# OHL 1980/81

Die OHL-Saison 1980/81 war die erste Spielzeit der Ontario Hockey League (OHL), die in diesem Jahr aus der Ontario Major Junior Hockey League hervorging. Die Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds gewannen als punktbestes Team der regulären Saison die Hamilton Spectator Trophy, unterlagen im Playoff-Finale allerdings den Kitchener Rangers, die sich somit ihren ersten J. Ross Robertson Cup sicherten.

## Reguläre Saison
### Abschlusstabellen

Abkürzungen: GP = Spiele, W = Siege, L = Niederlagen, T = Unentschieden, GF = Erzielte Tore, GA = Gegentore, Pts = Punkte Erläuterungen: = Playoff-Qualifikation, = Hamilton-Spectator-Trophy-Gewinner

#### Leyden Division

| Leyden Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 68 | 47 | 19 | 2 | 412 | 290 | 96 |
| Ottawa 67’s | 68 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 360 | 264 | 93 |
| Kingston Canadians | 68 | 39 | 26 | 3 | 334 | 273 | 81 |
| Oshawa Generals | 68 | 35 | 30 | 3 | 335 | 296 | 73 |
| Peterborough Petes | 68 | 29 | 36 | 3 | 287 | 290 | 61 |
| Sudbury Wolves | 68 | 20 | 45 | 3 | 284 | 380 | 43 |

#### Emms Division

| Emms Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Kitchener Rangers | 68 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 321 | 320 | 69 |
| Brantford Alexanders | 68 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 350 | 354 | 68 |
| Windsor Spitfires | 68 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 322 | 337 | 68 |
| Toronto Marlboros | 68 | 31 | 37 | 0 | 298 | 336 | 62 |
| Niagara Falls Flyers | 68 | 30 | 36 | 2 | 354 | 359 | 62 |
| London Knights | 68 | 20 | 48 | 0 | 300 | 388 | 40 |

### Beste Scorer

Abkürzungen: GP = Spiele, G = Tore, A = Assists, Pts = Punkte, PIM = Strafminuten; Fett: Saisonbestwert
| Spieler | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| John Goodwin | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 68 | 56 | 110 | 166 | 42 |
| Ernie Godden | Windsor Spitfires | 68 | 87 | 66 | 153 | 185 |
| Bernie Nicholls | Kingston Canadians | 65 | 63 | 89 | 152 | 109 |
| Tony Tanti | Oshawa Generals | 67 | 81 | 69 | 150 | 197 |
| Steve Ludzik | Niagara Falls Flyers | 58 | 50 | 92 | 142 | 108 |
| Scott Howson | Kingston Frontenacs | 66 | 57 | 83 | 140 | 53 |
| Steve Larmer | Niagara Falls Flyers | 61 | 55 | 78 | 133 | 73 |
| Steve Gatzos | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 68 | 78 | 50 | 128 | 113 |
| Randy Cunneyworth | Ottawa 67’s | 67 | 54 | 74 | 128 | 240 |
| Doug Shedden | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 66 | 51 | 72 | 123 | 78 |

## Play-offs
### Play-off-Baum

| Achtelfinale | Achtelfinale | Achtelfinale | Viertelfinale | Viertelfinale | Viertelfinale | Halbfinale | Halbfinale | Halbfinale | | | OHL-Meisterschaft | OHL-Meisterschaft | OHL-Meisterschaft |
| L1 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | L1 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | L4 | Oshawa Generals | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| L4 | Oshawa Generals | 3 | L4 | Oshawa Generals | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| L5 | Peterborough Petes | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L5 | Peterborough Petes | 2 | | | | L1 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L3 | Kingston Canadians | 2 | | | | | |
| L3 | Kingston Canadians | | | | | | | L3 | Kingston Canadians | 2 | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | L3 | Kingston Canadians | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | L2 | Ottawa 67’s | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| L2 | Ottawa 67’s | | L2 | Ottawa 67’s | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | L1 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 |
| E1 | Kitchener Rangers | | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | E1 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | E5 | Niagara Falls Flyers | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Toronto Marlboros | 2 | E5 | Niagara Falls Flyers | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Niagara Falls Flyers | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Niagara Falls Flyers | 3 | | | | E1 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E3 | Windsor Spitfires | 0 | | | | | |
| E3 | Windsor Spitfires | | | | | | | E3 | Windsor Spitfires | 0 | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | E3 | Windsor Spitfires | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | E2 | Brantford Alexanders | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Brantford Alexanders | | E2 | Brantford Alexanders | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### J.-Ross-Robertson-Cup-Sieger

