2003–04 OHL season

2003–04 CHL season
2003–04 CHL season
League	Canadian Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	OHL ; Sept. 2003 – March 2004 ; QMJHL ; Sept. 2003 – March 2004 ; WHL ; Sept. 2003 – March 2004
Number of teams	60
TV partner(s)	RDS ; Rogers Sportsnet ; Rogers TV ; Shaw TV

2003–04 OHL season
2003–04 OHL season
League	Ontario Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	Regular season ; Sept. 2003 – March 2004 ; Playoffs ; March 2004 – May 2004
Number of teams	20
TV partner(s)	Rogers TV, TVCogeco
Finals champions	Guelph Storm
OHL seasons
	← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 OHL season was the 24th season of the Ontario Hockey League. In November 2003, the OHL Board of Governors renamed the OHL Humanitarian of the Year Award to the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy, in recognition of former Owen Sound Platers player, Dan Snyder, who died in a car accident in September 2003. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the Guelph Storm, who swept the Mississauga IceDogs in the league final.

Teams

East Division

Central Division

Midwest Division

West Division

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

Rank	Team	DIV	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1	z-Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Central	68	38	21	7	2	85	210	187
2	y-Ottawa 67's	East	68	29	26	9	4	71	238	220
3	x-Mississauga IceDogs	Central	68	36	21	7	4	83	217	199
4	x-Barrie Colts	Central	68	31	21	12	4	78	196	171
5	x-Kingston Frontenacs	East	68	30	28	7	3	70	210	221
6	x-Oshawa Generals	East	68	30	29	8	1	69	188	206
7	x-Brampton Battalion	Central	68	25	32	9	2	61	180	221
8	x-Sudbury Wolves	Central	68	25	32	6	5	61	185	220

9	Peterborough Petes	East	68	22	40	3	3	50	191	244
10	Belleville Bulls	East	68	15	44	8	1	39	172	279

Western conference

Rank	Team	DIV	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1	z-London Knights	Midwest	68	53	11	2	2	110	300	147
2	y-Sarnia Sting	West	68	37	23	4	4	82	220	210
3	x-Guelph Storm	Midwest	68	49	14	5	0	103	276	182
4	x-Kitchener Rangers	Midwest	68	34	26	6	2	76	254	235
5	x-Plymouth Whalers	West	68	32	24	9	3	76	220	204
6	x-Owen Sound Attack	Midwest	68	30	27	7	4	71	202	210
7	x-Erie Otters	Midwest	68	29	26	6	7	71	221	212
8	x-Windsor Spitfires	West	68	27	30	3	8	65	201	219

9	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	West	68	30	34	3	1	64	196	223
10	Saginaw Spirit	West	68	16	45	3	4	39	161	228

Scoring leaders

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Corey Locke	Ottawa 67's	65	51	67	118	82
Corey Perry	London Knights	66	40	73	113	98
Martin St. Pierre	Guelph Storm	68	45	65	110	95
Eric Himelfarb	Kingston Frontenacs	67	37	70	107	80
Daniel Sisca	Sarnia Sting	67	34	66	100	89
Rob Hisey	Erie Otters	63	38	58	96	63
Mike Richards	Kitchener Rangers	58	36	53	89	82
Scott Sheppard	London Knights	68	29	59	88	75
Patrick O'Sullivan	Mississauga IceDogs	53	43	39	82	32
John Mitchell	Plymouth Whalers	65	28	54	82	45

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals

Conference semifinals

Conference finals

Finals

E1

Toronto

4

E8

Sudbury

3

E1

Toronto

4

E7

Brampton

1

E2

Ottawa

3

E7

Brampton

4

E1

Toronto

2

E3

Mississauga

4

E4

Barrie

4

E5

Kingston

1

E4

Barrie

3

E3

Mississauga

4

E3

Mississauga

4

E6

Oshawa

3

E3

Mississauga

0

W3

Guelph

4

W1

London

4

W8

Windsor

0

W1

London

4

W7

Erie

0

W2

Sarnia

1

W7

Erie

4

W1

London

3

W3

Guelph

4

W4

Kitchener

1

W5

Plymouth

4

W5

Plymouth

0

W3

Guelph

4

W3

Guelph

4

W6

Owen Sound

3

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference

Toronto (1) vs. Sudbury (8)
Date	Away	Home
March 19	Sudbury 0	2 Toronto
March 21	Toronto 0	2 Sudbury
March 23	Sudbury 1	3 Toronto
March 24	Toronto 2	1 Sudbury
March 26	Sudbury 4	3 Toronto	OT
March 29	Toronto 0	4 Sudbury
March 30	Sudbury 2	5 Toronto
Toronto wins series 4–3

