2014–15 OHL season

The 2014–15 OHL season was the 35th season of the Ontario Hockey League, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 24, 2014 to March 22, 2015. The Niagara IceDogs began play at their new arena, the Meridian Centre. The Ottawa 67's returned to TD Place Arena after a two-year hiatus due to a renovation. Brian Kilrea returned to coach the Ottawa 67's for one game on October 17, becoming the oldest coach in league history.

2014–15 OHL season
League	Ontario Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Preseason August – September 2014 Regular season September 24, 2014 – March 22, 2015 Playoffs March 26, 2015 – May 15, 2015
Number of teams	20
TV partner(s)	Rogers TV, TVCogeco, Shaw TV
Regular season
Hamilton Spectator Trophy	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (4)
Season MVP	Connor McDavid (Erie Otters)
Top scorer	Dylan Strome (Erie Otters)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Connor McDavid (Otters)
Finals champions	Oshawa Generals (13)
Runners-up	Erie Otters

2014–15 CHL season
League	Canadian Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	OHL September 24, 2014 – March 22, 2015 QMJHL September 2014 – March 2015 WHL September 2014 – March 2015
Number of teams	60
TV partner(s)	RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV
Memorial Cup
Finals champions	Oshawa Generals (OHL) (5th title)
Runners-up	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

The Oshawa Generals won the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the 13th time in franchise history, as they defeated the Erie Otters in five games in the final round of the playoffs. The Generals qualified for the 2015 Memorial Cup held at Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City. Oshawa defeated the Kelowna Rockets 2–1 in overtime in the final game, winning the Memorial Cup for the fifth time in franchise history.

Near the end of the regular season, the Plymouth Whalers were sold, and the franchise moved to Flint, Michigan, becoming the Flint Firebirds. Also near the end of the regular season, the Belleville Bulls were sold and the franchise moved to Hamilton, Ontario, becoming the Hamilton Bulldogs.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout 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	OTL	SL	PTS	GF	GA
1	z-Oshawa Generals	East	68	51	11	2	4	108	292	157
2	y-Barrie Colts	Central	68	41	24	1	2	85	278	227
3	x-North Bay Battalion	Central	68	37	20	6	5	85	237	195
4	x-Ottawa 67's	East	68	38	25	4	1	81	239	220
5	x-Niagara IceDogs	Central	68	37	27	2	2	78	274	237
6	x-Kingston Frontenacs	East	68	32	28	5	3	72	196	197
7	x-Belleville Bulls	East	68	27	33	3	5	62	203	246
8	x-Peterborough Petes	East	68	26	36	1	5	58	203	268
9	Mississauga Steelheads	Central	68	25	40	2	1	53	178	265
10	Sudbury Wolves	Central	68	12	54	1	1	26	149	323

Western conference

Rank	Team	DIV	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	PTS	GF	GA
1	z-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	West	68	54	12	0	2	110	342	196
2	y-Erie Otters	Midwest	68	50	14	2	2	104	331	212
3	x-London Knights	Midwest	68	40	24	1	3	84	289	260
4	x-Guelph Storm	Midwest	68	38	26	2	2	80	237	237
5	x-Owen Sound Attack	Midwest	68	35	24	2	7	79	240	211
6	x-Kitchener Rangers	Midwest	68	32	26	3	7	74	216	221
7	x-Sarnia Sting	West	68	29	32	4	3	65	232	263
8	x-Saginaw Spirit	West	68	29	36	2	1	61	212	271
9	Plymouth Whalers	West	68	23	38	5	2	53	195	255
10	Windsor Spitfires	West	68	24	40	2	2	52	223	305

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Dylan Strome	Erie Otters	68	45	84	129	32
Mitch Marner	London Knights	63	44	82	126	53
Connor McDavid	Erie Otters	47	44	76	120	48
Joseph Blandisi	Barrie Colts	68	52	60	112	126
Christian Dvorak	London Knights	66	41	68	109	24
Kevin Labanc	Barrie Colts	68	31	76	107	55
Alex DeBrincat	Erie Otters	68	51	53	104	73
Andrew Mangiapane	Barrie Colts	68	43	61	104	54
Max Domi	London Knights	57	32	70	102	66
Tyler Bertuzzi	Guelph Storm	68	43	55	98	91

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	OTL	SL	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Ken Appleby	Oshawa Generals	50	2935	38	7	0	4	102	6	0.924	2.08
Lucas Peressini	Kingston Frontenacs	59	3413	30	20	3	3	132	5	0.922	2.32
Brandon Halverson	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	50	2784	40	5	0	2	122	6	0.913	2.63
Liam Herbst	Ottawa 67's	39	2170	24	8	3	1	100	3	0.901	2.76
Jacob Smith	North Bay Battalion	56	3305	28	18	5	5	153	4	0.896	2.78

