2022-23 OJHL season

This is the 2022-23 Ontario Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 13th season as a re-established league after the league members played in 2 separate leagues for the 2009-10 season.

Membership changes

• At the end of July, 2020 the Buffalo Jr. Sabres and the league announced that they were taking a leave of absence for the 2020-21 season due to the closure of the Canada-US border. Being the only US-based team in the league, the team's players were to be dispersed to the other teams in the league for the 2020-21 season. They were hopeful to return to play for the 2021-22 season but it would be announced on August 13, 2021 the team would also sitting out the 2021-22 season as well citing the pandemic and cross-border travel. The league would announce that the team would also be taking the 2022-23 season off as well when the league's schedule was released. On January 16, 2023 the team announced that they were returning for the 2023-24 season.

• On May 17, 2023 the Leamington Flyers were announced as joining the OJHL from the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League for the 2023-24 season.

• On June 26, 2023 the Niagara Falls Canucks were announced as being an expansion team in the Ontario Junior Hockey League for the 2023-24 season, ending their tenure in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

Teams

North-West Conference Team Centre Arena Joined Aurora Tigers Aurora, Ontario Aurora Community Centre 1997 Brantford 99ers Brantford, Ontario Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre 1971 Burlington Cougars Burlington, Ontario Burlington Central Arena 1971 Collingwood Blues Collingwood, Ontario Eddie Bush Memorial Arena 2019 Georgetown Raiders Georgetown, Ontario Gordon Alcott Arena 1975 Markham Royals Markham, Ontario Markham Centennial Centre 1993 Milton Menace Milton, Ontario Milton Memorial Arena 1987 Oakville Blades Oakville, Ontario Sixteen Mile Sports Complex 1971 Pickering Panthers Pickering, Ontario Pickering Recreation Complex 1998 Stouffville Spirit Stouffville, Ontario Stouffville Arena 1995 South-East Conference Team Centre Arena Joined Caledon Admirals Caledon, Ontario Mayfield Recreation Complex 1998 Cobourg Cougars Cobourg, Ontario Cobourg Community Centre 1992 Haliburton County Huskies Minden, Ontario S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena 1998 Lindsay Muskies Lindsay, Ontario Lindsay Recreation Centre 1989 Mississauga Chargers Mississauga, Ontario Port Credit Memorial Arena 1995 North York Rangers North York, Ontario Carnegie Centennial Centre 1998 St. Michael's Buzzers Toronto, Ontario St. Michael's College School Arena 1995 Toronto Jr. Canadiens Downsview, Ontario Buckingham Arena 1998 Toronto Patriots Rexdale, Ontario Westwood Arena 1998 Trenton Golden Hawks Trenton, Ontario Duncan McDonald Memorial Community Gardens 1998 Wellington Dukes Wellington, Ontario Wellington & District Community Centre 1998 On Hiatus Team Centre Arena Joined Buffalo Jr. Sabres Buffalo, New York HarborCenter 1998

Standings

North/West Conference

North Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	Pts
Collingwood Blues	54	44	9	0	1	226	113	89
Georgetown Raiders	54	39	10	2	3	251	159	83
Burlington Cougars	54	39	12	1	2	257	161	81
Pickering Panthers	54	32	20	2	0	193	156	66
Milton Menace	54	31	19	2	2	190	158	66
Markham Royals	54	24	23	0	7	215	247	55
Aurora Tigers	54	19	27	3	5	184	203	46
Stouffville Spirit	54	18	28	1	7	164	217	44
Oakville Blades	54	16	36	1	1	143	232	34
Brantford 99ers	54	5	46	1	2	107	282	13

South/East Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	Pts
Toronto Jr. Canadiens	54	45	5	2	2	256	105	94
Wellington Dukes	54	37	12	3	2	251	133	79
Haliburton County Huskies	54	36	14	1	3	229	129	76
Trenton Golden Hawks	54	36	15	0	3	232	149	75
Cobourg Cougars	54	32	16	1	5	197	171	70
Toronto Patriots	54	29	19	2	4	188	170	64
St. Michael's Buzzers	54	23	25	2	4	198	215	52
North York Rangers	54	17	29	3	5	169	244	42
Lindsay Muskies	54	15	35	1	3	130	201	34
Caledon Admirals	54	9	40	1	4	166	312	23
Mississauga Chargers	54	6	45	1	2	117	306	15

Buckland Cup Playoffs

Format

The top eight teams in each division qualify for the playoffs with the first place team plays the 8th place team 2 vs 7, etc. in the conference quarterfinals. The Buckland Cup champions advance to the 2023 Centennial Cup.

Conference Quarterfinals

North-West Division

• Collingwood Blues defeated Stouffville Spirit 4 games to none
• Georgetown Raiders defeated Aurora Tigers 4 games to none
• Burlington Cougars defeated Markham Royals 4 games to none
• Milton Menace defeated Pickering Panthers 4 games to 1

South-East Conference

• Toronto Jr. Canadiens defeated North York Rangers 4 games to none
• Wellington Dukes defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4 games to 1
• Haliburton County Huskies defeated Toronto Patriots 4 games to 1
• Trenton Golden Hawks defeated Cobourg Cougars 4 games to 1

Conference Semifinals

North-West Conference

• Collingwood Blues defeated Milton Menace 4 games to none
• Burlington Cougars defeated Burlington Cougars 4 games to none

South-East Conference

• Trenton Golden Hawks defeated Toronto Jr. Canadiens 4 games to 3
• Wellington Dukes defeated Haliburton County Huskies 4 games to none

Conference Finals

North-West Conference

• Collingwood Blues defeated Burlington Cougars 4 games to 1

South-East Conference

• Trenton Golden Hawks defeated Wellington Dukes 4 games to 1

Buckland Cup OJHL Final

• Collingwood Blues defeated Trenton Golden Hawks 4 games to 1

The Collingwood Blues advance to the 2023 Centennial Cup.