# 1979–80 OMJHL season

The 1979–80 OMJHL season was the sixth season of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. The OMJHL inaugurates the Bobby Smith Trophy, named after Bobby Smith, awarded to the scholastic player of the year. Twelve teams each played 68 games. The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Windsor Spitfires.

## 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

| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
| 1 | z-Peterborough Petes | 68 | 47 | 20 | 1 | 95 | 316 | 238 |
| 2 | y-Ottawa 67's | 68 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 93 | 402 | 288 |
| 3 | y-Oshawa Generals | 68 | 42 | 26 | 0 | 84 | 329 | 275 |
| 4 | x-Kingston Canadians | 68 | 35 | 26 | 7 | 77 | 320 | 298 |
| 5 | x-Sudbury Wolves | 68 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 68 | 299 | 309 |
| 6 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 68 | 22 | 45 | 1 | 45 | 281 | 379 |

### Emms Division

| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
| 1 | z-Windsor Spitfires | 68 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 73 | 323 | 344 |
| 2 | y-Toronto Marlboros | 68 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 69 | 342 | 310 |
| 3 | y-Brantford Alexanders | 68 | 31 | 35 | 2 | 64 | 412 | 398 |
| 4 | x-Niagara Falls Flyers | 68 | 29 | 39 | 0 | 58 | 325 | 355 |
| 5 | x-London Knights | 68 | 26 | 38 | 4 | 56 | 328 | 334 |
| 6 | Kitchener Rangers | 68 | 17 | 51 | 0 | 34 | 276 | 425 |

### Scoring leaders

| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Jim Fox | Ottawa 67's | 52 | 65 | 101 | 166 | 30 |
| Yvan Joly | Ottawa 67's | 67 | 66 | 93 | 159 | 47 |
| Mike Bullard | Brantford Alexanders | 66 | 66 | 84 | 150 | 86 |
| Sean Simpson | Ottawa 67's | 67 | 65 | 84 | 149 | 8 |
| Kevin LaVallee | Brantford Alexanders | 65 | 65 | 70 | 135 | 50 |
| Blair Barnes | Windsor Spitfires | 66 | 63 | 67 | 130 | 98 |
| Bobby Crawford | Oshawa Generals | 68 | 61 | 68 | 129 | 48 |
| Greg Terrion | Brantford Alexanders | 67 | 44 | 78 | 122 | 13 |
| Wayne Thompson | London Knights | 68 | 47 | 74 | 121 | 34 |
| Steve Ludzik | Niagara Falls Flyers | 67 | 43 | 76 | 119 | 102 |

## Playoffs

| Division quarter-finals | Division quarter-finals | Division quarter-finals | Division semi-finals | Division semi-finals | Division semi-finals | Division finals | Division finals | Division finals | J. Ross Robertson Cup | J. Ross Robertson Cup | J. Ross Robertson Cup |
| L4 | Kingston | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| L5 | Sudbury | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| L5 | Sudbury | 3 | L1 | Peterborough | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | L5 | Sudbury | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L1 | Peterborough | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | L2 | Ottawa | 0 | | | |
| | | | L2 | Ottawa | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | L3 | Oshawa | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | L1 | Peterborough | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | E1 | Windsor | 0 |
| E4 | Niagara Falls | 3 | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Windsor | 0 |
| E5 | London | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | London | 2 | E1 | Windsor | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | E4 | Niagara Falls | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E1 | Windsor | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | E3 | Brantford | 3 | | | |
| | | | E2 | Toronto | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | E3 | Brantford | 4 | | | | | | |

### Division quarter-finals
#### Leyden Division
##### (4) Kingston Canadians vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves

* Sudbury wins series 3 – 0

#### Emms Division
##### (4) Niagara Falls Flyers vs. (5) London Knights

* Niagara Falls wins series 3 – 2

### Division semi-finals
#### Leyden Division
##### (1) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves

* Peterborough wins series 4 – 2

##### (2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Oshawa Generals

* Ottawa wins series 4 – 3

#### Emms Division
##### (1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (4) Niagara Falls Flyers

* Windsor wins series 4 – 1

##### (2)Toronto Marlboros vs. (3) Brantford Alexanders

* Brantford wins series 4 – 0

### Division finals
#### Leyden Division
##### (1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Ottawa 67's

* Peterborough wins series 4 – 0

#### Emms Division
##### (1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Brantford Alexanders

* Windsor wins series 4 – 3

### J. Ross Robertson Cup
#### (L1) Peterborough Petes vs. (E1) Windsor Spitfires

* Peterborough wins series 4 – 0

## Awards

| J. Ross Robertson Cup: | Peterborough Petes |
| Hamilton Spectator Trophy: | Peterborough Petes |
| Leyden Trophy: | Peterborough Petes |
| Emms Trophy: | Windsor Spitfires |
| Red Tilson Trophy: | Jim Fox, Ottawa 67's |
| Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: | Jim Fox, Ottawa 67's |
| Matt Leyden Trophy: | Dave Chambers, Toronto Marlboros |
| Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: | Jim Fox, Ottawa 67's |
| Max Kaminsky Trophy: | Larry Murphy, Peterborough Petes |
| Dave Pinkney Trophy: | Rick Laferriere and Terry Wright, Peterborough Petes |
| Emms Family Award: | Bruce Dowie, Toronto Marlboros |
| F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: | Mike Vezina, Ottawa 67's |
| William Hanley Trophy: | Sean Simpson, Ottawa 67's |
| Bobby Smith Trophy: | Steve Konroyd, Oshawa Generals |