1979–80 OMJHL season explained

The 1979–80 OMJHL season was the sixth season of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. The OMJHL inaugurates the Bobby Smith Trophy, named after Bobby Smith, awarded to the scholastic player of the year. Twelve teams each played 68 games. The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Windsor Spitfires.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched first round bye; z = clinched division title & first round bye

Leyden Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
1		68	47	20	1	95	316	238
2		68	45	20	3	93	402	288
3		68	42	26	0	84	329	275
4		68	35	26	7	77	320	298
5		68	33	33	2	68	299	309
6		68	22	45	1	45	281	379

Emms Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
1		68	36	31	1	73	323	344
2		68	33	32	3	69	342	310
3		68	31	35	2	64	412	398
4		68	29	39	0	58	325	355
5		68	26	38	4	56	328	334
6		68	17	51	0	34	276	425

Scoring leaders

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
		52	65	101	166	30
		67	66	93	159	47
		66	66	84	150	86
		67	65	84	149	8
		65	65	70	135	50
		66	63	67	130	98
		68	61	68	129	48
		67	44	78	122	13
		68	47	74	121	34
		67	43	76	119	102

Playoffs

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Division quarter-finals

Leyden Division

(4) Kingston Canadians vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves

Emms Division

(4) Niagara Falls Flyers vs. (5) London Knights

Division semi-finals

Leyden Division

(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Oshawa Generals

Emms Division

(2)Toronto Marlboros vs. (3) Brantford Alexanders

Division finals

Leyden Division

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Ottawa 67's

Emms Division

(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Brantford Alexanders

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(L1) Peterborough Petes vs. (E1) Windsor Spitfires

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup	Peterborough Petes
Hamilton Spectator Trophy	Peterborough Petes
Leyden Trophy	Peterborough Petes
Emms Trophy	Windsor Spitfires
Red Tilson Trophy	Jim Fox, Ottawa 67's
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
Matt Leyden Trophy	Dave Chambers, Toronto Marlboros
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy	Jim Fox, Ottawa 67's
Max Kaminsky Trophy	Larry Murphy, Peterborough Petes
Dave Pinkney Trophy	Rick Laferriere and Terry Wright, Peterborough Petes
Emms Family Award	Bruce Dowie, Toronto Marlboros
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy	Mike Vezina, Ottawa 67's
William Hanley Trophy	Sean Simpson, Ottawa 67's
Bobby Smith Trophy	Steve Konroyd, Oshawa Generals

See also

• List of OHA Junior A standings
• List of OHL seasons
• 1980 Memorial Cup
• 1980 NHL Entry Draft
• 1979 in sports
• 1980 in sports

References

• HockeyDB

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1979-80 OHA Playoff Results. hockeydb.com. 14 May 2022.