Sports season
Sports season
The 2004–05 OHL season was the 25th season of the Ontario Hockey League . The OHL inaugurated two awards for scholastic achievement, the Roger Neilson Memorial Award and the Ivan Tennant Memorial Award . Twenty teams each played 68 games. The London Knights set a Canadian Hockey League record, being undefeated in 31 games. On March 11, 2005, the league announced OHL Live Stream,[1] a new streaming service to be developed over a three year period. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the London Knights, defeating the Ottawa 67's .
2004-05 Ontario Hockey League Eastern Conference Division Team City Arena East Belleville Bulls Belleville , Ontario Yardmen Arena Kingston Frontenacs Kingston , Ontario Kingston Memorial Centre Oshawa Generals Oshawa , Ontario Oshawa Civic Auditorium Ottawa 67's Ottawa , Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre Peterborough Petes Peterborough , Ontario Peterborough Memorial Centre Central Barrie Colts Barrie , Ontario Barrie Molson Centre Brampton Battalion Brampton , Ontario Brampton Centre Mississauga IceDogs Mississauga , Ontario Hershey Centre Sudbury Wolves Sudbury , Ontario Sudbury Community Arena Toronto St. Michael's Majors Toronto , Ontario St. Michael's College School Arena Western Conference Division Team City Arena Midwest Erie Otters Erie , Pennsylvania Tullio Arena Guelph Storm Guelph , Ontario Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre Kitchener Rangers Kitchener , Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium London Knights London , Ontario John Labatt Centre Owen Sound Attack Owen Sound , Ontario Bayshore Community Centre West Plymouth Whalers Plymouth , Michigan Compuware Sports Arena Saginaw Spirit Saginaw , Michigan Dow Event Center Sarnia Sting Sarnia , Ontario Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario Sault Memorial Gardens Windsor Spitfires Windsor , Ontario Windsor Arena
East Division
Central Division
Midwest Division
West Division
Regular season [ edit ] Final standings [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Western conference [ edit ] Scoring leaders [ edit ] Playoffs [ edit ] Conference quarterfinals [ edit ] Eastern conference [ edit ] Mississauga (1) vs. Toronto (8) Date Away Home March 25 Toronto 3 1 Mississauga March 27 Mississauga 6 2 Toronto March 29 Toronto 3 2 Mississauga March 31 Mississauga 1 3 Toronto April 3 Toronto 2 1 Mississauga Toronto wins series 4–1
Peterborough (2) vs. Belleville (7) Date Away Home March 24 Belleville 0 5 Peterborough March 26 Peterborough 3 2 Belleville March 27 Belleville 1 5 Peterborough March 29 Peterborough 3 4 Belleville OT March 31 Belleville 1 4 Peterborough Peterborough wins series 4–1
Barrie (3) vs. Ottawa (6) Date Away Home March 25 Ottawa 5 4 Barrie March 26 Ottawa 1 4 Barrie March 30 Barrie 2 3 Ottawa April 1 Barrie 4 6 Ottawa April 3 Ottawa 2 3 Barrie April 4 Barrie 2 8 Ottawa Ottawa wins series 4–2
Brampton (4) vs. Sudbury (5) Date Away Home March 24 Sudbury 3 2 Brampton OT March 25 Brampton 1 4 Sudbury March 27 Sudbury 3 4 Brampton March 30 Brampton 1 2 Sudbury April 1 Sudbury 2 4 Brampton April 3 Brampton 4 5 Sudbury 2OT Sudbury wins series 4–2
Western conference [ edit ] London (1) vs. Guelph (8) Date Away Home March 24 Guelph 2 3 London March 25 London 2 1 Guelph March 28 Guelph 1 5 London March 29 London 5 2 Guelph London wins series 4–0
Sault Ste. Marie (2) vs. Windsor (7) Date Away Home March 25 Windsor 0 5 Sault Ste. Marie March 26 Windsor 1 3 Sault Ste. Marie March 30 Sault Ste. Marie 2 1 Windsor March 31 Sault Ste. Marie 3 4 Windsor OT April 2 Windsor 6 5 Sault Ste. Marie April 3 Sault Ste. Marie 3 4 Windsor April 5 Windsor 3 2 Sault Ste. Marie 2OT Windsor wins series 4–3
