The 2013–14 OHL season was the 34th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Brampton Battalion relocated to North Bay and became the North Bay Battalion, playing at the North Bay Memorial Gardens. The first two outdoor games in OHL history were held this season, when the Saginaw Spirit, Windsor Spitfires, Plymouth Whalers, and London Knights played at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan as part of the Hockeytown Winter Festival on December 29.2013 Sirius XM Hockeytown Winter Festival On March 11, 2014 Terry Trafford of the Saginaw Spirit, who had been missing for eight days, was found dead in his vehicle at a Wal-Mart in Saginaw, Michigan. His death was ruled a suicide as a result of self-inflicted asphyxiation.POLICE REPORT THAT TRAFFORD'S DEATH WAS SELF-INFLICTED Twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 19, 2013 to March 17, 2014. The Guelph Storm won the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the third time in franchise history, and the first time since 2004, as they defeated the North Bay Battalion in five games, and represented the OHL at the 2014 Memorial Cup held at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario. The London Knights also qualified for the tournament as the host team.
Regular season
Final standings Note: DIV = Division; 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
Eastern conference Rank TeamDIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA 1 z-Oshawa Generals East 68 42 20 0 6 90 232 187 2 y-North Bay Battalion Central 68 38 24 4 2 82 220 189 3 x-Kingston Frontenacs East 68 39 23 3 3 84 301 255 4 x-Barrie Colts Central 68 37 28 1 2 77 266 218 5 x-Sudbury Wolves Central 68 33 24 3 8 77 219 228 6 x-Peterborough Petes East 68 32 30 0 6 70 233 269 7 x-Niagara IceDogs Central 68 24 35 3 6 57 223 284 8 x-Mississauga Steelheads Central 68 24 38 1 5 54 167 267 9 Belleville Bulls East 68 23 38 4 3 53 206 285 10 Ottawa 67's East 68 23 39 3 3 52 222 308
Western conference Rank TeamDIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA 1 z-Guelph Storm Midwest 68 52 12 2 2 108 340 191 2 y-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 44 17 2 5 95 267 198 3 x-Erie Otters Midwest 68 52 14 2 0 106 312 170 4 x-London Knights Midwest 68 49 14 1 4 103 316 203 5 x-Windsor Spitfires West 68 37 28 3 0 77 251 235 6 x-Saginaw Spirit West 68 33 30 4 1 71 254 248 7 x-Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 31 29 3 5 70 205 237 8 x-Plymouth Whalers West 68 28 33 0 7 63 187 238 9 Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 22 41 2 3 49 200 280 10 Sarnia Sting West 68 17 44 2 5 41 211 341
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMConnor BrownErie Otters 68 45 83 128 22Dane FoxErie Otters 67 64 43 107 122Scott KosmachukGuelph Storm 68 48 52 100 83Connor McDavidErie Otters 56 28 71 99 20Andreas AthanasiouBarrie Colts 66 49 46 95 52Michael Dal ColleOshawa Generals 67 39 56 95 34Nikolay GoldobinSarnia Sting 67 38 56 94 21Max DomiLondon Knights 61 34 59 93 90Sam BennettKingston Frontenacs 57 36 55 91 118Sergey TolchinskySault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 31 60 91 22
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 OTL SL GA SO Sv% GAAOscar DanskErie Otters 42 2405 29 9 1 0 96 6 0.909 2.39Anthony StolarzLondon Knights 35 1927 25 5 1 1 81 4 0.926 2.52Jacob SmithNorth Bay Battalion 42 2337 23 12 3 1 98 4 0.904 2.52Daniel AltshullerOshawa Generals 52 2907 31 13 0 3 124 2 0.917 2.56Matt MurraySault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 49 2984 32 11 1 5 128 6 0.921 2.57
Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (8) Mississauga Steelheads
(2) North Bay Battalion vs. (7) Niagara IceDogs
(3) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (6) Peterborough Petes
(4) Barrie Colts vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves
Western conference quarterfinals
(1) Guelph Storm vs. (8) Plymouth Whalers
(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (7) Owen Sound Attack
(3) Erie Otters vs. (6) Saginaw Spirit
(4) London Knights vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires
Conference semifinals
Eastern conference semifinals
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Peterborough Petes
(2) North Bay Battalion vs. (4) Barrie Colts
Western conference semifinals
(1) Guelph Storm vs. (4) London Knights
(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (3) Erie Otters
Conference finals
Eastern conference finals
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (2) North Bay Battalion
Western conference finals
(1) Guelph Storm vs. (3) Erie Otters
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(W1) Guelph Storm vs. (E2) North Bay Battalion
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster 2013-14 Guelph Storm Goaltenders
Defencemen
– C
Wingers
– A – A Centres
– A
Coach: Scott Walker General Manager: Mike Kelly
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMKerby RychelGuelph Storm 20 11 21 32 23Zack MitchellGuelph Storm 20 12 18 30 12Robby FabbriGuelph Storm 16 13 15 28 12Scott KosmachukGuelph Storm 20 10 18 28 27Barclay GoodrowNorth Bay Battalion 22 14 10 24 23Jason DickinsonGuelph Storm 20 8 16 24 6Michael Dal ColleOshawa Generals 12 8 12 20 0Brenden MillerNorth Bay Battalion 21 3 17 20 27Dane FoxErie Otters 14 8 11 19 26Connor McDavidErie Otters 14 4 15 19 2
