Junior ice hockey season
The 1992–93 OHL season was the 13th season of the Ontario Hockey League . The Cornwall Royals become the Newmarket Royals . The Detroit Compuware Ambassadors are renamed the Detroit Junior Red Wings . The inaugural OHL Humanitarian of the Year is awarded. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup , defeating the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds .
Relocation and Rebranding [ edit ] Cornwall Royals to Newmarket Royals [ edit ] The Cornwall Royals relocated to the city of Newmarket, Ontario and were named the Newmarket Royals . The team would play at the Newmarket Recreational Complex .
The club was established in 1969 in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , as Cornwall won the Memorial Cup three times, in 1972 , 1980 and 1981 . Prior to the 1981-82 , the Royals transferred to the Ontario Hockey League . After joining the OHL, the club was made the post-season in ten of their eleven seasons.
Newmarket would remain in the Leyden Division following the relocation.
Detroit Compuware Ambassadors to Detroit Junior Red Wings [ edit ] The Detroit Compuware Ambassadors rebranded their team into the Detroit Junior Red Wings . The Junior Red Wings would continue to share Joe Louis Arena with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League .
The club would use the familiar Red Wings logo and change their colours to red and white to match the NHL team.
1992-93 Ontario Hockey League Division Team City Arena Leyden Belleville Bulls Belleville , Ontario Yardmen Arena Kingston Frontenacs Kingston , Ontario Kingston Memorial Centre Newmarket Royals Newmarket , Ontario Newmarket Recreational Complex North Bay Centennials North Bay , Ontario North Bay Memorial Gardens Oshawa Generals Oshawa , Ontario Oshawa Civic Auditorium Ottawa 67's Ottawa , Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre Peterborough Petes Peterborough , Ontario Peterborough Memorial Centre Sudbury Wolves Sudbury , Ontario Sudbury Community Arena Emms Detroit Junior Red Wings Detroit , Michigan Joe Louis Arena Guelph Storm Guelph , Ontario Guelph Memorial Gardens Kitchener Rangers Kitchener , Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium London Knights London , Ontario London Gardens Niagara Falls Thunder Niagara Falls , Ontario Niagara Falls Memorial Arena Owen Sound Platers Owen Sound , Ontario Bayshore Community Centre Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario Sault Memorial Gardens Windsor Spitfires Windsor , Ontario Windsor Arena
Emms Division
Leyden Division
Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title
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The winner of the OHL Superseries will host the 1993 Memorial Cup . This series featured the top ranked team in the Leyden Division, the Peterborough Petes , take on the top ranked team in the Emms Division, the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds .
(L1) Peterborough Petes vs. (E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds[ edit ] Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0
Division quarter-finals [ edit ] (2) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (7) North Bay Centennials[ edit ] Kingston wins series 4 – 1
(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Belleville Bulls[ edit ]
(4) Sudbury Wolves vs. (5) Newmarket Royals[ edit ] Sudbury wins series 4 – 3
(2) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (7) Guelph Storm[ edit ] Detroit wins series 4 – 1
(3) London Knights vs. (6) Kitchener Rangers[ edit ]
(4) Owen Sound Platers vs. (5) Niagara Falls Thunder[ edit ] Owen Sound wins series 4 – 0
Division semi-finals [ edit ] (1) Peterborough Petes vs. (4) Sudbury Wolves[ edit ] Peterborough wins series 4 – 3
(2) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (3) Oshawa Generals[ edit ] Kingston wins series 4 – 2
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Owen Sound Platers[ edit ] Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0
(2) Detroit Junior Red Wings vs. (3) London Knights[ edit ] Detroit wins series 4 – 1
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Kingston Frontenacs[ edit ] Peterborough wins series 4 – 1
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Detroit Junior Red Wings[ edit ] April 20 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2 – 5 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
April 22 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 8 – 2 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Joe Louis Arena
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 1
J. Ross Robertson Cup [ edit ] (L1) Peterborough Petes vs. (E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds[ edit ] Peterborough wins series 4 – 1
J. Ross Robertson Cup : Peterborough Petes Hamilton Spectator Trophy : Peterborough Petes Leyden Trophy : Peterborough Petes Emms Trophy : Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Red Tilson Trophy : Pat Peake , Detroit Junior Red Wings Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy : Andrew Brunette , Owen Sound Platers Matt Leyden Trophy : Gary Agnew , London Knights Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy : Kevin Brown , Detroit Junior Red Wings Max Kaminsky Trophy : Chris Pronger , Peterborough Petes OHL Goaltender of the Year : Manny Legace , Niagara Falls Thunder Bill Long Award : Dr. Robert L. Vaughan, Belleville Bulls Jack Ferguson Award : Alyn McCauley , Ottawa 67's Dave Pinkney Trophy : Chad Lang and Ryan Douglas, Peterborough Petes OHL Executive of the Year : Jim Rutherford , Detroit Junior Red Wings Emms Family Award : Jeff O'Neill , Guelph Storm F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy : Ken Shepard , Oshawa Generals OHL Humanitarian of the Year : Keli Corpse , Kingston Frontenacs William Hanley Trophy : Pat Peake , Detroit Junior Red Wings Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy : Scott Hollis , Oshawa Generals Bobby Smith Trophy : Tim Spitzig , Kitchener Rangers
The OHL All-star teams were selected by the OHL's general managers.
