The Ontario Mining Cup is an annual mining industry ice hockey tournament held in Timmins, Ontario at the McIntyre Arena. The event is currently hosted by the Porcupine branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). The event was founded as an education fundraiser by mining engineer and mayor of Timmins Steve Black, in 2014. Proceeds from the tournament go towards scholarships, bursaries and awards for mining students at the Haileybury Campus of Northern College.
Format The tournament is a round robin competition followed by a single elimination playoff that has determined the mining industry champion since the inaugural 2014 Ontario Mining Cup Hockey Tournament. The tournament features 16 teams representing mining sector organizations.
Champions
A division Year Champions Finalists Score2014 Taurus Drilling Kidd Operations A 4-3 2015 Nalco Taurus Drilling 5-12016 Nalco Ontario Mine Rescue 4-32017 Nalco Ontario Mine Rescue 2-12018 Nalco Ontario Mine Rescue 3-22019 Ontario Mine Rescue Nalco 2-02020 Not Contested - COVID-19 - -2021 Not Contested - COVID-19 - -2022 Not Contested - COVID-19 - -2023 - - -
B division Year Champions Finalists Score2014 Goldcorp Porcupine Gold Mines Ontario Mine Rescue 7-4 2015 Kidd Operations B Lincoln Strategic — 2016 — — — 2017 Kidd Operations A The Miner's Son Restaurant 3-1 2018 — — — 2019 TBD TBD -2020 Not Contested - COVID-19 - -2021 Not Contested - COVID-19 - -2022 Not Contested - COVID-19 - -2023 - - -
See also Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
References
External links Ontario Mining Cup