# 1985–86 OHL season

The 1985–86 OHL season was the sixth season of the Ontario Hockey League. Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The Guelph Platers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Belleville Bulls.

## New Arena
### Copps Coliseum (Hamilton)

The Hamilton Steelhawks moved from the Mountain Arena to Copps Coliseum early in the season.

## 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

| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
| 1 | y-Peterborough Petes | 66 | 45 | 19 | 2 | 92 | 298 | 190 |
| 2 | x-Belleville Bulls | 66 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 76 | 305 | 268 |
| 3 | x-Oshawa Generals | 66 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 76 | 285 | 257 |
| 4 | x-Kingston Canadians | 66 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 73 | 297 | 257 |
| 5 | x-Cornwall Royals | 66 | 28 | 36 | 2 | 58 | 307 | 356 |
| 6 | x-Toronto Marlboros | 66 | 22 | 41 | 3 | 47 | 297 | 345 |
| 7 | Ottawa 67's | 66 | 18 | 46 | 2 | 38 | 274 | 352 |

### Emms Division

| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
| 1 | y-North Bay Centennials | 66 | 41 | 21 | 4 | 86 | 330 | 240 |
| 2 | x-Guelph Platers | 66 | 41 | 23 | 2 | 84 | 297 | 235 |
| 3 | x-Windsor Compuware Spitfires | 66 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 74 | 280 | 259 |
| 4 | x-Kitchener Rangers | 66 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 74 | 318 | 309 |
| 5 | x-Sudbury Wolves | 66 | 29 | 33 | 4 | 62 | 293 | 330 |
| 6 | x-London Knights | 66 | 28 | 33 | 5 | 61 | 271 | 292 |
| 7 | Hamilton Steelhawks | 66 | 26 | 36 | 4 | 56 | 268 | 306 |
| 8 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 66 | 15 | 48 | 3 | 33 | 263 | 387 |

### Scoring leaders

| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Ray Sheppard | Cornwall Royals | 63 | 81 | 61 | 142 | 25 |
| Scott McCrory | Oshawa Generals | 66 | 52 | 80 | 132 | 40 |
| Jason Lafreniere | Hamilton Steelhawks/Belleville Bulls | 60 | 49 | 83 | 132 | 4 |
| Ron Sanko | North Bay Centennials/Kitchener Rangers | 67 | 43 | 89 | 132 | 138 |
| Shawn Burr | Kitchener Rangers | 59 | 60 | 67 | 127 | 83 |
| Jack MacKeigan | Toronto Marlboros | 66 | 53 | 59 | 112 | 64 |
| Craig Duncanson | Sudbury Wolves/Cornwall Royals | 61 | 43 | 67 | 110 | 190 |
| Gary McColgan | Oshawa Generals | 57 | 49 | 55 | 104 | 22 |
| Mike Stapleton | Cornwall Royals | 56 | 39 | 65 | 104 | 74 |
| Tim Armstrong | Toronto Marlboros | 64 | 35 | 69 | 104 | 36 |

## 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 |
| L1 | Peterborough | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L6 | Toronto | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L6 | Toronto | 0 | L1 | Peterborough | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L1 | Peterborough | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | L2 | Belleville | 9 | | | | |
| L2 | Belleville | 9 | | | | | | | L2 | Belleville | 9 | | | | |
| L5 | Cornwall | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L5 | Cornwall | 3 | L2 | Belleville | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | L4 | Kingston | 2 | | | | | | | |
| L3 | Oshawa | 4 | L4 | Kingston | 2 | | | | | | | |
| L4 | Kingston | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L4 | Kingston | 8 | | | | | | | | L2 | Belleville | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Guelph | 8 |
| E1 | North Bay | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Guelph | 8 |
| E6 | London | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | London | 1 | E1 | North Bay | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E3 | Windsor | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Windsor | 8 | E3 | Windsor | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Kitchener | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Kitchener | 2 | | | | E2 | Guelph | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E3 | Windsor | 4 | | | | |
| | | | E2 | Guelph | 8 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Guelph | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Sudbury | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Division quarter-finals
#### Leyden Division
##### (1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Toronto Marlboros

* Peterborough wins series 8 – 0

##### (2) Belleville Bulls vs. (5) Cornwall Royals

* Belleville wins series 9 – 3

##### (3) Oshawa Generals vs. (4) Kingston Canadians

* Kingston wins series 8 – 4

#### Emms Division
##### (1) North Bay Centennials vs. (6) London Knights

* North Bay wins series 9 – 1

##### (2) Guelph Platers vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves

* Guelph wins series 8 – 0

##### (3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers

* Windsor wins series 8 – 2

### Division semi-finals
#### Leyden Division
##### Round-Robin

| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | PTS | GF | GA |
| 1 | x-Peterborough Petes | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 |
| 2 | x-Belleville Bulls | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | Kingston Canadians | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 |

#### Emms Division
##### Round-Robin

| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | PTS | GF | GA |
| 1 | x-Guelph Platers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 8 |
| 2 | x-Windsor Compuware Spitfires | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 |
| 3 | North Bay Centennials | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 |

### Division finals
#### Leyden Division
##### (1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Belleville Bulls

* Belleville wins series 9 – 7

#### Emms Division
##### (2) Guelph Platers vs. (3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires

* Guelph wins series 8 – 4

### J. Ross Robertson Cup
#### (E2) Guelph Platers vs. (L2) Belleville Bulls

* Guelph wins series 8 – 4

## Awards

| J. Ross Robertson Cup: | Guelph Platers |
| Hamilton Spectator Trophy: | Peterborough Petes |
| Leyden Trophy: | Peterborough Petes |
| Emms Trophy: | North Bay Centennials |
| Red Tilson Trophy: | Ray Sheppard, Cornwall Royals |
| Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: | Ray Sheppard, Cornwall Royals |
| Matt Leyden Trophy: | Jacques Martin, Guelph Platers |
| Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: | Ray Sheppard, Cornwall Royals |
| Max Kaminsky Trophy: | Jeff Brown, Sudbury Wolves and Terry Carkner, Peterborough Petes |
| Jack Ferguson Award: | Troy Mallette, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| Dave Pinkney Trophy: | Kay Whitmore and Ron Tugnutt, Peterborough Petes |
| Emms Family Award: | Lonnie Loach, Guelph Platers |
| F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: | Paul Henriques, Belleville Bulls |
| William Hanley Trophy: | Jason Lafreniere, Belleville Bulls |
| Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: | Steve Guenette, Guelph Platers |
| Bobby Smith Trophy: | Chris Clifford, Kingston Canadians |

## 1986 OHL Priority Selection

The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds held the first overall pick in the 1986 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Troy Mallette from the Rayside-Balfour Midgets. Mallette 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 1986 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
| # | Player | Nationality | OHL Team | Hometown | Minor Team |
| 1 | Troy Mallette (C) | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Levack, Ontario | Rayside-Balfour Midgets |
| 2 | Jeff Ballantyne (D) | Canada | Ottawa 67's | Elmira, Ontario | Owen Sound Greys |
| 3 | Brad Gratton (C) | Canada | Hamilton Steelhawks | Brantford, Ontario | Brantford B's |
| 4 | Chris Govedaris (LW) | Canada | Toronto Marlboros | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto Young Nationals |
| 5 | Rick Tabaracci (G) | Canada | Cornwall Royals | Toronto, Ontario | Markham Waxers |
| 6 | Shayne Stevenson (RW) | Canada | London Knights | Aurora, Ontario | Barrie Colts |
| 7 | Wayne Doucet (LW) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves | Mississauga, Ontario | Toronto Marlboros Midget |
| 8 | Chad Badawey (RW) | Canada | Kingston Canadians | Port Colborne, Ontario | Brockville Braves |
| 9 | Darren Rumble (D) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers | Barrie, Ontario | Barrie Colts |
| 10 | Darrin Shannon (LW) | Canada | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | Alliston, Ontario | Barrie Colts |
| 11 | Kevin Miehm (C) | Canada | Oshawa Generals | Kitchener, Ontario | Kitchener Midgets |
| 12 | Greg Bignell (D) | Canada | Belleville Bulls | Kitchener, Ontario | Kitchener Rangers B's |
| 13 | Kelly Bradley (RW) | Canada | Guelph Platers | Elmira, Ontario | Owen Sound Greys |
| 14 | Darcy Cahill (C) | Canada | North Bay Centennials | Kingston, Ontario | Kingston Midgets |
| 15 | Ross Wilson (RW) | Canada | Peterborough Petes | Val Caron, Ontario | Sudbury Midgets |