Sutherland Cup

The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The trophy was first awarded in 1934, and named in honour of former OHA and CAHA president, James T. Sutherland.[1]

Sutherland Cup during 2015 GOJHL finals.

The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship. From 1976 until 1978, as many as eight leagues competed for the Sutherland Cup in a massive playdown structure that took months to complete.

There is no National Championship for Junior B hockey in Canada, similar championships are held in Western Canada (Keystone Cup), Quebec (Coupe Dodge), Eastern Ontario (Barkley Cup), and Atlantic Canada (Don Johnson Memorial Cup)—leaving five teams at the end of each year with a shared claim to being the best Junior B team in Canada.

Competing leagues

Past competing leagues

  • a.k.a. Southwestern Junior B Hockey League (SJBHL) 1973–1974
  • a.k.a. Waterloo-Wellington Junior B Hockey League (WWJHL) 1974–1977

Sutherland Cup Champions

Early Groupings (1933–1950)
YearChampionFinalistSemifinalist(s)
1934St. Michael's Buzzers (Gr 5)Preston Riverside (Gr 8)Hagersville (Gr 10), Peterborough (Gr 2)
1935Barrie ColtsSt. Michael's BuzzersNiagara Falls, Peterborough
1936St. Michael's BuzzersGuelph Maple LeafsAssumption, Kingston
1937Northern VocationalBarrie ColtsGuelph, Niagara Falls
1938Kingston Indians (Gr 1)Barrie Colts (Gr 15)Brantford (Gr 11), Northern (Gr 5)
1939Niagara Falls Good Cheer (Gr 5)Kitchener Greenshirts (Gr 6)Oshawa (Gr 2), Runnymede (Gr 3)
1940Waterloo SiskinsOwen Sound GreysAurora Bears (Gr 5)
1941Brantford Lions (Gr 5)Oshawa Bees (Gr 3)Owen Sound (Gr 8), St. Catharines (Gr 6)
1942Stratford Canadians (Gr 5)Hamilton Aerovox (Gr 4)Owen Sound (Gr 7), U of Toronto (Gr 3)
1943Port Colborne RecreationistsMilton Tigers (TGr)U of Toronto (PSG), Windsor
1944De La Salle AcademyBarrie ColtsKingston, Kitchener
1945St. Michael's Buzzers (PSG)Stratford Kroehlers (Gr 9)Oshawa, Windsor
1946De La Salle Academy (Gr 3)Kitchener Greenshirts (Gr 5)Scarborough (Gr 2), Waterloo (Gr 6)
1947De La Salle Academy (TGr3)Hamilton Aerovox (Gr 6)Port Colborne (Gr 8), Toronto (TGr2)
1948Hamilton Aerovox (Gr 7)St. Michael's Buzzers (TGr4)Upper Canada College (TGr5)
1949Kitchener Greenshirts (CGr)Upper Canada College (PSG)North Toronto (TGr2), Toronto (TGr1)
1950Barrie Colts (GB)Guelph Biltmores (WGr)Toronto Carwill Transport (T)
Formation of Leagues (1950–1969)
YearChampionFinalistSemifinalist(s)
1951Sarnia Jr. Sailors (W)Weston Dukes (Met)Kingston (E), Kitchener (WGr)
1952Weston Dukes (Met)Waterloo Siskins (WGr)Belleville (E), Hamilton (ND)
1953Weston Dukes (Met)Waterloo Siskins (WGr)Belleville (E), Seaforth (W)
1954Waterloo Siskins (WGr)Weston Dukes (Met)Kingston Vics (E)
1955Woodstock Warriors (C)Woodbridge Dodgers (Met)Peterborough (E), Seaforth (W)
1956Waterloo Siskins (C)Brampton Regents (Met)Kingston Vics (E)
