The Major Junior A Series of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) was rebranded as the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL) in 1974.[1][2] The league began operating semi-autonomously from the OHA, and later became fully independent.[3]Tubby Schmalz was appointed the first commissioner of the OMJHL on September 23, 1974.[4]
Schmalz set about to implement a revised mandatory player contract. It included a clause in which 20 per cent of a player's earnings during his first three professional seasons would go back to the junior clubs to recuperate development costs.[5] He explained that the clause was a result of Mark Howe and Marty Howe both departing in the summer for the Houston Aeros, and there was nothing in the OHA junior contract to cover development payments by professional teams.[6] The new clause was a basis for potential legal action against the World Hockey Association (WHA) which had not made payments to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) or OHA.[5]
Schmalz confirmed in January 1975, that development payments from the National Hockey League (NHL) were coming, and that the WHA was holding a meeting in February to discuss the issue. WCHL president Ed Chynoweth said his league's governors agreed to withdraw from the CAHA if the payment issue was not resolved, and foretold the possibility of Canada's three major junior leagues banding together under one umbrella. The NHL and WHA were delinquent in $600,000 in payments as per the existing professional-amateur agreement.[7][8] The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the WCHL was negotiating a separate deal with the WHA for development fees, and the WCHL would break away from the CAHA after the 1975 Memorial Cup. Schmalz was angered at the report and called for the three major junior league to remain unified.[9]
In February 1975, the NHL and the WHA agreed to stop drafting underage junior players. Mark Napier of the Toronto Marlboros who was not drafted, signed a professional contract with the Toronto Toros later that month to take effect in the following season. Schmalz stated he would seek legal advice on the matter, with the possibility of suspending Napier for the remainder of the junior season.[10] During a game against the Marlboros, St. Catharines Black Hawks owner Hap Emms ordered his players to wear their jerseys backwards and play with their sticks upside down in protest of Napier's contract.[11] Schmalz later ruled Napier eligible to play, and suspended Emms for the remainder of the season and fined him $1,000.[12]
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The 1974 75 OMJHL season was the first season of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League The league operated semi autonomously while still being part of the Ontario Hockey Association The OMJHL inaugurated the William Hanley Trophy awarded to the most sportsmanlike player Eleven teams each played 70 games The Toronto Marlboros won the J Ross Robertson Cup defeating the Hamilton Fincups Contents 1 League business 2 Regular season 2 1 Standings 2 2 Scoring leaders 3 Playoffs 3 1 OMJHL quarter finals 3 1 1 1 Toronto Marlboros vs 8 Kingston Canadians 3 1 2 2 Peterborough Petes vs 7 Oshawa Generals 3 1 3 3 Hamilton Fincups vs 6 St Catharines Black Hawks 3 1 4 4 Ottawa 67 s vs 5 Sudbury Wolves 3 2 OMJHL semi finals 3 2 1 1 Toronto Marlboros vs 5 Sudbury Wolves 3 2 2 2 Peterborough Petes vs 3 Hamilton Fincups 3 3 J Ross Robertson Cup finals 3 3 1 1 Toronto Marlboros vs 3 Hamilton Fincups 4 Awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksLeague business editThe Major Junior A Series of the Ontario Hockey Association OHA was rebranded as the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League OMJHL in 1974 1 2 The league began operating semi autonomously from the OHA and later became fully independent 3 Tubby Schmalz was appointed the first commissioner of the OMJHL on September 23 1974 4 Schmalz set about to implement a revised mandatory player contract It included a clause in which 20 per cent of a player s earnings during his first three professional seasons would go back to the junior clubs to recuperate development costs 5 He explained that the clause was a result of Mark Howe and Marty Howe both departing in the summer for the Houston Aeros and there was nothing in the OHA junior contract to cover development payments by professional teams 6 The new clause was a basis for potential legal action against the World Hockey Association WHA which had not made payments to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association CAHA or OHA 5 Schmalz confirmed in January 1975 that development payments from the National Hockey League NHL were coming and that the WHA was holding a meeting in February to discuss the issue WCHL president Ed Chynoweth said his league s governors agreed to withdraw from the CAHA if the payment issue was not resolved and foretold the possibility of Canada s three major junior leagues banding together under one umbrella The NHL and