On February 2, 1981, the OHL granted a franchise to the city of Belleville and the ownership group of Dr. Robert L. Vaughan and Bob Dolan. The Bulls would play their home games at the Yardmen Arena. The Bulls would join the Leyden Division.
The Royals were able to keep their players from the previous season, including players such as Scott Arniel and Doug Gilmour, who helped lead the team to the 1981 Memorial Cup championship.
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
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The 1981 82 OHL season was the second season of the Ontario Hockey League The league grows by two teams when the Cornwall Royals are transferred from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Belleville Bulls are awarded a franchise Fourteen teams each played 68 games The Kitchener Rangers won the J Ross Robertson Cup defeating the Ottawa 67 s Contents 1 Expansion and Realignment 1 1 Belleville Bulls 1 2 Cornwall Royals 2 Teams 3 Regular season 3 1 Final standings 3 2 Leyden Division 3 3 Emms Division 3 4 Scoring leaders 4 Playoffs 4 1 Division quarter finals 4 1 1 Leyden Division 4 1 1 1 3 Peterborough Petes vs 5 Kingston Canadians 4 1 1 2 4 Toronto Marlboros vs 6 Cornwall Royals 4 1 2 Emms Division 4 1 2 1 3 London Knights vs 5 Brantford Alexanders 4 1 2 2 4 Niagara Falls Flyers vs 6 Windsor Spitfires 4 2 Division semi finals 4 2 1 Leyden Division 4 2 1 1 1 Ottawa 67 s vs 4 Toronto Marlboros 4 2 1 2 2 Oshawa Generals vs 3 Peterborough Petes 4 2 2 Emms Division 4 2 2 1 1 Kitchener Rangers vs 6 Windsor Spitfires 4 2 2 2 2 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds vs 5 Brantford Alexanders 4 3 Division finals 4 3 1 Leyden Division 4 3 1 1 1 Ottawa 67 s vs 2 Oshawa Generals 4 3 2 Emms Division 4 3 2 1 1 Kitchener Rangers vs 2 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 4 4 J Ross Robertson Cup 4 4 1 L1 Ottawa 67 s vs E1 Kitchener Rangers 5 Awards 6 See also 7 ReferencesExpansion and Realignment editThe league expanded by two teams as the Belleville Bulls and the Cornwall Royals joined the Ontario Hockey League Both teams joined the Leyden Division as the Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds moved to the Emms Division Belleville Bulls edit On February 2 1981 the OHL granted a franchise to the city of Belleville and the ownership group of Dr Robert L Vaughan and Bob Dolan The Bulls would play their home games at the Yardmen Arena The Bulls would join the Leyden Division Prior to joining the OHL the Bulls played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League beginning in the 1979 80 season In their final season in the league Belleville defeated the Guelph Platers to win the OPJHL championship The club would reach the 1981 Centennial Cup finals where they lost to the Prince Albert Raiders of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League 6 2 in the championship game Cornwall Royals edit The Cornwall Royals were transferred to the Ontario Hockey League from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the 1981 82 season Originally an expansion team in 1969 the Royals were a very successful club in the QMJHL winning the Memorial Cup three times in 1971 1980 and 1981 Cornwall would play their home games at the Cornwall Civic Complex The Royals would join the Leyden Division The Royals were able to keep their players from the previous season including players such as Scott Arniel and Doug Gilmour who helped lead the team to the 1981 Memorial Cup championship Teams edit1981 82 OHL season teams Club City Arena Capacity Head coachLeyden DivisionBelleville Bulls Belleville Ontario Yardmen Arena 3 757 Larry MavetyCornwall Royals Cornwall Ontario Cornwall Civic Complex 4 000 Bob KilgerKingston Canadians Kingston Ontario Kingston Memorial Centre 3 300 Jim MorrisonOshawa Generals Oshawa Ontario Oshawa Civic Auditorium 4 025 Paul TheriaultOttawa 67 s Ottawa Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre 9 000 Brian KilreaPeterborough Petes Peterborough Ontario Peterborough Memorial Centre 4 000 Dick ToddToronto Marlboros Toronto Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens 16 182 Jimmy JonesEmms DivisionBrantford Alexanders Brantford Ontario Brantford Civic Centre 2 981 Bep Guidolin Dave DraperKitchener Rangers Kitchener Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium 5 679 Joe CrozierLondon Knights London Ontario London Gardens 5 000 Paul McIntoshNiagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Ontario Niagara Falls Memorial Arena 3 633 Bert TempletonSault Ste Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste Marie Ontario Sault Memorial Gardens 3 390 Terry CrispSudbury Wolves