The 2002–03 OHL season was the 23rd season of the Ontario Hockey League. The North Bay Centennials relocated to Saginaw, Michigan, becoming the Saginaw Spirit. Due to the move, several teams changed divisions; the Saginaw Spirit were placed in the west division, the London Knights moved to the midwest division, and the Brampton Battalion moved to the central division. The London Knights moved into the new John Labatt Centre, which replaced the London Ice House. The Tim Adams Memorial Trophy was inaugurated as the MVP of the OHL Cup. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Mississauga Icedogs qualified for the playoffs for the first time in their existence. The Kitchener Rangers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Ottawa 67's in the final.

Teams

2002-03 OHL season teams
Club City Arena Avg. Attendance Capacity Head coach
Eastern Conference
East Division
Belleville Bulls Belleville, Ontario Yardmen Arena 3,108 3,757 Jim Hulton
Kingston Frontenacs Kingston, Ontario Kingston Memorial Centre 1,927 3,300 Larry Mavety
Oshawa Generals Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Civic Auditorium 3,273 4,025 George Burnett
Ottawa 67's Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre 9,023 10,550 Brian Kilrea
Peterborough Petes Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Memorial Centre 2,822 4,000 Rick Allain
Central Division
Barrie Colts Barrie, Ontario Barrie Molson Centre 3,842 4,195 Bud Stefanski
Brampton Battalion Brampton, Ontario Brampton Centre for Sports & Entertainment 2,301 4,959 Stan Butler
Mississauga IceDogs Mississauga, Ontario Hershey Centre 2,641 6,000 Steve Ludzik
Sudbury Wolves Sudbury, Ontario Sudbury Community Arena 3,465 5,750 Bert Templeton
Toronto St. Michael's Majors Toronto, Ontario St. Michael's College School Arena 1,064 1,600 Dave Cameron
Western Conference
Midwest Division
Erie Otters Erie, Pennsylvania Erie Civic Center 4,269 5,500 Dave MacQueen
Guelph Storm Guelph, Ontario Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre 3,374 4,666 Jeff Jackson
Shawn Camp
Kitchener Rangers Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium 5,591 6,500 Peter DeBoer
London Knights London, Ontario John Labatt Centre 7,604 9,090 Dale Hunter
Owen Sound Attack Owen Sound, Ontario Bayshore Community Centre 2,529 3,500 Mike Stothers
West Division
Plymouth Whalers Plymouth, Michigan Compuware Sports Arena 3,178 4,500 Mike Vellucci
Sarnia Sting Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre 4,105 5,200 Jeff Perry
Saginaw Spirit Saginaw, Michigan Dow Event Center 4,026 5,497 Dennis Desrosiers
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Memorial Gardens 2,854 3,390 John Vanbiesbrouck
Steve Harrison
Windsor Spitfires Windsor, Ontario Windsor Arena 3,196 4,400 Tom Webster

Regular season

Final standings

Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime 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 T OTL PTS GF GA
1z-Ottawa 67'sEast6844147398318210
2y-Brampton BattalionCentral6834246478239202
3x-Peterborough PetesEast68322211378222215
4x-Toronto St. Michael's MajorsCentral6832247576207214
5x-Belleville BullsEast6833276274195200
6x-Oshawa GeneralsEast6834302272243225
7x-Barrie ColtsCentral6829264971228223
8x-Mississauga IceDogsCentral68233111360212231
9Kingston FrontenacsEast6825372456222287
10Sudbury WolvesCentral6816464238175273

Western conference

Rank Team DIV GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA
1z-Kitchener RangersMidwest68461453100275188
2y-Plymouth WhalersWest6843149297259174
3x-Sarnia StingWest6841197190251193
4x-Windsor SpitfiresWest6837255180259221
5x-London KnightsMidwest6831277372220205
6x-Guelph StormMidwest6829289269217208
7x-Owen Sound AttackMidwest6827307465206243
8x-Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsWest6826336361232284
9Erie OttersMidwest6824356357181248
10Saginaw SpiritWest6811455734158275

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Corey LockeOttawa 67's66638815183
Matt FoyOttawa 67's686171132112
Chad LaRosePlymouth Whalers67615611752
Joey TenuteSarnia Sting68417111275
Kyle WellwoodWindsor Spitfires57415910020
Jamie JohnsonOshawa Generals68247610034
Eric StaalPeterborough Petes6639599836
Matt StajanBelleville Bulls5734609475
Kris NewburySarnia Sting64345892149
Brandon NolanOshawa Generals6836528857

