The 1993–94 OHL season was the 14th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The North Bay Centennials won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Detroit Junior Red Wings.

Regular season

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Final standings

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Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title;

Leyden Division

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Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1 y-North Bay Centennials 66 46 15 5 97 351 226
2 x-Ottawa 67's 66 33 22 11 77 274 229
3 x-Sudbury Wolves 66 34 26 6 74 299 275
4 x-Belleville Bulls 66 32 28 6 70 303 264
5 x-Kingston Frontenacs 66 30 28 8 68 265 259
6 x-Oshawa Generals 66 26 32 8 60 272 309
7 x-Peterborough Petes 66 15 41 10 40 252 350
8 Newmarket Royals 66 9 47 10 28 231 377

Emms Division

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Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1 y-Detroit Junior Red Wings 66 42 20 4 88 312 237
2 x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 35 24 7 77 319 268
3 x-Guelph Storm 66 32 28 6 70 323 290
4 x-Owen Sound Platers 66 34 30 2 70 303 284
5 x-Kitchener Rangers 66 32 30 4 68 286 316
6 x-London Knights 66 32 30 4 68 293 279
7 x-Windsor Spitfires 66 25 36 5 55 253 298
8 Niagara Falls Thunder 66 21 41 4 46 277 352

Scoring leaders

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Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Jason Allison London Knights 56 55 87 142 68
Kevin Brown Detroit Junior Red Wings 57 54 81 135 85
Jeff O'Neill Guelph Storm 66 45 81 126 95
Keli Corpse Kingston Frontenacs 63 42 84 126 55
Bill Bowler Windsor Spitfires 66 47 76 123 39
Jamie Rivers Sudbury Wolves 65 32 89 121 58
Trevor Gallant Kitchener Rangers 66 39 80 119 48
Dave Gilmore London Knights 61 48 69 117 67
Jason MacDonald Owen Sound Platers 66 55 61 116 177
Sylvain Cloutier Guelph Storm 66 45 71 116 127

Playoffs

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Division quarterfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
L1 North Bay bye
L1 North Bay 4
L4 Belleville 2
L4 Belleville 4
L5 Kingston 2
L1 North Bay 4
L2 Ottawa 1
L3 Sudbury 4
L6 Oshawa 1
L3 Sudbury 2
L2 Ottawa 4
L7 Peterborough 3
L2 Ottawa 4
L1 North Bay 4
E1 Detroit 3
E1 Detroit bye
E1 Detroit 4
E4 Owen Sound 0
E4 Owen Sound 4
E5 Kitchener 1
E1 Detroit 4
E2 S.S. Marie 2
E3 Guelph 4
E6 London 1
E3 Guelph 0
E2 S.S. Marie 4
E7 Windsor 0
E2 S.S. Marie 4

Division quarter-finals

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Leyden Division

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(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Peterborough Petes
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March 20 Peterborough Petes 2 – 4 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 24 Ottawa 67's 1 – 4 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 25 Peterborough Petes 1 – 4 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 27 Ottawa 67's 3 – 4 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 29 Peterborough Petes 3 – 12 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 30 Ottawa 67's 3 – 5 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 31 Peterborough Petes 4 – 5 OT Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
Ottawa wins series 4 – 3


(3) Sudbury Wolves vs. (6) Oshawa Generals
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March 20 Oshawa Generals 2 – 4 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
March 22 Sudbury Wolves 3 – 4 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 25 Oshawa Generals 2 – 3 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
March 27 Sudbury Wolves 3 – 2 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 29 Oshawa Generals 4 – 5 OT Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
Sudbury wins series 4 – 1


(4) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Kingston Frontenacs
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March 19 Kingston Frontenacs 1 – 5 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 22 Belleville Bulls 4 – 0 Kingston Frontenacs Kingston Memorial Centre
March 23 Kingston Frontenacs 3 – 1 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 25 Belleville Bulls 3 – 2 Kingston Frontenacs Kingston Memorial Centre
March 26 Kingston Frontenacs 6 – 2 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 29 Belleville Bulls 6 – 2 Kingston Frontenacs Kingston Memorial Centre
Belleville wins series 4 – 2


