The following is a listing of the Original Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League's Standings. The OPJHL was founded in 1972.
The OPJHL changed its name to the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A Hockey League to better show its affiliation to the Ontario Hockey Association in 1981. The OPJHL was created to compete with the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League.
1972–73 The Wexford Raiders won the 1973 Buckland Trophy as OPJHL Champions.
Note: GP - Games Played, W - Wins, L - Losses, T - Ties, OTL - Overtime Losses, GF - Goals For, GA - Goals Against, P - Points.
Team GP W L T GF GA PToronto Nationals 44 29 9 6 270 189 64Wexford Raiders 44 26 9 9 264 185 61Richmond Hill Rams 44 27 11 6 218 139 60Dixie Beehives 44 23 17 4 232 197 50Aurora Tigers 44 20 20 4 194 190 44Weston Dodgers 44 19 19 6 233 194 44Ajax Steelers 44 20 22 2 196 214 42Seneca Flyers 44 16 19 9 214 241 41Downsview Beavers 44 12 21 11 198 257 35North York Rangers 44 11 23 10 163 185 32North Bay Trappers 44 13 29 2 213 283 28Kingston Frontenacs 44 13 30 1 152 273 27
Playoffs OHA Championship Chatham Maroons defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-3
1973–74 The Wexford Raiders won the 1974 Buckland Trophy as OPJHL Champions.
Note: GP - Games Played, W - Wins, L - Losses, T - Ties, OTL - Overtime Losses, GF - Goals For, GA - Goals Against, P - Points.
Team GP W L T GF GA PNorth York Rangers 44 26 11 7 231 151 59Toronto Nationals 44 27 12 5 215 123 59Wexford Raiders 44 26 12 6 235 172 58Seneca Flyers 44 24 11 9 249 187 57Aurora Tigers 44 24 12 8 221 180 56Richmond Hill Rams 44 19 16 9 176 210 47North Bay Trappers 44 21 19 4 264 250 46Dixie Beehives 44 18 20 6 207 227 42Weston Dodgers 44 13 24 7 192 225 33Markham Waxers 44 13 25 6 168 222 32Whitby Knob Hill Farms 44 11 28 5 167 271 27Downsview Beavers 44 4 36 4 158 265 12
Playoffs OHA Championship Wexford Raiders defeated Windsor Spitfires 4-games-to-3
1974–75 The Toronto Nationals won the 1975 Buckland Trophy as OPJHL Champions.
Note: GP - Games Played, W - Wins, L - Losses, T - Ties, OTL - Overtime Losses, GF - Goals For, GA - Goals Against, P - Points.
Team GP W L T GF GA PSeneca Flyers 44 27 12 5 251 184 59North York Rangers 44 24 15 5 216 215 53Toronto Nationals 44 23 15 6 235 202 52Wexford Raiders 44 22 15 7 241 196 51Richmond Hill Rams 44 22 17 5 202 196 49Whitby Knob Hill Farms 44 21 17 6 205 172 48Aurora Tigers 44 20 16 8 192 178 48North Bay Trappers 44 22 18 4 238 208 48Dixie Beehives 44 18 15 11 213 211 47Markham Waxers 44 15 19 10 174 192 40Weston Dodgers 44 8 32 4 163 252 20Royal York Royals 44 5 36 3 172 296 13
Playoffs OHA Championship Guelph CMC's defeated Toronto Nationals 4-games-to-2
1975–76 The North Bay Trappers won the 1976 Buckland Trophy as OPJHL Champions.
Note: GP - Games Played, W - Wins, L - Losses, T - Ties, OTL - Overtime Losses, GF - Goals For, GA - Goals Against, P - Points.
Team GP W L T GF GA PNorth York Rangers 44 31 8 5 220 142 67North Bay Trappers 44 27 13 4 247 189 58Richmond Hill Rams 44 27 13 4 218 168 58Wexford Raiders 44 19 19 6 207 196 44Ajax Knob Hill Farms 44 18 19 7 201 208 43Markham Waxers 44 19 20 5 178 197 43Toronto Nationals 44 16 18 10 198 180 42Newmarket Flyers 44 18 22 4 211 211 40Weston Dodgers 44 17 21 6 203 186 40Royal York Royals 44 16 21 7 194 220 39Aurora Tigers 44 15 21 8 175 203 38Dixie Beehives 44 6 34 4 135 287 16
Playoffs OHA Championship Guelph Platers defeated North Bay Trappers 4-games-to-1
1976–77 The North York Rangers won the 1977 Buckland Trophy as OPJHL Champions.
Note: GP - Games Played, W - Wins, L - Losses, T - Ties, OTL - Overtime Losses, GF - Goals For, GA - Goals Against, P - Points.
