2015–16 OHL season

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2015–16 OHL season
LeagueOntario Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationPreseason
August 2015 - September 2015
Regular season
September 2015 – March 2016
Playoffs
March 2016 - May 2016
Number of teams20
TV partner(s)Rogers TV, TVCogeco, Shaw TV
Finals championsLondon Knights (4)
OHL seasons
2015–16 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
September 2015 – March 2016
QMJHL
September 2015 – March 2016
WHL
September 2015 – March 2016
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)RDS
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV
Finals championsLondon Knights

The 2015–16 OHL season was the 36th season of the Ontario Hockey League, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 2015 to March 2016. The Plymouth Whalers relocated to Flint and became the Flint Firebirds, playing at the Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center. The Belleville Bulls relocated to Hamilton and became the Hamilton Bulldogs, playing at FirstOntario Centre. The London Knights won the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the fourth time in franchise history, as they defeated the Niagara IceDogs in four games in the final round of the playoffs. The Knights qualified for the 2016 Memorial Cup held at the ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta. London defeated the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 3-2 in overtime in the final game, winning the Memorial Cup for the second time in franchise history.

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 Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
1 z-Kingston Frontenacs East 68 46 17 3 2 97 252 189
2 y-Barrie Colts Central 68 43 22 0 3 89 295 207
3 x-North Bay Battalion Central 68 35 23 6 4 80 240 227
4 x-Niagara IceDogs Central 68 35 26 4 3 77 213 198
5 x-Ottawa 67's East 68 36 29 2 1 75 234 219
6 x-Peterborough Petes East 68 33 28 2 5 73 240 259
7 x-Mississauga Steelheads Central 68 33 30 2 3 71 215 229
8 x-Oshawa Generals East 68 27 33 4 4 62 197 235
9 Hamilton Bulldogs East 68 25 35 8 0 58 197 260
10 Sudbury Wolves Central 68 16 46 5 1 38 183 328

Western conference[]

Rank Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
1 z-Erie Otters Midwest 68 52 15 1 0 105 269 183
2 y-Sarnia Sting West 68 42 19 5 2 91 254 192
3 x-London Knights Midwest 68 51 14 2 1 105 319 182
4 x-Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 44 17 5 2 95 256 197
5 x-Windsor Spitfires West 68 40 21 6 1 87 253 200
6 x-Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 32 25 8 3 75 209 222
7 x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 33 27 7 1 74 243 233
8 x-Saginaw Spirit West 68 24 37 4 3 55 209 282
9 Flint Firebirds West 68 20 42 4 2 46 184 279
10 Guelph Storm Midwest 68 13 49 4 2 32 156 297

Scoring leaders[]

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts 65 39 88 127 70
Christian Dvorak London Knights 59 52 69 121 27
Mitch Marner London Knights 57 39 77 116 68
Dylan Strome Erie Otters 56 37 74 111 44
Matthew Tkachuk London Knights 57 30 77 107 80
Andrew Mangiapane Barrie Colts 59 51 55 106 50
Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 60 51 50 101 28
Travis Konecny Ottawa/Sarnia 60 30 71 101 27
Mike Amadio North Bay Battalion 68 50 48 98 40
Christian Fischer Windsor Spitfires 66 40 50 90 34

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% GAA
Tyler Parsons London Knights 49 2835 37 9 2 1 110 4 0.921 2.33
Erie Otters 55 3179 41 10 1 0 125 2 0.915 2.36
Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 29 1644 16 8 1 1 67 2 0.912 2.45
Justin Fazio Sarnia Sting 41 2466 24 13 3 1 110 3 0.902 2.68
Luke Opilka Kitchener Rangers 44 2552 27 11 3 2 115 3 0.906 2.70

Playoffs[]

Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Finals
            
1 Kingston 4
8 Oshawa 1
1 Kingston 0
4 Niagara 4
2 Barrie 4
7 Mississauga 3
2 Barrie 0
Eastern conference
4 Niagara 4
3 North Bay 4
6 Peterborough 3
2 Barrie 4
3 North Bay 0
4 Niagara 4
5 Ottawa 1
E4 Niagara 0
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
W3 London 4
1 Erie 4
8 Saginaw 0
1 Erie 4
7 Sault Ste. Marie 1
2 Sarnia 3
7 Sault Ste. Marie 4
1 Erie 0
Western conference
3 London 4
3 London 4
6 Owen Sound 2
3 London 4
4 Kitchener 0
4 Kitchener 4
5 Windsor 1

Conference quarterfinals[]

Eastern conference quarterfinals[]

(1) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (8) Oshawa Generals[]
March 25 Oshawa Generals 0 – 6 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 6:54 - pp - Warren Foegele (1)
12:34 - Roland McKeown (1)
14:44 - (1)
No scoring Third period 1:16 - pp - Lawson Crouse (1)
1:37 - (1)
7:06 - Roland McKeown (2)
Jeremy Brodeur (27 saves / 32 shots)
(8 saves / 9 shots) 		Goalie stats (18 saves / 18 shots)
March 26 Oshawa Generals 3 – 7 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 3:36 - pp - (2)
16:24 - Warren Foegele (2)
18:33 - Warren Foegele (3)
(1) - 0:40 Second period 15:13 - Warren Foegele (4)
(1) - 6:08
(2) - pp - 12:44 		Third period 11:56 - Lawson Crouse (2)
19:07 - en - sh - Lawson Crouse (3)
19:53 - Warren Foegele (5)
Jeremy Brodeur (11 saves / 14 shots)
(17 saves / 20 shots) 		Goalie stats (26 saves / 29 shots)
March 29 Kingston Frontenacs 5 – 4 Oshawa Generals General Motors Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 2:09 - (3)
Michael Dal Colle (1) - 5:58
Warren Foegele (6) - 15:18 		Second period 15:45 - (1)
Jason Robertson (1) - 2:06
Roland McKeown (3) - 9:04
Michael Dal Colle (2) - 19:36 		Third period 0:18 - Anthony Cirelli (1)
15:55 - (2)
(11 saves / 14 shots)
Lucas Peressini (14 saves / 15 shots) 		Goalie stats Jeremy Brodeur (35 saves / 40 shots)
March 31 Kingston Frontenacs 3 – 4 OT Oshawa Generals General Motors Centre Recap  
Michael Dal Colle (3) - 15:04
Juho Lammikko (1) - 18:13 		First period No scoring
(2) - 1:39 Second period 10:32 - pp - (1)
17:11 - pp - Anthony Cirelli (2)
18:29 - pp - (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 3:02 - (1)
Lucas Peressini (28 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Brodeur (43 saves / 46 shots)
April 1 Oshawa Generals 0 – 6 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 13:11 - (1)
No scoring Second period 8:05 - pp - (1)
8:48 - pp - Lawson Crouse (4)
16:49 - (3)
16:56 - Warren Foegele (7)
No scoring Third period 5:04 - Warren Foegele (8)
Jeremy Brodeur (18 saves / 22 shots)
(11 saves / 13 shots) 		Goalie stats (20 saves / 20 shots)
Kingston wins series 4 – 1


