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The 2002–03 OHL season was the 23rd season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the Kitchener Rangers, who also went on to win the Memorial Cup.

1 Notes
2 Regular season
3 OHL Playoffs
4 OHL awards
5 See also
6 References

Notes [edit]

The North Bay Centennials relocated to Saginaw, Michigan, becoming the Saginaw Spirit.
The Brampton Battalion moved to the Eastern Conference and into the Central Division.
The London Knights moved from the West Division to the Midwest Division.
The Saginaw Spirit were placed in the West Division and moved to the Western Conference.
The London Knights moved into the new John Labatt Centre, which replaced the London Ice House.
The Mississauga Icedogs qualified for the playoffs for the first time in their existence.

Regular season [edit]

Final standings [edit]

Eastern Conference [edit]

East Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Rank
z-Ottawa 67's	68	44	14	7	3	98	318	210	1
x-Peterborough Petes	68	32	22	11	3	78	222	215	3
x-Belleville Bulls	68	33	27	6	2	74	195	200	5
x-Oshawa Generals	68	34	30	2	2	72	243	225	6
Kingston Frontenacs	68	25	37	2	4	56	222	287	9

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Rank
y-Brampton Battalion	68	34	24	6	4	78	239	202	2
x-Toronto St. Michael's Majors	68	32	24	7	5	76	207	214	4
x-Barrie Colts	68	29	26	4	9	71	228	223	7
x-Mississauga IceDogs	68	23	31	11	3	60	212	231	8
Sudbury Wolves	68	16	46	4	2	38	175	273	10

Western Conference [edit]

Midwest Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Rank
z-Kitchener Rangers	68	46	14	5	3	100	275	188	1
x-London Knights	68	31	27	7	3	72	220	205	5
x-Guelph Storm	68	29	28	9	2	69	217	208	6
x-Owen Sound Attack	68	27	30	7	4	65	206	243	7
Erie Otters	68	24	35	6	3	57	181	248	9

West Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Rank
y-Plymouth Whalers	68	43	14	9	2	97	259	174	2
x-Sarnia Sting	68	41	19	7	1	90	251	193	3
x-Windsor Spitfires	68	37	25	5	1	80	259	221	4
x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	68	26	33	6	3	61	232	284	8
Saginaw Spirit	68	11	45	5	7	34	158	275	10

Scoring leaders [edit]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Corey Locke	Ottawa 67's	66	63	88	151	83
Matt Foy	Ottawa 67's	68	61	71	132	112
Chad LaRose	Plymouth Whalers	67	61	56	117	52
Joey Tenute	Sarnia Sting	68	41	71	112	75
Kyle Wellwood	Windsor Spitfires	57	41	59	100	20
Jamie Johnson	Oshawa Generals	68	24	76	100	34
Eric Staal	Peterborough Petes	66	39	59	98	36
Matt Stajan	Belleville Bulls	57	34	60	94	75
Kris Newbury	Sarnia Sting	64	34	58	92	149
Brandon Nolan	Oshawa Generals	68	36	52	88	57

OHL Playoffs [edit]

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

Finals

Ottawa

Mississauga

Ottawa

Oshawa

Peterborough

Oshawa

Ottawa

Toronto

Toronto

Belleville

Toronto

Brampton

Brampton

Barrie

Ottawa

Kitchener

S.S. Marie

Kitchener

Guelph

Sarnia

Guelph

Kitchener

Plymouth

Windsor

London

London

Plymouth

Owen Sound

Conference Quarterfinals [edit]

Eastern Conference [edit]

Ottawa (1) vs. Mississauga (8)
Date	Away	Home
March 21	Mississauga 3	4 Ottawa	OT
March 23	Mississauga 3	8 Ottawa
March 24	Ottawa 7	4 Mississauga
March 25	Ottawa 4	5 Mississauga	OT
March 29	Mississauga 3	6 Ottawa
Ottawa wins series 4–1

Brampton (2) vs. Barrie (7)
Date	Away	Home
March 20	Barrie 2	3 Brampton	OT
March 22	Brampton 2	4 Barrie
March 23	Barrie 4	5 Brampton
March 25	Brampton 1	0 Barrie
March 27	Barrie 3	1 Brampton
March 29	Brampton 2	1 Barrie
Brampton wins series 4–2

