Wednesday, 21 March 2012

OHL Season Recap - Eastern Conference

So I've got no doubt that you've already read our OHL Western Conference recap, and you've been waiting on the edge of your seat for the Eastern Conference recap. Here it is. I don't know as much about the Eastern conference as I do the West, but I'll do my best to bring you all the information you need. Many of the top scorers came from the East, so it must be a pretty good conference.

Standings
RankEastern ConferenceGPWLOTLSLPTSPCTGFGASTKP10PIM
1Niagara IceDogs68471803970.7132911695-0-0-09-1-0-0956
2Ottawa 67's68402053880.6472682160-2-0-04-5-0-1990
3Barrie Colts68402332850.6252482100-1-1-06-3-1-01081
4Brampton Battalion68362237820.6032021882-0-0-05-4-0-11015
5Sudbury Wolves68362642780.5742422401-0-0-05-4-0-11261
6Mississauga St. Michaels Majors68332816730.5372012190-1-0-07-3-0-01097
7Belleville Bulls68353210710.5222002213-0-0-06-4-0-0986
8Oshawa Generals68313043690.5072422410-2-1-05-3-2-01284
9Peterborough Petes68273434610.4492192811-0-0-02-7-0-11035
10Kingston Frontenacs68194135460.3381882900-7-0-21-7-0-21095
*thanks again to www.ontariohockeyleague.com for the table.



Team Recap


The brothers are playing well together. It's also
impossible to find a picture of the two that isn't
on Team Canada. Deal with it.
1. Niagara Ice Dogs- Niagara came within just 2 points of the OHL leading London Knights, nearly passing them after Niagara went 9-1 in their last 10 games and winning their last 5. Their top line wingers, Andrew Agozzino on the left, and Freddie Hamilton on the right carried the offense with Freddie's brother Dougie third in team points as a defenseman. Agozzino led in goals with 40 and points with 88 while Freddie had 35 goals and 86 points, just behind his linemate. Goaltender Mark Visentin led the OHL in GAA, the only goalie under a 2, with 1.99, and was third in SV%.

2. Ottawa 67's- Second place last year. Second place this year. Led in net by eccentric Petr Mrazek, who backstopped the Czech Republic in the World Juniors, Ottawa played strong and Mrazek finished with a 30-13-4-2 record, a 2.84 GAA, and a .917 SV%. Tyler Toffoli led the league with 52 goals and finished second in the league with 100 points. Teammate Shane Prince was 4th in the league in goals with 43, and he finished with 90 points, putting him 4th there, too.


3. Barrie Colts- Tanner Pearson led the Colts in goals with 37 and points with 91 playing on a line with short-time NHLer Mark Scheifele, who himself scored 23 goals and 63 points in just 47 games. Mathias Niederberger had a great year in his first year in the OHL, posting a 29-14-1-2 record with a 2.68 GAA and a .918 SV%. Other than Pearson's point total, there aren't a lot of spectacular stats, but the whole team played really well this year and that had 5 players with over a point-per-game.


4. Brampton Battalion- Brampton, who was below .500 hockey last year, rode the hot goaltending of Matej Machovsky, who ranked 2nd in GAA this season behind only Visentin. A low scoring team, with the team leader in goals at 37 and points at 67, being Sam Carrick. Second in scoring was Barclay Goodrow, with 26 goals and 52 points, those are relatively low numbers for a team this high in the standings.

Not a household name, but Sgarbossa
led the OHL in points scored.


5. Sudbury Wolves- Led by league leader in points, Michael Sgarbossa, with 102 points, the Wolves improved upon their 7th place finish last year.  Their goaltending, split between Johan Mattsson and Joel Vienneau, was pretty average, giving up the fourth highest amount of goals in the East, but their offense certainly made up for it.

6. Mississauga St. Michaels Majors- After making a deep run in the playoffs last year, after finishing first in the east, the Majors now finished just sixth. They dropped 20 wins this season, from 53 down to 33. With no Devante Smith-Pelly, or Justin Shugg, Mississauga was led by Riley Brace who finished with 82 points and 33 goals. He ran away with his team's points lead with 82, and second place Jamie Wise with 48. JP Anderson started off the year in net for the Majors, and Brandon Maxwell finished it off after coming over from Sarnia.

7. Belleville Bulls- The team with P.K. Subban's brothers is sure how a lot of you know Belleville. With Malcolm Subban in net, getting a little over half of the games, and posting a 25-14-0-0 record and Jordan Subban on defense, the Bells made it into the playoffs. Brendan Gaunce led the team in goals with 28 and points with 68, which just about doubles his point total from last year.


Kevin Bailie split his time almost exactly evenly
 with goaltending partner Daniel Altshuller.  
8. Oshawa Generals- After placing fourth in the East last year, Oshawa has slipped to 8th, but there is no dramatic race for 8th here like in the West. Oshawa had a comfortable 8 point cushion on Peterborough, but I'm sure they tried to get out of 8th, to avoid the powerhouse Ice Dogs. Christian Thomas led them with 67 points and tied linemate Lucas Lessio with 34 goals. Kevin Bailie and rookie Daniel Altshuller split time in the net, though Bailie got 12 more starts. Oshawa was the one of only two teams to use only two goalies throughout the season.

9. Peterborough Petes- Peterborough was the other team to use just two goalies, and they split them almost dead even, with Andrew D'Agostini playing in 38 games and Mike Morrison playing in 40. They both had GAA's in the high 3's and posted identical .890 SV%'s. Another Andrew, Yogan this time, led the team in goal with 41, putting him 6th in the league despite playing for a team that didn't make the playoffs, and also led the team with 78 points.

10. Kingston Frontenacs- Not as bad as the bottom-feeder in the East, Erie, Kingston still did not have a great season. Igor Bobkov started 58 games, which is a lot of games for an OHL goalie, and went 17-32-2-4 in his first season as a starter after coming over from the London Knights in the off-season. Their offense lacked, with their highest scorer, Darcy Greenaway, recording just 27 goals and 52 points. Better luck next year.

The middle of the standings here were much closer than the West, so this could make for some heated rivalries. The playoffs should be great here in the East as well!

Do you think the East will represent the OHL in the Memorial Cup? Who will the OHL final be between? Let us know down below!


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