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1994–95 OHL season

The 1994–95 OHL season was the 15th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Newmarket Royals relocated, and became the Sarnia Sting. The OHL realigned from two divisions, creating the east, central, and west divisions. The Bumbacco Trophy is inaugurated to be awarded to the first place team in the west division, during the regular season. The Leyden Trophy is reallocated to the east division, and the Emms Trophy to the central division. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The Detroit Junior Red Wings won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Guelph Storm.

Relocation

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Newmarket Royals to Sarnia Sting

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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.

Arena Renaming

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London Gardens to London Ice House

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The London Knights home arena, the London Gardens, was renamed to the London Ice House after the team and arena were purchased by new owner Doug Tarry. Tarry upgraded the building, including replacing seats and add more emergency exits to bring the building up to the fire code.

Realignment

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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.

East Division

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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.

Central Division

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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.

West Division

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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.

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; z = earned first round bye

East Division

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Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1 z-Kingston Frontenacs 66 40 19 7 87 284 224
2 x-Oshawa Generals 66 40 21 5 85 300 242
3 x-North Bay Centennials 66 35 27 4 74 272 247
4 x-Belleville Bulls 66 32 31 3 67 295 287
5 x-Peterborough Petes 66 26 34 6 58 255 286
6 Ottawa 67's 66 22 38 6 50 232 276

Central Division

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Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1 z-Guelph Storm 66 47 14 5 99 330 200
2 x-Sudbury Wolves 66 43 17 6 92 314 208
3 x-Owen Sound Platers 66 22 38 6 50 239 299
4 x-Niagara Falls Thunder 66 18 40 8 44 231 298
5 x-Kitchener Rangers 66 18 42 6 42 216 296

West Division

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Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1 y-Detroit Junior Red Wings 66 44 18 4 92 306 223
2 x-Windsor Spitfires 66 41 22 3 85 303 232
3 x-Sarnia Sting 66 24 37 5 53 250 292
4 x-London Knights 66 18 44 4 40 210 309
5 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 17 45 4 38 228 346

Scoring leaders

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Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Marc Savard Oshawa Generals 66 43 96 139 78
David Ling Kingston Frontenacs 62 61 74 135 136
Bill Bowler Windsor Spitfires 61 33 102 135 63
Jeff O'Neill Guelph Storm 57 43 81 124 56
Darryl LaFrance Oshawa Generals 57 55 67 122 10
Todd Bertuzzi Guelph Storm 62 54 65 119 58
Dave Roche Windsor Spitfires 66 55 59 114 180
Steve Washburn Ottawa 67's 63 43 63 106 72
Vitali Yachmenev North Bay Centennials 59 53 52 105 8
Lee Jinman North Bay Centennials 63 39 65 104 41

Playoffs

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Division quarterfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
C1 Guelph 4
C3 Owen Sound 0
C3 Owen Sound 4
C4 Niagara Falls 2
C1 Guelph 4
E4 Belleville 0
E1 Kingston 3
E4 Belleville 4
E4 Belleville 4
E3 North Bay 2
C1 Guelph 2
W1 Detroit 4
W2 Windsor 4
W3 Sarnia 0
W2 Windsor 2
C2 Sudbury 4
C2 Sudbury 4
C5 Kitchener 1
C2 Sudbury 3
W1 Detroit 4
W1 Detroit 4
W4 London 0
W1 Detroit 4
E5 Peterborough 0
E5 Peterborough 4
E2 Oshawa 3

Division quarter-finals

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East Division

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(2) Oshawa Generals vs. (5) Peterborough Petes
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March 19 Peterborough Petes 6 – 4 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 21 Oshawa Generals 2 – 5 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 23 Peterborough Petes 3 – 4 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 25 Oshawa Generals 5 – 2 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 26 Peterborough Petes 5 – 8 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 28 Oshawa Generals 3 – 5 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 30 Peterborough Petes 7 – 5 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
Peterborough wins series 4 – 3


(3) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Belleville Bulls
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March 19 Belleville Bulls 2 – 3 OT North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
March 21 North Bay Centennials 5 – 6 OT Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 23 Belleville Bulls 7 – 4 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
March 25 North Bay Centennials 7 – 8 OT Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 26 Belleville Bulls 4 – 5 OT North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
March 28 North Bay Centennials 3 – 5 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
Belleville wins series 4 – 2


Central Division

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(2) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers
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March 19 Kitchener Rangers 4 – 11 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
March 21 Kitchener Rangers 2 – 10 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
March 22 Sudbury Wolves 1 – 2 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
March 24 Sudbury Wolves 4 – 3 OT Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
March 26 Kitchener Rangers 1 – 6 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
Sudbury wins series 4 – 1


(3) Owen Sound Platers vs. (4) Niagara Falls Thunder
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March 18 Niagara Falls Thunder 3 – 4 Owen Sound Platers Bayshore Community Centre
March 21 Owen Sound Platers 3 – 2 OT Niagara Falls Thunder Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
March 24 Niagara Falls Thunder 5 – 3 Owen Sound Platers Bayshore Community Centre
March 25 Owen Sound Platers 2 – 3 Niagara Falls Thunder Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
March 26 Niagara Falls Thunder 1 – 6 Owen Sound Platers Bayshore Community Centre
March 28 Owen Sound Platers 4 – 3 Niagara Falls Thunder Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
Owen Sound wins series 4 – 2