WHA were delinquent in 600 000 in payments as per the existing professional amateur agreement 7 8 The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the WCHL was negotiating a separate deal with the WHA for development fees and the WCHL would break away from the CAHA after the 1975 Memorial Cup Schmalz was angered at the report and called for the three major junior league to remain unified 9 In February 1975 the NHL and the WHA agreed to stop drafting underage junior players Mark Napier of the Toronto Marlboros who was not drafted signed a professional contract with the Toronto Toros later that month to take effect in the following season Schmalz stated he would seek legal advice on the matter with the possibility of suspending Napier for the remainder of the junior season 10 During a game against the Marlboros St Catharines Black Hawks owner Hap Emms ordered his players to wear their jerseys backwards and play with their sticks upside down in protest of Napier s contract 11 Schmalz later ruled Napier eligible to play and suspended Emms for the remainder of the season and fined him 1 000 12 1974 75 OMJHL season teams Club City Arena Capacity Head coach Hamilton Fincups Hamilton Ontario Hamilton Forum 2 800 Bert Templeton Kingston Canadians Kingston Ontario Kingston Memorial Centre 3 300 Jack Bownass Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium 5 679 Don McKee Jim Morrison Eddie Bush London Knights London Ontario London Gardens 5 000 Bill Long Oshawa Generals Oshawa Ontario Oshawa Civic Auditorium 4 025 Gus Bodnar Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre 9 000 Brian Kilrea Peterborough Petes Peterborough Ontario Peterborough Memorial Centre 4 000 Roger Neilson St Catharines Black Hawks St Catharines Ontario Garden City Arena 2 800 Paul Emms Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste Marie Ontario Sault Memorial Gardens 3 390 Angelo Bumbacco Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Ontario Sudbury Community Arena 5 750 Stu Duncan Toronto Marlboros Toronto Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens 16 316 George ArmstrongRegular season editStandings edit Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 y Toronto Marlboros 70 48 13 9 105 469 303 2 x Peterborough Petes 70 37 20 13 87 311 254 3 x Hamilton Fincups 70 37 24 9 83 337 271 4 x Ottawa 67 s 70 33 30 7 73 379 382 5 x Sudbury Wolves 70 31 29 10 72 324 281 6 x St Catharines Black Hawks 70 30 33 7 67 284 300 7 x Oshawa Generals 70 28 33 9 65 288 306 8 x Kingston Canadians 70 25 35 10 60 297 345 9 London Knights 70 26 37 7 59 296 368 10 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 70 25 36 9 59 312 367 11 Kitchener Rangers 70 17 47 6 40 239 351 Scoring leaders edit Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Bruce Boudreau Toronto Marlboros 69 68 97 165 52 Tim Young Ottawa 67 s 70 56 107 163 127 Dennis Maruk London Knights 65 66 79 145 53 John Tonelli Toronto Marlboros 70 49 86 135 85 Doug Jarvis Peterborough Petes 69 45 88 133 39 Mark Napier Toronto Marlboros 61 66 64 130 106 Peter Lee Ottawa 67 s 70 68 58 126 82 Dale McCourt Hamilton Fincups 69 52 74 126 57 Cary Farelli Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 69 56 65 121 35 Paul Woods Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 62 37 84 121 116Playoffs edit 13 League quarter finalsLeague semi finalsLeague finals 1Toronto98Kingston71Toronto95Sudbury74Ottawa65Sudbury81Toronto83Hamilton62Peterborough Petes87Oshawa22Peterborough43Hamilton83Hamilton86St Catharines0 OMJHL quarter finals edit 1 Toronto Marlboros vs 8 Kingston Canadians edit March 26 Kingston Canadians 1 5 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens March 28 Toronto Marlboros 4 9 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre March 30 Kingston Canadians 1 9 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens April 1 Toronto Marlboros 7 9 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre April 2 Kingston Canadians 6 6 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens April 5 Toronto Marlboros 3 5 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre April 6 Kingston Canadians 2 5 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens April 7 Toronto Marlboros 9 7 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial Centre Toronto wins series 9 7 2 Peterborough Petes vs 7 Oshawa Generals edit March 25 Peterborough Petes 6 4 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium March 27 Oshawa Generals 4 9 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre March 28 Peterborough Petes 4 4 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium March 29 Oshawa Generals 2 2 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre April 1 Peterborough Petes 5 2 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium Peterborough wins series 8 2 3 Hamilton Fincups vs 6 St Catharines Black Hawks edit March 25 St Catharines Fincups 1 10 Hamilton Fincups Hamilton Forum March 29 Hamilton Fincups 8 2 St Catharines Fincups Garden City Arena April 1 St Catharines Fincups 1 3 