The 1989–90 OHL season was the tenth season of the
Ontario Hockey League . The
Toronto Marlboros become the
Dukes of Hamilton . The
Guelph Platers become the
Owen Sound Platers . The
Kingston Raiders are renamed the
Kingston Frontenacs . The
OHL Executive of the Year award is inaugurated. Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The
Oshawa Generals won the
J. Ross Robertson Cup , defeating the
Kitchener Rangers .
Relocation/Team Name Change
Guelph Platers to Owen Sound Platers
The
Guelph Platers relocated to the city of
Owen Sound during the off-season as the ownership group, the Holody family, could not get a new arena built.
The club kept the Platers named and would be known as the
Owen Sound Platers . The team would play out of the
Bayshore Community Centre . During their years in Guelph from 1982 to 1989, the Platers won the
Memorial Cup in
1986 . Owen Sound would continue to play out of the Emms Division.
Toronto Marlboros to Hamilton Dukes
The
Toronto Marlboros relocated to the city of
Hamilton and were renamed as the
Dukes of Hamilton . The Marlboros had a long history in Toronto, playing from 1904 to 1989. The Marlboros won the
Memorial Cup seven times, the most recent being in
1975 .
The Dukes would play out of
Copps Coliseum and remain in the Leyden Division.
Kingston Raiders to Kingston Frontenacs
The
Kingston Raiders were rebranded as the
Kingston Frontenacs as the club was sold a new ownership group, including
Wren Blair ,
Don Anderson , and
Bob Attersley , keeping the team in Kingston.
The club previously played as the
Kingston Canadians from 1973 to 1988 before being renamed as the Raiders for the
1988-89 season. Kingston changed their colour scheme from black, silver and white to yellow, black and white.
Windsor Compuware Spitfires to Windsor Spitfires
The
Windsor Compuware Spitfires were sold by
Peter Karmanos to local construction magnate
Steve Riolo during the off-season, and reverted to their original team name, the
Windsor Spitfires .
The Spitfires introduced a new logo and colour scheme.
Teams
1989-90 Ontario Hockey League
Division
Team
City
Arena
Leyden
Belleville Bulls
Belleville ,
Ontario
Yardmen Arena
Cornwall Royals
Cornwall ,
Ontario
Cornwall Civic Complex
Dukes of Hamilton
Hamilton ,
Ontario
Copps Coliseum
Kingston Frontenacs
Kingston ,
Ontario
Kingston Memorial Centre
Oshawa Generals
Oshawa ,
Ontario
Oshawa Civic Auditorium
Ottawa 67's
Ottawa ,
Ontario
Ottawa Civic Centre
Peterborough Petes
Peterborough ,
Ontario
Peterborough Memorial Centre
Emms
Kitchener Rangers
Kitchener ,
Ontario
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
London Knights
London ,
Ontario
London Gardens
Niagara Falls Thunder
Niagara Falls ,
Ontario
Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
North Bay Centennials
North Bay ,
Ontario
North Bay Memorial Gardens
Owen Sound Platers
Owen Sound ,
Ontario
Bayshore Community Centre
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Sault Ste. Marie ,
Ontario
Sault Memorial Gardens
Sudbury Wolves
Sudbury ,
Ontario
Sudbury Community Arena
Windsor Spitfires
Windsor ,
Ontario
Windsor Arena
Emms Division
Leyden Division
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 division title
Leyden Division
Emms Division
Scoring leaders
Playoffs
[1]
Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Cornwall Royals
(2) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (5) Belleville Bulls
March 20
Kingston Frontenacs
3 – 4
OT
Belleville Bulls
Yardmen Arena
March 24
Kingston Frontenacs
0 – 7
Belleville Bulls
Yardmen Arena
March 27
Kingston Frontenacs
3 – 4
Belleville Bulls
Yardmen Arena
Belleville wins series 4 – 3
(3) Peterborough Petes vs. (4) Ottawa 67's
Peterborough wins series 4 – 0
Emms Division
(1) London Knights vs. (6) Niagara Falls Thunder
Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 2
(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) North Bay Centennials
