2006–07 OPJHL season

2006–07 OPJHL season
League	Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2006-09-07 – 2007-02-06 Playoffs 2007-02-08 – 2007-04-13
Number of teams	35
Finals champions	Aurora Tigers

The 2006–07 OPJHL season is the 14th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-six teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions will compete in a 49-game schedule.

Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Aurora Tigers, competed in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup, and won. Once successful against the winners of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion Tigers then moved on to play in the Canadian Junior A Hockey League championship, the 2007 Royal Bank Cup where they became national champions.

Changes

• Wexford Raiders became Toronto Jr. Canadiens
• Oshawa Legionaires became Durham Fury
• Couchiching Terriers fold for 2006-07
• Toronto Thunderbirds fold for 2006-07
• Orangeville Crushers join the OPJHL from the MWJBHL

Final standings

as of February 6, 2008
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title

East Division Team Centre 2006-07 Record GF–GA Points zx-Bowmanville Eagles Bowmanville 39-6-3-1 248-125 82 x-Wellington Dukes Wellington 38-5-4-2 219-92 82 x-Port Hope Predators Port Hope 31-11-5-2 209-138 69 x-Kingston Voyageurs Kingston 26-17-3-3 195-166 58 x-Peterborough Stars Peterborough 20-25-3-1 173-208 44 x-Oswego Admirals Oswego 19-25-2-3 154-188 43 x-Trenton Sting Trenton 17-26-2-4 169-213 40 x-Lindsay Muskies Lindsay 15-27-5-2 171-218 37 wc-Cobourg Cougars Cobourg 15-29-4-1 165-225 35 y-Bancroft Hawks Bancroft 6-39-3-1 134-269 16 South Division Team Centre 2006-07 Record GF–GA Points zx-Vaughan Vipers Vaughan 32-7-7-3 192-108 74 x-St. Michael's Buzzers Toronto 33-9-7-0 209-128 73 x-Markham Waxers Markham 31-16-2-0 199-158 64 x-Toronto Jr. Canadiens Toronto 26-16-5-2 202-162 59 x-Pickering Panthers Pickering 26-21-2-0 222-189 54 x-Durham Fury Oshawa 16-31-2-0 131-207 34 x-Ajax Attack Ajax 13-31-3-2 144-249 31 wc-North York Rangers Toronto 12-30-3-4 162-248 31 West Division Team Centre 2006-07 Record GF–GA Points zx-Brampton Capitals Brampton 39-7-1-2 282-142 81 x-Oakville Blades Oakville 38-9-1-1 269-125 78 x-Hamilton Red Wings Hamilton 37-8-2-2 270-129 78 x-Georgetown Raiders Georgetown 31-12-3-3 250-180 68 x-Burlington Cougars Burlington 30-12-4-3 259-158 67 x-Streetsville Derbys Streetsville 20-24-3-2 190-226 45 x-Mississauga Chargers Mississauga 15-33-0-1 179-272 31 x-Milton Icehawks Milton 12-31-4-2 142-235 30 wc-Buffalo Jr. Sabres Buffalo 9-35-5-0 154-298 23 y-Bramalea Blues Bramalea 1-45-1-2 111-360 5 North Division Team Centre 2006-07 Record GF–GA Points zx-Aurora Tigers Aurora 44-4-1-0 260-99 89 x-Stouffville Spirit Stouffville 28-16-3-2 199-164 61 x-Collingwood Blues Collingwood 22-19-4-3 157-196 51 x-Huntsville-Muskoka Otters Huntsville 20-21-4-3 182-186 47 x-Newmarket Hurricanes Newmarket 17-29-2-1 157-203 37 x-Seguin Bruins Parry Sound 16-30-1-2 155-199 35 y-Orangeville Crushers Orangeville 9-36-3-1 131-213 22

Please Note: "x-" implies clinched playoff berth, "zx-" implies clinched division, "wc-" clinched Wild Card, "y-" Eliminated from Playoffs.

Teams listed on the official league website [1].

Standings listed by Pointstreak on official league website [2].

2006-07 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs

For the Central Canada Championship, see Dudley Hewitt Cup. For the national championship, see Royal Bank Cup 2007.

