1980–81 OHL season explained

The 1980–81 OHL season was the first season of the newly established Ontario Hockey League, renaming itself from the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. The OMJHL formally severed ties with the Ontario Hockey Association over the summer, and affiliated with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The OHL inaugurated the Jack Ferguson Award for the first overall draft pick in the OHL entry draft. Twelve teams each played 68 games. The Kitchener Rangers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.

Teams

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City	Arena	Capacity	Head coach
Leyden Division
Kingston Canadians	Kingston, Ontario	Kingston Memorial Centre	3,300	Jim Morrison
Oshawa Generals	Oshawa, Ontario	Oshawa Civic Auditorium	4,025	Bill LaForge
Ottawa 67's	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Civic Centre	9,000	Brian Kilrea
Peterborough Petes	Peterborough, Ontario	Peterborough Memorial Centre	4,000	Dave Dryden Dick Todd
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Sault Memorial Gardens	3,390	Terry Crisp
Sudbury Wolves	Sudbury, Ontario	Sudbury Community Arena	5,750	Andy Laing
Emms Division
Brantford Alexanders	Brantford, Ontario	Brantford Civic Centre	2,981	Ron Carroll Dave Draper Ken Gratton
Kitchener Rangers	Kitchener, Ontario	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium	5,679	Orval Tessier
London Knights	London, Ontario	London Gardens	5,000	Paul McIntosh
Niagara Falls Flyers	Niagara Falls, Ontario	Niagara Falls Memorial Arena	3,633	Paul Gauthier
Toronto Marlboros	Toronto, Ontario	Maple Leaf Gardens	16,316	Wayne Ego
Windsor Spitfires	Windsor, Ontario	Windsor Arena	4,400	Ron Harris Ron Carroll

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	19	2	96	412	290
2		68	45	20	3	93	360	254
3		68	39	26	3	81	334	273
4		68	35	30	3	73	321	352
5		68	29	36	3	61	287	290
6		68	20	45	3	43	284	380

Emms Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
1		68	34	33	1	69	321	320
2		68	34	34	0	68	350	354
3		68	33	33	2	68	322	337
4		68	30	36	2	62	354	359
5		68	31	37	0	62	298	336
6		68	20	48	0	40	300	388

Scoring leaders

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
		68	56	110	166	42
		68	87	66	153	185
		65	63	89	152	109
		67	81	69	150	197
		58	50	92	142	108
		66	57	83	140	53
		61	55	78	133	73
		68	78	50	128	114
		67	54	74	128	240
		66	51	72	123	78

Playoffs

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Division quarter-finals

Leyden Division

(4) Oshawa Generals vs. (5) Peterborough Petes

Emms Division

(4) Niagara Falls Flyers vs. (5) Toronto Marlboros

Division semi-finals

Leyden Division

(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Kingston Canadians

Emms Division

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

Division finals

Leyden Division

(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (3) Kingston Canadians

Emms Division

(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (3) Windsor Spitfires

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(L1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (E1) Kitchener Rangers

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup	Kitchener Rangers
Hamilton Spectator Trophy	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Leyden Trophy	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Emms Trophy	Kitchener Rangers
Red Tilson Trophy	Ernie Godden, Windsor Spitfires
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
Matt Leyden Trophy	Brian Kilrea, Ottawa 67's
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy	Tony Tanti, Oshawa Generals
Max Kaminsky Trophy	Randy Boyd, Ottawa 67's
Jack Ferguson Award	Dan Quinn, Belleville Bulls
Dave Pinkney Trophy	Jim Ralph, Ottawa 67's
Emms Family Award	Tony Tanti, Oshawa Generals
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy	John Vanbiesbrouck, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
William Hanley Trophy	John Goodwin, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Bobby Smith Trophy	Doug Smith, Ottawa 67's

See also

• List of OHA Junior A standings
• List of OHL seasons
• 1981 Memorial Cup
• 1981 NHL Entry Draft
• 1980 in sports
• 1981 in sports

References

• HockeyDB

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1980-81 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com. www.hockeydb.com.