Emms Division

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(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (7) Windsor Spitfires
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March 20 Windsor Spitfires 2 – 6 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens  
No scoring First period 14:02 - pp - Jeff Toms (1)
3:46 - pp - Bill Bowler (1) Second period 1:11 - Aaron Gavey (1)
7:05 - sh - Jeff Toms (2)
10:28 - Brad Baber (1)
8:58 - Vladimir Krechin (1) Third period 1:27 - sh - Joe Van Volsen (1)
16:07 - pp - Gary Roach
Travis Scott (32 saves/38 shots) Goalie stats Dan Cloutier (26 saves/28 shots)
March 21 Windsor Spitfires 2 – 5 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens  
14:18 - Cory Evans (1) First period 7:29 - pp - Jeremy Stevenson (1)
10:23 - sh - Aaron Gavey (2)
13:08 - pp - Tom MacDonald (1)
16:34 - pp - Wade Gibson (1)
2:14 - Mike Martin (1) Second period 1:24 - Steve Sullivan (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Travis Scott (25 saves/30 shots) Goalie stats Dan Cloutier (21 saves/23 shots)
March 24 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2 – 1 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena  
No scoring First period No scoring
14:52 - pp - Drew Bannister (1) Second period No scoring
9:21 - Steve Sullivan (2) Third period 17:18 - pp - Bill Bowler (2)
Dan Cloutier (26 saves/27 shots) Goalie stats Travis Scott (26 saves/28 shots)
March 25 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3 – 2 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena  
5:45 - Jeff Toms (3)
15:05 - Peter MacKellar (1)
First period 2:55 - Vladimir Krechin (2)
0:32 - pp - Jeff Toms (4) Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 8:31 - David Roche (1)
Dan Cloutier (26 saves/28 shots) Goalie stats Travis Scott (24 saves/27 shots)
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0


(3) Guelph Storm vs. (6) London Knights
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March 20 London Knights 4 – 1 Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial Gardens
March 22 Guelph Storm 7 – 5 London Knights London Gardens
March 25 London Knights 2 – 5 Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial Gardens
March 27 Guelph Storm 5 – 2 London Knights London Gardens
March 28 London Knights 5 – 9 Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial Gardens
Guelph wins series 4 – 1


(4) Owen Sound Platers vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers
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March 19 Kitchener Rangers 5 – 6 Owen Sound Platers Bayshore Community Centre
March 22 Owen Sound Platers 3 – 2 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
March 24 Kitchener Rangers 7 – 9 Owen Sound Platers Bayshore Community Centre
March 25 Owen Sound Platers 3 – 4 OT Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
March 26 Kitchener Rangers 4 – 5 Owen Sound Platers Bayshore Community Centre
Owen Sound wins series 4 – 1


Division semi-finals

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Leyden Division

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(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Belleville Bulls
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April 1 Belleville Bulls 1 – 6 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
April 2 Belleville Bulls 2 – 7 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
April 4 North Bay Centennials 3 – 7 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
April 5 North Bay Centennials 2 – 5 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
April 10 Belleville Bulls 3 – 5 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
April 12 North Bay Centennials 5 – 3 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
North Bay wins series 4 – 2


(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Sudbury Wolves
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April 2 Ottawa 67's 6 – 7 OT Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
April 5 Sudbury Wolves 3 – 8 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
April 7 Ottawa 67's 5 – 4 OT Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
April 8 Sudbury Wolves 2 – 3 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
April 10 Sudbury Wolves 2 – 3 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
Ottawa wins series 4 – 1


Emms Division

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(1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (4) Owen Sound Platers
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April 1 Owen Sound Platers 3 – 5 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
April 3 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 7 – 5 Owen Sound Platers Bayshore Community Centre
April 5 Owen Sound Platers 3 – 5 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
April 8 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 5 – 4 Owen Sound Platers Bayshore Community Centre
Detroit wins series 4 – 0


(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (3) Guelph Storm
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April 2 Guelph Storm 5 – 7 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 4 Guelph Storm 1 – 2 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 6 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 6 – 5 OT Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial Gardens
April 8 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 6 – 4 Guelph Storm Guelph Memorial Gardens
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0


