2004–05_OHL_season

2004–05 OHL season

The 2004–05 OHL season was the 25th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the London Knights, defeating the Ottawa 67's. The Knights also went on to win the Memorial Cup.

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Conference

East Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
Peterborough Petes	68	34	21	9	4	81	238	215
Ottawa 67's	68	34	26	7	1	76	244	210
Belleville Bulls	68	29	29	6	4	68	176	208
Kingston Frontenacs	68	28	33	4	3	63	219	242
Oshawa Generals	68	15	48	3	2	35	173	289

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
Mississauga IceDogs	68	34	21	12	1	81	207	172
Barrie Colts	68	33	23	9	3	78	232	210
Brampton Battalion	68	33	24	9	2	77	214	200
Sudbury Wolves	68	32	23	6	7	77	201	185
Toronto St. Michael's Majors	68	29	30	6	3	67	177	202

Western Conference

Midwest Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
London Knights	68	59	7	2	0	120	310	125
Owen Sound Attack	68	40	18	7	3	90	245	187
Kitchener Rangers	68	35	20	9	4	83	235	187
Erie Otters	68	31	26	6	5	73	186	207
Guelph Storm	68	23	34	10	1	57	167	189

West Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	68	33	25	9	1	76	210	188
Plymouth Whalers	68	30	29	6	3	69	198	204
Windsor Spitfires	68	26	29	6	7	65	223	253
Saginaw Spirit	68	18	42	4	4	44	150	260
Sarnia Sting	68	16	41	6	5	43	156	228

Scoring leaders

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Corey Perry	London Knights	60	47	83	130	117
Dylan Hunter	London Knights	67	31	73	104	64
Brad Richardson	Owen Sound Attack	68	41	56	97	60
Rob Schremp	London Knights	62	41	49	90	54
Patrick O'Sullivan	Mississauga IceDogs	57	31	59	90	63
Bobby Ryan	Owen Sound Attack	62	37	52	89	51
Evan McGrath	Kitchener Rangers	67	37	52	89	51
Rob Hisey	Barrie/Erie	66	29	57	86	81
David Bolland	London Knights	66	34	51	85	97
Liam Reddox	Peterborough Petes	68	36	46	82	36

OHL Playoffs

London and Ottawa both advanced to the Memorial Cup tournament.

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Mississauga (1) vs. Toronto (8)
Date	Away	Home
March 25	Toronto 3	1 Mississauga
March 27	Mississauga 6	2 Toronto
March 29	Toronto 3	2 Mississauga
March 31	Mississauga 1	3 Toronto
April 3	Toronto 2	1 Mississauga
Toronto wins series 4–1

Peterborough (2) vs. Belleville (7)
Date	Away	Home
March 24	Belleville 0	5 Peterborough
March 26	Peterborough 3	2 Belleville
March 27	Belleville 1	5 Peterborough
March 29	Peterborough 3	4 Belleville	OT
March 31	Belleville 1	4 Peterborough
Peterborough wins series 4–1

Barrie (3) vs. Ottawa (6)
Date	Away	Home
March 25	Ottawa 5	4 Barrie
March 26	Ottawa 1	4 Barrie
March 30	Barrie 2	3 Ottawa
April 1	Barrie 4	6 Ottawa
April 3	Ottawa 2	3 Barrie
April 4	Barrie 2	8 Ottawa
Ottawa wins series 4–2

Brampton (4) vs. Sudbury (5)
Date	Away	Home
March 24	Sudbury 3	2 Brampton	OT
March 25	Brampton 1	4 Sudbury
March 27	Sudbury 3	4 Brampton
March 30	Brampton 1	2 Sudbury
April 1	Sudbury 2	4 Brampton
April 3	Brampton 4	5 Sudbury	2OT
Sudbury wins series 4–2

Western Conference

London (1) vs. Guelph (8)
Date	Away	Home
March 24	Guelph 2	3 London
March 25	London 2	1 Guelph
March 28	Guelph 1	5 London
March 29	London 5	2 Guelph
London wins series 4–0