Team GP W L T GF GA PNorth York Rangers 44 34 6 4 281 163 72North Bay Trappers 44 27 11 6 287 201 60Markham Waxers 44 23 10 11 237 195 57Royal York Royals 44 21 16 7 211 199 49Aurora Tigers 44 19 17 8 198 188 46Richmond Hill Rams 44 20 21 3 209 199 43Wexford Raiders 44 20 21 3 211 219 43Toronto Nationals 44 19 22 3 220 250 41Weston Dodgers 44 16 23 5 186 217 37Ajax Merchants 44 15 24 5 206 228 35Newmarket Flyers 44 13 23 8 207 249 34Dixie Beehives 44 3 36 5 161 306 11
Playoffs OHA Championship North York Rangers defeated Guelph Platers 4-games-to-3
1977–78 The Guelph Platers won the 1978 Buckland Trophy as OPJHL Champions, the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions, and the Manitoba Centennial Cup as National Junior A Champions.
Note: GP - Games Played, W - Wins, L - Losses, T - Ties, OTL - Overtime Losses, GF - Goals For, GA - Goals Against, P - Points.
Team GP W L T GF GA PGuelph Platers 50 38 8 4 360 197 80Dixie Beehives 50 33 10 7 326 245 73Royal York Royals 50 33 11 6 288 214 72North Bay Trappers 50 27 16 7 285 245 61Aurora Tigers 50 23 22 5 278 278 51Wexford Raiders 50 18 25 7 268 308 43North York Rangers 50 17 26 7 232 257 41Markham Waxers 50 17 27 6 229 284 40Newmarket Flyers 50 16 26 8 239 252 40Richmond Hill Rams 50 13 29 8 248 325 34Hamilton Mountain A's 50 7 42 1 163 311 15
Playoffs Final Guelph Platers defeated Royal York Royals 4-games-to-1
1978–79 The Guelph Platers won the 1979 Buckland Trophy as OPJHL Champions and the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions.
Note: GP - Games Played, W - Wins, L - Losses, T - Ties, OTL - Overtime Losses, GF - Goals For, GA - Goals Against, P - Points.
Team GP W L T GF GA PGuelph Platers 50 33 12 5 294 186 71Royal York Royals 50 33 13 4 272 190 70North Bay Trappers 50 33 14 3 313 224 69Dixie Beehives 50 29 18 3 240 219 61North York Rangers 50 27 17 6 288 237 60Newmarket Flyers 50 19 25 6 223 249 44Markham Waxers 50 17 27 6 220 242 40Aurora Tigers 50 17 29 4 212 267 38Richmond Hill Rams 50 14 29 7 235 316 35Wexford Raiders 50 14 31 5 208 280 33Hamilton Mountain A's 50 13 34 3 219 314 29
Playoffs OHA Championship Guelph Platers defeated Dixie Beehives 4-games-to-1
1979–80 The North York Rangers won the 1980 Buckland Trophy as OPJHL Champions and the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions.
Note: GP - Games Played, W - Wins, L - Losses, T - Ties, OTL - Overtime Losses, GF - Goals For, GA - Goals Against, P - Points.
Team GP W L T GF GA PDixie Beehives 44 33 5 6 286 173 72Royal York Royals 44 25 12 7 277 203 57Aurora Tigers 44 26 14 4 291 224 56North York Rangers 44 26 14 4 239 183 56Belleville Bulls 44 24 18 2 235 191 50North Bay Trappers 44 22 17 5 228 181 49Guelph Platers 44 21 17 6 215 175 48Wexford Raiders 44 17 20 7 238 241 41Hamilton Mountain A's 44 14 21 9 218 262 37Markham Waxers 44 14 23 7 233 253 35Newmarket Flyers 44 7 33 4 156 324 18Richmond Hill Rams 44 4 39 1 137 343 9
Playoffs OHA Championship North York Rangers defeated Onaping Falls Huskies 3-games-to-none
1980–81 The Belleville Bulls won the 1981 Buckland Trophy as OPJHL Champions and the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions.
Note: GP - Games Played, W - Wins, L - Losses, T - Ties, OTL - Overtime Losses, GF - Goals For, GA - Goals Against, P - Points.
Team GP W L T GF GA PBelleville Bulls 44 35 7 2 273 138 72Guelph Platers 44 32 10 2 269 187 66North York Rangers 44 24 17 3 259 218 51Dixie Beehives 44 23 19 2 210 208 48Hamilton Mountain A's 44 23 19 2 228 204 48North Bay Trappers 44 22 22 0 240 253 44Brampton Warriors 44 20 23 1 268 273 41Markham Waxers 44 18 25 1 247 251 37Richmond Hill Rams 44 18 26 0 230 254 36Newmarket Flyers 44 16 28 0 210 290 32Aurora Tigers 44 15 29 0 221 280 30Wexford Raiders 44 11 32 1 234 334 23
Playoffs OHA Championship Belleville Bulls defeated Onaping Falls Huskies 3-games-to-none
See also List of OJHL Standings (1981-1987) List of OPJHL Standings (1993-Present)