The 2000âÂÂ01 OHL season was the 21st season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Guelph Storm moved from the Guelph Memorial Gardens to the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre at the start of the season. The Owen Sound Platers were renamed to the Owen Sound Attack Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Ottawa 67's won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Plymouth Whalers.
Regular season
Final standings
Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title
Eastern conference
Western conference
Scoring leaders
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: T = Ties; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern conference
(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (8) Barrie Colts
(4) Ottawa 67's vs. (5) North Bay Centennials
(3) Toronto St. Michael's Majors vs. (6) Peterborough Petes
(2) Sudbury Wolves vs. (7) Barrie Colts
Western conference
(1) Erie Otters vs. (8) London Knights
(4) Guelph Storm vs. (5) Brampton Battalion
(3) Windsor Spitfires vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack
(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (7) Sarnia Sting
Conference semifinals
Eastern conference
(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (4) Ottawa 67's
(2) Sudbury Wolves vs. (3) Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Western conference
(1) Erie Otters vs. (5) Brampton Battalion
(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (4) Windsor Spitfires
Conference finals
Eastern conference
(3) Toronto St. Michael's Majors vs. (4) Ottawa 67's
(1) Erie Otters vs. (2) Plymouth Whalers
J. Ross Robertson Cup finals
(2) Plymouth Whalers vs. (4) Ottawa 67's
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster
All-Star teams
First team
- Kyle Wellwood, Centre, Belleville Bulls
- Randy Rowe, Left Wing, Belleville Bulls
- Branko Radivojevic, Right Wing, Belleville Bulls
- Rostislav Klesla, Defence, Brampton Battalion
- Alexei Semenov, Defence, Sudbury Wolves
- Craig Anderson, Goaltender, Guelph Storm
- Dave MacQueen, Coach, Erie Otters
Second team
- Brad Boyes, Centre, Erie Otters
- Raffi Torres, Left Wing, Brampton Battalion
- Cory Pecker, Right Wing, Erie Otters
- Kevin Dallman, Defence, Guelph Storm
- Jon Zion, Defence, Ottawa 67's
- Rob Zepp, Goaltender, Plymouth Whalers
- Dave Cameron, Coach, Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Third team
- Jason Spezza, Centre, Windsor Spitfires
- Steve Ott, Left Wing, Windsor Spitfires
- Nikita Alexeev, Right Wing, Erie Otters
- Libor Ustrnul, Defence, Plymouth Whalers
- Mark Popovic, Defence, Toronto St. Michael's Majors
- Alex Auld, Goaltender, North Bay Centennials
- Jim Hulton, Coach, Belleville Bulls
Awards
2001 OHL Priority Selection
On May 5, 2001, the OHL conducted the 2001 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Mississauga IceDogs held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Patrick O'Sullivan from the USA U17 team. O'Sullivan 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 2001 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
See also
References