2021–22 OHL season

2021–22 OHL season
League	Ontario Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Preseason September 2021 - October 2021 Regular season October 7, 2021 – April 3, 2022 Playoffs April 7, 2022 – May 30, 2022
Number of teams	20
TV partner(s)	Rogers TV Shaw TV YourTV TSN CBC
OHL seasons
← 2020–21 (cancelled)  →

2021–22 CHL season
League	Canadian Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	OHL October 2021 – May 2022 QMJHL October 2021 – May 2022 WHL October 2021 – May 2022
Number of teams	60
TV partner(s)	RDS TSN CBC Rogers TV Shaw TV

The 2021–22 OHL season is the 42nd season of operation (41st season of play) of the Ontario Hockey League. After the 2020–21 OHL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league has planned to play a full 68-game regular season having begun on October 7, 2021, and scheduled to conclude on April 3, 2022. The post-season is scheduled to begin on April 7, 2022. ^[1]

The team who wins the J. Ross Robertson Cup will represent the Ontario Hockey League at the , which is to be hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL at TD Station in Saint John, New Brunswick.

Broadcast rights[]

On July 21, 2021, the CHL announced a new multi-year broadcast rights partnership with TSN, RDS and the CBC beginning in the 2021-22 season. The new partnership includes approximately 30 regular season games each year delivered by TSN, approximately 20 French-language broadcast games on RDS, early season weekend games broadcast by CBC Sports, as well as digital streaming rights featuring a CHL TV broadcast each week during the regular season on TSN, RDS, and the CBC Gem streaming service.^[2]

Regular season[]

as of December 30, 2021 ^[3]
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	Mississauga Steelheads	Central	27	18	7	1	1	38	95	62
2	Kingston Frontenacs	East	25	17	5	3	0	37	109	85
3	Hamilton Bulldogs	East	29	16	9	2	2	36	118	103
4	North Bay Battalion	Central	30	16	10	2	2	36	116	90
5	Barrie Colts	Central	23	14	7	2	0	30	84	80
6	Oshawa Generals	East	26	13	10	1	2	29	93	88
7	Ottawa 67's	East	31	12	17	1	1	26	87	121
8	Peterborough Petes	East	26	9	15	2	0	20	98	124
9	Sudbury Wolves	Central	23	8	13	2	0	18	69	89
10	Niagara IceDogs	Central	24	7	16	0	1	15	73	112

Western conference[]

Rank	Team	DIV	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	PTS	GF	GA
1	Guelph Storm	Midwest	27	17	8	1	1	36	104	89
2	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	West	28	16	10	2	0	34	119	102
3	London Knights	Midwest	26	17	8	1	0	35	93	71
4	Windsor Spitfires	West	27	14	9	2	2	32	113	106
5	Flint Firebirds	West	25	13	10	0	2	28	96	93
6	Owen Sound Attack	Midwest	25	12	10	1	2	27	84	90
7	Kitchener Rangers	Midwest	26	13	12	1	0	27	91	92
8	Saginaw Spirit	West	27	13	13	1	0	27	95	105
8	Sarnia Sting	West	25	10	12	3	0	23	81	94
10	Erie Otters	Midwest	26	8	16	1	1	18	85	107

Scoring leaders[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes^[4]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	North Bay Battalion	30	19	35	54	30
	Kingston Frontenacs	25	17	35	52	4
	North Bay Battalion	30	20	31	51	18
	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	28	16	32	48	10
	Windsor Spitfires	27	18	28	46	14
	London Knights	22	21	20	41	12
	Peterborough Petes	26	19	22	41	24
	Hamilton Bulldogs	27	11	29	40	4
	Oshawa Generals	26	12	26	38	23
	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	27	24	13	37	30

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^[5]

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	OTL	SL	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
	Mississauga Steelheads	12	654	8	2	1	0	21	2	0.930	1.93
	Mississauga Steelheads	18	974	10	5	0	1	39	2	0.904	2.40
Brett Brochu	London Knights	22	1306	16	5	1	0	54	1	0.921	2.48
	Owen Sound/Barrie	17	995	10	5	0	1	46	1	0.918	2.77
	North Bay Battalion	20	1185	13	3	2	2	55	2	0.903	2.78

2022 IIHF World Junior Championship[]

The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship was held at Peavey Mart Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta and at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta starting on December 26, 2021. The tournament was scheduled to end on January 5, 2022. On December 29, 2021, the IIHF Council cancelled the remainder of the tournament due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and spread of the Omicron variant.^[6]

Fifteen current and former OHL players were on seven rosters in this tournament, including seven on Canada, two on Slovakia, two on the United States, one on Austria, one on Czech Republic, one on Finland and one on Sweden.