Sudbury Ontario Sudbury Community Arena 5 750 Joe DragoWindsor Spitfires Windsor Ontario Windsor Arena 4 400 Marcel PronovostRegular season editFinal standings edit 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 amp first round bye Leyden Division edit Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA1 z Ottawa 67 s 68 47 19 2 96 353 2482 y Oshawa Generals 68 40 26 2 82 335 2963 x Peterborough Petes 68 36 29 3 75 291 2664 x Toronto Marlboros 68 37 31 0 74 316 2905 x Kingston Canadians 68 29 34 5 63 302 3166 x Cornwall Royals 68 28 35 5 61 303 3277 Belleville Bulls 68 24 42 2 50 280 326Emms Division edit Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA1 z Kitchener Rangers 68 44 21 3 91 322 2472 y Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 68 40 25 3 83 274 2433 x London Knights 68 35 30 3 73 359 3284 x Niagara Falls Flyers 68 31 34 3 65 311 3385 x Brantford Alexanders 68 25 41 2 52 293 3136 x Windsor Spitfires 68 22 42 4 48 269 3437 Sudbury Wolves 68 19 48 1 39 275 401Scoring leaders edit Player Team GP G A Pts PIMDave Simpson London Knights 68 67 88 155 18Jeff Vaive Ottawa 67 s 68 56 95 151 90Moe Lemay Ottawa 67 s 62 68 70 138 48Tony Tanti Oshawa Generals 57 62 64 126 138Mitch Lamoureux Oshawa Generals 66 43 78 121 275Doug Gilmour Cornwall Royals 67 46 73 119 42Mario Simioni Toronto Marlboros 68 58 60 118 88Chris McCauley London Knights 66 47 67 114 117Fred Perlini Toronto Marlboros 68 47 64 111 75Claude Loiselle Windsor Spitfires 68 36 73 109 192Playoffs edit 1 Division quarter finalsDivision semi finalsDivision finalsJ Ross Robertson Cup L4Toronto6L6Cornwall4L1Ottawa8L4Toronto2L1Ottawa8L2Oshawa6L3Peterborough6L5Kingston2L2Oshawa8L3Peterborough2L1Ottawa1E1Kitchener9E4Niagara Falls4E6Windsor6E1Kitchener8E6Windsor0E1Kitchener9E2Sault Ste Marie3E3London2E5Brantford6E2Sault Ste Marie8E3Brantford6Division quarter finals edit Leyden Division edit 3 Peterborough Petes vs 5 Kingston Canadians edit March 14 Kingston Canadians 2 5 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial CentreMarch 16 Peterborough Petes 3 3 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial CentreMarch 18 Kingston Canadians 7 8 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial CentreMarch 19 Peterborough Petes 4 4 Kingston Canadians Kingston Memorial CentrePeterborough wins series 6 2 4 Toronto Marlboros vs 6 Cornwall Royals edit March 14 Cornwall Royals 5 9 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf GardensMarch 16 Toronto Marlboros 3 6 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic ComplexMarch 18 Cornwall Royals 4 7 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf GardensMarch 20 Toronto Marlboros 5 5 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic ComplexMarch 21 Cornwall Royals 5 5 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf GardensToronto wins series 6 4 Emms Division edit 3 London Knights vs 5 Brantford Alexanders edit March 14 Brantford Alexanders 4 3 London Knights London GardensMarch 16 London Knights 2 4 Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic CentreMarch 18 Brantford Alexanders 2 4 London Knights London GardensMarch 19 London Knights 5 9 Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic CentreBrantford wins series 6 2 4 Niagara Falls Flyers vs 6 Windsor Spitfires edit March 14 Windsor Spitfires 4 9 Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Memorial ArenaMarch 15 Niagara Falls Flyers 2 3 Windsor Spitfires Windsor ArenaMarch 17 Windsor Spitfires 5 5 Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Memorial ArenaMarch 18 Niagara Falls Flyers 3 3 Windsor Spitfires Windsor ArenaMarch 19 Windsor Spitfires 5 3 Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Memorial ArenaWindsor wins series 6 4 Division semi finals edit Leyden Division edit 1 Ottawa 67 s vs 4 Toronto Marlboros edit March 23 Toronto Marlboros 4 6 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic CentreMarch 26 Toronto Marlboros 3 4 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic CentreMarch 27 Ottawa 67 s 3 4 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf GardensMarch 30 Ottawa 67 s 6 3 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf GardensApril 2 Toronto Marlboros 2 6 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic CentreOttawa wins series 8 2 2 Oshawa Generals vs 3 Peterborough Petes edit March 23 Peterborough Petes 7 6 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic AuditoriumMarch 25 Oshawa Generals 8 2 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial CentreMarch 28 Peterborough Petes 4 5 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic AuditoriumMarch 30 Oshawa Generals 5 4 