PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS

East Division

1) Quinte Red Devils vs. 4) Kingston Jr. Frontenacs
2) Whitby Wildcats vs. 3) Clarington Toros

West Division

1) Richmond Hill Coyotes vs. 4) North Central Predators
2) Ajax/Pickering Raiders vs. 3) Markham Waxers

FINAL STANDINGS (W-L-T)

East Division

Quinte – 45 points (21-8-3)
Whitby – 43 points (18-7-7)
Clarington – 32 points (14-14-4)
Kingston – 29 points (12-15-5)
Peterborough – 19 points (8-21-3)
Central Ontario – 7 points (2-27-3)

West Division

Richmond Hill – 60 points (29-1-2)
Ajax/Pickering – 44 points (20-8-4)
Markham – 35 points (15-12-5)
North Central – 32 points (14-14-4)
York-Simcoe – 29 points (12-15-5)
Barrie – 9 points (3-26-3)

LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE

1988 (Oshawa Kiwanis – fourth place)

TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES (since 1984)

1 (1988)

LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

none (best finish: fourth place – Oshawa Kiwanis, 1988)

TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

none

TOP REGULAR SEASON TEAM – RICHMOND HILL COYOTES

After back-to-back regular season titles, it took an almost-perfect performance to knock the Ajax/Pickering Raiders out of top spot in the ETA. The Richmond Hill Coyotes came out on the wrong end of a 5-0 decision against the Markham Waxers in their season opener on Sept. 29, but that would be the last time the Coyotes would taste defeat. Richmond Hill ran off a 31-game unbeaten streak to finish its 32-game schedule, posting 29 wins over that stretch, including 13 in a row to finish the season. The Coyotes had the ETA’s best offence thanks to 157 goals in 32 games, but its defence was even better; Richmond Hill allowed a league-low 46 goals, and gave up one or less in 22 of its 32 games.