Sault Ste. Marie (2) vs. Windsor (7)
Date	Away	Home
March 25	Windsor 0	5 Sault Ste. Marie
March 26	Windsor 1	3 Sault Ste. Marie
March 30	Sault Ste. Marie 2	1 Windsor
March 31	Sault Ste. Marie 3	4 Windsor	OT
April 2	Windsor 6	5 Sault Ste. Marie
April 3	Sault Ste. Marie 3	4 Windsor
April 5	Windsor 3	2 Sault Ste. Marie	2OT
Windsor wins series 4–3

Owen Sound (3) vs. Plymouth (6)
Date	Away	Home
March 25	Plymouth 0	1 Owen Sound
March 26	Owen Sound 6	1 Plymouth
March 29	Plymouth 0	5 Owen Sound
March 31	Owen Sound 7	2 Plymouth
Owen Sound wins series 4–0

Kitchener (4) vs. Erie (5)
Date	Away	Home
March 25	Erie 2	1 Kitchener
March 26	Kitchener 2	4 Erie
March 28	Erie 3	4 Kitchener	OT
March 30	Kitchener 3	2 Erie	OT
April 1	Erie 2	5 Kitchener
April 2	Kitchener 3	2 Erie
Kitchener wins series 4–2

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

Peterborough (2) vs. Toronto (8)
Date	Away	Home
April 7	Toronto 4	5 Peterborough	OT
April 8	Peterborough 6	8 Toronto
April 10	Toronto 1	2 Peterborough	OT
April 12	Peterborough 6	3 Toronto
April 14	Toronto 2	3 Peterborough	OT
Peterborough wins series 4–1

Sudbury (5) vs. Ottawa (6)
Date	Away	Home
April 7	Ottawa 3	2 Sudbury
April 9	Ottawa 2	3 Sudbury	OT
April 11	Sudbury 2	6 Ottawa
April 13	Sudbury 2	5 Ottawa
April 15	Ottawa 2	6 Sudbury
April 17	Sudbury 4	7 Ottawa
Ottawa wins series 4–2

Western Conference

London (1) vs. Windsor (7)
Date	Away	Home
April 7	Windsor 0	8 London
April 8	London 5	3 Windsor
April 10	Windsor 1	9 London
April 13	London 2	1 Windsor
London wins series 4–0

Owen Sound (3) vs. Kitchener (4)
Date	Away	Home
April 6	Kitchener 2	1 Owen Sound
April 8	Owen Sound 0	3 Kitchener
April 10	Kitchener 6	5 Owen Sound	OT
April 12	Owen Sound 3	5 Kitchener
Kitchener wins series 4–0

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Peterborough (2) vs. Ottawa (6)
Date	Away	Home
April 21	Ottawa 3	2 Peterborough	OT
April 23	Peterborough 0	3 Ottawa
April 25	Ottawa 4	3 Peterborough
April 27	Peterborough 2	3 Ottawa	OT
Ottawa wins series 4–0

London (1) vs. Kitchener (4)
Date	Away	Home
April 21	Kitchener 2	3 London
April 23	London 1	3 Kitchener
April 25	Kitchener 1	6 London
April 27	London 5	4 Kitchener	OT
April 29	Kitchener 0	6 London
London wins series 4–1

J. Ross Robertson Cup Finals

London vs. Ottawa
Date	Away	Home
May 6	Ottawa 2	4 London
May 8	Ottawa 6	3 London
May 10	London 5	4 Ottawa
May 12	London 4	1 Ottawa
May 14	Ottawa 2	6 London
London wins series 4–1

ADT Canada-Russia Challenge

On November 25, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 3–1 at Barrie, Ontario.

On November 28, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 5–2 at Mississauga, Ontario.

The OHL has an all-time record of 4–0 against the Russian Selects since the tournament began in 2003–04.

