The 1982–83 OHL season was the third season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Niagara Falls Flyers move to North Bay, Ontario, becoming the Centennials. The Guelph Platers are granted an expansion franchise. Fifteen teams each played 70 games. The Oshawa Generals won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.

Expansion and Relocation

Guelph Platers

The Guelph Platers were approved to join the Ontario Hockey League for the 1982-83 season as the league approved an expansion team for the city of Guelph. The Platers would play in the Guelph Memorial Gardens and join the Emms Division.

The Platers previously played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League since the 1977-78 season. The club won the 1978 Centennial Cup, defeating the Prince Albert Raiders of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in a four game sweep. In the 1981-82 season, Guelph finished with a 40-4-6 record, earning 86 points and first place in the OPJHL. At the 1982 Centennial Cup, Guelph lost to Prince Albert in four games.

The Belleville Bulls, who played in the OPJHL from 1979-1981, joined the OHL one year earlier, in the 1981-82 season.

Niagara Falls Flyers to North Bay Centennials

The Niagara Falls Flyers relocated to the city of North Bay and were renamed the North Bay Centennials. The club's nickname was to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the railroad in North Bay.

The Centennials remained in the Emms Division, and would play out of the North Bay Memorial Gardens.

Teams

1982-83 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 Bob Kilger
Bill Murphy
Gord Woods
Jocelyn Guevremont
Kingston Canadians Kingston, Ontario Kingston Memorial Centre 3,300 Rod Graham
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 Jimmy Jones
Emms Division
Brantford Alexanders Brantford, Ontario Brantford Civic Centre 2,981 Dave Draper
Guelph Platers Guelph, Ontario Guelph Memorial Gardens 3,999 Don McKee
Kitchener Rangers Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium 5,679 Joe Crozier
London Knights London, Ontario London Gardens 5,000 Paul McIntosh
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 Ken Gratton
Marcel Clements
Billy Harris
Windsor Spitfires Windsor, Ontario Windsor Arena 4,400 Marcel Pronovost
Doug Imrie
John Becanic

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-Ottawa 67's704621395395278
2y-Peterborough Petes704622294367278
3x-Oshawa Generals704522393380255
4x-Toronto Marlboros703629577325311
5x-Cornwall Royals703633173370335
6x-Belleville Bulls703436068342332
7Kingston Canadians702445149351425

Emms Division

Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1z-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds704821197363270
2y-Kitchener Rangers704523292393292
3x-North Bay Centennials704423391352285
4x-Brantford Alexanders703433371275282
5x-London Knights703237165336339
6x-Windsor Spitfires701950139289394
7Sudbury Wolves701550535269422
8Guelph Platers70763014246555

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Doug GilmourCornwall Royals687010717762
Ron HandyKingston Canadians67529614864
Dan QuinnBelleville Bulls70598814727
John TuckerKitchener Rangers70608014033
Ian MacInnisSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds/Cornwall Royals68597413329
Keith KnightKingston Canadians70567513118
Wayne GroulxSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds67448613054
Steve DriscollCornwall Royals64497712634
Kevin ConwaySault Ste. Marie Greyhounds67576512230
John OllsonOttawa 67's68467612241

Playoffs

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

Division quarter-finals

Leyden Division

(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Belleville Bulls
March 15 Belleville Bulls 2 – 10 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 16 Oshawa Generals 6 – 6 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 18 Belleville Bulls 3 – 10 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 19 Oshawa Generals 7 – 4 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
Oshawa wins series 7 – 1
(4) Toronto Marlboros vs. (5) Cornwall Royals
March 15 Cornwall Royals 4 – 3 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens
March 17 Toronto Marlboros 4 – 6 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
March 19 Cornwall Royals 4 – 4 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens
March 20 Toronto Marlboros 2 – 4 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
Cornwall wins series 7 – 1

Emms Division

(3) North Bay Centennials vs. (6) Windsor Spitfires
March 15 Windsor Spitfires 3 – 5 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
March 17 North Bay Centennials 3 – 2 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
March 19 Windsor Spitfires 4 – 6 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
North Bay wins series 6 – 0
(4) Brantford Alexanders vs. (5) London Knights
March 15 London Knights 2 – 6 Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic Centre
March 17 Brantford Alexanders 4 – 3 London Knights London Gardens
March 18 London Knights 0 – 4 Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic Centre
Brantford wins series 6 – 0

Division semi-finals

Leyden Division

(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (5) Cornwall Royals
March 25 Cornwall Royals 1 – 4 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 27 Ottawa 67's 7 – 3 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
March 29 Cornwall Royals 5 – 8 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 31 Ottawa 67's 7 – 4 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
Ottawa wins series 8 – 0
(2) Peterborough Petes vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
March 25 Oshawa Generals 5 – 4 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 27 Peterborough Petes 6 – 7 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 29 Oshawa Generals 4 – 2 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 30 Peterborough Petes 4 – 5 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
Oshawa wins series 8 – 0

Emms Division

(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Brantford Alexanders
March 23 Brantford Alexanders 1 – 1 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
March 25 Brantford Alexanders 4 – 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
March 27 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 – 2 Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic Centre
March 29 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 6 – 3 Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic Centre
April 1 Brantford Alexanders 0 – 1 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 8 – 2
(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (3) North Bay Centennials
March 25 North Bay Centennials 2 – 5 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
March 27 Kitchener Rangers 5 – 6 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
March 29 North Bay Centennials 1 – 6 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
March 31 Kitchener Rangers 2 – 1 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
April 1 North Bay Centennials 2 – 4 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Kitchener wins series 8 – 2

Division finals

Leyden Division

(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
April 8 Oshawa Generals 1 – 5 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
April 10 Ottawa 67's 3 – 8 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
April 12 Oshawa Generals 4 – 3 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
April 13 Ottawa 67's 3 – 4 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
April 15 Oshawa Generals 4 – 3 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
Oshawa wins series 8 – 2

Emms Division

(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Kitchener Rangers
April 8 Kitchener Rangers 5 – 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 10 Kitchener Rangers 4 – 7 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 12 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 8 – 5 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
April 14 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2 – 4 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
April 16 Kitchener Rangers 2 – 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 18 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 – 4 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
April 20 Kitchener Rangers 2 – 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 9 – 5

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (L3) Oshawa Generals

April 23 Oshawa Generals 6 – 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 24 Oshawa Generals 4 – 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
April 27 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 – 7 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
April 28 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2 – 5 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
Oshawa wins series 8 – 0

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup:Oshawa Generals
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Leyden Trophy:Ottawa 67's
Emms Trophy:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Red Tilson Trophy:Doug Gilmour, Cornwall Royals
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:Doug Gilmour, Cornwall Royals
Matt Leyden Trophy:Terry Crisp, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:Ian MacInnis, Cornwall Royals
Max Kaminsky Trophy:Al MacInnis, Kitchener Rangers
Jack Ferguson Award:Trevor Steinberg, Guelph Platers
Dave Pinkney Trophy:Peter Sidorkiewicz and Jeff Hogg, Oshawa Generals
Emms Family Award:Bruce Cassidy, Ottawa 67's
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy:Dan Burrows, Belleville Bulls
William Hanley Trophy:Kirk Muller, Guelph Platers
Bobby Smith Trophy:Dave Gagner, Brantford Alexanders

See also

References

  1. "1982-83 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
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