1984–85 OHL season#Playoffs

The Brantford Alexanders relocated and moved back to the city of Hamilton for the 1984-85 season. The franchise had previously played in Hamilton from 1953-1976 as the Hamilton Tiger Cubs from 1953-1960, and the Hamilton Fincups from 1960-1976. In 1976, the franchise relocated to St. Catharines and played as the St. Catharines Fincups for the 1976-77 season, however, the club returned to Hamilton for the 1977-78 season. The club then relocated to Brantford and was renamed as the Brantford Alexanders for the 1978-79 season.

The Steelhawks would play the 1984-85 season out of Mountain Arena while their new arena, Copps Coliseum, was being constructed and would not open until the 1985-86 season. The team remained in the Emms Division.

The Windsor Spitfires were bought by Peter Karmanos, the founder and CEO of Compuware in 1984 and were renamed as the Windsor Compuware Spitfires beginning in the 1984-85 season.

On January 4, 1985, Bruce Melanson of the Oshawa Generals collapsed at practice and died from a heart ailment known as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome which resulted in him having a rapid heartbeat because of electrical impulses in the heart taking extra pathways. He was 18 years old at the time of the incident.{{Cite web |title=Bruce Melanson at eliteprospects.com |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/102696/bruce-melanson |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=www.eliteprospects.com |language=en}} Melanson was a second round draft pick of the New York Islanders at the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.

The Generals wore black arm bands for the remainder of the season in memoriam of their teammate. In his memory, the club no longer issues the uniform number "9". A memorial scholarship was also set up at his former high school in New Brunswick.

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

{{Cite web |title=1984-85 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/playoffdisplay.php?league=ohl1989&season=1985&leaguenm=OHL |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=www.hockeydb.com}}

{{4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1= Division quarter-finals

