The 1986–87 OJHL season is the 15th and final 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 four teams of the league played an interlocking 44-game season with the

Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Junior ice hockey league with eleven teams in Northeastern Ontario and Upper Michigan. The league is a constituent member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and is governed by the ...

. All four teams made the playoffs. The winner of the OJHL playoffs, the

Owen Sound Greys The Owen Sound Greys were a series of junior ice hockey, junior ice hockey teams based in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. The original Greys, in their early years, w ...

, failed to win the 1987 Buckland Cup for the OHA championship. The league folded in the summer of 1987. Owen Sound returned to the

Midwestern Junior B Hockey League The Mid-Western Junior Hockey League (MWJHL) was a junior hockey, junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association from 1973 until 2007. In 2007, the league became a division of the newly formed Greater O ...

, while the Richmond Hill Dynes,

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 ...

, and Aurora Eagles all dropped to the

Central Junior B 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 ...

. The dormant Orillia Terriers and Newmarket Flyers also jumped to the Central Jr. B league for 1987-88.

Changes

* Aurora Eagles return from one-year hiatus. * Orillia Terriers and Newmarket Flyers take one-year hiatus. *

Dixie Beehives Dixie Beehives are a pair of defunct junior ice hockey teams from Weston, Ontario, Canada, which is now part of Toronto, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Central Junior B Hockey League. Jr. A Beehive ...

leave OJHL. *OJHL folds at the end of the season.

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''

1986-87 OJHL Playoffs

Semi-final

defeated

''4-games-to-1'' * Aurora Eagles defeated Richmond Hill Dynes ''4-games-to-2''

Final

defeated Aurora Eagles ''4-games-to-none''

OHA Buckland Cup Championship

The 1987 Buckland Cup was a best-of-7 series between the Nickel Centre Power Trains (

NOJHL The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Junior ice hockey league with eleven teams in Northeastern Ontario and Upper Michigan. The league is a constituent member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and is governed by the N ...

) and the

. The winner moved on to the 1987

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 ...

Final Series. : Nickel Centre Power Trains (

) defeated

''4-games-to-2'' ::Nickel Centre 8 - Owen Sound 7 ::Owen Sound 7 - Nickel Centre 0 ::Owen Sound 7 - Nickel Centre 6 ::Nickel Centre 7 - Owen Sound 5 ::Nickel Centre 7 - Owen Sound 4 ::Nickel Centre 5 - Owen Sound 2

Leading Scorers

References

External links

Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League

Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League
{{DEFAULTSORT:1986-87 Ojhl Season Ontario Junior Hockey League seasons

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 ...