(2) Barrie Colts vs. (7) Mississauga Steelheads[]
March 26 Mississauga Steelheads 2 – 5 Barrie Colts Barrie Molson Centre Recap  
(1) - 14:57 First period 18:59 - pp - (1)
19:43 - pp - (1)
(1) - 18:43 Second period 13:45 - Kevin Labanc (1)
No scoring Third period 19:27 - en - (2)
19:49 - en - Julius Nättinen (1)
(37 saves / 40 shots) Goalie stats Mackenzie Blackwood (23 saves / 25 shots)
March 28 Mississauga Steelheads 6 – 3 Barrie Colts Barrie Molson Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 4:21 - Justin Scott (1)
No scoring Second period 8:03 - sh - Rasmus Andersson (1)
14:56 - pp - (1)
(1) - 7:16
Alexander Nylander (1) - 10:58
Alexander Nylander (2) - 13:08
Mason Marchment (1) - 16:14
(1) - 18:07
Alexander Nylander (3) - en - 19:15 		Third period No scoring
(36 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Mackenzie Blackwood (30 saves / 35 shots)
March 29 Barrie Colts 3 – 4 2OT Mississauga Steelheads Hershey Centre Recap  
Justin Scott (2) - 12:39
Kevin Labanc (2) - pp - 17:48 		First period 6:38 - pp - (2)
11:15 - Alexander Nylander (4)
Justin Scott (3) - 13:19 Second period 9:54 - pp - (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period 2:49 - (2)
Mackenzie Blackwood (34 saves / 37 shots)
(0 saves / 1 shot) 		Goalie stats (23 saves / 26 shots)
March 31 Barrie Colts 6 – 5 OT Mississauga Steelheads Hershey Centre Recap  
(1) - sh - 7:08
Justin Scott (4) - 10:45 		First period 5:21 - pp - Alexander Nylander (5)
Rasmus Andersson (2) - 18:54 Second period 4:15 - (4)
12:41 - Michael McLeod (1)
Justin Scott (5) - 7:40
Justin Scott (6) - 16:19 		Third period 1:51 - pp - (5)
2:09 - pp - Alexander Nylander (6)
Justin Scott (7) - 4:46 First overtime period No scoring
(29 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats (38 saves / 44 shots)
April 2 Mississauga Steelheads 0 – 3 Barrie Colts Barrie Molson Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 17:09 - Andrew Mangiapane (2)
No scoring Second period 11:12 - pp - Kevin Labanc (3)
No scoring Third period 16:54 - en - Andrew Mangiapane (3)
(29 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats (30 saves / 30 shots)
April 3 Barrie Colts 0 – 7 Mississauga Steelheads Hershey Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 3:03 - (1)
5:07 - Sean Day (1)
6:11 - Michael McLeod (2)
No scoring Second period 2:43 - Mason Marchment (2)
No scoring Third period 11:27 - (1)
16:59 - pp - (6)
19:51 - pp - Owen Tippett (1)
(0 saves / 3 shots)
Mackenzie Blackwood (28 saves / 32 shots) 		Goalie stats (24 saves / 24 shots)
April 5 Mississauga Steelheads 1 – 5 Barrie Colts Barrie Molson Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Michael McLeod (3) - 12:13 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 4:20 - Justin Scott (8)
9:12 - pp - Andrew Mangiapane (4)
11:37 - Justin Scott (9)
16:29 - pp - Justin Scott (10)
18:45 - en - sh - Kevin Labanc (4)
(28 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Mackenzie Blackwood (22 saves / 23 shots)
Barrie wins series 4 – 3


(3) North Bay Battalion vs. (6) Peterborough Petes[]
March 25 Peterborough Petes 1 – 2 North Bay Battalion North Bay Memorial Gardens Recap  
(1) - pp - 11:39 First period 14:23 - sh - Mike Amadio (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 7:09 - (1)
(30 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats (20 saves / 21 shots)
March 27 Peterborough Petes 5 – 3 North Bay Battalion North Bay Memorial Gardens Recap  
(2) - 19:49 First period 16:22 - (1)
(1) - 4:57
(1) - pp - 9:36
(1) - 17:14 		Second period 19:13 - pp - Mike Amadio (2)
Steven Lorentz (1) - 6:09 Third period 16:19 - pp - (1)
(24 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats (16 saves / 21 shots)
March 29 North Bay Battalion 6 – 7 OT Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre Recap  
Mike Amadio (3) - 0:39
(1) - 3:51 		First period 1:57 - (2)
16:56 - (1)
(1) - 4:39 Second period 5:28 - (1)
(2) - 4:33
(2) - pp - 10:49
(3) - pp - 18:08 		Third period 6:04 - (3)
7:41 - pp - (3)
8:09 - (1)
No scoring First overtime period 4:46 - (2)
(35 saves / 42 shots) Goalie stats (33 saves / 39 shots)
March 31 North Bay Battalion 2 – 0 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
(1) - 11:38 Second period No scoring
(1) - pp - 11:57 Third period No scoring
(29 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats (32 saves / 34 shots)
April 1 Peterborough Petes 1 – 2 OT North Bay Battalion North Bay Memorial Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period 5:07 - pp - (2)
Steven Lorentz (2) - 12:27 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 11:08 - Mike Amadio (4)
(39 saves / 41 shots) Goalie stats (34 saves / 35 shots)
April 3 North Bay Battalion 5 – 7 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Mike Amadio (5) - pp - 1:19
Mike Amadio (6) - 5:33
Mike Amadio (7) - 8:06 		Second period 16:29 - (2)
18:17 - (4)
(2) - 13:49
(3) - 19:23 		Third period 8:10 - sh - (3)
11:29 - (1)
13:18 - (3)
18:34 - en - Eric Cornel (1)
19:52 - en - (2)
(23 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats (31 saves / 36 shots)
April 5 Peterborough Petes 1 – 4 North Bay Battalion North Bay Memorial Gardens Recap  
(2) - 3:57 First period 7:45 - Kyle Wood (1)
18:29 - pp - (4)
No scoring Second period 4:08 - Mike Amadio (8)
No scoring Third period 18:35 - en - pp - Mike Amadio (9)
(23 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats (27 saves / 28 shots)
North Bay wins series 4 – 3


