1989–90 OHL season
The 1989–90 OHL season was the tenth season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Toronto Marlboros become the Dukes of Hamilton. The Guelph Platers become the Owen Sound Platers. The Kingston Raiders are renamed the Kingston Frontenacs. The OHL Executive of the Year award is inaugurated. Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The Oshawa Generals won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Kitchener Rangers.
Relocation/Team Name Change
Guelph Platers to Owen Sound Platers
The Guelph Platers relocated to the city of Owen Sound during the off-season as the ownership group, the Holody family, could not get a new arena built.
The club kept the Platers named and would be known as the Owen Sound Platers. The team would play out of the Bayshore Community Centre. During their years in Guelph from 1982-1989, the Platers won the Memorial Cup in 1986. Owen Sound would continue to play out of the Emms Division.
Toronto Marlboros to Hamilton Dukes
The Toronto Marlboros relocated to the city of Hamilton and were renamed as the Dukes of Hamilton. The Marlboros had a long history in Toronto, playing from 1904-1989. The Marlboros won the Memorial Cup seven times, the most recent being in 1975.
The Dukes would play out of Copps Coliseum and remain in the Leyden Division.
Kingston Raiders to Kingston Frontenacs
The Kingston Raiders were rebranded as the Kingston Frontenacs as the club was sold a new ownership group, including Wren Blair, Don Anderson, and Bob Attersley, keeping the team in Kingston.
The club previously played as the Kingston Canadians from 1973-1988 before being renamed as the Raiders for the 1988-89 season. Kingston changed their colour scheme from black, silver and white to yellow, black and white.
Windsor Compuware Spitfires to Windsor Spitfires
The Windsor Compuware Spitfires were sold by Peter Karmanos to local construction magnate Steve Riolo during the off-season, and reverted back to their original team name, the Windsor Spitfires.
The Spitfires introduced a new logo and colour scheme.
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 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 88 | 334 | 244 |
| 2 | x-Kingston Frontenacs | 66 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 87 | 300 | 232 |
| 3 | x-Peterborough Petes | 66 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 80 | 294 | 236 |
| 4 | x-Ottawa 67's | 66 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 78 | 320 | 265 |
| 5 | x-Belleville Bulls | 66 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 76 | 301 | 247 |
| 6 | x-Cornwall Royals | 66 | 24 | 38 | 4 | 52 | 309 | 361 |
| 7 | Hamilton Dukes | 66 | 11 | 49 | 6 | 28 | 211 | 371 |
Emms Division
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y-London Knights | 66 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 88 | 313 | 246 |
| 2 | x-Kitchener Rangers | 66 | 38 | 21 | 7 | 83 | 358 | 259 |
| 3 | x-Sudbury Wolves | 66 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 79 | 295 | 267 |
| 4 | x-Owen Sound Platers | 66 | 28 | 31 | 7 | 63 | 265 | 305 |
| 5 | x-North Bay Centennials | 66 | 23 | 35 | 8 | 54 | 292 | 314 |
| 6 | x-Niagara Falls Thunder | 66 | 23 | 39 | 4 | 50 | 278 | 355 |
| 7 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 66 | 18 | 42 | 6 | 42 | 229 | 289 |
| 8 | Windsor Spitfires | 66 | 17 | 41 | 8 | 42 | 233 | 341 |
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Primeau | Niagara Falls Thunder | 65 | 57 | 70 | 127 | 97 |
| Paul DiPietro | Sudbury Wolves | 66 | 56 | 63 | 119 | 57 |
| Mike Ricci | Peterborough Petes | 60 | 52 | 64 | 116 | 39 |
| Owen Nolan | Cornwall Royals | 58 | 51 | 60 | 111 | 240 |
| Darcy Cahill | Cornwall Royals//Sudbury Wolves | 58 | 38 | 71 | 109 | 73 |
| Brett Seguin | Ottawa 67's | 63 | 28 | 80 | 108 | 30 |
| Gilbert Dionne | Kitchener Rangers | 64 | 48 | 57 | 105 | 85 |
| Chris Taylor | London Knights | 66 | 45 | 60 | 105 | 60 |
| Iain Fraser | Oshawa Generals | 56 | 40 | 65 | 105 | 75 |
| Joey St. Aubin | Kitchener Rangers | 66 | 36 | 68 | 104 | 102 |
Playoffs
| Division quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| L1 | Oshawa | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| L6 | Cornwall | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| L1 | Oshawa | bye | ||||||||||||||||
| L1 | Oshawa | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| L3 | Peterborough | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| L3 | Peterborough | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| L4 | Ottawa | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| L3 | Peterborough | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| L5 | Belleville | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| L2 | Kingston | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| L5 | Belleville | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| L1 | Oshawa | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Kitchener | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Kitchener | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E5 | North Bay | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Kitchener | bye | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Kitchener | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Niagara Falls | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Sudbury | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Owen Sound | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Owen Sound | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Niagara Falls | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | London | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Niagara Falls | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Cornwall Royals
| March 18 | Cornwall Royals | 6 – 7 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| March 20 | Oshawa Generals | 4 – 6 | Cornwall Royals | Cornwall Civic Complex | ||||
| March 22 | Cornwall Royals | 1 – 10 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| March 23 | Oshawa Generals | 5 – 8 | Cornwall Royals | Cornwall Civic Complex | ||||
| March 25 | Cornwall Royals | 4 – 6 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| March 27 | Oshawa Generals | 7 – 2 | Cornwall Royals | Cornwall Civic Complex | ||||
| Oshawa wins series 4 – 2 | |
(2) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (5) Belleville Bulls
| March 18 | Belleville Bulls | 3 – 6 | Kingston Frontenacs | Kingston Memorial Centre | ||||
| March 20 | Kingston Frontenacs | 3 – 4 | OT | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | |||
| March 22 | Belleville Bulls | 2 – 4 | Kingston Frontenacs | Kingston Memorial Centre | ||||
