2018–19 OHL season


The 2018–19 OHL season was the 39th season of the Ontario Hockey League, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 19, 2018 to March 17, 2019.
The Guelph Storm won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as they defeated the Ottawa 67's in six games to represent the Ontario Hockey League in the 2019 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia from May 17–26, 2019.

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

Western conference

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Jason RobertsonKingston/Niagara62486911742
Justin BrazeauNorth Bay Battalion68615211340
Tye FelhaberOttawa 67's68595010945
Morgan FrostSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds58377210945
Kevin HancockOwen Sound/London70525510738
Arthur KaliyevHamilton Bulldogs67515110222
Ben JonesNiagara IceDogs68416110282
Akil ThomasNiagara IceDogs63386410240
Nate SchnarrGuelph Storm65346810258
Greg MeirelesKitchener Rangers6836619740

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
PlayerTeamGPMinsWLOTLSLGASOSv%GAA
Michael DiPietroWindsor/Ottawa3821742312018740.9112.40
Cedrick AndreeOttawa 67's4526343452210940.9102.48
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenSudbury Wolves53307838102212860.9202.50
Kyle KeyserOshawa Generals4827073283012420.9162.75
Ivan ProsvetovSaginaw Spirit53299636112114740.9102.94

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference quarterfinals

(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (8) Hamilton Bulldogs
(2) Niagara IceDogs vs. (7) North Bay Battalion
(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Peterborough Petes
(4) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Mississauga Steelheads

Western conference quarterfinals

(1) London Knights vs. (8) Windsor Spitfires
(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (7) Sarnia Sting
(3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack
(4) Guelph Storm vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference semifinals

(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (4) Sudbury Wolves
(2) Niagara IceDogs vs. (3) Oshawa Generals

Western conference semifinals

(1) London Knights vs. (4) Guelph Storm
(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Conference finals

Eastern conference finals

(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Oshawa Generals

Western conference finals

(2) Saginaw Spirit vs. (4) Guelph Storm

OHL Finals

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(E1) Ottawa 67's vs. (W4) Guelph Storm

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Nick SuzukiGuelph Storm2416264216
Sasha ChmelevskiOttawa 67's1812193110
Isaac RatcliffeGuelph Storm2415153020
Lucas ChiodoOttawa 67's18920292
Tye FelhaberOttawa 67's1817112812
Dmitri SamorukovGuelph Storm2410182812
Sean DurziGuelph Storm243242714
Owen TippettSaginaw Spirit171111220
Kyle MaksimovichOttawa 67's168142219
Marco RossiOttawa 67's176162218

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
PlayerTeamGPMinsWLGASOSv%GAA
Michael DiPietroOttawa 67's148441303310.9142.35
Stephen DhillonNiagara IceDogs11660652630.9102.36
Ivan ProsvetovSaginaw Spirit12707922810.9302.38
Jordan KooyLondon Knights11655742920.9032.66
Kyle KeyserOshawa Generals15891874210.9252.83

Awards

All-Star teams

The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.

