2003–04 OPJHL season – Wikipedia

Sports season

The 2003–04 OPJHL season is the 11th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.

Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OPJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Aurora Tigers, went on to win both the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions and the 2004 Royal Bank Cup as National Champions.^[1]

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Final standings[edit]

Note: 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

2003-04 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs[edit]

	1st Round					2nd Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	E1	Aurora	4
	E15	Lindsay	0
	17
	16
	9
	24
	25
	8
	5
	28
	21
	12
	13
	20
	29
	4
	3
	30
	19
	14
	11
	22
	27
	6
	7
	26
	23
	10
	15
	18
	31
	2

Divisional Quarter-final

Wellington Dukes defeated Peterborough Stars 4-games-to-1

Bowmanville Eagles defeated Syracuse Jr. Crunch 4-games-to-none

Cobourg Cougars defeated Bancroft Hawks 4-games-to-3

Kingston Voyageurs defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-1

Aurora Tigers defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-none

Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-none

Stouffville Spirit defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-2

Collingwood Blues defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-none

Georgetown Raiders defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-none

Hamilton Red Wings defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none

Oakville Blades defeated Burlington Cougars 4-games-to-none

Milton Icehawks defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-1

St. Michael’s Buzzers defeated Buffalo Lightning 4-games-to-none

Wexford Raiders defeated Ajax Axemen 4-games-to-none

North York Rangers defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-none

Markham Waxers defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-none

Divisional Semi-final

Wellington Dukes defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-3

Bowmanville Eagles defeated Cobourg Cougars 4-games-to-none

Aurora Tigers defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-none

Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-1

Georgetown Raiders defeated Milton Icehawks 4-games-to-none

Oakville Blades defeated Hamilton Red Wings 4-games to-2

St. Michael’s Buzzers defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-none

North York Rangers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2

Divisional Final

Bowmanville Eagles defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-3

Aurora Tigers defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-games-to-none

Oakville Blades defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-1

St. Michael’s Buzzers defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-1

Semi-final

St. Michael’s Buzzers defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-2

Aurora Tigers defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-2

Final

Aurora Tigers defeated St. Michael’s Buzzers 4-games-to-2

Hosted by North Bay Skyhawks in North Bay, Ontario. Aurora Tigers won the event.

Round Robin

Aurora Tigers defeated Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 3-1

Aurora Tigers defeated Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 4-0

Aurora Tigers defeated North Bay Skyhawks (NOJHL) 5-1

Final

Aurora Tigers defeated North Bay Skyhawks (NOJHL) 5-1

Hosted by Grande Prairie Storm in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Aurora Tigers won the event.^[2]

Round Robin

Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL) defeated Aurora Tigers 4-2

Aurora Tigers defeated Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 4-2

Aurora Tigers defeated Kindersley Klippers (SJHL) 5-0

Aurora Tigers defeated Nepean Raiders (CJHL) 3-1

Semi-final

Aurora Tigers defeated Nepean Raiders (CJHL) 7-2

Final

Aurora Tigers defeated Kindersley Klippers (SJHL) 7-1

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