| J.-Ross-Robertson-Cup-Sieger Kitchener Rangers | Torhüter: Steve Bienkowski, Wendell Young Verteidiger: Scott Clements, Joel Levesque, Al MacInnis, Joe McDonnell, Pat O’Kane, Rob Whistle, Kerry Williston Angreifer: Russ Adam, Brian Bellows, Kevin Casey, Mike Clayton, Lou Crawford, Mike Eagles, Drew Gareau, Bob Hicks, Jeff Larmer, Lee MacKenzie, Grant Martin, Mario Michieli, Mike Moher, Joe Scherer, Brad Schnurr Cheftrainer: Orval Tessier |

### Beste Scorer

Abkürzungen: GP = Spiele, G = Tore, A = Assists, Pts = Punkte, PIM = Strafminuten; Fett: Saisonbestwert
| Spieler | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Doug Shedden | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 19 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 10 |
| Ernie Godden | Windsor Spitfires | 11 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 44 |
| Grant Martin | Kitchener Rangers | 18 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 42 |
| Jeff Larmer | Kitchener Rangers | 16 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 27 |
| Brian Bellows | Kitchener Rangers | 16 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 13 |
| Steve Gatzos | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 19 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 23 |
| Mitch Lamoureux | Oshawa Generals | 11 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 57 |
| Steve Larmer | Niagara Falls Flyers | 12 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 24 |
| Kevin McClelland | Niagara Falls Flyers | 12 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 42 |
| Scott Howson | Kingston Canadians | 14 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 2 |

## Auszeichnungen
### All-Star-Teams

First All-Star-Team :
| Angriff: | Daryl Evans – Ernie Godden – Tony Tanti |
| Verteidigung: | Randy Boyd – Rik Wilson |
| Tor: | Jim Ralph |
| Trainer: | Brian Kilrea |
Second All-Star-Team :
| Angriff: | Tony Butorac – John Goodwin – Steve Larmer |
| Verteidigung: | Steve Konroyd – Steve Smith |
| Tor: | Mike Moffat |
| Trainer: | Terry Crisp |
Third All-Star-Team :
| Angriff: | Jeff Larmer – Mike Bullard – Brian Bellows |
| Verteidigung: | Neil Belland – J. P. Leroux |
| Tor: | John Vanbiesbrouck |
| Trainer: | Orval Tessier |

### Vergebene Trophäen

| Auszeichnung | Auszeichnung | Team |
| J. Ross Robertson Cup | J. Ross Robertson Cup | Kitchener Rangers |
| Hamilton Spectator Trophy | Hamilton Spectator Trophy | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| Emms Trophy | Emms Trophy | Kitchener Rangers |
| Leyden Trophy | Leyden Trophy | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| Auszeichnung | Spieler/Offizieller | Team |
| Red Tilson Trophy | Ernie Godden | Windsor Spitfires |
| Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy | John Goodwin | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| Matt Leyden Trophy | Brian Kilrea | Ottawa 67’s |
| Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy | Tony Tanti | Oshawa Generals |
| Max Kaminsky Trophy | Randy Boyd | Ottawa 67’s |
| Jack Ferguson Award | Dan Quinn | Belleville Bulls |
| Dave Pinkney Trophy | Jim Ralph | Ottawa 67’s |
| Emms Family Award | Tony Tanti | Oshawa Generals |
| F. W. „Dinty“ Moore Trophy | John Vanbiesbrouck | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| William Hanley Trophy | John Goodwin | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| Bobby Smith Trophy | Doug Smith | Ottawa 67’s |