Junior ice hockey season
The 1984–85 OHL season was the fifth season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds were undefeated in all 33 home games during the regular season. The Brantford Alexanders move back to Hamilton becoming the Hamilton Steelhawks. Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Peterborough Petes.
Relocation/Team Name Change
Brantford Alexanders to Hamilton Steelhawks
The Brantford Alexanders relocated and moved back to the city of Hamilton for the 1984-85 season. The franchise had previously played in Hamilton from 1953-1976 as the Hamilton Tiger Cubs from 1953-1960, and the Hamilton Fincups from 1960-1976. In 1976, the franchise relocated to St. Catharines and played as the St. Catharines Fincups for the 1976-77 season, however, the club returned to Hamilton for the 1977-78 season. The club then relocated to Brantford and was renamed as the Brantford Alexanders for the 1978-79 season.
The Steelhawks would play the 1984-85 season out of Mountain Arena while their new arena, Copps Coliseum, was being constructed and would not open until the 1985-86 season. The team remained in the Emms Division.
Windsor Spitfires to Windsor Compuware Spitfires
The Windsor Spitfires were bought by Peter Karmanos, the founder and CEO of Compuware in 1984 and were renamed as the Windsor Compuware Spitfires beginning in the 1984-85 season.
Tragedy
On January 4, 1985, Bruce Melanson of the Oshawa Generals collapsed at practice and died from a heart ailment known as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome which resulted in him having a rapid heartbeat because of electrical impulses in the heart taking extra pathways. He was 18 years old at the time of the incident.[1] Melanson was a second round draft pick of the New York Islanders at the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.
The Generals wore black arm bands for the remainder of the season in memoriam of their teammate. In his memory, the club no longer issues the uniform number "9". A memorial scholarship was also set up at his former high school in New Brunswick.
Teams
1984-85 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 | Floyd Crawford |
Kingston Canadians | Kingston, Ontario | Kingston Memorial Centre | 3,300 | Rick Cornacchia Jim Dorey |
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 | Tom Martin |
Emms Division |
Guelph Platers | Guelph, Ontario | Guelph Memorial Gardens | 3,999 | Joe Contini Mike Mahoney Rob Holody |
Hamilton Steelhawks | Hamilton, Ontario | Mountain Arena | 2,500 | Dave Draper 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 | Terry Crisp |
Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury, Ontario | Sudbury Community Arena | 5,750 | Andy Spruce |
Windsor Compuware Spitfires | Windsor, Ontario | Windsor Arena | 4,400 | Mark Craig |
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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Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Ottawa 67's
Peterborough wins series 9 – 1 | |
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(2) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Oshawa Generals
Belleville wins series 8 – 2 | |
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(3) Toronto Marlboros vs. (4) Cornwall Royals
Cornwall wins series 8 – 2 | |
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Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Kitchener Rangers
March 20 | Kitchener Rangers | | 1 – 6 | | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Sault Memorial Gardens | |
14:29 - Shawn Burr (1) | First period | 2:14 - Mike Oliverio (1) 13:29 - Graeme Bonar (1) 19:45 - pp - Graeme Bonar (2) |
No scoring | Second period | 12:19 - sh - Chris Brant (1) 18:34 - Mike Oliverio (2) |
No scoring | Third period | 3:03 - Wayne Presley (1) |
Mike Bishop (26 saves/32 shots) | Goalie stats | Marty Abrams (21 saves/22 shots) |
March 22 | Kitchener Rangers | | 2 – 10 | | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Sault Memorial Gardens | |
19:03 - David Latta (1) | First period | 3:44 - Brit Peer (1) 8:23 - Wayne Groulx (1) |
14:38 - Ken Alexander (1) | Second period | 1:27 - Wayne Presley (2) 5:25 - Wayne Presley (3) 8:45 - Wayne Groulx (2) 16:03 - pp - Mike Oliverio (3) 18:57 - Graeme Bonar (3) |
No scoring | Third period | 11:48 - Graeme Bonar (4) 19:02 - Jean-Marc MacKenzie (1) 19:21 - Jean-Marc MacKenzie (2) |
Mike Bishop (28 saves/38 shots) | Goalie stats | Scott Mosey (25 saves/27 shots) |
March 24 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | | 11 – 7 | | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | |
11:27 - Wayne Presley (4) 14:55 - Wayne Presley (5) | First period | No scoring |
3:04 - Jeff Beukeboom (1) 4:53 - pp - Graeme Bonar (5) 8:04 - Brit Peer (2) 11:37 - Brit Peer (3) 12:37 - Wayne Groulx (3) 16:46 - Bob Probert (1) 19:58 - Wayne Groulx (4) | Second period | 0:40 - pp - Kent Paynter (1) 1:09 - Mike Stevens (1) 1:43 - Craig Wolanin (1) 6:41 - Doug Stromback (1) 10:02 - pp - Kent Paynter (2) 16:28 - pp - Brian Wilks (1) 19:22 - Brian Wilks (2) |
5:03 - Graeme Bonar (6) 8:55 - pp - Wayne Groulx (5) | Third period | No scoring |
Marty Abrams and Scott Mosey (26 saves/33 shots) | Goalie stats | Mike Bishop and David Weiss (28 saves/39 shots) |
March 26 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | | 5 – 4 | | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | |
13:40 - sh - Wayne Groulx (6) 15:56 - Chris Felix (1) | First period | 2:40 - Shawn Burr (2) 4:33 - sh - Shawn Burr (3) |
11:59 - Jean-Marc MacKenzie (3) | Second period | 0:17 - pp - David Latta (2) |
