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.
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 Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 y-Oshawa Generals 66 49 14 3 101 322 201 2 x-Peterborough Petes 66 35 24 7 77 267 212 3 x-Ottawa 67's 66 33 28 5 71 310 280 4 x-Kingston Canadians 66 26 39 1 53 287 316 5 x-Belleville Bulls 66 26 39 1 53 292 347 6 x-Cornwall Royals 66 23 40 3 49 261 369 7 Toronto Marlboros 66 22 41 3 47 298 376
Emms Division Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 y-North Bay Centennials 66 46 18 2 94 357 216 2 x-Hamilton Steelhawks 66 39 24 3 81 321 258 3 x-Windsor Compuware Spitfires 66 36 25 5 77 287 249 4 x-Kitchener Rangers 66 32 31 3 67 293 305 5 x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 31 31 4 66 301 299 6 x-Guelph Platers 66 29 35 2 60 275 281 7 London Knights 66 25 39 2 52 259 329 8 Sudbury Wolves 66 20 44 2 42 285 377
Scoring leaders Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Scott McCrory Oshawa Generals 66 51 99 150 35 Dave McLlwain North Bay Centennials 60 46 73 119 35 Mike Richard Toronto Marlboros 66 57 50 107 38 Drew Brydle Oshawa Generals 57 53 53 106 74 Ron Goodall Kitchener Rangers 66 52 53 105 17 Jean-Marc MacKenzie London Knights 63 49 56 105 20 Brian Barrett Sudbury Wolves 63 54 48 102 164 Keith Gretzky Belleville Bulls/Hamilton Steelhawks 64 35 66 101 18 Adam Graves Windsor Spitfires 66 45 55 100 70 Jamie Godkin Oshawa Generals 48 31 69 100 46
Playoffs
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
Emms Division
(2) Hamilton Steelhawks vs. (6) Guelph Platers
(3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires vs. (5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (4) Kingston Canadians
(2) Peterborough Petes vs. (3) Ottawa 67's
Emms Division
(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers
(2) Hamilton Steelhawks vs. (3) Windsor Spitfires
Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (2) Peterborough Petes
Emms Division
(1) North Bay Centennials vs. (3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(L1) Oshawa Generals vs. (E1) North Bay Centennials
Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: Oshawa GeneralsHamilton Spectator Trophy: Oshawa GeneralsLeyden Trophy: Oshawa GeneralsEmms Trophy: North Bay CentennialsRed Tilson Trophy: Scott McCrory, Oshawa GeneralsEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Scott McCrory, Oshawa Generals Matt Leyden Trophy: Paul Theriault, Oshawa GeneralsJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Ron Goodall, Kitchener RangersMax Kaminsky Trophy: Kerry Huffman, Guelph PlatersJack Ferguson Award: John Uniac, Sudbury WolvesDave Pinkney Trophy: Jeff Hackett and Sean Evoy, Oshawa Generals Emms Family Award: Andrew Cassels, Ottawa 67'sF.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: Jeff Hackett, Oshawa GeneralsWilliam Hanley Trophy: Scott McCrory, Oshawa Generals and Keith Gretzky, Hamilton SteelhawksLeo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Mike Richard, Toronto MarlborosBobby 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.
# 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 List of OHA Junior A standings List of OHL seasons 1987 Memorial Cup 1987 NHL entry draft 1986 in sports 1987 in sports
References
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