1999–2000 OPJHL season

The 1999–2000 OPJHL season is the seventh season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.

1999–2000 OPJHL season
LeagueOntario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
1999-09 – 2000-02
Playoffs
2000-02 – 2000-04
Number of teams37
Finals championsBrampton Capitals
OPJHL seasons

Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OPJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Brampton Capitals, failed to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions.[1]

Changes edit

Final standings edit


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

East Division
Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P
Lindsay Muskies 49 41 3 3 2 244 104 87
Wellington Dukes 49 33 9 6 1 257 144 73
Trenton Sting 49 30 15 3 1 242 179 64
Cobourg Cougars 49 25 21 2 1 199 190 53
Kingston Voyageurs 49 23 20 4 2 193 181 52
Bowmanville Eagles 49 19 24 6 0 188 208 44
Bancroft Hawks 49 18 25 3 3 177 221 42
Peterborough Bees 49 17 26 3 3 184 202 40
Port Hope Buzzards 49 11 37 0 1 158 303 23
Syracuse Jr. Crunch 49 9 36 2 2 170 303 22
North Division
Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P
Newmarket Hurricanes 49 37 10 1 1 296 167 76
Couchiching Terriers 49 35 12 2 0 258 152 72
Collingwood Blues 47 26 13 5 3 243 148 60
Aurora Tigers 47 27 15 5 0 150 130 59
Stouffville Spirit 49 24 23 2 0 195 190 50
Huntsville Wildcats 49 21 20 6 2 181 198 50
Parry Sound Shamrocks 48 8 34 4 2 154 294 22
Durham Huskies 49 5 39 3 2 132 338 15
South Division
Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P
Vaughan Vipers 49 36 7 3 3 221 125 78
Thornhill Rattlers 49 33 9 4 3 264 170 73
Wexford Raiders 49 32 11 3 3 237 164 70
Markham Waxers 48 24 18 3 3 211 193 54
North York Rangers 49 17 26 6 0 167 206 40
Ajax Axemen 49 16 26 6 1 159 216 39
St. Michael's Buzzers 49 18 28 3 0 183 231 39
Oshawa Legionaires 49 13 29 4 3 157 212 33
Pickering Panthers 49 11 32 4 2 154 218 28
West Division
Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P
Georgetown Raiders 49 32 10 5 2 238 180 71
Brampton Capitals 49 30 12 4 3 221 174 67
Milton Merchants 49 30 13 3 3 231 158 66
Streetsville Derbys 49 27 17 5 0 213 208 59
Hamilton Kiltys 49 25 17 5 2 247 206 57
Burlington Cougars 49 23 20 5 1 166 174 52
Mississauga Chargers 49 19 24 2 4 190 220 44
Oakville Blades 49 16 21 9 3 209 246 44
Buffalo Lightning 49 13 32 2 2 170 236 30
Bramalea Blues 49 10 33 2 4 142 217 26

1999-2000 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs edit

Division Quarter-final

Lindsay Muskies defeated Peterborough Bees 4-games-to-none
Wellington Dukes defeated Bancroft Hawks 4-games-to-none
Kingston Voyageurs defeated Cobourg Cougars 4-games-to-none
Trenton Sting defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-2
Brampton Capitals defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-1
Georgetown Raiders defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-3
Burlington Cougars defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-3
Streetsville Derbys defeated Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-3
Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Parry Sound Shamrocks 4-games-to-none
Couchiching Terriers defeated Ajax Axemen 4-games-to-none
Stouffville Spirit defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-none
Collingwood Blues defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-3
Vaughan Vipers defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-none
Thornhill Rattlers defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-1
Wexford Raiders defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-1
Markham Waxers defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-3

Division Semi-final

Couchiching Terriers defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-1
Stouffville Spirit defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-games-to-2
Vaughan Vipers defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-1
Thornhill Rattlers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-1
Wellington Dukes defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-none
Lindsay Muskies defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-none
Georgetown Raiders defeated Burlington Cougars 4-games-to-3
Brampton Capitals defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none

Division Final

Couchiching Terriers defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-none
Thornhill Rattlers defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-none
Lindsay Muskies defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1
Brampton Capitals defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-none

Semi-final

Brampton Capitals defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-none
Lindsay Muskies defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-1

Final

Brampton Capitals defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-2

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship edit

Best-of-7 series

Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) defeated Brampton Capitals 4-games-to-1
Rayside-Balfour 4 - Brampton 1
Brampton 4 - Rayside-Balfour 1
Rayside-Balfour 2 - Brampton 1
Rayside-Balfour 3 - Brampton 2
Rayside-Balfour 13 - Brampton 1

Scoring leaders edit

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts
Pierre Rivard Newmarket Hurricanes 49 35 77 112
Mike Brito Collingwood Blues 47 50 61 111

Players selected in 2000 NHL Entry Draft edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Shaw Communications".

External links edit

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