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
Club City Arena Capacity Head coach
Leyden Division
Kingston Canadians Kingston, Ontario Kingston Memorial Centre 3,300 Jim Morrison
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 Mike Keenan
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Memorial Gardens 3,390 Terry Crisp
Sudbury Wolves Sudbury, Ontario Sudbury Community Arena 5,750 Andy Laing
Emms Division
Brantford Alexanders Brantford, Ontario Brantford Civic Centre 2,981 Ron Carroll
Kitchener Rangers Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium 5,679 Bob Ertel
Rod Seiling
London Knights London, Ontario London Gardens 5,000 Bill Long
Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls Memorial Arena 3,633 Barry Boughner
Fred Stanfield
Toronto Marlboros Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens 16,316 Dave Chambers
Windsor Spitfires Windsor, Ontario Windsor Arena 4,400 Wayne 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

Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1z-Peterborough Petes684720195316238
2y-Ottawa 67's684520393402288
3y-Oshawa Generals684226084329275
4x-Kingston Canadians683526777320298
5x-Sudbury Wolves683333268299309
6Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds682245145281379

Emms Division

Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1z-Windsor Spitfires683631173323344
2y-Toronto Marlboros683332369342310
3y-Brantford Alexanders683135264412398
4x-Niagara Falls Flyers682939058325355
5x-London Knights682638456328334
6Kitchener Rangers681751034276425

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
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-finals Division semi-finals Division finals J. Ross Robertson Cup
            
L4 Kingston 0
L5 Sudbury 3
L1 Peterborough 4
L5 Sudbury 2
L1 Peterborough 4
L2 Ottawa 0
L2 Ottawa 4
L3 Oshawa 3
L1 Peterborough 4
E1 Windsor 0
E4 Niagara Falls 3
E5 London 2
E1 Windsor 4
E4 Niagara Falls 1
E1 Windsor 4
E3 Brantford 3
E2 Toronto 0
E3 Brantford 4

Division quarter-finals

Leyden Division

(4) Kingston Canadians vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves
March 16 Sudbury Wolves 5 – 1 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
March 18 Kingston Canadians 2 – 5 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
March 20 Sudbury Wolves 7 – 5 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
Sudbury wins series 3 – 0

Emms Division

(4) Niagara Falls Flyers vs. (5) London Knights
March 16 London Knights 2 – 5 Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
March 18 Niagara Falls Flyers 3 – 4 OT London Knights London Gardens
March 21 London Knights 2 – 7 Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
March 22 Niagara Falls Flyers 2 – 3 London Knights London Gardens
March 23 London Knights 4 – 8 Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
Niagara Falls wins series 3 – 2

Division semi-finals

Leyden Division

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves
March 27 Sudbury Wolves 4 – 3 OT Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 28 Peterborough Petes 6 – 2 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
March 30 Peterborough Petes 6 – 5 OT Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
April 1 Peterborough Petes 5 – 4 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
April 3 Sudbury Wolves 4 – 9 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 4 Peterborough Petes 5 – 1 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena
Peterborough wins series 4 – 2
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
March 21 Oshawa Generals 2 – 7 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 23 Ottawa 67's 5 – 2 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 28 Oshawa Generals 2 – 1 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 30 Ottawa 67's 3 – 6 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
April 1 Oshawa Generals 3 – 5 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
April 3 Ottawa 67's 6 – 8 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
April 4 Oshawa Generals 3 – 5 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
Ottawa wins series 4 – 3

Emms Division

(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (4) Niagara Falls Flyers
March 25 Niagara Falls Flyers 3 – 6 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
March 28 Windsor Spitfires 3 – 5 Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
March 30 Niagara Falls Flyers 6 – 9 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 1 Windsor Spitfires 6 – 1 Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
April 3 Niagara Falls Flyers 4 – 5 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
Windsor wins series 4 – 1
(2)Toronto Marlboros vs. (3) Brantford Alexanders
March 18 Brantford Alexanders 5 – 3 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens
March 21 Toronto Marlboros 1 – 6 Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic Centre
March 23 Brantford Alexanders 5 – 4 OT Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens
March 25 Toronto Marlboros 2 – 4 Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic Centre
Brantford wins series 4 – 0

Division finals

Leyden Division

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Ottawa 67's
April 6 Ottawa 67's 1 – 4 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 8 Peterborough Petes 2 – 1 OT Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
April 10 Ottawa 67's 4 – 5 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 11 Peterborough Petes 6 – 4 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
Peterborough wins series 4 – 0

Emms Division

(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Brantford Alexanders
April 6 Brantford Alexanders 3 – 4 OT Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 8 Windsor Spitfires 7 – 3 Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic Centre
April 10 Brantford Alexanders 5 – 4 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 13 Windsor Spitfires 4 – 5 OT Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic Centre
April 15 Brantford Alexanders 5 – 4 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 17 Windsor Spitfires 10 – 6 Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic Centre
April 18 Brantford Alexanders 2 – 6 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
Windsor wins series 4 – 3

J. Ross Robertson Cup

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

April 20 Windsor Spitfires 2 – 5 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 22 Peterborough Petes 3 – 2 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 24 Windsor Spitfires 1 – 3 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 26 Peterborough Petes 6 – 3 Windsor Spitfires Windsor 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

  1. "1979-80 OHA Playoff Results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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