(4) Niagara IceDogs vs. (5) Ottawa 67's[]
March 24 Ottawa 67's 4 – 5 Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
(1) - pp - 5:45 First period 1:25 - (1)
(1) - 5:47
(1) - pp - 13:08 		Second period 3:37 - pp - (1)
6:55 - (1)
14:47 - Pavel Jenys (1)
(1) - pp - 16:46 Third period 1:05 - pp - Vince Dunn (1)
(31 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Alex Nedeljkovic (19 saves / 23 shots)
March 26 Ottawa 67's 3 – 5 Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
(2) - 8:25
(2) - 11:27 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 6:05 - Brendan Perlini (1)
(1) - pp - 2:23 Third period 0:33 - pp - Pavel Jenys (2)
3:23 - (1)
11:32 - Josh Ho-Sang (1)
19:03 - en - Brendan Perlini (2)
(26 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Alex Nedeljkovic (24 saves / 27 shots)
March 28 Niagara IceDogs 2 – 4 Ottawa 67's TD Place Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 1:06 - (1)
7:51 - (2)
Pavel Jenys (3) - pp - 15:07 Second period 1:40 - (3)
15:36 - (1)
Vince Dunn (2) - pp - 2:46 Third period No scoring
Alex Nedeljkovic (12 saves / 16 shots) Goalie stats (26 saves / 28 shots)
March 30 Niagara IceDogs 2 – 1 OT Ottawa 67's TD Place Arena Recap  
Pavel Jenys (4) - 19:04 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 16:49 - pp - (4)
Jordan Maletta (1) - 0:46 First overtime period No scoring
Alex Nedeljkovic (30 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats (28 saves / 30 shots)
April 1 Ottawa 67's 2 – 5 Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 8:58 - pp - Brendan Perlini (3)
(1) - 19:57 Second period 2:32 - (1)
(1) - 15:23 Third period 6:35 - (1)
16:48 - Pavel Jenys (5)
19:29 - en - Josh Ho-Sang (2)
(29 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Alex Nedeljkovic (22 saves / 24 shots)
Niagara wins series 4 – 1


Western conference quarterfinals[]

(1) Erie Otters vs. (8) Saginaw Spirit[]
March 25 Saginaw Spirit 1 – 5 Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 6:47 - (1)
12:12 - (1)
15:48 - (1)
No scoring Second period 5:55 - pp - Travis Dermott (1)
9:19 - (2)
(1) - sh - 14:02 Third period No scoring
(21 saves / 26 shots)
(10 saves / 10 shots) 		Goalie stats (15 saves / 16 shots)
March 27 Saginaw Spirit 3 – 7 Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 12:20 - pp - Taylor Raddysh (1)
13:52 - pp - Alex DeBrincat (1)
(2) - sh - 14:52 Second period 2:09 - pp - Dylan Strome (1)
9:24 - (1)
16:02 - pp - (2)
(1) - 8:40
(1) - 14:54 		Third period 10:35 - (1)
16:51 - en - (3)
(36 saves / 42 shots) Goalie stats (19 saves / 22 shots)
March 29 Erie Otters 6 – 3 Saginaw Spirit Dow Event Center Recap  
(1) - 2:53
Taylor Raddysh (2) - 4:36
Alex DeBrincat (2) - 13:57
(3) - 18:20 		First period 6:29 - (1)
11:01 - (2)
Alex DeBrincat (3) - pp - 12:13
Dylan Strome (2) - sh - 14:37 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 9:26 - Mitchell Stephens (1)
(10 saves / 12 shots)
(11 saves / 12 shots) 		Goalie stats (32 saves / 38 shots)
March 31 Erie Otters 6 – 4 Saginaw Spirit Dow Event Center Recap  
Taylor Raddysh (3) - 3:42
Travis Dermott (2) - 6:52
(4) - 19:05 		First period No scoring
(2) - 0:37
Dylan Strome (3) - pp - 14:37 		Second period 3:05 - Kirill Maksimov (1)
9:49 - pp - (3)
17:54 - (4)
Dylan Strome (4) - en - 19:58 Third period 16:03 - Mitchell Stephens (2)
(22 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats (19 saves / 22 shots)
(16 saves / 18 shots)
Erie wins series 4 – 0


(2) Sarnia Sting vs. (7) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds[]
March 25 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 6 – 3 Sarnia Sting Sarnia Sports & Entertainment Centre Recap  
(1) - 11:19 First period 4:29 - pp - Travis Konecny (1)
4:57 - pp - (1)
(1) - pp - 2:23
(1) - 3:09
(2) - 7:59
Blake Speers (1) - pp - 15:32 		Second period 6:13 - pp - (1)
Boris Katchouk (1) - 7:43 Third period No scoring
Brandon Halverson (33 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats (25 saves / 31 shots)
March 27 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5 – 2 Sarnia Sting Sarnia Sports & Entertainment Centre Recap  
Zachary Senyshyn (1) - 18:22 First period No scoring
Boris Katchouk (2) - 5:07
Tim Gettinger (1) - 9:10
(2) - 15:15 		Second period No scoring
Zachary Senyshyn (2) - 14:15 Third period 6:31 - (1)
11:00 - pp - (2)
Brandon Halverson (39 saves / 41 shots) Goalie stats (18 saves / 22 shots)
Justin Fazio (2 saves / 3 shots)
March 29 Sarnia Sting 5 – 2 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
(3) - pp - 13:41
(1) - sh - 18:05 		First period No scoring
(1) - 16:47 Second period 19:44 - pp - Blake Speers (2)
Pavel Zacha (1) - pp - 3:26
(4) - pp - 8:24 		Third period 8:38 - (1)
(23 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Brandon Halverson (31 saves / 36 shots)
March 31 Sarnia Sting 2 – 3 2OT Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
(5) - 10:51 First period 8:01 - pp - Blake Speers (3)
Pavel Zacha (2) - 13:58 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 10:44 - Colton White (1)
No scoring Second overtime period 7:24 - pp - (3)
(29 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Brandon Halverson (40 saves / 42 shots)
April 2 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1 – 5 Sarnia Sting Sarnia Sports & Entertainment Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 6:09 - (6)
8:49 - pp - Pavel Zacha (3)
(1) - pp - 15:14 Second period 17:12 - sh - (1)
19:28 - (1)
No scoring Third period 9:16 - (1)
Brandon Halverson (29 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats (27 saves / 28 shots)
April 3 Sarnia Sting 5 – 1 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
Jakob Chychrun (1) - pp - 17:26 First period 4:58 - Boris Katchouk (3)
Jordan Kyrou (1) - 14:33 Second period No scoring
Pavel Zacha (4) - 4:59
Jakob Chychrun (2) - 5:59
Pavel Zacha (5) - pp - 14:00 		Third period No scoring
(28 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Brandon Halverson (28 saves / 33 shots)
April 5 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 – 3 Sarnia Sting Sarnia Sports & Entertainment Centre Recap  
(4) - 10:37 First period 4:34 - (2)
(3) - 12:57 Second period 16:21 - pp - Pavel Zacha (6)
Blake Speers (4) - 0:27
Boris Katchouk (4) - 7:40 		Third period 17:51 - (2)
Brandon Halverson (36 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats (13 saves / 17 shots)
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 3