16:31 - Steve Hollett (1) 18:16 - Jeff Beukeboom (2) | Third period | 16:51 - Doug Stromback (2) |
Scott Mosey (33 saves/37 shots) | Goalie stats | David Weiss (37 saves/42 shots) |
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 8 – 0 | |
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(2) London Knights vs. (5) Windsor Compuware Spitfires
March 19 | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | | 1 – 6 | | London Knights | London Gardens | |
March 21 | London Knights | | 3 – 2 | | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | Windsor Arena | |
March 22 | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | | 0 – 8 | | London Knights | London Gardens | |
March 25 | London Knights | | 6 – 1 | | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | Windsor Arena | |
(3) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Hamilton Steelhawks
March 21 | North Bay Centennials | | 4 – 5 | | Hamilton Steelhawks | Mountain Arena | |
March 26 | North Bay Centennials | | 4 – 5 | | Hamilton Steelhawks | Mountain Arena | |
March 29 | North Bay Centennials | | 6 – 1 | | Hamilton Steelhawks | Mountain Arena | |
April 1 | North Bay Centennials | | 3 – 4 | OT | Hamilton Steelhawks | Mountain Arena | |
Hamilton wins series 9 – 7 | |
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Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
(2) Belleville Bulls vs. (4) Cornwall Royals
Belleville wins series 6 – 2 | |
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Emms Division
(2) London Knights vs. (4) Hamilton Steelhawks
Hamilton wins series 6 – 2 | |
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Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Belleville Bulls
Peterborough wins series 9 – 1 | |
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Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Hamilton Steelhawks
April 14 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | | 6 – 4 | | Hamilton Steelhawks | Mountain Arena | |
April 18 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | | 4 – 4 | | Hamilton Steelhawks | Mountain Arena | |
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 9 – 1 | |
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J. Ross Robertson Cup
(E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (L1) Peterborough Petes
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 9 – 5 | |
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Awards
J. Ross Robertson Cup: | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
Hamilton Spectator Trophy: | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
Leyden Trophy: | Peterborough Petes |
Emms Trophy: | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
Red Tilson Trophy: | Wayne Groulx, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: | Dave MacLean, Belleville Bulls |
Matt Leyden Trophy: | Terry Crisp, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: | Dave MacLean, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
Max Kaminsky Trophy: | Bob Halkidis, London Knights |
Jack Ferguson Award: | Bryan Fogarty, Kingston Canadians |
Dave Pinkney Trophy: | Scott Mosey and Marty Abrams, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
Emms Family Award: | Derek King, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: | Ron Tugnutt, Peterborough Petes |
William Hanley Trophy: | Scott Tottle, Peterborough Petes |
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: | Dunc MacIntyre, Belleville Bulls |
Bobby Smith Trophy: | Craig Billington, Belleville Bulls |
1985 OHL Priority Selection
The Kingston Canadians held the first overall pick in the 1985 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Bryan Fogarty from the Aurora Tigers. Fogarty 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 1985 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[3]
# | Player | Nationality | OHL Team | Hometown | Minor Team |
1 | Bryan Fogarty (D) | Canada | Kingston Canadians | Brantford, Ontario | Aurora Tigers |
2 | Ken McRae (C) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves | Finch, Ontario | Hawkesbury Hawks |
3 | Lonnie Loach (LW) | Canada | Guelph Platers | New Liskeard, Ontario | St. Mary's Lincolns |
4 | Danny Hie (C) | Canada | Ottawa 67's | Mississauga, Ontario | North York Red Wings |
5 | Mike Wolak (C) | United States | Kitchener Rangers | Utica, Michigan | Detroit Compuware |
6 | Adam Graves (C) | Canada | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | Toronto, Ontario | King City Dukes |
7 | Don Pancoe (D) | Canada | Hamilton Steelhawks | St. George, Ontario | Cambridge Winterhawks |
8 | Marc Laniel (D) | Canada | Oshawa Generals | Scarborough, Ontario | Toronto Red Wings |
9 | Steve Herniman (D) | Canada | Cornwall Royals | Kitchener, Ontario | Kitchener Rangers Midget |
10 | Adam Burt (D) | United States | North Bay Centennials | Detroit, Michigan | Detroit Compuware |
11 | Sean Davidson (RW) | Canada | Toronto Marlboros | Milton, Ontario | Toronto Young Nationals |
12 | Bryan Marchment (D) | Canada | Belleville Bulls | Scarborough, Ontario | Toronto Young Nationals |
13 | Brendan Shanahan (C) | Canada | London Knights | Mimico, Ontario | Mississauga Reps |
14 | Jody Hull (RW) | Canada | Peterborough Petes | Cambridge, Ontario | Cambridge Winterhawks |
15 | Steve Bisson (D) | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Ottawa, Ontario | Ottawa Jr. Senators |
See also
References
- ^ "Bruce Melanson at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ "1984-85 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ "1985 Ontario Hockey League Draft".
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