Playoffs

	Conference quarterfinals					Conference semifinals					Conference finals					Finals
	1	Oshawa	4
	8	Peterborough	1
						1	Oshawa	4
						5	Niagara	1
	2	Barrie	4
	7	Belleville	0
											1	Oshawa	4
	Eastern conference
											3	North Bay	2
	3	North Bay	4
	6	Kingston	0
						2	Barrie	1
						3	North Bay	4
	4	Ottawa	2
	5	Niagara	4
																E1	Oshawa	4
	Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
																W2	Erie	1
	1	Sault Ste. Marie	4
	8	Saginaw	0
						1	Sault Ste. Marie	4
						4	Guelph	0
	2	Erie	4
	7	Sarnia	1
											1	Sault Ste. Marie	2
	Western conference
											2	Erie	4
	3	London	4
	6	Kitchener	2
						2	Erie	4
						3	London	0
	4	Guelph	4
	5	Owen Sound	1

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference quarterfinals

(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (8) Peterborough Petes

March 27	Oshawa Generals		7 – 2		Peterborough Petes	General Motors Centre	Recap
9:45 - Tobias Lindberg (1) 13:26 - pp - Tobias Lindberg (2) 14:13 - pp - Tobias Lindberg (3)		First period			Josh Maguire (1) - 4:27
4:26 - Hunter Smith (1)		Second period			Matt McCartney (1) - 3:18
6:29 - pp - Mitchell Vande Sompel (1) 14:03 - Michael McCarron (1) 19:06 - sh - Joe Manchurek (1)		Third period			No scoring
Ken Appleby (18 saves / 20 shots)		Goalie stats			Matthew Mancina (34 saves / 41 shots)

March 29	Oshawa Generals		2 – 1		Peterborough Petes	General Motors Centre	Recap
12:27 - Bradley Latour (1)		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
8:49 - Michael McCarron (2)		Third period			Matt Timms (1) - pp - 16:25
Ken Appleby (27 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats			Matthew Mancina (39 saves / 41 shots)

March 31

Peterborough Petes

3 – 1

Oshawa Generals

Peterborough Memorial Centre

Recap

April 2

Peterborough Petes

0 – 4

Oshawa Generals

Peterborough Memorial Centre

Recap

April 3

Oshawa Generals

3 – 2

Peterborough Petes

General Motors Centre

Recap

Oshawa wins series 4 – 1

(2) Barrie Colts vs. (7) Belleville Bulls

March 26	Barrie Colts		3 – 2		Belleville Bulls	Barrie Molson Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period			Jordan Subban (1) - pp - 8:03
7:59 - Garrett Hooey (1) 12:55 - Andrew Mangiapane (1) 15:37 - Ben Harpur (1)		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			Stephen Harper (1) - 10:49
Mackenzie Blackwood (40 saves / 42 shots)		Goalie stats			Charlie Graham (37 saves / 40 shots)

March 30

Barrie Colts

8 – 2

Belleville Bulls

Barrie Molson Centre

Recap

April 1

Belleville Bulls

1 – 2

OT

Barrie Colts

Yardmen Arena

Recap

April 2

Belleville Bulls

2 – 4

Barrie Colts

Yardmen Arena

Recap

Barrie wins series 4 – 0

(3) North Bay Battalion vs. (6) Kingston Frontenacs

March 27	North Bay Battalion		8 – 0		Kingston Frontenacs	North Bay Memorial Gardens	Recap
17:04 - Michael Amadio (1)		First period			No scoring
4:47 - Nick Paul (1) 11:43 - sh - Ryan Kujawinski (1) 13:27 - Riley Bruce (1) 15:32 - pp - Nick Paul (2) 16:43 - Zach Bratina (1)		Second period			No scoring
6:32 - pp - Ryan Kujawinski (2) 8:52 - Brenden Miller (1)		Third period			No scoring
Jacob Smith (18 saves / 18 shots)		Goalie stats			Lucas Peressini (25 saves / 31 shots) Jeremy Helvig (9 saves / 11 shots)

March 29

North Bay Battalion

3 – 2

Kingston Frontenacs

North Bay Memorial Gardens

Recap

March 31

Kingston Frontenacs

1 – 3

North Bay Battalion

Rogers K-Rock Centre

Recap

April 2

Kingston Frontenacs

1 – 3

North Bay Battalion

Rogers K-Rock Centre

Recap

North Bay wins series 4 – 0

(4) Ottawa 67's vs. (5) Niagara IceDogs

March 26	Ottawa 67's		8 – 5		Niagara IceDogs	TD Place Arena	Recap
2:18 - sh - Trent Mallette (1) 4:53 - Dante Salituro (1)		First period			Vince Dunn (1) - 17:41
13:13 - pp - Travis Konecny (1)		Second period			Jordan Maletta (1) - 2:58 Vince Dunn (2) - 5:40
0:41 - Nathan Todd (1) 1:30 - Jeremiah Addison (1) 4:07 - Sam Studnicka (1) 6:36 - Jeremiah Addison (2) 18:52 - pp - en - Dante Salituro (2)		Third period			Vince Dunn (3) - pp - 5:30 Vince Dunn (4) - pp - 13:46
Liam Herbst (25 saves / 30 shots)		Goalie stats			Brandon Hope (23 saves / 30 shots)

