
Third periodNo scoring
Greg Hewitt (1 – 1, 34 saves / 38 shots)Goalie statsMichael Leighton (1 – 0, 28 saves / 31 shots)
March 30Windsor Spitfires2 – 1OTSarnia StingSarnia Sports & Entertainment CentreRecap 
Craig Kennedy (1) - 6:54First period10:01 - Dusty Jamieson (1)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Shawn Mather (1) - 14:52First overtime periodNo scoring
Michael Leighton (2 – 0, 58 saves / 59 shots)Goalie statsGreg Hewitt (1 – 2, 24 saves / 26 shots)
March 31Sarnia Sting2 – 5Windsor SpitfiresWindsor ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period4:44 - Steve Ott (2)
Alexander Buturlin (1) - pp - 18:56Second period2:03 - Vince Grant (2)
6:38 - Mark Ridout (1)
14:26 - Mark Ridout (2)
14:59 - Mark Ridout (3)
Maxim Rybin (3) - 14:11Third periodNo scoring
Greg Hewitt (1 – 3, 19 saves / 24 shots)
Andrew Sim (8 saves / 8 shots)
Goalie statsMichael Leighton (3 – 0, 23 saves / 25 shots)
April 2Windsor Spitfires1 – 2Sarnia StingSarnia Sports & Entertainment CentreRecap 
Blair Stayzer (1) - pp - 13:24First period11:23 - pp - Dusty Jamieson (2)
No scoringSecond period11:47 - Dusty Jamieson (3)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Michael Leighton (3 – 1, 41 saves / 43 shots)Goalie statsGreg Hewitt (2 – 3, 27 saves / 28 shots)
April 4Sarnia Sting5 – 3Windsor SpitfiresWindsor ArenaRecap 
Andy Burnham (1) - 19:07First periodNo scoring
Alexander Buturlin (3) - pp - 7:15Second period4:49 - Vince Grant (3)
Alexander Buturlin (4) - 5:57
Chris Berti (1) - 15:59
Maxim Rybin (4) - en - 18:39
Third period0:36 - Tim Gleason (1)
Greg Hewitt (3 – 3, 30 saves / 33 shots)Goalie statsMichael Leighton (3 – 2, 36 saves / 40 shots)
April 6Windsor Spitfires4 – 3OTSarnia StingSarnia Sports & Entertainment CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Robin Boucher (4) - 7:49
Shawn Mather (2) - 10:28
Second period7:14 - Eric Himelfarb (1)
12:28 - Jeff Heerema (4)
Mark Ridout (4) - 10:21Third period3:53 - pp - Robb Palahnuk (2)
Jeff Martin (1) - 5:15First overtime periodNo scoring
Michael Leighton (4 – 2, 39 saves / 42 shots)Goalie statsGreg Hewitt (3 – 4, 35 saves / 39 shots)
Windsor wins series 4 – 3


Conference semifinals

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Eastern conference semifinals