Playoff 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 GA SO Sv% GAADaniel AltshullerOshawa Generals 11 699 8 3 22 3 0.931 1.89Jake SmithNorth Bay Battalion 22 1299 13 9 55 3 0.905 2.54Mackenzie BlackwoodBarrie Colts 10 552 5 4 24 1 0.904 2.61Justin NicholsGuelph Storm 20 1119 16 4 49 2 0.919 2.63Matt MurraySault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 9 547 4 5 24 1 0.915 2.63
Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: Guelph StormHamilton Spectator Trophy: Guelph StormBobby Orr Trophy: North Bay BattalionWayne Gretzky Trophy: Guelph StormEmms Trophy: North Bay BattalionLeyden Trophy: Oshawa GeneralsHolody Trophy: Guelph StormBumbacco Trophy: Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsRed Tilson Trophy: Connor Brown, Erie OttersEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Connor Brown, Erie OttersMatt Leyden Trophy: D. J. Smith, Oshawa GeneralsJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Connor Brown, Erie OttersMax Kaminsky Trophy: Aaron Ekblad, Barrie ColtsOHL Goaltender of the Year: Alex Nedeljkovic, Plymouth WhalersJack Ferguson Award: Jakob Chychrun, Sarnia StingDave Pinkney Trophy: Oscar Dansk & Devin Williams, Erie OttersOHL Executive of the Year: Emms Family Award: Travis Konecny, Ottawa 67'sF. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: Matthew Mancina, Guelph StormDan Snyder Memorial Trophy: Scott Simmonds, Belleville BullsWilliam Hanley Trophy: Connor McDavid, Erie OttersLeo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Dane Fox, Erie OttersBobby Smith Trophy: Connor McDavid, Erie OttersRoger Neilson Memorial Award: Patrick Watling, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsIvan Tennant Memorial Award: Adam Craievich, Guelph StormMickey Renaud Captain's Trophy: Matt Finn, Guelph StormTim Adams Memorial Trophy: Michael McLeod, Toronto MarlborosWayne Gretzky 99 Award: Robby Fabbri, Guelph Storm
All-Star teams The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.
First team Scott Laughton, Centre, Oshawa Generals Dane Fox, Left Wing, Erie Otters Connor Brown, Right Wing, Erie Otters Aaron Ekblad, Defence, Barrie Colts Slater Koekkoek, Defence, Windsor Spitfires Alex Nedeljkovic, Goaltender, Plymouth Whalers D. J. Smith, Coach, Oshawa Generals
Second team Connor McDavid, Centre, Erie Otters Michael Dal Colle, Left Wing, Oshawa Generals Scott Kosmachuk, Right Wing, Guelph Storm Adam Pelech, Defence, Erie Otters Nikita Zadorov, Defence, London Knights Matt Murray, Goaltender, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Kris Knoblauch, Coach, Erie Otters
Third team Sam Bennett, Centre, Kingston Frontenacs Max Domi, Left Wing, London Knights Nicholas Baptiste, Right Wing, Sudbury Wolves Darnell Nurse, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Matt Finn, Defence, Guelph Storm Oscar Dansk, Goaltender, Erie Otters Scott Walker, Coach, Guelph Storm
2014 OHL Priority Selection On April 5, 2014, the OHL conducted the 2014 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Sarnia Sting held the first overall pick in the draft and selected Jakob Chychrun from the Toronto Jr. Canadiens of the GTHL. Chychrun 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 2014 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
# Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team 1 Jakob Chychrun (D) / Canada/USA Sarnia Sting Boca Raton, Florida Toronto Jr. Canadiens 2 Adam Mascherin (RW) Canada Kitchener Rangers Maple, Ontario Vaughan Kings 3 Travis Barron (LW) Canada Ottawa 67's Belfountain, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens 4 Brandon Saigeon (C) Canada Belleville Bulls Grimsby, Ontario Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs 5 Michael McLeod (C) Canada Mississauga Steelheads Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 6 Logan Brown (C) United States Niagara IceDogs Chesterfield, Missouri Indiana Ice 7 William Bitten (RW) Canada Plymouth Whalers Gloucester, Ontario Ottawa Jr. 67's 8 Victor Mete (D) Canada Owen Sound Attack Woodbridge, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens 9 Jonathan Ang (RW) Canada Peterborough Petes Markham, Ontario Markham Waxers 10 Tye Felhaber (C) Canada Ottawa 67's Pembroke, Ontario Ottawa Valley Titans 11 Michael Pezzetta (LW) Canada Sudbury Wolves Toronto, Ontario Mississauga Senators 12 Logan Stanley (D) Canada Windsor Spitfires Waterloo, Ontario Waterloo Wolves 13 Givani Smith (LW) Canada Barrie Colts Brampton, Ontario Mississauga Senators 14 Zachary Poirier (C) Canada North Bay Battalion Mountain, Ontario Upper Canada Cyclones 15 Reagan O'Grady (D) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Lindsay, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 16 Cliff Pu (RW) Canada Oshawa Generals Richmond Hill, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 17 Anthony Salinitri (LW) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Windsor, Ontario Windsor AAA Zone 18 Max Jones (LW) United States London Knights Rochester, Michigan Detroit HoneyBaked 18U 19 Taylor Raddysh (RW) Canada Erie Otters Caledon, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 20 Matthew Hotchkiss (C) Canada Guelph Storm Whitby, Ontario Whitby Wildcats
2014 NHL entry draft On June 27–28, 2014, the National Hockey League conducted the 2014 NHL entry draft held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In total, 41 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Aaron Ekblad of the Barrie Colts was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the first overall pick by the Florida Panthers.
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.