2011–12 OHL season

2011–12 OHL season
LeagueOntario Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationPreseason
Sept. 2, 2011 – Sept. 18, 2011
Regular season
Sept. 21, 2011 – Mar. 18, 2012
Playoffs
Mar. 22, 2012 – May 11, 2012
Number of teams20
TV partner(s)Rogers TV, TVCogeco
Draft
Top draft pickAaron Ekblad
Picked byBarrie Colts
Regular season
Hamilton Spectator TrophyLondon Knights (5)
Season MVPMichael Houser (London Knights)
Top scorerMichael Sgarbossa (Sudbury Wolves)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPAustin Watson (Knights)
Finals championsLondon Knights (2)
  Runners-upNiagara IceDogs
2011–12 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
September 2011 – March 2012
QMJHL
September 2011 – March 2012
WHL
September 2011 – March 2012
Number of teams59
TV partner(s)RDS
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV
Finals championsShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) (1st title)
  Runners-upLondon Knights (OHL)

The 2011–12 OHL season was the 32nd season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on September 21, 2011 and ended on March 18, 2012. The playoffs began on Thursday March 22, 2012 and concluded on Friday May 11, 2012. The London Knights won the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the second time in franchise history. London secured a berth in the 2012 Memorial Cup hosted by the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL.