Junior ice hockey 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 .
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 division title
Leyden Division
Emms Division
Scoring leaders
Playoffs
[ 2]
Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Ottawa 67's
Peterborough wins series 9 – 1
(2) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Oshawa Generals
Belleville wins series 8 – 2
(3) Toronto Marlboros vs. (4) Cornwall Royals
Cornwall wins series 8 – 2
Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Kitchener Rangers
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
(3) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Hamilton Steelhawks
March 21
North Bay Centennials
4 – 5
Hamilton Steelhawks
Mountain Arena
March 26
North Bay Centennials
4 – 5
Hamilton Steelhawks
Mountain Arena
March 29
North Bay Centennials
6 – 1
Hamilton Steelhawks
Mountain Arena
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
Belleville wins series 6 – 2
Emms Division
(2) London Knights vs. (4) Hamilton Steelhawks
Hamilton wins series 6 – 2
Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Belleville Bulls
Peterborough wins series 9 – 1
Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Hamilton Steelhawks
April 14
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
6 – 4
Hamilton Steelhawks
Mountain Arena
April 18
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
4 – 4
Hamilton Steelhawks
Mountain Arena
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 9 – 1
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (L1) Peterborough Petes
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
Kingston Canadians
Brantford, Ontario
Aurora Tigers
2
Ken McRae (C )
Canada
Sudbury Wolves
Finch, Ontario
Hawkesbury Hawks
3
Lonnie Loach (LW )
Canada
Guelph Platers
New Liskeard, Ontario
St. Mary's Lincolns
4
Danny Hie (C )
Canada
Ottawa 67's
Mississauga, Ontario
North York Red Wings
5
Mike Wolak (C )
United States
Kitchener Rangers
Utica, Michigan
Detroit Compuware
6
Adam Graves (C )
Canada
Windsor Compuware Spitfires
Toronto, Ontario
King City Dukes
7
Don Pancoe (D )
Canada
Hamilton Steelhawks
St. George, Ontario
Cambridge Winterhawks
8
Marc Laniel (D )
Canada
Oshawa Generals
Scarborough, Ontario
Toronto Red Wings
9
Steve Herniman (D )
Canada
Cornwall Royals
Kitchener, Ontario
Kitchener Rangers Midget
10
Adam Burt (D )
United States
North Bay Centennials
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Compuware
11
Sean Davidson (RW )
Canada
Toronto Marlboros
Milton, Ontario
Toronto Young Nationals
12
Bryan Marchment (D )
Canada
Belleville Bulls
Scarborough, Ontario
Toronto Young Nationals
13
Brendan Shanahan (C )
Canada
London Knights
Mimico, Ontario
Mississauga Reps
14
Jody Hull (RW )
Canada
Peterborough Petes
Cambridge, Ontario
Cambridge Winterhawks
15
Steve Bisson (D )
Canada
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa Jr. Senators
See also
References
East Division Central Division Midwest Division West Division Defunct teams