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
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
Emms Division
Scoring leaders
Playoffs
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Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Belleville Bulls
(4) Toronto Marlboros vs. (5) Cornwall Royals
Cornwall wins series 7 – 1
Emms Division
(3) North Bay Centennials vs. (6) Windsor Spitfires
March 17
North Bay Centennials
3 – 2
Windsor Spitfires
Windsor Arena
North Bay wins series 6 – 0
(4) Brantford Alexanders vs. (5) London Knights
Brantford wins series 6 – 0
Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (5) Cornwall Royals
(2) Peterborough Petes vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Brantford Alexanders
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 8 – 2
(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (3) North Bay Centennials
Kitchener wins series 8 – 2
Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Kitchener Rangers
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 9 – 5
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (L3) Oshawa Generals
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
East Division Central Division Midwest Division West Division Defunct teams