2006–07 OHL season | |
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League | Ontario Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration |
Regular season September 2006 – March 2007 Playoffs March 2007 – May 2007 |
Number of teams | 20 |
TV partner(s) | Rogers TV, TVCogeco |
2006–07 CHL season | |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration |
OHL September 2006 – March 2007 QMJHL September 2006 – March 2007 WHL September 2006 – March 2007 |
Number of teams | 60 |
TV partner(s) |
RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV |
The 2006–07 OHL season was the 27th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The season commenced on September 21, 2006. The Plymouth Whalers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup defeating the Sudbury Wolves in the championship series.
The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds moved from Sault Memorial Gardens (demolished in May 2006) into the new Steelback Centre, which opened October 11, 2006. The Oshawa Generals moved mid-season from the Oshawa Civic Auditorium to the General Motors Centre, on November 3, 2006.
The OHL announced, a new rule titled "Checking to the Head," effective for this season. [1]. Also announced, the recently adopted National Hockey League rule on stick curvature was not implemented until 2007-08.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points;
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
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
The 2006 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge between the OHL and the Russian team was hosted by the Sarnia Sting on November 23, 2006, and by the Oshawa Generals on November 27, 2006. The OHL won the first game 5–0, and the second game 4–3.