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 .
Hamilton Dukes to Guelph Storm [ edit ]
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.
Detroit Compuware Ambassadors [ edit ]
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 .
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
Emms Division
Leyden Division
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
[ 1]
Division quarter-finals [ edit ]
(2) North Bay Centennials vs. (7) Belleville Bulls[ edit ]
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
(3) Cornwall Royals vs. (6) Ottawa 67's[ edit ]
(4) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Oshawa Generals[ edit ]
Sudbury wins series 4 – 3
(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (7) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors[ edit ]
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
(3) London Knights vs. (6) Owen Sound Platers[ edit ]
(4) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires[ edit ]
March 19
Kitchener Rangers
5 – 6
OT
Windsor Spitfires
Windsor Arena
Kitchener wins series 4 – 3
Division semi-finals [ edit ]
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Ottawa 67's[ edit ]
Peterborough wins series 4 – 1
(2) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Sudbury Wolves[ edit ]
North Bay wins series 4 – 0
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers[ edit ]
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 3
(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (3) London Knights[ edit ]
Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 1
====Leyden Division====-
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) North Bay Centennials[ edit ]
North Bay wins series 4 – 1
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Niagara Falls Thunder[ edit ]
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 1
J. Ross Robertson Cup [ edit ]
(E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (L2) North Bay Centennials[ edit ]
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
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 [ edit ]
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
East Division Central Division Midwest Division West Division Defunct teams