1986–87 OHL season explained

The 1986–87 OHL season was the seventh season of the Ontario Hockey League. Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The Oshawa Generals won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the North Bay Centennials.

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	Orval Tessier
Kingston Canadians	Kingston, Ontario	Kingston Memorial Centre	3,300	Fred O'Donnell
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	Brian Hough
Emms Division
Guelph Platers	Guelph, Ontario	Guelph Memorial Gardens	3,999	Gary Spoar Rob Holody
Hamilton Steelhawks	Hamilton, Ontario	Copps Coliseum	17,383	Bill LaForge
Kitchener Rangers	Kitchener, Ontario	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium	5,679	Tom Barrett Joe McDonnell
London Knights	London, Ontario	London Gardens	5,000	Wayne Maxner
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	Don Boyd
Sudbury Wolves	Sudbury, Ontario	Sudbury Community Arena	5,750	Guy Blanchard
Windsor Compuware Spitfires	Windsor, Ontario	Windsor Arena	4,400	Tom Webster Jim Rutherford Tony MacDonald

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 division title;

Leyden Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
1		66	49	14	3	101	322	201
2		66	35	24	7	77	267	212
3		66	33	28	5	71	310	280
4		66	26	39	1	53	287	316
5		66	26	39	1	53	292	347
6		66	23	40	3	49	261	369
7		66	22	41	3	47	298	376

Emms Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
1		66	46	18	2	94	357	216
2		66	39	24	3	81	321	258
3		66	36	25	5	77	287	249
4		66	32	31	3	67	293	305
5		66	31	31	4	66	301	299
6		66	29	35	2	60	275	281
7		66	25	39	2	52	259	329
8		66	20	44	2	42	285	377

Scoring leaders

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
		66	51	99	150	35
		60	46	73	119	35
		66	57	50	107	38
Drew Brydle		57	53	53	106	74
Ron Goodall		66	52	53	105	17
Jean-Marc MacKenzie		63	49	56	105	20
		63	54	48	102	164
		64	35	66	101	18
		66	45	55	100	70
Jamie Godkin		48	31	69	100	46

Playoffs

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OHL Superseries

The winner of the OHL Superseries will host the 1987 Memorial Cup. This series featured the top ranked team in the Leyden Division, the Oshawa Generals, take on the top ranked team in the Emms Division, the North Bay Centennials.

(L1) Oshawa Generals vs. (E1) North Bay Centennials

Division quarter-finals

Leyden Division

(4) Kingston Canadians vs. (5) Belleville Bulls

Emms Division

(3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires vs. (5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Division semi-finals

Leyden Division

(2) Peterborough Petes vs. (3) Ottawa 67's

Emms Division

(2) Hamilton Steelhawks vs. (3) Windsor Spitfires

Division finals

Leyden Division

(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (2) Peterborough Petes

Emms Division

(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(L1) Oshawa Generals vs. (E1) North Bay Centennials

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup	Oshawa Generals
Hamilton Spectator Trophy	Oshawa Generals
Leyden Trophy	Oshawa Generals
Emms Trophy	North Bay Centennials
Red Tilson Trophy	Scott McCrory, Oshawa Generals
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
Matt Leyden Trophy	Paul Theriault, Oshawa Generals
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy	Ron Goodall, Kitchener Rangers
Max Kaminsky Trophy	Kerry Huffman, Guelph Platers
Jack Ferguson Award	John Uniac, Sudbury Wolves
Dave Pinkney Trophy
Emms Family Award	Andrew Cassels, Ottawa 67's
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy	Jeff Hackett, Oshawa Generals
William Hanley Trophy	Scott McCrory, Oshawa Generals and Keith Gretzky, Hamilton Steelhawks
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy	Mike Richard, Toronto Marlboros
Bobby Smith Trophy	John McIntyre, Guelph Platers

1987 OHL Priority Selection

The Sudbury Wolves held the first overall pick in the 1987 Ontario Priority Selection and selected John Uniac from the Stratford Cullitons. Uniac 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 1987 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.^[2]

	Player	Nationality	OHL Team	Hometown	Minor Team
1	John Uniac (D)	Canada	Sudbury Wolves	Stratford, Ontario	Stratford Cullitons
2	Jason Winch (LW)	Canada	Toronto Marlboros	St. Catharines, Ontario	St. Catharines Falcons
3	Rick Corriveau (D)	Canada	London Knights	Welland, Ontario	Welland Cougars
4	Derek Booth (D)	Canada	Cornwall Royals	Niagara Falls, Ontario	Owen Sound Greys
5	Scott Thornton (C)	Canada	Belleville Bulls	London, Ontario	London Diamonds
6	Steve Widmeyer (RW)	Canada	Kingston Canadians	Bedford, Nova Scotia	Dartmouth Midgets
7	Mike Speer (D)	Canada	Guelph Platers	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros Midget
8	Shane Sargant (LW)	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Collingwood, Ontario	Barrie Colts
9	Cory Keenan (D)	Canada	Kitchener Rangers	North Bay, Ontario	St. Mary's Lincolns
10	Joey St. Aubin (C)	Canada	Ottawa 67's	Oshawa, Ontario	Oshawa Midgets
11	Joe Hawley (RW)	Canada	Peterborough Petes	Peterborough, Ontario	Peterborough Midgets
12	Jamie Allan (RW)	Canada	Windsor Compuware Spitfires	Brockville, Ontario	Brockville Braves
13	Jason York (D)	Canada	Hamilton Steelhawks	Nepean, Ontario	Smiths Falls Bears
14	Mark Major (LW)	Canada	North Bay Centennials	Toronto, Ontario	Don Mills Flyers
15	Jarrod Skalde (C)	Canada	Oshawa Generals	Niagara Falls, Ontario	Fort Erie Meteors

See also

• List of OHA Junior A standings
• List of OHL seasons
• 1987 Memorial Cup
• 1987 NHL Entry Draft
• 1986 in sports
• 1987 in sports

References

• HockeyDB

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1986-87 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com . 2022-12-07 . www.hockeydb.com.
2. Web site: 1987 Ontario Hockey League Draft.