The 1983–84 OJHL season is the

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season of the

Ontario Junior Hockey League The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league dates back to 1954 where i ...

(OJHL). The eight teams of the league played a 42-game season. The all eight teams made the playoffs. The winner of the OJHL playoffs, the Orillia Travelways, won the OHA Buckland Cup and then the

Dudley Hewitt Cup The Dudley-Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy awarded to the Central Canadian Junior A champion. The trophy is currently decided by round robin tournament format, at the conclusion of the playoffs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League ...

as Central Canadian champions. In 1984, the Callaghan Cup champion from the east did not compete in the National playdowns, so the Travelways gained a direct berth into the 1984 Centennial Cup. The Travelways failed to win the Centennial Cup.

Changes

*OJHL reverts from two-division system to a single, non-partitioned standings. *Richmond Hill Rams become the Richmond Hill Dynes. * Cambridge Winterhawks leave OJHL for MWJHL.

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''

1983-84 OJHL Playoffs

''Quarter-final'' :

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defeated

Aurora Tigers The Aurora Tigers are a Canadian ice hockey team from Aurora, Ontario. They play in the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team has previously played in the Metro Junior B Hockey League, Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, Canadian Jun ...

''4-games-to-none'' : Orillia Travelways defeated

Markham Waxers The Markham Waxers were an Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The Waxers name is still used by the Markham Waxers minor hockey club with the Eastern AAA Hockey League, a sub league o ...

''4-games-to-none'' :

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defeated Richmond Hill Rams ''4-games-to-2'' : Newmarket Flyers defeated

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''4-games-to-none'' ''Semi-final'' : Orillia Travelways defeated

''4-games-to-none'' :

defeated Newmarket Flyers ''4-games-to-3'' ''Final'' : Orillia Travelways defeated

''4-games-to-1''

OHA Buckland Cup Championship

The 1984 Buckland Cup was a best-of-5 series between the Rayside-Balfour Canadians (

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) and the Orillia Travelways. The winner moved on to the 1984

. : Orillia Travelways defeated Rayside-Balfour Canadians (

) ''3-games-to-1'' ::Orillia 8 - Rayside-Balfour 7 OT ::Orillia 8 - Rayside-Balfour 1 ::Rayside-Balfour 7 - Orillia 6 ::Orillia 4 - Rayside-Balfour 3

Dudley Hewitt Cup The Dudley-Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy awarded to the Central Canadian Junior A champion. The trophy is currently decided by round robin tournament format, at the conclusion of the playoffs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League ...
Championship

The 1984 Dudley Hewitt Cup was a best-of-7 series between the

Pembroke Lumber Kings The Pembroke Lumber Kings (colloquially referred to as the Kings) are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Pembroke, Ontario. The Lumber Kings compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the West Division. The franchise is on ...

( CJHL) and the Orillia Travelways. The winner moved on to the 1984 Centennial Cup. : Orillia Travelways defeated

( CJHL) ''4-games-to-none'' ::Orillia 9 - Pembroke 5 ::Orillia 12 - Pembroke 5 ::Orillia 4 - Pembroke 2 ::Orillia 8 - Pembroke 3

1984 Centennial Cup Championship

The 1984 Centennial Cup was the best-of-7 Canadian National Junior A championship series between the Eastern Champion Orillia Travelways and the Western

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champion

Weyburn Red Wings The Weyburn Red Wings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Weyburn, Saskatchewan playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). They play their home games at the Crescent Point Place, which has a seating capacity of 1,750. ...

( SJHL). :

( SJHL) defeated Orillia Travelways ''4-games-to-3'' ::Orillia 6 - Weyburn 5 ::Weyburn 6 - Orillia 4 ::Weyburn 7 - Orillia 4 ::Orillia 2 - Weyburn 1 ::Orillia 8 - Weyburn 5 ::Weyburn 5 - Orillia 4 ::Weyburn 3 - Orillia 0

Leading Scorers

Players taken in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft

*''Rd 2 #32'' Tony Hrkac -

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( Orillia Travelways) *''Rd 10 #196'' Tom Tilley -

( Orillia Travelways)

References

External links

Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League

Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League
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OPJHL The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league dates back to 1954 where i ...