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(1) Barrie Colts vs. (4) Sudbury Wolves
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April 8Sudbury Wolves1 – 3Barrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period14:57 - Sheldon Keefe (1)
Kip Brennan (1) - pp - 12:09Second period3:15 - Nick Robinson (1)
17:20 - pp - Sheldon Keefe (2)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Mike Gorman (4 – 2, 34 saves / 37 shots)Goalie statsBrian Finley (3 – 1, 35 saves / 36 shots)
April 10Barrie Colts0 – 3Sudbury WolvesSudbury Community ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period14:10 - pp - Taylor Pyatt (7)
18:14 - sh - Derek MacKenzie (3)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period12:37 - pp - Kip Brennan (2)
Brian Finley (3 – 2, 33 saves / 36 shots)Goalie statsMike Gorman (5 – 2, 22 saves / 22 shots)
April 12Sudbury Wolves1 – 4Barrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
Norm Milley (7) - pp - 16:47First period4:15 - Michael Henrich (5)
11:18 - pp - Blaine Down (2)
No scoringSecond period4:44 - Michael Henrich (6)
No scoringThird period19:19 - en - Ed Hill (1)
Mike Gorman (5 – 3, 23 saves / 26 shots)Goalie statsBrian Finley (4 – 2, 33 saves / 34 shots)
April 14Barrie Colts4 – 5Sudbury WolvesSudbury Community ArenaRecap 
Blaine Down (3) - pp - 17:52First periodNo scoring
Mike Henderson (3) - sh - 6:26
Sheldon Keefe (3) - 10:15
Second period18:34 - Jason Jaspers (3)
Blaine Down (4) - pp - 19:01Third period7:54 - pp - Brad Morgan (1)
11:10 - Derek MacKenzie (4)
12:40 - Kyle Dafoe (1)
16:48 - Sebastien Savage (1)
Brian Finley (4 – 3, 32 saves / 37 shots)Goalie statsMike Gorman (6 – 3, 34 saves / 38 shots)
April 17Sudbury Wolves3 – 4Barrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
Jason Jaspers (4) - pp - 12:15First periodNo scoring
Brad Morgan (2) - pp - 9:23
Steven Ellis (1) - pp - 16:23
Second period1:48 - Tim Branham (2)
5:05 - Tim Branham (3)
14:04 - pp - Blaine Down (5)
No scoringThird period11:40 - Sheldon Keefe (4)
Mike Gorman (6 – 4, 34 saves / 38 shots)Goalie statsBrian Finley (5 – 3, 39 saves / 42 shots)
April 19Barrie Colts1 – 4Sudbury WolvesSudbury Community ArenaRecap 
Michael Henrich (7) - 6:03First period6:22 - Sebastien Savage (2)
15:42 - Derek MacKenzie (5)
No scoringSecond period13:33 - Taylor Pyatt (8)
No scoringThird period8:29 - pp - Norm Milley (8)
Brian Finley (5 – 4, 33 saves / 37 shots)
Mike D'Alessandro (1 save / 1 shot)
Goalie statsMike Gorman (7 – 4, 34 saves / 35 shots)
April 20Sudbury Wolves1 – 2Barrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
Kip Brennan (3) - 16:16First period16:34 - Blaine Down (6)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period18:35 - pp - Ryan Barnes (1)
Mike Gorman (7 – 5, 34 saves / 36 shots)Goalie statsBrian Finley (6 – 4, 30 saves / 31 shots)
Barrie wins series 4 – 3


(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Belleville Bulls
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April 9Belleville Bulls2 – 3Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period3:49 - pp - Miguel Delisle (3)
No scoringSecond period10:16 - Miguel Delisle (4)
Michael Jacobsen (1) - 6:44
Mark Chaplin (4) - 8:24
Third period3:16 - pp - Luke Sellars (2)
Cory Campbell (3 – 1, 20 saves / 23 shots)Goalie statsLevente Szuper (5 – 1, 43 saves / 45 shots)
April 11Ottawa 67's1 – 4Belleville BullsYardmen ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period1:59 - pp - Branko Radivojevic (2)
Randy Davidson (1) - sh - 1:07Second period5:20 - Nathan Robinson (1)
15:46 - Kevin Baker (4)
No scoringThird period2:33 - Randy Rowe (4)
Levente Szuper (5 – 2, 27 saves / 31 shots)Goalie statsCorey Batten (2 – 1, 25 saves / 26 shots)
April 14Belleville Bulls2 – 3Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic CentreRecap 
Kevin Baker (5) - pp - 3:38
Nathan Robinson (2) - 9:23
First period11:49 - pp - Dan Tessier (1)
17:38 - pp - Luke Sellars (3)
No scoringSecond period1:04 - pp - Kevin Holdridge (1)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Corey Batten (2 – 2, 16 saves / 19 shots)
Cory Campbell (8 saves / 8 shots)
Goalie statsLevente Szuper (6 – 2, 26 saves / 28 shots)
April 15Ottawa 67's3 – 5Belleville BullsYardmen ArenaRecap 
Lance Galbraith (3) - 5:48First period4:05 - Nick Policelli (1)
10:27 - Adam Paiement (1)
No scoringSecond period10:07 - Mark Chaplin (5)
14:40 - Jonathan Cheechoo (3)
Joe Talbot (3) - 19:09
Adam Chapman (2) - pp - 19:57
Third period8:35 - pp - Jonathan Cheechoo (4)
Levente Szuper (6 – 3, 32 saves / 37 shots)
Paul Schonfelder (8 saves / 8 shots)
Goalie statsCory Campbell (4 – 1, 25 saves / 28 shots)
April 17Belleville Bulls5 – 3Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic CentreRecap 
Malcolm Hutt (1) - 3:34
Randy Rowe (5) - 10:07
First period0:50 - pp - Luke Sellars (4)
18:37 - pp - Jonathan Zion (3)
Kevin Baker (6) - 10:44
Branko Radivojevic (3) - 18:46
Second periodNo scoring
Mark Chaplin (6) - en - 19:56Third period2:48 - Matt Zultek (3)
Cory Campbell (4 – 2, 40 saves / 43 shots)Goalie statsLevente Szuper (6 – 4, 30 saves / 34 shots)
April 19Ottawa 67's3 – 6Belleville BullsYardmen ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period11:14 - pp - Kevin Baker (7)
Lance Galbraith (4) - 10:19
Randy Davidson (2) - 11:40
Second period9:33 - Malcolm Hutt (2)
17:33 - Chris Stanley (2)
Dan Tessier (2) - pp - 15:57Third period0:45 - Justin Papineau (4)
3:24 - Randy Rowe (6)
19:40 - Kevin Baker (8)
Levente Szuper (6 – 5, 34 saves / 40 shots)Goalie statsCory Campbell (5 – 2, 32 saves / 35 shots)
Belleville wins series 4 – 2