(3) London Knights vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack[]
March 25 Owen Sound Attack 1 – 4 London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 10:35 - Max Jones (1)
13:44 - Cliff Pu (1)
Petrus Palmu (1) - pp - 13:18 Third period 9:24 - (1)
19:28 - en - Mitch Marner (1)
(15 saves / 18 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (27 saves / 28 shots)
March 26 Owen Sound Attack 2 – 0 London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
(1) - pp - 17:08 Second period No scoring
(1) - en - 17:23 Third period No scoring
(23 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (27 saves / 28 shots)
March 28 London Knights 5 – 1 Owen Sound Attack Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 18:08 - pp - Damir Sharipzyanov (1)
Matthew Tkachuk (1) - pp - 3:52
(2) - 16:18
Mitch Marner (2) - 17:45 		Second period No scoring
Mitch Marner (3) - 0:10
Matthew Tkachuk (2) - 8:23 		Third period No scoring
Tyler Parsons (38 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats (36 saves / 41 shots)
March 30 London Knights 8 – 5 Owen Sound Attack Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
Robert Thomas (1) - 12:03 First period 9:46 - pp - Petrus Palmu (2)
14:29 - (2)
Matthew Tkachuk (3) - pp - 4:57
Cliff Pu (2) - 11:47
Mitch Marner (4) - 17:40
Matthew Tkachuk (4) - 17:54 		Second period 13:42 - pp - (1)
Matthew Tkachuk (5) - pp - 3:24
Cliff Pu (3) - sh - 9:40
Matthew Tkachuk (6) - en - 19:15 		Third period 10:58 - (2)
18:54 - Nick Suzuki (1)
Tyler Parsons (34 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats (30 saves / 37 shots)
April 1 Owen Sound Attack 4 – 3 OT London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
Jonah Gadjovich (1) pp - 12:18
(1) - pp - 16:42 		First period 11:47 - Christian Dvorak (1)
15:45 - Cliff Pu (4)
(3) - pp - 17:28 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 17:02 - pp - (3)
Petrus Palmu (3) - 3:36 First overtime period No scoring
(25 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (29 saves / 33 shots)
April 3 London Knights 5 – 2 Owen Sound Attack Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
Matthew Tkachuk (7) - 0:52
Christian Dvorak (2) - pp - 19:58 		First period 17:03 - pp - Nick Suzuki (2)
Victor Mete (1) - 6:56 Second period No scoring
Cliff Pu (5) - 1:06
Matthew Tkachuk (8) - en - 18:37 		Third period 14:44 - pp - (4)
Tyler Parsons (31 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats (25 saves / 29 shots)
London wins series 4 – 2


(4) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires[]
March 24 Windsor Spitfires 5 – 6 OT Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex Recap  
(1) - 4:38
Christian Fischer (1) - pp - 6:41
Jalen Chatfield (1) - 9:36 		First period 12:58 - pp - (1)
18:30 - pp - Ryan MacInnis (1)
Logan Stanley (1) - 18:22 Second period 2:39 - pp - Gustaf Franzen (1)
15:52 - Adam Mascherin (1)
(1) 15:02 Third period 3:56 - Ryan MacInnis (2)
No scoring First overtime period 2:39 - (2)
(32 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats (4 saves / 7 shots)
(29 saves / 31 shots)
March 26 Windsor Spitfires 4 – 6 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex Recap  
Mikhail Sergachev (1) - 18:33 First period 15:19 - (1)
Jalen Chatfield (2) - 0:40
(1) - 4:19 		Second period 10:02 - (3)
14:55 - pp - (1)
Mikhail Sergachev (2) - pp - 10:34 Third period 6:21 - (1)
9:13 - Connor Bunnaman (1)
18:28 - en - (4)
(20 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats (31 saves / 35 shots)
March 28 Kitchener Rangers 2 – 1 Windsor Spitfires WFCU Centre Recap  
Jeremy Bracco (1) - 19:25 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
(5) - 18:34 Third period 9:25 - pp - (2)
(26 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Michael DiPietro (28 saves / 30 shots)
March 30 Kitchener Rangers 4 – 5 OT Windsor Spitfires WFCU Centre Recap  
Adam Mascherin (2) - pp - 1:08
Adam Mascherin (3) - 18:14 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 15:53 - pp - Brendan Lemieux (1)
17:19 - pp - Brendan Lemieux (2)
17:54 - pp - Brendan Lemieux (3)
(2) - 14:52
Gustaf Franzen (2) - 16:38 		Third period 8:29 - (2)
No scoring First overtime period 10:19 - pp - (3)
(30 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Michael DiPietro (17 saves / 21 shots)
April 1 Windsor Spitfires 2 – 5 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex Recap  
Gabriel Vilardi (1) - 9:38 First period 0:20 - (6)
Brendan Lemieux (4) - pp - 15:27 Second period 16:30 - pp - Ryan MacInnis (3)
18:12 - pp - Jeremy Bracco (2)
18:28 - (1)
No scoring Third period 16:53 - pp - Adam Mascherin (4)
Michael DiPietro (28 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats (28 saves / 30 shots)
Kitchener wins series 4 – 1


Conference semifinals[]

Eastern conference semifinals[]