March 28

Ottawa 67's

8 – 2

Niagara IceDogs

TD Place Arena

Recap

March 30

Niagara IceDogs

6 – 2

Ottawa 67's

Meridian Centre

Recap

April 1

Niagara IceDogs

4 – 3

OT

Ottawa 67's

Meridian Centre

Recap

April 3

Ottawa 67's

3 – 8

Niagara IceDogs

TD Place Arena

Recap

April 5

Niagara IceDogs

4 – 3

Ottawa 67's

Meridian Centre

Recap

Niagara wins series 4 – 2

Western Conference quarterfinals

(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (8) Saginaw Spirit

March 27	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds		5 – 1		Saginaw Spirit	Essar Centre	Recap
12:07 - Justin Bailey (1) 14:18 - pp - Michael Bunting (1)		First period			No scoring
6:05 - Zachary Senyshyn (1) 17:23 - sh - Jared McCann (1)		Second period			Connor Brown (1) - pp - 15:25
2:09 - Bryan Moore (1)		Third period			No scoring
Brandon Halverson (25 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats			Evan Cormier (29 saves / 34 shots)

March 28	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds		8 – 2		Saginaw Spirit	Essar Centre	Recap
9:40 - pp - Bryan Moore (2) 12:03 - Justin Bailey (2) 16:30 - - pp - Nick Ritchie (1) 18:08 - pp - Michael Bunting (2)		First period			No scoring
1:54 - Zachary Senyshyn (2) 8:50 - Michael Bunting (3) 16:57 - pp - Justin Bailey (3)		Second period			Artem Artemov (1) - pp - 4:03 Michael Holmes (1) - 14:17
17:34 - pp - Bryan Moore (3)		Third period			No scoring
Brandon Halverson (8 saves / 10 shots) Joseph Raaymakers (8 saves / 8 shots)		Goalie stats			Evan Cormier (44 saves / 52 shots)

March 31	Saginaw Spirit		0 – 4		Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Dow Event Center	Recap
No scoring		First period			Michael Bunting (4) - 8:46 Tyler Ganly (1) - 17:35
No scoring		Second period			Blake Speers (1) - 17:32
No scoring		Third period			Nick Ritchie (2) - 7:21
Evan Cormier (38 saves / 42 shots)		Goalie stats			Brandon Halverson (24 saves / 24 shots)

April 2

Saginaw Spirit

2 – 5

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Dow Event Center

Recap

Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0

(2) Erie Otters vs. (7) Sarnia Sting

March 26	Erie Otters		2 – 3		Sarnia Sting	Erie Insurance Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
11:47 - pp - Alex DeBrincat (1)		Second period			Pavel Zacha (1) - 17:32 Jeff King (1) - pp - 19:57
11:02 - Remi Elie (1)		Third period			No scoring
Devin Williams (29 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats			Taylor Dupuis (32 saves / 34 shots)

March 27	Erie Otters		3 – 1		Sarnia Sting	Erie Insurance Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
4:56 - Connor McDavid (1) 11:12 - Remi Elie (2) 14:58 - pp - Nicholas Baptiste (1)		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			Nikita Korostelev (1) - 3:49
Devin Williams (24 saves / 25 shots)		Goalie stats			Taylor Dupuis (26 saves / 29 shots)

March 29	Sarnia Sting		5 – 6		Erie Otters	RBC Centre	Recap
3:31 - Stephen Pierog (2) 9:05 - Pavel Zacha (2)		First period			Dylan Strome (1) - 15:48
7:16 - Alexandre Renaud (1)		Second period			Jake Marchment (1) - 2:25 Dylan Strome (2) - pp - 3:42 Jake Marchment (2) - 3:55 Jake Marchment (3) - sh - 5:48
2:25 - pp - Hayden Hodgson (1) 3:17 - Troy Lajeunesse (1)		Third period			Connor McDavid (2) - 9:23
Taylor Dupuis (31 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats			Devin Williams (22 saves / 27 shots)

March 31	Sarnia Sting		3 – 4	OT	Erie Otters	RBC Centre	Recap
0:42 - Hayden Hodgson (2) 2:57 - sh - Kevin Spinozzi (1) 12:58 - Jordan Kyrou (1)		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			Kyle Maksimovich (1) - 8:42
No scoring		Third period			Travis Dermott (1) - 0:46 Taylor Raddysh (1) - 1:11
No scoring		First overtime period			Dylan Strome (3) - 10:35
Taylor Dupuis (41 saves / 45 shots)		Goalie stats			Devin Williams (3 saves / 6 shots) Daniel Dekoning (17 saves / 17 shots)

April 3	Erie Otters		7 – 0		Sarnia Sting	Erie Insurance Arena	Recap
13:29 - pp - Dylan Strome (4)		First period			No scoring
0:27 - pp - Nicholas Baptiste (2) 4:56 - Nicholas Baptiste (3) 18:14 - Jake Marchment (4)		Second period			No scoring
3:04 - Travis Dermott (2) 8:46 - sh - Connor McDavid (3) 17:03 - pp - Patrick Murphy (1)		Third period			No scoring
Devin Williams (26 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats			Taylor Dupuis (42 saves / 49 shots)

