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1984–85 OHL season
Junior ice hockey season
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 moved 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. 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.
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
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y-Peterborough Petes | 66 | 42 | 20 | 4 | **88** | 354 | 233 |
| 2 | x-Belleville Bulls | 66 | 42 | 24 | 0 | **84** | 390 | 278 |
| 3 | x-Toronto Marlboros | 66 | 35 | 28 | 3 | **73** | 315 | 302 |
| 4 | x-Cornwall Royals | 66 | 34 | 30 | 2 | **70** | 355 | 344 |
| 5 | x-Oshawa Generals | 66 | 32 | 32 | 2 | **66** | 271 | 259 |
| 6 | x-Ottawa 67's | 66 | 20 | 43 | 3 | **43** | 263 | 376 |
| 7 | Kingston Canadians | 66 | 18 | 47 | 1 | **37** | 239 | 380 |
Emms Division
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 66 | 54 | 11 | 1 | **109** | 381 | 215 |
| 2 | x-London Knights | 66 | 43 | 22 | 1 | **87** | 340 | 276 |
| 3 | x-North Bay Centennials | 66 | 34 | 28 | 4 | **72** | 289 | 254 |
| 4 | x-Hamilton Steelhawks | 66 | 29 | 35 | 2 | **60** | 313 | 296 |
| 5 | x-Windsor Compuware Spitfires | 66 | 28 | 35 | 3 | **59** | 267 | 301 |
| 6 | x-Kitchener Rangers | 66 | 27 | 35 | 4 | **58** | 282 | 319 |
| 7 | Guelph Platers | 66 | 21 | 40 | 5 | **47** | 230 | 332 |
| 8 | Sudbury Wolves | 66 | 17 | 46 | 3 | **37** | 224 | 348 |
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave MacLean | Belleville Bulls | 63 | 64 | 90 | 154 | 41 |
| Wayne Groulx | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 64 | 59 | 85 | 144 | 102 |
| Steve Linseman | Hamilton Steelhawks/Belleville Bulls | 61 | 57 | 83 | 140 | 28 |
| Graeme Bonar | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 66 | 66 | 71 | 137 | 93 |
| Mark Teevens | Peterborough Petes | 65 | 43 | 90 | 133 | 70 |
| Mike Millar | Hamilton Steelhawks | 63 | 66 | 60 | 126 | 54 |
| Scott Tottle | Peterborough Petes | 64 | 55 | 71 | 126 | 19 |
| Dave Lowry | London Knights | 61 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 94 |
| Don Biggs | Oshawa Generals | 60 | 48 | 69 | 117 | 105 |
| Mike Bukowski | Cornwall Royals | 62 | 53 | 54 | 107 | 72 |
Playoffs
| RD1-seed01= L1 | RD1-team01= Peterborough | RD1-score01= 9 | RD1-seed02= L6 | RD1-team02= Ottawa | RD1-score02= 1
| RD1-seed05= L2 | RD1-team05= Belleville | RD1-score05= 8 | RD1-seed06= L5 | RD1-team06= Oshawa | RD1-score06= 2
| RD1-seed07= L3 | RD1-team07= Toronto | RD1-score07= 2 | RD1-seed08= L4 | RD1-team08= Cornwall | RD1-score08= 8
| RD1-seed09= E1 | RD1-team09= Sault Ste. Marie | RD1-score09= 8 | RD1-seed10= E6 | RD1-team10= Kitchener | RD1-score10= 0
| RD1-seed13= E2 | RD1-team13= London | RD1-score13= 8 | RD1-seed14= E5 | RD1-team14= Windsor | RD1-score14= 0
| RD1-seed15= E3 | RD1-team15= North Bay | RD1-score15= 7 | RD1-seed16= E4 | RD1-team16= Hamilton | RD1-score16= 9
| RD2-seed01= L1 | RD2-team01= Peterborough | RD2-score01= bye
| RD2-seed03= L2 | RD2-team03= Belleville | RD2-score03= 6 | RD2-seed04= L4 | RD2-team04= Cornwall | RD2-score04= 2
| RD2-seed05= E1 | RD2-team05= Sault Ste. Marie | RD2-score05= bye
| RD2-seed07= E2 | RD2-team07= London | RD2-score07= 2 | RD2-seed08= E4 | RD2-team08= Hamilton | RD2-score08= 6
| RD3-seed01= L1 | RD3-team01= Peterborough | RD3-score01= 9 | RD3-seed02= L2 | RD3-team02= Belleville | RD3-score02= 1
| RD3-seed03= E1 | RD3-team03= Sault Ste. Marie | RD3-score03= 9 | RD3-seed04= E4 | RD3-team04= Hamilton | RD3-score04= 1
| RD4-seed01= L1 | RD4-team01= Peterborough | RD4-score01= 5 | RD4-seed02= E1 | RD4-team02= Sault Ste. Marie | RD4-score02= 9
Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Ottawa 67's
(2) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Oshawa Generals
(3) Toronto Marlboros vs. (4) Cornwall Royals
Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Kitchener Rangers
