Junior ice hockey season
The 1991–92 OHL season was the 12th season of the Ontario Hockey League . The Dukes of Hamilton relocated, and became the Guelph Storm . Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds won the J. Ross Robertson Cup , defeating the North Bay Centennials .
Hamilton Dukes to Guelph Storm [ edit ] The Hamilton Dukes relocated to the city of Guelph after two seasons in Hamilton . The club would be renamed to the Guelph Storm and play at the Guelph Memorial Gardens . Guelph had previously hosted an OHL franchise from 1982-1989, the Guelph Platers . The Platers won the 1986 Memorial Cup . The franchise relocated to Owen Sound following the 1988-89 season.
The Storm would remain in the Emms Division.
Detroit Compuware Ambassadors [ edit ] The Detroit Compuware Ambassadors moved into Joe Louis Arena following one season of play at Cobo Arena . This arena was also the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League .
1991-92 Ontario Hockey League Division Team City Arena Leyden Belleville Bulls Belleville , Ontario Yardmen Arena Cornwall Royals Cornwall , Ontario Cornwall Civic Complex Kingston Frontenacs Kingston , Ontario Kingston Memorial Centre North Bay Centennials North Bay , Ontario North Bay Memorial Gardens Oshawa Generals Oshawa , Ontario Oshawa Civic Auditorium Ottawa 67's Ottawa , Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre Peterborough Petes Peterborough , Ontario Peterborough Memorial Centre Sudbury Wolves Sudbury , Ontario Sudbury Community Arena Emms Detroit Compuware Ambassadors Detroit , Michigan Joe Louis Arena Guelph Storm Guelph , Ontario Guelph Memorial Gardens Kitchener Rangers Kitchener , Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium London Knights London , Ontario London Gardens Niagara Falls Thunder Niagara Falls , Ontario Niagara Falls Memorial Arena Owen Sound Platers Owen Sound , Ontario Bayshore Community Centre Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario Sault Memorial Gardens Windsor Spitfires Windsor , Ontario Windsor Arena
Emms Division
Leyden Division
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
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Division quarter-finals [ edit ] (2) North Bay Centennials vs. (7) Belleville Bulls[ edit ] March 17 North Bay Centennials 7 – 4 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 21 North Bay Centennials 5 – 6 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
North Bay wins series 4 – 1
(3) Cornwall Royals vs. (6) Ottawa 67's[ edit ]
(4) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Oshawa Generals[ edit ] Sudbury wins series 4 – 3
(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (7) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors[ edit ] March 15 Niagara Falls Thunder 3 – 4 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors Joe Louis Arena
March 19 Niagara Falls Thunder 3 – 5 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors Joe Louis Arena
March 23 Niagara Falls Thunder 8 – 3 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors Joe Louis Arena
Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 3
(3) London Knights vs. (6) Owen Sound Platers[ edit ]
(4) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires[ edit ] March 19 Kitchener Rangers 5 – 6 OT Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
Kitchener wins series 4 – 3
Division semi-finals [ edit ] (1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Ottawa 67's[ edit ] Peterborough wins series 4 – 1
(2) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Sudbury Wolves[ edit ] North Bay wins series 4 – 0
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers[ edit ] Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 3
(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (3) London Knights[ edit ] Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 1
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) North Bay Centennials[ edit ] North Bay wins series 4 – 1
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Niagara Falls Thunder[ edit ] Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 1
J. Ross Robertson Cup [ edit ] (E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (L2) North Bay Centennials[ edit ] April 23 North Bay Centennials 2 – 7 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens No scoring First period Tony Iob (14) - 10:57 Rick Kowalsky (5) - 14:18 No scoring Second period Colin Miller (7) - 18:47 John Spoltore (11) - pp - 13:02 Mark Lawrence (18) - pp - 13:20 Third period Tom MacDonald (3) - 3:29 Drew Bannister (2) - pp - 7:11 Aaron Gavey (5) - 10:58 Tony Iob (15) - 18:10 Ron Bertrand and Sandy Allan (took over for Bertrand after the sixth goal) - 32 saves/39 shots Goalie stats Kevin Hodson - 35 saves/37 shots
April 26 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3 – 4 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens No scoring First period John Spoltore (12) - pp - 4:23 Drake Berehowsky (7) - 8:01 Jason Firth (7) - 12:52 No scoring Second period No scoring Chris Simon (4) - 1:55 Chris Simon (5) - 14:21 Ralph Intranuovo (9) - 15:55 Third period Chad Penney (11) - pp - 11:26 Kevin Hodson - 30 saves/33 shots Goalie stats Ron Bertrand - 35 saves/39 shots
