1983–84 OJHL season

The 1983–84 OJHL season is the 12th season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). The eight teams of the league played a 42-game season. The all eight teams made the playoffs.

1983–84 OJHL season
League	Ontario Junior Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 1983-09 – 1984-02 Playoffs 1984-02 – 1984-04
Number of teams	8
Finals champions	Orillia Travelways

The winner of the OJHL playoffs, the Orillia Travelways, won the OHA Buckland Cup and then the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian champions. In 1984, the Callaghan Cup champion from the east did not compete in the National playdowns, so the Travelways gained a direct berth into the 1984 Centennial Cup. The Travelways failed to win the Centennial Cup.^[1]

Changes

• OJHL reverts from two-division system to a single, non-partitioned standings.
• Richmond Hill Rams become the Richmond Hill Dynes.
• Cambridge Winterhawks leave OJHL for MWJHL.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title

Teams Team GP W L T GF GA P Dixie Beehives 42 27 10 5 269 182 61 Orillia Travelways 42 25 13 4 280 196 54 North York Rangers 42 22 17 3 252 207 47 Newmarket Flyers 42 20 16 6 247 239 46 Markham Waxers 42 18 19 5 228 199 41 Hamilton Mountain A's 42 16 18 8 187 191 40 Richmond Hill Dynes 42 16 21 5 203 246 37 Aurora Tigers 42 4 34 4 168 370 12

1983-84 OJHL Playoffs

For the Central Canada Championship, see Dudley Hewitt Cup. For the national championship, see 1984 Centennial Cup.

Quarter-final

Dixie Beehives defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-none

Orillia Travelways defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-none

North York Rangers defeated Richmond Hill Rams 4-games-to-2

Newmarket Flyers defeated Hamilton Mountain A's 4-games-to-none

Semi-final

Orillia Travelways defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-none

Dixie Beehives defeated Newmarket Flyers 4-games-to-3

Final

Orillia Travelways defeated Dixie Beehives 4-games-to-1

OHA Buckland Cup Championship

The 1984 Buckland Cup was a best-of-5 series between the Rayside-Balfour Canadians (NOJHL) and the Orillia Travelways. The winner moved on to the 1984 Dudley Hewitt Cup.

Orillia Travelways defeated Rayside-Balfour Canadians (NOJHL) 3-games-to-1

Orillia 8 - Rayside-Balfour 7 OT

Orillia 8 - Rayside-Balfour 1

Rayside-Balfour 7 - Orillia 6

Orillia 4 - Rayside-Balfour 3

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

The 1984 Dudley Hewitt Cup was a best-of-7 series between the Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) and the Orillia Travelways. The winner moved on to the 1984 Centennial Cup.

Orillia Travelways defeated Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) 4-games-to-none

Orillia 9 - Pembroke 5

Orillia 12 - Pembroke 5

Orillia 4 - Pembroke 2

Orillia 8 - Pembroke 3

1984 Centennial Cup Championship

The 1984 Centennial Cup was the best-of-7 Canadian National Junior A championship series between the Eastern Champion Orillia Travelways and the Western Abbott Cup champion Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL).

Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) defeated Orillia Travelways 4-games-to-3

Orillia 6 - Weyburn 5

Weyburn 6 - Orillia 4

Weyburn 7 - Orillia 4

Orillia 2 - Weyburn 1

Orillia 8 - Weyburn 5

Weyburn 5 - Orillia 4

Weyburn 3 - Orillia 0

Leading Scorers

Player Team GP G A Pts Tony Hrkac Orillia Travelways 42 52 54 106

Players taken in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft

• Rd 2 #32 Tony Hrkac - St. Louis Blues (Orillia Travelways)
• Rd 10 #196 Tom Tilley - St. Louis Blues (Orillia Travelways)

See also

• 1984 Centennial Cup
• Dudley Hewitt Cup
• List of Ontario Hockey Association Junior A seasons
• Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League
• Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
• Central Junior A Hockey League
• 1983 in ice hockey
• 1984 in ice hockey