(1) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (4) Niagara IceDogs[]
April 7 Niagara IceDogs 3 – 1 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
Vince Dunn (3) - 11:07 First period No scoring
(2) - pp - 6:59 Second period No scoring
(1) - sh - en - 19:39 Third period 16:40 - pp - Lawson Crouse (5)
Alex Nedeljkovic (31 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats (29 saves / 31 shots)
April 8 Niagara IceDogs 6 – 5 OT Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
(2) - 12:14
Vince Dunn (4) - 12:54
Pavel Jenys (6) - pp - 18:02 		First period 2:08 - pp - Conor McGlynn (1)
No scoring Second period 6:21 - pp - Michael Dal Colle (4)
(2) - 2:02
(1) - 4:43 		Third period 10:13 - Michael Dal Colle (5)
11:37 - pp - Michael Dal Colle (6)
14:54 - Juho Lammikko (2)
(3) - 18:57 First overtime period No scoring
Alex Nedeljkovic (47 saves / 52 shots) Goalie stats (24 saves / 29 shots)
Lucas Peressini (10 saves / 11 shots)
April 10 Kingston Frontenacs 2 – 3 OT Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
Lawson Crouse (6) - 13:22 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 3:57 - Josh Ho-Sang (3)
Juho Lammikko (3) - sh - 18:02 Third period 10:47 - (1)
No scoring First overtime period 1:07 - (2)
Lucas Peressini (32 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Alex Nedeljkovic (32 saves / 34 shots)
April 13 Kingston Frontenacs 1 – 3 Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 11:58 - pp - Brendan Perlini (4)
17:16 - Brendan Perlini (5)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Lawson Crouse (7) - sh - 0:43 Third period 1:00 - pp - (2)
Lucas Peressini (26 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Alex Nedeljkovic (32 saves / 33 shots)
Niagara wins series 4 – 0


(2) Barrie Colts vs. (3) North Bay Battalion[]
April 7 North Bay Battalion 2 – 5 Barrie Colts Barrie Molson Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 11:38 - pp - Andrew Mangiapane (5)
13:51 - Andrew Mangiapane (6)
15:28 - (1)
No scoring Second period 1:52 - (2)
(3) - 4:11
Kyle Wood (2) - pp - 16:09 		Third period 18:55 - en - Justin Scott (11)
(25 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Mackenzie Blackwood (32 saves / 34 shots)
April 11 North Bay Battalion 2 – 3 OT Barrie Colts Barrie Molson Centre Recap  
Mike Amadio (10) - 13:16
Mike Amadio (11) - 13:45 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 10:48 - Justin Scott (12)
No scoring Third period 17:43 - (2)
No scoring First overtime period 2:35 - Justin Scott (13)
(33 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Mackenzie Blackwood (34 saves / 36 shots)
April 12 Barrie Colts 4 – 2 North Bay Battalion North Bay Memorial Gardens Recap  
Kevin Labanc (5) - sh - 7:34
Michael Webster (1) - 11:44 		First period No scoring
(1) - 8:43 Second period 0:29 - (5)
17:18 - pp - Mike Amadio (12)
Justin Scott (14) - 12:24 Third period No scoring
Mackenzie Blackwood (24 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats (22 saves / 26 shots)
April 14 Barrie Colts 6 – 0 North Bay Battalion North Bay Memorial Gardens Recap  
(1) - 12:15
Kevin Labanc (6) - 18:15 		First period No scoring
Andrew Mangiapane (7) - 4:12 Second period No scoring
Andrew Mangiapane (8) - 6:38
(1) - 15:05
(2) - pp - 19:26 		Third period No scoring
Mackenzie Blackwood (29 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats (20 saves / 26 shots)
Barrie wins series 4 – 0


Western conference semifinals[]

(1) Erie Otters vs. (7) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds[]
April 8 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2 – 3 OT Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
Boris Katchouk (5) - 8:28
Boris Katchouk (6) - sh - 19:37 		First period 2:24 - (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 18:33 - Darren Raddysh (1)
No scoring First overtime period 0:58 - Darren Raddysh (2)
Brandon Halverson (32 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats (14 saves / 16 shots)
April 9 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1 – 3 Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 3:51 - (2)
9:50 - Dylan Strome (5)
Blake Speers (5) - pp - 4:18 Third period 19:31 - en - Dylan Strome (6)
Brandon Halverson (21 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats (15 saves / 16 shots)
April 11 Erie Otters 2 – 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
(4) - 14:25 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 16:29 - Morgan Frost (1)
Dylan Strome (7) - 11:47 Third period 7:15 - (4)
19:37 - (5)
(19 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Brandon Halverson (25 saves / 27 shots)
April 13 Erie Otters 5 – 2 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
Alex DeBrincat (4) - 4:31
(2) - 7:52 		First period 17:05 - (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Darren Raddysh (3) - 2:45
(3) - 8:19
Travis Dermott (3) - en - 18:47 		Third period 8:48 - Blake Speers (6)
(15 saves / 17 shots) Goalie stats Brandon Halverson (40 saves / 44 shots)
April 15 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2 – 5 Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
(2) - 13:15 First period 10:07 - Alex DeBrincat (5)
Mac Hollowell (1) - 11:30 Second period 4:48 - pp - Dylan Strome (8)
19:35 - pp - Taylor Raddysh (4)
No scoring Third period 11:13 - Dylan Strome (9)
19:00 - en - Dylan Strome (10)
Brandon Halverson (25 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats (12 saves / 14 shots)
Erie wins series 4 – 1


(3) London Knights vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers[]
April 8 Kitchener Rangers 3 – 6 London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
Ryan MacInnis (4) - 19:42 First period 1:40 - Christian Dvorak (3)
Connor Bunnaman (2) - 17:27 Second period 6:10 - pp - Christian Dvorak (4)
9:09 - (1)
15:04 - pp - Olli Juolevi (1)
Adam Mascherin (5) - 18:05 Third period 18:26 - Mitch Marner (5)
19:14 - en - Christian Dvorak (5)
(20 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (20 saves / 23 shots)
April 10 Kitchener Rangers 3 – 5 London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
(3) - 7:37
Adam Mascherin (6) - 10:20
(1) - 12:23 		Second period 6:15 - pp - Christian Dvorak (6)
16:06 - Matthew Tkachuk (9)
19:56 - sh - Mitch Marner (6)
No scoring Third period 6:35 - Cliff Pu (6)
19:23 - en - Victor Mete (2)
(26 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (26 saves / 29 shots)
April 12 London Knights 2 – 1 OT Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex Recap  
No scoring First period 8:25 - Ryan MacInnis (5)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Matthew Tkachuk (10) - 5:09 Third period No scoring
(1) - 7:51 First overtime period No scoring
Tyler Parsons (30 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats (32 saves / 34 shots)
April 14 London Knights 6 – 4 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex Recap  
No scoring First period 9:41 - (2)
19:05 - Jeremy Bracco (3)
(4) - 9:27
Mitch Marner (7) - 15:45 		Second period 5:11 - pp - (1)
15:02 - (3)
Cliff Pu (7) - 4:31
Mitch Marner (8) - 16:36
Mitch Marner (9) - 16:46
Mitch Marner (10) - en - 18:23 		Third period No scoring
Tyler Parsons (20 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats (24 saves / 29 shots)
London wins series 4 – 0


