2004–05 OHL season

The 2004–05 OHL season was the 25th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the London Knights, defeating the Ottawa 67's. The Knights also went on to win the Memorial Cup.

Regular season

Eastern Conference

East Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
Peterborough Petes	68	34	21	9	4	81	238	215
Ottawa 67's	68	34	26	7	1	76	244	210
Belleville Bulls	68	29	29	6	4	68	176	208
Kingston Frontenacs	68	28	33	4	3	63	219	242
Oshawa Generals	68	15	48	3	2	35	173	289

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
Mississauga IceDogs	68	34	21	12	1	81	207	172
Barrie Colts	68	33	23	9	3	78	232	210
Brampton Battalion	68	33	24	9	2	77	214	200
Sudbury Wolves	68	32	23	6	7	77	201	185
Toronto St. Michael's Majors	68	29	30	6	3	67	177	202

Western Conference

Midwest Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
London Knights	68	59	7	2	0	120	310	125
Owen Sound Attack	68	40	18	7	3	90	245	187
Kitchener Rangers	68	35	20	9	4	83	235	187
Erie Otters	68	31	26	6	5	73	186	207
Guelph Storm	68	23	34	10	1	57	167	189

West Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	68	33	25	9	1	76	210	188
Plymouth Whalers	68	30	29	6	3	69	198	204
Windsor Spitfires	68	26	29	6	7	65	223	253
Saginaw Spirit	68	18	42	4	4	44	150	260
Sarnia Sting	68	16	41	6	5	43	156	228

Scoring leaders

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Corey Perry	London Knights	60	47	83	130	117
Dylan Hunter	London Knights	67	31	73	104	64
Brad Richardson	Owen Sound Attack	68	41	56	97	60
Rob Schremp	London Knights	62	41	49	90	54
Patrick O'Sullivan	Mississauga IceDogs	57	31	59	90	63
Bobby Ryan	Owen Sound Attack	62	37	52	89	51
Evan McGrath	Kitchener Rangers	67	37	52	89	51
Rob Hisey	Barrie/Erie	66	29	57	86	81
David Bolland	London Knights	66	34	51	85	97
Liam Reddox	Peterborough Petes	68	36	46	82	36

OHL Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

Finals

E1

Mississauga

1

E8

Toronto

4

E8

Toronto

1

E2

Peterborough

4

E2

Peterborough

4

E7

Belleville

1

E2

Peterborough

0

E6

Ottawa

4

E3

Barrie

2

E6

Ottawa

4

E6

Ottawa

4

E5

Sudbury

2

E4

Brampton

2

E5

Sudbury

4

E6

Ottawa

1

W1

London

4

W1

London

4

W8

Guelph

0

W1

London

4

W7

Windsor

0

W2

S.S. Marie

3

W7

Windsor

4

W1

London

4

W4

Kitchener

1

W3

Owen Sound

4

W6

Plymouth

0

W3

Owen Sound

0

W4

Kitchener

4

W4

Kitchener

4

W5

Erie

2

London and Ottawa both advanced to the Memorial Cup tournament.

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Mississauga (1) vs. Toronto (8) Date Away Home March 25 Toronto 3 1 Mississauga March 27 Mississauga 6 2 Toronto March 29 Toronto 3 2 Mississauga March 31 Mississauga 1 3 Toronto April 3 Toronto 2 1 Mississauga Toronto wins series 4–1	Peterborough (2) vs. Belleville (7) Date Away Home March 24 Belleville 0 5 Peterborough March 26 Peterborough 3 2 Belleville March 27 Belleville 1 5 Peterborough March 29 Peterborough 3 4 Belleville OT March 31 Belleville 1 4 Peterborough Peterborough wins series 4–1
Barrie (3) vs. Ottawa (6) Date Away Home March 25 Ottawa 5 4 Barrie March 26 Ottawa 1 4 Barrie March 30 Barrie 2 3 Ottawa April 1 Barrie 4 6 Ottawa April 3 Ottawa 2 3 Barrie April 4 Barrie 2 8 Ottawa Ottawa wins series 4–2	Brampton (4) vs. Sudbury (5) Date Away Home March 24 Sudbury 3 2 Brampton OT March 25 Brampton 1 4 Sudbury March 27 Sudbury 3 4 Brampton March 30 Brampton 1 2 Sudbury April 1 Sudbury 2 4 Brampton April 3 Brampton 4 5 Sudbury 2OT Sudbury wins series 4–2

