1983–84 OHL season explained

The 1983–84 OHL season was the fourth season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy is inaugurated for the overage player of the year. Fifteen teams each played 70 games. The Ottawa 67's won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Kitchener Rangers.

Teams

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City	Arena	Capacity	Head coach
Leyden Division
Belleville Bulls	Belleville, Ontario	Yardmen Arena	3,757	Larry Mavety
Cornwall Royals	Cornwall, Ontario	Cornwall Civic Complex	4,000	Jocelyn Guevremont
Kingston Canadians	Kingston, Ontario	Kingston Memorial Centre	3,300	Rick Cornacchia
Oshawa Generals	Oshawa, Ontario	Oshawa Civic Auditorium	4,025	Paul Theriault
Ottawa 67's	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Civic Centre	9,000	Brian Kilrea
Peterborough Petes	Peterborough, Ontario	Peterborough Memorial Centre	4,000	Dick Todd
Toronto Marlboros	Toronto, Ontario	Maple Leaf Gardens	16,182	Tom Martin
Emms Division
Brantford Alexanders	Brantford, Ontario	Brantford Civic Centre	2,981	Dave Draper
Guelph Platers	Guelph, Ontario	Guelph Memorial Gardens	3,999	Joe Contini
Kitchener Rangers	Kitchener, Ontario	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium	5,679	Tom Barrett
London Knights	London, Ontario	London Gardens	5,000	Don Boyd
North Bay Centennials	North Bay, Ontario	North Bay Memorial Gardens	3,500	Bert Templeton
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Sault Memorial Gardens	3,390	Terry Crisp
Sudbury Wolves	Sudbury, Ontario	Sudbury Community Arena	5,750	Billy Harris Andy Spruce
Windsor Spitfires	Windsor, Ontario	Windsor Arena	4,400	Bob Boucher Terry McDonnell Wayne Maxner

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		70	50	18	2	102	347	223
2		70	45	24	1	91	392	317
3		70	43	23	4	90	380	307
4		70	37	32	1	75	315	297
5		70	33	37	0	66	319	304
6		70	33	37	0	66	348	375
7		70	25	45	0	50	313	378

Emms Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
1		70	52	16	2	106	418	276
2		70	39	28	3	81	303	235
3		70	38	28	4	80	373	321
4		70	32	37	1	65	288	319
5		70	22	43	5	49	236	327
6		70	22	46	2	46	280	379
7		70	20	46	4	44	252	366
8		70	19	50	1	39	287	427

Scoring leaders

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Tim Salmon		69	45	100	145	35
		70	63	76	139	156
		70	59	78	137	48
		68	47	86	133	31
		62	56	76	132	89
		63	65	65	130	20
		61	45	79	124	98
Scott Morrison		70	47	73	120	30
Don McLaren		70	53	60	113	20
Scott Tottle		70	63	47	110	24

Playoffs

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Division quarter-finals

Leyden Division

(4) Oshawa Generals vs. (5) Belleville Bulls

Emms Division

(4) London Knights vs. (5) North Bay Centennials

Division semi-finals

Leyden Division

(2) Toronto Marlboros vs. (3) Peterborough Petes

Emms Division

(2) Brantford Alexanders vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Division finals

Leyden Division

(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (2) Toronto Marlboros

Emms Division

(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (3) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(L1) Ottawa 67's vs. (E1) Kitchener Rangers

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup	Ottawa 67's
Hamilton Spectator Trophy	Kitchener Rangers
Leyden Trophy	Ottawa 67's
Emms Trophy	Kitchener Rangers
Red Tilson Trophy	John Tucker, Kitchener Rangers
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
Matt Leyden Trophy	Tom Barrett, Kitchener Rangers
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy	Wayne Presley, Kitchener Rangers
Max Kaminsky Trophy	Brad Shaw, Ottawa 67's
Jack Ferguson Award	Dave Moylan, Sudbury Wolves
Dave Pinkney Trophy
Emms Family Award	Shawn Burr, Kitchener Rangers
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy	Gary Iuliano, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
William Hanley Trophy	Kevin Conway, Kingston Canadians
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy	Don McLaren, Ottawa 67's
Bobby Smith Trophy	Scott Tottle, Peterborough Petes

1984 OHL Priority Selection

The Sudbury Wolves held the first overall pick in the 1984 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Dave Moylan from the St. Mary's Lincolns. Moylan was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 1984 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.^[2]

	Player	Nationality	OHL Team	Hometown	Minor Team
1	Dave Moylan (D)	Canada	Sudbury Wolves	Tillsonburg, Ontario	St. Mary's Lincolns
2	Guy Larose (C)	Canada	Guelph Platers	Hull, Quebec	Ottawa Jr. Senators
3	Herb Raglan (RW)	Canada	Kingston Canadians	Peterborough, Ontario	Peterborough Petes Midgets
4	Kevin Kerr (RW)	Canada	Windsor Spitfires	North Bay, Ontario	North Bay Centennials
5	Jeff Greenlaw (LW)	Canada	North Bay Centennials	Toronto, Ontario	St. Catharines Falcons
6	Bruce Rendall (LW)	Canada	London Knights	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Thunder Bay Beavers
7	Jeff Smith (C)	Canada	Cornwall Royals	Forest, Ontario	Strathroy Blades
8	John Purves (RW)	Canada	Belleville Bulls	Malton, Ontario	North York Rangers
9	Shane Whelan (C)	Canada	Oshawa Generals	Kirkland Lake, Ontario	Newmarket Flyers
10	Rob Zettler (D)	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Sault Ste. Marie Legion
11	Brad Dalgarno (RW)	Canada	Brantford Alexanders	Whitby, Ontario	Markham Travelways
12	Glen Seabrooke (C)	Canada	Peterborough Petes	Peterborough, Ontario	Peterborough Petes Midgets
13	Yvon Corriveau (LW)	Canada	Toronto Marlboros	Welland, Ontario	Welland Cougars
14	David Baseggio (D)	Canada	Ottawa 67's	Niagara Falls, Ontario	Niagara Falls Canucks
15	Craig Wolanin (D)	United States	Kitchener Rangers	Warren, Michigan	Detroit Compuware

See also

• List of OHA Junior A standings
• List of OHL seasons
• 1984 Memorial Cup
• 1984 NHL Entry Draft
• 1983 in sports
• 1984 in sports

References

• HockeyDB

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1983-84 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com . 2022-12-07 . www.hockeydb.com.
2. Web site: 1984 Ontario Hockey League Draft.