1979–80 OMJHL season

The 1979–80 OMJHL season was the sixth season of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. The OMJHL inaugurates the Bobby Smith Trophy, named after Bobby Smith, awarded to the scholastic player of the year. Twelve teams each played 68 games. The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Windsor Spitfires.

Teams

1979-80 OMJHL season teams
ClubCityArenaCapacityHead coach
Leyden Division
Kingston CanadiansKingston, OntarioKingston Memorial Centre3,300Jim Morrison
Oshawa GeneralsOshawa, OntarioOshawa Civic Auditorium4,025Paul Theriault
Ottawa 67'sOttawa, OntarioOttawa Civic Centre9,000Brian Kilrea
Peterborough PetesPeterborough, OntarioPeterborough Memorial Centre4,000Mike Keenan
Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Ste. Marie, OntarioSault Memorial Gardens3,390Terry Crisp
Sudbury WolvesSudbury, OntarioSudbury Community Arena5,750Andy Laing
Emms Division
Brantford AlexandersBrantford, OntarioBrantford Civic Centre2,981Ron Carroll
Kitchener RangersKitchener, OntarioKitchener Memorial Auditorium5,679Bob Ertel
Rod Seiling
London KnightsLondon, OntarioLondon Gardens5,000Bill Long
Niagara Falls FlyersNiagara Falls, OntarioNiagara Falls Memorial Arena3,633Barry Boughner
Fred Stanfield
Toronto MarlborosToronto, OntarioMaple Leaf Gardens16,316Dave Chambers
Windsor SpitfiresWindsor, OntarioWindsor Arena4,400Wayne 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

RankTeamGPWLTPTSGFGA
1z-Peterborough Petes684720195316238
2y-Ottawa 67's684520393402288
3y-Oshawa Generals684226084329275
4x-Kingston Canadians683526777320298
5x-Sudbury Wolves683333268299309
6Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds682245145281379

Emms Division

RankTeamGPWLTPTSGFGA
1z-Windsor Spitfires683631173323344
2y-Toronto Marlboros683332369342310
3y-Brantford Alexanders683135264412398
4x-Niagara Falls Flyers682939058325355
5x-London Knights682638456328334
6Kitchener Rangers681751034276425

Scoring leaders

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Jim FoxOttawa 67's526510116630
Yvan JolyOttawa 67's67669315947
Mike BullardBrantford Alexanders66668415086
Sean SimpsonOttawa 67's6765841498
Kevin LaValleeBrantford Alexanders65657013550
Blair BarnesWindsor Spitfires66636713098
Bobby CrawfordOshawa Generals68616812948
Greg TerrionBrantford Alexanders67447812213
Wayne ThompsonLondon Knights68477412134
Steve LudzikNiagara Falls Flyers674376119102

Playoffs

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Division quarter-finalsDivision semi-finalsDivision finalsJ. Ross Robertson Cup
            
L4Kingston0
L5Sudbury3
L1Peterborough4
L5Sudbury2
L1Peterborough4
L2Ottawa0
L2Ottawa4
L3Oshawa3
L1Peterborough4
E1Windsor0
E4Niagara Falls3
E5London2
E1Windsor4
E4Niagara Falls1
E1Windsor4
E3Brantford3
E2Toronto0
E3Brantford4

Division quarter-finals

Leyden Division

(4) Kingston Canadians vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves
March 16Sudbury Wolves5 – 1Kingston CanadiansKingston Memorial Centre
March 18Kingston Canadians2 – 5Sudbury WolvesSudbury Community Arena
March 20Sudbury Wolves7 – 5Kingston CanadiansKingston Memorial Centre
Sudbury wins series 3 – 0


Emms Division

(4) Niagara Falls Flyers vs. (5) London Knights
March 16London Knights2 – 5Niagara Falls FlyersNiagara Falls Memorial Arena
March 18Niagara Falls Flyers3 – 4OTLondon KnightsLondon Gardens
March 21London Knights2 – 7Niagara Falls FlyersNiagara Falls Memorial Arena
March 22Niagara Falls Flyers2 – 3London KnightsLondon Gardens
March 23London Knights4 – 8Niagara Falls FlyersNiagara Falls Memorial Arena
Niagara Falls wins series 3 – 2