Western conference semifinals

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(1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires
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April 8Windsor Spitfires0 – 6Plymouth WhalersCompuware Sports ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period5:12 - pp - Shaun Fisher (3)
8:50 - Tomas Kurka (1)
13:40 - Damian Surma (2)
16:39 - Steven Morris (2)
No scoringSecond period14:18 - pp - George Nistas (1)
No scoringThird period13:41 - Cole Jarrett (1)
Michael Leighton (4 – 3, 14 saves / 18 shots)
Ryan Aschaber (22 saves / 24 shots)
Goalie statsRob Zepp (5 – 2, 25 saves / 25 shots)
April 10Plymouth Whalers1 – 2Windsor SpitfiresWindsor ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Kristopher Vernarsky (2) - sh - 15:49Second period3:49 - Curtis Watson (1)
4:53 - Vince Grant (4)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Rob Zepp (5 – 3, 18 saves / 20 shots)Goalie statsMichael Leighton (5 – 3, 27 saves / 28 shots)
April 12Windsor Spitfires1 – 2Plymouth WhalersCompuware Sports ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period6:04 - Nate Kiser (1)
No scoringSecond period2:14 - Damian Surma (3)
Robert Boucher (5) - pp - 2:53Third periodNo scoring
Michael Leighton (5 – 4, 39 saves / 41 shots)Goalie statsRob Zepp (6 – 3, 23 saves / 24 shots)
April 14Plymouth Whalers8 – 3Windsor SpitfiresWindsor ArenaRecap 
Randy Fitzgerald (5) - 3:02
Andre Robichaud (1) - 11:23
Damian Surma (4) - pp - 12:14
Eric Gooldy (2) - 17:41
Tomas Kurka (2) - 19:27
First period8:23 - pp - Patrick Finnegan (1)
14:07 - pp - Tim Gleason (2)
Randy Fitzgerald (6) - 13:05Second periodNo scoring
George Nistas (2) - 11:02
Randy Fitzgerald (7) - 15:34
Third period5:43 - pp - Steve Ott (3)
Rob Zepp (7 – 3, 29 saves / 32 shots)Goalie statsMichael Leighton (5 – 5, 13 saves / 18 shots)
Ryan Aschaber (14 saves / 17 shots)
April 15Windsor Spitfires1 – 4Plymouth WhalersCompuware Sports ArenaRecap 
Vince Grant (5) - pp - 14:21First period6:01 - Damian Surma (5)
10:42 - Justin Williams (9)
No scoringSecond period2:53 - pp - Randy Fitzgerald (8)
No scoringThird period18:46 - en - Tomas Kurka (3)
Michael Leighton (5 – 6, 38 saves / 41 shots)Goalie statsRob Zepp (8 – 3, 21 saves / 22 shots)
Plymouth wins series 4 – 1


