The 1982–83 OHL season was the third 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 overa ...
. The
Niagara Falls Flyers
The Niagara Falls Flyers were two junior ice hockey franchises that played in the top tier in the Ontario Hockey Association. The first, a Junior "A" team existed from 1960 until 1972, and the second in Tier I Junior "A" from 1976 until 1982.
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move to
North Bay, Ontario
North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing. North Bay developed as a railroad centre, and its airport was an important military ...
, becoming the Centennials. The
Guelph Platers are granted an expansion franchise. Fifteen teams each played 70 games. The
Oshawa Generals won the
J. Ross Robertson Cup
The J. Ross Robertson Cup is a Canadian ice hockey trophy. It is awarded annually in junior ice hockey to the champion of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs. It was donated by John Ross Robertson to the Ontario Hockey Association in 1910, and ...
, defeating the
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.
Expansion and Relocation
Guelph Platers
The
Guelph Platers were approved to join 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 overa ...
for the 1982-83 season as the league approved an expansion team for the city of
Guelph
Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Wel ...
. The Platers would play in the
Guelph Memorial Gardens The Guelph Memorial Gardens was an arena located in Guelph, Ontario. It was originally built in 1948 out of the remnants of a nineteenth-century building that had housed the Royal Winter Fair. The Gardens hosted various hockey teams over the years, ...
and join the Emms Division.
The Platers previously played in the
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League since the 1977-78 season. The club won the
1978 Centennial Cup, defeating the
Prince Albert Raiders
The Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team plays its hom ...
of the
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in a four game sweep. In the 1981-82 season, Guelph finished with a 40-4-6 record, earning 86 points and first place in the OPJHL. At the
1982 Centennial Cup, Guelph lost to Prince Albert in four games.
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 ...
, who played in the OPJHL from 1979-1981, joined the OHL one year earlier, in the
1981-82 season.
Niagara Falls Flyers to North Bay Centennials
The
Niagara Falls Flyers
The Niagara Falls Flyers were two junior ice hockey franchises that played in the top tier in the Ontario Hockey Association. The first, a Junior "A" team existed from 1960 until 1972, and the second in Tier I Junior "A" from 1976 until 1982.
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relocated to the city of
North Bay and were renamed the
North Bay Centennials
The North Bay Centennials were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, who played from 1982–2002. The team was based in North Bay, Ontario.
History
The North Bay Centennials or "Cents" as they were popularly known, were named afte ...
. The club's nickname was to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the railroad in North Bay.
The Centennials remained in the Emms Division, and would play out of the
North Bay Memorial Gardens
The North Bay Memorial Gardens is an arena located in North Bay, Ontario. It was built in 1955 and has a capacity of 4,246. The Gardens hosted the North Bay Centennials ice hockey team from 1982 to 2002, before they moved to Saginaw, Michigan. ...
.
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) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Belleville Bulls
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=(4) Toronto Marlboros vs. (5) Cornwall Royals
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Emms Division
=(3) North Bay Centennials vs. (6) Windsor Spitfires
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=(4) Brantford Alexanders vs. (5) London Knights
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Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
=(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (5) Cornwall Royals
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=(2) Peterborough Petes vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
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Emms Division
=(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Brantford Alexanders
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=(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (3) North Bay Centennials
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Division finals
Leyden Division
=(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Oshawa Generals
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Emms Division
=(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Kitchener Rangers
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J. Ross Robertson Cup
(E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (L3) Oshawa Generals
Awards
See also
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List of OHA Junior A standings
This is a list of OHA standings and season-by-season summaries of the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior A division from 1933 to 1972, and its Tier I division from 1972 to 1974.
;Legend
* GP = games played
* W = wins
* L = losses
* T = ties
* P ...
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List of OHL seasons
This is a list of Ontario Hockey League seasons since inception of the league, as well as a list of seasons for its precursor leagues, the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), and the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A League (OHA).
OHA se ...
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1983 Memorial Cup
The 1983 Memorial Cup was held May 7–14 at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. It was the 65th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participating teams ...
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1983 NHL Entry Draft
The 1983 NHL Entry Draft was the 21st NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 8, 1983. The NHL Entry Draft is the primary means by which players arrive in the National Hockey League. The St. Louis Blues did ...
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1982 in sports
1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine skiing
* Alpine Skiing World Cup:
** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States
** Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland
American football
* Supe ...
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1983 in sports
1983 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine skiing
* Alpine Skiing World Cup:
** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States
** Women's overall season champion: Tamara McKinney, United States
American football ...
References
HockeyDB
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Initialisms
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*Oberste Heeresleitung, the Supreme Army Command of Germany in World War I
*Obrascón Huarte Lain, a Spanish construction company
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