The Emms Trophy is presented annually to the regular season champion of the Central division in the Ontario Hockey League. The trophy was inaugurated in the 1975–76 season for the winner of the Emms division, the more westerly of the two divisions at the time. When the league realigned into three divisions in 1994–95, it has since been awarded to the Central division.[1]

Emms Trophy
SportIce hockey
Awarded forRegular season champion, Central division
History
First award1976
Most winsBarrie Colts (8)
Most recentNorth Bay Battalion

The award is named in recognition of Hap Emms. Leighton "Hap" Emms was a coach, team owner, and general manager, with a 33 year presence in the Ontario Hockey Association, as the owner of the Barrie Flyers, Niagara Falls Flyers, and St. Catharines Black Hawks between 1945 and 1978. Teams that Emms coached or owned appeared in eight Memorial Cup tournaments, winning four Memorial Cups.

Winners

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List of winners of the Emms trophy.[1]

Season Team GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
1975–76 Hamilton Fincups 66 43 15 8 94 379 232
1976–77 St. Catharines Fincups 66 50 11 5 105 438 242
1977–78 London Knights 68 35 22 11 81 333 251
1978–79 Niagara Falls Flyers 68 43 21 4 90 361 243
1979–80 Windsor Spitfires 68 36 31 1 73 323 344
1980–81 Kitchener Rangers 68 34 33 1 69 321 320
1981–82 Kitchener Rangers 68 44 21 3 91 322 247
1982–83 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 70 48 21 1 97 363 270
1983–84 Kitchener Rangers 70 52 16 2 106 418 276
1984–85 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 54 11 1 109 381 215
1985–86 North Bay Centennials 66 41 21 4 86 330 240
1986–87 North Bay Centennials 66 46 18 2 94 357 216
1987–88 Windsor Compuware Spitfires 66 50 14 2 102 396 215
1988–89 Kitchener Rangers 66 41 19 6 88 318 251
1989–90 London Knights 66 41 19 6 88 313 246
1990–91 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 42 21 3 87 303 217
1991–92 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 41 19 6 88 335 229
1992–93 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 38 23 5 81 334 260
1993–94 Detroit Junior Red Wings 66 42 20 4 88 312 237
1994–95 Guelph Storm 66 47 14 5 99 330 200
1995–96 Guelph Storm 66 45 16 5 95 297 186
1996–97 Kitchener Rangers 66 34 22 10 78 274 235
1997–98 Guelph Storm 66 42 18 6 90 263 189
1998–99 Barrie Colts 68 49 13 6 104 343 192
1999–2000 Barrie Colts 68 43 18 6 1 93 306 212
2000–01 Sudbury Wolves 68 35 22 8 3 81 237 196
2001–02 Toronto St. Michael's Majors 68 40 19 8 1 89 230 177
2002–03 Brampton Battalion 68 34 24 6 4 78 239 202
2003–04 Toronto St. Michael's Majors 68 38 21 7 2 85 210 187
2004–05 Mississauga IceDogs 68 34 21 12 1 81 207 172
Season Team GP W L OTL SL Pts GF GA
2005–06 Brampton Battalion 68 44 21 1 2 91 275 222
2006–07 Barrie Colts 68 48 19 0 1 97 273 193
2007–08 Brampton Battalion 68 42 22 1 3 88 259 187
2008–09 Brampton Battalion 68 47 19 1 1 96 264 184
2009–10 Barrie Colts 68 57 9 0 2 116 327 186
2010–11 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 68 53 13 0 2 108 287 170
2011–12 Niagara IceDogs 68 47 18 0 3 97 291 169
2012–13 Barrie Colts 68 44 20 2 2 92 245 185
2013–14 North Bay Battalion 68 38 24 4 2 82 220 189
2014–15 Barrie Colts 68 41 24 1 2 85 278 227
2015–16 Barrie Colts 68 43 22 0 3 89 295 207
2016–17 Mississauga Steelheads 68 34 21 6 7 81 240 219
2017–18 Barrie Colts 68 42 21 4 1 89 297 229
2018–19 Niagara IceDogs 68 44 17 7 0 95 326 209
2019–20 Sudbury Wolves 63 34 27 1 1 70 259 240
2020–21 Not awarded, season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021–22 North Bay Battalion 68 43 18 3 4 93 267 198
2022–23 North Bay Battalion 68 48 17 2 1 99 285 183
2023–24 North Bay Battalion 68 39 20 7 2 87 300 240

References

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  1. ^ a b Bell, Aaron (2017). 2017–18 OHL Media Information Guide (PDF). Scarborough, Ontario: Ontario Hockey League. pp. 144–159. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  2. ^ Jeffrey, Jake (2021-04-20). "OHL officially cancels the 2020-21 season". Global News. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
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