2006–07 OHL season
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The 2006–07 OHL season was the 27th season of the Ontario Hockey League.
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2006–07 OHL season | |
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League | Ontario Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | Regular season September 2006 – March 2007 Playoffs March 2007 – May 2007 |
Number of teams | 20 |
TV partner(s) | Rogers TV, TVCogeco |
Finals champions | Plymouth Whalers |
OHL seasons | |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
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2006–07 CHL season | |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | OHL September 2006 – March 2007 QMJHL September 2006 – March 2007 WHL September 2006 – March 2007 |
Number of teams | 60 |
TV partner(s) | RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV |
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The OHL announced its new checking to the head rule, effective for this season.[1] Also announced, the recently adopted National Hockey League rule on stick curvature was not implemented until 2007–08. The season commenced on September 21, 2006, and twenty teams each played 68 games. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds moved from Sault Memorial Gardens (demolished in May 2006) into the new Steelback Centre, which opened October 11, 2006. The Oshawa Generals moved mid-season from the Oshawa Civic Auditorium to the General Motors Centre, on November 3, 2006. The Plymouth Whalers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Sudbury Wolves in the championship series.