1957Dixie Beehives (Met)Sarnia Legionnaires (W)Burlington (C), Peterborough (E)
1958Sarnia Legionnaires (W)Lakeshore Bruins (Met)Burlington (C), Peterborough (E)
1959Sarnia Legionnaires (W)Aurora Bears (Met)St. Catharines (ND), Waterloo (C)
1960Waterloo Siskins (C)Toronto Marlboros (Met)Chatham (BC), Peterborough (E)
1961St. Michael's Buzzers (Met)Owen Sound Greys (C)Peterborough (E), St. Marys
1962Waterloo Siskins (C)St. Thomas Barons (W)Belleville (E), Chatham (BC)
1963St. Marys Lincolns (W)Kingston Frontenacs (E)Burlington (ND), Detroit (BC)
1964Waterloo Siskins (C)Weston Dodgers (Met)Kingston (E), London (W)
1965Kitchener Greenshirts (C)Etobicoke Indians (Met)Hamilton (ND), London (W)
1966Sarnia Legionnaires (W)Westclair York Steelers (Met)Hamilton (ND), Oshawa (E)
1967Kitchener Greenshirts (C)Dixie Beehives (Met)Peterborough (E), Stamford (ND)
1968Sarnia Legionnaires (W)Markham Seal-A-Wax (Met)Oshawa (E), St. Marys (C)
1969Markham Seal-A-Wax (Met)Strathroy Rockets (C)Hamilton (ND), Oshawa (E)
League Expansion Era (1969–1979)
YearChampionFinalistSemi-finalist(s)
1970Dixie Beehives (Met)Hamilton Mountain Bees (ND)Kingston (E), Stratford (WO)
1971Dixie Beehives (Met)Hamilton Mountain Bees (ND)Peterborough (E), Petrolia (BC)
1972Markham Waxers (Met)St. Marys Lincolns (WO)Peterborough (E), St. Catharines (ND)
1973Sarnia Bees (WO)Toronto Nationals (Met)Hamilton (ND), Owen Sound (MO)
1974Hamilton Red Wings (ND)Bramalea Blues (Met)Owen Sound (MO), Sarnia (WO)
1975Bramalea Blues (Met)Oakville Blades (C)Hamilton (GH), Waterloo (WW)
1976St. Marys Lincolns (WO)Collingwood Blues (MO)Belleville (Met), Streetsville (C)
1977Stratford Cullitons (WW)Streetsville Derbys (C)St. Catharines (GH), Seneca (Met)
1978Stratford Cullitons (MW)Streetsville Derbys (C)Oshawa (Met), Windsor (WO)
1979Streetsville Derbys (C)St. Catharines Falcons (GH)Oshawa (Met), Windsor (WO)
4- and 5-League Eras (1979–1993)
YearChampionFinalistSemifinalist(s)
1980Belleville Bobcats (Met)Windsor Royals (WO)Streetsville Derbys (C)
1981Burlington Cougars (C)Stratford Cullitons (MW)St. Catharines (GH), St. Michael's (Met)
1982St. Michael's Buzzers (Met)Sarnia Bees (WO)Oakville Blades (C)
1983Henry Carr Crusaders (Met)Stratford Cullitons (MW)London (WO), Streetsville (C)
1984Waterloo Siskins (MW)Streetsville Derbys (C)Oshawa Legionaires (Met)
1985Waterloo Siskins (MW)Bramalea Blues (Met)Barrie Colts (C)
1986Stratford Cullitons (MW)Streetsville Derbys (C)Pickering (Met), St. Thomas (WO)
1987St. Thomas Stars (WO)Niagara Falls Devils (GH)Burlington Cougars (C)
1988Waterloo Siskins (MW)Bramalea Blues (Met)Barrie (C), Niagara Falls (GH)
1989St. Michael's Buzzers (Met)Niagara Falls Devils (GH)Barrie (C), Sarnia (WO)
1990Stratford Cullitons (MW)St. Catharines Falcons (GH)Barrie (C), Chatham (WO)
1991Waterloo Siskins (MW)Oakville Blades (C)Chatham (WO), Welland (GH)
