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Sutherland Cup
The Sutherland Cup
First awarded in 1934, the Sutherland Cup is emblematic of Junior 'B' supremacy in the Ontario Hockey Association.
The 26 teams in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League now compete for this trophy.
The Waterloo Siskins have won the most Sutherland Cup championships with 11, with their first coming in 1940 and their most recent in 1994.
In 2007, the Cambridge Winterhawks became the eighth team to win the Sutherland Cup in consecutive years.
James T. Sutherland
The Sutherland Cup is named after Captain James T. Sutherland. He was a hockey pioneer who was instrumental in the promotion of the Ontario Hockey Association at every opportunity. He became President of the OHA in 1915 and, one year later, first held the same office for the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. He was known as the main source for hockey information, as a coach, and as a referee.
He introduced preseason conditioning exercises and a coaching system. In 1919 on his discharge from the army, one of his first accomplishments was to recommend a trophy as a memorial to the young men who died in the European conflict. From this came the creation of the Memorial Cup, emblematic of the Canadian Junior Championship, first awarded to the University of Toronto in 1919.
He dedicated his life to helping Canadians recognize and preserve the heritage of their winter sport. To his death on September 15th, 1955, he insisted that events in the town of Kingston in 1888 made that location the actual birth place of organized hockey.
James Thomas Sutherland is known simply as the father of hockey in Ontario.
Sutherland Cup - Past Champions
| Year | Champions | Finalists | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tecumseh Chiefs | Elmira Sugar Kings | 4-0 |
| 2007 | Cambridge Winterhawks | Strathroy Rockets | 4-0 |
| 2006 | Cambridge Winterhawks | Niagara Falls Canucks | 4-1 |
| 2005 | Thorold Blackhawks | Chatham Maroons | 4-1 |
| 2004 | Stratford Cullitons | Thorold Blawk Hawks | 4-0 |
| 2003 | Stratford Cullitons | Thorold Blawk Hawks | 4-3 |
| 2002 | Sarnia Blast | Elmira Sugar Kings | 4-3 |
| 2001 | Elmira Sugar Kings | Thorold Blawk Hawks | 4-2 |
| 2000 | Cambridge Winterhawks | St. Catharines Falcons | 4-0 |
| 1999 | Chatham Maroons | Stratford Cullitons | 4-3 |
| 1998 | Niagara Falls Canucks | Elmira Sugar Kings | 4-3 |
| 1997 | Elmira Sugar Kings | St. Catharines Falcons | 4-3 |
| 1996 | Niagara Falls Canucks | St. Thomas Stars | 4-2 |
| 1995 | Stratford Cullitons | St. Thomas Stars | 4-0 |
| 1994 | Waterloo Siskins | St. Catharines Falcons | 4-2 |
| 1993 | Barrie Colts | Kitchener Dutchmen | 4-0 |
| 1992 | Kitchener Dutchmen | Milton Merchants | 4-1 |
| 1991 | Waterloo Siskins | Oakville Blades | 4-0 |
| 1990 | Stratford Cullitons | St. Catharines Falcons | 4-0 |
| 1989 | St. Michael's College Buzzers | Niagara Falls Canucks | 4-1 |
| 1988 | Waterloo Siskins | Bramalea Blues | 4-1 |
| 1987 | St. Thomas Stars | Niagara Falls Canucks | 4-0 |
