1985–86 OHL season

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The 1985–86 OHL season was the sixth season of the Ontario Hockey League. Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The Guelph Platers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Belleville Bulls.

New Arena[edit]

Copps Coliseum (Hamilton)[edit]

The Hamilton Steelhawks moved from the Mountain Arena to Copps Coliseum early in the season.

Teams[edit]

1985-86 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 Tony Zappia
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 Bob Ellett
Peterborough Petes Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Memorial Centre 4,000 Dick Todd
Toronto Marlboros Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens 16,182 Paul Dennis
Emms Division
Guelph Platers Guelph, Ontario Guelph Memorial Gardens 3,999 Jacques Martin
Hamilton Steelhawks Hamilton, Ontario Mountain Arena
Copps Coliseum 		2,500
17,383 		Bill LaForge
Kitchener Rangers Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium 5,679 Tom Barrett
London Knights London, Ontario London Gardens 5,000 Don Boyd
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 MacAdam
Sudbury Wolves Sudbury, Ontario Sudbury Community Arena 5,750 Bob Strumm
Wayne Maxner
Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor, Ontario Windsor Arena 4,400 Tom Webster

Regular season[edit]

Final standings[edit]

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[edit]

Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1 y-Peterborough Petes 66 45 19 2 92 298 190
2 x-Belleville Bulls 66 37 27 2 76 305 268
3 x-Oshawa Generals 66 37 27 2 76 285 257
4 x-Kingston Canadians 66 35 28 3 73 297 257
5 x-Cornwall Royals 66 28 36 2 58 307 356
6 x-Toronto Marlboros 66 22 41 3 47 297 345
7 Ottawa 67's 66 18 46 2 38 274 352

Emms Division[edit]

Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1 y-North Bay Centennials 66 41 21 4 86 330 240
2 x-Guelph Platers 66 41 23 2 84 297 235
3 x-Windsor Compuware Spitfires 66 34 26 6 74 280 259
4 x-Kitchener Rangers 66 35 27 4 74 318 309
5 x-Sudbury Wolves 66 29 33 4 62 293 330
6 x-London Knights 66 28 33 5 61 271 292
7 Hamilton Steelhawks 66 26 36 4 56 268 306
8 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 15 48 3 33 263 387

Scoring leaders[edit]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Ray Sheppard Cornwall Royals 63 81 61 142 25
Scott McCrory Oshawa Generals 66 52 80 132 40
Jason Lafreniere Hamilton Steelhawks/Belleville Bulls 60 49 83 132 4
Ron Sanko North Bay Centennials/Kitchener Rangers 67 43 89 132 138
Shawn Burr Kitchener Rangers 59 60 67 127 83
Jack MacKeigan Toronto Marlboros 66 53 59 112 64
Craig Duncanson Sudbury Wolves/Cornwall Royals 61 43 67 110 190
Gary McColgan Oshawa Generals 57 49 55 104 22
Mike Stapleton Cornwall Royals 56 39 65 104 74
Tim Armstrong Toronto Marlboros 64 35 69 104 36

Playoffs[edit]

[1]

Division quarter-finals Division semi-finals Division finals J. Ross Robertson Cup
            
L1 Peterborough 8
L6 Toronto 0
L1 Peterborough 6
 
L1 Peterborough 7
L2 Belleville 9
L2 Belleville 9
L5 Cornwall 3
L2 Belleville 4
L4 Kingston 2
L3 Oshawa 4
L4 Kingston 8
L2 Belleville 4
E2 Guelph 8
E1 North Bay 9
E6 London 1
E1 North Bay 2
E3 Windsor 4
E3 Windsor 8
E4 Kitchener 2
E2 Guelph 8
E3 Windsor 4
E2 Guelph 8
 
E2 Guelph 8
E5 Sudbury 0

Division quarter-finals[edit]

Leyden Division[edit]

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Toronto Marlboros[edit]
March 23 Toronto Marlboros 2 – 7 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 25 Peterborough Petes 3 – 1 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens
March 27 Toronto Marlboros 2 – 10 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 28 Peterborough Petes 4 – 1 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens
Peterborough wins series 8 – 0