Owen Sound (3) vs. Plymouth (6) Date Away Home March 25 Plymouth 0 1 Owen Sound March 26 Owen Sound 6 1 Plymouth March 29 Plymouth 0 5 Owen Sound March 31 Owen Sound 7 2 Plymouth Owen Sound wins series 4–0
Kitchener (4) vs. Erie (5) Date Away Home March 25 Erie 2 1 Kitchener March 26 Kitchener 2 4 Erie March 28 Erie 3 4 Kitchener OT March 30 Kitchener 3 2 Erie OT April 1 Erie 2 5 Kitchener April 2 Kitchener 3 2 Erie Kitchener wins series 4–2
Conference semifinals [ edit ] Eastern conference Peterborough (2) vs. Toronto (8) Date Away Home April 7 Toronto 4 5 Peterborough OT April 8 Peterborough 6 8 Toronto April 10 Toronto 1 2 Peterborough OT April 12 Peterborough 6 3 Toronto April 14 Toronto 2 3 Peterborough OT Peterborough wins series 4–1
Sudbury (5) vs. Ottawa (6) Date Away Home April 7 Ottawa 3 2 Sudbury April 9 Ottawa 2 3 Sudbury OT April 11 Sudbury 2 6 Ottawa April 13 Sudbury 2 5 Ottawa April 15 Ottawa 2 6 Sudbury April 17 Sudbury 4 7 Ottawa Ottawa wins series 4–2
Western conference London (1) vs. Windsor (7) Date Away Home April 7 Windsor 0 8 London April 8 London 5 3 Windsor April 10 Windsor 1 9 London April 13 London 2 1 Windsor London wins series 4–0
Owen Sound (3) vs. Kitchener (4) Date Away Home April 6 Kitchener 2 1 Owen Sound April 8 Owen Sound 0 3 Kitchener April 10 Kitchener 6 5 Owen Sound OT April 12 Owen Sound 3 5 Kitchener Kitchener wins series 4–0
Conference finals [ edit ] Eastern conference Western conference Peterborough (2) vs. Ottawa (6) Date Away Home April 21 Ottawa 3 2 Peterborough OT April 23 Peterborough 0 3 Ottawa April 25 Ottawa 4 3 Peterborough April 27 Peterborough 2 3 Ottawa OT Ottawa wins series 4–0
London (1) vs. Kitchener (4) Date Away Home April 21 Kitchener 2 3 London April 23 London 1 3 Kitchener April 25 Kitchener 1 6 London April 27 London 5 4 Kitchener OT April 29 Kitchener 0 6 London London wins series 4–1
J. Ross Robertson Cup finals [ edit ] London vs. Ottawa Date Away Home May 6 Ottawa 2 4 London May 8 Ottawa 6 3 London May 10 London 5 4 Ottawa May 12 London 4 1 Ottawa May 14 Ottawa 2 6 London London wins series 4–1
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster [ edit ] 2004-05 London Knights[2] Goaltenders Defencemen
Wingers
Centres
All-Star teams [ edit ] First team [ edit ] Jeff Carter , Centre, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Dylan Hunter , Left Wing, London Knights Corey Perry , Right Wing, London Knights Danny Syvret , Defence, London Knights Andre Benoit , Defence, Kitchener Rangers Michael Ouzas , Goaltender, Mississauga IceDogs Dale Hunter , Coach, London Knights Second team [ edit ] Mike Richards , Centre, Kitchener Rangers Benoit Pouliot , Left Wing, Sudbury Wolves Bobby Ryan , Right Wing, Owen Sound Attack Jordan Smith , Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Kyle Quincey , Defence, Mississauga IceDogs Adam Dennis , Goaltender, London Knights Dick Todd , Coach, Peterborough Petes Third team [ edit ] Brad Richardson , Centre, Owen Sound Attack Liam Reddox , Left Wing, Peterborough Petes Ryan Callahan , Right Wing, Guelph Storm Nathan McIver , Defence, Toronto St. Michael's Majors Mark Flood , Defence, Peterborough Petes Gerald Coleman , Goaltender, London Knights Mike Stothers , Coach, Owen Sound Attack CHL Canada/Russia Series [ edit ] In the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge :
On November 25, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 3–1 at Barrie , Ontario . On November 28, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 5–2 at Mississauga , Ontario . After these two games, OHL had an all-time record of 4–0 against the Russian Selects since the tournament began in 2003–04.