April 28 North Bay Centennials 2 – 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens Chad Penney (12) - 9:47 First period Ralph Intranuovo (10) - pp - 14:33 Shaun Imber (4) - pp - 19:09 Jeff Shevalier (5) - 2:25 Second period Colin Miller (8) - 4:33 No scoring Third period Colin Miller (9) - en - 18:45 Ron Bertrand - 32 saves/35 shots Goalie stats Kevin Hodson - 34 saves/36 shots
April 30 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1 – 4 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens No scoring First period Mark Lawrence (19) - 8:49 Chad Penney (13) - 10:01 John Spoltore (13) - 11:21 Perry Pappas (3) - pp - 3:39 Second period No scoring No scoring Third period Billy Wright (3) - 6:16 Kevin Hodson - 30 saves/34 shots Goalie stats Ron Bertrand - 23 saves/24 shots
May 2 North Bay Centennials 7 – 6 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens Jason Firth (8) - 13:51 First period Perry Pappas (4) - pp - 4:35 Tony Iob (16) - 12:48 Billy Wright (4) - 2:58 Robert Thorpe (8) - 5:06 Jason Firth (9) - 13:09 Second period Rick Kowalsky (6) - 3:20 Drew Bannister (3) - 9:16 Jason Denomme (7) - 18:35 Jason Firth (10) - pp - 6:06 Mark Lawrence (20) - 11:27 Mark Lawrence (21) - pp - 19:24 Third period Tony Iob (17) - 4:38 Ron Bertrand - 21 saves/27 shots Goalie stats Kevin Hodson - 18 saves/25 shots
May 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2 – 1 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens No scoring First period No scoring Mark Matier (2) - 12:44 David Matsos (4) - 13:42 Second period Mark Lawrence (22) - pp - 10:38 No scoring Third period No scoring Kevin Hodson - 32 shots/33 saves Goalie stats Ron Bertrand - 23 saves/25 saves
May 6 North Bay Centennials 2 – 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens Mike Burman (3) - 10:25 First period Shaun Imber (4) - pp - 9:29 Mark Matier (3) - pp - 16:55 Mark Lawrence (23) - 10:08 Second period Colin Miller (10) - 6:32 Jarrett Reid (5) - 15:11 No scoring Third period No scoring Ron Bertrand 22 saves/26 shots Goalie stats Kevin Hodson 28 saves/30 shots
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 3
J. Ross Robertson Cup : Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Hamilton Spectator Trophy : Peterborough Petes Leyden Trophy : Peterborough Petes Emms Trophy : Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Red Tilson Trophy : Todd Simon , Niagara Falls Thunder Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy : Todd Simon , Niagara Falls Thunder Matt Leyden Trophy : George Burnett , Niagara Falls Thunder Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy : Darren McCarty , Belleville Bulls Max Kaminsky Trophy : Drake Berehowsky , North Bay Centennials OHL Goaltender of the Year : Mike Fountain , Oshawa Generals Jack Ferguson Award : Jeff O'Neill , Guelph Storm Dave Pinkney Trophy : Kevin Hodson , Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL Executive of the Year : Bert Templeton , North Bay Centennials Bill Long Award : Herb Warr, Peterborough Petes Emms Family Award : Chris Gratton , Kingston Frontenacs F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy : Sandy Allan , North Bay Centennials William Hanley Trophy : John Spoltore , North Bay Centennials Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy : John Spoltore , North Bay Centennials Bobby Smith Trophy : Nathan LaFayette , Cornwall Royals
1992 OHL Priority Selection [ edit ] The Guelph Storm held the first overall pick in the 1992 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Jeff O'Neill from the Thornhill Thunderbirds. O'Neill 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 1992 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[ 2]
# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 1 Jeff O'Neill (C ) Canada Guelph Storm King City, Ontario Thornhill Thunderbirds 2 Brett Lindros (RW ) Canada Kingston Frontenacs London, Ontario St. Michael's Buzzers 3 Bill McCauley (C ) United States Detroit Junior Red Wings Warren, Michigan Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 Wayne Primeau (C ) Canada Owen Sound Platers Whitby, Ontario Whitby Midgets 5 Mike Martin (D ) Canada Windsor Spitfires Stratford, Ontario Stratford Cullitons 6 Wes Swinson (D ) Canada Kitchener Rangers Peterborough, Ontario Kingston Voyageurs 7 Richard Park (C ) United States Belleville Bulls Rancho Palos Verdes, California Toronto Young Nationals 8 Mark Edmundson (C ) Canada Ottawa 67's London, Ontario London Nationals 9 Jamie Kress (D ) Canada Oshawa Generals Cambridge, Ontario Cambridge Winterhawks 10 Rory Fitzpatrick (D ) United States Sudbury Wolves Rochester, New York Rochester Monarchs 11 John Guirestante (RW ) Canada London Knights Toronto, Ontario Mississauga Black Hawks 12 Jason Bonsignore (C ) United States Newmarket Royals Rochester, New York Rochester Jr. Americans 13 Paul McInnes (D ) Canada Niagara Falls Thunder Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Red Wings 14 Jim Ensom (LW ) Canada North Bay Centennials Peterborough, Ontario Muskoka Bears 15 Dan Cloutier (G ) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario St. Thomas Stars 16 Matt Johnson (LW ) Canada Peterborough Petes Pelham, Ontario Welland Cougars
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