2011–12 OHL season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 2011–12 OHL season was the 32nd season of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Twenty 2011–12 OHL season teams played 68 games each during the regular League Ontario Hockey League season schedule, which started on September 21, Duration Preseason 2011 and ended on March 18, 2012. 2011-09-02 – 2011-09-18 The playoffs began on Thursday March 22, 2012 Regular season and concluded on Friday May 11, 2012. The 2011-09-21 – 2012-03-18 London Knights won the J. Ross Robertson Cup Playoffs for the second time in franchise history. London 2012-03-22 – 2012-05-11 secured a berth in the 2012 Memorial Cup hosted Champions London Knights by the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL. Number of teams 20 Commissioner David Branch Contents Television Rogers TV, TVCogeco OHL seasons 1 Team changes ← 2010–11 2012–13 → 2 Final Regular Season Standings 2.1 Eastern Conference 2.2 Western Conference 2011–12 CHL season 3 Scoring leaders League Canadian Hockey League 4 Leading goaltenders Duration OHL 5 OHL Playoffs September 2011 – March 2012 6 Conference Quarterfinals QMJHL September 2011 – March 2012 6.1 Eastern Conference WHL Quarterfinals September 2011 – March 2012 6.1.1 (1) Niagara IceDogs vs. Champions Shawinigan Cataractes (8) Oshawa Generals Number of teams 59 6.1.2 (2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Television RDS Belleville Bulls Rogers Sportsnet 6.1.3 (3) Barrie Colts vs. (6) Rogers TV Mississauga St.Michael's Shaw TV Majors 6.1.4 (4) Brampton Battalion vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves 6.2 Western Conference Quarterfinals 6.2.1 (1) London Knights vs. (8) Windsor Spitfires 6.2.2 (2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (7) Guelph Storm 6.2.3 (3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack 6.2.4 (4) Sarnia Sting vs. (5) Saginaw Spirit 7 Conference Semi-finals 7.1 Eastern Conference Semi- Finals 7.1.1 (1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (4) Brampton Battalion 7.1.2 (2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Barrie Colts 7.2 Western Conference Semi- Finals 7.2.1 (1) London Knights vs. (5) Saginaw Spirit 7.2.2 (2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers 8 Conference Finals 8.1 Eastern Conference Finals 8.1.1 (1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (2) Ottawa 67's 8.2 Western Conference Finals 8.2.1 (1) London Knights vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers 9 OHL Championship 9.1 (W1) London Knights vs. (E1) Niagara IceDogs 10 Playoff scoring leaders 11 Playoff leading goaltenders 12 All-Star teams 12.1 First team 12.2 Second team 12.3 Third team 13 Awards 14 See also 15 External links 16 References Team changes The London Knights unveiled a new logo that will be worn on their newly introduced third jersey. The Ottawa 67's returned to their trade mark "barber pole" uniforms after a two year hiatus. The Owen Sound Attack unveiled a new primary logo and new uniforms during the off-season Final Regular Season Standings Note: 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 East Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rank y-Ottawa 67's 68 40 20 5 3 88 268 216 2 x-Belleville Bulls 68 35 32 1 0 71 200 221 7 x-Oshawa Generals 68 31 30 4 3 69 242 241 8 Peterborough Petes 68 27 34 3 4 61 219 281 9 Kingston Frontenacs 68 19 41 3 5 46 188 290 10 Central Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rank z-Niagara IceDogs 68 47 18 0 3 97 291 169 1 x-Barrie Colts 68 40 23 3 2 85 247 210 3 x-Brampton Battalion 68 36 22 3 7 82 202 188 4 x-Sudbury Wolves 68 36 26 4 2 78 242 239 5 x-Mississauga Majors 68 33 28 1 6 73 201 219 6 Western Conference Midwest Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rank z-London Knights 68 49 18 0 1 99 277 178 1 x-Kitchener Rangers 68 42 24 1 1 86 253 211 3 x-Owen Sound Attack 68 32 29 3 4 71 234 220 6 x-Guelph Storm 68 31 31 2 4 68 234 238 7 Erie Otters 68 10 52 3 3 26 169 338 10 West Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rank y-Plymouth Whalers 68 47 18 2 1 97 279 205 2 x-Sarnia Sting 68 34 27 3 4 75 243 235 4 x-Saginaw Spirit 68 33 27 1 7 74 259 259 5 x-Windsor Spitfires 68 29 32 5 2 65 213 258 8 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 68 29 33 2 4 64 227 272 9 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Michael Sgarbossa Sudbury Wolves 66 47 55 102 68 Tyler Toffoli Ottawa 67's 65 52 48 100 22 Tanner Pearson Barrie Colts 60 37 54 91 37 Shane Prince Ottawa 67's 57 43 47 90 12 Andrew Agozzino Niagara IceDogs 67 40 