Sports season
Sports season
The 2003–04 OHL season was the 24th season of the Ontario Hockey League . In November 2003, the OHL Board of Governors renamed the OHL Humanitarian of the Year Award to the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy , in recognition of former Owen Sound Platers player, Dan Snyder , who died in a car accident in September 2003. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the Guelph Storm , who swept the Mississauga IceDogs in the league final.
2003-04 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 Erie Civic Center 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 ] Toronto (1) vs. Sudbury (8) Date Away Home March 19 Sudbury 0 2 Toronto March 21 Toronto 0 2 Sudbury March 23 Sudbury 1 3 Toronto March 24 Toronto 2 1 Sudbury March 26 Sudbury 4 3 Toronto OT March 29 Toronto 0 4 Sudbury March 30 Sudbury 2 5 Toronto Toronto wins series 4–3
Ottawa (2) vs. Brampton (7) Date Away Home March 19 Brampton 5 7 Ottawa March 21 Ottawa 3 4 Brampton OT March 23 Brampton 2 1 Ottawa March 25 Ottawa 4 3 Brampton OT March 27 Brampton 4 2 Ottawa March 28 Ottawa 6 3 Brampton March 30 Brampton 3 1 Ottawa Brampton wins series 4–3
Mississauga (3) vs. Oshawa (6) Date Away Home March 19 Oshawa 0 3 Mississauga March 21 Mississauga 0 1 Oshawa March 23 Oshawa 5 2 Mississauga March 24 Mississauga 2 0 Oshawa March 26 Oshawa 1 5 Mississauga March 29 Mississauga 3 4 Oshawa OT March 30 Oshawa 1 Mississauga 6 Mississauga wins series 4–3
Barrie (4) vs. Kingston (5) Date Away Home March 18 Kingston 4 6 Barrie March 20 Barrie 2 0 Kingston March 21 Kingston 4 5 Barrie March 23 Barrie 5 6 Kingston OT March 25 Kingston 1 2 Barrie OT Barrie wins series 4–1
Western conference [ edit ] London (1) vs. Windsor (8) Date Away Home March 19 Windsor 0 5 London March 21 London 10 6 Windsor March 23 Windsor 1 5 London March 25 London 8 1 Windsor London wins series 4–0
Sarnia (2) vs. Erie (7) Date Away Home March 19 Erie 4 3 Sarnia OT March 20 Erie 2 3 Sarnia March 23 Sarnia 2 7 Erie March 24 Sarnia 2 3 Erie March 26 Erie 3 2 Sarnia Erie wins series 4–1
Guelph (3) vs. Owen Sound (6) Date Away Home March 19 Owen Sound 2 4 Guelph March 20 Guelph 5 3 Owen Sound March 23 Owen Sound 2 0 Guelph March 24 Guelph 1 2 Owen Sound March 26 Owen Sound 3 5 Guelph March 27 Guelph 5 6 Owen Sound March 30 Owen Sound 1 3 Guelph Guelph wins series 4–3
Kitchener (4) vs. Plymouth (5) Date Away Home March 19 Plymouth 3 2 Kitchener March 20 Kitchener 3 6 Plymouth March 22 Plymouth 4 5 Kitchener March 24 Kitchener 0 2 Plymouth March 26 Plymouth 5 0 Kitchener Plymouth wins series 4–1
Conference semifinals [ edit ] Eastern conference Toronto (1) vs. Brampton (7) Date Away Home April 2 Brampton 2 4 Toronto April 4 Toronto 3 2 Brampton April 6 Brampton 0 2 Toronto April 8 Toronto 3 5 Brampton April 9 Brampton 0 3 Toronto Toronto wins series 4–1
Mississauga (3) vs. Barrie (4) Date Away Home April 1 Mississauga 3 5 Barrie April 4 Barrie 1 2 Mississauga OT April 6 Barrie 3 2 Mississauga OT April 8 Mississauga 4 0 Barrie April 9 Barrie 2 0 Mississauga April 11 Mississauga 4 3 Barrie April 12 Barrie 1 Mississauga 4 Mississauga wins series 4–3
Western conference London (1) vs. Erie (7) Date Away Home March 31 Erie 2 6 London April 3 London 5 1 Erie April 5 Erie 3 6 London April 7 London 4 1 Erie London wins series 4–0
Guelph (3) vs. Plymouth (5) Date Away Home April 2 Plymouth 0 4 Guelph April 3 Guelph 4 1 Plymouth April 5 Plymouth 2 3 Guelph OT April 7 Guelph 5 1 Plymouth Guelph wins series 4–0
Conference finals [ edit ] Eastern conference Western conference Toronto (1) vs. Mississauga (3) Date Away Home April 14 Mississauga 0 3 Toronto April 16 Toronto 0 2 Mississauga April 18 Mississauga 3 4 Toronto April 21 Toronto 0 3 Mississauga April 23 Mississauga 3 2 Toronto OT April 25 Toronto 2 4 Mississauga Mississauga wins series 4–2
