1974-75 OMJHA Season

 

Standings

1. Burlington Metros

2. Waterloo Maroons

3. Oakville Oaks

4. Kitchener Legionnaires

5. Guelph Crusaders

6. Kitchener Generals

7. Milton Micmacs

8. Owen Sound Arrowbirds

9. Oshawa Diamonds

10. Barrie Admirals

Story:

1974-75 began with two new teams, the Barrie Admirals and the Oshawa Diamonds. Both teams played very well in the first half of the season. Still, all went downhill in the 2nd half; the Admirals went 0-18-2 in the final 20 games, while the Diamonds won only 5 in the last 20 games. Luckily, it was enough for them to finished 9th.

Both the 1974 Smyth Cup champion Burlington Metros and the Waterloo Maroons battled for the top spot in the league, it was back and forth, but in the last game of the season, the Metros won the game against the Maroons 4-2 to take the sole spot of 1st place.

The Legionnaires rookie John Herbco tops the league in goals with 40, the most made by a rookie in OMJHA history, which also helped the team stay in the top 4.

With the OMJHA now a ten-team league, they expanded from a six-team playoff format to 8 team playoff formats. However, the number of games in each round is still the same as the owners and Franklin Name are discussing a possible extending more playoff games for next year.

The Metros may take 1st place in the league but didn’t become the league champions for the third year in a row. That title belongs to the Oakville Oaks as it took all five games, including games 1 to 4, ending in overtime. The Oaks win game 5 in regulation to win the Smyth Cup and a trip to Montreal for the 1975 Valor Cup tournament.