(2) Erie Otters vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
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April 10Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds3 – 4OTErie OttersErie Civic CenterRecap 
Ryan Jardine (4) - pp - 8:04First period8:39 - pp - Brad Boyes (6)
Ryan Jardine (5) - sh - 10:33
John Osborne (3) - 17:51
Second period11:11 - pp - Michael Rupp (3)
No scoringThird period7:01 - pp - Arvid Rekis (1)
No scoringFirst overtime period19:47 - Brad Yeo (2)
Ray Emery (3 – 2, 39 saves / 43 shots)Goalie statsJ.F. Serras (5 – 2, 43 saves / 46 shots)
April 11Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds4 – 5OTErie OttersErie Civic CenterRecap 
Ryan Jardine (6) - 0:43
Chad Spurr (6) - pp - 6:10
First period7:18 - Scott Rozendal (1)
11:27 - pp - Nikita Alexeev (3)
Daniel Passero (2) - pp - 1:23Second period3:43 - pp - Shane Nash (2)
6:15 - pp - Jason Baird (5)
Cory Pecker (4) - pp - 7:33Third periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period7:09 - Troy Ilijow (1) - 7:09
Jeremy Day (23 saves / 27 shots)
Ray Emery (3 – 3, 20 saves / 21 shots)
Goalie statsJ.F. Serras (6 – 2, 45 saves / 49 shots)
April 13Erie Otters1 – 3Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Memorial GardensRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period18:05 - Trevor Daley (1)
Nikita Alexeev (4) - 4:37Third period13:13 - John Osborne (4)
19:34 - en - Josef Vasicek (4)
J.F. Serras (6 – 3, 27 saves / 29 shots)Goalie statsRay Emery (4 – 3, 26 saves / 27 shots)
April 14Erie Otters0 – 2Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Memorial GardensRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period2:24 - John Osborne (5)
No scoringThird period1:28 - pp - Ryan Jardine (7)
J.F. Serras (6 – 4, 29 saves / 31 shots)Goalie statsRay Emery (5 – 3, 31 saves / 31 shots)
April 16Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds1 – 3Erie OttersErie Civic CenterRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period4:53 - pp - Jason Baird (6)
11:10 - Jason Baird (7)
Ryan Healy (3) - pp - 9:59Third period2:34 - Peter Campbell (1)
Ray Emery (5 – 4, 23 saves / 26 shots)Goalie statsJ.F. Serras (7 – 4, 34 saves / 35 shots)
April 18Erie Otters4 – 8Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Memorial GardensRecap 
No scoringFirst period7:13 - pp - Ryan Jardine (8)
9:10 - pp - Cleon Smith (2)
Michael Rupp (4) - 12:26
Carlo Colaiacovo (2) - pp - 16:50
Second period14:26 - Ryan Jardine (9)
19:50 - Josef Vasicek (5)
Michael Rupp (5) - pp - 3:47
Mike Nelson (3) - pp - 13:15
Third period6:07 - pp - Ryan Jardine (10)
11:10 - Ryan Milanovic (1)
14:15 - pp - Daniel Passero (3)
18:45 - pp - Josh Bennett (1)
J.F. Serras (7 – 5, 42 saves / 49 shots)
Adam Munro (6 saves / 7 shots)
Goalie statsRay Emery (6 – 4, 40 saves / 44 shots)
April 20Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds4 – 0Erie OttersErie Civic CenterRecap 
Ryan Jardine (11) - 7:16First periodNo scoring
Ryan Milanovic (2) - 4:23Second periodNo scoring
Ryan Milanovic (3) - 0:35
Cory Pecker (5) - en - 18:39
Third periodNo scoring
Ray Emery (7 – 4, 40 saves / 40 shots)Goalie statsJ.F. Serras (7 – 6, 26 saves / 29 shots)
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 3