| 1986 | Stratford Cullitons | Streetsville Derbys | 4-0 |
| 1985 | Waterloo Siskins | Bramalea Blues | 4-1 |
| 1984 | Waterloo Siskins | Streetsville Derbys | 4-3 |
| 1983 | Henry Carr HS Crusaders | Stratford Cullitons | 4-0 |
| 1982 | St. Michael's College Buzzers | Sarnia Glis Bees | 4-3 |
| 1981 | Burlington Cougars | Stratford Cullitons | 8-4 (Pts) |
| 1980 | Belleville Bobcats | Windsor Royals | 4-0 |
| 1979 | Streetsville Derbys | St. Catharines Falcons | 4-0 |
| 1978 | Stratford Cullitons | Streetsville Derbys | 9-5 (Pts) |
| 1977 | Stratford Cullitons | Streetsville Derbys | 4-2 |
| 1976 | St. Marys Lincolns | Collingwood Blues | 4-3 |
| 1975 | Bramalea Blues | Oakville Blades | 4-3 |
| 1974 | Hamilton Red Wings | Bramalea Blues | Forfeit |
| 1973 | Sarnia Bees | Toronto Nationals | 4-2 |
| 1972 | Markham Waxers | St. Marys Lincolns | 4-2 |
| 1971 | Dixie Beehives | Hamilton Mountain Bees | 4-1 |
| 1970 | Dixie Beehives | Hamilton Mountain Bees | 4-1 |
| 1969 | Markham Waxers | Strathroy Rockets | 4-2 |
| 1968 | Sarnia Legionaires | Markham Waxers | 4-0 |
| 1967 | Kitchener Greenshirts | Dixie Beehives | 4-2 |
| 1966 | Sarnia Legionaires | Toronto Westclair | 4-2 |
| 1965 | Kitchener Greenshirts | Etobicoke Indians | 4-2 |
| 1964 | Waterloo Siskins | Weston Dodgers | 4-1 |
| 1963 | St. Marys Lincolns | Kingston Frontenacs | 4-2 |
| 1962 | Waterloo Siskins | St Thomas Barons | 4-1 |
| 1961 | St. Michael's College Buzzers | Owen Sound Greys | 4-0 |
| 1960 | Waterloo Siskins | Toronto Marlboros | 4-2 |
| 1959 | Sarnia Legionaires | Aurora Bears | 4-2 |
| 1958 | Sarnia Legionaires | Toronto Lakeshore Bruins | 4-1 |
| 1957 | Dixie Beehives | Sarnia Legionaires | 4-2 |
| 1956 | Waterloo Siskins | Brampton Regents | 4-1 |
| 1955 | Woodstock Warriors | Woodbridge Dodgers | 4-2 |
| 1954 | Waterloo Siskins | Weston Dukes | 4-3 |
| 1953 | Weston Dukes | Waterloo Siskins | 4-3 |
| 1952 | Weston Dukes | Waterloo Hurricanes | 4-1 |
| 1951 | Sarnia Jr. Sailors | Weston Dukes | 4-1 |
| 1950 | Barrie Flyers | Guelph Bitmore Bees | 4-1 |
| 1949 | Kitchener Greenshirts | Upper Canada Collegians | 3-0 |
| 1948 | Hamilton Aerovox | St. Michael's College Buzzers | 3-0 |
| 1947 | De La Salle Oaklands | Hamilton Aerovox | 3-2 |
| 1946 | De La Salle Oaklands | Kitchener Greenshirts | 3-1 |
| 1945 | St. Michael's College Buzzers | Stratford Kroehlers | 2-1 |
| 1944 | De La Salle Oaklands | Barrie Colts | 2-1 |
| 1943 | Port Colborne Recreationists | Milton Bombers | 2-0 |
| 1942 | Stratford Kist Canadians | Hamilton Tigers | 3-1 |
| 1941 | Brantford Lions | Oshawa Bees | 3-0 |
| 1940 | Waterloo Siskins | Owen Sound Greys | 3-1 |
| 1939 | Niagara Falls Good Cheer | Kitchener Greenshirts | 2-0 |
| 1938 | Kingston Red Indians | Barrie Colts | 3-0 |
| 1937 | Toronto Northern Novacs | Barrie Colts | 16-9 (Goals) |
| 1936 | St. Michael's College Buzzers | Guelph Maple Leafs | 2-1 |
| 1935 | Barrie Colts | St. Michael's College Buzzers | 3-1 |
| 1934 | St. Michael's College Buzzers | Preston Riverside | 2-0 |