London (1) vs. Guelph (3) Date Away Home April 13 Guelph 4 2 London April 15 London 3 2 Guelph OT April 16 Guelph 4 3 London April 18 London 2 5 Guelph April 22 Guelph 1 2 London OT April 23 London 5 2 Guelph April 26 Guelph 6 3 London Guelph wins series 4–3
J. Ross Robertson Cup finals [ edit ] Guelph (3) vs. Mississauga (3) Date Away Home April 28 Mississauga 1 4 Guelph April 29 Guelph 2 1 Mississauga May 3 Mississauga 4 6 Guelph May 5 Guelph 5 1 Mississauga Guelph wins series 4–0
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster [ edit ] 2003-04 Guelph Storm[1] Goaltenders Defencemen
Wingers
Centres
All-Star teams [ edit ] First team [ edit ] Corey Locke , Centre, Ottawa 67's Wojtek Wolski , Left Wing, Brampton Battalion Corey Perry , Right Wing, London Knights James Wisniewski , Defence, Plymouth Whalers Dennis Wideman , Defence, London Knights Paulo Colaiacovo , Goaltender, Barrie Colts Dale Hunter , Coach, London Knights Second team [ edit ] Jeff Carter , Centre, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Scott Dobben , Left Wing, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Stefan Ruzicka , Right Wing, Owen Sound Attack Andre Benoit , Defence, Kitchener Rangers Jeremy Swanson , Defence, Barrie Colts Patrick Ehelechner , Goaltender, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Greg Gilbert , Coach, Mississauga IceDogs Third team [ edit ] Martin St. Pierre , Centre, Guelph Storm Dylan Hunter , Left Wing, London Knights Dave Bolland , Right Wing, London Knights Chris Campoli , Defence, Erie Otters Kevin Klein , Defence, Guelph Storm David Shantz, Goaltender, Mississauga IceDogs Shawn Camp , Coach, Guelph Storm CHL Canada/Russia Series [ edit ] In the RE/MAX Canada-Russia Challenge , the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 7–1 at London, Ontario , on November 17, and the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 4–0 at Sarnia, Ontario , on November 19.
J. Ross Robertson Cup : Guelph Storm Hamilton Spectator Trophy : London Knights Bobby Orr Trophy : Mississauga IceDogs Wayne Gretzky Trophy : Guelph Storm Leyden Trophy : Ottawa 67's Emms Trophy : Toronto St. Michael's Majors Holody Trophy : London Knights Bumbacco Trophy : Sarnia Sting Red Tilson Trophy : Corey Locke , Ottawa 67's Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy : Corey Locke , Ottawa 67's Matt Leyden Trophy : Dale Hunter , London Knights Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy : Corey Perry , London Knights Max Kaminsky Trophy : James Wisniewski , Plymouth Whalers OHL Goaltender of the Year : Paulo Colaiacovo , Barrie Colts Jack Ferguson Award : John Hughes , Belleville Bulls Dave Pinkney Trophy : Ryan MacDonald and Gerald Coleman , London Knights OHL Executive of the Year : Mark Hunter , London Knights Emms Family Award : Bryan Little , Barrie Colts F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy : Ryan MacDonald , London Knights Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy : Chris Campoli , Erie Otters William Hanley Trophy : Andre Benoit , Kitchener Rangers Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy : Martin St. Pierre , Guelph Storm Bobby Smith Trophy : Scott Lehman , Toronto St. Michael's Majors Tim Adams Memorial Trophy : Harrison Reed , York Simcoe Express Wayne Gretzky 99 Award : Martin St. Pierre , Guelph Storm
2004 OHL Priority Selection [ edit ] On May 1, 2004, the OHL conducted the 2004 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Belleville Bulls held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected John Hughes from the Whitby Wildcats. Hughes 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 2004 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[2]
# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 1 John Hughes (RW ) Canada Belleville Bulls Whitby, Ontario Whitby Wildcats 2 Matt Corrente (D ) Canada Saginaw Spirit Mississauga, Ontario Vaughan Vipers 3 Jordan Staal (C ) Canada Peterborough Petes Thunder Bay, Ontario Thunder Bay Kings 4 Ryan McInerney (C ) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Oakville, Ontario Milton IceHawks 5 Ryan McDonough (C ) Canada Sudbury Wolves Toronto, Ontario North York Jr. Canadiens 6 John Degray (D ) Canada Brampton Battalion Markham, Ontario Richmond Hill Stars 7 Cory McGillis (LW ) Canada Windsor Spitfires Coniston, Ontario Sudbury Nickel Barons 8 James Delory (D ) Canada Oshawa Generals Newmarket, Ontario York-Simcoe Express 9 Ben Shutron (D ) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Ottawa, Ontario Richmond Hill Stars 10 Matt Lahey (RW ) Canada Ottawa 67's Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Kinsmen 11 Brett MacLean (LW ) Canada Erie Otters Port Elgin, Ontario Grey-Bruce Highlanders 12 Payton Liske (LW ) Canada Owen Sound Attack Fonthill, Ontario Welland Jr. Canadians 13 John Armstrong (C ) Canada Plymouth Whalers Markham, Ontario North York Jr. Canadiens 14 Justin Azevedo (C ) Canada Kitchener Rangers West Elgin, Ontario Chatham Maroons 15 Nathan Martine (D ) Canada Barrie Colts Port Colborne, Ontario Port Colborne Pirates 16 Kody Musselman (RW ) Canada Sarnia Sting Whitby, Ontario Oshawa Legionaires 17 Dustin Jeffrey (C ) Canada Mississauga IceDogs Courtright, Ontario Lambton Jr. Sting 18 Justin DiBenedetto (LW ) Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors Maple, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 19 Michael Caruso (D ) Canada Guelph Storm Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Reps 20 Steven Ferry (D ) Canada London Knights Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill Stars
2004 CHL Import Draft [ edit ] On June 30, 2004, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2004 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Owen Sound Attack held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Andrej Sekera from Slovakia with their selection.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2004 CHL Import Draft.[3]
# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 2 Andrej Sekera (D ) Slovakia Owen Sound Attack Prievidza, Slovakia Dukla Trenčín Jr. 5 Jakub Kindl (D ) Czech Republic Kitchener Rangers Šumperk, Czech Republic HC Pardubice Jr. 8 Michal Birner (LW ) Czech Republic Barrie Colts Litoměřice, Czech Republic Slavia Praha Jr. 11 Marek Kvapil (RW ) Slovakia Saginaw Spirit Ilava, Slovakia Slavia Praha Jr. 14 Peter Olvecky (C /LW ) Slovakia Sudbury Wolves Nové Zámky, Slovakia Dukla Trenčín Jr. 17 Tomas Stryncl (D ) Czech Republic Brampton Battalion Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic HC Karlovy Vary Jr. 20 No selection made Windsor Spitfires 23 Jakub Petruzalek (C /RW ) Czech Republic Ottawa 67's Litvínov, Czech Republic Verva Litvínov 26 Radek Smolenak (LW ) Czech Republic Kingston Frontenacs Prague, Czech Republic HC Kladno Jr. 29 Lukas Kaspar (RW ) Czech Republic Ottawa 67's Litvínov, Czech Republic Verva Litvínov 32 Vladimir Tyufyakov (LW ) Russia Erie Otters Novosibirsk , Russia Sibir Novosibirsk U18 35 Lubomir Stach (D ) Czech Republic Belleville Bulls Vsetín, Czech Republic HC Vsetín Jr. 38 Michal Kolarz (D ) Czech Republic Plymouth Whalers Havířov, Czech Republic HC Vítkovice Ostrave Jr. 41 Philip Ogleznev (LW ) Ukraine Sarnia Sting Kharkiv, Ukraine Elektrostal Elemash Junior 44 Niko Vainio (D ) Finland Peterborough Petes Helsinki, Finland Jokerit Jr. 47 Andrey Plekhanov (D ) Russia Sarnia Sting Nizhnekamsk, Russia Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 50 Ville Peltosuo (D ) Finland Mississauga IceDogs Helsinki, Finland Kiekko Vantaa B 52 Peter Regin (C ) Denmark Toronto St. Michael's Majors Herning, Denmark Herning Blue Fox 54 Jaromir Florian (LW ) Czech Republic Guelph Storm Brno, Czech Republic HC Kometa Brno Jr. 56 Mathis Olimb (C ) Norway London Knights Oslo, Norway Manglerud Star
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
East Division Central Division Midwest Division West Division Defunct teams