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Finals
            
E1 Ottawa 4
E8 Mississauga 1
E1 Ottawa 4
E6 Oshawa 2
E3 Peterborough 3
E6 Oshawa 4
E1 Ottawa 4
E4 Toronto 3
E4 Toronto 4
E5 Belleville 3
E4 Toronto 4
E2 Brampton 1
E2 Brampton 4
E7 Barrie 2
E1 Ottawa 1
W1 Kitchener 4
W1 Kitchener 4
W8 S.S. Marie 0
W1 Kitchener 4
W6 Guelph 1
W3 Sarnia 2
W6 Guelph 4
W1 Kitchener 4
W2 Plymouth 3
W4 Windsor 3
W5 London 4
W5 London 3
W2 Plymouth 4
W2 Plymouth 4
W7 Owen Sound 0

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference

Ottawa (1) vs. Mississauga (8)
DateAwayHome
March 21Mississauga 34 OttawaOT
March 23Mississauga 38 Ottawa
March 24Ottawa 74 Mississauga
March 25Ottawa 45 MississaugaOT
March 29Mississauga 36 Ottawa
Ottawa wins series 4–1
Brampton (2) vs. Barrie (7)
DateAwayHome
March 20Barrie 23 BramptonOT
March 22Brampton 24 Barrie
March 23Barrie 45 Brampton
March 25Brampton 10 Barrie
March 27Barrie 31 Brampton
March 29Brampton 21 Barrie
Brampton wins series 4–2
Peterborough (3) vs. Oshawa (6)
DateAwayHome
March 20Oshawa 32 PeterboroughOT
March 21Peterborough 65 OshawaOT
March 24Oshawa 45 PeterboroughOT
March 25Peterborough 03 Oshawa
March 27Oshawa 25 Peterborough
March 31Peterborough 13 Oshawa
April 1Oshawa 43 PeterboroughOT
Oshawa wins series 4–3
Toronto (4) vs. Belleville (5)
DateAwayHome
March 23Belleville 46 Toronto
March 24Toronto 14 Belleville
March 27Belleville 36 Toronto
March 28Toronto 24 Belleville
March 30Belleville 26 Toronto
March 31Toronto 16 Belleville
April 1Belleville 13 Toronto
Toronto wins series 4–3

Western conference

Kitchener (1) vs. Sault Ste. Marie (8)
DateAwayHome
March 21Sault Ste. Marie 03 Kitchener
March 22Sault Ste. Marie 04 Kitchener
March 25Kitchener 21 Sault Ste. Marie
March 26Kitchener 42 Sault Ste. Marie
Kitchener wins series 4–0
Plymouth (2) vs. Owen Sound (7)
DateAwayHome
March 22Owen Sound 36 Plymouth
March 23Plymouth 63 Owen Sound
March 25Owen Sound 46 Plymouth
March 27Plymouth 52 Owen Sound
Plymouth wins series 4–0
Sarnia (3) vs. Guelph (6)
DateAwayHome
March 21Guelph 52 Sarnia
March 23Sarnia 57 Guelph
March 26Guelph 01 Sarnia
March 28Sarnia 16 Guelph
March 29Guelph 03 Sarnia
March 31Sarnia 19 Guelph
Guelph wins series 4–2
Windsor (4) vs. London (5)
DateAwayHome
March 20London 32 Windsor
March 21Windsor 41 London
March 23London 67 WindsorOT
March 26Windsor 12 London
March 28London 53 Windsor
March 31Windsor 32 London
April 1London 74 Windsor
London wins series 4–3

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference
Ottawa (1) vs. Oshawa (6)
DateAwayHome
April 4Ottawa 23 Oshawa
April 6Oshawa 34 Ottawa
April 7Oshawa 18 Ottawa
April 9Ottawa 57 Oshawa
April 11Oshawa 17 Ottawa
April 13Ottawa 60 Oshawa
Ottawa wins series 4–2
Brampton (2) vs. Toronto (4)
DateAwayHome
April 4Toronto 07 Brampton
April 6Brampton 14 Toronto
April 8Toronto 43 BramptonOT
April 10Brampton 14 Toronto
April 11Toronto 63 Brampton
Toronto wins series 4–1
Western conference
Kitchener (1) vs. Guelph (6)
DateAwayHome
April 4Guelph 34 Kitchener
April 6Kitchener 62 Guelph
April 8Guelph 54 Kitchener
April 10Kitchener 41 Guelph
April 11Guelph 45 KitchenerOT
Kitchener wins series 4–1
Plymouth (2) vs. London (5)
DateAwayHome
April 5London 32 Plymouth
April 6Plymouth 21 London
April 8London 43 Plymouth
April 9Plymouth 32 LondonOT
April 11London 36 Plymouth
April 12Plymouth 15 London
April 14London 24 Plymouth
Plymouth wins series 4–3

