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.
The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario 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 Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) 2007 to present
Past competing leagues Border Cities Junior B Hockey League (BCJHL) 1958–1964 Central Junior B Hockey League (CJBHL) 1954–1993 Eastern Junior B Hockey League (EJBHL) 1955–1972 Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League (GHJHL) 1974–2007 Metro Junior B Hockey League (MetJHL) 1956–1989 Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League (MOJBHL) 1968–1978 Mid-Western Junior Hockey League (MWJBHL) 1977–2007 Southwestern Junior B Hockey League (SJBHL) 1973–1974 a.k.a. Waterloo-Wellington Junior B Hockey League (WWJHL) 1974–1977 Niagara District Junior B Hockey League (NJBHL) 1956–1979 Southwestern Junior B Hockey League (SWJBHL) 1976–1978 Western Junior B Hockey League (WOJBHL) 1956–1968 Western Ontario Hockey League (WOHL) 1969–2007
Sutherland Cup Champions
Early Groupings (1933–1950) Year Champion Finalist Semifinalist(s)1934St. Michael's Buzzers (Gr 5)Preston Riverside (Gr 8)Hagersville (Gr 10), Peterborough (Gr 2)1935Barrie ColtsSt. Michael's BuzzersNiagara Falls, Peterborough1936St. Michael's BuzzersGuelph Maple LeafsAssumption, Kingston1937Northern VocationalBarrie ColtsGuelph, Niagara Falls1938Kingston 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), Windsor1944De La Salle AcademyBarrie ColtsKingston, Kitchener1945St. Michael's Buzzers (PSG)Stratford Kroehlers (Gr 9)Oshawa, Windsor1946De 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) Year Champion Finalist Semifinalist(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. Marys1962Waterloo 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) Year Champion Finalist Semi-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) Year Champion Finalist Semifinalist(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) Year Champion Finalist RR Finalist 1994 Waterloo Siskins (MW) St. Catharines Falcons (GH) St. Marys Lincolns (WO) 1995 Stratford Cullitons (MW) St. Thomas Stars (WO) Niagara Falls Canucks (GH) 1996 Niagara Falls Canucks (GH) St. Thomas Stars (WO) Stratford Cullitons (MW) 1997 Elmira Sugar Kings (MW) St. Catharines Falcons (GH) Strathroy Rockets (WO) 1998 Niagara Falls Canucks (GH) Elmira Sugar Kings (MW) Chatham Maroons (WO) 1999 Chatham Maroons (WO) Stratford Cullitons (MW) St. Catharines Falcons (GH) 2000 Cambridge Winterhawks (MW) St. Catharines Falcons (GH) Chatham Maroons (WO) 2001 Elmira Sugar Kings (MW) Thorold Blackhawks (GH) Chatham Maroons (WO) 2002 Sarnia Blast (WO) Elmira Sugar Kings (MW) Niagara Falls Canucks (GH) 2003 Stratford Cullitons (MW) Thorold Blackhawks (GH) Petrolia Jets (WO) 2004 Stratford Cullitons (MW) Thorold Blackhawks (GH) Chatham Maroons (WO) 2005 Thorold Blackhawks (GH) Chatham Maroons (WO) Listowel Cyclones (MW) 2006 Cambridge Winterhawks (MW) Niagara Falls Canucks (GH) Chatham Maroons (WO) 2007 Cambridge Winterhawks (MW) Strathroy Rockets (WO) St. Catharines Falcons (GH) Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (2007–Present) Year Champion Finalist RR Finalist 2008 Tecumseh Chiefs (WOC) Elmira Sugar Kings (MWC) Thorold Blackhawks (GHC) 2009 Brantford Eagles (MWC) Stoney Creek Warriors (GHC) Sarnia Legionnaires (WOC) 2010 LaSalle Vipers (WOC) Brantford Eagles (MWC) Stoney Creek Warriors (GHC) 2011 Elmira Sugar Kings (MWC) Niagara Falls Canucks (GHC) St. Thomas Stars (WOC) 2012 St. Catharines Falcons (GHC) Brantford Eagles (MWC) London Nationals (WOC) 2013 London Nationals (WOC) Cambridge Winter Hawks (MWC) St. Catharines Falcons (GHC) Year Champion Finalist Semifinalist(s) 2014 Caledonia Corvairs (GHC) St. Catharines Falcons (GHC)* Leamington (WOC), Waterloo (MWC) 2015 Caledonia Corvairs (GHC) LaSalle Vipers (WOC)* Elmira (MWC), Leamington (WOC) 2016 Caledonia Corvairs (GHC) London Nationals (WOC) Stratford (MWC), Waterloo* (MWC) 2017 Elmira Sugar Kings* (MWC) London Nationals (WOC) Caledonia (GHC), Listowel (MWC) 2018 Listowel Cyclones (MWC) Caledonia Corvairs (GHC) Elmira* (MWC), London (WOC) 2019 Waterloo Siskins (MWC) London Nationals (WOC) Listowel* (MWC), Niagara Falls (GHC) 2020 & 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak Year Champion Finalist RR Finalist 2022 St. Catharines Falcons (GHC) Chatham Maroons (WOC) Cambridge Redhawks (MWC) 2023 Leamington Flyers (WOC) Stratford Warriors (MWC) Hamilton Kilty B's (GHC) 2024 Listowel Cyclones (MWC) St. Marys Lincolns (WOC) Fort Erie Meteors(GHC) Year Champion Finalist 2025 Chatham Maroons (WC) St. Catharines Falcons (EC) 2026 Cambridge Redhawks (EC) St. Marys Lincolns (WC) (*) advanced to championship round as wild card. Lost in conference final, but advanced based on superior record over the other two conference finalists.
References
External links GOJHL