2002–03 OPJHL season


The 2002–03 OPJHL season is the tenth season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.
Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OPJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Wellington Dukes, went on to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions. The Dukes were not successful in winning the 2003 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes



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

2002-03 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs

Division Quarter-final
Division Semi-final
Division Final
Semi-final
Final

[Dudley Hewitt Cup] Championship

Hosted by Fort Frances Borderland Thunder in Fort Frances, Ontario. Wellington Dukes won the event.
Round Robin
Semi-final
Final

[2003 [Royal Bank Cup]] Championship

Hosted by Charlottetown Abbies in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The Wellington Dukes lost in the semi-final.
Round Robin
Semi-final

Scoring leaders

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

Players selected in [2003 NHL Entry Draft]