| March 24 | Kingston Frontenacs | 0 – 7 | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | ||||
| March 25 | Belleville Bulls | 4 – 7 | Kingston Frontenacs | Kingston Memorial Centre | ||||
| March 27 | Kingston Frontenacs | 3 – 4 | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | ||||
| March 28 | Belleville Bulls | 3 – 2 | Kingston Frontenacs | Kingston Memorial Centre | ||||
| Belleville wins series 4 – 3 | |
(3) Peterborough Petes vs. (4) Ottawa 67's
| March 19 | Ottawa 67's | 0 – 4 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | ||||
| March 20 | Peterborough Petes | 5 – 3 | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | ||||
| March 22 | Ottawa 67's | 2 – 3 | OT | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | |||
| March 23 | Peterborough Petes | 3 – 2 | OT | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | |||
| Peterborough wins series 4 – 0 | |
(1) London Knights vs. (6) Niagara Falls Thunder
| March 18 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 7 – 6 | London Knights | London Gardens | ||||
| March 19 | London Knights | 1 – 5 | Niagara Falls Thunder | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena | ||||
| March 21 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 2 – 6 | London Knights | London Gardens | ||||
| March 22 | London Knights | 5 – 3 | Niagara Falls Thunder | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena | ||||
| March 25 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 3 – 2 | OT | London Knights | London Gardens | |||
| March 27 | London Knights | 2 – 6 | Niagara Falls Thunder | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena | ||||
| Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 2 | |
(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) North Bay Centennials
| March 18 | North Bay Centennials | 1 – 8 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| March 20 | Kitchener Rangers | 8 – 4 | North Bay Centennials | North Bay Memorial Gardens | ||||
| March 22 | North Bay Centennials | 3 – 6 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| March 23 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 5 | North Bay Centennials | North Bay Memorial Gardens | ||||
| March 25 | North Bay Centennials | 4 – 11 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| Kitchener wins series 4 – 1 | |
(3) Sudbury Wolves vs. (4) Owen Sound Platers
| March 18 | Owen Sound Platers | 8 – 7 | Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury Community Arena | ||||
| March 20 | Sudbury Wolves | 3 – 2 | Owen Sound Platers | Bayshore Community Centre | ||||
| March 22 | Owen Sound Platers | 2 – 4 | Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury Community Arena | ||||
| March 24 | Sudbury Wolves | 5 – 4 | OT | Owen Sound Platers | Bayshore Community Centre | |||
| March 26 | Owen Sound Platers | 5 – 1 | Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury Community Arena | ||||
| March 27 | Sudbury Wolves | 2 – 3 | Owen Sound Platers | Bayshore Community Centre | ||||
| March 28 | Owen Sound Platers | 4 – 3 | OT | Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury Community Arena | |||
| Owen Sound wins series 4 – 3 | |
(3) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) Belleville Bulls
| March 29 | Belleville Bulls | 1 – 4 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | ||||
| March 30 | Peterborough Petes | 5 – 3 | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | ||||
| March 31 | Peterborough Petes | 3 – 2 | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | ||||
| April 1 | Belleville Bulls | 0 – 8 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | ||||
| Peterborough wins series 4 – 0 | |
(4) Owen Sound Platers vs. (6) Niagara Falls Thunder
| March 31 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 3 – 7 | Owen Sound Platers | Bayshore Community Centre | ||||
| April 1 | Owen Sound Platers | 2 – 11 | Niagara Falls Thunder | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena | ||||
| April 3 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 3 – 2 | Owen Sound Platers | Bayshore Community Centre | ||||
| April 5 | Owen Sound Platers | 3 – 4 | Niagara Falls Thunder | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena | ||||
| April 7 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 7 – 4 | Owen Sound Platers | Bayshore Community Centre | ||||
| Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 1 | |
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (3) Peterborough Petes
| April 10 | Peterborough Petes | 1 – 5 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| April 12 | Oshawa Generals | 4 – 2 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | ||||
| April 13 | Peterborough Petes | 2 – 4 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| April 15 | Oshawa Generals | 5 – 2 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | ||||
| Oshawa wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Niagara Falls Thunder
| April 10 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 2 – 5 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| April 12 | Kitchener Rangers | 5 – 1 | Niagara Falls Thunder | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena | ||||
| April 13 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 6 – 5 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| April 15 | Kitchener Rangers | 5 – 3 | Niagara Falls Thunder | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena | ||||
| April 17 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 5 – 10 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| Kitchener wins series 4 – 1 | |
(L1) Oshawa Generals vs. (E2) Kitchener Rangers
| April 19 | Kitchener Rangers | 1 – 5 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| April 20 | Oshawa Generals | 2 – 5 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| April 22 | Kitchener Rangers | 2 – 1 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| April 24 | Oshawa Generals | 2 – 3 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| April 25 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 6 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| April 27 | Oshawa Generals | 6 – 2 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| May 1 | Kitchener Rangers | 2 – 4 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| Oshawa wins series 4 – 3 | |
Awards
1990 OHL Priority Selection
The Detroit Compuware Ambassadors held the first overall pick in the 1990 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Pat Peake from the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors. Peake 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 1990 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [2]
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