Conference finals

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Eastern conference finals

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(1) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Belleville Bulls
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April 22Belleville Bulls2 – 5Barrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period4:28 - Sheldon Keefe (5)
Branko Radivojevic (4) - pp - 6:50
Randy Rowe (7) - sh - 17:58
Second period1:51 - Mike Christian (1)
11:26 - pp - Ryan Barnes (2)
No scoringThird period14:56 - Sheldon Keefe (6)
15:50 - Mike Christian (2)
Cory Campbell (5 – 3, 35 saves / 40 shots)Goalie statsBrian Finley (7 – 4, 36 saves / 38 shots)
April 24Barrie Colts6 – 2Belleville BullsYardmen ArenaRecap 
Blaine Down (7) - 2:22
Michael Henrich (8) - 8:16
First periodNo scoring
Mike Christian (3) - 15:52Second period0:59 - pp - Jonathan Cheechoo (5)
Ryan Barnes (3) - 3:25
Shawn Cation (2) - pp - 15:54
Tim Verbeek (1) - 17:05
Third period17:33 - Kevin Baker (9)
Brian Finley (8 – 4, 29 saves / 31 shots)Goalie statsCory Campbell (5 – 4, 19 saves / 23 shots)
Corey Batten (9 saves / 11 shots)
April 26Belleville Bulls6 – 5OTBarrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
Kevin Baker (10) - pp - 10:52First period7:36 - Matthew Dzieduszycki (3)
Michael Jacobsen (2) - 3:03
Chris Stanley (3) - pp - 6:59
Mike Renzi (4) - 9:41
Second period2:29 - Blaine Down (8)
12:15 - pp Shawn Cation (3)
17:24 - Mike Jefferson (1)
Kevin Baker (11) - pp - 16:00Third period1:38 - Mike Jefferson (2)
Chris Stanley (4) - 3:49First overtime periodNo scoring
Corey Batten (24 saves / 29 shots)
Cory Campbell (6 – 4, 9 saves / 9 shots)
Goalie statsBrian Finley (8 – 5, 37 saves / 43 shots)
April 28Barrie Colts3 – 2Belleville BullsYardmen ArenaRecap 
Shawn Cation (4) - pp - 11:40
Mike Jefferson (3) - pp - 19:12
First period6:03 - pp - Nathan Robinson (3)
Shawn Cation (5) - 5:01Second period7:28 - Kyle Wellwood (3)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Brian Finley (9 – 5, 37 saves / 39 shots)Goalie statsCory Campbell (6 – 5, 28 saves / 31 shots)
April 30Belleville Bulls1 – 7Barrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period5:05 - Mike Christian (4)
13:01 - Sheldon Keefe (7)
Branco Radivojevic (5) - 5:16Second period1:47 - pp - Sheldon Keefe (8)
13:34 - Ryan Barnes (4)
16:35 - Matthew Dzieduszycki (4)
No scoringThird period15:07 - Ryan Barnes (5)
17:49 - pp - Shawn Cation (6)
Cory Campbell (6 – 6, 17 saves / 22 shots)
Corey Batten (7 saves / 9 shots)
Goalie statsBrian Finley (10 – 5, 30 saves / 31 shots)
Barrie wins series 4 – 1


Western conference finals

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(1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
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April 22Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds1 – 4Plymouth WhalersCompuware Sports ArenaRecap 
Chad Spurr (7) - 13:58First period19:37 - Justin Williams (10)
No scoringSecond period8:44 - George Nistas (3)
9:40 - pp - Tomas Kurka (4)
16:44 - pp - Damian Surma (6)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Jason Flick (1 – 1, 27 saves / 31 shots)Goalie statsRob Zepp (9 – 3, 22 saves / 23 shots)
April 25Plymouth Whalers0 – 2Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Memorial GardensRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period6:02 - Ryan Milanovic (4)
14:37 - Jeff Richards (1)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Rob Zepp (9 – 4, 24 saves / 26 shots)Goalie statsRay Emery (8 – 4, 40 saves / 40 shots)
April 26Plymouth Whalers4 – 3Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Memorial GardensRecap 
No scoringFirst period9:11 - Rob Chapman (2)
Stephen Weiss (7) - 8:36
Shaun Fisher (4) - pp - 12:43
Justin Williams (11) - 19:50
Second periodNo scoring
Cole Jarrett (2) - pp - 17:14Third period4:06 - Trevor Daley (2)
16:04 - pp - John Osborne (6)
Rob Zepp (10 – 4, 31 saves / 34 shots)Goalie statsRay Emery (8 – 5, 33 saves / 37 shots)
April 28Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds1 – 2OTPlymouth WhalersCompuware Sports ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Trevor Daley (3) - 19:11Second period15:19 - pp - Cole Jarrett (3)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period13:20 - sh - Justin Williams (12)
Ray Emery (8 – 6, 23 saves / 25 shots)Goalie statsRob Zepp (11 – 4, 33 saves / 34 shots)
April 29Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds1 – 3Plymouth WhalersCompuware Sports ArenaRecap 
Cory Pecker (6) - 6:02First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period3:38 - Eric Gooldy (3)
4:23 - Randy Fitzgerald (9)
No scoringThird period9:04 - Eric Gooldy (4)
Ray Emery (8 – 7, 32 saves / 35 shots)Goalie statsRob Zepp (12 – 4, 32 saves / 33 shots)
Plymouth wins series 4 – 1


OHL finals

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J. Ross Robertson cup finals