Kitchener wins series 4 – 1
(3) Sudbury Wolves vs. (4) Owen Sound Platers
Owen Sound wins series 4 – 3
Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
(3) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) Belleville Bulls
Peterborough wins series 4 – 0
Emms Division
(4) Owen Sound Platers vs. (6) Niagara Falls Thunder
Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 1
Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (3) Peterborough Petes
Emms Division
(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Niagara Falls Thunder
Kitchener wins series 4 – 1
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(L1) Oshawa Generals vs. (E2) Kitchener Rangers
Awards
J. Ross Robertson Cup :
Oshawa Generals
Hamilton Spectator Trophy :
Oshawa Generals
Leyden Trophy :
Oshawa Generals
Emms Trophy :
London Knights
Red Tilson Trophy :
Mike Ricci ,
Peterborough Petes
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy :
Keith Primeau ,
Niagara Falls Thunder
Matt Leyden Trophy :
Larry Mavety ,
Kingston Frontenacs
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy :
Owen Nolan ,
Cornwall Royals
Max Kaminsky Trophy :
John Slaney ,
Cornwall Royals
OHL Goaltender of the Year :
Jeff Fife ,
Belleville Bulls
Jack Ferguson Award :
Pat Peake ,
Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
Dave Pinkney Trophy :
Jeff Wilson and
Sean Gauthier ,
Kingston Frontenacs
OHL Executive of the Year :
Sam McMaster ,
Sudbury Wolves
Bill Long Award :
Sherwood Bassin , Oshawa Generals / Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Emms Family Award :
Chris Longo ,
Peterborough Petes
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy :
Sean Basilio,
London Knights
William Hanley Trophy :
Mike Ricci ,
Peterborough Petes
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy :
Iain Fraser ,
Oshawa Generals
Bobby Smith Trophy :
Ryan Kuwabara ,
Ottawa 67's
1990 OHL Priority Selection
The
Detroit Compuware Ambassadors held the first overall pick in the 1990 Ontario Priority Selection and selected
Pat Peake from the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors. Peake was awarded the
Jack Ferguson Award , awarded to the top pick in the draft.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 1990 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
[2]
#
Player
Nationality
OHL Team
Hometown
Minor Team
1
Pat Peake (
C )
United States
Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
Madison Heights, Michigan
Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
2
Jeff Bes (
C )
Canada
Hamilton Dukes
London, Ontario
St. Mary's Lincolns
3
Todd Warriner (
LW )
Canada
Windsor Spitfires
Blenheim, Ontario
Chatham MicMacs
4
Jarret Reid (
C )
Canada
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie Legion
5
Steve Staios (
D )
Canada
Niagara Falls Thunder
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton Kilty B's
6
Jeremy Stevenson (
LW )
Canada
Cornwall Royals
Elliot Lake, Ontario
Elliot Lake Midgets
7
Jason MacDonald (
RW )
Canada
North Bay Centennials
Charlottetown, PEI
Charlottetown Abbies
8
Geordie Maynard (
LW )
Canada
Owen Sound Platers
Trenton, Ontario
Lindsay Bears
9
Chris Varga (
LW )
Canada
Belleville Bulls
Kitchener, Ontario
Kitchener Rangers Midgets
10
Grant Marshall (
D )
Canada
Ottawa 67's
Mississauga, Ontario
Toronto Young Nationals
11
Michael Peca (
C )
Canada
Sudbury Wolves
Mississauga, Ontario
Toronto Red Wings
12
Ryan Black (
LW )
Canada
Peterborough Petes
Elmira, Ontario
Waterloo Siskins
13
Shayne McCosh (
D )
Canada
Kitchener Rangers
Oshawa, Ontario
Oshawa Midgets
14
Keli Corpse (
C )
Canada
Kingston Frontenacs
London, Ontario
London Diamonds
15
Mark Visheau (
D )
Canada
London Knights
Burlington, Ontario
Burlington Cougars
16
Mike Cote (
RW )
Canada
Oshawa Generals
Oshawa, Ontario
Oshawa Midgets
See also
References
East Division Central Division Midwest Division West Division Defunct teams