1984–85 OHL 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.

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

[2]

Division quarter-finals Division semi-finals Division finals J. Ross Robertson Cup
            
L1 Peterborough 9
L6 Ottawa 1
L1 Peterborough bye
 
L1 Peterborough 9
L2 Belleville 1
L2 Belleville 8
L5 Oshawa 2
L2 Belleville 6
L4 Cornwall 2
L3 Toronto 2
L4 Cornwall 8
L1 Peterborough 5
E1 Sault Ste. Marie 9
E1 Sault Ste. Marie 8
E6 Kitchener 0
E1 Sault Ste. Marie bye
 
E1 Sault Ste. Marie 9
E4 Hamilton 1
E2 London 8
E5 Windsor 0
E2 London 2
E4 Hamilton 6
E3 North Bay 7
E4 Hamilton 9

Division quarter-finals

Leyden Division

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Ottawa 67's
March 19 Ottawa 67's 2 – 7 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 21 Ottawa 67's 2 – 5 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 22 Peterborough Petes 4 – 4 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 24 Peterborough Petes 4 – 3 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 25 Ottawa 67's 4 – 6 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
Peterborough wins series 9 – 1


(2) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Oshawa Generals
March 20 Oshawa Generals 6 – 4 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 21 Belleville Bulls 2 – 0 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 23 Oshawa Generals 1 – 6 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 24 Belleville Bulls 5 – 4 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 27 Oshawa Generals 4 – 6 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
Belleville wins series 8 – 2


(3) Toronto Marlboros vs. (4) Cornwall Royals
March 19 Cornwall Royals 4 – 3 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens
March 21 Toronto Marlboros 5 – 2 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
March 24 Cornwall Royals 6 – 5 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens
March 26 Toronto Marlboros 5 – 9 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
March 28 Cornwall Royals 8 – 5 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens
Cornwall wins series 8 – 2


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


(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
London wins series 8 – 0


(3) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Hamilton Steelhawks
March 19 Hamilton Steelhawks 6 – 2 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
March 21 North Bay Centennials 4 – 5 Hamilton Steelhawks Mountain Arena
March 24 Hamilton Steelhawks 8 – 8 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
March 26 North Bay Centennials 4 – 5 Hamilton Steelhawks Mountain Arena
March 28 Hamilton Steelhawks 5 – 8 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
March 29 North Bay Centennials 6 – 1 Hamilton Steelhawks Mountain Arena
March 31 Hamilton Steelhawks 1 – 6 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens


April 1 North Bay Centennials 3 – 4 OT Hamilton Steelhawks Mountain Arena
Hamilton wins series 9 – 7


Division semi-finals

Leyden Division

(2) Belleville Bulls vs. (4) Cornwall Royals
April 3 Cornwall Royals 3 – 2 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
April 4 Belleville Bulls 9 – 5 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
April 6 Cornwall Royals 1 – 5 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
April 8 Belleville Bulls 7 – 4 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
Belleville wins series 6 – 2


Emms Division

(2) London Knights vs. (4) Hamilton Steelhawks
April 2 Hamilton Steelhawks 5 – 3 London Knights London Gardens
April 4 London Knights 5 – 8 Hamilton Steelhawks Mountain Arena
April 5 Hamilton Steelhawks 3 – 7 London Knights London Gardens
April 9 London Knights 3 – 6 Hamilton Steelhawks Mountain Arena
Hamilton wins series 6 – 2


Division finals

Leyden Division

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Belleville Bulls
April 11 Belleville Bulls 2 – 6 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 13 Peterborough Petes 4 – 3 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
April 14 Belleville Bulls 1 – 4 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 17 Peterborough Petes 4 – 4 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
April 18 Belleville Bulls 3 – 6 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
Peterborough wins series 9 – 1


Emms Division

(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Hamilton Steelhawks
April 12 Hamilton Steelhawks 4 – 6 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 14 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 6 – 4 Hamilton Steelhawks Mountain Arena
April 16 Hamilton Steelhawks 2 – 8 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 18 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 – 4 Hamilton Steelhawks Mountain Arena
April 20 Hamilton Steelhawks 0 – 7 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 9 – 1


J. Ross Robertson Cup

(E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (L1) Peterborough Petes

April 25 Peterborough Petes 3 – 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 26 Peterborough Petes 5 – 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 28 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 6 – 5 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 29 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5 – 2 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
May 2 Peterborough Petes 7 – 5 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
May 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 – 3 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
May 6 Peterborough Petes 2 – 5 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 9 – 5


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 Canada Kingston Canadians Brantford, Ontario Aurora Tigers
2 Ken McRae (C) Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves Finch, Ontario Hawkesbury Hawks
3 Lonnie Loach (LW) Canada Canada Guelph Platers New Liskeard, Ontario St. Mary's Lincolns
4 Danny Hie (C) Canada Canada Ottawa 67's Mississauga, Ontario North York Red Wings
5 Mike Wolak (C) United States United States Kitchener Rangers Utica, Michigan Detroit Compuware
6 Adam Graves (C) Canada Canada Windsor Compuware Spitfires Toronto, Ontario King City Dukes
7 Don Pancoe (D) Canada Canada Hamilton Steelhawks St. George, Ontario Cambridge Winterhawks
8 Marc Laniel (D) Canada Canada Oshawa Generals Scarborough, Ontario Toronto Red Wings
9 Steve Herniman (D) Canada Canada Cornwall Royals Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Rangers Midget
10 Adam Burt (D) United States United States North Bay Centennials Detroit, Michigan Detroit Compuware
11 Sean Davidson (RW) Canada Canada Toronto Marlboros Milton, Ontario Toronto Young Nationals
12 Bryan Marchment (D) Canada Canada Belleville Bulls Scarborough, Ontario Toronto Young Nationals
13 Brendan Shanahan (C) Canada Canada London Knights Mimico, Ontario Mississauga Reps
14 Jody Hull (RW) Canada Canada Peterborough Petes Cambridge, Ontario Cambridge Winterhawks
15 Steve Bisson (D) Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Jr. Senators

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bruce Melanson at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  2. ^ "1984-85 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  3. ^ "1985 Ontario Hockey League Draft".
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