(2) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Cornwall Royals[edit]
March 23 Cornwall Royals 5 – 3 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 24 Belleville Bulls 4 – 4 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
March 26 Cornwall Royals 4 – 5 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 27 Belleville Bulls 7 – 2 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
March 29 Cornwall Royals 5 – 9 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 30 Belleville Bulls 8 – 6 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
Belleville wins series 9 – 3


(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (4) Kingston Canadians[edit]
March 23 Kingston Canadians 4 – 6 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 25 Oshawa Generals 0 – 6 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
March 27 Kingston Canadians 9 – 6 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 28 Oshawa Generals 7 – 2 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
March 30 Kingston Canadians 5 – 3 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
April 1 Oshawa Generals 3 – 5 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
Kingston wins series 8 – 4


Emms Division[edit]

(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (6) London Knights[edit]
March 23 London Knights 4 – 5 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
March 25 North Bay Centennials 4 – 4 London Knights London Gardens
March 27 London Knights 2 – 5 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
March 28 North Bay Centennials 6 – 3 London Knights London Gardens
March 30 London Knights 3 – 5 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
North Bay wins series 9 – 1


(2) Guelph Platers vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves[edit]
March 23 Sudbury Wolves 3 – 5 Guelph Platers Guelph Memorial Gardens
March 25 Guelph Platers 6 – 5 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
March 27 Sudbury Wolves 1 – 8 Guelph Platers Guelph Memorial Gardens
March 28 Guelph Platers 6 – 3 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
Guelph wins series 8 – 0


(3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers[edit]
March 23 Kitchener Rangers 4 – 5 Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
March 25 Windsor Compuware Spitfires 5 – 4 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
March 27 Kitchener Rangers 2 – 5 Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
March 28 Windsor Compuware Spitfires 0 – 7 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
March 30 Kitchener Rangers 6 – 7 Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
Windsor wins series 8 – 2


Division semi-finals[edit]

Leyden Division[edit]

Round-Robin[edit]
Rank Team GP W L PTS GF GA
1 x-Peterborough Petes 4 3 1 6 15 12
2 x-Belleville Bulls 4 2 2 4 14 19
3 Kingston Canadians 4 1 3 2 15 13


April 4 Belleville Bulls 1 – 7 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre


April 5 Peterborough Petes 4 – 5 OT Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena


April 6 Peterborough Petes 3 – 1 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre


April 8 Belleville Bulls 3 – 4 OT Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre


April 9 Kingston Canadians 4 – 5 OT Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena


April 10 Kingston Canadians 3 – 4 OT Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre


Emms Division[edit]

Round-Robin[edit]
Rank Team GP W L PTS GF GA
1 x-Guelph Platers 4 4 0 8 25 8
2 x-Windsor Compuware Spitfires 5 2 3 4 16 23
3 North Bay Centennials 5 1 4 2 13 23


April 2 Guelph Platers 7 – 2 Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena


April 4 North Bay Centennials 2 – 5 Guelph Platers Guelph Memorial Gardens


April 6 Windsor Compuware Spitfires 2 – 5 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens


April 8 Guelph Platers 6 – 2 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens


April 10 North Bay Centennials 2 – 5 Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena


April 11 Windsor Compuware Spitfires 2 – 7 Guelph Platers Guelph Memorial Gardens


April 12 Windsor Compuware Spitfires 5 – 2 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens


Division finals[edit]

Leyden Division[edit]

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Belleville Bulls[edit]
April 13 Belleville Bulls 7 – 2 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 15 Peterborough Petes 3 – 5 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
April 17 Belleville Bulls 1 – 4 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 19 Peterborough Petes 3 – 2 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
April 21 Belleville Bulls 2 – 1 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 23 Peterborough Petes 4 – 4 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
April 24 Belleville Bulls 1 – 5 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre


April 25 Peterborough Petes 2 – 5 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
Belleville wins series 9 – 7


Emms Division[edit]