OHL awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup:	London Knights
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:	London Knights
Red Tilson Trophy:	Corey Perry, London Knights
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:	Corey Perry, London Knights
Matt Leyden Trophy:	Dale Hunter, London Knights
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:	Corey Perry, London Knights
Max Kaminsky Trophy:	Danny Syvret, London Knights
OHL Goaltender of the Year:	Michael Ouzas, Mississauga IceDogs
Jack Ferguson Award:	John Tavares, Oshawa Generals
Dave Pinkney Trophy:	Gerald Coleman and Adam Dennis, London Knights
OHL Executive of the Year:	Mike Futa, Owen Sound Attack
Emms Family Award:	Benoît Pouliot, Sudbury Wolves
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy:	Kyle Gajewski, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy:	Jeff MacDougald, Peterborough Petes
William Hanley Trophy:	Jeff Carter, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:	Andre Benoit, Kitchener Rangers
Bobby Smith Trophy:	Richard Clune, Sarnia Sting
Roger Neilson Memorial Award:	Danny Battochio, Ottawa 67's
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award:	Matt Pelech, Sarnia Sting
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award:	Corey Perry, London Knights

London's 2004–05 Undefeated Streak

In the 2004–2005 season the London Knights broke an OHL record, going 28 games in a row without a loss (27–0–1). They subsequently broke the CHL record of 29 games (held by the 1978-79 Brandon Wheat Kings, who went 25–0–4 during their streak), with a 0–0 tie with the Guelph Storm on December 10, 2004, giving them a record of 28–0–2. The streak ended at 31 games after a 5–2 loss to the Sudbury Wolves on December 17.

Game #	Date	Score	Record	Location
1	September 23, 2004	London 4–3 Kitchener	1–0–0–0	Kitchener
2	September 26, 2004	London 5–2 Kitchener	2–0–0–0	London
3	September 30, 2004	London 2–1 Windsor	3–0–0–0	Windsor
4	October 1, 2004	London 5–4 Plymouth (OT)	4–0–0–0	London
5	October 2, 2004	London 3–2 Saginaw	5–0–0–0	Saginaw
6	October 8, 2004	London 8–0 Windsor	6–0–0–0	London
7	October 9, 2004	London 6–1 Sarnia	7–0–0–0	Sarnia
8	October 10, 2004	London 6–3 Sault Ste. Marie	8–0–0–0	Sault Ste. Marie
9	October 15, 2004	London 5–2 Owen Sound	9–0–0–0	London
10	October 16, 2004	London 8–3 Sault Ste. Marie	10–0–0–0	London
11	October 22, 2004	London 3–3 Mississauga	10–0–1–0	London
12	October 23, 2004	London 5–2 Owen Sound	11–0–1–0	Owen Sound
13	October 24, 2004	London 4–2 Guelph	12–0–1–0	Guelph
14	October 29, 2004	London 3–1 Saginaw	13–0–1–0	London
15	October 30, 2004	London 4–1 Erie	14–0–1–0	London
16	November 4, 2004	London 3–2 Guelph (OT)	15–0–1–0	London
17	November 5, 2004	London 5–3 Barrie	16–0–1–0	London
18	November 7, 2004	London 4–0 Toronto	17–0–1–0	Toronto
19	November 10, 2004	London 6–1 Mississauga	18–0–1–0	Mississauga
20	November 12, 2004	London 8–2 Belleville	19–0–1–0	London
21	November 13, 2004	London 3–1 Erie	20–0–1–0	Erie
22	November 19, 2004	London 5–3 Ottawa	21–0–1–0	London
23	November 21, 2004	London 4–2 Sault Ste. Marie	22–0–1–0	London
24	November 26, 2004	London 4–2 Plymouth	23–0–1–0	London
25	November 27, 2004	London 4–2 Barrie	24–0–1–0*	Barrie
26	November 28, 2004	London 3–0 Sudbury	25–0–1–0**	Sudbury
27	December 3, 2004	London 4–3 Windsor	26–0–1–0	London
28	December 4, 2004	London 5–1 Erie	27–0–1–0	Erie
29	December 8, 2004	London 5–3 Kitchener	28–0–1–0***	Kitchener
30	December 10, 2004	London 0–0 Guelph	28–0–2–0****	London
31	December 12, 2004	London 4–3 Kitchener (OT)	29–0–2–0	London

*Tied OHL record previously set by Kitchener in 1983–84
**Broke OHL record previously set by Kitchener in 1983–84
***Tied CHL record previously set by Brandon in 1978–79
****Broke CHL record previously set by Brandon in 1978–79