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
1986-87 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 | 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
Emms Division
Scoring leaders
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
(3) Ottawa 67's vs. (6) Cornwall Royals
(4) Kingston Canadians vs. (5) Belleville Bulls
Kingston wins series 4 – 2 | |
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Emms Division
(2) Hamilton Steelhawks vs. (6) Guelph Platers
Hamilton wins series 4 – 1 | |
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(3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires vs. (5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
March 22 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | | 2 – 5 | | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | Windsor Arena | |
March 26 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | | 2 – 3 | | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | Windsor Arena | |
Windsor wins series 4 – 0 | |
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Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (4) Kingston Canadians
(2) Peterborough Petes vs. (3) Ottawa 67's
Peterborough wins series 4 – 2 | |
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Emms Division
(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers
North Bay wins series 4 – 0 | |
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(2) Hamilton Steelhawks vs. (3) Windsor Spitfires
April 5 | Hamilton Steelhawks | | 4 – 6 | | Windsor Spitfires | Windsor Arena | |
April 8 | Hamilton Steelhawks | | 1 – 4 | | Windsor Spitfires | Windsor Arena | |
Windsor wins series 4 – 0 | |
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Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (2) Peterborough Petes
Emms Division
(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires
April 16 | North Bay Centennials | | 3 – 6 | | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | Windsor Arena | |
April 17 | North Bay Centennials | | 4 – 5 | | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | Windsor Arena | |
April 21 | North Bay Centennials | | 5 – 4 | OT | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | Windsor Arena | |
North Bay wins series 4 – 2 | |
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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: | Scott McCrory, Oshawa Generals |
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: | Jeff Hackett and Sean Evoy, Oshawa Generals |
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
References
- ^ "1986-87 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ "1987 Ontario Hockey League Draft".
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