Conference finals[]

Eastern conference finals[]

(2) Barrie Colts vs. (4) Niagara IceDogs[]
April 21 Niagara IceDogs 3 – 2 Barrie Colts Barrie Molson Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 9:12 - Justin Scott (15)
No scoring Second period No scoring
(1) - pp - 11:37
Josh Ho-Sang (4) - 12:31
Jordan Maletta (2) - 12:45 		Third period 10:56 - sh - Andrew Mangiapane (9)
Alex Nedeljkovic (27 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Mackenzie Blackwood (39 saves / 42 shots)
April 23 Niagara IceDogs 4 – 1 Barrie Colts Barrie Molson Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
(1) - 0:30
(4) - pp - 13:24 		Second period No scoring
(2) - 6:32
Brendan Perlini (6) - 11:05 		Third period 1:40 - pp - Andrew Mangiapane (10)
Alex Nedeljkovic (27 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Mackenzie Blackwood (33 saves / 37 shots)
April 25 Barrie Colts 3 – 6 Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
Julius Nättinen (2) - pp - 18:24 First period 2:32 - (2)
(1) - 2:49
Justin Scott (16) - 3:09 		Second period 1:01 - (2)
3:51 - Josh Ho-Sang (5)
9:28 - pp - Pavel Jenys (7)
18:38 - (1)
No scoring Third period 18:43 - en - (3)
Mackenzie Blackwood (36 saves / 41 shots) Goalie stats Alex Nedeljkovic (19 saves / 22 shots)
April 27 Barrie Colts 2 – 3 Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
Justin Scott (17) - 17:46 First period 19:40 - (4)
No scoring Second period 3:33 - (1)
6:31 - (2)
(1) - 9:42 Third period No scoring
Mackenzie Blackwood (26 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Alex Nedeljkovic (27 saves / 29 shots)
Niagara wins series 4 – 0


Western conference finals[]

(1) Erie Otters vs. (3) London Knights[]
April 20 London Knights 7 – 4 Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
Christian Dvorak (7) - pp - 5:56
Matthew Tkachuk (11) - pp - 8:18
Mitch Marner (11) - pp - 10:31
Christian Dvorak (8) - 11:48 		First period 1:34 - (5)
Matthew Tkachuk (12) - 0:43 Second period 6:11 - Alex DeBrincat (6)
18:02 - Alex DeBrincat (7)
Olli Juolevi (2) - 7:47
Matthew Tkachuk (13) - en - 19:01 		Third period 9:28 - Alex DeBrincat (8)
Tyler Parsons (26 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats (19 saves / 25 shots)
April 24 London Knights 6 – 1 Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena Recap  
Mitch Marner (12) - 0:56
Daniel Bernhardt (1) - 9:27
(5) - 13:55 		First period No scoring
Daniel Bernhardt (2) - 2:16 Second period 16:15 - pp - Darren Raddysh (4)
Matthew Tkachuk (14) - pp - 16:55
(1) - pp - 19:50 		Third period No scoring
Tyler Parsons (26 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats (19 saves / 25 shots)
(0 saves / 0 shots)
April 26 Erie Otters 1 – 5 London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period 4:42 - Christian Dvorak (9)
No scoring Second period 4:35 - (1)
14:08 - Matthew Tkachuk (15)
17:45 - Mitch Marner (13)
(3) - 0:22 Third period 12:56 - pp - Mitch Marner (14)
(20 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (26 saves / 27 shots)
April 27 Erie Otters 1 – 5 London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period 12:14 - pp - Matthew Tkachuk (16)
19:35 - (2)
(4) - pp - 2:44 Second period 15:56 - (2)
No scoring Third period 9:44 - pp - Christian Dvorak (10)
16:42 - en - sh - Mitch Marner (15)
(18 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (27 saves / 28 shots)
London wins series 4 – 0


J. Ross Robertson Cup[]

(W3) London Knights vs. (E4) Niagara IceDogs[]

May 5 Niagara IceDogs 1 – 4 London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Pavel Jenys (8) - 2:42 Second period 6:39 - (3)
11:19 - sh - (2)
19:35 - Christian Dvorak (11)
No scoring Third period 10:03 - pp - Mitch Marner (16)
Alex Nedeljkovic (26 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (27 saves / 28 shots)
May 7 Niagara IceDogs 1 – 6 London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
(5) - 6:04 First period 18:44 - pp - Matthew Tkachuk (17)
No scoring Second period 6:54 - Matthew Tkachuk (18)
10:42 - (4)
19:31 - Victor Mete (3)
No scoring Third period 1:10 - Christian Dvorak (12)
2:25 - pp - Matthew Tkachuk (19)
Alex Nedeljkovic (17 saves / 23 shots)
(2 saves / 2 shots) 		Goalie stats Tyler Parsons (24 saves / 25 shots)
(3 saves / 3 shots)
May 9 London Knights 6 – 5 OT Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
Matthew Tkachuk (20) - 0:32
Cliff Pu (8) - sh - 19:07 		First period 1:09 - (3)
6:24 - pp - (6)
15:28 - pp - Vince Dunn (5)
17:21 - Josh Ho-Sang (6)
Olli Juolevi (3) - 9:32 Second period 6:31 - (2)
Christian Dvorak (13) - 7:42
Victor Mete (4) - 11:15 		Third period No scoring
(5) - 2:58 First overtime period No scoring
Tyler Parsons (25 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Alex Nedeljkovic (33 saves / 39 shots)
May 11 London Knights 1 – 0 Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
Christian Dvorak (14) - 16:37 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Tyler Parsons (18 saves / 18 shots) Goalie stats Alex Nedeljkovic (28 saves / 29 shots)
London wins series 4 – 0


