1999–2000 OPJHL season
1999–2000 OPJHL season | |
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League | Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | Regular season 1999-09 – 2000-02 Playoffs 2000-02 – 2000-04 |
Number of teams | 37 |
Finals champions | Brampton Capitals |
The 1999–2000 OPJHL season is the seventh season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.
Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OPJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Brampton Capitals, failed to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions.[1]
Changes
- League returns to 4 divisions, from 3.
- Auburn Jr. Crunch change name to Syracuse Jr. Crunch.
- Shelburne Wolves leave OPJHL.
- Caledon Canadians leave OPJHL.
- Parry Sound Shamrocks join OPJHL from NOJHL.
- St. Michael's Buzzers rejoin OPJHL.
Final standings
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 division title; z = clinched conference title
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1999-2000 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs
Division Quarter-final
- Lindsay Muskies defeated Peterborough Bees 4-games-to-none
- Wellington Dukes defeated Bancroft Hawks 4-games-to-none
- Kingston Voyageurs defeated Cobourg Cougars 4-games-to-none
- Trenton Sting defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-2
- Brampton Capitals defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-1
- Georgetown Raiders defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-3
- Burlington Cougars defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-3
- Streetsville Derbys defeated Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-3
- Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Parry Sound Shamrocks 4-games-to-none
- Couchiching Terriers defeated Ajax Axemen 4-games-to-none
- Stouffville Spirit defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-none
- Collingwood Blues defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-3
- Vaughan Vipers defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-none
- Thornhill Rattlers defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-1
- Wexford Raiders defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-1
- Markham Waxers defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-3
Division Semi-final
- Couchiching Terriers defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-1
- Stouffville Spirit defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-games-to-2
- Vaughan Vipers defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-1
- Thornhill Rattlers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-1
- Wellington Dukes defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-none
- Lindsay Muskies defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-none
- Georgetown Raiders defeated Burlington Cougars 4-games-to-3
- Brampton Capitals defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none
Division Final
- Couchiching Terriers defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-none
- Thornhill Rattlers defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-none
- Lindsay Muskies defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1
- Brampton Capitals defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-none
Semi-final
- Brampton Capitals defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-none
- Lindsay Muskies defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-1
Final
- Brampton Capitals defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-2
Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship
Best-of-7 series
- Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) defeated Brampton Capitals 4-games-to-1
- Rayside-Balfour 4 - Brampton 1
- Brampton 4 - Rayside-Balfour 1
- Rayside-Balfour 2 - Brampton 1
- Rayside-Balfour 3 - Brampton 2
- Rayside-Balfour 13 - Brampton 1
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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Players selected in 2000 NHL Entry Draft
- Rd 3 #67 Max Birbraer - New Jersey Devils (Newmarket Hurricanes)
See also
- 2000 Royal Bank Cup
- Dudley Hewitt Cup
- List of OJHL seasons
- Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
- Superior International Junior Hockey League
- Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
- 1999 in ice hockey
- 2000 in ice hockey