Tuesday, May 12, 2009

What You Need To Know About OHL Champs

  • The Windsor Spitfires are the Ontario Hockey League champions. The Spitfires were 57-10-0-1 during the regular season, good for a 115 point season, tops in the 'O'.
  • The Spitfires were the only OHL team to score over 300 goals this season. The Spitfires scored 311 times. Does the number 311 mean anything to you? It was the exact number of goals the Rockets scored during the regular season when they represented the WHL at the Memorial Cup in Quebec City in 2003.
  • Windsor was 16 and 4 in the playoffs. They beat Brampton in 5 game to win the league title.
  • It was the Spitfires second OHL title in franchise history and first in 21 seasons.
  • The Spitfires top scorer in the playoffs was Taylor Hall. Hall, a 17 year-old forward, had 36 points in the playoffs, three more points than Jamie Benn's 33. Benn played one fewer game than Hall. How good is this Hall kid? The Kingston Ontario resident scored 45 goals as a 16 year-old.
  • Spitfires defenceman Ryan Ellis should ring a bell with some Rockets fans. Ellis played for Canada at the World Juniors and was a teammate of both Rockets forward Jamie Benn and defenceman Tyler Myers.
  • The Spitfires head coach is Bob Boughner. Man that name sounds familiar? It should. Boughner is a former NHL'er who was a part of an ownership group that bought the team in 2006. Boughner is the coach. The GM is former Stanley Cup winner Warren Rychel.
  • Rychel won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche. The 8 year NHL veteran experienced tragedy in March when his younger brother was killed in a early morning house fire in Lakeshore Ontario.

6 comments:

Shawn said...

Hey great coverage of the win Regan. Just FYI I have an interview with Lucas Bloodoff on my blog:

http://smokeeatersblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/interviews-with-naka-ingram-jones-and.html

fan said...

Regan is there going to be anything for the rockets & fans before they leave?

Regan Bartel said...

A send off is planned for 8 o'clock tomorrow morning at Prospera Place. The boys hit the bus to leave for the airport at 8:15 am.

Jess Rubenstein said...

The best way to describe the Windsor Spitfires is they are a lot like the Kelowna Rockets.

I followed the OHL final due to Brampton having a Ranger prospect on their roster.

Not pandering to the Kelowna crowd but I honestly think the MC is between these 2 teams.

However the Rockets have to use their "Big Bang Hockey" to perfection as the Spitfire power play will be the very best they have faced all season.

Do not let Windsor get on the PP if you want any chance at winning

MG said...

Any word on the health of Benn, KSD and Backland ?? Are all three looking like they will be in the line-up on Friday ?? GO ROCKETS

Man that Spitfire team is better than I thought. A game with them would be an awesome match-up

Rocketfan said...

THOSE ROCKET BOYS ARE THE GREATEST. IF THEY PLAY HOCKEY LIKE WE ALL KNOW THEY CAN THEN I THINK THEY WILL WIN THE MEM CUP. CONGRATS TO TYLER FOR HIS SIGNING WITH BUFFALO, FABULOUS TO SEE ONE OF OUR BOYS DO WELL. IF WE CONTINUE TO PLAY AS A TEAM (NOT AS AN I) AS WE KNOW THERE IS NO I IN TEAM WE WILL PREVAIL. AS FOR JAMIE & KYLE - THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE ON SATURDAY, YOU BOTH MADE SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME. GO ROCKET BOYS GO