J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster[]

2015-16 London Knights[1]
Goaltenders
  • United States 1 – Tyler Parsons 
  • United States 50 –  

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres


Playoff scoring leaders[]

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Mitch Marner London Knights 18 16 28 44 8
Matthew Tkachuk London Knights 18 20 20 40 42
Christian Dvorak London Knights 18 14 21 35 4
Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts 15 6 20 26 24
Josh Ho-Sang Niagara IceDogs 17 6 20 26 8
Dylan Strome Erie Otters 13 10 11 21 12
Andrew Mangiapane Barrie Colts 15 10 11 21 14
Justin Scott Barrie Colts 15 17 3 20 8
Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 13 8 11 19 13
Mike Amadio North Bay Battalion 11 12 6 18 10

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% GAA
Tyler Parsons London Knights 18 1086 16 2 39 1 0.925 2.15
Kingston Frontenacs 7 325 3 1 13 2 0.908 2.40
Mackenzie Blackwood Barrie Colts 13 797 6 5 36 1 0.914 2.71
Alex Nedeljkovic Niagara IceDogs 17 1026 12 5 48 0 0.903 2.81
Mississauga Steelheads 7 447 3 4 21 1 0.913 2.82

Awards[]

J. Ross Robertson Cup: London Knights
Hamilton Spectator Trophy: Erie Otters
Bobby Orr Trophy: Niagara IceDogs
Wayne Gretzky Trophy: London Knights
Emms Trophy: Barrie Colts
Leyden Trophy: Kingston Frontenacs
Holody Trophy: Erie Otters
Bumbacco Trophy: Sarnia Sting
Red Tilson Trophy: Mitch Marner, London Knights
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Kevin Labanc, Barrie Colts
Matt Leyden Trophy: Kris Knoblauch, Erie Otters
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Kevin Labanc, Barrie Colts
Max Kaminsky Trophy: Mikhail Sergachev, Windsor Spitfires
OHL Goaltender of the Year: Mackenzie Blackwood, Barrie Colts
Jack Ferguson Award: Ryan Merkley, Guelph Storm
Dave Pinkney Trophy: Tyler Parsons & , London Knights
Emms Family Award: Alexander Nylander, Mississauga Steelheads
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: Michael DiPietro, Windsor Spitfires
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy: Will Petschenig, Saginaw Spirit
William Hanley Trophy: Mike Amadio, North Bay Battalion
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Kevin Labanc, Barrie Colts
Bobby Smith Trophy: Nicolas Hague, Mississauga Steelheads
Roger Neilson Memorial Award: , Mississauga Steelheads
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award: , Flint Firebirds
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy: Michael Webster, Barrie Colts
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy: , York Simcoe Express
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award: Mitch Marner, London Knights
Bill Long Award: Pat Casey, Peterborough Petes

All-Star teams[]

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

First team[]

Second team[]

Third team[]

2016 OHL Priority Selection[]

On April 9, 2016, the OHL conducted the 2016 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Guelph Storm held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Ryan Merkley from the Toronto Jr. Canadiens of the GTHL. Merkley 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 2016 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [2]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
1 Ryan Merkley (D) Canada Canada Guelph Storm Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL)
2 (D) Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves Windsor, Ontario Windsor Jr. Spitfires (MHAO)
3 (C) Canada Canada Hamilton Bulldogs Owen Sound, Ontario Grey-Bruce Highlanders (OMHA-SCTA)
4 (C) United States United States Saginaw Spirit Jackson, Michigan Detroit Compuware 16U (HPHL)
5 Ty Dellandrea (C) Canada Canada Flint Firebirds Port Perry, Ontario Central Ontario Wolves (OMHA-EHL)
6 (RW) Canada Canada Oshawa Generals Toronto, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
7 (RW) Russia Russia Mississauga Steelheads Moscow, Russia Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL)
8 (LW) Russia Russia Peterborough Petes Moscow, Russia CIH Academy White (OEMHL)
9 Barrett Hayton (C) Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Peterborough, Ontario Toronto Red Wings (GTHL)
10 (C) Canada Canada Owen Sound Attack Parry Sound, Ontario North Central Predators (OMHA-EHL)
11 (D) Canada Canada Ottawa 67's Scarborough, Ontario Mississauga Rebels (GTHL)
12 Akil Thomas (C) Canada Canada Niagara IceDogs Toronto, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
13 (C) Canada Canada North Bay Battalion Beamsville, Ontario Niagara North Stars (OMHA-SCTA)
14 (D) Canada Canada Barrie Colts Longlac, Ontario Toronto Titans (GTHL)
15 (C) United States United States Sarnia Sting Raleigh, North Carolina Don Mills Flyers (GTHL)
16 (D) Canada Canada Kitchener Rangers Toronto, Ontario Vaughan Kings (GTHL)
17 (C) Canada Canada Kingston Frontenacs Campbellford, Ontario Quinte Red Devils (OMHA-EHL)
18 Liam Foudy (C) Canada Canada London Knights Toronto, Ontario Markham Majors (GTHL)
19 (C) Canada Canada Erie Otters Etobicoke, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
20 (C) Canada Canada Barrie Colts Toronto, Ontario Don Mills Flyers (GTHL)

2016 NHL Entry Draft[]

On June 24-25, 2016, the National Hockey League conducted the 2016 NHL Entry Draft held at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. In total, 48 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Olli Juolevi of the London Knights was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the fifth overall pick by the Vancouver Canucks.

Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft. [3]