Championship round

	Semi-finals					Buckland Trophy Finals
	East	Wellington Dukes	4
	South	St. Michael's Buzzers	1
						East	Wellington Dukes	1
						North	Aurora Tigers	4
	West	Hamilton Red Wings	1
	North	Aurora Tigers	4

Divisional Playoffs

East/South

Division Quarter-finals

Division Semi-finals

Division Finals

Buckland Trophy Semi-final

E1

Bowmanville

4

E8

Lindsay

1

E1

Bowmanville

1

E4

Kingston

4

E4

Kingston

4

E5

Peterborough

1

E4

Kingston

1

East

E2

Wellington

4

E2

Wellington

4

E7

Trenton

0

E2

Wellington

4

E3

Port Hope

1

E3

Port Hope

3

E6

Oswego

0

E2

Wellington

4

S2

St. Michael's

1

S1

Vaughan

4

WC2

North York

1

S1

Vaughan

3

S5

Pickering

4

S4

Toronto

3

S5

Pickering

4

S5

Pickering

0

South

S2

St. Michael's

4

S2

St. Michael's

4

S7

Ajax

0

S2

St. Michael's

4

S3

Markham

3

S3

Markham

4

S6

Durham

0

West/North

Division Quarter-finals

Division Semi-finals

Division Finals

Buckland Trophy Semi-final

W1

Brampton

4

W8

Milton

1

W1

Brampton

1

W4

Georgetown

4

W4

Georgetown

4

W5

Burlington

2

W4

Georgetown

0

West

W3

Hamilton

4

W2

Oakville

4

W7

Mississauga

0

W2

Oakville

2

W3

Hamilton

4

W3

Hamilton

4

W6

Streetsville

0

W3

Hamilton

1

N1

Aurora

4

N1

Aurora

4

WC3

Buffalo

0

N1

Aurora

4

N5

Newmarket

2

N4

Huntsville

1

N5

Newmarket

4

N1

Aurora

4

North

N2

Stouffville

1

N2

Stouffville

4

WC1

Cobourg

0

N2

Stouffville

4

N3

Collingwood

0

N3

Collingwood

4

N6

Seguin

3

Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card.

Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website [3].

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by Abitibi Eskimos in Iroquois Falls, Ontario. Aurora finished first.

Round Robin

Aurora Tigers 4 - Soo Indians 1

Aurora Tigers 6 - Schreiber Diesels 3

Aurora Tigers 7 - Abitibi Eskimos 0

Final

Aurora Tigers 10 - Schreiber Diesels 0

2007 Royal Bank Cup Championship

Hosted by Prince George Spruce Kings in Prince George, British Columbia. Aurora finished first.

Round Robin

Aurora Tigers 4 - Selkirk Steelers 2

Pembroke Lumber Kings 5 - Aurora Tigers 3

Aurora Tigers 6 - Prince George Spruce Kings 3

Aurora Tigers 7 - Camrose Kodiaks 4

Semi-final

Aurora Tigers 3 - Pembroke Lumber Kings 2 OT

Final

Aurora Tigers 3 - Prince George Spruce Kings 1

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Scott Freeman Bowmanville Eagles 43 33 64 97 43 David Ross Bowmanville Eagles 47 38 50 88 32 Joe Hall Wellington Dukes 49 46 31 77 70 Steve Mullin Hamilton Red Wings 49 28 49 77 26 David Kostuch Markham Waxers 43 39 36 75 64 Kerry Barchan Burlington Cougars 49 34 41 75 58 Spencer Abbott Hamilton Red Wings 49 32 43 75 22 Aaron Chambers Huntsville-Muskoka Otters 48 40 32 72 104 Dylan Clarke Kingston Voyageurs 47 40 32 72 46 Matt Ferreira Brampton Capitals 48 38 34 72 20

Leading goaltenders

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

Player Team GP Mins W L T GA SO Sv% GAA Edward Pasquale Wellington Dukes 18 1090:55 13 3 2 35 1 .927 1.92 Dan Dunn Wellington Dukes 27 1545:52 19 4 2 50 2 .934 1.94 Tyler Gordon Aurora Tigers 33 1949:16 27 4 1 65 3 .932 2.00 Kori Coelho Oakville Blades 18 1079:58 15 3 0 37 2 .902 2.06 Cameron Talbot Hamilton Red Wings 28 1644:16 19 5 2 57 1 .918 2.08

Players selected in 2007 NHL Entry Draft

• Rd 1 #27 Brendan Smith - Detroit Red Wings (St. Michael's Buzzers)
• Rd 3 #90 Louie Caporusso - Ottawa Senators (St. Michael's Buzzers)
• Rd 6 #154 Dan Dunn - Los Angeles Kings (Wellington Dukes)
• Rd 6 #159 Alain Goulet - Boston Bruins (Aurora Tigers)
• Rd 7 #208 Bryan Rufenach - Detroit Red Wings (Lindsay Muskies)

See also

• 2007 Royal Bank Cup
• Dudley Hewitt Cup
• List of OJHL seasons
• Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
• Superior International Junior Hockey League
• Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
• 2006 in ice hockey
• 2007 in ice hockey

External links

• Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League
• Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League