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1984–85 OJHL season

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Sport
  
Hockey

Number of teams
  
8

Champion
  
Couchiching Terriers

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League
  
Ontario Junior Hockey League

Duration
  
Regular season1984-09 – 1985-02Playoffs1985-02 – 1985-04

The 1984–85 OJHL season is the 13th season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). The eight teams of the league played a 48-game season. The all eight teams made the playoffs.

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The winner of the OJHL playoffs, the Orillia Travelways, were already hosting the 1985 Centennial Cup and were therefore exempted from the Buckland Cup/Dudley Hewitt Cup series against the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League champion. Instead, the league finalists, the Aurora Tigers were granted the option of playing for the OHA and Central Canadian Championship. Both the Tigers and Travelways ended up at the Centennial Cup, which the Travelways won.

Changes

  • Whitby Lawmen join the OJHL.
  • Hamilton Mountain A's leave the OJHL.
  • North York Rangers become the North York Red Wings.
  • 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

    1984-85 OJHL Playoffs

    For the Central Canada Championship, please go to the Dudley Hewitt Cup.For the National Championship, please go to the 1985 Centennial Cup.

    Quarter-final

    Orillia Travelways defeated Whitby Lawmen 4-games-to-1Aurora Tigers defeated North York Red Wings 4-games-to-noneNewmarket Flyers defeated Richmond Hill Dynes 4-games-to-2Markham Waxers defeated Dixie Beehives 4-games-to-1

    Semi-final

    Aurora Tigers defeated Newmarket Flyers 4-games-to-3Orillia Travelways defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-none

    Final

    Orillia Travelways defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-none

    OHA Buckland Cup/Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

    The 1985 Buckland Cup and Dudley Hewitt Cup was a best-of-7 series between the Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL) and the Aurora Tigers. The Tigers played because the Orillia Travelways were granted an opt-out as hosts of the 1985 Centennial Cup. The winner moved on to the 1985 Centennial Cup with Orillia.

    Aurora Tigers defeated Sudbury Cubs 4-games-to-noneAurora 12 - Sudbury 5Aurora 7 - Sudbury 2Aurora 9 - Sudbury 4Aurora 6 - Sudbury 2

    1985 Centennial Cup Championship

    The 1985 Centennial Cup was the Canadian National Junior A championship in Orillia, Ontario, hosted by the Orillia Travelways. The Orillia Travelways won the event, while the Aurora Tigers lost the semi-final.

    Round Robin

    Orillia Travelways defeated Cole Harbour Colts (MVJHL) 8-1Aurora Tigers defeated Penticton Knights (BCJHL) 8-4Orillia Travelways defeated Aurora Tigers 11-3Cole Harbour Colts (MVJHL) defeated Aurora Tigers 7-5Orillia Travelways defeated Penticton Knights (BCJHL) 6-3

    Semi-final

    Penticton Knights (BCJHL) defeated Aurora Tigers 8-5

    Final

    Orillia Travelways defeated Penticton Knights (BCJHL) 4-2

    Players taken in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft

  • Rd 6 #112 Brian McReynolds - New York Rangers (Orillia Travelways)
  • Rd 6 #123 Danton Cole - Winnipeg Jets (Aurora Tigers)
  • Rd 10 #200 Brad Hamilton - Chicago Blackhawks (Aurora Tigers)
  • References

    1984–85 OJHL season Wikipedia


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