Ottawa (2) vs. Brampton (7)
Date	Away	Home
March 19	Brampton 5	7 Ottawa
March 21	Ottawa 3	4 Brampton	OT
March 23	Brampton 2	1 Ottawa
March 25	Ottawa 4	3 Brampton	OT
March 27	Brampton 4	2 Ottawa
March 28	Ottawa 6	3 Brampton
March 30	Brampton 3	1 Ottawa
Brampton wins series 4–3

Mississauga (3) vs. Oshawa (6)
Date	Away	Home
March 19	Oshawa 0	3 Mississauga
March 21	Mississauga 0	1 Oshawa
March 23	Oshawa 5	2 Mississauga
March 24	Mississauga 2	0 Oshawa
March 26	Oshawa 1	5 Mississauga
March 29	Mississauga 3	4 Oshawa	OT
March 30	Oshawa 1	Mississauga 6
Mississauga wins series 4–3

Barrie (4) vs. Kingston (5)
Date	Away	Home
March 18	Kingston 4	6 Barrie
March 20	Barrie 2	0 Kingston
March 21	Kingston 4	5 Barrie
March 23	Barrie 5	6 Kingston	OT
March 25	Kingston 1	2 Barrie	OT
Barrie wins series 4–1

Western conference

London (1) vs. Windsor (8)
Date	Away	Home
March 19	Windsor 0	5 London
March 21	London 10	6 Windsor
March 23	Windsor 1	5 London
March 25	London 8	1 Windsor
London wins series 4–0

Sarnia (2) vs. Erie (7)
Date	Away	Home
March 19	Erie 4	3 Sarnia	OT
March 20	Erie 2	3 Sarnia
March 23	Sarnia 2	7 Erie
March 24	Sarnia 2	3 Erie
March 26	Erie 3	2 Sarnia
Erie wins series 4–1

Guelph (3) vs. Owen Sound (6)
Date	Away	Home
March 19	Owen Sound 2	4 Guelph
March 20	Guelph 5	3 Owen Sound
March 23	Owen Sound 2	0 Guelph
March 24	Guelph 1	2 Owen Sound
March 26	Owen Sound 3	5 Guelph
March 27	Guelph 5	6 Owen Sound
March 30	Owen Sound 1	3 Guelph
Guelph wins series 4–3

Kitchener (4) vs. Plymouth (5)
Date	Away	Home
March 19	Plymouth 3	2 Kitchener
March 20	Kitchener 3	6 Plymouth
March 22	Plymouth 4	5 Kitchener
March 24	Kitchener 0	2 Plymouth
March 26	Plymouth 5	0 Kitchener
Plymouth wins series 4–1

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference

Toronto (1) vs. Brampton (7)
Date	Away	Home
April 2	Brampton 2	4 Toronto
April 4	Toronto 3	2 Brampton
April 6	Brampton 0	2 Toronto
April 8	Toronto 3	5 Brampton
April 9	Brampton 0	3 Toronto
Toronto wins series 4–1

Mississauga (3) vs. Barrie (4)
Date	Away	Home
April 1	Mississauga 3	5 Barrie
April 4	Barrie 1	2 Mississauga	OT
April 6	Barrie 3	2 Mississauga	OT
April 8	Mississauga 4	0 Barrie
April 9	Barrie 2	0 Mississauga
April 11	Mississauga 4	3 Barrie
April 12	Barrie 1	Mississauga 4
Mississauga wins series 4–3

Western conference

London (1) vs. Erie (7)
Date	Away	Home
March 31	Erie 2	6 London
April 3	London 5	1 Erie
April 5	Erie 3	6 London
April 7	London 4	1 Erie
London wins series 4–0

Guelph (3) vs. Plymouth (5)
Date	Away	Home
April 2	Plymouth 0	4 Guelph
April 3	Guelph 4	1 Plymouth
April 5	Plymouth 2	3 Guelph	OT
April 7	Guelph 5	1 Plymouth
Guelph wins series 4–0