Western Conference

London (1) vs. Guelph (8) Date Away Home March 24 Guelph 2 3 London March 25 London 2 1 Guelph March 28 Guelph 1 5 London March 29 London 5 2 Guelph London wins series 4–0	Sault Ste. Marie (2) vs. Windsor (7) Date Away Home March 25 Windsor 0 5 Sault Ste. Marie March 26 Windsor 1 3 Sault Ste. Marie March 30 Sault Ste. Marie 2 1 Windsor March 31 Sault Ste. Marie 3 4 Windsor OT April 2 Windsor 6 5 Sault Ste. Marie April 3 Sault Ste. Marie 3 4 Windsor April 5 Windsor 3 2 Sault Ste. Marie 2OT Windsor wins series 4–3
Owen Sound (3) vs. Plymouth (6) Date Away Home March 25 Plymouth 0 1 Owen Sound March 26 Owen Sound 6 1 Plymouth March 29 Plymouth 0 5 Owen Sound March 31 Owen Sound 7 2 Plymouth Owen Sound wins series 4–0	Kitchener (4) vs. Erie (5) Date Away Home March 25 Erie 2 1 Kitchener March 26 Kitchener 2 4 Erie March 28 Erie 3 4 Kitchener OT March 30 Kitchener 3 2 Erie OT April 1 Erie 2 5 Kitchener April 2 Kitchener 3 2 Erie Kitchener wins series 4–2

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference
Peterborough (2) vs. Toronto (8) Date Away Home April 7 Toronto 4 5 Peterborough OT April 8 Peterborough 6 8 Toronto April 10 Toronto 1 2 Peterborough OT April 12 Peterborough 6 3 Toronto April 14 Toronto 2 3 Peterborough OT Peterborough wins series 4–1	Sudbury (5) vs. Ottawa (6) Date Away Home April 7 Ottawa 3 2 Sudbury April 9 Ottawa 2 3 Sudbury OT April 11 Sudbury 2 6 Ottawa April 13 Sudbury 2 5 Ottawa April 15 Ottawa 2 6 Sudbury April 17 Sudbury 4 7 Ottawa Ottawa wins series 4–2

Western Conference
London (1) vs. Windsor (7) Date Away Home April 7 Windsor 0 8 London April 8 London 5 3 Windsor April 10 Windsor 1 9 London April 13 London 2 1 Windsor London wins series 4–0	Owen Sound (3) vs. Kitchener (4) Date Away Home April 6 Kitchener 2 1 Owen Sound April 8 Owen Sound 0 3 Kitchener April 10 Kitchener 6 5 Owen Sound OT April 12 Owen Sound 3 5 Kitchener Kitchener wins series 4–0

Conference finals

Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Peterborough (2) vs. Ottawa (6) Date Away Home April 21 Ottawa 3 2 Peterborough OT April 23 Peterborough 0 3 Ottawa April 25 Ottawa 4 3 Peterborough April 27 Peterborough 2 3 Ottawa OT Ottawa wins series 4–0	London (1) vs. Kitchener (4) Date Away Home April 21 Kitchener 2 3 London April 23 London 1 3 Kitchener April 25 Kitchener 1 6 London April 27 London 5 4 Kitchener OT April 29 Kitchener 0 6 London London wins series 4–1