Conference finals

Eastern conferenceWestern conference
Ottawa (1) vs. Toronto (4)
DateAwayHome
April 18Toronto 30 Ottawa
April 20Ottawa 12 Toronto
April 22Toronto 06 Ottawa
April 24Ottawa 42 Toronto
April 25Toronto 62 Ottawa
April 27Ottawa 32 TorontoOT
April 28Toronto 25 Ottawa
Ottawa wins series 4–3
Kitchener (1) vs. Plymouth (2)
DateAwayHome
April 16Plymouth 31 Kitchener
April 18Kitchener 61 Plymouth
April 20Plymouth 23 Kitchener
April 22Kitchener 23 Plymouth
April 24Plymouth 21 KitchenerOT
April 26Kitchener 74 Plymouth
April 28Plymouth 13 Kitchener
Kitchener wins series 4–3

J. Ross Robertson Cup finals

Kitchener (1) vs. Ottawa (1)
DateAwayHome
May 2Ottawa 32 KitchenerOT
May 4Kitchener 43 OttawaOT
May 6Ottawa 14 Kitchener
May 8Kitchener 43 OttawaOT
May 10Ottawa 14 Kitchener
Kitchener wins series 4–1

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

2002-03 Kitchener Rangers[1]
Goaltenders
  • Canada 33 – Carlo DiRienzo 
  • Canada 40 – Scott Dickie 

Defencemen

  • Canada 2 – Matt McCann 
  • Canada 3 – Matt Manias 
  • Czech Republic 5 – Jiří Višenka 
  • Canada 6 – Thomas Harrison 
  • United States 7 – Nick Duff 
  • Canada 8 – Steve Eminger 
  • Canada 16 – Andre Benoit 
  • Canada 21 – George Halkidis 
  • Canada 25 – Markus Smith 
  • Canada 26 – T.J. Eason 

Wingers

Centres

All-Star teams

First team

Second team

Third team

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup:Kitchener Rangers
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:Kitchener Rangers
Bobby Orr Trophy:Ottawa 67's
Wayne Gretzky Trophy:Kitchener Rangers
Leyden Trophy:Ottawa 67's
Emms Trophy:Brampton Battalion
Holody Trophy:Kitchener Rangers
Bumbacco Trophy:Plymouth Whalers
Red Tilson Trophy:Corey Locke, Ottawa 67's
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:Corey Locke, Ottawa 67's
Matt Leyden Trophy:Brian Kilrea, Ottawa 67's
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:Matt Foy, Ottawa 67's
Max Kaminsky Trophy:Brendan Bell, Ottawa 67's
OHL Goaltender of the Year:Andy Chiodo, Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Jack Ferguson Award:Patrick McNeill, Saginaw Spirit
Dave Pinkney Trophy:Paul Drew and Jeff Weber, Plymouth Whalers
OHL Executive of the Year:Steve Bienkowski, Kitchener Rangers
Bill Long Award:Norm Bryan, Peterborough Petes
Emms Family Award:Rob Schremp, Mississauga IceDogs
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy:Ryan Munce, Sarnia Sting
OHL Humanitarian of the Year:Michael Mole, Belleville Bulls
William Hanley Trophy:Kyle Wellwood, Windsor Spitfires
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:Chad Larose, Plymouth Whalers
Bobby Smith Trophy:Dustin Brown, Guelph Storm
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy:Jhase Sniderman, Toronto Young Nats
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award:Derek Roy, Kitchener Rangers

