The nine teams of the East Division competed in a 40-game schedule, while the eight teams of the West Division played a 42-game schedule.
The top 8 teams of each division make the playoffs.
The winner of the OPJHL playoffs, the Orillia Terriers, failed to win the 1996 Buckland Cup for the OHA championship.
[1] 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 Division Quarter-final Division Semi-final Division Final Final The 1994 Dudley Hewitt Cup was hosted by the Caledon Canadians in North York, Ontario.
The Orillia Terriers lost in the final.