Erie wins series 4 – 1

(3) London Knights vs. (6) Kitchener Rangers

March 27	London Knights		3 – 1		Kitchener Rangers	Budweiser Gardens	Recap
7:09 - Mitch Marner (1) 16:57 - pp - Mitch Marner (2)		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
18:13 - en - Matt Rupert (1)		Third period			Darby Llewellyn (1) - pp - 3:15
Tyler Parsons (35 saves / 36 shots)		Goalie stats			Jake Paterson (32 saves / 34 shots)

March 29	London Knights		6 – 2		Kitchener Rangers	Budweiser Gardens	Recap
1:30 - Mitch Marner (3) 11:41 - pp - Josh Sterk (1) 15:43 - sh - Max Domi (1)		First period			Connor Bunnaman (1) - pp - 18:35
0:49 - Julius Bergman (1) 6:30 - Mitch Marner (4)		Second period			No scoring
4:04 - sh - Mitch Marner (5)		Third period			Mike Davies (1) - pp - 17:56
Tyler Parsons (41 saves / 43 shots)		Goalie stats			Jake Paterson (8 saves / 13 shots) Dawson Carty (18 saves / 19 shots)

March 31	Kitchener Rangers		6 – 10		London Knights	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium	Recap
3:56 - Liam Maaskant (1) 16:10 - David Miller (1) 19:16 - pp - Nick Magyar (1)		First period			Owen MacDonald (1) - 8:35 Christian Dvorak (1) - pp - 15:38
0:28 - Darby Llewellyn (2) 16:51 - David Miller (2)		Second period			Matt Rupert (2) - pp - 6:51 Julius Bergman (2) - 8:57 Matt Rupert (3) - 18:07
11:10 - Liam Maaskant (2)		Third period			Mitch Marner (6) - 4:27 Max Domi (2) - 6:09 Christian Dvorak (2) - 12:08 Mitch Marner (7) - 13:37 Jack Hidi (1) - en - 19:01
Jake Paterson (24 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats			Tyler Parsons (35 saves / 41 shots)

April 2	Kitchener Rangers		5 – 4		London Knights	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium	Recap
No scoring		First period			Jack Hidi (2) - 13:04
2:26 - Gustaf Franzen (1) 5:11 - Adam Mascherin (1) 10:20 - Ryan MacInnis (1) 11:09 - Gustaf Franzen (2)		Second period			Christian Dvorak (3) - 16:06
14:11 - Mason Kohn (1)		Third period			Mitch Marner (8) - pp - 12:31 Christian Dvorak (4) - 18:01
Jake Paterson (32 saves / 36 shots)		Goalie stats			Tyler Parsons (33 saves / 38 shots)

April 3	London Knights		3 – 6		Kitchener Rangers	Budweiser Gardens	Recap
3:49 - Julius Bergman (3)		First period			Frank Hora (1) - 13:12
1:06 - sh - Max Domi (3)		Second period			Darby Llewellyn (3) - 14:18 Ryan MacInnis (2) - 17:05
18:16 - Matt Rupert (4)		Third period			Brandon Robinson (1) - 16:16 Frank Hora (2) - en - 18:39 Ryan MacInnis (3) - en - 19:46
Tyler Parsons (36 saves / 40 shots)		Goalie stats			Jake Paterson (31 saves / 34 shots)

April 5	Kitchener Rangers		0 – 5		London Knights	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			Victor Mete (1) - 10:26 Aiden Jamieson (1) - 13:26 Christian Dvorak (5) - 17:54 Matt Rupert (5) - 18:36
No scoring		Third period			Tait Seguin (1) - pp - 19:20
Jake Paterson (37 saves / 42 shots)		Goalie stats			Tyler Parsons (30 saves / 30 shots)

London wins series 4 – 2

(4) Guelph Storm vs. (5) Owen Sound Attack

March 27	Guelph Storm		1 – 6		Owen Sound Attack	Sleeman Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period			2:55 - Jeffrey Gilligan (1) 8:42 - Erik Bradford (1)
Jason Dickinson (1) - 2:07		Second period			5:08 - pp - Damir Sharipzyanov (1)
No scoring		Third period			5:18 - pp - Connor Walters (1) 7:22 - Justin Brack (1) 12:21 - pp - Daniel Milne (1)
Justin Nichols (8 saves / 11 shots) Brad Van Schubert (11 saves / 14 shots)		Goalie stats			Jack Flinn (30 saves / 31 shots)

