1988–89 OHL season

Junior ice hockey season The 1988–89 OHL season was the ninth season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Hamilton Steelhawks move to Niagara Falls becoming the Niagara Falls Thunder. The Kingston Canadians rename themselves to the Kingston Raiders. The OHL awards the inaugural Bill Long Award for distinguished service to the OHL. Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Niagara Falls Thunder. Relocation/Team Name Change Hamilton Steelhawks to Niagara Falls Thunder right The Hamilton Steelhawks relocated their franchise to the city of Niagara Falls after four seasons in Hamilton. The club was renamed as the Niagara Falls Thunder and would play out of the Niagara Falls Memorial Arena. The Thunder would remain in the Emms Division. This would be the first club since the Niagara Falls Flyers, who relocated to North Bay in 1982, to be based out of the city. Kingston Canadians to Kingston Raiders The Kingston Canadians were rebranded as the Kingston Raiders for the 1988-89 season. Kingston had used the Canadians name since they were announced as an expansion club in 1973. The club changed their colour scheme from red, blue and white to black, silver and white, effectively stealing the NFL's Los Angeles Raiders' name and color scheme. 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 22 2 86 302 235 2 x-Oshawa Generals 66 36 24 6 78 337 286 3 x-Toronto Marlboros 66 32 31 3 67 319 332 4 x-Cornwall Royals 66 31 30 5 67 350 308 5 x-Ottawa 67's 66 30 32 4 64 295 301 6 x-Belleville Bulls 66 27 35 4 58 292 322 7 Kingston Raiders 66 25 36 5 55 278 313 Emms Division Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 y-Kitchener Rangers 66 41 19 6 88 318 251 2 x-Niagara Falls Thunder 66 41 23 2 84 410 319 3 x-London Knights 66 37 25 4 78 311 264 4 x-Guelph Platers 66 26 32 8 60 257 288 5 x-Windsor Compuware Spitfires 66 25 37 4 54 272 321 6 x-North Bay Centennials 66 24 36 6 54 282 334 7 Sudbury Wolves 66 23 36 7 53 262 334 8 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 21 43 2 44 227 304 Scoring leaders Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Bryan Fogarty Niagara Falls Thunder 60 47 108 155 88 Stan Drulia Niagara Falls Thunder 47 52 93 145 59 Andrew Cassels Ottawa 67's 56 37 97 134 66 Steve Maltais Cornwall Royals 58 53 70 123 67 Kevin Miehm Oshawa Generals 63 43 79 122 19 Tim Taylor London Knights 61 34 80 114 93 Rob Zamuner Guelph Platers 66 46 65 111 38 Keith Osborne North Bay Centennials//Niagara Falls Thunder 65 45 64 109 57 Jamie Leach Niagara Falls Thunder 58 45 62 107 47 Mike Ricci Peterborough Petes 60 54 52 106 43 Playoffs https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/playoffdisplay.php?league=ohl1989&season=1989&leaguenm=OHL 1988-89 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com Division quarterfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals L1 Peterborough 4 L6 Belleville 1 L3 Toronto 2 L4 Cornwall 4 L2 Oshawa 2 L5 Ottawa 4 E2 Niagara Falls 4 E5 Windsor 0 E3 London 4 E4 Guelph 3 E1 Kitchener 1 E6 North Bay 4 L1 Peterborough bye L4 Cornwall 4 L5 Ottawa 2 E2 Niagara Falls bye E3 London 4 E6 North Bay 3 L1 Peterborough 4 L4 Cornwall 2 E2 Niagara Falls 4 E3 London 3 L1 Peterborough 4 E2 Niagara Falls 2 Division quarter-finals Leyden Division (1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Belleville Bulls Peterborough Petes Belleville Bulls Peterborough Memorial Centre Yardmen Arena yes March 20 3 – 2 1 2 March 22 3 – 1 2 1 March 23 3 – 9 1 1 March 25 5 – 4 2 1 March 26 4 – 6 1 1 Peterborough wins series 4 – 1 (2) Oshawa Generals vs. (5) Ottawa 67's Oshawa Generals Ottawa 67's Oshawa Civic Auditorium Ottawa Civic Centre yes March 19 4 – 2 1 2 March 21 4 – 5 2 2 March 22 3 – 4 2 2 March 24 0 – 4 1 1 March 26 4 – 5 1 1 1 March 28 5 – 6 1 2 2 Ottawa wins series 4 – 2 (3) Toronto Marlboros vs. (4) Cornwall Royals Toronto Marlboros Cornwall Royals Maple Leaf Gardens Cornwall Civic Complex yes March 19 6 – 2 1 2 March 21 3 – 4 1 1 March 23 4 – 5 2 2 March 24 6 – 4 2 1 March 26 8 – 5 1 2 March 27 3 – 12 2 2 Cornwall wins series 4 – 2 Emms Division (1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) North Bay Centennials Kitchener Rangers North Bay Centennials Kitchener Memorial Auditorium North Bay Memorial Gardens yes March 19 2 – 3 1 1 March 21 1 – 12 2 2 March 24 5 – 4 1 1 2 March 25 2 – 4 2 2 March 26 3 – 2 1 2 North Bay wins series 4 – 1 (2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (5) Windsor Compuware Spitfires Niagara Falls Thunder Windsor Compuware Spitfires Niagara Falls Memorial Arena Windsor Arena yes March 19 5 – 8 1 1 March 21 7 – 6 2 1 March 23 3 – 9 1 1 March 24 6 – 3 2 1 Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 0 (3) London Knights vs. (4) Guelph Platers London Knights Guelph Platers London Gardens Guelph Memorial Gardens yes March 19 2 – 4 1 1 March 20 6 – 5 1 2 1 March 22 2 – 5 1 1 March 23 4 – 11 2 2 March 