Division semi-finals

Leyden Division

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves
March 27Sudbury Wolves4 – 3OTPeterborough PetesPeterborough Memorial Centre
March 28Peterborough Petes6 – 2Sudbury WolvesSudbury Community Arena
March 30Peterborough Petes6 – 5OTSudbury WolvesSudbury Community Arena
April 1Peterborough Petes5 – 4Sudbury WolvesSudbury Community Arena
April 3Sudbury Wolves4 – 9Peterborough PetesPeterborough Memorial Centre
April 4Peterborough Petes5 – 1Sudbury WolvesSudbury Community Arena
Peterborough wins series 4 – 2


(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
March 21Oshawa Generals2 – 7Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic Centre
March 23Ottawa 67's5 – 2Oshawa GeneralsOshawa Civic Auditorium
March 28Oshawa Generals2 – 1Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic Centre
March 30Ottawa 67's3 – 6Oshawa GeneralsOshawa Civic Auditorium
April 1Oshawa Generals3 – 5Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic Centre
April 3Ottawa 67's6 – 8Oshawa GeneralsOshawa Civic Auditorium
April 4Oshawa Generals3 – 5Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic Centre
Ottawa wins series 4 – 3


Emms Division

(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (4) Niagara Falls Flyers
March 25Niagara Falls Flyers3 – 6Windsor SpitfiresWindsor Arena
March 28Windsor Spitfires3 – 5Niagara Falls FlyersNiagara Falls Memorial Arena
March 30Niagara Falls Flyers6 – 9Windsor SpitfiresWindsor Arena
April 1Windsor Spitfires6 – 1Niagara Falls FlyersNiagara Falls Memorial Arena
April 3Niagara Falls Flyers4 – 5Windsor SpitfiresWindsor Arena
Windsor wins series 4 – 1


(2)Toronto Marlboros vs. (3) Brantford Alexanders
March 18Brantford Alexanders5 – 3Toronto MarlborosMaple Leaf Gardens
March 21Toronto Marlboros1 – 6Brantford AlexandersBrantford Civic Centre
March 23Brantford Alexanders5 – 4OTToronto MarlborosMaple Leaf Gardens
March 25Toronto Marlboros2 – 4Brantford AlexandersBrantford Civic Centre
Brantford wins series 4 – 0


Division finals

Leyden Division

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Ottawa 67's
April 6Ottawa 67's1 – 4Peterborough PetesPeterborough Memorial Centre
April 8Peterborough Petes2 – 1OTOttawa 67'sOttawa Civic Centre
April 10Ottawa 67's4 – 5Peterborough PetesPeterborough Memorial Centre
April 11Peterborough Petes6 – 4Ottawa 67'sOttawa Civic Centre
Peterborough wins series 4 – 0


Emms Division

(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Brantford Alexanders
April 6Brantford Alexanders3 – 4OTWindsor SpitfiresWindsor Arena
April 8Windsor Spitfires7 – 3Brantford AlexandersBrantford Civic Centre
April 10Brantford Alexanders5 – 4Windsor SpitfiresWindsor Arena
April 13Windsor Spitfires4 – 5OTBrantford AlexandersBrantford Civic Centre
April 15Brantford Alexanders5 – 4Windsor SpitfiresWindsor Arena
April 17Windsor Spitfires10 – 6Brantford AlexandersBrantford Civic Centre
April 18Brantford Alexanders2 – 6Windsor SpitfiresWindsor Arena
Windsor wins series 4 – 3


J. Ross Robertson Cup

(L1) Peterborough Petes vs. (E1) Windsor Spitfires

April 20Windsor Spitfires2 – 5Peterborough PetesPeterborough Memorial Centre
April 22Peterborough Petes3 – 2Windsor SpitfiresWindsor Arena
April 24Windsor Spitfires1 – 3Peterborough PetesPeterborough Memorial Centre
April 26Peterborough Petes6 – 3Windsor SpitfiresWindsor Arena
Peterborough wins series 4 – 0


Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup:Peterborough Petes
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:Peterborough Petes
Leyden Trophy:Peterborough Petes
Emms Trophy:Windsor Spitfires
Red Tilson Trophy:Jim Fox, Ottawa 67's
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:Jim Fox, Ottawa 67's
Matt Leyden Trophy:Dave Chambers, Toronto Marlboros
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:Jim Fox, Ottawa 67's
Max Kaminsky Trophy:Larry Murphy, Peterborough Petes
Dave Pinkney Trophy:Rick Laferriere and Terry Wright, Peterborough Petes
Emms Family Award:Bruce Dowie, Toronto Marlboros
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy:Mike Vezina, Ottawa 67's
William Hanley Trophy:Sean Simpson, Ottawa 67's
Bobby Smith Trophy:Steve Konroyd, Oshawa Generals

See also

References

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