Sutherland Cup
# 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.

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

* 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

   * a.k.a. 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) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1934 | St. Michael's Buzzers (Gr 5) | Preston Riverside (Gr 8) | Hagersville (Gr 10), Peterborough (Gr 2) |
| 1935 | Barrie Colts | St. Michael's Buzzers | Niagara Falls, Peterborough |
| 1936 | St. Michael's Buzzers | Guelph Maple Leafs | Assumption, Kingston |
| 1937 | Northern Vocational | Barrie Colts | Guelph, Niagara Falls |
| 1938 | Kingston Indians (Gr 1) | Barrie Colts (Gr 15) | Brantford (Gr 11), Northern (Gr 5) |
| 1939 | Niagara Falls Good Cheer (Gr 5) | Kitchener Greenshirts (Gr 6) | Oshawa (Gr 2), Runnymede (Gr 3) |
| 1940 | Waterloo Siskins | Owen Sound Greys | Aurora Bears (Gr 5) |
| 1941 | Brantford Lions (Gr 5) | Oshawa Bees (Gr 3) | Owen Sound (Gr 8), St. Catharines (Gr 6) |
| 1942 | Stratford Canadians (Gr 5) | Hamilton Aerovox (Gr 4) | Owen Sound (Gr 7), U of Toronto (Gr 3) |
| 1943 | Port Colborne Recreationists | Milton Tigers (TGr) | U of Toronto (PSG), Windsor |
| 1944 | De La Salle Academy | Barrie Colts | Kingston, Kitchener |
| 1945 | St. Michael's Buzzers (PSG) | Stratford Kroehlers (Gr 9) | Oshawa, Windsor |
| 1946 | De La Salle Academy (Gr 3) | Kitchener Greenshirts (Gr 5) | Scarborough (Gr 2), Waterloo (Gr 6) |
| 1947 | De La Salle Academy (TGr3) | Hamilton Aerovox (Gr 6) | Port Colborne (Gr 8), Toronto (TGr2) |
| 1948 | Hamilton Aerovox (Gr 7) | St. Michael's Buzzers (TGr4) | Upper Canada College (TGr5) |
| 1949 | Kitchener Greenshirts (CGr) | Upper Canada College (PSG) | North Toronto (TGr2), Toronto (TGr1) |
| 1950 | Barrie Colts (GB) | Guelph Biltmores (WGr) | Toronto Carwill Transport (T) |
| Formation of Leagues (1950–1969) |||||||||||
| Year | Champion | Finalist | Semifinalist(s) |
| 1951 | Sarnia Jr. Sailors (W) | Weston Dukes (Met) | Kingston (E), Kitchener (WGr) |
| 1952 | Weston Dukes (Met) | Waterloo Siskins (WGr) | Belleville (E), Hamilton (ND) |
| 1953 | Weston Dukes (Met) | Waterloo Siskins (WGr) | Belleville (E), Seaforth (W) |
| 1954 | Waterloo Siskins (WGr) | Weston Dukes (Met) | Kingston Vics (E) |
| 1955 | Woodstock Warriors (C) | Woodbridge Dodgers (Met) | Peterborough (E), Seaforth (W) |
| 1956 | Waterloo Siskins (C) | Brampton Regents (Met) | Kingston Vics (E) |
| 1957 | Dixie Beehives (Met) | Sarnia Legionnaires (W) | Burlington (C), Peterborough (E) |
| 1958 | Sarnia Legionnaires (W) | Lakeshore Bruins (Met) | Burlington (C), Peterborough (E) |
| 1959 | Sarnia Legionnaires (W) | Aurora Bears (Met) | St. Catharines (ND), Waterloo (C) |
| 1960 | Waterloo Siskins (C) | Toronto Marlboros (Met) | Chatham (BC), Peterborough (E) |
| 1961 | St. Michael's Buzzers (Met) | Owen Sound Greys (C) | Peterborough (E), St. Marys |
| 1962 | Waterloo Siskins (C) | St. Thomas Barons (W) | Belleville (E), Chatham (BC) |
| 1963 | St. Marys Lincolns (W) | Kingston Frontenacs (E) | Burlington (ND), Detroit (BC) |
