1996-97 OPJHL Season

This is a list of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings for the 1996-97 season.

Team                       GP    W    L    T  OTL   GF    GA     P  MacKenzie Bramalea Blues             51    36   12   3   -    263   154    76 Brampton Capitals          51    35   14   2   -    280   183    73 Mississauga Chargers       51    29   19   3   -    234   220    62 St. Michael's Buzzers      51    26   22   3   -    210   173    59 Streetsville Derbys        51    19   26   6   -    212   222    45 Vaughan Vipers             51    16   33   2   -    179   272    35 MacKinnon Milton Merchants           51    37   9    5   -    319   169    81 Hamilton Kiltys            51    32   14   5   -    286   218    70 Oakville Blades            51    22   28   1   -    218   233    50 Burlington Cougars         51    14   34   3   -    188   273    32 Georgetown Raiders         51    3    47   1   -    140   375    10 Phillips Newmarket 87's             51    43   5    3   -    313   135    89 Collingwood Blues          51    28   18   5   -    249   206    62 Orillia Terriers           50    25   21   4   -    201   194    56 Lindsay Muskies            51    17   29   5   -    188   247    42 Stouffville Spirit         50    8    41   1   -    167   295    19 Ruddock Kingston Voyageurs         51    42   7    2   -    313   138    87 Peterborough Jr. Petes     51    29   19   3   -    219   182    64 Ajax Axemen                51    21   28   2   -    212   258    45 Bowmanville Eagles         51    15   31   5   -    215   285    37 Trenton Sting              51    16   32   3   -    192   278    36 Cobourg Cougars            51    11   35   5   -    190   278    29

Playoffs
Division Semi-final
 * Newmarket 87's defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-2
 * Kingston Voyageurs defeated Ajax Axemen 4-games-to-none
 * Peterborough Jr. Petes defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-2
 * Collingwood Blues defeated Orillia Terriers 4-games-to-2
 * Milton Merchants defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none
 * Brampton Capitals defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-2
 * Mississauga Chargers defeated Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-2

Division Final
 * Newmarket 87's defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-none
 * Kingston Voyageurs defeated Peterborough Jr. Petes 4-games-to-1
 * Milton Merchants defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-none
 * Bramalea Blues defeated Brampton Capitals 4-games-to-2

Semi-final
 * Newmarket 87's defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1
 * Milton Merchants defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-3

Final
 * Milton Merchants defeated Newmarket 87's 4-games-to-3


 * Milton Merchants move on to the 1997 Dudley Hewitt Cup.