Conference finals

Eastern conference

Western conference

Toronto (1) vs. Mississauga (3)
Date	Away	Home
April 14	Mississauga 0	3 Toronto
April 16	Toronto 0	2 Mississauga
April 18	Mississauga 3	4 Toronto
April 21	Toronto 0	3 Mississauga
April 23	Mississauga 3	2 Toronto	OT
April 25	Toronto 2	4 Mississauga
Mississauga wins series 4–2

London (1) vs. Guelph (3)
Date	Away	Home
April 13	Guelph 4	2 London
April 15	London 3	2 Guelph	OT
April 16	Guelph 4	3 London
April 18	London 2	5 Guelph
April 22	Guelph 1	2 London	OT
April 23	London 5	2 Guelph
April 26	Guelph 6	3 London
Guelph wins series 4–3

J. Ross Robertson Cup finals

Guelph (3) vs. Mississauga (3)
Date	Away	Home
April 28	Mississauga 1	4 Guelph
April 29	Guelph 2	1 Mississauga
May 3	Mississauga 4	6 Guelph
May 5	Guelph 5	1 Mississauga
Guelph wins series 4–0

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

2003-04 Guelph Storm^[1]

Goaltenders

1 – Danny Taylor
28 – Adam Dennis

Defencemen

4 – Mick Okrzesik
5 – Dan Girardi
6 – Kevin Klein
7 – Ryan Parent
8 – George Bradley
10 – Niko Tuomi – C
22 – Ryan Card

Wingers

11 – Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn
12 – Todd Cooper
14 – Cam Janssen
15 – Steve Zmudczynski
17 – Brent Trudell
19 – Mike McLean
20 – Shane Hart
24 – Ryan Callahan

Centres

9 – Martin St. Pierre - C
16 – Daniel Paille
23 – Matt Ryan
29 – Jakub Koreis
32 – Ryan Kitchen
Coach: Shawn Camp
General Manager: Dave Barr

All-Star teams

CHL Canada/Russia Series

In the RE/MAX Canada-Russia Challenge, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 7–1 at London, Ontario, on November 17, and the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 4–0 at Sarnia, Ontario, on November 19.

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup:	Guelph Storm
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:	London Knights
Bobby Orr Trophy:	Mississauga IceDogs
Wayne Gretzky Trophy:	Guelph Storm
Leyden Trophy:	Ottawa 67's
Emms Trophy:	Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Holody Trophy:	London Knights
Bumbacco Trophy:	Sarnia Sting
Red Tilson Trophy:	Corey Locke, Ottawa 67's
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:	Corey Locke, Ottawa 67's
Matt Leyden Trophy:	Dale Hunter, London Knights
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:	Corey Perry, London Knights
Max Kaminsky Trophy:	James Wisniewski, Plymouth Whalers
OHL Goaltender of the Year:	Paulo Colaiacovo, Barrie Colts
Jack Ferguson Award:	John Hughes, Belleville Bulls
Dave Pinkney Trophy:	Ryan MacDonald and Gerald Coleman, London Knights
OHL Executive of the Year:	Mark Hunter, London Knights
Emms Family Award:	Bryan Little, Barrie Colts
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy:	Ryan MacDonald, London Knights
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy:	Chris Campoli, Erie Otters
William Hanley Trophy:	Andre Benoit, Kitchener Rangers
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:	Martin St. Pierre, Guelph Storm
Bobby Smith Trophy:	Scott Lehman, Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy:	Harrison Reed, York Simcoe Express
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award:	Martin St. Pierre, Guelph Storm

2004 OHL Priority Selection

On May 1, 2004, the OHL conducted the 2004 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Belleville Bulls held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected John Hughes from the Whitby Wildcats. Hughes 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 2004 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.^[2]