(2) Guelph Platers vs. (3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires[edit]
April 14 Windsor Compuware Spitfires 2 – 7 Guelph Platers Guelph Memorial Gardens
April 16 Guelph Platers 3 – 8 Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 18 Windsor Compuware Spitfires 5 – 4 Guelph Platers Guelph Memorial Gardens
April 20 Guelph Platers 5 – 4 Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 22 Windsor Compuware Spitfires 2 – 3 Guelph Platers Guelph Memorial Gardens
April 24 Guelph Platers 5 – 1 Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
Guelph wins series 8 – 4


J. Ross Robertson Cup[edit]

(E2) Guelph Platers vs. (L2) Belleville Bulls[edit]

April 27 Belleville Bulls 0 – 7 Guelph Platers Guelph Memorial Gardens
April 29 Guelph Platers 3 – 4 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
April 30 Guelph Platers 2 – 2 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
May 2 Belleville Bulls 4 – 5 Guelph Platers Guelph Memorial Gardens
May 3 Guelph Platers 6 – 6 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
May 4 Belleville Bulls 1 – 2 Guelph Platers Guelph Memorial Gardens
Guelph wins series 8 – 4


Awards[edit]

J. Ross Robertson Cup: Guelph Platers
Hamilton Spectator Trophy: Peterborough Petes
Leyden Trophy: Peterborough Petes
Emms Trophy: North Bay Centennials
Red Tilson Trophy: Ray Sheppard, Cornwall Royals
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Ray Sheppard, Cornwall Royals
Matt Leyden Trophy: Jacques Martin, Guelph Platers
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Ray Sheppard, Cornwall Royals
Max Kaminsky Trophy: Jeff Brown, Sudbury Wolves and Terry Carkner, Peterborough Petes
Jack Ferguson Award: Troy Mallette, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Dave Pinkney Trophy: Kay Whitmore and Ron Tugnutt, Peterborough Petes
Emms Family Award: Lonnie Loach, Guelph Platers
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: Paul Henriques, Belleville Bulls
William Hanley Trophy: Jason Lafreniere, Belleville Bulls
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Steve Guenette, Guelph Platers
Bobby Smith Trophy: Chris Clifford, Kingston Canadians

1986 OHL Priority Selection[edit]

The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds held the first overall pick in the 1986 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Troy Mallette from the Rayside-Balfour Midgets. Mallette 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 1986 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[2]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
1 Troy Mallette (C) Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Levack, Ontario Rayside-Balfour Midgets
2 Jeff Ballantyne (D) Canada Canada Ottawa 67's Elmira, Ontario Owen Sound Greys
3 Brad Gratton (C) Canada Canada Hamilton Steelhawks Brantford, Ontario Brantford B's
4 Chris Govedaris (LW) Canada Canada Toronto Marlboros Toronto, Ontario Toronto Young Nationals
5 Rick Tabaracci (G) Canada Canada Cornwall Royals Toronto, Ontario Markham Waxers
6 Shayne Stevenson (RW) Canada Canada London Knights Aurora, Ontario Barrie Colts
7 Wayne Doucet (LW) Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Marlboros Midget
8 Chad Badawey (RW) Canada Canada Kingston Canadians Port Colborne, Ontario Brockville Braves
9 Darren Rumble (D) Canada Canada Kitchener Rangers Barrie, Ontario Barrie Colts
10 Darrin Shannon (LW) Canada Canada Windsor Compuware Spitfires Alliston, Ontario Barrie Colts
11 Kevin Miehm (C) Canada Canada Oshawa Generals Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Midgets
12 Greg Bignell (D) Canada Canada Belleville Bulls Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Rangers B's
13 Kelly Bradley (RW) Canada Canada Guelph Platers Elmira, Ontario Owen Sound Greys
14 Darcy Cahill (C) Canada Canada North Bay Centennials Kingston, Ontario Kingston Midgets
15 Ross Wilson (RW) Canada Canada Peterborough Petes Val Caron, Ontario Sudbury Midgets

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1985-86 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  2. ^ "1986 Ontario Hockey League Draft".
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