2006–07 OPJHL season

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Sport Hockey Number of teams 35		Champion Aurora Tigers
League Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Duration Regular season 2006-09-07 – 2007-02-06 Playoffs 2007-02-08 – 2007-04-13

The 2006–07 OPJHL season is the 14th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-six teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions will compete in a 49-game schedule.

Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Aurora Tigers, competed in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup, and won. Once successful against the winners of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion Tigers then moved on to play in the Canadian Junior A Hockey League championship, the 2007 Royal Bank Cup where they became national champions.

Changes

Wexford Raiders became Toronto Jr. Canadiens

Oshawa Legionaires became Durham Fury

Couchiching Terriers fold for 2006-07

Toronto Thunderbirds fold for 2006-07

Orangeville Crushers join the OPJHL from the MWJBHL

Final standings

as of February 6, 2008
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

Please Note: "x-" implies clinched playoff berth, "zx-" implies clinched division, "wc-" clinched Wild Card, "y-" Eliminated from Playoffs.

Teams listed on the official league website [1].

Standings listed by Pointstreak on official league website [2].

2006-07 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs

For the Central Canada Championship, please go to the Dudley Hewitt Cup. For the National Championship, please go to the Royal Bank Cup 2007.

West/North

Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card.

Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website [3].

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by Abitibi Eskimos in Iroquois Falls, Ontario. Aurora finished first.

Round Robin

Aurora Tigers 4 - Soo Indians 1 Aurora Tigers 6 - Schreiber Diesels 3 Aurora Tigers 7 - Abitibi Eskimos 0

Final

Aurora Tigers 10 - Schreiber Diesels 0

2007 Royal Bank Cup Championship

Hosted by Prince George Spruce Kings in Prince George, British Columbia. Aurora finished first.

Round Robin

Aurora Tigers 4 - Selkirk Steelers 2 Pembroke Lumber Kings 5 - Aurora Tigers 3 Aurora Tigers 6 - Prince George Spruce Kings 3 Aurora Tigers 7 - Camrose Kodiaks 4

Semi-final

Aurora Tigers 3 - Pembroke Lumber Kings 2 OT

Final

Aurora Tigers 3 - Prince George Spruce Kings 1

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Leading goaltenders

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