2003 OHL Priority Selection

On May 3, 2003, the OHL conducted the 2003 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Saginaw Spirit held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Patrick McNeill from the Strathroy Rockets. McNeill 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 2003 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [2]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
1 Patrick McNeill (D) Canada Canada Saginaw Spirit Strathroy, Ontario Strathroy Rockets
2 Marc Staal (D) Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves Thunder Bay, Ontario Thunder Bay Kings
3 Tony Rizzi (RW) Canada Canada Kingston Frontenacs Kingston, Ontario Wellington Dukes
4 Ryan O'Marra (C) Canada Canada Erie Otters Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Senators
5 Cody Bass (C) Canada Canada Mississauga IceDogs Guelph, Ontario Guelph Hurricanes
6 Chris Lawrence (RW) Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Toronto, Ontario Toronto Marlboros
7 Bobby Ryan (LW) United States United States Owen Sound Attack Collingswood, New Jersey Detroit Honeybaked
8 Ryan Parent (D) Canada Canada Guelph Storm Sioux Lookout, Ontario Waterloo Siskins
9 Steve Spade (D) United States United States Barrie Colts Rochester, New York Georgetown Raiders
10 Tom Mannino (D) United States United States London Knights Farmington Hills, Michigan Leamington Flyers
11 Justin Wallingford (D) Canada Canada Oshawa Generals Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs
12 Mike Roelofsen (C) Canada Canada Belleville Bulls Chatham, Ontario Dresden Kings
13 Cal Clutterbuck (RW) Canada Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors Welland, Ontario Welland Jr. Canadians
14 Daniel Ryder (C) Canada Canada Peterborough Petes St. John's, Newfoundland Tri-Pen Ospreys
15 Philip Oreskovic (D) Canada Canada Brampton Battalion Brampton, Ontario Toronto Nationals
16 Steve Downie (RW) Canada Canada Windsor Spitfires Queensville, Ontario Aurora Tigers
17 Trevor Solomon (D) Canada Canada Sarnia Sting Garden River, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie North Stars
18 Michael Lombardi (LW) Canada Canada Plymouth Whalers Richmond Hill, Ontario Vaughan Kings
19 Elgin Reid (D) Canada Canada Ottawa 67's Milton, Ontario Leamington Flyers
20 Devereaux Heshmatpour (D) Canada Canada Kitchener Rangers North York, Ontario Vaughan Vipers


2003 CHL Import Draft

On June 26, 2003, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2003 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Owen Sound Attack held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Štefan Ružička from Slovakia with their selection.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2003 CHL Import Draft. [3]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
3 Štefan Ružička (LW) Slovakia Slovakia Owen Sound Attack Nitra, Slovakia Nitra Jr.
6 Patrick Ehelechner (G) Germany Germany Sudbury Wolves Rosenheim, Germany Hannover Scorpions
9 Václav Meidl (C) Czech Republic Czech Republic Plymouth Whalers Havířov, Czech Republic Havířov Jr.
12 Ilya Yakolev (C) Russia Russia Erie Otters Chelyabinsk, Russia Chelyabinsk Traktor-2
15 Ivan Khomutov (C/LW) Russia Russia London Knights Saratov, Russia Moscow HC CSKA
18 Martin Tůma (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Most, Czech Republic Litvínov Chemopetrol Jr.
21 Michal Pešek (LW Czech Republic Czech Republic Toronto St. Michael's Majors Prague, Czech Republic Sparta Prague Jr.
24 Andy Reiss (D) Germany Germany Oshawa Generals Hannover, Germany Hannover Scorpions
27 Lukáš Bolf (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Barrie Colts Vrchlabí, Czech Republic Sparta Prague Jr.
30 Vadim Karaga (LW) Belarus Belarus London Knights Novopolotsk, Belarus Novopolotsk Polimir
33 David Halasz (D) Slovakia Slovakia Ottawa 67's Kosice, Slovakia Kosice Jr.
36 Milan Hluchý (C/LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Belleville Bulls Rakovník, Czech Republic Kladno Jr.
39 Igor Mirnov (RW) Russia Russia Toronto St. Michael's Majors Chita, Russia Moscow Dynamo
42 Martin Lučka (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Peterborough Petes Zlín, Czech Republic Zlín Jr.
45 Stefan Blaho (RW) Slovakia Slovakia Sudbury Wolves Trenčín, Slovakia Trenčín Jr.
48 Vasili Sysa (D) Russia Russia Windsor Spitfires Chelyabinsk, Russia Ufa Salavat Yulayev-2
50 Boris Valábik (D) Slovakia Slovakia Kitchener Rangers Nitra, Slovakia Nitra Jr.
52 Vojtěch Kloz (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Kingston Frontenacs Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Chicago Steel
54 Miloš Schejbal (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Kingston Frontenacs Soběslav, Czech Republic Sparta Prague Jr.
56 Jakub Čech (G) Czech Republic Czech Republic Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Olomouc, Czech Republic Havířov

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  2. ↑ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  3. ↑ "CHL".
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