Division finals

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Leyden Division

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(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (2) Ottawa 67's
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April 16 Ottawa 67's 0 – 4 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
April 17 North Bay Centennials 5 – 4 OT Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
April 19 Ottawa 67's 2 – 7 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
April 21 North Bay Centennials 6 – 7 OT Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
April 23 Ottawa 67's 3 – 4 OT North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
North Bay wins series 4 – 1


Emms Division

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(1) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
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April 14 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3 – 6 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
April 16 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3 – 6 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
April 18 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 – 5 OT Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 20 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 – 5 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 21 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2 – 6 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
April 23 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 7 – 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
Detroit wins series 4 – 2


J. Ross Robertson Cup

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(L1) North Bay Centennials vs. (E1) Detroit Junior Red Wings

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April 28 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 3 – 7 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens  
6:58 - Dale Junkin (9) First period No scoring
12:30 - pp - Bob Wren (9) Second period 2:35 - pp - Lee Jinman (13)
2:48 - Jason Campeau (4)
12:28 - Dale Junkin (10) Third period 2:18 - Vitali Yachmenev (10)
6:36 - Brad Brown (2)
6:53 - pp - Brad Brown (3)
7:25 - pp - Lee Jinman (14)
10:20 - pp - Jeff Shevalier (4)
Aaron Ellis (17 saves/22 shots)
Jason Saal (5 saves/7 shots)
Goalie stats Sandy Allan (26 saves/29 shots)
May 1 North Bay Centennials 3 – 6 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena  
2:04 - Stefan Rivard (3) First period 6:21 - Bob Wren (10)
8:35 - Todd Harvey (8)
15:48 - Kevin Brown (9)
15:41 - Damien Bloye (2) Second period 2:59 - pp - Bob Wren (11)
4:29 - Kevin Brown (10)
7:10 - Dale Junkin (11)
4:54 - Lee Jinman (15) Third period No scoring
Sandy Allan and Scott Roche (Replaced Allan after the fourth goal) (20 saves/26 shots) Goalie stats Aaron Ellis (26 saves/29 shots)
May 3 North Bay Centennials 5 – 7 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena  
No scoring First period 6:07 - pp - Kevin Brown (11)
10:56 - Mike Harding (7)
17:34 - Bob Wren (12)
5:15 - Jeff Shevalier (5)
9:46 - Jeff Shevalier (6)
18:07 - pp - Scott Cherrey (5)
Second period 4:00 - Todd Harvey (9)
7:12 - Kevin Brown (12)
13:03 - Brian Stagg (1)
14:59 - Bill Lang (6)
Third period 0:19 - Dale Junkin (12)
10:25 - Jeff Mitchell (3)
Sandy Allan and Scott Roche (Replaced Allan after the third goal) (19 saves/26 shots) Goalie stats Aaron Ellis (29 saves/34 shots)
May 5 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 3 – 5 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens  
17:45 - pp - Todd Harvey (10)
18:53 - Jamie Allison (2)
First period 5:19 - pp - Jeff Shevalier (7)
7:36 - Vitali Yachmenev (11)
9:56 - pp - Jeff Shevalier (8)
15:43 - pp - Kevin Brown (13) Second period 9:34 - pp - B.J. MacPherson (8)
No scoring Third period 4:59 - Bill Lang (7)
Aaron Ellis (37 saves/42 shots) Goalie stats Sandy Allan (32 saves/35 shots)
May 7 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 5 – 2 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens  
2:30 - Bill McCauley (2)
14:10 - Mike Harding (8)
16:34 - Mike Harding (9)
First period 7:02 - pp - B.J. MacPherson (9)
8:42 - Kevin Brown (14) Second period 13:01 - Bill Lang (8)
1:59 - pp - Duane Harmer (1) Third period No scoring
Aaron Ellis (20 saves/22 shots) Goalie stats Sandy Allan (24 saves/29 shots)
May 9 North Bay Centennials 5 – 3 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena  
15:39 - B.J. MacPherson (10)
18:44 - Denis Gaudet (1)
First period 4:26 - Bill McCauley (3)
4:38 - Mike Harding (10)
16:37 - Mike Harding (11)
No scoring Second period No scoring
1:35 - Lee Jinman (16)
4:52 - B.J. MacPherson (11)
13:35 - Lee Jinman (17)
Third period No scoring
Sandy Allan (12 saves/15 shots)
Scott Roche (18 saves/18 shots)
Goalie stats Aaron Ellis (18 saves/23 shots)
May 11 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 – 5 OT North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens  
8:49 - Bill McCauley (4) First period 6:01 - Vitali Yachmenev (12)
16:26 - Mike Harding (12) Second period 6:39 - sh - Vitali Yachmenev (13)
3:38 - Sean Haggerty (9)
13:35 - Dale Junkin (13)
Third period 5:39 - pp - Bill Lang (9)
14:23 - Lee Jinman (18)
No scoring First overtime period 8:08 - Jason Campeau (5)
Aaron Ellis (24 saves/29 shots) Goalie stats Scott Roche (29 saves/33 shots)
North Bay wins series 4 – 3


