The 1980–81 OHL season was the first season of the newly established Ontario Hockey League, renaming itself from the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. The OMJHL formally severed ties with the Ontario Hockey Association over the summer, and affiliated with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The OHL inaugurated the Jack Ferguson Award for the first overall draft pick in the OHL entry draft. Twelve teams each played 68 games. The Kitchener Rangers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.

Teams

1980-81 OHL 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 Bill LaForge
Ottawa 67's Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre 9,000 Brian Kilrea
Peterborough Petes Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Memorial Centre 4,000 Dave Dryden
Dick Todd
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
Dave Draper
Ken Gratton
Kitchener Rangers Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium 5,679 Orval Tessier
London Knights London, Ontario London Gardens 5,000 Paul McIntosh
Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls Memorial Arena 3,633 Paul Gauthier
Toronto Marlboros Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens 16,316 Wayne Ego
Windsor Spitfires Windsor, Ontario Windsor Arena 4,400 Ron Harris
Ron Carroll

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-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds684719296412290
2y-Ottawa 67's684520393360254
3y-Kingston Canadians683926381334273
4x-Oshawa Generals683530373321352
5x-Peterborough Petes682936361287290
6Sudbury Wolves682045343284380

Emms Division

Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1z-Kitchener Rangers683433169321320
2y-Brantford Alexanders683434068350354
3y-Windsor Spitfires683333268322337
4x-Niagara Falls Flyers683036262354359
5x-Toronto Marlboros683137062298336
6London Knights682048040300388

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
John GoodwinSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds685611016642
Ernie GoddenWindsor Spitfires688766153185
Bernie NichollsKingston Canadians656389152109
Tony TantiOshawa Generals678169150197
Steve LudzikNiagara Falls Flyers585092142108
Scott HowsonKingston Canadians66578314053
Steve LarmerNiagara Falls Flyers61557813373
Steve GatzosSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds687850128114
Randy CunneyworthOttawa 67's675474128240
Doug SheddenWindsor Spitfires66517212378

Playoffs

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Division quarter-finals Division semi-finals Division finals J. Ross Robertson Cup
            
L4 Oshawa 3
L5 Peterborough 2
L1 Sault Ste. Marie 8
L4 Oshawa 4
L1 Sault Ste. Marie 9
L3 Kingston 5
L2 Ottawa 5
L3 Kingston 9
L1 Sault Ste. Marie 3
E1 Kitchener 9
E4 Niagara Falls 3
E5 Toronto 2
E1 Kitchener 9
E4 Niagara Falls 5
E1 Kitchener 9
E3 Windsor 1
E2 Brantford 4
E3 Windsor 8

Division quarter-finals

Leyden Division

(4) Oshawa Generals vs. (5) Peterborough Petes
March 17 Peterborough Petes 2 – 5 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 19 Oshawa Generals 3 – 4 OT Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 22 Peterborough Petes 2 – 5 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 23 Oshawa Generals 3 – 4 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 24 Peterborough Petes 2 – 6 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
Oshawa wins series 3 – 2

Emms Division

(4) Niagara Falls Flyers vs. (5) Toronto Marlboros
March 17 Toronto Marlboros 4 – 3 Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
March 19 Niagara Falls Flyers 4 – 7 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens
March 20 Toronto Marlboros 2 – 7 Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
March 22 Niagara Falls Flyers 9 – 5 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens
March 24 Toronto Marlboros 4 – 5 OT Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
Niagara Falls wins series 3 – 2

Division semi-finals

Leyden Division

(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Oshawa Generals
March 26 Oshawa Generals 2 – 10 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
March 27 Oshawa Generals 6 – 8 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
March 29 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 6 – 4 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 30 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5 – 9 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
April 1 Oshawa Generals 5 – 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5 – 4 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 8 – 4
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Kingston Canadians
March 20 Kingston Canadians 5 – 4 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 22 Ottawa 67's 4 – 5 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
March 24 Kingston Canadians 6 – 6 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 27 Ottawa 67's 9 – 1 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
March 29 Kingston Canadians 2 – 5 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 31 Ottawa 67's 2 – 6 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
April 3 Kingston Canadians 3 – 2 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
Kingston wins series 9 – 5

Emms Division

(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (4) Niagara Falls Flyers
March 27 Niagara Falls Flyers 2 – 5 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
March 29 Kitchener Rangers 5 – 2 Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
March 30 Niagara Falls Flyers 5 – 0 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
March 31 Kitchener Rangers 3 – 3 Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
April 2 Niagara Falls Flyers 7 – 8 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
April 3 Kitchener Rangers 1 – 5 Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
April 5 Niagara Falls Flyers 4 – 5 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Kitchener wins series 9 – 5
(2) Brantford Alexanders vs. (3) Windsor Spitfires
March 20 Windsor Spitfires 2 – 4 Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic Centre
March 22 Brantford Alexanders 7 – 7 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
March 24 Windsor Spitfires 8 – 8 Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic Centre
March 26 Brantford Alexanders 3 – 5 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
March 29 Windsor Spitfires 3 – 2 Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic Centre
March 31 Brantford Alexanders 2 – 6 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
Windsor wins series 8 – 4

Division finals

Leyden Division

(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (3) Kingston Canadians
April 7 Kingston Canadians 0 – 6 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 8 Kingston Canadians 2 – 5 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 11 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2 – 2 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
April 12 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1 – 2 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
April 14 Kingston Canadians 5 – 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 16 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5 – 3 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre
April 18 Kingston Canadians 1 – 8 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 9 – 5

Emms Division

(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (3) Windsor Spitfires
April 7 Windsor Spitfires 4 – 5 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
April 9 Kitchener Rangers 7 – 2 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 10 Windsor Spitfires 4 – 4 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
April 12 Kitchener Rangers 7 – 5 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 14 Windsor Spitfires 0 – 4 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Kitchener wins series 9 – 1

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(L1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (E1) Kitchener Rangers

April 21 Kitchener Rangers 3 – 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 23 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2 – 5 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
April 25 Kitchener Rangers 2 – 2 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 26 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 – 6 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
April 28 Kitchener Rangers 4 – 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 29 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1 – 2 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Kitchener wins series 9 – 3

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup:Kitchener Rangers
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Leyden Trophy:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Emms Trophy:Kitchener Rangers
Red Tilson Trophy:Ernie Godden, Windsor Spitfires
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:John Goodwin, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Matt Leyden Trophy:Brian Kilrea, Ottawa 67's
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:Tony Tanti, Oshawa Generals
Max Kaminsky Trophy:Randy Boyd, Ottawa 67's
Jack Ferguson Award:Dan Quinn, Belleville Bulls
Dave Pinkney Trophy:Jim Ralph, Ottawa 67's
Emms Family Award:Tony Tanti, Oshawa Generals
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy:John Vanbiesbrouck, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
William Hanley Trophy:John Goodwin, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Bobby Smith Trophy:Doug Smith, Ottawa 67's

See also

References

  1. "1980-81 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
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