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.
Relocation
Hamilton Dukes to Guelph Storm
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.
New Arena
Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
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.
Teams
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 | | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/10px-Black_pog.svg.png) Emms Division ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png) Leyden Division |
Regular season
Final standings
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
Leyden Division
Emms Division
Scoring leaders
Playoffs
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Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
(2) North Bay Centennials vs. (7) Belleville Bulls
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 | |
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(3) Cornwall Royals vs. (6) Ottawa 67's
(4) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Oshawa Generals
Sudbury wins series 4 – 3 | |
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Emms Division
(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (7) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
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 | |
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(3) London Knights vs. (6) Owen Sound Platers
(4) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires
March 19 | Kitchener Rangers | | 5 – 6 | OT | Windsor Spitfires | Windsor Arena | |
Kitchener wins series 4 – 3 | |
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Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Ottawa 67's
Peterborough wins series 4 – 1 | |
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(2) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Sudbury Wolves
North Bay wins series 4 – 0 | |
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Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 3 | |
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(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (3) London Knights
Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 1 | |
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Division finals
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(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) North Bay Centennials
North Bay wins series 4 – 1 | |
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Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Niagara Falls Thunder
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 1 | |
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J. Ross Robertson Cup
(E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (L2) North Bay Centennials
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 | |
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Awards
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
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 |
See also
References
- ^ "1991-92 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ "1992 Ontario Hockey League Draft".
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