1982–83 OJHL season

1982–83 OJHL season
1982–83 OJHL season
League	Ontario Junior Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season ; 1982-09 – 1983-02 ; Playoffs ; 1983-02 – 1983-04
Number of teams	9
Finals champions	North York Rangers
OJHL seasons
	← 1981–82 1983–84 →

The 1982–83 OJHL season was the 11th season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). The nine teams of the league played a 48-game season. The top four teams of each division made the playoffs.

The winner of the OJHL playoffs, the North York Rangers, won the OHA Buckland Cup and then the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian champions. The Rangers then defeated the Callaghan Cup champions from the Maritime Provinces to move on to the 1983 Centennial Cup. The Rangers won the Centennial Cup as national champions^[1]

Changes

Cambridge Winterhawks join the OJHL.
Guelph Platers leave OJHL for OHL.
North Bay Trappers leave the OJHL.
Brampton Warriors leave the OJHL.

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

Kennedy Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
Orillia Travelways	48	25	18	5	226	196	55
Richmond Hill Rams	48	25	19	4	285	259	54
Markham Waxers	48	18	24	6	227	249	42
Newmarket Flyers	48	19	27	2	228	256	40
Aurora Tigers	48	9	33	6	197	319	24
Ruddock Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
North York Rangers	48	31	13	4	292	183	66
Dixie Beehives	48	25	18	5	245	240	55
Cambridge Winterhawks	48	22	22	4	261	261	48
Hamilton Mountain A's	48	21	21	6	226	224	48

1982-83 OJHL Playoffs

Quarter-final

North York Rangers defeated Cambridge Winterhawks 4-games-to-none

Hamilton Mountain A's defeated Dixie Beehives 4-games-to-1

Orillia Travelways defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-3

Newmarket Flyers defeated Richmond Hill Rams 4-games-to-3

Semi-final

North York Rangers defeated Hamilton Mountain A's 4-games-to-3

Orillia Travelways defeated Newmarket Flyers 4-games-to-3

Final

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

OHA Buckland Cup Championship

The 1983 Buckland Cup was a best-of-5 series between the Elliot Lake Vikings (NOJHL) and the North York Rangers. The winner moved on to the 1983 Dudley Hewitt Cup.

North York Rangers defeated Elliot Lake Vikings (NOJHL) 3-games-to-2

North York 8 - Elliot Lake 4

Elliot Lake 5 - North York 4

North York 10 - Elliot Lake 4

Elliot Lake 6 - North York 5

North York 9 - Elliot Lake 3

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

The 1984 Dudley Hewitt Cup was a best-of-7 series between the Thunder Bay Kings (TBHL) and the North York Rangers. The winner moved on to the 1983 Eastern Centennial Cup championship.

North York Rangers defeated Thunder Bay Kings (TBHL) 4-games-to-none

North York 7 - Thunder Bay 1

North York 8 - Thunder Bay 4

North York 6 - Thunder Bay 4

North York 7 - Thunder Bay 4

1983 Eastern Canada Championship

The 1983 Eastern Canada Centennial Cup championship was a best-of-7 series between the Halifax Lions (MVJHL) and the North York Rangers. The winner moved on to the 1983 Centennial Cup championship.

North York Rangers defeated Halifax Lions (MVJHL) 4-games-to-1

North York 10 - Halifax 3

North York 7 - Halifax 6

Halifax 8 - North York 1

North York 7 - Halifax 5 OT

North York 9 - Halifax 3

1983 Centennial Cup Championship

The 1983 Centennial Cup was the best-of-7 Canadian National Junior A championship series between the Eastern Champion North York Rangers and the Western Abbott Cup champion Abbotsford Flyers (BCJHL).

North York Rangers defeated Abbotsford Flyers (BCJHL) 4-games-to-none

North York 9 - Abbotsford 6

North York 8 - Abbotsford 5

North York 10 - Abbotsford 3

North York 10 - Abbotsford 2