The 1982–83 OHL season was the third season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Niagara Falls Flyers move to North Bay, Ontario, becoming the Centennials. The Guelph Platers are granted an expansion franchise. Fifteen teams each played 70 games. The Oshawa Generals won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.
Expansion and Relocation
Guelph Platers
The Guelph Platers were approved to join the Ontario Hockey League for the 1982-83 season as the league approved an expansion team for the city of Guelph. The Platers would play in the Guelph Memorial Gardens and join the Emms Division.
The Platers previously played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League since the 1977-78 season. The club won the 1978 Centennial Cup, defeating the Prince Albert Raiders of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in a four game sweep. In the 1981-82 season, Guelph finished with a 40-4-6 record, earning 86 points and first place in the OPJHL. At the 1982 Centennial Cup, Guelph lost to Prince Albert in four games.
The Belleville Bulls, who played in the OPJHL from 1979-1981, joined the OHL one year earlier, in the 1981-82 season.
Niagara Falls Flyers to North Bay Centennials
The Niagara Falls Flyers relocated to the city of North Bay and were renamed the North Bay Centennials. The club's nickname was to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the railroad in North Bay.
The Centennials remained in the Emms Division, and would play out of the North Bay Memorial Gardens.
Teams
1982-83 OHL season teams Club | 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 | Bob Kilger Bill Murphy Gord Woods Jocelyn Guevremont |
Kingston Canadians | Kingston, Ontario | Kingston Memorial Centre | 3,300 | Rod Graham |
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 | Jimmy Jones |
Emms Division |
Brantford Alexanders | Brantford, Ontario | Brantford Civic Centre | 2,981 | Dave Draper |
Guelph Platers | Guelph, Ontario | Guelph Memorial Gardens | 3,999 | Don McKee |
Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener, Ontario | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | 5,679 | Joe Crozier |
London Knights | London, Ontario | London Gardens | 5,000 | Paul McIntosh |
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 | Ken Gratton Marcel Clements Billy Harris |
Windsor Spitfires | Windsor, Ontario | Windsor Arena | 4,400 | Marcel Pronovost Doug Imrie John Becanic |
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
Emms Division
Scoring leaders
Playoffs
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Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Belleville Bulls
(4) Toronto Marlboros vs. (5) Cornwall Royals
Cornwall wins series 7 – 1 | |
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Emms Division
(3) North Bay Centennials vs. (6) Windsor Spitfires
March 17 | North Bay Centennials | | 3 – 2 | | Windsor Spitfires | Windsor Arena | |
North Bay wins series 6 – 0 | |
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(4) Brantford Alexanders vs. (5) London Knights
Brantford wins series 6 – 0 | |
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Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (5) Cornwall Royals
(2) Peterborough Petes vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Brantford Alexanders
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 8 – 2 | |
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(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (3) North Bay Centennials
Kitchener wins series 8 – 2 | |
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Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Kitchener Rangers
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 9 – 5 | |
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J. Ross Robertson Cup
(E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (L3) Oshawa Generals
Awards
J. Ross Robertson Cup: | Oshawa Generals |
Hamilton Spectator Trophy: | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
Leyden Trophy: | Ottawa 67's |
Emms Trophy: | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
Red Tilson Trophy: | Doug Gilmour, Cornwall Royals |
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: | Doug Gilmour, Cornwall Royals |
Matt Leyden Trophy: | Terry Crisp, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: | Ian MacInnis, Cornwall Royals |
Max Kaminsky Trophy: | Al MacInnis, Kitchener Rangers |
Jack Ferguson Award: | Trevor Steinberg, Guelph Platers |
Dave Pinkney Trophy: | Peter Sidorkiewicz and Jeff Hogg, Oshawa Generals |
Emms Family Award: | Bruce Cassidy, Ottawa 67's |
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: | Dan Burrows, Belleville Bulls |
William Hanley Trophy: | Kirk Muller, Guelph Platers |
Bobby Smith Trophy: | Dave Gagner, Brantford Alexanders |
See also
References
- ^ "1982-83 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
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