Round # Player Nationality NHL Team Hometown OHL Team
1 5 Olli Juolevi (D) Finland Finland Vancouver Canucks Helsinki, Finland London Knights
1 6 Matthew Tkachuk (LW) United States United States Calgary Flames St. Louis, Missouri London Knights
1 8 Alexander Nylander (LW) Sweden Sweden Buffalo Sabres Sodertalje, Sweden Mississauga Steelheads
1 9 Mikhail Sergachev (D) Russia Russia Montreal Canadiens Nizhnekamsk, Russia Windsor Spitfires
1 11 Logan Brown (C) United States United States Ottawa Senators Chesterfield, Missouri Windsor Spitfires
1 12 Michael McLeod (C) Canada Canada New Jersey Devils Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Steelheads
1 16 Jakob Chychrun (D) Canada Canada Arizona Coyotes Boca Raton, Florida Sarnia Sting
1 18 Logan Stanley (D) Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Waterloo, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
1 24 Max Jones (LW) United States United States Anaheim Ducks Orion, Michigan London Knights
2 35 Jordan Kyrou (RW) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers Toronto, Ontario Sarnia Sting
2 38 Adam Mascherin (LW) Canada Canada Florida Panthers Maple, Ontario Kitchener Rangers
2 39 Alex DeBrincat (RW) United States United States Chicago Blackhawks Farmington Hills, Michigan Erie Otters
2 41 (RW) Canada Canada New Jersey Devils Kitchener, Ontario Mississauga Steelheads
2 44 Boris Katchouk (LW) Canada Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Waterloo, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2 46 Givani Smith (RW) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings Toronto, Ontario Guelph Storm
2 54 Tyler Parsons (G) United States United States Calgary Flames Chesterfield, Michigan London Knights
2 58 Taylor Raddysh (RW) Canada Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Caledon, Ontario Erie Otters
3 63 Markus Niemelainen (D) Finland Finland Edmonton Oilers Kuopio, Finland Saginaw Spirit
3 68 Cam Dineen (D) United States United States Arizona Coyotes Toms River, New Jersey North Bay Battalion
3 69 Cliff Pu (C) Canada Canada Buffalo Sabres Richmond Hill, Ontario London Knights
3 70 (LW) Canada Canada Montreal Canadiens Gloucester, Ontario Flint Firebirds
3 77 (D) Canada Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Cambridge, Ontario Kitchener Rangers
3 81 Sean Day (D) Canada Canada New York Rangers Rochester, Michigan Mississauga Steelheads
4 93 (LW) United States United States Anaheim Ducks Metamora, Michigan Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
4 94 (C) Canada Canada Florida Panthers Markham, Ontario Peterborough Petes
4 100 Victor Mete (D) Canada Canada Montreal Canadiens Woodbridge, Ontario London Knights
4 101 Keaton Middleton (D) Canada Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Stratford, Ontario Saginaw Spirit
4 105 (G) Canada Canada New Jersey Devils Bowmanville, Ontario Saginaw Spirit
4 109 Connor Bunnaman (C) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers Guelph, Ontario Kitchener Rangers
4 114 Riley Stillman (D) Canada Canada Florida Panthers Peterborough, Ontario Oshawa Generals
5 123 (G) Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers St. Catharines, Ontario Peterborough Petes
5 134 (G) Canada Canada Carolina Hurricanes Markham, Ontario Kingston Frontenacs
5 137 (D) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings Markham, Ontario Erie Otters
5 140 (D) Canada Canada Vancouver Canucks Mississauga, Ontario Hamilton Bulldogs
5 141 Tim Gettinger (LW) United States United States New York Rangers North Olmsted, Ohio Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
5 146 Nicholas Caamano (LW) Canada Canada Dallas Stars Ancaster, Ontario Flint Firebirds
5 148 (C) Canada Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Kingston, Ontario Niagara IceDogs
6 160 Michael Pezzetta (C) Canada Canada Montreal Canadiens Toronto, Ontario Sudbury Wolves
6 164 (D) Canada Canada Carolina Hurricanes Strathroy, Ontario Guelph Storm
6 172 (C) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers Windsor, Ontario Sarnia Sting
6 179 (D) Canada Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa, Ontario London Knights
6 180 (D) Canada Canada San Jose Sharks Mississauga, Ontario North Bay Battalion
7 186 Stepan Falkovsky (D) Belarus Belarus Calgary Flames Minsk, Belarus Ottawa 67's
7 189 (D) United States United States Buffalo Sabres East Aurora, New York Mississauga Steelheads
7 191 (LW) Canada Canada Colorado Avalanche Belfountain, Ontario Ottawa 67's
7 194 (C) Canada Canada Vancouver Canucks Vars, Ontario North Bay Battalion
7 196 (RW) Russia Russia Minnesota Wild Omsk, Russia Sudbury Wolves
7 202 (D) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings Bowmanville, Ontario Owen Sound Attack

2016 CHL Import Draft[]

On June 28, 2016, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2016 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Guelph Storm held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Dmitri Samorukov from Russia with their selection.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2016 CHL Import Draft. [4]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Last Team
2 Dmitri Samorukov (D) Russia Russia Guelph Storm Volgograd, Russia Moscow CSKA
5 (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Sudbury Wolves Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic Ceske Budejovice Jr. B
8 (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Flint Firebirds Louny, Czech Republic Slavia Praha Jr. B
11 Marian Studenic (LW) Slovakia Slovakia Hamilton Bulldogs Holíč, Slovakia Skalica Jr.
14 Filip Hronek (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Saginaw Spirit Byst, Czech Republic Hradec Kralove Mountfield HC
17 Eeli Tolvanen (RW) Finland Finland Oshawa Generals Espoo, Finland Sioux City Musketeers
20 Jacob Moverare (D) Sweden Sweden Mississauga Steelheads Östersund, Sweden HV71 Jr.
23 (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Peterborough Petes Udlice, Czech Republic Chomutov KLH Jr. B
26 (C) Finland Finland Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Tampere, Finland Tappara Tampere Jr.
29 Maxim Sushko (LW) Belarus Belarus Owen Sound Attack Brest, Belarus Soligorsk Shakhner
32 (D) Russia Russia Ottawa 67's Ryazan, Russia Yaroslavl Loko-Junior
35 (C) Russia Russia Niagara IceDogs Moscow, Russia Balashikha HC MVD
38 Adam Thilander (D) Sweden Sweden North Bay Battalion Skövde, Sweden Skelleftea AIK Jr. 18
41 Urho Vaakanainen (D) Finland Finland Windsor Spitfires Joensuu, Finland Espoo Blues
44 (C) Russia Russia Barrie Colts Moscow, Russia Balashikha HC MVD
47 (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Sarnia Sting Litvínov, Czech Republic Litvinov Chemopetrol Jr. B
50 (C) Germany Germany Kitchener Rangers Berlin, Germany EC Red Bull Salzburg U18
53 (RW) Finland Finland Kingston Frontenacs Helsinki, Finland Jokerit Helsinki Jr.
56 Janne Kuokkanen (C/LW) Finland Finland London Knights Oulu, Finland Karpat Oulu Jr.
58 (C) Russia Russia Erie Otters Sarov, Russia Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 16U

References[]

  1. ^ https://ontariohockeyleague.com/roster/14/55
  2. ^ https://ontariohockeyleague.com/draft/2016
  3. ^ https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2016e.html
  4. ^ https://chl.ca/draft/2016
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