Austria[]

Team Austria had one player on their roster that plays in the OHL as of the Ottawa 67's was selected to the team.^[7]

Rohrer finished the tournament with one assist in two games.

Austria finished with a 0-2-0 record in the tournament, finishing in fifth place in Group A at the time the tournament was cancelled.

Canada[]

The Canadian team hadseven current and former OHL players on their roster. The players on the Canadian team that currently play in the OHL were: Brett Brochu, (London Knights); , (Windsor Spitfires); Mason McTavish, (Peterborough Petes); , (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds); and Shane Wright, (Kingston Frontenacs). Former OHL players Cole Perfetti, (Saginaw Spirit/Manitoba Moose) and Donovan Sebrango, (Kitchener Rangers/Grand Rapids Griffins) were also named to the team. Dave Cameron of the Ottawa 67's was the head coach of the Canadian team.^[8]

Perfetti led the Canadian team in scoring with six points in two games. MacTavish scored three goals and five points in two games to finish tied for second in team scoring. Cuylle had two assists in two games, while Sebrango scored a goal in two games. Wright earned an assist in two games. O'Rourke was held off the scoresheet in one game. In goal, Brochu had a record of 1-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .909 save percentage in one game.

Canada finished with six points in two games at the tournament at the time of the cancellation, placing the team in second place in Group A.

Czech Republic[]

Team Czech Republic had one OHL player on the roster, as Jan Myšák of the Hamilton Bulldogs was selected to the team.^[9]

Myšák was named captain of the Czech Republic, and in two games, he scored one goal.

Czech Republic finished the tournament with one point in three games at the tournament, finishing in fourth place in Group A, at the time of cancellation.

Finland[]

Team Finland had one OHL player on their team, as of the Kingston Frontenacs represented his country.^[10]

Meriläinen earned a record of 1-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a 0.958 save percentage in one game at the tournament.

Finland finished with nine points at the tournament, finishing in first place in Group A at the time the tournament was cancelled.

Slovakia[]

Team Slovakia had two OHL players on their roster, as of the Kingston Frontenacs and of the Owen Sound Attack were named to the team.^[11]

Chromiak led the team in scoring, as he scored two goals in two games, while Petrovsky was held off the scoresheet in two games.

Slovakia finished the tournament with three points in three games at the time the tournament was cancelled, finishing in last place in Group B.

Sweden[]

Team Sweden had one OHL player on their roster. Oskar Olausson of the Barrie Colts was the lone OHL player named to the team.^[12]

Olausson scored a goal and two points in two games for the team.

Sweden had six points in two games at the time the tournament was cancelled, finishing in first place in Group B.

United States[]

The United States had two players of the OHL on their roster. The players were of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and of the Guelph Storm.^[13]

Dickinson earned an assist in one game at the tournament, while Pastujov was held off the scoresheet.

The United States finished with three points in two games at the time the tournament was cancelled, finishing in second place in Group B.

2022 IIHF U-20 Division 1A Championship[]

The 2022 IIHF U-20 Division 1A Championship was held in Hørsholm, Denmark from December 12 until December 18, 2021. Four current and former OHL players were on three teams in this tournament.

Belarus[]

Team Belarus had one current and one former OHL player on their roster. The players were of the Flint Firebirds and former Kingston Frontenacs player , who plays for Dinamo Minsk of the KHL.^[14]

Pinchuk finished second on team scoring with two goals and nine points in five games, while Kuzmin scored a goal and five points in five games.

During the tournament, Belarus finished in first place with a 5-0-0 record, earning 15 points. The team was promoted to the top division, and will compete at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship.^[15]

Denmark[]

Team Denmark had one OHL player on their roster as of the Mississauga Steelheads was named to the team.^[16]

Larsen appeared in five games in the tournament, scoring two goals and adding two assists for four points.

During the tournament, Denmark finished with a 1-4-0 record, earning three points and finishing in fifth place.

Norway[]

Team Norway had one OHL player on their roster as of the Mississauga Steelheads was named to the team.^[17]

Bjorgvik-Holm was named as the captain of the team. He earned two goals and six points in five games.

During the tournament, Norway finished in third place with a 3-2-0 record, earning nine points.

2022 IIHF U-20 Division 1B Championship[]

The 2022 IIHF U-20 Division 1B Championship was held in Tallinn, Estonia from December 12 until December 18, 2021. One OHL player participated in the tournament.

Ukraine[]

Team Ukraine had one OHL player on their roster, as of the Barrie Colts was named to the team.^[18]

In five games, Cholach earned eight assists, finishing fourth in team scoring.

During the tournament, Ukraine finished in fourth place with eight points.

References[]

External links[]

• www.ontariohockeyleague.com

Preceded by 2020–21 OHL season

OHL seasons

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