2021–22 OHL season
The 2021–22 OHL season is the 42nd season of the Ontario Hockey League. After the 2020–21 OHL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league has planned to play a full 68-game regular season having begun on October 7, 2021, and scheduled to conclude on April 3, 2022. The post-season is scheduled to begin on April 7, 2022. [1]
| 2021–22 OHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Ontario Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Preseason September 2021 - October 2021 Regular season October 7, 2021 – April 3, 2022 Playoffs April 7, 2022 – May 30, 2022 |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| TV partner(s) | Rogers TV Shaw TV YourTV TSN CBC |
| 2021–22 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | OHL October 2021 – May 2022 QMJHL October 2021 – May 2022 WHL October 2021 – May 2022 |
| Number of teams | 60 |
| TV partner(s) | RDS TSN CBC Rogers TV Shaw TV |
The team who wins the J. Ross Robertson Cup will represent the Ontario Hockey League at the 2022 Memorial Cup, which is to be hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL at TD Station in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Broadcast rights
On July 21, 2021, the CHL announced a new multi-year broadcast rights partnership with TSN, RDS and the CBC beginning in the 2021-22 season. The new partnership includes approximately 30 regular season games each year delivered by TSN, approximately 20 French-language broadcast games on RDS, early season weekend games broadcast by CBC Sports, as well as digital streaming rights featuring a CHL TV broadcast each week during the regular season on TSN, RDS, and the CBC Gem streaming service.[2]
Regular season
as of December 15, 2021
[3]
Note: DIV = Division; 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
Eastern conference
| Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston Frontenacs | East | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 109 | 85 |
| 2 | North Bay Battalion | Central | 27 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 105 | 76 |
| 3 | Mississauga Steelheads | Central | 25 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 88 | 57 |
| 4 | Hamilton Bulldogs | East | 27 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 106 | 91 |
| 5 | Barrie Colts | Central | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 79 | 78 |
| 6 | Ottawa 67's | East | 28 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 82 | 108 |
| 7 | Oshawa Generals | East | 24 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 81 | 82 |
| 8 | Peterborough Petes | East | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 85 | 105 |
| 9 | Sudbury Wolves | Central | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 65 | 84 |
| 10 | Niagara IceDogs | Central | 23 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 66 | 106 |
Western conference
| Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Knights | Midwest | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 92 | 67 |
| 2 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | West | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 106 | 89 |
| 3 | Guelph Storm | Midwest | 26 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 100 | 88 |
| 4 | Windsor Spitfires | West | 24 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 99 | 92 |
| 5 | Flint Firebirds | West | 24 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 93 | 89 |
| 6 | Owen Sound Attack | Midwest | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 84 | 90 |
| 7 | Kitchener Rangers | Midwest | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 82 | 85 |
| 8 | Saginaw Spirit | West | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 84 | 94 |
| 9 | Sarnia Sting | West | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 81 | 94 |
| 10 | Erie Otters | Midwest | 25 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 78 | 105 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes[4]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Edmonds | Kingston Frontenacs | 25 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 4 |
| Brandon Coe | North Bay Battalion | 27 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 26 |
| Matvey Petrov | North Bay Battalion | 27 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 16 |
| Rory Kerins | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 24 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 10 |
| Luke Evangelista | London Knights | 21 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 12 |
| Wyatt Johnson | Windsor Spitfires | 24 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 8 |
| Brennan Othmann | Flint Firebirds | 24 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 23 |
| Kyle Jackson | North Bay Battalion | 23 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 14 |
| Logan Morrison | Hamilton Bulldogs | 26 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 4 |
| Sasha Pastujov | Guelph Storm | 26 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 15 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses;
SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average[5]
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ranger | Mississauga Steelheads | 11 | 594 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0.935 | 1.72 |
| Brett Brochu | London Knights | 22 | 1306 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 0.921 | 2.48 |
| Roman Basran | Mississauga Steelheads | 17 | 914 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 0.900 | 2.49 |
| Joe Vrbetic | North Bay Battalion | 18 | 1066 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 0.906 | 2.59 |
| Xavier Medina | Windsor Spitfires | 12 | 708 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0.905 | 2.71 |
References
- "OHL Announces Key Dates for 2021-22 Season". Ontario Hockey League. May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- "CHL has announced new multi-year broadcast rights partnerships to make TSN, RDS, and CBC the new home of the CHL". Peterborough Petes. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
- "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
- "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".