Awards

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J. Ross Robertson Cup: North Bay Centennials
Hamilton Spectator Trophy: North Bay Centennials
Leyden Trophy: North Bay Centennials
Emms Trophy: Detroit Junior Red Wings
Red Tilson Trophy: Jason Allison, London Knights
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Jason Allison, London Knights
Matt Leyden Trophy: Bert Templeton, North Bay Centennials
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Kevin Brown, Detroit Junior Red Wings
Max Kaminsky Trophy: Jamie Rivers, Sudbury Wolves
OHL Goaltender of the Year: Jamie Storr, Owen Sound Platers
Jack Ferguson Award: Jeff Brown, Sarnia Sting
Dave Pinkney Trophy: Sandy Allan and Scott Roche, North Bay Centennials
OHL Executive of the Year: Jim Rutherford, Detroit Junior Red Wings
Bill Long Award: Brian Kilrea, Ottawa 67's
Emms Family Award: Vitali Yachmenev, North Bay Centennials
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: Scott Roche, North Bay Centennials
OHL Humanitarian of the Year: Brent Tully, Peterborough Petes
William Hanley Trophy: Jason Allison, London Knights
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: B.J. MacPherson, North Bay Centennials
Bobby Smith Trophy: Ethan Moreau, Niagara Falls Thunder

All-Star teams

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The OHL All-star teams were selected by the OHL's general managers.

First team

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Second team

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Third team

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1994 OHL Priority Selection

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The Sarnia Sting held the first overall pick in the 1994 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Jeff Brown from the Thornhill Islanders. Brown 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 1994 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[2]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
1 Jeff Brown (D)   Canada Sarnia Sting Mississauga, Ontario Thornhill Islanders
2 Geoff Peters (C)   Canada Niagara Falls Thunder St. Catharines, Ontario Wexford Bantams
3 Kevin Bolibruck (D)   Canada Peterborough Petes Thorold, Ontario Thorold Black Hawks
4 Glenn Crawford (C)   Canada Windsor Spitfires Barrie, Ontario Barrie Colts
5 Jeff Ware (D)   Canada Oshawa Generals Toronto, Ontario Wexford Raiders
6 Chris Allen (D)   Canada Kingston Frontenacs Blenheim, Ontario Leamington Flyers
7 Jason Doyle (RW)   Canada London Knights Toronto, Ontario Wexford Bantams
8 Ryan Pepperal (RW)   Canada Kitchener Rangers Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls Canucks
9 Matt Osborne (D)   Canada Owen Sound Platers Conn, Ontario Waterloo Siskins
10 Brian Wesenberg (RW)   Canada Peterborough Petes Peterborough, Ontario Cobourg Cougars
11 Daniel Cleary (LW)   Canada Belleville Bulls Harbour Grace, Newfoundland Kingston Voyageurs
12 Richard Rochefort (C)   Canada Sudbury Wolves North Bay, Ontario Waterloo Siskins
13 Sean Blanchard (D)   Canada Ottawa 67's Garson, Ontario Valley East Midgets
14 Steve Lowe (C)   Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Kitchener, Ontario Caledon Canadians
15 Bryan Berard (D)   United States Detroit Junior Red Wings Woonsocket, Rhode Island Mount St. Charles Academy
16 Steven Carpenter (LW)   Canada North Bay Centennials Rollo Bay, Prince Edward Island Charlottetown Abbies

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1993-94 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  2. ^ "1994 Ontario Hockey League Draft".
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