| RD2= Division semi-finals

| RD3= Division finals

| RD4= J. Ross Robertson Cup

| RD1-seed01= L1

| RD1-team01= Peterborough

| RD1-score01= 9

| RD1-seed02= L6

| RD1-team02= Ottawa

| RD1-score02= 1

| RD1-seed05= L2

| RD1-team05= Belleville

| RD1-score05= 8

| RD1-seed06= L5

| RD1-team06= Oshawa

| RD1-score06= 2

| RD1-seed07= L3

| RD1-team07= Toronto

| RD1-score07= 2

| RD1-seed08= L4

| RD1-team08= Cornwall

| RD1-score08= 8

| RD1-seed09= E1

| RD1-team09= Sault Ste. Marie

| RD1-score09= 8

| RD1-seed10= E6

| RD1-team10= Kitchener

| RD1-score10= 0

| RD1-seed13= E2

| RD1-team13= London

| RD1-score13= 8

| RD1-seed14= E5

| RD1-team14= Windsor

| RD1-score14= 0

| RD1-seed15= E3

| RD1-team15= North Bay

| RD1-score15= 7

| RD1-seed16= E4

| RD1-team16= Hamilton

| RD1-score16= 9

| RD2-seed01= L1

| RD2-team01= Peterborough

| RD2-score01= bye

| RD2-seed03= L2

| RD2-team03= Belleville

| RD2-score03= 6

| RD2-seed04= L4

| RD2-team04= Cornwall

| RD2-score04= 2

| RD2-seed05= E1

| RD2-team05= Sault Ste. Marie

| RD2-score05= bye

| RD2-seed07= E2

| RD2-team07= London

| RD2-score07= 2

| RD2-seed08= E4

| RD2-team08= Hamilton

| RD2-score08= 6

| RD3-seed01= L1

| RD3-team01= Peterborough

| RD3-score01= 9

| RD3-seed02= L2

| RD3-team02= Belleville

| RD3-score02= 1

| RD3-seed03= E1

| RD3-team03= Sault Ste. Marie

| RD3-score03= 9

| RD3-seed04= E4

| RD3-team04= Hamilton

| RD3-score04= 1

| RD4-seed01= L1

| RD4-team01= Peterborough

| RD4-score01= 5

| RD4-seed02= E1

| RD4-team02= Sault Ste. Marie

| RD4-score02= 9

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Peterborough Petes

|team2 = Ottawa 67's

|stadium1 = Peterborough Memorial Centre

|stadium2 = Ottawa Civic Centre

|homeright = yes

|date1 = March 19

|score1 = 2 – 7

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 1

|date2 = March 21

|score2 = 2 – 5

|home2 = 1

|won2 = 1

|date3 = March 22

|score3 = 4 – 4

|home3 = 2

|won3 =

|date4 = March 24

|score4 = 4 – 3

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 1

|date5 = March 25

|score5 = 4 – 6

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 1

|series =Peterborough wins series 9 – 1

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Belleville Bulls

|team2 = Oshawa Generals

|stadium1 = Yardmen Arena

|stadium2 = Oshawa Civic Auditorium

|homeright = yes

|date1 = March 20

|score1 = 6 – 4

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 2

|date2 = March 21

|score2 = 2 – 0

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 1

|date3 = March 23

|score3 = 1 – 6

|home3 = 1

|won3 = 1

|date4 = March 24

|score4 = 5 – 4

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 1

|date5 = March 27

|score5 = 4 – 6

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 1

|series =Belleville wins series 8 – 2

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Toronto Marlboros

|team2 = Cornwall Royals

|stadium1 = Maple Leaf Gardens

|stadium2 = Cornwall Civic Complex

|homeright = yes

|date1 = March 19

|score1 = 4 – 3

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 2

|date2 = March 21

|score2 = 5 – 2

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 1

|date3 = March 24

|score3 = 6 – 5

|home3 = 1

|won3 = 2

|date4 = March 26

|score4 = 5 – 9

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 2

|date5 = March 28

|score5 = 8 – 5

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 2

|series =Cornwall wins series 8 – 2

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

|team2 = Kitchener Rangers

|stadium1 = Sault Memorial Gardens

|stadium2 = Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

|homeright = yes

|date1 = March 20

|score1 = 1 – 6

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 1

|date2 = March 22

|score2 = 2 – 10

|home2 = 1

|won2 = 1

|date3 = March 24

|score3 = 11 – 7

|home3 = 2

|won3 = 1

|date4 = March 26

|score4 = 5 – 4

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 1

|series =Sault Ste. Marie wins series 8 – 0

|1-1-1=2:14 - Mike Oliverio (1)
13:29 - Graeme Bonar (1)
19:45 - pp - Graeme Bonar (2)|1-1-2=14:29 - Shawn Burr (1)|1-2-1=12:19 - sh - Chris Brant (1)
18:34 - Mike Oliverio (2)|1-2-2=No scoring|1-3-1=3:03 - Wayne Presley (1)|1-3-2=No scoring|goalie1-1=Marty Abrams (21 saves/22 shots)|goalie1-2=Mike Bishop (26 saves/32 shots)|2-1-1=3:44 - Brit Peer (1)
8:23 - Wayne Groulx (1)|2-1-2=19:03 - David Latta (1)|2-2-1=1:27 - Wayne Presley (2)
5:25 - Wayne Presley (3)
8:45 - Wayne Groulx (2)
16:03 - pp - Mike Oliverio (3)
18:57 - Graeme Bonar (3)|2-2-2=14:38 - Ken Alexander (1)|2-3-1=11:48 - Graeme Bonar (4)
19:02 - Jean-Marc MacKenzie (1)
19:21 - Jean-Marc MacKenzie (2)|2-3-2=No scoring|goalie2-1=Scott Mosey (25 saves/27 shots)|goalie2-2=Mike Bishop (28 saves/38 shots)|3-1-1=11:27 - Wayne Presley (4)
14:55 - Wayne Presley (5)|3-1-2=No scoring|3-2-1=3:04 - Jeff Beukeboom (1)
4:53 - pp - Graeme Bonar (5)
8:04 - Brit Peer (2)
11:37 - Brit Peer (3)
12:37 - Wayne Groulx (3)
16:46 - Bob Probert (1)
19:58 - Wayne Groulx (4)|3-2-2=0:40 - pp - Kent Paynter (1)
1:09 - Mike Stevens (1)
1:43 - Craig Wolanin (1)
6:41 - Doug Stromback (1)
10:02 - pp - Kent Paynter (2)
16:28 - pp - Brian Wilks (1)
19:22 - Brian Wilks (2)|3-3-1=5:03 - Graeme Bonar (6)
8:55 - pp - Wayne Groulx (5)|3-3-2=No scoring|goalie3-1=Marty Abrams and Scott Mosey (26 saves/33 shots)|goalie3-2=Mike Bishop and David Weiss (28 saves/39 shots)|4-1-1=13:40 - sh - Wayne Groulx (6)
15:56 - Chris Felix (1)|4-1-2=2:40 - Shawn Burr (2)
4:33 - sh - Shawn Burr (3)|4-2-1=11:59 - Jean-Marc MacKenzie (3)|4-2-2=0:17 - pp - David Latta (2)|4-3-1=16:31 - Steve Hollett (1)
18:16 - Jeff Beukeboom (2)|4-3-2=16:51 - Doug Stromback (2)|goalie4-1=Scott Mosey (33 saves/37 shots)|goalie4-2=David Weiss (37 saves/42 shots)}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = London Knights

