1976-77 OMJHA Season

 

Standings

1. Kitchener Legionnaires

2. Kitchener Generals

3. Waterloo Maroons

4. Owen Sound Arrowbirds

5. Oshawa Diamonds

6. Guelph Crusaders

7. Barrie Admirals

8. Oakville Oaks

9. Burlington Metros

10. Milton Micmacs

Story:

A lot of buzzes are happening this season, with new teams coming next season. Orangeville announced the name for their team would be known as the “O’s.” Over at Peterborough, they will be named the “Braves” after the original Braves club the played the OMJHA from 1948 to 1962. Both teams will reveal their logo and jerseys during the off-season.

The Generals Patrick Herbco had a grand rookie season, with 30 goals, 65 points, just 5 points shy of even his brother’s rookie year record. However, on January 31st, 1977, Patrick makes a record of 10 points in one game with 5 goals and 5 assists in the Generals 10-2 win over the Micmacs.

 The Barrie Admirals made a big surprise in the league by making it to their first playoffs ever thanks to winning 7 of the last 10 games with the help of forward Leo Jackson and forward Ross Silverman. In the playoffs, they ran out of gas as they got eliminated by the Generals in 3 games.

The battle of Kitchener heats up in a big way as both teams try to claim the top spot in the league. After 4 games between each other, both tie with 1-1-2, and to even the same record of 37-1-2, the only thing that kept the Generals from taking 1st place is the goals. The Legionnaires were 5 goals more to take 1st place over the Generals.

The Generals may not get the top spot in the league, but they became the top of the mountain as they beat the Legionnaires in 6 games to win the Smyth Cup title and will take a lovely trip to Winnipeg for the Valor Cup.