48 88 67 Nick Cousins Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 65 35 53 88 88 Charles Sarault Sarnia Sting 68 20 67 87 32 Freddie Hamilton Niagara IceDogs 61 35 51 86 31 Seth Griffith London Knights 68 45 40 85 49 Mike Halmo Owen Sound Attack 66 40 45 85 162 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 Mark Visentin Niagara IceDogs 42 2407 30 9 0 2 80 10 0.926 1.99 Matej Machovsky Brampton Battalion 42 2420 24 13 0 4 95 5 0.902 2.36 Michael Houser London Knights 62 3698 46 15 0 1 152 6 0.925 2.47 Malcolm Subban Belleville Bulls 39 2258 25 14 0 0 94 3 0.923 2.50 Matt Mahalak Plymouth Whalers 30 1625 19 8 0 0 72 3 0.923 2.66 OHL Playoffs Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals OHL Championship 1 Niagara 4 8 Oshawa 2 1 Niagara 4 4 Brampton 0 2 Ottawa 4 7 Belleville 2 1 Niagara 4 Eastern Conference 2 Ottawa 1 3 Barrie 4 6 Mississauga 2 2 Ottawa 4 3 Barrie 3 4 Brampton 4 5 Sudbury 0 E1 Niagara 1 (Pairings are re-seeded after the firs t round.) W1 London 4 1 London 4 8 Windsor 0 1 London 4 5 Saginaw 2 2 Plymouth 4 7 Guelph 2 1 London 4 Western Conference 3 Kitchener 0 3 Kitchener 4 6 Owen Sound 1 2 Plymouth 3 3 Kitchener 4 4 Sarnia 2 5 Saginaw 4 Conference Quarterfinals Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (1) Niagara IceDogs vs. (8) Oshawa Generals March Niagara 8 Oshawa Gatorade Recap 22 IceDogs – Generals Garden (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61424) City 2 Complex March Oshawa 1 Niagara General Recap 23 Generals – IceDogs Motors (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61434) 6 Centre March Niagara 4 Oshawa Gatorade Recap 25 IceDogs – Generals Garden (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61440) City 6 Complex March Oshawa 5 Niagara General Recap 28 Generals – IceDogs Motors (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61451) 3 Centre March Niagara 5 Oshawa Gatorade Recap 31 IceDogs – Generals Garden (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61460) City 3 Complex April 1 Oshawa 1 – Niagara General Recap Generals 4 IceDogs Motors (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61467) Centre Niagara wins series 4 – 2 (2) Ottawa 67's vs. (7) Belleville Bulls March Ottawa 3 OT Belleville J. Benson Recap 22 67's – Bulls Cartage (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61425) 2 Centre March Ottawa 4 Belleville J. Benson Recap 23 67's – Bulls Cartage (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61433) 2 Centre March Belleville 4 OT Ottawa Yardmen Recap 25 Bulls – 67's Arena (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61437) 3 March Belleville 4 OT Ottawa Yardmen Recap 27 Bulls – 67's Arena (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61447) 3 March Ottawa 5 Belleville J. Benson Recap 30 67's – Bulls Cartage (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61546) 2 Centre April 2 Belleville 1 Ottawa Yardmen Recap Bulls – 67's Arena (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61472) 2 Ottawa wins series 4 – 2 (3) Barrie Colts vs. (6) Mississauga St.Michael's Majors March Barrie 3 Mississauga Barrie Recap 22 Colts – Majors Molson (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61426) 1 Centre March Mississauga 4 Barrie Hershey Recap 23 Majors – Colts Centre (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61432) 0 March Barrie 4 Mississauga Barrie Recap 26 Colts – Majors Molson (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61445) 0 Centre March Mississauga 3 Barrie Hershey Recap 27 Majors – Colts Centre (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61446) 2 March Barrie 2 Mississauga Barrie Recap 31 Colts – Majors Molson (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61463) 1 Centre April 2 Mississauga 2 Barrie Hershey Recap Majors – Colts Centre (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61470) 3 Barrie wins series 4 – 2 (4) Brampton Battalion vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves March Brampton 4 Sudbury Powerade Recap 23 Battalion – Wolves Centre (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61429) 0 March Brampton 4 Sudbury Powerade Recap 25 Battalion – Wolves Centre (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61438) 2 March Sudbury 1 Brampton Sudbury Recap 27 Wolves – Battalion Arena (http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61449) 6 March Sudbury 3 2OT Brampton Sudbury Recap 28 Wolves – Battalion Arena (http://http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/61453) 4 Brampton wins series 4 – 0 Western Conference Quarterfinals (1) London Knights vs.