# 1986–87 OHL season

The 1986–87 OHL season was the seventh season of the Ontario Hockey League. Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The Oshawa Generals won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the North Bay Centennials.

## 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-Oshawa Generals | 66 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 101 | 322 | 201 |
| 2 | x-Peterborough Petes | 66 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 77 | 267 | 212 |
| 3 | x-Ottawa 67's | 66 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 71 | 310 | 280 |
| 4 | x-Kingston Canadians | 66 | 26 | 39 | 1 | 53 | 287 | 316 |
| 5 | x-Belleville Bulls | 66 | 26 | 39 | 1 | 53 | 292 | 347 |
| 6 | x-Cornwall Royals | 66 | 23 | 40 | 3 | 49 | 261 | 369 |
| 7 | Toronto Marlboros | 66 | 22 | 41 | 3 | 47 | 298 | 376 |

### Emms Division

| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
| 1 | y-North Bay Centennials | 66 | 46 | 18 | 2 | 94 | 357 | 216 |
| 2 | x-Hamilton Steelhawks | 66 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 81 | 321 | 258 |
| 3 | x-Windsor Compuware Spitfires | 66 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 77 | 287 | 249 |
| 4 | x-Kitchener Rangers | 66 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 67 | 293 | 305 |
| 5 | x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 66 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 66 | 301 | 299 |
| 6 | x-Guelph Platers | 66 | 29 | 35 | 2 | 60 | 275 | 281 |
| 7 | London Knights | 66 | 25 | 39 | 2 | 52 | 259 | 329 |
| 8 | Sudbury Wolves | 66 | 20 | 44 | 2 | 42 | 285 | 377 |

### Scoring leaders

| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Scott McCrory | Oshawa Generals | 66 | 51 | 99 | 150 | 35 |
| Dave McLlwain | North Bay Centennials | 60 | 46 | 73 | 119 | 35 |
| Mike Richard | Toronto Marlboros | 66 | 57 | 50 | 107 | 38 |
| Drew Brydle | Oshawa Generals | 57 | 53 | 53 | 106 | 74 |
| Ron Goodall | Kitchener Rangers | 66 | 52 | 53 | 105 | 17 |
| Jean-Marc MacKenzie | London Knights | 63 | 49 | 56 | 105 | 20 |
| Brian Barrett | Sudbury Wolves | 63 | 54 | 48 | 102 | 164 |
| Keith Gretzky | Belleville Bulls/Hamilton Steelhawks | 64 | 35 | 66 | 101 | 18 |
| Adam Graves | Windsor Spitfires | 66 | 45 | 55 | 100 | 70 |
| Jamie Godkin | Oshawa Generals | 48 | 31 | 69 | 100 | 46 |

## 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 | Oshawa | bye | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | L1 | Oshawa | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | L4 | Kingston | 2 | | | | | | | |
| L4 | Kingston | 4 | L4 | Kingston | 2 | | | | | | | |
| L5 | Belleville | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L5 | Belleville | 2 | | | | L1 | Oshawa | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | L2 | Peterborough | 2 | | | | |
| L2 | Peterborough | bye | | | | | | | L2 | Peterborough | 2 | | | | |
| | | | L2 | Peterborough | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | L3 | Ottawa | 2 | | | | | | | |
| L3 | Ottawa | 4 | L3 | Ottawa | 2 | | | | | | | |
| L6 | Cornwall | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L6 | Cornwall | 1 | | | | | | | | L1 | Oshawa | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | E1 | North Bay | 3 |
| E1 | North Bay | bye | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | North Bay | 3 |
| | | | E1 | North Bay | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E4 | Kitchener | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Kitchener | bye | E4 | Kitchener | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E1 | North Bay | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E3 | Windsor | 2 | | | | |
| E2 | Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | E3 | Windsor | 2 | | | | |
| E6 | Guelph | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Guelph | 1 | E2 | Hamilton | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E3 | Windsor | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Windsor | 4 | E3 | Windsor | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Sault Ste. Marie | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### OHL Superseries

The winner of the OHL Superseries will host the 1987 Memorial Cup. This series featured the top ranked team in the Leyden Division, the Oshawa Generals, take on the top ranked team in the Emms Division, the North Bay Centennials.