March 29

Guelph Storm

5 – 4

OT

Owen Sound Attack

Sleeman Centre

Recap

March 31

Owen Sound Attack

1 – 2

Guelph Storm

Bayshore Community Centre

Recap

April 1

Owen Sound Attack

2 – 3

OT

Guelph Storm

Bayshore Community Centre

Recap

April 4

Guelph Storm

2 – 1

Owen Sound Attack

Sleeman Centre

Recap

Guelph wins series 4 – 1

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference semifinals

(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (5) Niagara IceDogs

April 10

Oshawa Generals

5 – 3

Niagara IceDogs

General Motors Centre

Recap

April 12

Oshawa Generals

6 – 1

Niagara IceDogs

General Motors Centre

Recap

April 14

Niagara IceDogs

7 – 3

Oshawa Generals

Meridian Centre

Recap

April 16

Niagara IceDogs

4 – 7

Oshawa Generals

Meridian Centre

Recap

April 17

Oshawa Generals

4 – 2

Niagara IceDogs

General Motors Centre

Recap

Oshawa wins series 4 – 1

(2) Barrie Colts vs. (3) North Bay Battalion

April 10

Barrie Colts

3 – 2

North Bay Battalion

Barrie Molson Centre

Recap

April 12

Barrie Colts

2 – 3

North Bay Battalion

Barrie Molson Centre

Recap

April 14

North Bay Battalion

4 – 2

Barrie Colts

North Bay Memorial Gardens

Recap

April 16

North Bay Battalion

4 – 3

2OT

Barrie Colts

North Bay Memorial Gardens

Recap

April 18

Barrie Colts

5 – 7

North Bay Battalion

Barrie Molson Centre

Recap

North Bay wins series 4 – 1

Western conference semifinals

(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Guelph Storm

April 8

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

7 – 4

Guelph Storm

Essar Centre

Recap

April 9

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

9 – 3

Guelph Storm

Essar Centre

Recap

April 12

Guelph Storm

1 – 6

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Sleeman Centre

Recap

April 14

Guelph Storm

2 – 3

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Sleeman Centre

Recap

Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0

(2) Erie Otters vs. (3) London Knights

April 9	Erie Otters		5 – 2		London Knights	Erie Insurance Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			Mitch Marner (9) - sh - 5:08
4:11 - pp - Dylan Strome (5) 14:21 - sh - Nicholas Baptiste (4) 18:16 - sh - Connor McDavid (4)		Second period			Max Domi (4) - 0:28
10:37 - Alex DeBrincat (2) 17:28 - en - Connor McDavid (5)		Third period			No scoring
Devin Williams (16 saves / 18 shots)		Goalie stats			Tyler Parsons (41 saves / 45 shots)

April 10	Erie Otters		7 – 3		London Knights	Erie Insurance Arena	Recap
5:27 - Connor McDavid (6) 19:15 - Connor McDavid (7)		First period			No scoring
6:41 - Connor McDavid (8) 7:29 - Jake Marchment (5) 13:42 - Connor McDavid (9)		Second period			No scoring
16:04 - Connor McDavid (10) 19:41 - en - Taylor Raddysh (2)		Third period			Chandler Yakimowicz (1) - 10:25 Aaron Berisha (1) - 12:10 Jack Hidi (3) - 15:30
Devin Williams (21 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats			Tyler Parsons (13 saves / 15 shots) Michael Giugovaz (22 saves / 26 shots)

April 12	London Knights		1 – 4		Erie Otters	Budweiser Gardens	Recap
No scoring		First period			Travis Dermott (3) - pp - 5:40
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
13:24 - Joel Wigle (1)		Third period			Nick Betz (1) - 4:55 Jake Marchment (6) - 10:37 Alex DeBrincat (3) - 12:41
Michael Giugovaz (37 saves / 41 shots)		Goalie stats			Devin Williams (27 saves / 28 shots)

April 14

London Knights

2 – 5

Erie Otters

Budweiser Gardens

Recap

Erie wins series 4 – 0

Conference finals

Eastern conference finals

(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (3) North Bay Battalion

April 24	Oshawa Generals		1 – 6		North Bay Battalion	General Motors Centre	Recap
10:12 - Michael McCarron (7)		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			Zach Poirier (1) - 3:55 Ray Huether (3) - 13:12 Nick Paul (7) - sh - 17:18
No scoring		Third period			Zach Bratina (2) - 2:49 Nick Moutrey (5) - 6:33 Nick Moutrey (6) - 16:37
Ken Appleby (22 saves / 27 shots) Jeremy Brodeur (1 save / 2 shots)		Goalie stats			Jake Smith (30 saves / 31 shots)

April 26	Oshawa Generals		1 – 0	OT	North Bay Battalion	General Motors Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
1:01 - Dakota Mermis (1)		First overtime period			No scoring
Ken Appleby (33 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats			Jake Smith (38 saves / 39 shots)

April 28	North Bay Battalion		2 – 1	OT	Oshawa Generals	North Bay Memorial Gardens	Recap
15:54 - Ray Huether (4)		First period			Stephen Desrocher (2) - pp - 11:57
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
10:28 - Ryan Kujawinski (6)		First overtime period			No scoring
Jake Smith (34 saves / 35 shots)		Goalie stats			Ken Appleby (31 saves / 33 shots)