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(W1) Plymouth Whalers vs. (E1) Barrie Colts
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May 4Plymouth Whalers5 – 4OTBarrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Eric Gooldy (5) - 7:11
Jamie Lalonde (1) - 8:19
Randy Fitzgerald (10) - 13:06
Second period9:41 - Blaine Down (9)
Eric Gooldy (6) - pp - 5:53Third period2:27 - Mike Jefferson (4)
7:27 - pp - Mike Jefferson (5)
13:20 - Mike Christian (5)
Randy Fitzgerald (11) - 0:59First overtime periodNo scoring
Rob Zepp (13 – 4, 33 saves / 37 shots)Goalie statsBrian Finley (10 – 6, 30 saves / 35 shots)
May 7Barrie Colts4 – 3Plymouth WhalersCompuware Sports ArenaRecap 
Rick Hwodeky (1) - 11:45First period19:27 - pp - Eric Gooldy (7)
Denis Shvidki (2) - 2:12Second periodNo scoring
Tim Branham (4) - 5:09
Matthew Dzieduszycki (5) - 12:59
Third period16:22 - George Nistas (4)
18:08 - Justin Williams (13)
Brian Finley (11 – 6, 38 saves / 41 shots)Goalie statsRob Zepp (13 – 5, 27 saves / 31 shots)
May 8Barrie Colts3 – 5Plymouth WhalersCompuware Sports ArenaRecap 
Tim Verbeek (2) - 2:14
Tim Verbeek (3) - 18:19
First period12:11 - sh - Stephen Weiss (8)
19:16 - Kristopher Vernarsky (3)
Mike Jefferson (6) - pp - 16:47Second period0:44 - pp - Justin Williams (14)
2:15 - Tomas Kurka (5)
No scoringThird period19:46 - en - Randy Fitzgerald (12)
Brian Finley (11 – 7, 27 saves / 31 shots)Goalie statsRob Zepp (14 – 5, 30 saves / 33 shots)
May 10Plymouth Whalers3 – 6Barrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
Tomas Kurka (6) - pp - 8:20First period3:55 - pp - Denis Shvidki (3)
5:25 - sh - Ryan Barnes (6)
No scoringSecond period0:25 - pp - Ryan Barnes (7)
9:53 - Mike Henderson (4)
Damian Surma (7) - 7:57
Damian Surma (8) - pp - 12:02
Third period12:42 - Mike Christian (6)
19:04 - en - Sheldon Keefe (9)
Rob Zepp (14 – 6, 23 saves / 27 shots)
Bill Ruggiero (9 saves / 10 shots)
Goalie statsBrian Finley (12 – 7, 30 saves / 33 shots)
May 12Barrie Colts1 – 3Plymouth WhalersCompuware Sports ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period16:05 - George Nistas (5)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Blaine Down (10) - 11:04Third period11:35 - Randy Fitzgerald (13)
19:11 - en - Tomas Kurka (7)
Brian Finley (12 – 8, 26 saves / 28 shots)Goalie statsRob Zepp (15 – 6, 28 saves / 29 shots)
May 14Plymouth Whalers0 – 3Barrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period6:13 - Mike Jefferson (7)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period7:05 - Michael Henrich (9)
18:21 - Michael Henrich (10)
Rob Zepp (15 – 7, 32 saves / 35 shots)Goalie statsBrian Finley (13 – 8, 26 saves / 26 shots)
May 16Barrie Colts4 – 2Plymouth WhalersCompuware Sports ArenaRecap 
Sheldon Keefe (10) - pp - 6:36First period10:16 - pp - Damiam Surma (9)
Mike Henderson (5) - 4:40Second periodNo scoring
Tim Verbeek (4) - 7:02
Tim Verbeek (5) - 18:29
Third period10:32 - George Nistas (6)
Brian Finley (14 – 8, 27 saves / 29 shots)Goalie statsRob Zepp (15 – 8, 24 saves / 28 shots)
Barrie wins series 4 – 3


J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

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1999-00 Barrie Colts[3]
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

Playoff scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes [4]

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Justin WilliamsPlymouth Whalers2314163010
Michael HenrichBarrie Colts2510182830
Stephen WeissPlymouth Whalers238182618
Shaun FisherPlymouth Whalers234212524
Randy FitzgeraldPlymouth Whalers2313102347
Sheldon KeefeBarrie Colts2510132341
Mike JeffersonBarrie Colts2571623107
Mike ChristianBarrie Colts256152137
Randy RoweBelleville Bulls16713206
Josef VasicekSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds17515208

Playoff leading goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average [5]