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial CentreApril 1 Peterborough Petes 2 5 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic AuditoriumOshawa wins series 8 2 Emms Division edit 1 Kitchener Rangers vs 6 Windsor Spitfires edit March 23 Windsor Spitfires 1 4 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial AuditoriumMarch 25 Kitchener Rangers 2 0 Windsor Spitfires Windsor ArenaMarch 26 Windsor Spitfires 3 7 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial AuditoriumMarch 28 Kitchener Rangers 9 4 Windsor Spitfires Windsor ArenaKitchener wins series 8 0 2 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds vs 5 Brantford Alexanders edit March 21 Brantford Alexanders 5 5 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial GardensMarch 22 Brantford Alexanders 2 4 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial GardensMarch 25 Brantford Alexanders 7 1 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial GardensMarch 27 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 1 2 Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic CentreMarch 28 Brantford Alexanders 3 3 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial GardensMarch 30 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 5 9 Brantford Alexanders Brantford Civic CentreApril 2 Brantford Alexanders 2 3 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial GardensSault Ste Marie wins series 8 6 Division finals edit Leyden Division edit 1 Ottawa 67 s vs 2 Oshawa Generals edit April 9 Oshawa Generals 5 6 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic CentreApril 11 Ottawa 67 s 3 5 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic AuditoriumApril 13 Oshawa Generals 1 6 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic CentreApril 15 Ottawa 67 s 4 6 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic AuditoriumApril 16 Oshawa Generals 4 9 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic CentreApril 18 Ottawa 67 s 2 6 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic AuditoriumApril 20 Oshawa Generals 4 5 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic CentreOttawa wins series 8 6 Emms Division edit 1 Kitchener Rangers vs 2 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds edit April 4 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 2 6 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial AuditoriumApril 6 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 1 6 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial AuditoriumApril 9 Kitchener Rangers 4 4 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial GardensApril 11 Kitchener Rangers 3 5 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial GardensApril 13 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 1 5 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial AuditoriumApril 16 Kitchener Rangers 4 3 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial GardensKitchener wins series 9 3 J Ross Robertson Cup edit L1 Ottawa 67 s vs E1 Kitchener Rangers edit April 23 Kitchener Rangers 4 4 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic CentreApril 25 Ottawa 67 s 1 4 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial AuditoriumApril 28 Kitchener Rangers 4 3 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic CentreApril 30 Ottawa 67 s 3 5 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial AuditoriumMay 2 Kitchener Rangers 4 1 Ottawa 67 s Ottawa Civic CentreKitchener wins series 9 1Awards editJ Ross Robertson Cup Kitchener RangersHamilton Spectator Trophy Ottawa 67 sLeyden Trophy Ottawa 67 sEmms Trophy Kitchener RangersRed Tilson Trophy Dave Simpson London KnightsEddie Powers Memorial Trophy Dave Simpson London KnightsMatt Leyden Trophy Brian Kilrea Ottawa 67 sJim Mahon Memorial Trophy Tony Tanti Oshawa GeneralsMax Kaminsky Trophy Ron Meighan Niagara Falls FlyersJack Ferguson Award Kirk Muller Guelph PlatersDave Pinkney Trophy John Vanbiesbrouck and Marc D Amour Sault Ste Marie GreyhoundsEmms Family Award Pat Verbeek Sudbury WolvesF W Dinty Moore Trophy Shawn Kilroy Peterborough PetesWilliam Hanley Trophy Dave Simpson London KnightsBobby Smith Trophy Dave Simpson London KnightsSee also editList of OHA Junior A standings List of OHL seasons 1982 Memorial Cup 1982 NHL Entry Draft 1981 in sports 1982 in sportsReferences edit 1981 82 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb com www hockeydb com Retrieved 2022 12 07 HockeyDBPreceded by1980 81 OHL season OHL seasons Succeeded by1982 83 OHL season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1981 82 OHL season amp 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