1988–89 OHL season

The 1988–89 OHL season was the ninth season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Hamilton Steelhawks move to Niagara Falls becoming the Niagara Falls Thunder. The Kingston Canadians rename themselves to the Kingston Raiders. The OHL awards the inaugural Bill Long Award for distinguished service to the OHL. Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Niagara Falls Thunder.

Relocation/Team Name Change

Hamilton Steelhawks to Niagara Falls Thunder

The Hamilton Steelhawks relocated their franchise to the city of Niagara Falls after four seasons in Hamilton. The club was renamed as the Niagara Falls Thunder and would play out of the Niagara Falls Memorial Arena. The Thunder would remain in the Emms Division.

This would be the first club since the Niagara Falls Flyers, who relocated to North Bay in 1982, to be based out of the city.

Kingston Canadians to Kingston Raiders

The Kingston Canadians were rebranded as the Kingston Raiders for the 1988-89 season. Kingston had used the Canadians name since they were announced as an expansion club in 1973. The club changed their colour scheme from red, blue and white to black, silver and white.

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
1y-Peterborough Petes664222286302235
2x-Oshawa Generals663624678337286
3x-Toronto Marlboros663231367319332
4x-Cornwall Royals663130567350308
5x-Ottawa 67's663032464295301
6x-Belleville Bulls662735458292322
7Kingston Raiders662536555278313

Emms Division
Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1y-Kitchener Rangers664119688318251
2x-Niagara Falls Thunder664123284410319
3x-London Knights663725478311264
4x-Guelph Platers662632860257288
5x-Windsor Compuware Spitfires662537454272321
6x-North Bay Centennials662436654282334
7Sudbury Wolves662336753262334
8Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds662143244227304

Scoring leaders
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Bryan FogartyNiagara Falls Thunder604710815588
Stan DruliaNiagara Falls Thunder47529314559
Andrew CasselsOttawa 67's56379713466
Steve MaltaisCornwall Royals58537012367
Kevin MiehmOshawa Generals63437912219
Tim TaylorLondon Knights61348011493
Rob ZamunerGuelph Platers66466511138
Keith OsborneNorth Bay Centennials//Niagara Falls Thunder65456410957
Jamie LeachNiagara Falls Thunder58456210747
Mike RicciPeterborough Petes60545210643

Playoffs

[1]

  Division quarterfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                     
L1 Peterborough 4  
L6 Belleville 1  
  L1 Peterborough bye  
           
     
       
  L1 Peterborough 4  
  L4 Cornwall 2  
L3 Toronto 2  
L4 Cornwall 4  
  L4 Cornwall 4
    L5 Ottawa 2  
L2 Oshawa 2
L5 Ottawa 4  
  L1 Peterborough 4
  E2 Niagara Falls 2
E2 Niagara Falls 4  
E5 Windsor 0  
  E2 Niagara Falls bye
           
     
       
  E2 Niagara Falls 4
  E3 London 3  
E3 London 4  
E4 Guelph 3  
  E3 London 4
    E6 North Bay 3  
E1 Kitchener 1
E6 North Bay 4  
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Belleville Bulls
Peterborough wins series 4 – 1
(2) Oshawa Generals vs. (5) Ottawa 67's
Ottawa wins series 4 – 2
(3) Toronto Marlboros vs. (4) Cornwall Royals
Cornwall wins series 4 – 2
(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) North Bay Centennials
North Bay wins series 4 – 1
(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (5) Windsor Compuware Spitfires
Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 0
(3) London Knights vs. (4) Guelph Platers
London wins series 4 – 3
(4) Cornwall Royals vs. (5) Ottawa 67's
Cornwall wins series 4 – 2
(3) London Knights vs. (6) North Bay Centennials
London wins series 4 – 3
(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (4) Cornwall Royals
Peterborough wins series 4 – 2
(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (3) London Knights
Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 3

(L1) Peterborough Petes vs. (E2) Niagara Falls Thunder
Peterborough wins series 4 – 2

Awards
J. Ross Robertson Cup:Peterborough Petes
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:Kitchener Rangers
Leyden Trophy:Peterborough Petes
Emms Trophy:Kitchener Rangers
Red Tilson Trophy:Bryan Fogarty, Niagara Falls Thunder
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:Bryan Fogarty, Niagara Falls Thunder
Matt Leyden Trophy:Joe McDonell, Kitchener Rangers
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:Stan Drulia, Niagara Falls Thunder
Max Kaminsky Trophy:Bryan Fogarty, Niagara Falls Thunder
OHL Goaltender of the Year:Gus Morschauser, Kitchener Rangers
Jack Ferguson Award:Eric Lindros, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Dave Pinkney Trophy:John Tanner and Todd Bojcun, Peterborough Petes
Emms Family Award:Owen Nolan, Cornwall Royals
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy:Jeff Wilson, Kingston Raiders
William Hanley Trophy:Kevin Miehm, Oshawa Generals
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:Stan Drulia, Niagara Falls Thunder
Bobby Smith Trophy:Brian Collinson, Toronto Marlboros
Bill Long Award:Alec Campagnaro, Guelph Platers & Earl Montagano, Ottawa 67's

1989 OHL Priority Selection

The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds held the first overall pick in the 1989 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Eric Lindros from the St. Michael's Buzzers. Lindros 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 1989 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [2]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
1 Eric Lindros (C) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds London, Ontario St. Michael's Buzzers
2 Jamie Matthews (C) Canada Sudbury Wolves Amherst, Nova Scotia Amherst Ramblers
3 Dave Stewart (D) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Norwood, Ontario Waterloo Siskins
4 Jamie Caruso (RW) Canada North Bay Centennials Bramalea, Ontario Bramalea Blues
5 Ryan Merritt (LW) Canada Windsor Spitfires Cottam, Ontario Waterloo Siskins
6 Brent Gretzky (C) Canada Belleville Bulls Brantford, Ontario Brantford Classics
7 Trent Cull (D) Canada Guelph Platers Georgetown, Ontario Georgetown Gemini
8 Ryan Kuwabara (RW) Canada Ottawa 67's Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton Kilty B's
9 Rod Pasma (D) Canada Cornwall Royals Georgetown, Ontario Georgetown Gemini
10 Alek Stojanov (RW) Canada Hamilton Dukes Windsor, Ontario Windsor Midgets
11 Wade Simpson (D) Canada Oshawa Generals Navan, Ontario Nepean Raiders
12 Greg Ryan (D) Canada London Knights Burlington, Ontario Burlington Cougars
13 Ken Ruddick (RW) Canada Niagara Falls Thunder Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton Huskies
14 Dale McTavish (C) Canada Peterborough Petes Eganville, Ontario Pembroke Lumber Kings
15 Jack Williams (RW) United States Kitchener Rangers Greensburg, Pennsylvania Chicago Young Americans

See also

References
  1. https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/playoffdisplay.php?league=ohl1989&season=1989&leaguenm=OHL
  2. http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1989/ohl/89omain.htm
Preceded by
1987–88 OHL season		 OHL seasons Succeeded by
1989–90 OHL season
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