|team2 = Windsor Compuware Spitfires

|stadium1 = London Gardens

|stadium2 = Windsor Arena

|homeright = yes

|date1 = March 19

|score1 = 1 – 6

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 1

|date2 = March 21

|score2 = 3 – 2

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 1

|date3 = March 22

|score3 = 0 – 8

|home3 = 1

|won3 = 1

|date4 = March 25

|score4 = 6 – 1

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 1

|series =London wins series 8 – 0

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = North Bay Centennials

|team2 = Hamilton Steelhawks

|stadium1 = North Bay Memorial Gardens

|stadium2 = Mountain Arena

|homeright = yes

|date1 = March 19

|score1 = 6 – 2

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 2

|date2 = March 21

|score2 = 4 – 5

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 2

|date3 = March 24

|score3 = 8 – 8

|home3 = 1

|won3 =

|date4 = March 26

|score4 = 4 – 5

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 2

|date5 = March 28

|score5 = 5 – 8

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 1

|date6 = March 29

|score6 = 6 – 1

|home6 = 2

|won6 = 1

|date7 = March 31

|score7 = 1 – 6

|home7 = 1

|won7 = 1}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = North Bay Centennials

|team2 = Hamilton Steelhawks

|stadium1 = North Bay Memorial Gardens

|stadium2 = Mountain Arena

|homeright = yes

|date1 = April 1

|score1 = 3 – 4

|ot1 = 1

|home1 = 2

|won1 = 2

|series =Hamilton wins series 9 – 7

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Belleville Bulls

|team2 = Cornwall Royals

|stadium1 = Yardmen Arena

|stadium2 = Cornwall Civic Complex

|homeright = yes

|date1 = April 3

|score1 = 3 – 2

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 2

|date2 = April 4

|score2 = 9 – 5

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 1

|date3 = April 6

|score3 = 1 – 5

|home3 = 1

|won3 = 1

|date4 = April 8

|score4 = 7 – 4

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 1

|series =Belleville wins series 6 – 2

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = London Knights

|team2 = Hamilton Steelhawks

|stadium1 = London Gardens

|stadium2 = Mountain Arena

|homeright = yes

|date1 = April 2

|score1 = 5 – 3

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 2

|date2 = April 4

|score2 = 5 – 8

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 2

|date3 = April 5

|score3 = 3 – 7

|home3 = 1

|won3 = 1

|date4 = April 9

|score4 = 3 – 6

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 2

|series =Hamilton wins series 6 – 2

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Peterborough Petes

|team2 = Belleville Bulls

|stadium1 = Peterborough Memorial Centre

|stadium2 = Yardmen Arena

|homeright = yes

|date1 = April 11

|score1 = 2 – 6

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 1

|date2 = April 13

|score2 = 4 – 3

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 1

|date3 = April 14

|score3 = 1 – 4

|home3 = 1

|won3 = 1

|date4 = April 17

|score4 = 4 – 4

|home4 = 2

|won4 =

|date5 = April 18

|score5 = 3 – 6

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 1

|series =Peterborough wins series 9 – 1

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

|team2 = Hamilton Steelhawks

|stadium1 = Sault Memorial Gardens

|stadium2 = Mountain Arena

|homeright = yes

|date1 = April 12

|score1 = 4 – 6

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 1

|date2 = April 14

|score2 = 6 – 4

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 1

|date3 = April 16

|score3 = 2 – 8

|home3 = 1

|won3 = 1

|date4 = April 18

|score4 = 4 – 4

|home4 = 2

|won4 =

|date5 = April 20

|score5 = 0 – 7

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 1

|series =Sault Ste. Marie wins series 9 – 1

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

|team2 = Peterborough Petes

|stadium1 = Sault Memorial Gardens

|stadium2 = Peterborough Memorial Centre

|homeright = yes

|date1 = April 25

|score1 = 3 – 3

|home1 = 1

|won1 =

|date2 = April 26

|score2 = 5 – 3

|home2 = 1

|won2 = 2

|date3 = April 28

|score3 = 6 – 5

|home3 = 2

|won3 = 1

|date4 = April 29

|score4 = 5 – 2

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 1

|date5 = May 2

|score5 = 7 – 5

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 2

|date6 = May 4

|score6 = 4 – 3

|home6 = 2

|won6 = 1

|date7 = May 6

|score7 = 2 – 5

|home7 = 1

|won7 = 1

|series =Sault Ste. Marie wins series 9 – 5

}}

The Kingston Canadians held the first overall pick in the 1985 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Bryan Fogarty from the Aurora Tigers. Fogarty 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 1985 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1985/ohl/85omain.htm|title=1985 Ontario Hockey League Draft}}

• List of OHA Junior A standings
• List of OHL seasons
• 1985 Memorial Cup
• 1985 NHL Entry Draft
• 1984 in sports
• 1985 in sports

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/ohl19891985.html HockeyDB]

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