#### (L1) Oshawa Generals vs. (E1) North Bay Centennials

* Oshawa wins series 4 – 3

### Division quarter-finals
#### Leyden Division
##### (3) Ottawa 67's vs. (6) Cornwall Royals

* Ottawa wins series 4 – 1

##### (4) Kingston Canadians vs. (5) Belleville Bulls

* Kingston wins series 4 – 2

#### Emms Division
##### (2) Hamilton Steelhawks vs. (6) Guelph Platers

* Hamilton wins series 4 – 1

##### (3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires vs. (5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

* Windsor wins series 4 – 0

### Division semi-finals
#### Leyden Division
##### (1) Oshawa Generals vs. (4) Kingston Canadians

* Oshawa wins series 4 – 2

##### (2) Peterborough Petes vs. (3) Ottawa 67's

* Peterborough wins series 4 – 2

#### Emms Division
##### (1) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers

* North Bay wins series 4 – 0

##### (2) Hamilton Steelhawks vs. (3) Windsor Spitfires

* Windsor wins series 4 – 0

### Division finals
#### Leyden Division
##### (1) Oshawa Generals vs. (2) Peterborough Petes

* Oshawa wins series 4 – 2

#### Emms Division
##### (1) North Bay Centennials vs. (3) Windsor Compuware Spitfires

* North Bay wins series 4 – 2

### J. Ross Robertson Cup
#### (L1) Oshawa Generals vs. (E1) North Bay Centennials

* Oshawa wins series 4 – 3

## Awards

| J. Ross Robertson Cup: | Oshawa Generals |
| Hamilton Spectator Trophy: | Oshawa Generals |
| Leyden Trophy: | Oshawa Generals |
| Emms Trophy: | North Bay Centennials |
| Red Tilson Trophy: | Scott McCrory, Oshawa Generals |
| Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: | Scott McCrory, Oshawa Generals |
| Matt Leyden Trophy: | Paul Theriault, Oshawa Generals |
| Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: | Ron Goodall, Kitchener Rangers |
| Max Kaminsky Trophy: | Kerry Huffman, Guelph Platers |
| Jack Ferguson Award: | John Uniac, Sudbury Wolves |
| Dave Pinkney Trophy: | Jeff Hackett and Sean Evoy, Oshawa Generals |
| Emms Family Award: | Andrew Cassels, Ottawa 67's |
| F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: | Jeff Hackett, Oshawa Generals |
| William Hanley Trophy: | Scott McCrory, Oshawa Generals and Keith Gretzky, Hamilton Steelhawks |
| Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: | Mike Richard, Toronto Marlboros |
| Bobby Smith Trophy: | John McIntyre, Guelph Platers |

## 1987 OHL Priority Selection

The Sudbury Wolves held the first overall pick in the 1987 Ontario Priority Selection and selected John Uniac from the Stratford Cullitons. Uniac 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 1987 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
| # | Player | Nationality | OHL Team | Hometown | Minor Team |
| 1 | John Uniac (D) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves | Stratford, Ontario | Stratford Cullitons |
| 2 | Jason Winch (LW) | Canada | Toronto Marlboros | St. Catharines, Ontario | St. Catharines Falcons |
| 3 | Rick Corriveau (D) | Canada | London Knights | Welland, Ontario | Welland Cougars |
| 4 | Derek Booth (D) | Canada | Cornwall Royals | Niagara Falls, Ontario | Owen Sound Greys |
| 5 | Scott Thornton (C) | Canada | Belleville Bulls | London, Ontario | London Diamonds |
| 6 | Steve Widmeyer (RW) | Canada | Kingston Canadians | Bedford, Nova Scotia | Dartmouth Midgets |
| 7 | Mike Speer (D) | Canada | Guelph Platers | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto Marlboros Midget |
| 8 | Shane Sargant (LW) | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Collingwood, Ontario | Barrie Colts |
| 9 | Cory Keenan (D) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers | North Bay, Ontario | St. Mary's Lincolns |
| 10 | Joey St. Aubin (C) | Canada | Ottawa 67's | Oshawa, Ontario | Oshawa Midgets |
| 11 | Joe Hawley (RW) | Canada | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough, Ontario | Peterborough Midgets |
| 12 | Jamie Allan (RW) | Canada | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | Brockville, Ontario | Brockville Braves |
| 13 | Jason York (D) | Canada | Hamilton Steelhawks | Nepean, Ontario | Smiths Falls Bears |
| 14 | Mark Major (LW) | Canada | North Bay Centennials | Toronto, Ontario | Don Mills Flyers |
| 15 | Jarrod Skalde (C) | Canada | Oshawa Generals | Niagara Falls, Ontario | Fort Erie Meteors |