#	Player	Nationality	OHL Team	Hometown	Minor Team
1	John Hughes (RW)	Canada	Belleville Bulls	Whitby, Ontario	Whitby Wildcats
2	Matt Corrente (D)	Canada	Saginaw Spirit	Mississauga, Ontario	Vaughan Vipers
3	Jordan Staal (C)	Canada	Peterborough Petes	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Thunder Bay Kings
4	Ryan McInerney (C)	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Oakville, Ontario	Milton IceHawks
5	Ryan McDonough (C)	Canada	Sudbury Wolves	Toronto, Ontario	North York Jr. Canadiens
6	John Degray (D)	Canada	Brampton Battalion	Markham, Ontario	Richmond Hill Stars
7	Cory McGillis (LW)	Canada	Windsor Spitfires	Coniston, Ontario	Sudbury Nickel Barons
8	James Delory (D)	Canada	Oshawa Generals	Newmarket, Ontario	York-Simcoe Express
9	Ben Shutron (D)	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs	Ottawa, Ontario	Richmond Hill Stars
10	Matt Lahey (RW)	Canada	Ottawa 67's	Oshawa, Ontario	Oshawa Kinsmen
11	Brett MacLean (LW)	Canada	Erie Otters	Port Elgin, Ontario	Grey-Bruce Highlanders
12	Payton Liske (LW)	Canada	Owen Sound Attack	Fonthill, Ontario	Welland Jr. Canadians
13	John Armstrong (C)	Canada	Plymouth Whalers	Markham, Ontario	North York Jr. Canadiens
14	Justin Azevedo (C)	Canada	Kitchener Rangers	West Elgin, Ontario	Chatham Maroons
15	Nathan Martine (D)	Canada	Barrie Colts	Port Colborne, Ontario	Port Colborne Pirates
16	Kody Musselman (RW)	Canada	Sarnia Sting	Whitby, Ontario	Oshawa Legionaires
17	Dustin Jeffrey (C)	Canada	Mississauga IceDogs	Courtright, Ontario	Lambton Jr. Sting
18	Justin DiBenedetto (LW)	Canada	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Maple, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
19	Michael Caruso (D)	Canada	Guelph Storm	Mississauga, Ontario	Mississauga Reps
20	Steven Ferry (D)	Canada	London Knights	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Richmond Hill Stars

2004 CHL Import Draft

On June 30, 2004, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2004 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Owen Sound Attack held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Andrej Sekera from Slovakia with their selection.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2004 CHL Import Draft.^[3]

#	Player	Nationality	OHL Team	Hometown	Minor Team
2	Andrej Sekera (D)	Slovakia	Owen Sound Attack	Prievidza, Slovakia	Dukla Trenčín Jr.
5	Jakub Kindl (D)	Czech Republic	Kitchener Rangers	Šumperk, Czech Republic	HC Pardubice Jr.
8	Michal Birner (LW)	Czech Republic	Barrie Colts	Litoměřice, Czech Republic	Slavia Praha Jr.
11	Marek Kvapil (RW)	Slovakia	Saginaw Spirit	Ilava, Slovakia	Slavia Praha Jr.
14	Peter Olvecky (C/LW)	Slovakia	Sudbury Wolves	Nové Zámky, Slovakia	Dukla Trenčín Jr.
17	Tomas Stryncl (D)	Czech Republic	Brampton Battalion	Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic	HC Karlovy Vary Jr.
20	No selection made		Windsor Spitfires
23	Jakub Petruzalek (C/RW)	Czech Republic	Ottawa 67's	Litvínov, Czech Republic	Verva Litvínov
26	Radek Smolenak (LW)	Czech Republic	Kingston Frontenacs	Prague, Czech Republic	HC Kladno Jr.
29	Lukas Kaspar (RW)	Czech Republic	Ottawa 67's	Litvínov, Czech Republic	Verva Litvínov
32	Vladimir Tyufyakov (LW)	Russia	Erie Otters	Novosibirsk, Russia	Sibir Novosibirsk U18
35	Lubomir Stach (D)	Czech Republic	Belleville Bulls	Vsetín, Czech Republic	HC Vsetín Jr.
38	Michal Kolarz (D)	Czech Republic	Plymouth Whalers	Havířov, Czech Republic	HC Vítkovice Ostrave Jr.
41	Philip Ogleznev (LW)	Ukraine	Sarnia Sting	Kharkiv, Ukraine	Elektrostal Elemash Junior
44	Niko Vainio (D)	Finland	Peterborough Petes	Helsinki, Finland	Jokerit Jr.
47	Andrey Plekhanov (D)	Russia	Sarnia Sting	Nizhnekamsk, Russia	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
50	Ville Peltosuo (D)	Finland	Mississauga IceDogs	Helsinki, Finland	Kiekko Vantaa B
52	Peter Regin (C)	Denmark	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Herning, Denmark	Herning Blue Fox
54	Jaromir Florian (LW)	Czech Republic	Guelph Storm	Brno, Czech Republic	HC Kometa Brno Jr.
56	Mathis Olimb (C)	Norway	London Knights	Oslo, Norway	Manglerud Star