West Division

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(1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (4) London Knights
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March 20 London Knights 0 – 11 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
March 21 London Knights 4 – 5 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
March 24 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 3 – 2 London Knights London Ice House
March 25 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 – 0 London Knights London Ice House
Detroit wins series 4 – 0


(2) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Sarnia Sting
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March 20 Sarnia Sting 3 – 4 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
March 21 Windsor Spitfires 4 – 3 OT Sarnia Sting Sarnia Arena
March 23 Sarnia Sting 0 – 7 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
March 24 Windsor Spitfires 7 – 4 Sarnia Sting Sarnia Arena
Windsor wins series 4 – 0


OHL quarter-finals

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(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (C3) Owen Sound Platers

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March 31 Owen Sound Platers 2 – 5 Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial Gardens
April 2 Guelph Storm 4 – 3 Owen Sound Platers Bayshore Community Centre
April 4 Owen Sound Platers 2 – 5 Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial Gardens
April 7 Guelph Storm 6 – 2 Owen Sound Platers Bayshore Community Centre
Guelph wins series 4 – 0


(W1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (E5) Peterborough Petes

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April 1 Peterborough Petes 0 – 8 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
April 3 Peterborough Petes 3 – 4 OT Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
April 5 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 3 – 2 OT Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 6 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 – 3 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
Detroit wins series 4 – 0


(E1) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (E4) Belleville Bulls

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April 1 Kingston Frontenacs 1 – 10 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
April 3 Belleville Bulls 3 – 2 Kingston Frontenacs Kingston Memorial Centre
April 4 Kingston Frontenacs 7 – 2 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
April 6 Belleville Bulls 6 – 3 Kingston Frontenacs Kingston Memorial Centre
April 9 Belleville Bulls 3 – 6 Kingston Frontenacs Kingston Memorial Centre
April 11 Kingston Frontenacs 5 – 8 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
Belleville wins series 4 – 2


(C2) Sudbury Wolves vs. (W2) Windsor Spitfires

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March 31 Windsor Spitfires 2 – 6 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
April 2 Windsor Spitfires 6 – 1 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
April 6 Sudbury Wolves 3 – 4 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 7 Sudbury Wolves 5 – 1 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 9 Windsor Spitfires 2 – 9 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
April 11 Sudbury Wolves 6 – 5 OT Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
Sudbury wins series 4 – 2


OHL semi-finals

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(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (E4) Belleville Bulls

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April 14 Belleville Bulls 2 – 3 OT Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial Gardens
April 16 Guelph Storm 3 – 1 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
April 18 Belleville Bulls 3 – 7 Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial Gardens
April 20 Guelph Storm 7 – 4 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
Guelph wins series 4 – 0


(W1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (C2) Sudbury Wolves

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April 15 Sudbury Wolves 4 – 5 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
April 17 Sudbury Wolves 4 – 5 OT Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
April 18 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 3 – 4 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
April 20 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 3 – 4 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
April 22 Sudbury Wolves 2 – 1 OT Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
April 24 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 2 – 1 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
April 25 Sudbury Wolves 4 – 11 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
Detroit wins series 4 – 3


J. Ross Robertson Cup

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(C1) Guelph Storm vs. (W1) Detroit Junior Red Wings

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April 28 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 3 – 5 Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial Gardens
May 1 Guelph Storm 2 – 5 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
May 3 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 5 – 4 OT Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial Gardens
May 4 Guelph Storm 4 – 7 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
May 6 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 3 – 5 Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial Gardens
May 8 Guelph Storm 4 – 5 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
Detroit wins series 4 – 2


Awards

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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

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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1995 OHL Priority Selection

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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)   Canada Barrie Colts Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Senators
2 Joe Thornton (C)   Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds St. Thomas, Ontario St. Thomas Stars
3 Nick Boynton (D)   Canada Ottawa 67's Nobleton, Ontario Caledon Canadians
4 Adam Colagiacomo (RW)   Canada London Knights Rexdale, Ontario Royal York Rangers
5 Boyd Devereaux (C)   Canada Kitchener Rangers Seaforth, Ontario Stratford Cullitons
6 Jason Ward (C)   Canada Niagara Falls Thunder Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Legionaires
7 Adam Mair (C)   Canada Owen Sound Platers Hamilton, Ontario Ohsweken Golden Eagles
8 Patrick DesRochers (G)   Canada Sarnia Sting Penetanguishene, Ontario Barrie Colts
9 Scott Barney (C)   Canada Peterborough Petes Courtice, Ontario North York Rangers
10 Ryan Ready (LW)   Canada Belleville Bulls Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Jr. Bees
11 Luc Belliveau (D)   Canada North Bay Centennials Dieppe, New Brunswick Wilcox Notre Dame
12 Jay Legault (LW)   Canada Oshawa Generals Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Bantams
13 Jeff Zehr (LW)   Canada Windsor Spitfires Tavistock, Ontario Stratford Cullitons
14 Matt Price (LW)   Canada Kingston Frontenacs Holland Landing, Ontario Newmarket 87's
15 Tyson Flinn (D)   Canada Sudbury Wolves Fredericton, New Brunswick Fredericton Jr. Canadiens
16 Jesse Boulerice (D)   United States Detroit Whalers Mooers, New York Hawkesbury Hawks
17 Brian Willsie (RW)   Canada Guelph Storm Belmont, Ontario St. Thomas Stars

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1994-95 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  2. ^ "1995 Ontario Hockey League Draft".
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