The 1981–82 OHL season was the second season of the

Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; french: Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario (LHO)) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 16–19. There are exceptions for overag ...

. The league grows by two teams when, the Cornwall Royals are transferred from the

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The l ...

, and the Belleville Bulls are awarded a franchise. Fourteen teams each played 68 games. The

Kitchener Rangers The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. The Rangers have won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL ...

won the

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, defeating the

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Expansion and Realignment

The league expanded by two teams, as the

Belleville Bulls The Belleville Bulls were a junior ice hockey team, founded in 1981 and based in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Eastern Division of the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. The team moved to Hamilton, Ontario ...

and the

Cornwall Royals The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team based in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981, and the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1992. This team shared its name with o ...

joined the

. Both teams joined the Leyden Division, as the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds moved to the Emms Division.

Belleville Bulls

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

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. 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

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of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League 6–2 in the championship game.

Cornwall Royals

The

were transferred to the

from the

for the 1981–82 season. Originally an expansion team in 1969, the Royals were a very successful club in the QMJHL, winning the

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three times, in

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, 1980, and

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. Cornwall would play their home games at the

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. The Royals would join the Leyden Division. The Royals were able to keep their players from the previous season, including players such as

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and

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, who helped lead the team to the 1981 Memorial Cup championship.

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

Emms Division

Scoring leaders

Playoffs

Division quarter-finals

Leyden Division

=(3) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) Kingston Canadians

=(4) Toronto Marlboros vs. (6) Cornwall Royals

Emms Division

=(3) London Knights vs. (5) Brantford Alexanders

=(4) Niagara Falls Flyers vs. (6) Windsor Spitfires

Division semi-finals

Leyden Division

=(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (4) Toronto Marlboros

=(2) Oshawa Generals vs. (3) Peterborough Petes

Emms Division

=(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Windsor Spitfires

=(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (5) Brantford Alexanders

Division finals

Leyden Division

=(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (2) Oshawa Generals

Emms Division

=(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(L1) Ottawa 67's vs. (E1) Kitchener Rangers

Awards

References

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Expansion and Realignment

Belleville Bulls

Cornwall Royals

Regular season

Final standings

Leyden Division

Emms Division

Scoring leaders

Playoffs

Division quarter-finals

Leyden Division

=(3) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) Kingston Canadians

=(4) Toronto Marlboros vs. (6) Cornwall Royals

Emms Division

=(3) London Knights vs. (5) Brantford Alexanders

=(4) Niagara Falls Flyers vs. (6) Windsor Spitfires

Division semi-finals

Leyden Division

=(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (4) Toronto Marlboros

=(2) Oshawa Generals vs. (3) Peterborough Petes

Emms Division

=(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Windsor Spitfires

=(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (5) Brantford Alexanders

Division finals

Leyden Division

=(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (2) Oshawa Generals

Emms Division

=(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(L1) Ottawa 67's vs. (E1) Kitchener Rangers

Awards

See also

References