Junior ice hockey season
The 1986–87 OHL season was the seventh season of the Ontario Hockey League . Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The Oshawa Generals won the J. Ross Robertson Cup , defeating the North Bay Centennials .
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
[ 1]
OHL Superseries
The winner of the OHL Superseries will host the 1987 Memorial Cup . This series featured the top ranked team in the Leyden Division, the Oshawa Generals , take on the top ranked team in the Emms Division, the North Bay Centennials .
(L1) Oshawa Generals vs. (E1) North Bay Centennials
Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
(3) Ottawa 67's vs. (6) Cornwall Royals
(4) Kingston Canadians vs. (5) Belleville Bulls
Kingston wins series 4 – 2
Emms Division
(2) Hamilton Steelhawks vs. (6) Guelph Platers
Hamilton wins series 4 – 1
(3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires vs. (5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
March 22
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2 – 5
Windsor Compuware Spitfires
Windsor Arena
March 26
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2 – 3
Windsor Compuware Spitfires
Windsor Arena
Windsor wins series 4 – 0
Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (4) Kingston Canadians
(2) Peterborough Petes vs. (3) Ottawa 67's
Peterborough wins series 4 – 2
Emms Division
(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers
North Bay wins series 4 – 0
(2) Hamilton Steelhawks vs. (3) Windsor Spitfires
April 5
Hamilton Steelhawks
4 – 6
Windsor Spitfires
Windsor Arena
April 8
Hamilton Steelhawks
1 – 4
Windsor Spitfires
Windsor Arena
Windsor wins series 4 – 0
Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (2) Peterborough Petes
Emms Division
(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires
April 16
North Bay Centennials
3 – 6
Windsor Compuware Spitfires
Windsor Arena
April 17
North Bay Centennials
4 – 5
Windsor Compuware Spitfires
Windsor Arena
April 21
North Bay Centennials
5 – 4
OT
Windsor Compuware Spitfires
Windsor Arena
North Bay wins series 4 – 2
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(L1) Oshawa Generals vs. (E1) North Bay Centennials
Awards
J. Ross Robertson Cup :
Oshawa Generals
Hamilton Spectator Trophy :
Oshawa Generals
Leyden Trophy :
Oshawa Generals
Emms Trophy :
North Bay Centennials
Red Tilson Trophy :
Scott McCrory , Oshawa Generals
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy :
Scott McCrory , Oshawa Generals
Matt Leyden Trophy :
Paul Theriault , Oshawa Generals
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy :
Ron Goodall , Kitchener Rangers
Max Kaminsky Trophy :
Kerry Huffman , Guelph Platers
Jack Ferguson Award :
John Uniac , Sudbury Wolves
Dave Pinkney Trophy :
Jeff Hackett and Sean Evoy , Oshawa Generals
Emms Family Award :
Andrew Cassels , Ottawa 67's
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy :
Jeff Hackett , Oshawa Generals
William Hanley Trophy :
Scott McCrory , Oshawa Generals and Keith Gretzky , Hamilton Steelhawks
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy :
Mike Richard , Toronto Marlboros
Bobby Smith Trophy :
John McIntyre , Guelph Platers
1987 OHL Priority Selection
The Sudbury Wolves held the first overall pick in the 1987 Ontario Priority Selection and selected John Uniac from the Stratford Cullitons. Uniac 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 1987 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[ 2]
#
Player
Nationality
OHL Team
Hometown
Minor Team
1
John Uniac (D )
Canada
Sudbury Wolves
Stratford, Ontario
Stratford Cullitons
2
Jason Winch (LW )
Canada
Toronto Marlboros
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines Falcons
3
Rick Corriveau (D )
Canada
London Knights
Welland, Ontario
Welland Cougars
4
Derek Booth (D )
Canada
Cornwall Royals
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Owen Sound Greys
5
Scott Thornton (C )
Canada
Belleville Bulls
London, Ontario
London Diamonds
6
Steve Widmeyer (RW )
Canada
Kingston Canadians
Bedford, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth Midgets
7
Mike Speer (D )
Canada
Guelph Platers
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Marlboros Midget
8
Shane Sargant (LW )
Canada
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Collingwood, Ontario
Barrie Colts
9
Cory Keenan (D )
Canada
Kitchener Rangers
North Bay, Ontario
St. Mary's Lincolns
10
Joey St. Aubin (C )
Canada
Ottawa 67's
Oshawa, Ontario
Oshawa Midgets
11
Joe Hawley (RW )
Canada
Peterborough Petes
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough Midgets
12
Jamie Allan (RW )
Canada
Windsor Compuware Spitfires
Brockville, Ontario
Brockville Braves
13
Jason York (D )
Canada
Hamilton Steelhawks
Nepean, Ontario
Smiths Falls Bears
14
Mark Major (LW )
Canada
North Bay Centennials
Toronto, Ontario
Don Mills Flyers
15
Jarrod Skalde (C )
Canada
Oshawa Generals
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Fort Erie Meteors
See also
References
East Division Central Division Midwest Division West Division Defunct teams