PlayerTeamGPMinsWLGASOSv%GAA
Alex AuldNorth Bay Centennials6375241200.9531.92
Derek DolsonOshawa Generals425703900.9302.10
Ray EmerySault Ste. Marie Greyhounds15884873330.9312.24
Rob ZeppPlymouth Whalers2313741585220.9252.27
Mike GormanSudbury Wolves12720752910.9302.42

All-Star teams

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First team

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Second team

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Third team

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Awards

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J. Ross Robertson Cup:Barrie Colts
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:Plymouth Whalers
Bobby Orr Trophy:Barrie Colts
Wayne Gretzky Trophy:Plymouth Whalers
Leyden Trophy:Ottawa 67's
Emms Trophy:Barrie Colts
Holody Trophy:Erie Otters
Bumbacco Trophy:Plymouth Whalers
Red Tilson Trophy:Andrew Raycroft, Kingston Frontenacs
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:Sheldon Keefe, Barrie Colts
Matt Leyden Trophy:Peter DeBoer, Plymouth Whalers
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:Sheldon Keefe, Barrie Colts
Max Kaminsky Trophy:John Erskine, London Knights
OHL Goaltender of the Year:Andrew Raycroft, Kingston Frontenacs
Jack Ferguson Award:Patrick Jarrett, Mississauga IceDogs
Dave Pinkney Trophy:Rob Zepp and Bill Ruggiero, Plymouth Whalers
OHL Executive of the Year:Robert Ciccarelli, Sarnia Sting
Emms Family Award:Derek Roy, Kitchener Rangers
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy:Andrew Sim, Sarnia Sting
OHL Humanitarian of the Year:Dan Tessier, Ottawa 67's
William Hanley Trophy:Mike Zigomanis, Kingston Frontenacs
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:Dan Tessier, Ottawa 67's
Bobby Smith Trophy:Brad Boyes, Erie Otters
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award:Brian Finley, Barrie Colts

2000 OHL Priority Selection

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On June 3, 2000, the OHL conducted the 2000 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. The Mississauga IceDogs held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Patrick Jarrett from the Soo Thunderbirds. Jarrett 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 2000 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [6]

#PlayerNationalityOHL TeamHometownMinor Team
1Patrick Jarrett (C) CanadaMississauga IceDogsSault Ste. Marie, OntarioSoo Thunderbirds
2Tim Brent (C/RW) CanadaToronto St. Michael's MajorsCambridge, OntarioCambridge Winter Hawks
3Richard Power (D) CanadaOwen Sound AttackWelland, OntarioToronto Marlboros
4Rick Nash (LW) CanadaLondon KnightsBrampton, OntarioToronto Marlboros
5Craig Foster (C) CanadaNorth Bay CentennialsCarp, OntarioOttawa Valley Titans
6Daniel Paille (LW) CanadaGuelph StormWelland, OntarioWelland Jr. Canadians
7Adam Henrich (LW) CanadaBrampton BattalionThornhill, OntarioDon Mills Flyers
8Andre Benoit (D) CanadaKitchener RangersBarrie, OntarioPenetang Kings
9Ben Eager (LW) CanadaOshawa GeneralsOttawa, OntarioOttawa Jr. Senators
10Brian Lee (D) United StatesErie OttersBerrien Springs, MichiganDetroit Honeybaked
11Matt Maccarone (LW) CanadaWindsor SpitfiresWhitby, OntarioWhitby Wildcats
12John Hecimovic (RW) CanadaSarnia StingWaterloo, OntarioKitchener Jr. Rangers
13Eric Staal (C) CanadaPeterborough PetesThunder Bay, OntarioThunder Bay Kings
14Justin McCutcheon (RW) United StatesKingston FrontenacsIthaca, New YorkBrampton Capitals
15Adam Sturgeon (D) CanadaSudbury WolvesErin, OntarioMilton IceHawks
16Jeremy Swanson (D) CanadaSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsThunder Bay, OntarioThunder Bay Kings
17Andre Deveaux (RW) CanadaBelleville BullsWelland, OntarioFort Erie Meteors
18Bryan Rodney (D) CanadaOttawa 67'sLondon, OntarioSt. Mary's Lincolns
19Dean Byvelds (LW) CanadaBarrie ColtsChesterville, OntarioWellington Dukes
20James Wisniewski (D) United StatesPlymouth WhalersCanton, MichiganPlymouth Compuware

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  2. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  3. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  4. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  5. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  6. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
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