J. Ross Robertson Cup Finals

London vs. Ottawa Date Away Home May 6 Ottawa 2 4 London May 8 Ottawa 6 3 London May 10 London 5 4 Ottawa May 12 London 4 1 Ottawa May 14 Ottawa 2 6 London London wins series 4–1 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge On November 25, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 3–1 at Barrie, Ontario. On November 28, the OHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 5–2 at Mississauga, Ontario. The OHL has an all-time record of 4–0 against the Russian Selects since the tournament began in 2003–04. OHL awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: London Knights Hamilton Spectator Trophy: London Knights Red Tilson Trophy: Corey Perry, London Knights Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Corey Perry, London Knights Matt Leyden Trophy: Dale Hunter, London Knights Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Corey Perry, London Knights Max Kaminsky Trophy: Danny Syvret, London Knights OHL Goaltender of the Year: Michael Ouzas, Mississauga IceDogs Jack Ferguson Award: John Tavares, Oshawa Generals Dave Pinkney Trophy: Gerald Coleman and Adam Dennis, London Knights OHL Executive of the Year: Mike Futa, Owen Sound Attack Emms Family Award: Benoît Pouliot, Sudbury Wolves F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: Kyle Gajewski, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy: Jeff MacDougald, Peterborough Petes William Hanley Trophy: Jeff Carter, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Andre Benoit, Kitchener Rangers Bobby Smith Trophy: Richard Clune, Sarnia Sting Roger Neilson Memorial Award: Danny Battochio, Ottawa 67's Ivan Tennant Memorial Award: Matt Pelech, Sarnia Sting Wayne Gretzky 99 Award: Corey Perry, London Knights London's 2004–05 Undefeated Streak In the 2004–2005 season the London Knights broke an OHL record, going 28 games in a row without a loss (27–0–1). They subsequently broke the CHL record of 29 games (held by the 1978–79 Brandon Wheat Kings, who went 25–0–4 during their streak), with a 0–0 tie with the Guelph Storm on December 10, 2004, giving them a record of 28–0–2. The streak ended at 31 games after a 5–2 loss to the Sudbury Wolves on December 17. Game # Date Score Record Location 1 September 23, 2004 London 4–3 Kitchener 1–0–0–0 Kitchener 2 September 26, 2004 London 5–2 Kitchener 2–0–0–0 London 3 September 30, 2004 London 2–1 Windsor 3–0–0–0 Windsor 4 October 1, 2004 London 5–4 Plymouth (OT) 4–0–0–0 London 5 October 2, 2004 London 3–2 Saginaw 5–0–0–0 Saginaw 6 October 8, 2004 London 8–0 Windsor 6–0–0–0 London 7 October 9, 2004 London 6–1 Sarnia 7–0–0–0 Sarnia 8 October 10, 2004 London 6–3 Sault Ste. Marie 8–0–0–0 Sault Ste. Marie 9 October 15, 2004 London 5–2 Owen Sound 9–0–0–0 London 10 October 16, 2004 London 8–3 Sault Ste. Marie 10–0–0–0 London 11 October 22, 2004 London 3–3 Mississauga 10–0–1–0 London 12 October 23, 2004 London 5–2 Owen Sound 11–0–1–0 Owen Sound 13 October 24, 2004 London 4–2 Guelph 12–0–1–0 Guelph 14 October 29, 2004 London 3–1 Saginaw 13–0–1–0 London 15 October 30, 2004 London 4–1 Erie 14–0–1–0 London 16 November 4, 2004 London 3–2 Guelph (OT) 15–0–1–0 London 17 November 5, 2004 London 5–3 Barrie 16–0–1–0 London 18 November 7, 2004 London 4–0 Toronto 17–0–1–0 Toronto 19 November 10, 2004 London 6–1 Mississauga 18–0–1–0 Mississauga 20 November 12, 2004 London 8–2 Belleville 19–0–1–0 London 21 November 13, 2004 London 3–1 Erie 20–0–1–0 Erie 22 November 19, 2004 London 5–3 Ottawa 21–0–1–0 London 23 November 21, 2004 London 4–2 Sault Ste. Marie 22–0–1–0 London 24 November 26, 2004 London 4–2 Plymouth 23–0–1–0 London 25 November 27, 2004 London 4–2 Barrie 24–0–1–0* Barrie 26 November 28, 2004 London 3–0 Sudbury 25–0–1–0** Sudbury 27 December 3, 2004 London 4–3 Windsor 26–0–1–0 London 28 December 4, 2004 London 5–1 Erie 27–0–1–0 Erie 29 December 8, 2004 London 5–3 Kitchener 28–0–1–0*** Kitchener 30 December 10, 2004 London 0–0 Guelph 28–0–2–0**** London 31 December 12, 2004 London 4–3 Kitchener (OT) 29–0–2–0 London *Tied OHL record previously set by Kitchener in 1983–84 **Broke OHL record previously set by Kitchener in 1983–84 ***Tied CHL record previously set by Brandon in 1978–79 ****Broke CHL record previously set by Brandon in 1978–79 References HockeyDB Preceded by 2003–04 OHL season OHL seasons Succeeded by 2005–06 OHL season