1992Kitchener Dutchmen (MW)Milton Merchants (C)London (WO), St. Catharines (GH)
1993Barrie Colts (C)Kitchener Dutchmen (MW)Hamilton (GH), Sarnia (WO)
3-League Era (1993–2007)
YearChampionFinalistRR Finalist
1994Waterloo Siskins (MW)St. Catharines Falcons (GH)St. Marys Lincolns (WO)
1995Stratford Cullitons (MW)St. Thomas Stars (WO)Niagara Falls Canucks (GH)
1996Niagara Falls Canucks (GH)St. Thomas Stars (WO)Stratford Cullitons (MW)
1997Elmira Sugar Kings (MW)St. Catharines Falcons (GH)Strathroy Rockets (WO)
1998Niagara Falls Canucks (GH)Elmira Sugar Kings (MW)Chatham Maroons (WO)
1999Chatham Maroons (WO)Stratford Cullitons (MW)St. Catharines Falcons (GH)
2000Cambridge Winterhawks (MW)St. Catharines Falcons (GH)Chatham Maroons (WO)
2001Elmira Sugar Kings (MW)Thorold Blackhawks (GH)Chatham Maroons (WO)
2002Sarnia Blast (WO)Elmira Sugar Kings (MW)Niagara Falls Canucks (GH)
2003Stratford Cullitons (MW)Thorold Blackhawks (GH)Petrolia Jets (WO)
2004Stratford Cullitons (MW)Thorold Blackhawks (GH)Chatham Maroons (WO)
2005Thorold Blackhawks (GH)Chatham Maroons (WO)Listowel Cyclones (MW)
2006Cambridge Winterhawks (MW)Niagara Falls Canucks (GH)Chatham Maroons (WO)
2007Cambridge Winterhawks (MW)Strathroy Rockets (WO)St. Catharines Falcons (GH)
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (2007–Present)
YearChampionFinalistRR Finalist
2008Tecumseh Chiefs (WOC)Elmira Sugar Kings (MWC)Thorold Blackhawks (GHC)
2009Brantford Eagles (MWC)Stoney Creek Warriors (GHC)Sarnia Legionnaires (WOC)
2010LaSalle Vipers (WOC)Brantford Eagles (MWC)Stoney Creek Warriors (GHC)
2011Elmira Sugar Kings (MWC)Niagara Falls Canucks (GHC)St. Thomas Stars (WOC)
2012St. Catharines Falcons (GHC)Brantford Eagles (MWC)London Nationals (WOC)
2013London Nationals (WOC)Cambridge Winter Hawks (MWC)St. Catharines Falcons (GHC)
YearChampionFinalistSemifinalist(s)
2014Caledonia Corvairs (GHC)St. Catharines Falcons (GHC)*Leamington (WOC), Waterloo (MWC)
2015Caledonia Corvairs (GHC)LaSalle Vipers (WOC)*Elmira (MWC), Leamington (WOC)
2016Caledonia Corvairs (GHC)London Nationals (WOC)Stratford (MWC), Waterloo* (MWC)
2017Elmira Sugar Kings* (MWC)London Nationals (WOC)Caledonia (GHC), Listowel (MWC)
2018Listowel Cyclones (MWC)Caledonia Corvairs (GHC)Elmira* (MWC), London (WOC)
2019Waterloo Siskins (MWC)London Nationals (WOC)Listowel* (MWC), Niagara Falls (GHC)
2020 & 2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak
YearChampionFinalistRR Finalist
2022St. Catharines Falcons (GHC)Chatham Maroons (WOC)Cambridge Redhawks (MWC)
2023Leamington Flyers (WOC)Stratford Warriors (MWC)Hamilton Kilty B's (GHC)
2024Listowel Cyclones (MWC)St. Marys Lincolns (WOC)Fort Erie Meteors (GHC)

(*) advanced to championship round as wild card. Lost in conference final, but advanced based on superior record over the other two conference finalists.

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