These are the 1985-86 Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League season standings.
Season
Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P Essex 73's 40 25 9 6 - 229 144 56 Belle River Canadiens 40 25 14 1 - 263 190 51 Dresden Kings 40 23 13 4 - 200 197 50 Petrolia Jets 40 19 15 6 - 211 181 44 Mooretown Flags 40 18 17 5 - 215 195 41 Blenheim Blades 40 18 18 4 - 192 191 40 Leamington Flyers 40 13 20 7 - 205 252 33 Wallaceburg Lakers 40 11 23 6 - 183 224 28 Amherstburg Vikings 40 6 29 5 - 158 279 17
Playoffs
Quarter-final
- Leamington Flyers defeated Belle River Canadiens 3-games-to-2
- Dresden Kings defeated Wallaceburg Lakers 3-games-to-2
- Mooretown Flags defeated Petrolia Jets 3-games-to-1
- Essex 73's defeated Blenheim Blades 3-games-to-1
Semi-final
- Mooretown Flags defeated Dresden Kings 4-games-to-none
- Essex 73's defeated Leamington Flyers 4-games-to-1
Final
- Essex 73's defeated Mooretown Flags 4-games-to-3
- (1-4, 1-4, 1-2, 5-3, 6-3, 6-3, 13-2)
- Essex 73's move on to the 1986 Clarence Schmalz Cup.