26 7 – 5 1 2 March 28 2 – 4 2 2 March 29 1 – 5 1 1 London wins series 4 – 3 Division semi-finals Leyden Division (4) Cornwall Royals vs. (5) Ottawa 67's Cornwall Royals Ottawa 67's Cornwall Civic Complex Ottawa Civic Centre yes March 30 0 – 7 1 1 March 31 3 – 4 2 2 April 3 4 – 8 1 1 April 4 2 – 4 2 2 April 6 2 – 4 1 1 April 7 5 – 3 2 1 Cornwall wins series 4 – 2 Emms Division (3) London Knights vs. (6) North Bay Centennials London Knights North Bay Centennials London Gardens North Bay Memorial Gardens yes March 31 3 – 6 1 1 April 2 2 – 5 2 2 April 3 3 – 6 1 1 April 5 2 – 6 2 2 April 6 3 – 5 1 1 April 9 2 – 6 2 2 April 10 2 – 7 1 1 London wins series 4 – 3 Division finals Leyden Division (1) Peterborough Petes vs. (4) Cornwall Royals Peterborough Petes Cornwall Royals Peterborough Memorial Centre Cornwall Civic Complex yes April 12 8 – 3 1 2 April 14 3 – 5 2 2 April 17 2 – 4 1 1 April 18 5 – 4 2 1 April 20 3 – 5 1 1 April 21 5 – 3 2 1 Peterborough wins series 4 – 2 Emms Division (2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (3) London Knights Niagara Falls Thunder London Knights Niagara Falls Memorial Arena London Gardens yes April 11 5 – 8 1 1 April 14 5 – 8 2 2 April 15 3 – 6 1 1 April 18 3 – 6 2 2 April 19 5 – 2 1 2 April 21 7 – 3 2 1 April 22 4 – 5 1 1 Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 3 J. Ross Robertson Cup (L1) Peterborough Petes vs. (E2) Niagara Falls Thunder Peterborough Petes Niagara Falls Thunder Peterborough Memorial Centre Niagara Falls Memorial Arena yes April 24 1 – 3 1 1 April 25 4 – 6 2 2 April 27 3 – 11 1 1 April 28 1 – 3 2 2 April 30 4 – 6 1 1 May 1 8 – 2 2 1 Peterborough wins series 4 – 2 Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: Peterborough PetesHamilton Spectator Trophy: Kitchener RangersLeyden Trophy: Peterborough PetesEmms Trophy: Kitchener RangersRed Tilson Trophy: Bryan Fogarty, Niagara Falls ThunderEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Bryan Fogarty, Niagara Falls Thunder Matt Leyden Trophy: Joe McDonell, Kitchener RangersJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Stan Drulia, Niagara Falls ThunderMax Kaminsky Trophy: Bryan Fogarty, Niagara Falls ThunderOHL Goaltender of the Year: Gus Morschauser, Kitchener RangersJack Ferguson Award: Eric Lindros, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsDave Pinkney Trophy: John Tanner and Todd Bojcun, Peterborough Petes Emms Family Award: Owen Nolan, Cornwall RoyalsF.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: Jeff Wilson, Kingston RaidersWilliam Hanley Trophy: Kevin Miehm, Oshawa Generals Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Stan Drulia, Niagara Falls ThunderBobby Smith Trophy: Brian Collinson, Toronto MarlborosBill Long Award: Alec Campagnaro, Guelph Platers & Earl Montagano, Ottawa 67's 1989 OHL Priority Selection The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds held the first overall pick in the 1989 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Eric Lindros from the St. Michael's Buzzers. Lindros 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 1989 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1989/ohl/89omain.htm 1989 Ontario Hockey League Draft # Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 1 Eric Lindros (C) Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds London, Ontario St. Michael's Buzzers 2 Jamie Matthews (C) Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves Amherst, Nova Scotia Amherst Ramblers 3 Dave Stewart (D) Canada Canada Kingston Frontenacs Norwood, Ontario Waterloo Siskins 4 Jamie Caruso (RW) Canada Canada North Bay Centennials Bramalea, Ontario Bramalea Blues 5 Ryan Merritt (LW) Canada Canada Windsor Spitfires Cottam, Ontario Waterloo Siskins 6 Brent Gretzky (C) Canada Canada Belleville Bulls Brantford, Ontario Brantford Classics 7 Trent Cull (D) Canada Canada Guelph Platers Georgetown, Ontario Georgetown Gemini 8 Ryan Kuwabara (RW) Canada Canada Ottawa 67's Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton Kilty B's 9 Rod Pasma (D) Canada Canada Cornwall Royals Georgetown, Ontario Georgetown Gemini 10 Alek Stojanov (RW) Canada Canada Hamilton Dukes Windsor, Ontario Windsor Midgets 11 Wade Simpson (D) Canada Canada Oshawa Generals Navan, Ontario Nepean Raiders 12 Greg Ryan (D) Canada Canada London Knights Burlington, Ontario Burlington Cougars 13 Ken Ruddick (RW) Canada Canada Niagara Falls Thunder Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton Huskies 14 Dale McTavish (C) Canada Canada Peterborough Petes Eganville, Ontario Pembroke Lumber Kings 15 Jack Williams (RW) United States United States Kitchener Rangers Greensburg, Pennsylvania Chicago Young Americans See also List of OHA Junior A standings List of OHL seasons 1989 Memorial Cup 1989 NHL entry draft 1988 in sports 1989 in sports References HockeyDB 1987–88 OHL season 1989–90 OHL season OHL seasons Category:Ontario Hockey League seasons OHL