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OJHL Report (as of February 20, 2012)
Preliminary Round Results:
North Division:
Aurora (3) defeats Orangeville (6) – 3 games to 1
Markham (4) defeats Huntsville (5) – 3 games to 0

West Division:
Buffalo (3) defeats Hamilton (6) – 3 games to 0
Burlington (4) defeats Milton (5) – 3 games to 1

South Division:
Toronto Lakeshore (3) defeats Pickering (6) – 3 games to 1
Toronto Jr. Canadiens (5) defeats North York (4) – 3 games to 1

East Division:
Kingston (6) defeats Wellington (3) – 3 games to 2
Whitby (4) defeats Lindsay (5) – 3 games to 0

Division Semi-Final Match-ups:

North Division:
Newmarket (1) vs. Markham (4)
Stouffville (2) vs. Aurora (3)

West Division:
Georgetown (1) vs. Burlington (4)
Oakville (2) vs. Buffalo (3)

South Division:
St. Michael’s (1) vs. Toronto Jr. Canadiens (5)
Vaughan (2) vs. Toronto Lakeshore (3)

East Division:
Trenton (1) vs. Kingston (6)
Cobourg (2) vs. Whitby (3)

Leading Scorers:

1. David Friedmann (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) – 12 points
2. Matt Carey (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) – 10 points
3. Ryan Schmelzer (Buffalo) – 7 points

3. Daniel Tedesco (Toronto Lakeshore) – 7 points

Top Goaltenders:

1. Tyler Feaver (Whitby) – 1.00 gaa
2. Parker Gahagan (Buffalo) – 1.00 gaa
3. Chris Perugini (Markham) – 1.02 gaa

Hot Teams/Players:

• Buffalo/Markham/Whitby all win first round sweeps, while allowing only three goals each in three games played
• Georgetown Raiders enter playoffs with home ice advantage after finishing first overall in OJHL
• David Friedmann (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) – Forward records 12 points during four game series victory over North York in opening round
• Matt Carey (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) – Forward records seven goals during four game series victory over North York in opening round
• Darcy Murphy (Wellington) – Regular season goal scoring champion continues into playoffs with five goals in five games during first round loss

Points of Interest:

• Aurora defeated Orangeville 4-3 in double-overtime of game #3 and Burlington defeated Milton 4-3 in game #2 for the only two OT games in the preliminary round
• Toronto Jr. Canadiens and North York Rangers combine for 36 goals in their four game preliminary round match-up
• Wellington Dukes and Kingston Voyageurs the only series to go full five games in preliminary round with Kingston pulling off the biggest upset of round one
• OJHL will have a new champion as the Wellington Dukes fall to Kingston – Dukes earliest exit from playoffs in more than a decade
• Buffalo Jr. Sabres win their first playoff appearance since 2009 with a three game sweep of Hamilton

Big Thanks to Izak Westgate of the OJHL for this!