1997–98 OPJHL season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1997–98 OPJHL season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

is the 5th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

The Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The league dates back to 1954 as the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the...

(OPJHL). The twenty-two teams of the MacKenzie, MacKinnon, Phillips, and Ruddock Divisions competed in a 51-game schedule. The top 4 teams of each division make the playoffs.

The winner of the OPJHL playoffs, the Milton Merchants, won the 1998 Buckland Cup as OHA Champions and the Dudley Hewitt Cup

Dudley Hewitt Cup

The Dudley Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournaments conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The trophy was first awarded in 1979. The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup competes at the 2011 Royal Bank Cup.-History:...

as Central Canadian Champions, but failed to win the 1998 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

Aurora Tigers
Aurora Tigers
The Aurora Tigers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Aurora, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League, Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, and the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:The Aurora...

join OPJHL from MetJHL.
Orillia Terriers move to Rama, Ontario
Rama, Ontario
Rama is the Ontario, Canada home of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation and Casino Rama. The community sports complex is called the Mnjikaning Arena Sports Ki, which was the home arena of the Couchiching Terriers ice hockey team, once affiliated with the Barrie Colts. The Ramakings lacrosse team...

and become Couchiching Terriers
Couchiching Terriers
The Couchiching Terriers were a Junior A ice hockey team from Rama, Ontario, Canada from Lake Couchiching. They originated in neighbouring Orillia, Ontario. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They were 1985 Centennial Cup National Champions and three time Dudley Hewitt Cup...

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Newmarket 87's become Newmarket Hurricanes
Newmarket Hurricanes
The Newmarket Hurricanes are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey and are currently the 2009-10 CCHL champions.-History:...

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Peterborough Jr. Petes become Peterborough Bees.
St. Michael's Buzzers
St. Michael's Buzzers
The St. Michael's Buzzers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Canadian Hockey League.-History:...

take leave of absence.

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

EWLINE

MacKenzie Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P
Brampton Capitals Brampton Capitals The Brampton Capitals are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League.-History:Since moving to Brampton in 1989, the Capitals have been one of the more dominant teams in the OPJHL...	51	39	7	1	4	282	163	83
Bramalea Blues Bramalea Blues The Bramalea Blues were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Bramalea, Ontario, Canada. Their final two seasons were played in Brampton, Ontario at the Powerade Centre. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League. They joined...	51	32	11	6	2	244	182	72
Streetsville Derbys Streetsville Derbys The Streetsville Derbys were a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Streetsville, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League in 2011 when they merged into the Cobourg Cougars.-History:...	51	23	24	1	3	226	235	50
Mississauga Chargers Mississauga Chargers The Mississauga Chargers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They are the product of a 1990 merger of two former Metro Junior B franchises, the Thornhill Thunderbirds and the Markham Connection...	51	15	29	3	4	178	265	37
Vaughan Vipers Vaughan Vipers ----The Vaughan Vipers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League.-History:...	51	7	40	2	2	192	354	18
MacKinnon Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P
Milton Merchants Milton Icehawks The Milton Icehawks are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Milton, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League.The Icehawks have previously been known as the Milton Merchants, Milton Flyers, and Milton Steamers....	51	42	8	1	0	357	127	85
Oakville Blades Oakville Blades The Oakville Blades are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Oakville, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...	51	31	15	4	1	215	183	67
Burlington Cougars Burlington Cougars The Burlington Cougars are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Burlington, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey.-History:Founded in the early 1950s, the Burlington Mohawks found their footing in the Central Junior B Hockey League...	51	24	22	5	0	217	207	53
Hamilton Kiltys Hamilton Red Wings Jr. A The Hamilton Red Wings are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League...	51	21	22	5	3	222	195	50
Georgetown Raiders Georgetown Raiders ----The Georgetown Raiders are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. In Junior "B", the team was known as the "Georgetown Gemini" until 1989...	51	6	44	1	0	134	330	13
Phillips Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P
Collingwood Blues Collingwood Blues The Collingwood Blues were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League and earlier the Central Junior B Hockey League.-History:...	51	35	12	3	1	263	156	74
Newmarket Hurricanes Newmarket Hurricanes The Newmarket Hurricanes are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey and are currently the 2009-10 CCHL champions.-History:...	51	28	17	5	1	249	185	62
Aurora Tigers Aurora Tigers The Aurora Tigers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Aurora, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League, Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, and the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:The Aurora...	51	27	17	6	1	226	196	61
Lindsay Muskies Lindsay Muskies The Lindsay Muskies are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Lindsay, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey.-History:The Muskies started out in the Central Junior C Hockey League...	51	23	20	5	3	198	186	54
Couchiching Terriers Couchiching Terriers The Couchiching Terriers were a Junior A ice hockey team from Rama, Ontario, Canada from Lake Couchiching. They originated in neighbouring Orillia, Ontario. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They were 1985 Centennial Cup National Champions and three time Dudley Hewitt Cup...	51	23	20	7	1	220	213	54
Stouffville Spirit Stouffville Spirit The Stouffville Spirit are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. The Stouffville Spirit are members of the Central Canadian Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...	51	16	32	2	1	194	280	35
Ruddock Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P
Peterborough Bees Peterborough Stars The Peterborough Stars are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. They play in Central Division Hockey.-History:The franchise started in the Ontario Hockey Association's Eastern Junior B Hockey League in 1965....	51	29	18	4	0	254	176	62
Trenton Sting	51	28	17	6	0	237	193	62
Bowmanville Eagles Bowmanville Eagles The Bowmanville Eagles were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Central Canadian Hockey League. The Eagles left the OHA in 2010 when they merged with the Cobourg Cougars and left Bowmanville.-History:...	51	27	19	5	0	210	178	59
Kingston Voyageurs Kingston Voyageurs The Kingston Voyageurs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League.-History:The Voyageurs entered the Metro Junior B Hockey League in 1974...	51	23	16	10	2	224	192	58
Ajax Axemen Ajax Attack The Ajax Attack were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Ajax, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Central Canadian Hockey League. They used to be known as the Axemen. In the Summer of 2010, the Attack merged with the Pickering Panthers and left Ajax....	50	13	35	2	0	190	282	28
Cobourg Cougars Cobourg Cougars The Cobourg Cougars are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Cobourg, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...	50	8	39	3	0	146	315	19

