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.
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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
References
Notes and References
- Web site: 1980-81 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com. www.hockeydb.com.