| 1964 | Waterloo Siskins (C) | Weston Dodgers (Met) | Kingston (E), London (W) |
| 1965 | Kitchener Greenshirts (C) | Etobicoke Indians (Met) | Hamilton (ND), London (W) |
| 1966 | Sarnia Legionnaires (W) | Westclair York Steelers (Met) | Hamilton (ND), Oshawa (E) |
| 1967 | Kitchener Greenshirts (C) | Dixie Beehives (Met) | Peterborough (E), Stamford (ND) |
| 1968 | Sarnia Legionnaires (W) | Markham Seal-A-Wax (Met) | Oshawa (E), St. Marys (C) |
| 1969 | Markham Seal-A-Wax (Met) | Strathroy Rockets (C) | Hamilton (ND), Oshawa (E) |
| League Expansion Era (1969–1979) |||||||||||
| Year | Champion | Finalist | Semi-finalist(s) |
| 1970 | Dixie Beehives (Met) | Hamilton Mountain Bees (ND) | Kingston (E), Stratford (WO) |
| 1971 | Dixie Beehives (Met) | Hamilton Mountain Bees (ND) | Peterborough (E), Petrolia (BC) |
| 1972 | Markham Waxers (Met) | St. Marys Lincolns (WO) | Peterborough (E), St. Catharines (ND) |
| 1973 | Sarnia Bees (WO) | Toronto Nationals (Met) | Hamilton (ND), Owen Sound (MO) |
| 1974 | Hamilton Red Wings (ND) | Bramalea Blues (Met) | Owen Sound (MO), Sarnia (WO) |
| 1975 | Bramalea Blues (Met) | Oakville Blades (C) | Hamilton (GH), Waterloo (WW) |
| 1976 | St. Marys Lincolns (WO) | Collingwood Blues (MO) | Belleville (Met), Streetsville (C) |
| 1977 | Stratford Cullitons (WW) | Streetsville Derbys (C) | St. Catharines (GH), Seneca (Met) |
| 1978 | Stratford Cullitons (MW) | Streetsville Derbys (C) | Oshawa (Met), Windsor (WO) |
| 1979 | Streetsville Derbys (C) | St. Catharines Falcons (GH) | Oshawa (Met), Windsor (WO) |
| 4- and 5-League Eras (1979–1993) |||||||||||
| Year | Champion | Finalist | Semifinalist(s) |
| 1980 | Belleville Bobcats (Met) | Windsor Royals (WO) | Streetsville Derbys (C) |
| 1981 | Burlington Cougars (C) | Stratford Cullitons (MW) | St. Catharines (GH), St. Michael's (Met) |
| 1982 | St. Michael's Buzzers (Met) | Sarnia Bees (WO) | Oakville Blades (C) |
| 1983 | Henry Carr Crusaders (Met) | Stratford Cullitons (MW) | London (WO), Streetsville (C) |
| 1984 | Waterloo Siskins (MW) | Streetsville Derbys (C) | Oshawa Legionaires (Met) |
| 1985 | Waterloo Siskins (MW) | Bramalea Blues (Met) | Barrie Colts (C) |
| 1986 | Stratford Cullitons (MW) | Streetsville Derbys (C) | Pickering (Met), St. Thomas (WO) |
| 1987 | St. Thomas Stars (WO) | Niagara Falls Devils (GH) | Burlington Cougars (C) |
| 1988 | Waterloo Siskins (MW) | Bramalea Blues (Met) | Barrie (C), Niagara Falls (GH) |
| 1989 | St. Michael's Buzzers (Met) | Niagara Falls Devils (GH) | Barrie (C), Sarnia (WO) |
| 1990 | Stratford Cullitons (MW) | St. Catharines Falcons (GH) | Barrie (C), Chatham (WO) |
| 1991 | Waterloo Siskins (MW) | Oakville Blades (C) | Chatham (WO), Welland (GH) |
| 1992 | Kitchener Dutchmen (MW) | Milton Merchants (C) | London (WO), St. Catharines (GH) |
| 1993 | Barrie 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 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak | 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) |

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