April 29

North Bay Battalion

2 – 3

Oshawa Generals

North Bay Memorial Gardens

Recap

May 1

Oshawa Generals

4 – 1

North Bay Battalion

General Motors Centre

Recap

May 3

North Bay Battalion

1 – 2

Oshawa Generals

North Bay Memorial Gardens

Recap

Oshawa wins series 4 – 2

Western conference finals

(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Erie Otters

April 23

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

6 – 3

Erie Otters

Essar Centre

Recap

April 24

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

2 – 5

Erie Otters

Essar Centre

Recap

April 26

Erie Otters

4 – 2

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Erie Insurance Arena

Recap

April 28

Erie Otters

7 – 5

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Erie Insurance Arena

Recap

April 30

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

4 – 2

Erie Otters

Essar Centre

Recap

May 2

Erie Otters

7 – 3

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Erie Insurance Arena

Recap

Erie wins series 4 – 2

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(E1) Oshawa Generals vs. (W2) Erie Otters

May 8

Oshawa Generals

4 – 1

Erie Otters

General Motors Centre

Recap

May 9

Oshawa Generals

5 – 1

Erie Otters

General Motors Centre

Recap

May 11

Erie Otters

4 – 3

Oshawa Generals

Erie Insurance Arena

Recap

May 13

Erie Otters

5 – 6

OT

Oshawa Generals

Erie Insurance Arena

Recap

May 15

Oshawa Generals

6 – 2

Erie Otters

General Motors Centre

Recap

Oshawa wins series 4 – 1

J. Ross Robertson Cup champions roster

2014-15 Oshawa Generals
Goaltenders 35 – Ken Appleby  56 – Jeremy Brodeur		Defencemen 3 – Josh Brown  – C 6 – Will Petschenig  7 – Chris Carlisle  18 – Sonny Hertzberg  24 – Stephen Templeton  26 – Daniel Robertson  37 – Stephen Desrocher  44 – Dakota Mermis  58 – Mitchell Vande Sompel		Wingers 14 – Bradley Latour  15 – Michael Turner  17 – Brent Pedersen  20 – Matt Mistele  23 – Tobias Lindberg  25 – Kenny Huether  29 – Joe Manchurek  34 – Hunter Smith  55 – Michael McCarron  71 – Michael Dal Colle		Centres 10 – Aidan Wallace  19 – Cole Cassels  22 – Anthony Cirelli  89 – Sam Harding  Coach: D. J. Smith General Manager: Roger Hunt

Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Connor McDavid	Erie Otters	20	21	28	49	12
Cole Cassels	Oshawa Generals	21	10	21	31	14
Michael Dal Colle	Oshawa Generals	21	8	23	31	2
Nick Ritchie	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	14	13	13	26	28
Remi Elie	Erie Otters	20	4	20	24	20
Nicholas Baptiste	Erie Otters	20	12	11	23	10
Dylan Strome	Erie Otters	20	10	12	22	12
Tobias Lindberg	Oshawa Generals	21	7	12	19	8
Michael McCarron	Oshawa Generals	21	9	9	18	33
Hunter Smith	Oshawa Generals	21	9	9	18	38

Playoff leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Jacob Smith	North Bay Battalion	15	931	10	5	31	1	0.927	2.00
Ken Appleby	Oshawa Generals	21	1259	16	5	47	2	0.922	2.24
Jack Flinn	Owen Sound Attack	5	305	1	4	13	0	0.915	2.56
Mackenzie Blackwood	Barrie Colts	9	562	5	4	27	0	0.922	2.88
Brandon Halverson	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	14	796	10	4	39	1	0.893	2.94

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup (OHL Champions):	Oshawa Generals
Hamilton Spectator Trophy (best regualer season record):	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Bobby Orr Trophy (Eastern conference playoffs champion):	Oshawa Generals
Wayne Gretzky Trophy (Western conference playoffs champion):	Erie Otters
Emms Trophy (regular season champion Central division):	Barrie Colts
Leyden Trophy (regular season champion East division):	Oshawa Generals
Holody Trophy (regular season champion MidWest division):	Erie Otters
Bumbacco Trophy (regular season champion West division):	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Red Tilson Trophy (MVP):	Connor McDavid, Erie Otters
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (most points):	Dylan Strome, Erie Otters
Matt Leyden Trophy (coach of the year):	Sheldon Keefe, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy (Right Winger with the most points):	Mitch Marner, London Knights
Max Kaminsky Trophy (most outstanding defenceman):	Tony DeAngelo, Sarnia Sting & Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
OHL Goaltender of the Year:	Lucas Peressini, Kingston Frontenacs
Jack Ferguson Award (number 1 pick in OHL draft):	David Levin, Sudbury Wolves
Dave Pinkney Trophy (goaltenders with lowest goals against average):	Ken Appleby & Jeremy Brodeur, Oshawa Generals
OHL Executive of the Year:
Emms Family Award (Rookie of the Year):	Alex DeBrincat, Erie Otters
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy (first-year goaltender with the best goals against average):	Michael McNiven, Owen Sound Attack
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy (positive role model):	Nick Paul, North Bay Battalion
William Hanley Trophy (most sportsmanlike player):	Dylan Strome, Erie Otters
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (best overage player):	Joseph Blandisi, Barrie Colts
Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year):	Connor McDavid, Erie Otters
Roger Neilson Memorial Award (top academic post-secondary school player):	Justin Nichols, Guelph Storm
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award (top academic high school player):	Stephen Dhillon, Niagara IceDogs
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy (best OHL team captain):	Max Domi, London Knights
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy (most valuable player of the OHL Cup):	Ryan McLeod, Toronto Marlboros
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award (MVP in the playoffs):	Connor McDavid, Erie Otters

All-Star teams

The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.

