1986–87 OHL season

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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.

Contents

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

RankTeamGPWLTPTSGFGA
1y-Oshawa Generals 6649143101322201
2x-Peterborough Petes 663524777267212
3x-Ottawa 67's 663328571310280
4x-Kingston Canadians 662639153287316
5x-Belleville Bulls 662639153292347
6x-Cornwall Royals 662340349261369
7 Toronto Marlboros 662241347298376

Emms Division

RankTeamGPWLTPTSGFGA
1y-North Bay Centennials 664618294357216
2x-Hamilton Steelhawks 663924381321258
3x-Windsor Compuware Spitfires 663625577287249
4x-Kitchener Rangers 663231367293305
5x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 663131466301299
6x-Guelph Platers 662935260275281
7 London Knights 662539252259329
8 Sudbury Wolves 662044242285377

Scoring leaders

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Scott McCrory Oshawa Generals 66519915035
Dave McLlwain North Bay Centennials 60467311935
Mike Richard Toronto Marlboros 66575010738
Drew Brydle Oshawa Generals 57535310674
Ron Goodall Kitchener Rangers 66525310517
Jean-Marc MacKenzie London Knights 63495610520
Brian Barrett Sudbury Wolves 635448102164
Keith Gretzky Belleville Bulls/Hamilton Steelhawks 64356610118
Adam Graves Windsor Spitfires 66455510070
Jamie Godkin Oshawa Generals 48316910046

Playoffs

[1]

Division quarter-finals Division semi-finals Division finals J. Ross Robertson Cup
            
L1 Oshawa bye
L1 Oshawa 4
L4 Kingston 2
L4 Kingston 4
L5 Belleville 2
L1 Oshawa 4
L2 Peterborough 2
L2 Peterborough bye
L2 Peterborough 4
L3 Ottawa 2
L3 Ottawa 4
L6 Cornwall 1
L1 Oshawa 4
E1 North Bay 3
E1 North Bay bye
E1 North Bay 4
E4 Kitchener 0
E4 Kitchener bye
E1 North Bay 4
E3 Windsor 2
E2 Hamilton 4
E6 Guelph 1
E2 Hamilton 0
E3 Windsor 4
E3 Windsor 4
E5 Sault Ste. Marie 0

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

March 22North Bay Centennials2 – 5Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 24Oshawa Generals2 – 5North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
March 26North Bay Centennials4 – 3OTOshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 28Oshawa Generals7 – 2North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
March 30North Bay Centennials4 – 7Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 31Oshawa Generals2 – 3North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
April 1North Bay Centennials0 – 3Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
Oshawa wins series 4 – 3

Division quarter-finals

Leyden Division

(3) Ottawa 67's vs. (6) Cornwall Royals
March 22Cornwall Royals3 – 4OTOttawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 24Ottawa 67's1 – 3Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
March 26Ottawa 67's5 – 3Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
March 27Cornwall Royals2 – 3Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 29Cornwall Royals2 – 4Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
Ottawa wins series 4 – 1
(4) Kingston Canadians vs. (5) Belleville Bulls
March 22Belleville Bulls2 – 3OTKingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
March 25Kingston Canadians0 – 5Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 27Belleville Bulls3 – 6Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
March 28Kingston Canadians2 – 4Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 30Belleville Bulls2 – 3Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
March 30Kingston Canadians4 – 2Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
Kingston wins series 4 – 2

Emms Division

(2) Hamilton Steelhawks vs. (6) Guelph Platers
March 23Guelph Platers3 – 5Hamilton Steelhawks Copps Coliseum
March 24Hamilton Steelhawks5 – 2Guelph Platers Guelph Memorial Gardens
March 26Guelph Platers7 – 3Hamilton Steelhawks Copps Coliseum
March 27Hamilton Steelhawks5 – 4Guelph Platers Guelph Memorial Gardens
March 28Guelph Platers2 – 4Hamilton Steelhawks Copps Coliseum
Hamilton wins series 4 – 1
(3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires vs. (5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
March 22Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds2 – 5Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
March 24Windsor Compuware Spitfires4 – 2Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
March 26Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds2 – 3Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
March 28Windsor Compuware Spitfires5 – 4OTSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
Windsor wins series 4 – 0

Division semi-finals

Leyden Division

(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (4) Kingston Canadians
April 3Oshawa Generals1 – 4Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
April 5Kingston Canadians4 – 3OTOshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
April 7Oshawa Generals5 – 1Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
April 8Kingston Canadians0 – 8Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
April 10Kingston Canadians3 – 8Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
April 11Oshawa Generals3 – 1Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
Oshawa wins series 4 – 2
(2) Peterborough Petes vs. (3) Ottawa 67's
April 2Ottawa 67's4 – 5Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 3Peterborough Petes1 – 3Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
April 5Ottawa 67's3 – 6Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 7Peterborough Petes2 – 5Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
April 9Ottawa 67's2 – 5Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 10Peterborough Petes5 – 4Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
Peterborough wins series 4 – 2

Emms Division

(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers
April 4Kitchener Rangers3 – 5North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
April 6Kitchener Rangers3 – 4North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
April 8North Bay Centennials4 – 2Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
April 9North Bay Centennials6 – 5OTKitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
North Bay wins series 4 – 0
(2) Hamilton Steelhawks vs. (3) Windsor Spitfires
April 3Windsor Spitfires4 – 2Hamilton Steelhawks Copps Coliseum
April 5Hamilton Steelhawks4 – 6Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 7Windsor Spitfires4 – 3OTHamilton Steelhawks Copps Coliseum
April 8Hamilton Steelhawks1 – 4Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
Windsor wins series 4 – 0

Division finals

Leyden Division

(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (2) Peterborough Petes
April 14Peterborough Petes1 – 0OTOshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
April 16Oshawa Generals5 – 2Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 17Peterborough Petes3 – 0Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
April 19Oshawa Generals4 – 2Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 20Peterborough Petes2 – 4Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
April 22Oshawa Generals4 – 3OTPeterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
Oshawa wins series 4 – 2

Emms Division

(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires
April 13Windsor Compuware Spitfires2 – 3OTNorth Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
April 14Windsor Compuware Spitfires4 – 6North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
April 16North Bay Centennials3 – 6Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 17North Bay Centennials4 – 5Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 19Windsor Compuware Spitfires4 – 6North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
April 21North Bay Centennials5 – 4OTWindsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
North Bay wins series 4 – 2

J. Ross Robertson Cup

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

April 26Oshawa Generals3 – 7North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
April 28North Bay Centennials2 – 4Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
April 29North Bay Centennials1 – 4Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
May 1Oshawa Generals3 – 5North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
May 3North Bay Centennials2 – 7Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
May 4Oshawa Generals3 – 5North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
May 6North Bay Centennials3 – 5Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
Oshawa wins series 4 – 3

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]

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1986-87 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  2. ↑ "1987 Ontario Hockey League Draft".
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