J. Ross Robertson Cup : London Knights Hamilton Spectator Trophy : London Knights Bobby Orr Trophy : Ottawa 67's Wayne Gretzky Trophy : London Knights Leyden Trophy : Peterborough Petes Emms Trophy : Mississauga IceDogs Holody Trophy : London Knights Bumbacco Trophy : Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Red Tilson Trophy : Corey Perry , London Knights Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy : Corey Perry , London Knights Matt Leyden Trophy : Dale Hunter , London Knights Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy : Corey Perry , London Knights Max Kaminsky Trophy : Danny Syvret , London Knights OHL Goaltender of the Year : Michael Ouzas , Mississauga IceDogs Jack Ferguson Award : John Tavares , Oshawa Generals Dave Pinkney Trophy : Gerald Coleman and Adam Dennis , London Knights OHL Executive of the Year : Mike Futa , Owen Sound Attack Bill Long Award : Bert Templeton , posthumous honour Emms Family Award : Benoit Pouliot , Sudbury Wolves F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy : Kyle Gajewski , Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy : Jeff MacDougald , Peterborough Petes William Hanley Trophy : Jeff Carter , Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy : Andre Benoit , Kitchener Rangers Bobby Smith Trophy : Richard Clune , Sarnia Sting Roger Neilson Memorial Award : Danny Battochio , Ottawa 67's Ivan Tennant Memorial Award : Matt Pelech , Sarnia Sting Tim Adams Memorial Trophy : Sam Gagner , Toronto Marlies Wayne Gretzky 99 Award : Corey Perry , London Knights
London Knights' 2004–05 undefeated streak [ edit ] In the 2004–05 season the London Knights broke an OHL record, going 28 games in a row without a loss (27–0–1). They subsequently broke the CHL record of 29 games (held by the 1978–79 Brandon Wheat Kings , who went 25–0–4 during their streak), with a 0–0 tie with the Guelph Storm on December 10, 2004, giving them a record of 28–0–2. The streak ended at 31 games after a 5–2 loss to the Sudbury Wolves on December 17.
Game # Date Score Record Location 1 September 24, 2004 London 4–3 Kitchener 1–0–0–0 Kitchener 2 September 26, 2004 London 5–2 Kitchener 2–0–0–0 London 3 September 30, 2004 London 2–1 Windsor 3–0–0–0 Windsor 4 October 1, 2004 London 5–4 Plymouth (OT) 4–0–0–0 London 5 October 2, 2004 London 3–2 Saginaw 5–0–0–0 Saginaw 6 October 8, 2004 London 8–0 Windsor 6–0–0–0 London 7 October 9, 2004 London 6–1 Sarnia 7–0–0–0 Sarnia 8 October 10, 2004 London 6–3 Sault Ste. Marie 8–0–0–0 Sault Ste. Marie 9 October 15, 2004 London 5–2 Owen Sound 9–0–0–0 London 10 October 16, 2004 London 8–3 Sault Ste. Marie 10–0–0–0 London 11 October 22, 2004 London 3–3 Mississauga 10–0–1–0 London 12 October 23, 2004 London 5–2 Owen Sound 11–0–1–0 Owen Sound 13 October 24, 2004 London 4–2 Guelph 12–0–1–0 Guelph 14 October 29, 2004 London 3–1 Saginaw 13–0–1–0 London 15 October 30, 2004 London 4–1 Erie 14–0–1–0 London 16 November 4, 2004 London 3–2 Guelph (OT) 15–0–1–0 London 17 November 5, 2004 London 5–3 Barrie 16–0–1–0 London 18 November 7, 2004 London 4–0 Toronto 17–0–1–0 Toronto 19 November 10, 2004 London 6–1 Mississauga 18–0–1–0 Mississauga 20 November 12, 2004 London 8–2 Belleville 19–0–1–0 London 21 November 13, 2004 London 3–1 Erie 20–0–1–0 Erie 22 November 19, 2004 London 5–3 Ottawa 21–0–1–0 London 23 November 21, 2004 London 4–2 Sault Ste. Marie 22–0–1–0 London 24 November 26, 2004 London 4–2 Plymouth 23–0–1–0 London 25 November 27, 2004 London 4–2 Barrie 24–0–1–0* Barrie 26 November 28, 2004 London 3–0 Sudbury 25–0–1–0** Sudbury 27 December 3, 2004 London 4–3 Windsor 26–0–1–0 London 28 December 4, 2004 London 5–1 Erie 27–0–1–0 Erie 29 December 8, 2004 London 5–3 Kitchener 28–0–1–0*** Kitchener 30 December 10, 2004 London 0–0 Guelph 28–0–2–0**** London 31 December 12, 2004 London 4–3 Kitchener (OT) 29–0–2–0 London
*Tied OHL record previously set by Kitchener in 1983–84 **Broke OHL record previously set by Kitchener in 1983–84 ***Tied CHL record previously set by Brandon in 1978–79 ****Broke CHL record previously set by Brandon in 1978–79
2005 OHL Priority Selection [ edit ] On May 7, 2005, the OHL conducted the 2005 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Oshawa Generals held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected John Tavares from the Toronto Marlboros. Tavares 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 2005 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[3]
# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 1 John Tavares (C ) Canada Oshawa Generals Oakville, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 2 Mark Katic (D ) Canada Sarnia Sting South Porcupine, Ontario Timmins Majors 3 Zack Torquato (C ) Canada Saginaw Spirit Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Stratford Warriors 4 Luke Pither (C ) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Blackstock, Ontario Clarington Toros 5 Drew Doughty (D ) Canada Guelph Storm London, Ontario London Jr. Knights 6 Akim Aliu (D ) Canada Windsor Spitfires Toronto, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 7 Brendan Smith (D ) Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors Etibicoke, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 8 Bryan Cameron (RW ) Canada Belleville Bulls Brampton, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 9 Nicholas Petrecki (D ) United States Plymouth Whalers Clifton Park, New York Capital District Selects 10 Anthony Peluso (RW ) Canada Erie Otters King City, Ontario Richmond Hill Stars 11 Jake Muzzin (D ) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Woodstock, Ontario Brantford 99'ers 12 Logan Couture (C ) Canada Ottawa 67's Lucan, Ontario St. Thomas Stars 13 Brett Parnham (C ) Canada Sudbury Wolves Orillia, Ontario Huntsville Muskoka Otters 14 Matt Smyth (LW ) United States Brampton Battalion Orlando, Florida Markham Majors 15 Blake Parlett (D ) Canada Barrie Colts Bracebridge, Ontario Huntsville Muskoka Otters 16 Zach Harnden (RW ) Canada Peterborough Petes Thunder Bay, Ontario Thunder Bay Kings 17 Jordan Skellett (LW ) Canada Mississauga IceDogs London, Ontario London Jr. Knights 18 Michael Pelech (C ) Canada Kitchener Rangers York, Ontario St. Michael's Buzzers 19 Josh Bailey (C ) Canada Owen Sound Attack Bowmanville, Ontario Clarington Toros 20 Corey Syvret (D ) Canada London Knights Millgrove, Ontario Cambridge Winter Hawks
2005 CHL Import Draft [ edit ] On June 29, 2005, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2005 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Ottawa 67's held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Jakub Vojta from the Czech Republic with their selection.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2005 CHL Import Draft.[4]
# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 1 Jakub Vojta (D ) Czech Republic Ottawa 67's Ústí nad Labem , Czech Republic Sparta Praha Jr. 4 Tomas Pospisil (RW ) Czech Republic Sarnia Sting Šumperk , Czech Republic Ocelari Trinec 7 Marek Polak (LW ) Czech Republic Sudbury Wolves Havířov , Czech Republic Trinec HC Zelezarny Jr. 10 Marek Bartanus (LW ) Slovakia Owen Sound Attack Liptovský Mikuláš , Slovakia HC Košice 13 David Kuchejda (LW ) Czech Republic Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Opava , Czech Republic HC Ceske Budejovice Jr. 16 Oskar Osala (LW ) Finland Mississauga IceDogs Vaasa , Finland Sport Vaasa 19 Fredrik Naslund (LW ) Sweden Peterborough Petes Bromma , Sweden Vasteras VIK HK 22 Erik Caladi (RW ) Slovakia Belleville Bulls Nitra , Slovakia HK Nitra Jr. 25 Ondrej Otcenas (C ) Slovakia Plymouth Whalers Piešťany , Slovakia Trencin Jr. 28 Ivan Maximkin (D ) Russia Erie Otters Balakovo , Russia Togliatti Lada-2 31 Jiri Tlusty (LW ) Czech Republic Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Slaný , Czech Republic Kladno Jr. 34 Stefan Grauwiler (G ) Switzerland Oshawa Generals Zürich , Switzerland ZSC Lions Jr. 37 Anton Hedman (RW ) Sweden Sudbury Wolves Stockholm , Sweden Djurgarden IF Jr. 40 Michal Klejna (C ) Slovakia Brampton Battalion Bratislava , Slovakia Pardubice Jr. 43 Tibor Radulay (RW ) Slovakia Ottawa 67's Trenčín , Slovakia Trencin Jr. 46 Marek Horsky (C ) Slovakia Toronto St. Michael's Majors Bratislava , Slovakia Skalica Jr. 49 Sebastian Dahm (G ) Denmark Belleville Bulls Copenhagen , Denmark Malmo IF Redhawks Jr. 52 No selection made Kitchener Rangers 55 Tomas Marcinko (C ) Slovakia Barrie Colts Poprad , Slovakia Kosice Jr. 57 Sergei Kostitsyn (LW ) Belarus London Knights Novopolotsk , Belarus Gomel HC
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
East Division Central Division Midwest Division West Division Defunct teams