|1-1-1=2:14 - Mike Oliverio (1) 13:29 - Graeme Bonar (1) 19:45 - pp - Graeme Bonar (2)|1-1-2=14:29 - Shawn Burr (1)|1-2-1=12:19 - sh - Chris Brant (1) 18:34 - Mike Oliverio (2)|1-2-2=No scoring|1-3-1=3:03 - Wayne Presley (1)|1-3-2=No scoring|goalie1-1=Marty Abrams (21 saves/22 shots)|goalie1-2=Mike Bishop (26 saves/32 shots)|2-1-1=3:44 - Brit Peer (1) 8:23 - Wayne Groulx (1)|2-1-2=19:03 - David Latta (1)|2-2-1=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)|2-2-2=14:38 - Ken Alexander (1)|2-3-1=11:48 - Graeme Bonar (4) 19:02 - Jean-Marc MacKenzie (1) 19:21 - Jean-Marc MacKenzie (2)|2-3-2=No scoring|goalie2-1=Scott Mosey (25 saves/27 shots)|goalie2-2=Mike Bishop (28 saves/38 shots)|3-1-1=11:27 - Wayne Presley (4) 14:55 - Wayne Presley (5)|3-1-2=No scoring|3-2-1=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)|3-2-2=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)|3-3-1=5:03 - Graeme Bonar (6) 8:55 - pp - Wayne Groulx (5)|3-3-2=No scoring|goalie3-1=Marty Abrams and Scott Mosey (26 saves/33 shots)|goalie3-2=Mike Bishop and David Weiss (28 saves/39 shots)|4-1-1=13:40 - sh - Wayne Groulx (6) 15:56 - Chris Felix (1)|4-1-2=2:40 - Shawn Burr (2) 4:33 - sh - Shawn Burr (3)|4-2-1=11:59 - Jean-Marc MacKenzie (3)|4-2-2=0:17 - pp - David Latta (2)|4-3-1=16:31 - Steve Hollett (1) 18:16 - Jeff Beukeboom (2)|4-3-2=16:51 - Doug Stromback (2)|goalie4-1=Scott Mosey (33 saves/37 shots)|goalie4-2=David Weiss (37 saves/42 shots)}}
(2) London Knights vs. (5) Windsor Compuware Spitfires
(3) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Hamilton Steelhawks
Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
(2) Belleville Bulls vs. (4) Cornwall Royals
Emms Division
(2) London Knights vs. (4) Hamilton Steelhawks
Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Belleville Bulls
Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Hamilton Steelhawks
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (L1) Peterborough Petes
Awards
| 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.
| # | Player | Nationality | OHL Team | Hometown | Minor Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Fogarty (D) | Canada Canada | Kingston Canadians | Brantford, Ontario | Aurora Tigers | ||||||||||||||||
| Ken McRae (C) | Canada Canada | Sudbury Wolves | Finch, Ontario | Hawkesbury Hawks | ||||||||||||||||
| Lonnie Loach (LW) | Canada Canada | Guelph Platers | New Liskeard, Ontario | St. Mary's Lincolns | ||||||||||||||||
| Danny Hie (C) | Canada Canada | Ottawa 67's | Mississauga, Ontario | North York Red Wings | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Wolak (C) | United States United States | Kitchener Rangers | Utica, Michigan | Detroit Compuware | ||||||||||||||||
| Adam Graves (C) | Canada Canada | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | Toronto, Ontario | King City Dukes | ||||||||||||||||
| Don Pancoe (D) | Canada Canada | Hamilton Steelhawks | St. George, Ontario | Cambridge Winterhawks | ||||||||||||||||
| Marc Laniel (D) | Canada Canada | Oshawa Generals | Scarborough, Ontario | Toronto Red Wings | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Herniman (D) | Canada Canada | Cornwall Royals | Kitchener, Ontario | Kitchener Rangers Midget | ||||||||||||||||
| Adam Burt (D) | United States United States | North Bay Centennials | Detroit, Michigan | Detroit Compuware | ||||||||||||||||
| Sean Davidson (RW) | Canada Canada | Toronto Marlboros | Milton, Ontario | Toronto Young Nationals | ||||||||||||||||
| Bryan Marchment (D) | Canada Canada | Belleville Bulls | Scarborough, Ontario | Toronto Young Nationals | ||||||||||||||||
| Brendan Shanahan (C) | Canada Canada | London Knights | Mimico, Ontario | Mississauga Reps | ||||||||||||||||
| Jody Hull (RW) | Canada Canada | Peterborough Petes | Cambridge, Ontario | Cambridge Winterhawks | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Bisson (D) | Canada Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Ottawa, Ontario | Ottawa Jr. Senators |
References
References
- "Bruce Melanson at eliteprospects.com".
- "1984-85 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com".
- "1985 Ontario Hockey League Draft".
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