The 1979–80 OMJHL season was the sixth season of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. The OMJHL inaugurates the Bobby Smith Trophy, named after Bobby Smith, awarded to the scholastic player of the year. Twelve teams each played 68 games. The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Windsor Spitfires.
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 Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 z-Peterborough Petes 68 47 20 1 95 316 238 2 y-Ottawa 67's 68 45 20 3 93 402 288 3 y-Oshawa Generals 68 42 26 0 84 329 275 4 x-Kingston Canadians 68 35 26 7 77 320 298 5 x-Sudbury Wolves 68 33 33 2 68 299 309 6 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 68 22 45 1 45 281 379
Emms Division Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 z-Windsor Spitfires 68 36 31 1 73 323 344 2 y-Toronto Marlboros 68 33 32 3 69 342 310 3 y-Brantford Alexanders 68 31 35 2 64 412 398 4 x-Niagara Falls Flyers 68 29 39 0 58 325 355 5 x-London Knights 68 26 38 4 56 328 334 6 Kitchener Rangers 68 17 51 0 34 276 425
Scoring leaders Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Jim Fox Ottawa 67's 52 65 101 166 30 Yvan Joly Ottawa 67's 67 66 93 159 47 Mike Bullard Brantford Alexanders 66 66 84 150 86 Sean Simpson Ottawa 67's 67 65 84 149 8 Kevin LaVallee Brantford Alexanders 65 65 70 135 50 Blair Barnes Windsor Spitfires 66 63 67 130 98 Bobby Crawford Oshawa Generals 68 61 68 129 48 Greg Terrion Brantford Alexanders 67 44 78 122 13 Wayne Thompson London Knights 68 47 74 121 34 Steve Ludzik Niagara Falls Flyers 67 43 76 119 102
Playoffs
Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
(4) Kingston Canadians vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves
Emms Division
(4) Niagara Falls Flyers vs. (5) London Knights
Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
Emms Division
(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (4) Niagara Falls Flyers
(2)Toronto Marlboros vs. (3) Brantford Alexanders
Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Ottawa 67's
Emms Division
(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Brantford Alexanders
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(L1) Peterborough Petes vs. (E1) Windsor Spitfires
Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: Peterborough PetesHamilton Spectator Trophy: Peterborough PetesLeyden Trophy: Peterborough PetesEmms Trophy: Windsor SpitfiresRed Tilson Trophy: Jim Fox, Ottawa 67'sEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Jim Fox, Ottawa 67's Matt Leyden Trophy: Dave Chambers, Toronto MarlborosJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Jim Fox, Ottawa 67'sMax Kaminsky Trophy: Larry Murphy, Peterborough PetesDave Pinkney Trophy: Rick Laferriere and Terry Wright, Peterborough PetesEmms Family Award: Bruce Dowie, Toronto MarlborosF.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: Mike Vezina, Ottawa 67'sWilliam Hanley Trophy: Sean Simpson, Ottawa 67'sBobby Smith Trophy: Steve Konroyd, Oshawa Generals
See also List of OHA Junior A standings List of OHL seasons 1980 Memorial Cup 1980 NHL entry draft 1979 in sports 1980 in sports
References
HockeyDB