1983–84 OJHL season

1983–84 OJHL season
League Ontario Junior Hockey League
Duration Regular season
1983-09 – 1984-02
Playoffs
1984-02 – 1984-04
Champions Orillia Travelways
Number of teams 8
OJHL seasons

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The 1983–84 OJHL season is the 12th season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). The eight teams of the league played a 42-game season. The all eight teams made the playoffs.

The winner of the OJHL playoffs, the Orillia Travelways, won the OHA Buckland Cup and then the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian champions. In 1984, the Callaghan Cup champion from the east did not compete in the National playdowns, so the Travelways gained a direct berth into the 1984 Centennial Cup. The Travelways failed to win the Centennial Cup.[1]

Changes

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title

Teams
Team GP W L T GF GA P
Dixie Beehives 42 27 10 5 269 182 61
Orillia Travelways 42 25 13 4 280 196 54
North York Rangers 42 22 17 3 252 207 47
Newmarket Flyers 42 20 16 6 247 239 46
Markham Waxers 42 18 19 5 228 199 41
Hamilton Mountain A's 42 16 18 8 187 191 40
Richmond Hill Dynes 42 16 21 5 203 246 37
Aurora Tigers 42 4 34 4 168 370 12

1983-84 OJHL Playoffs

For the Central Canada Championship, please go to the Dudley Hewitt Cup.
For the National Championship, please go to the 1984 Centennial Cup.

Quarter-final

Dixie Beehives defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-none
Orillia Travelways defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-none
North York Rangers defeated Richmond Hill Rams 4-games-to-2
Newmarket Flyers defeated Hamilton Mountain A's 4-games-to-none

Semi-final

Orillia Travelways defeated Richmond Hill Rams 4-games-to-none
Dixie Beehives defeated Newmarket Flyers 4-games-to-3

Final

Orillia Travelways defeated Dixie Beehives 4-games-to-1

OHA Buckland Cup Championship

The 1984 Buckland Cup was a best-of-5 series between the Rayside-Balfour Canadians (NOJHL) and the Orillia Travelways. The winner moved on to the 1984 Dudley Hewitt Cup.

Orillia Travelways defeated Rayside-Balfour Canadians (NOJHL) 3-games-to-1
Orillia 8 - Rayside-Balfour 7 OT
Orillia 8 - Rayside-Balfour 1
Rayside-Balfour 7 - Orillia 6
Orillia 4 - Rayside-Balfour 3

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

The 1984 Dudley Hewitt Cup was a best-of-7 series between the Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) and the Orillia Travelways. The winner moved on to the 1984 Centennial Cup.

Orillia Travelways defeated Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) 4-games-to-none
Orillia 9 - Pembroke 5
Orillia 12 - Pembroke 5
Orillia 4 - Pembroke 2
Orillia 8 - Pembroke 3

1984 Centennial Cup Championship

The 1984 Centennial Cup was the best-of-7 Canadian National Junior A championship series between the Eastern Champion Orillia Travelways and the Western Abbott Cup champion Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL).

Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) defeated Orillia Travelways 4-games-to-3
Orillia 6 - Weyburn 5
Weyburn 6 - Orillia 4
Weyburn 7 - Orillia 4
Orillia 2 - Weyburn 1
Orillia 8 - Weyburn 5
Weyburn 5 - Orillia 4
Weyburn 3 - Orillia 0

Leading Scorers

Player Team GP G A Pts
Tony Hrkac Orillia Travelways 42 52 54 106

Players taken in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/league/cups/national_champions.html

External links

Preceded by
1982–83 OJHL season		 Ontario Hockey Association
Junior A Seasons 		Succeeded by
1984–85 OJHL season
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