1997-98 OPJHL Playoffs

For the Central Canada Championship, please go to the Dudley Hewitt Cup
Dudley Hewitt Cup
The Dudley Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournaments conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The trophy was first awarded in 1979. The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup competes at the 2011 Royal Bank Cup.-History:...

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For the National Championship, please go to the 1998 Royal Bank Cup.

Division Semi-final

Milton Merchants defeated Mississauga Chargers

Mississauga Chargers

The Mississauga Chargers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They are the product of a 1990 merger of two former Metro Junior B franchises, the Thornhill Thunderbirds and the Markham Connection...

4-games-to-none

Hamilton Kiltys defeated Brampton Capitals

Brampton Capitals

The Brampton Capitals are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League.-History:Since moving to Brampton in 1989, the Capitals have been one of the more dominant teams in the OPJHL...

4-games-to-1

Bramalea Blues
Bramalea Blues
The Bramalea Blues were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Bramalea, Ontario, Canada. Their final two seasons were played in Brampton, Ontario at the Powerade Centre. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League. They joined...

defeated Streetsville Derbys

Streetsville Derbys

The Streetsville Derbys were a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Streetsville, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League in 2011 when they merged into the Cobourg Cougars.-History:...

4-games-to-2

Oakville Blades
Oakville Blades
The Oakville Blades are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Oakville, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...

defeated Burlington Cougars

Burlington Cougars

The Burlington Cougars are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Burlington, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey.-History:Founded in the early 1950s, the Burlington Mohawks found their footing in the Central Junior B Hockey League...

4-games-to-2

Couchiching Terriers
Couchiching Terriers
The Couchiching Terriers were a Junior A ice hockey team from Rama, Ontario, Canada from Lake Couchiching. They originated in neighbouring Orillia, Ontario. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They were 1985 Centennial Cup National Champions and three time Dudley Hewitt Cup...

defeated Collingwood Blues

Collingwood Blues

The Collingwood Blues were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League and earlier the Central Junior B Hockey League.-History:...

4-games-to-2

Peterborough Bees defeated Kingston Voyageurs

Kingston Voyageurs

The Kingston Voyageurs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League.-History:The Voyageurs entered the Metro Junior B Hockey League in 1974...

3-games-to-2

Trenton Sting
Trenton Sting
The Trenton Sting were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Trenton, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:In 1981, the Belleville Bobcats of the Metro Junior B Hockey League moved to Trenton...

defeated Bowmanville Eagles

Bowmanville Eagles

The Bowmanville Eagles were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Central Canadian Hockey League. The Eagles left the OHA in 2010 when they merged with the Cobourg Cougars and left Bowmanville.-History:...

4-games-to-1

Newmarket Hurricanes
Newmarket Hurricanes
The Newmarket Hurricanes are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey and are currently the 2009-10 CCHL champions.-History:...

defeated Aurora Tigers

Aurora Tigers

The Aurora Tigers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Aurora, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League, Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, and the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:The Aurora...

4-games-to-1

Division Final

Milton Merchants defeated Oakville Blades

Oakville Blades

The Oakville Blades are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Oakville, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...

4-games-to-2

Hamilton Kiltys defeated Bramalea Blues

Bramalea Blues

The Bramalea Blues were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Bramalea, Ontario, Canada. Their final two seasons were played in Brampton, Ontario at the Powerade Centre. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League. They joined...

4-games-to-2

Newmarket Hurricanes

The Newmarket Hurricanes are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey and are currently the 2009-10 CCHL champions.-History:...

4-games-to-1

Semi-final

Milton Merchants defeated Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-none

Couchiching Terriers

The Couchiching Terriers were a Junior A ice hockey team from Rama, Ontario, Canada from Lake Couchiching. They originated in neighbouring Orillia, Ontario. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They were 1985 Centennial Cup National Champions and three time Dudley Hewitt Cup...

4-games-to-1

Final

Milton Merchants defeated Trenton Sting

Trenton Sting

The Trenton Sting were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Trenton, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:In 1981, the Belleville Bobcats of the Metro Junior B Hockey League moved to Trenton...

4-games-to-none

OHA Buckland Cup Championship

Best-of-7 series

Milton Merchants defeated Wexford Raiders (MetJHL) 4-games-to-1

Milton Merchants 11 - Wexford Raiders 2

Milton Merchants 3 - Wexford Raiders 2 2OT

Milton Merchants 6 - Wexford Raiders 1

Wexford Raiders 4 - Milton Merchants 3 OT

Milton Merchants 6 - Wexford Raiders 1