1979–80 OMJHL season

The 1979–80 OMJHL season was the sixth season of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. The OMJHL inaugurates the Bobby Smith Trophy, named after Bobby Smith, awarded to the scholastic player of the year. Twelve teams each played 68 games. The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Windsor Spitfires. 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 1 z-Peterborough Petes 68 47 20 1 95 316 238 2 y-Ottawa 67's 68 45 20 3 93 402 288 3 y-Oshawa Generals 68 42 26 0 84 329 275 4 x-Kingston Canadians 68 35 26 7 77 320 298 5 x-Sudbury Wolves 68 33 33 2 68 299 309 6 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 68 22 45 1 45 281 379 Emms Division Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 z-Windsor Spitfires 68 36 31 1 73 323 344 2 y-Toronto Marlboros 68 33 32 3 69 342 310 3 y-Brantford Alexanders 68 31 35 2 64 412 398 4 x-Niagara Falls Flyers 68 29 39 0 58 325 355 5 x-London Knights 68 26 38 4 56 328 334 6 Kitchener Rangers 68 17 51 0 34 276 425 Scoring leaders Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Jim Fox Ottawa 67's 52 65 101 166 30 Yvan Joly Ottawa 67's 67 66 93 159 47 Mike Bullard Brantford Alexanders 66 66 84 150 86 Sean Simpson Ottawa 67's 67 65 84 149 8 Kevin LaVallee Brantford Alexanders 65 65 70 135 50 Blair Barnes Windsor Spitfires 66 63 67 130 98 Bobby Crawford Oshawa Generals 68 61 68 129 48 Greg Terrion Brantford Alexanders 67 44 78 122 13 Wayne Thompson London Knights 68 47 74 121 34 Steve Ludzik Niagara Falls Flyers 67 43 76 119 102 Playoffs https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/playoffdisplay.php?league=oha1955&season=1980&leaguenm=OHA hockeydb.com 1979-80 OHA Playoff Results 14 May 2022 Division quarter-finals Division semi-finals Division finals J. Ross Robertson Cup L4 Kingston 0 L5 Sudbury 3 E4 Niagara Falls 3 E5 London 2 L1 Peterborough 4 L5 Sudbury 2 L2 Ottawa 4 L3 Oshawa 3 E1 Windsor 4 E4 Niagara Falls 1 E2 Toronto 0 E3 Brantford 4 L1 Peterborough 4 L2 Ottawa 0 E1 Windsor 4 E3 Brantford 3 L1 Peterborough 4 E1 Windsor 0 Division quarter-finals Leyden Division (4) Kingston Canadians vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves Kingston Canadians Sudbury Wolves Kingston Memorial Centre Sudbury Community Arena yes March 16 5 – 1 1 2 March 18 2 – 5 2 2 March 20 7 – 5 1 2 Sudbury wins series 3 – 0 Emms Division (4) Niagara Falls Flyers vs. (5) London Knights Niagara Falls Flyers London Knights Niagara Falls Memorial Arena London Gardens yes March 16 2 – 5 1 1 March 18 3 – 4 1 2 2 March 21 2 – 7 1 1 March 22 2 – 3 2 2 March 23 4 – 8 1 1 Niagara Falls wins series 3 – 2 Division semi-finals Leyden Division (1) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves Peterborough Petes Sudbury Wolves Peterborough Memorial Centre Sudbury Community Arena yes March 27 4 – 3 1 1 2 March 28 6 – 2 2 1 March 30 6 – 5 1 2 1 April 1 5 – 4 2 1 April 3 4 – 9 1 1 April 4 5 – 1 2 1 Peterborough wins series 4 – 2 (2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Oshawa Generals Ottawa 67's Oshawa Generals Ottawa Civic Centre Oshawa Civic Auditorium yes March 21 2 – 7 1 1 March 23 5 – 2 2 1 March 28 2 – 1 1 2 March 30 3 – 6 2 2 April 1 3 – 5 1 1 April 3 6 – 8 2 2 April 4 3 – 5 1 1 Ottawa wins series 4 – 3 Emms Division (1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (4) Niagara Falls Flyers Windsor Spitfires Niagara Falls Flyers Windsor Arena Niagara Falls Memorial Arena yes March 25 3 – 6 1 1 March 28 3 – 5 2 2 March 30 6 – 9 1 1 April 1 6 – 1 2 1 April 3 4 – 5 1 1 Windsor wins series 4 – 1 (2)Toronto Marlboros vs. (3) Brantford Alexanders Toronto Marlboros Brantford Alexanders Maple Leaf Gardens Brantford Civic Centre yes March 18 5 – 3 1 2 March 21 1 – 6 2 2 March 23 5 – 4 1 1 2 March 25 2 – 4 2 2 Brantford wins series 4 – 0 Division finals Leyden Division (1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Ottawa 67's Peterborough Petes Ottawa 67's Peterborough Memorial Centre Ottawa Civic Centre yes April 6 1 – 4 1 1 April 8 2 – 1 1 2 1 April 10 4 – 5 1 1 April 11 6 – 4 2 1 Peterborough wins series 4 – 0 Emms Division (1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Brantford Alexanders Windsor Spitfires Brantford Alexanders Windsor Arena Brantford Civic Centre yes April 6 3 – 4 1 1 1 April 8 7 – 3 2 1 April 10 5 – 4 1 2 April 13 4 – 5 1 2 2 April 15 5 – 4 1 2 April 17 10 – 6 2 1 April 18 2 – 6 1 1 Windsor wins series 4 – 3 J. Ross Robertson Cup (L1) Peterborough Petes vs. (E1) Windsor Spitfires Peterborough Petes Windsor Spitfires Peterborough Memorial Centre Windsor Arena yes April 20 2 – 5 1 1 April 22 3 – 2 2 1 April 24 1 – 3 1 1 April 26 6 – 3 2 1 Peterborough wins series 4 – 0 Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: Peterborough PetesHamilton Spectator Trophy: Peterborough PetesLeyden Trophy: Peterborough PetesEmms Trophy: Windsor SpitfiresRed Tilson Trophy: Jim Fox, Ottawa 67'sEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Jim Fox, Ottawa 67's Matt Leyden Trophy: Dave Chambers, Toronto MarlborosJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Jim Fox, Ottawa 67'sMax Kaminsky Trophy: Larry Murphy, Peterborough PetesDave Pinkney Trophy: Rick Laferriere and Terry Wright, Peterborough PetesEmms Family Award: Bruce Dowie, Toronto MarlborosF.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: Mike Vezina, Ottawa 67'sWilliam Hanley Trophy: Sean Simpson, Ottawa 67'sBobby Smith Trophy: Steve Konroyd, Oshawa Generals See also List of OHA Junior A standings List of OHL seasons 1980 Memorial Cup 1980 NHL entry draft 1979 in sports 1980 in sports References HockeyDB 1978–79 OMJHL season 1980–81 OHL season OHL seasons Category:Ontario Hockey League seasons OMJHL