Hamilton Fincups Hamilton Forum April 3 Hamilton Fincups 7 3 St Catharines Fincups Garden City Arena Hamilton wins series 8 0 4 Ottawa 67 s vs 5 Sudbury Wolves edit March 25 Ottawa 67 s 1 6 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena March 27 Ottawa 67 s 2 4 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena March 28 Sudbury Wolves 7 5 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic Centre March 30 Sudbury Wolves 4 6 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic Centre April 1 Sudbury Wolves 4 5 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic Centre April 4 Ottawa 67 s 4 4 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena April 6 Sudbury Wolves 2 2 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic Centre Sudbury wins series 8 6 OMJHL semi finals edit 1 Toronto Marlboros vs 5 Sudbury Wolves edit April 8 Sudbury Wolves 1 8 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens April 11 Toronto Marlboros 4 6 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena April 13 Sudbury Wolves 4 4 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens April 14 Toronto Marlboros 3 5 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena April 15 Sudbury Wolves 6 8 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens April 16 Toronto Marlboros 1 5 Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena April 18 Sudbury Wolves 2 3 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens April 19 Toronto Marlboros 5 4 OT Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena Toronto wins series 9 7 2 Peterborough Petes vs 3 Hamilton Fincups edit April 8 Hamilton Fincups 5 2 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre April 10 Peterborough Petes 0 9 Hamilton Fincups Hamilton Forum April 12 Hamilton Fincups 0 5 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre April 13 Peterborough Petes 2 5 Hamilton Fincups Hamilton Forum April 15 Hamilton Fincups 2 4 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre April 16 Peterborough Petes 1 4 Hamilton Fincups Hamilton Forum Hamilton wins series 8 4 J Ross Robertson Cup finals edit 1 Toronto Marlboros vs 3 Hamilton Fincups edit April 20 Hamilton Fincups 5 6 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens April 22 Toronto Marlboros 7 4 Hamilton Fincups Hamilton Forum April 24 Hamilton Fincups 3 2 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens April 25 Toronto Marlboros 4 5 Hamilton Fincups Hamilton Forum April 27 Hamilton Fincups 3 5 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens April 29 Toronto Marlboros 3 7 Hamilton Fincups Hamilton Forum April 30 Hamilton Fincups 3 8 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto wins series 8 6Awards editJ Ross Robertson Cup Toronto Marlboros Hamilton Spectator Trophy Toronto Marlboros Red Tilson Trophy Dennis Maruk London Knights Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy Bruce Boudreau Toronto Marlboros Matt Leyden Trophy Bert Templeton Hamilton Fincups Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy Mark Napier Toronto Marlboros Max Kaminsky Trophy Mike O Connell Kingston Canadians Dave Pinkney Trophy Greg Millen Peterborough Petes Emms Family Award Danny Shearer Hamilton Fincups William Hanley Trophy Doug Jarvis Peterborough PetesSee also editList of OHA Junior A standings List of OHL seasons 1975 Memorial Cup 1975 NHL Entry Draft 1974 in sports 1975 in sportsReferences edit Ferguson Bob 2005 Who s Who in Canadian Sport Volume 4 Markham Ontario Fitzhenry amp Whiteside Ltd p 394 ISBN 1 55041 855 6 Jackson Jonathon April 26 2005 The man behind the Tubby Schmalz Cup Owen Sound Sun Times Owen Sound Ontario p B1 Schmalz Cup Trophy Pointstreak Ontario Hockey Association Retrieved March 10 2020 Schmalz Now Commissioner Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba September 23 1974 p 42 nbsp a b OHA Junior Players Remain Unsigned Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba September 25 1974 p 71 nbsp Junior owners file suit Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba September 21 1978 p 80 nbsp Junior teams to get paid Brandon Sun Brandon Manitoba January 25 1975 p 6 nbsp No compromise says president Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat Alberta January 27 1975 p 11 nbsp WCHL Proposal Angers Schmalz Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba February 12 1975 p 60 nbsp Signing turmoil continues Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat Alberta February 26 1975 p 15 nbsp Ludzik Steve 2013 11 08 Hap Emms will never be forgotten Niagara Falls Review Archived from the original on 2017 12 23 Retrieved 2017 12 27 Emms fined 1 000 Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Alberta March 6 1975 p 15 nbsp 1974 75 OHA Playoff Results at hockeydb com www hockeydb com External links editHockeyDB Preceded by1973 74 OHA season OHL seasons Succeeded by1975 76 OMJHL season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1974 75 OMJHL season amp oldid 1182654600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