First team

• Connor McDavid, Centre, Erie Otters
• Max Domi, Left Wing, London Knights
• Mitch Marner, Right Wing, London Knights
• Tony DeAngelo, Defence, Sarnia & Sault Ste. Marie
• Chris Bigras, Defence, Owen Sound Attack
• Lucas Peressini, Goaltender, Kingston Frontenacs
• Sheldon Keefe, Coach, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Second team

• Dylan Strome, Centre, Erie Otters
• Tyler Bertuzzi, Left Wing, Guelph Storm
• Alex DeBrincat, Right Wing, Erie Otters
• Darnell Nurse, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
• Rasmus Andersson, Defence, Barrie Colts
• Ken Appleby, Goaltender, Oshawa Generals
• Jeff Brown, Coach, Ottawa 67's

Third team

• Joseph Blandisi, Centre, Barrie Colts
• Michael Dal Colle, Left Wing, Oshawa Generals
• Sergey Tolchinsky, Right Wing, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
• Jakob Chychrun, Defence, Sarnia Sting
• Jordan Subban, Defence, Belleville Bulls
• Alex Nedeljkovic, Goaltender, Plymouth Whalers
• D. J. Smith, Coach, Oshawa Generals

2015 OHL priority selection

On April 11, 2015, the OHL conducted the 2015 Ontario Hockey League priority selection. The Sudbury Wolves held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected David Levin from the Don Mills Flyers of the GTHL. Levin 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 2015 Ontario Hockey League priority selection.

#	Player	Nationality	OHL team	Hometown	Minor team
1	David Levin (RW)	Israel	Sudbury Wolves	North York, Ontario	Don Mills Flyers
2	Gabriel Vilardi (C)	Canada	Windsor Spitfires	Kingston, Ontario	CIH Academy
3	Ryan McLeod (C)	Canada	Flint Firebirds	Mississauga, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
4	Owen Tippett (RW)	Canada	Mississauga Steelheads	Peterborough, Ontario	Toronto Red Wings
5	Zach Gallant (C)	Canada	Peterborough Petes	Oakville, Ontario	Mississauga Rebels
6	Brady Gilmour (C)	Canada	Saginaw Spirit	Grafton, Ontario	Quinte Red Devils
7	Ben Jones (C)	Canada	Niagara IceDogs	Waterloo, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
8	Matthew Strome (LW)	Canada	Hamilton Bulldogs	Mississauga, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
9	Markus Phillips (D)	Canada	Owen Sound Attack	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Titans
10	Sasha Chmelevski (C)	United States	Sarnia Sting	Northville, Michigan	Detroit HoneyBaked 16U
11	Robbie Burt (RW)	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs	Erin, Ontario	Mississauga Rebels
12	Greg Meireles (C)	Canada	Kitchener Rangers	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. 67's
13	Hayden Davis (D)	Canada	Niagara IceDogs	Hamilton, Ontario	Hamilton Huskies
14	Nick Suzuki (C)	Canada	Owen Sound Attack	London, Ontario	London Jr. Knights
15	Isaac Ratcliffe (LW)	Canada	Guelph Storm	London, Ontario	London Jr. Knights
16	Austen Keating (C)	Canada	Ottawa 67's	Guelph, Ontario	Guelph Gryphons
17	Evan Bouchard (D)	Canada	London Knights	Burlington, Ontario	Oakville Rangers
18	Brady Lyle (D)	Canada	North Bay Battalion	North Bay, Ontario	Shattuck-St. Mary's 16U
19	Jacob Tortora (LW)	United States	Barrie Colts	Victor, New York	Don Mills Flyers
20	Ivan Lodnia (RW)	United States	Erie Otters	Novi, Michigan	Detroit HoneyBaked 16U
21	Jack Studnicka (C)	Canada	Oshawa Generals	Northville, Michigan	Detroit Belle Tire 16U
22	Liam Hawel (C)	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Arnprior, Ontario	Ottawa Valley Titans

2015 NHL Entry Draft

On June 26–27, 2015, the National Hockey League conducted the 2015 NHL Entry Draft held at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. In total, 31 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Connor McDavid of the Erie Otters was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the first overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers.

Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	Hometown	OHL team
1	1	Connor McDavid (C)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Newmarket, Ontario	Erie Otters
1	3	Dylan Strome (C)	Canada	Arizona Coyotes	Mississauga, Ontario	Erie Otters
1	4	Mitch Marner (RW)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Thornhill, Ontario	London Knights
1	6	Pavel Zacha (C)	Czech Republic	New Jersey Devils	Brno, Czech Republic	Sarnia Sting
1	11	Lawson Crouse (LW)	Canada	Florida Panthers	Mount Brydges, Ontario	Kingston Frontenacs
1	15	Zachary Senyshyn (RW)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Ottawa, Ontario	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
1	24	Travis Konecny (RW)	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Clachan, Ontario	Ottawa 67's
2	33	Mitchell Stephens (C)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Peterborough, Ontario	Saginaw Spirit
2	34	Travis Dermott (D)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Newmarket, Ontario	Erie Otters
2	42	Mackenzie Blackwood (G)	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Barrie Colts
2	44	Matthew Spencer (D)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Oakville, Ontario	Peterborough Petes
2	53	Rasmus Andersson (D)	Sweden	Calgary Flames	Malmö, Sweden	Barrie Colts
2	54	Graham Knott (LW)	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Holland Landing, Ontario	Niagara IceDogs
2	56	Vince Dunn (D)	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Lindsay, Ontario	Niagara IceDogs
3	63	Kyle Capobianco (D)	Canada	Arizona Coyotes	Mississauga, Ontario	Sudbury Wolves
3	67	Blake Speers (RW)	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
3	72	Anthony Cirelli (C)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Woodbridge, Ontario	Oshawa Generals
3	82	Mitchell Vande Sompel (D)	Canada	New York Islanders	London, Ontario	Oshawa Generals
3	88	Thomas Schemitsch (D)	Canada	Florida Panthers	Thornhill, Ontario	Owen Sound Attack
4	97	Colton White (D)	Canada	New Jersey Devils	London, Ontario	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
4	103	Chris Martenet (D)	United States	Dallas Stars	St. Louis, Missouri	London Knights
5	134	Matt Schmalz (RW)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Dunnville, Ontario	Sudbury Wolves
6	155	Stephen Desrocher (D)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto, Ontario	Oshawa Generals
6	164	Roy Radke (RW)	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	Geneva, Illinois	Barrie Colts
6	166	Andrew Mangiapane (C)	Canada	Calgary Flames	Bolton, Ontario	Barrie Colts
6	176	Liam Dunda (LW)	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Grimsby, Ontario	Owen Sound Attack
7	185	Nikita Korostelev (RW)	Russia	Toronto Maple Leafs	Moscow, Russia	Sarnia Sting
7	186	Steven Lorentz (C)	Canada	Carolina Hurricanes	Waterloo, Ontario	Peterborough Petes
7	196	Riley Bruce (D)	Canada	Calgary Flames	Carp, Ontario	North Bay Battalion
7	201	Gustav Bouramman (D)	Sweden	Minnesota Wild	Stockholm, Sweden	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
7	207	Jeremiah Addison (RW)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Brampton, Ontario	Ottawa 67's

2015 CHL import draft

On June 30, 2015, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2015 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Sudbury Wolves held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Dmitry Sokolov from Russia with their selection.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2015 CHL Import Draft.

#	Player	Nationality	OHL team	Hometown	Last team
3	Dmitry Sokolov (RW)	Russia	Sudbury Wolves	Omsk, Russia	Omsk Yastreby
6	Mikhail Sergachev (D)	Russia	Windsor Spitfires	Nizhnekamsk, Russia	Kazan Irbis
9	Vili Saarijarvi (D)	Finland	Flint Firebirds	Rovaniemi, Finland	Green Bay Gamblers
12	Alexander Nylander (C)	Sweden	Mississauga Steelheads	Stockholm, Sweden	AIK IF Jr. 18
15	Jonne Tammela (LW)	Finland	Peterborough Petes	Ylivieska, Finland	KalPa
18	Markus Niemelainen (D)	Finland	Saginaw Spirit	Kuopio, Finland	HPK Jr.
21	Ondrej Kachyna (D)	Czech Republic	Hamilton Bulldogs	Hodonín, Czech Republic	HC Ceske Budejovice Jr. B
24	Patrik Laine (RW)	Finland	Sarnia Sting	Tampere, Finland	Tappara
27	Konstantin Chernyuk (D)	Russia	Kingston Frontenacs	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Wichita Falls Wildcats
30	No selection made		Kitchener Rangers
33	David Kase (C/LW)	Czech Republic	Niagara IceDogs	Kadaň, Czech Republic	Pirati Chomutov
36	No selection made		Owen Sound Attack
39	Timo Haussener (C/RW)	Switzerland	Guelph Storm	Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland	SC Rapperswill-Jona E Jr.
42	Stepan Falkovsky (D)	Belarus	Ottawa 67's	Minsk, Belarus	Yunost Minsk
45	Olli Juolevi (D)	Finland	London Knights	Helsinki, Finland	Jokerit Jr.
48	Max Kislinger (LW)	Germany	North Bay Battalion	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	EC Red Bull Salzburg U20
51	Julius Nattinen (C)	Finland	Barrie Colts	Jyväskylä, Finland	JYP
54	Erik Cernak (D)	Slovakia	Erie Otters	Košice, Slovakia	HC Kosice
56	Lukas Lofquist (RW)	Sweden	Oshawa Generals	Stockholm, Sweden	Djurgardens IF Jr.
58	Makar Tokarev (LW)	Russia	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Magnitogorsk, Russia	Magnitogorsk Stalnye Lisy