Peterborough (3) vs. Oshawa (6)
Date	Away	Home
March 20	Oshawa 3	2 Peterborough	OT
March 21	Peterborough 6	5 Oshawa	OT
March 24	Oshawa 4	5 Peterborough	OT
March 25	Peterborough 0	3 Oshawa
March 27	Oshawa 2	5 Peterborough
March 31	Peterborough 1	3 Oshawa
April 1	Oshawa 4	3 Peterborough	OT
Oshawa wins series 4–3

Toronto (4) vs. Belleville (5)
Date	Away	Home
March 23	Belleville 4	6 Toronto
March 24	Toronto 1	4 Belleville
March 27	Belleville 3	6 Toronto
March 28	Toronto 2	4 Belleville
March 30	Belleville 2	6 Toronto
March 31	Toronto 1	6 Belleville
April 1	Belleville 1	3 Toronto
Toronto wins series 4–3

Western Conference [edit]

Kitchener (1) vs. Sault Ste. Marie (8)
Date	Away	Home
March 21	Sault Ste. Marie 0	3 Kitchener
March 22	Sault Ste. Marie 0	4 Kitchener
March 25	Kitchener 2	1 Sault Ste. Marie
March 26	Kitchener 4	2 Sault Ste. Marie
Kitchener wins series 4–0

Plymouth (2) vs. Owen Sound (7)
Date	Away	Home
March 22	Owen Sound 3	6 Plymouth
March 23	Plymouth 6	3 Owen Sound
March 25	Owen Sound 4	6 Plymouth
March 27	Plymouth 5	2 Owen Sound
Plymouth wins series 4–0

Sarnia (3) vs. Guelph (6)
Date	Away	Home
March 21	Guelph 5	2 Sarnia
March 23	Sarnia 5	7 Guelph
March 26	Guelph 0	1 Sarnia
March 28	Sarnia 1	6 Guelph
March 29	Guelph 0	3 Sarnia
March 31	Sarnia 1	9 Guelph
Guelph wins series 4–2

Windsor (4) vs. London (5)
Date	Away	Home
March 20	London 3	2 Windsor
March 21	Windsor 4	1 London
March 23	London 6	7 Windsor	OT
March 26	Windsor 1	2 London
March 28	London 5	3 Windsor
March 31	Windsor 3	2 London
April 1	London 7	4 Windsor
London wins series 4–3

Conference semifinals [edit]

Eastern Conference

Ottawa (1) vs. Oshawa (6)
Date	Away	Home
April 4	Ottawa 2	3 Oshawa
April 6	Oshawa 3	4 Ottawa
April 7	Oshawa 1	8 Ottawa
April 9	Ottawa 5	7 Oshawa
April 11	Oshawa 1	7 Ottawa
April 13	Ottawa 6	0 Oshawa
Ottawa wins series 4–2

Brampton (2) vs. Toronto (4)
Date	Away	Home
April 4	Toronto 0	7 Brampton
April 6	Brampton 1	4 Toronto
April 8	Toronto 4	3 Brampton	OT
April 10	Brampton 1	4 Toronto
April 11	Toronto 6	3 Brampton
Toronto wins series 4–1

Western Conference

Kitchener (1) vs. Guelph (6)
Date	Away	Home
April 4	Guelph 3	4 Kitchener
April 6	Kitchener 6	2 Guelph
April 8	Guelph 5	4 Kitchener
April 10	Kitchener 4	1 Guelph
April 11	Guelph 4	5 Kitchener	OT
Kitchener wins series 4–1

Plymouth (2) vs. London (5)
Date	Away	Home
April 5	London 3	2 Plymouth
April 6	Plymouth 2	1 London
April 8	London 4	3 Plymouth
April 9	Plymouth 3	2 London	OT
April 11	London 3	6 Plymouth
April 12	Plymouth 1	5 London
April 14	London 2	4 Plymouth
Plymouth wins series 4–3