Pat Peake , Centre, Detroit Jr. Red Wings Andrew Brunette , Left Wing, Owen Sound Platers Jason Dawe , Right Wing, Peterborough Petes Chris Pronger , Defence, Peterborough Petes Mark DeSantis , Defence, Newmarket Royals Manny Legace , Goaltender, Niagara Falls Thunder Gary Agnew , Coach, London Knights Mike Harding , Centre, Peterborough Petes Bob Wren , Left Wing, Detroit Jr. Red Wings Kevin Brown , Right Wing, Detroit Jr. Red Wings Brent Tully , Defence, Peterborough Petes Scott Walker , Defence, Owen Sound Platers Chad Lang , Goaltender, Peterborough Petes Rick Cornacchia , Coach, Oshawa Generals Chris Gratton , Centre, Kingston Frontenacs Jeff Shevalier , Left Wing, North Bay Centennials Scott Hollis , Right Wing, Oshawa Generals Blair Scott , Defence, Detroit Jr. Red Wings Nick Stajduhar , Defence, London Knights Marc Lamothe , Goaltender, Kingston Frontenacs Dick Todd , Coach, Peterborough Petes 1993 OHL Priority Selection [ edit ] The Ottawa 67's held the first overall pick in the 1993 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Alyn McCauley from the Kingston Voyageurs. McCauley 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 1993 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[ 2]
# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 1 Alyn McCauley (C ) Canada Ottawa 67's Gananoque, Ontario Kingston Voyageurs 2 Ed Jovanovski (D ) Canada Windsor Spitfires Windsor, Ontario Windsor Royals 3 Scott Cherrey (LW ) Canada North Bay Centennials Drayton, Ontario Listowel Cyclones 4 Travis Riggin (RW ) Canada Belleville Bulls Kincardine, Ontario Milton Merchants 5 Jeff Williams (C ) Canada Guelph Storm Newmarket, Ontario Newmarket 87's 6 Andrew Taylor (C ) Canada Kitchener Rangers Stratford, Ontario Stratford Cullitons 7 Steve Nimigon (LW ) Canada Niagara Falls Thunder Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Legionaires 8 Shane Kenny (D ) Canada Owen Sound Platers Oromocto, New Brunswick Fredericton Jr. Canadiens 9 Luc Gagne (RW ) Canada Newmarket Royals Sturgeon Falls, Ontario Powassan Hawks 10 Jay McKee (D ) Canada Sudbury Wolves Amherstview, Ontario Ernestown Jets 11 Ryan Appel (RW ) Canada London Knights Toronto, Ontario Toronto Red Wings 12 Ryan Lindsay (C ) Canada Oshawa Generals Hamilton, Ontario St. Mary's Lincolns 13 Robin LaCour (D ) Canada Detroit Junior Red Wings Hagersville, Ontario Ohsweken Golden Eagles 14 Steve Zoryk (LW ) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Ottawa, Ontario Cumberland Grads 15 Chad Kilger (C ) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall Colts 16 Jonathan Murphy (D ) Canada Peterborough Petes Charlottetown, PEI Charlottetown Abbies
East Division Central Division Midwest Division West Division Defunct teams