Johnson, a 19-year-old native of Port Franks, ON, leads the Generals in scoring this season with 12 goals and 39 assists for 51 points in 40 games. He was a fifth round pick of the Ottawa 67′s in the 1999 OHL Priority Selection.
2002 MASTERCARD MEMORIAL CUP ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE WEEK OF JANUARY 21
The Ontario Hockey League will announce the site of the 2002 MasterCard Memorial Cup the week of Monday, January 21, the league announced Thursday.
OHL Commissioner and CHL President David Branch also advised all four of the franchises bidding for the tournament of the decision time frame Thursday. The four teams bidding are the Barrie Colts, the Erie Otters, the Guelph Storm and the Ottawa 67’s.
The OHL’s trading deadline is Thursday at 6 p.m. The league advised all teams prior to the selection process that the winning bid would be announced after the OHL’s trading deadline and the announcement timing was determined Thursday morning.
“The quality of the four bids was without question outstanding,” Branch said. “We are confident that no matter where the 2002 MasterCard Memorial Cup winds up, the teams, fans and media involved will be treated to an outstanding event.”
The 2002 MasterCard Memorial Cup committee is comprised of Paul Beeston, chief operating officer, commissioner’s office for Major League Baseball, Frank Bonello, director of Central Scouting for the National Hockey League, and Bryan O’Neill, former Vice President of the NHL and current NHL director of consulting services.
WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE
There are no games in the WHL Thursday night.
On Wednesday in the WHL, Calgary defeated Saskatoon 6-4, Lethbridge beat Prince Albert 6-2, Red Deer blanked Medicine Hat 5-0, Spokane beat Kelowna 2-1 and Prince George (8) stopped Brandon 4-3.
At Calgary, Tyler Beechey scored three goals and added two assists to lead the Hitmen to their win. Warren Peters scored twice for the losers, while Sebastien Laplante made 30 saves in the Calgary goal before 5,736 fans.
At Lethbridge, Nathan Barrett scored twice and added a pair of assists as the Hurricanes defeated Prince Albert. Logan Koopmans made 34 saves for the winners, who out-shot Prince Albert 39-36.
At Red Deer, Cam Ward had to make just 14 saves to pick up the shutout as the Rebels blanked Medicine Hat 5-0. Doug Lynch scored twice for the Rebels before 5,050 fans as Red Deer out-shot the losers 57-14, forcing Sean Connors to make 52 saves.
At Spokane, Joff Kehler scored both goals for the winners on losing goalie Shane Bendera. Barry Brust made 24 saves for the winners, with only Chuck Kobasew scoring for the losers.
At Brandon, Dan Baum scored a pair of goals to lead the Raiders to the win on the road, despite being out-shot 33-21. Jordin Tootoo scored his 20th goal of the season for the losers.
ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE
There are four games in the OHL Thursday night. Oshawa is at North Bay, Brampton plays in Peterborough, Sault Ste. Marie (7) travels to Sarnia and Plymouth (2) visits Windsor.
On Wednesday night in the OHL, Belleville edged Kingston 4-2, Erie stopped Guelph 4-1 and Mississauga defeated the Toronto St. Michael’s Majors 6-4.
At Belleville, Mike Renzi had two assists to spark the Bulls, who earlier in the day acquired Jason Spezza from the Windsor Spitfires for defending OHL champion Kyle Wellwood and a second round draft pick. Michael Mole made 33 saves in goal for the winners.
At Erie, Brandon Cullen had one goal and two assists to lead the Otters to their win, while Cory Pecker had one goal and one assist. Scott Dobben added a pair of assists for the winners, while Scott Rozendal had the lone Guelph goal. Adam Munroe made 37 saves for Erie.
At Mississauga, Greg Jacina had two goals and one assist to lead the IceDogs to victory. Patrick O’Sullivan had one goal and two assists for the winners, while Igor Radulov had one goal and one assist. Tim Brent had two assists in a losing cause for St. Michael’s.
QUEBEC MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
There are two games in the QMJHL Thursday night. Shawinigan (4) travels to Moncton and Hull is at Cape Breton.
There were two games in the QMJHL on Wednesday night. Halifax (9) stopped Moncton 5-1 while Baie-Comeau stopped Montreal 4-2.
At Halifax, Jason King had three goals and one assist for the Mooseheads while Louis-Philippe Lessard added one goal and one assist. James Sanford scored the lone goal for Moncton before 6,510 fans.
At Montreal, Charles Linglet and Maxime Fortunus both had two assists to lead Baie-Comeau to its win. Jean-Francois Soucy scored both goals for the Rocket, while Ghyslain Rousseau made 29 saves for the winners.
For complete QMJHL statistics and standings, visit the official QMJHL site.