First team

On April 6, 2019, the OHL conducted the 2019 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Kingston Frontenacs held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Shane Wright from the Don Mills Flyers of the GTHL. Wright 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 2019 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
#PlayerNationalityOHL TeamHometownMinor Team
1Shane Wright CanadaKingston FrontenacsBurlington, OntarioDon Mills Flyers
2Brennan Othmann CanadaFlint FirebirdsPickering, OntarioDon Mills Flyers
3Connor Lockhart CanadaErie OttersKanata, OntarioKanata Lasers
4Brandt Clarke CanadaBarrie ColtsNepean, OntarioDon Mills Flyers
5Mason McTavish CanadaPeterborough PetesPembroke, OntarioPembroke Lumber Kings
6Wyatt Johnston CanadaWindsor SpitfiresToronto, OntarioToronto Marlboros
7Benjamin Gaudreau CanadaSarnia StingCorbeil, OntarioNorth Bay Trappers
8Ryan Winterton CanadaHamilton BulldogsWhitby, OntarioWhitby Wildcats
9Liam Arnsby CanadaNorth Bay BattalionAjax, OntarioDon Mills Flyers
10Deni Goure CanadaOwen Sound AttackGrande Pointe, OntarioChatham-Kent Cyclones
11Jon-Randall Avon CanadaPeterborough PetesPeterborough, OntarioPeterborough Minor Petes
12Ethan Del Mastro CanadaMississauga SteelheadsFreelton, OntarioToronto Marlboros
13Francesco Pinelli CanadaKitchener RangersStoney Creek, OntarioToronto Red Wings
14Danny Zhilkin CanadaGuelph StormMississauga, OntarioToronto Marlboros
15Landon McCallum CanadaSudbury WolvesSimcoe, OntarioBrantford 99ers
16Brett Harrison CanadaOshawa GeneralsDorchester, OntarioLondon Jr. Knights
17Isaac Enright CanadaNiagara Ice DogsCobden, OntarioPembroke Lumber Kings
18Jacob Holmes CanadaSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsAlliston, OntarioYork-Simcoe Express
19Connor Punnett CanadaSaginaw SpiritHuntsville, OntarioNorth Central Predators
20Stuart Rolofs CanadaLondon KnightsCarp, OntarioKanata Lasers
21Jack Matier CanadaOttawa 67'sSault Ste. Marie, OntarioSoo Thunderbirds

2019 CHL Import Draft

On June 27, 2019, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2019 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Kingston Frontenacs held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Martin Chromiak from Slovakia with their selection.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2019 CHL Import Draft.
#PlayerNationalityOHL TeamHometownLast Team
2Martin Chromiak SlovakiaKingston FrontenacsIlava, SlovakiaTrencin Jr.
5Yevgeni Oksentyuk BelarusFlint FirebirdsBrest, BelarusSoligorsk Shakhner
8Marat Khusnutdinov RussiaErie OttersMoscow, RussiaPodolsk Vityaz U18
11Arturs Silovs LatviaBarrie ColtsRiga, LatviaRiga SK Riga
14Ruben Rafkin FinlandWindsor SpitfiresTurku, FinlandLincoln Stars
17Eric Hjorth SwedenSarnia StingLinköping, SwedenLinkoping HC J18E
20Jan Mysak Czech RepublicHamilton BulldogsLitvínov, Czech RepublicLitvinov Verva
23Martin Hugo Has Czech RepublicNorth Bay BattalionPrague, Czech RepublicTappara Tampere Jr.
26Stepan Machacek Czech RepublicOwen Sound AttackNovy Jicin, Czech RepublicTrinec HC Zelenzarny Jr.
29David Maier AustriaPeterborough PetesKlagenfurt, AustriaNorth Bay Battalion
32Ole Julian Holm NorwayMississauga SteelheadsOslo, NorwayColorado Thunderbirds 16U
35Ville Ottavainen FinlandKitchener RangersOulu, FinlandKarpat Oulu B
38Andrei Bakanov RussiaGuelph StormMoscow, RussiaCedar Rapids RoughRiders
41Frederik Nissen Dichow DenmarkSudbury WolvesVojens, DenmarkVojens
44Oliver Suni FinlandOshawa GeneralsKempele, FinlandKarpat Oulu B
47Giancarlo Chanton SwitzerlandNiagara IceDogsLangnau im Emmental, SwitzerlandLangnau SCL Young Tigers Jr.
50Nick Malik Czech RepublicSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsVítkovice, Czech RepublicFrydek-Mistek HC
53Ilya Solovyov BelarusSaginaw SpiritMogilev, BelarusTeam Belarus U20
56Kirill Steklov RussiaLondon KnightsTallinn, EstoniaPodolsk Vityaz U17
58No selection madeOttawa 67's