1977-78 OMJHA Season

 Standings

1. Kitchener Generals

2. Kitchener Legionnaires

3. Barrie Admirals

4. Oshawa Diamonds

5.  Waterloo Maroons

6. Guelph Crusaders

7. Oakville Oaks

8. Owen Sound Arrowbirds

9. Milton Micmacs

10. Burlington Metros

11. Orangeville O’s

12. Peterborough Braves

Season story

It was a big two days for both Peterborough Braves and Orangeville O’s as both played home and home games against each other. The first game between the two was at Orangeville Arena as the O’s wins the home opener 3-2, and O’s forward Jack Blackbell was the 1st star with two goals and one assist. The second game was big for the folks in Peterborough as they felt like its homecoming, and it shows it as the Braves beat the O’s 4-2 thanks to the 1st star of that game Shawn Steel with a hat-trick. Both teams finished in the bottom 2 with almost the same record, but the O’s got the season series match-up better than the Braves with 3-1-0.

One of the biggest news that did not sit well for the OMJHA, mainly the Milton Micmacs was forward Sam Warner, signed a deal with SWOHL’s Flint Fury. Questions about how it went wrong between the player and the Micmacs, sources say that the Micmacs had the money ready for Sam until suddenly the money was gone to make it worse for the team. They lost good players to injuries and call-ups from the Pro hockey clubs. The Micmacs once had a 12-game winning streak and hit 4th place in the first half of the season but hit a 15-game losing streak in the second half and finished 9th.

The 1977-78 season was the best season that the Barrie Admirals have ever performed. With the help of captain Ross Silverman leading the team and Leo Jackson’s 30 goals, 75 points season and rookie goalie Stan Cole playing like he isn’t a rookie with 25 wins and ten shutouts in 35 games he played skyrocketed the Admirals to finished third place.

Things came from bad to worse for both the Guelph Crusaders and team owner Jack Doan as, for some odd reason, the league fee didn’t when through, and the city of Guelph isn’t happy about it. Jack took both the league and the bank that does the league’s banking to court. However, Jack has the advantage, but the lack of proof both the league and the bank won the court battle with that the OMJHA made an 11 team owner vote by the score of 8-3 Jack Doan's ownership of the Guelph Crusaders is no longer his anymore. Unhappy with the decision, Jack Doan quote, “Mark my words, this league will regret taking this team away from me.” As for the team’s fate in Guelph, that depends on whether anyone is willing to buy the team and keep them in the city. If there is no offer on the table, then the team will be up for sale for relocation.