2023–24 OJHL season
Sports season
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The 2023–24 season was the 29th season for the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
| 2023–24 OJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Teams | 24 |
| Finals champions | Collingwood Blues |
League changes
- The Buffalo Jr. Sabres return from absence after COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
- The Leamington Flyers and the Niagara Falls Canucks transitioned from the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, to the Ontario Junior Hockey League, elevating their status from Junior B to Junior A.[3][4]
Regular season
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 conference title; z = clinched regular season title
East Conference
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | xy-Trenton Golden Hawks | 56 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 88 |
| 2 | x-St. Michael's Buzzers | 56 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 75 |
| 3 | x-Wellington Dukes | 56 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 73 |
| 4 | x-Haliburton County Huskies | 56 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 70 |
| 5 | x-Cobourg Cougars | 56 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 69 |
| 6 | x-Toronto Jr. Canadiens | 56 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 68 |
| 7 | x-Markham Royals | 56 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 66 |
| 8 | x-Stouffville Spirit | 56 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 65 |
| 9 | Lindsay Muskies | 56 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 61 |
| 10 | Pickering Panthers | 56 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 36 |
| 11 | Aurora Tigers | 56 | 13 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 32 |
| 12 | North York Rangers | 56 | 8 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
West Conference
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | xyz-Collingwood Blues | 56 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 99 |
| 2 | x-Milton Menace | 56 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 85 |
| 3 | x-Leamington Flyers | 56 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 76 |
| 4 | x-Oakville Blades | 56 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 68 |
| 5 | x-Buffalo Jr. Sabres | 56 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 67 |
| 6 | x-Georgetown Raiders | 56 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 65 |
| 7 | x-Burlington Cougars | 56 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 65 |
| 8 | x-Brantford 99ers | 56 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 56 |
| 9 | Toronto Patriots | 56 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 51 |
| 10 | Niagara Falls Canucks | 56 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 11 | Caledon Admirals | 56 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 26 |
| 12 | Mississauga Chargers | 56 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[5]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Hoskin | Cobourg Cougars | 52 | 42 | 58 | 100 | 34 |
| Ryan Forberg | Markham Royals | 56 | 45 | 52 | 97 | 20 |
| Andy Reist | Cobourg Cougars | 52 | 35 | 60 | 95 | 8 |
| Patrick Saini | Haliburton County Huskies | 56 | 44 | 50 | 94 | 2 |
| Adam O'Marra | Trenton Golden Hawks | 55 | 42 | 52 | 94 | 12 |
| Ben-Chaim Lalkin | Markham Royals | 42 | 50 | 38 | 88 | 30 |
| Gavin Rocha | Markham Royals | 56 | 20 | 68 | 88 | 42 |
| Connor Driscoll | Milton Menace | 52 | 28 | 55 | 83 | 71 |
| David Elmy | St. Michael's Buzzers | 56 | 44 | 37 | 81 | 24 |
| Brandon Cohen | St. Michael's Buzzers | 55 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 20 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses;
T = Ties; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average[6]
| Player | Team | GP | MINS | W | L | OTL | T | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Pak | Collingwood Blues | 42 | 2489 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 12 | 0.945 | 1.30 |
| Brady Spry | Trenton Golden Hawks | 22 | 1337 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0.925 | 2.20 |
| Sebastian Gatto | Leamington Flyers | 30 | 1882 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 4 | 0.928 | 2.23 |
| Benjamin Bonisteel | Trenton Golden Hawks | 30 | 1815 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 6 | 0.926 | 2.25 |
| Stephen Toltl | Stouffville Spirit | 25 | 1441 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 0.921 | 2.29 |
Playoffs
| Conference Quarterfinals (Best of 7) | Conference Semi-Finals (Best of 7) | Conference Finals (Best of 7) | OJHL Final (Best of 7) | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Trenton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Stouffville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Trenton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | St. Michael's | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Markham | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Trenton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| East Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Cobourg | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Wellington | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | St. Michael's | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Cobourg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Haliburton County | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Cobourg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Trenton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Collingwood | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Collingwood | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W8 | Brantford | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Collingwood | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Oakville | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Milton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | Burlington | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Collingwood | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| West Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Leamington | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Leamington | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Georgetown | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Milton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Leamington | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Oakville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Buffalo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||