J. Ross Robertson Cup (intermediate ice hockey)

The J. Ross Robertson Cup was a Canadian ice hockey trophy. It was awarded annually to the champion of the intermediate division in the Ontario Hockey Association from the 1898–99 season until the 1933–34 season. It was the second of three similarly named trophies donated by John Ross Robertson, which included the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the annual champions of the junior division, and the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the annual champions of senior division.

J. Ross Robertson Cup
SportIce hockey
LeagueOntario Hockey Association
CompetitionIntermediate level
Awarded forPlayoffs champion
CountryCanada
History
First award1898–99
Final award1933–34
First winnerKingston Frontenacs
Most winsCollingwood (5)
Most recentOakville

History

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John Ross Robertson

The J. Ross Robertson Cup was donated by John Ross Robertson in 1899, to be awarded annually to the champion of the intermediate division in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA).[1][2] Robertson served as president of the OHA from 1899 to 1905, had founded the Toronto Evening Telegram, helped establish The Hospital for Sick Children, and served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada for Toronto East.[1] He was against professionalism in sports, and felt that "sport should be pursued for its own sake, for when professionalism begins, true sport ends".[3]

The OHA began the intermediate division for the 1896–97 season.[4][5] Intermediate division players were rated between the senior and junior divisions. The Kingston Frontenacs team coached by James T. Sutherland won the first J. Ross Robertson Cup awarded to the intermediate hockey division in 1899.[6] The J. Ross Robertson Cup continued to be awarded the OHA intermediate champion until the division was discontinued in 1934.[4][5]

The J. Ross Robertson Cup was the second of three similarly named trophies Robertson donated to the OHA, which included the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the annual champions of the junior division, and the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the annual champions of senior division.[1][2]

List of cup winners

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James T. Sutherland with the Kingston Frontenacs in 1899
 
1898–99 Kingston Frontenacs intermediates and the J. Ross Robertson Cup (inset, upper left)

List of cup winners:[4]

Year Champion Total goals Finalist
1899 Kingston Frontenacs 5–2 Guelph National
1900 London 3–1 Belleville
1901 St. George's Toronto 10–8 Port Hope
1902 Peterborough 7–6 Galt
1903 Paris 12–7 Toronto Marlboros
1904 Stratford 13–11 Midland
1905 Victoria Harbour 9–6 Berlin
1906 Peterborough 14–8 Goderich
1907 Berlin 12–7 Collingwood
1908 Midland 23–20 Collingwood
1909 Lindsay 12–5 Stratford
1910 Collingwood 9–7 London
1911 Preston 12–10 Midland
1912 Preston 24–21 Midland
1913 Collingwood 19–9 London
1914 Berlin 5–3 Orillia
1915 Orillia 6–4 Wiarton
1916 Sarnia 19–18 Belleville
1917 Hamilton 9–6 Kitchener
1918 Collingwood 6–5 Oshawa
1919 Collingwood 9–6 Kingston
1920 Collingwood 16–3 Kingston
1921 Galt A.A.A. 7–4 Collingwood
1922 Kitchener 8–2 Niagara Falls
1923 Stratford 2–2 Guelph A.A.A.
1924 Niagara Falls 7–6 Peterborough
1925 Grimsby 11–4 Kingston
1926 New Hamburg 6–1 Grimsby
1927 London 12th Battery 3–0 Jordan
1928 Port Colborne 2–1 Kitchener-Waterloo
1929 Kitchener 6–3 Willowdale
1930 Paris 8–6 Walkerton
1931 Royal Military College 9–3 Chatham
1932 Windsor 5–4 Doherty A.C., Toronto
Year Champion Total games Finalist
1933 Woodstock 2–1 Oakville
1934 Oakville 2–0 Oshawa

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Robertson, John Ross—Biography—Honoured Builder". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. 1947. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2005). Silverware. Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing Company. pp. 8–9. ISBN 1-55168-296-6.
  3. ^ Young, Scott (1989). 100 Years of Dropping the Puck. Toronto, Ontario: McClelland & Stewart. pp. 46–47. ISBN 0-7710-9093-5.
  4. ^ a b c "Other champions". Ontario Hockey Association. 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Annual Report: Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition. Cambridge, Ontario: Ontario Hockey Association. 2006. p. W–9.
  6. ^ Fitsell, J.W. (Bill) (2012). Captain James T. Sutherland: The Grand Old Man of Hockey & The Battle for the Original Hockey Hall of Fame. Kingston, Ontario: Quarry Heritage Books. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-55082-374-5.