Conference finals [edit]

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Ottawa (1) vs. Toronto (4)
Date	Away	Home
April 18	Toronto 3	0 Ottawa
April 20	Ottawa 1	2 Toronto
April 22	Toronto 0	6 Ottawa
April 24	Ottawa 4	2 Toronto
April 25	Toronto 6	2 Ottawa
April 27	Ottawa 3	2 Toronto	OT
April 28	Toronto 2	5 Ottawa
Ottawa wins series 4–3

Kitchener (1) vs. Plymouth (2)
Date	Away	Home
April 16	Plymouth 3	1 Kitchener
April 18	Kitchener 6	1 Plymouth
April 20	Plymouth 2	3 Kitchener
April 22	Kitchener 2	3 Plymouth
April 24	Plymouth 2	1 Kitchener	OT
April 26	Kitchener 7	4 Plymouth
April 28	Plymouth 1	3 Kitchener
Kitchener wins series 4–3

J. Ross Robertson Cup Finals [edit]

Kitchener (1) vs. Ottawa (1)
Date	Away	Home
May 2	Ottawa 3	2 Kitchener	OT
May 4	Kitchener 4	3 Ottawa	OT
May 6	Ottawa 1	4 Kitchener
May 8	Kitchener 4	3 Ottawa	OT
May 10	Ottawa 1	4 Kitchener
Kitchener wins series 4–1

OHL awards [edit]

J. Ross Robertson Cup:	Kitchener Rangers
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:	Kitchener Rangers
Red Tilson Trophy:	Corey Locke, Ottawa 67's
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:	Corey Locke, Ottawa 67's
Matt Leyden Trophy:	Brian Kilrea, Ottawa 67's
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:	Matt Foy, Ottawa 67's
Max Kaminsky Trophy:	Brendan Bell, Ottawa 67's
OHL Goaltender of the Year:	Andy Chiodo, Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Jack Ferguson Award:	Patrick McNeill, Saginaw Spirit
Dave Pinkney Trophy:	Paul Drew and Jeff Weber, Plymouth Whalers
OHL Executive of the Year:	Steve Bienkowski, Kitchener Rangers
Emms Family Award:	Rob Schremp, Mississauga IceDogs
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy:	Ryan Munce, Sarnia Sting
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy:	Michael Mole, Belleville Bulls
William Hanley Trophy:	Kyle Wellwood, Windsor Spitfires
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:	Chad Larose, Plymouth Whalers
Bobby Smith Trophy:	Dustin Brown, Guelph Storm
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award:	Derek Roy, Kitchener Rangers

References [edit]

HockeyDB

Preceded by 2001–02 OHL season	OHL seasons	Succeeded by 2003–04 OHL season

v t e Ontario Hockey League

East Division	Belleville Bulls Kingston Frontenacs Oshawa Generals Ottawa 67's Peterborough Petes

Central Division	Barrie Colts Mississauga Steelheads Niagara IceDogs North Bay Battalion Sudbury Wolves

Midwest Division	Erie Otters Guelph Storm Kitchener Rangers London Knights Owen Sound Attack

West Division	Plymouth Whalers Saginaw Spirit Sarnia Sting Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Windsor Spitfires

Defunct teams	Brampton Battalion Brantford Alexanders Cornwall Royals Detroit Compuware Ambassadors Detroit Junior Red Wings Detroit Whalers Guelph Platers Hamilton Dukes Hamilton Steelhawks Kingston Canadians Kingston Raiders Mississauga IceDogs Newmarket Royals Niagara Falls Thunder North Bay Centennials Owen Sound Platers Toronto Marlboros Toronto St. Michael's Majors

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2002–03 OHL season

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Notes [edit]

Regular season [edit]

Final standings [edit]

Eastern Conference [edit]

Western Conference [edit]

Scoring leaders [edit]

OHL Playoffs [edit]

Conference Quarterfinals [edit]

Eastern Conference [edit]

Western Conference [edit]

Conference semifinals [edit]

Conference finals [edit]

J. Ross Robertson Cup Finals [edit]

OHL awards [edit]

See also [edit]

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