The Ontario Mining Cup is an annual mining industry ice hockey tournament held in Timmins, Ontario at the McIntyre Arena.[1] The event is currently hosted by the Porcupine branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM).[2][3] The event was founded as an education fundraiser by mining engineer and mayor of Timmins Steve Black, in 2014.[4][5] Proceeds from the tournament go towards scholarships, bursaries and awards for mining students at the Haileybury Campus of Northern College.[6][7][8]

Ontario Mining Cup
SportIce hockey
Founded2014
No. of teams16
CountryCanada
Most recent
champion(s)
Nalco
Official websiteontariominingcup.com

Format

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The tournament is a round robin competition followed by a single elimination playoff that has determined the mining industry champion since the inaugural 2014 Ontario Mining Cup Hockey Tournament.[9] The tournament features 16 teams representing mining sector organizations.[10]

Champions

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2019 Ontario Mining Cup Champions: Ontario Mine Rescue

A division

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Year Champions Finalists Score
2014 Taurus Drilling Kidd Operations A 4-3 [11]
2015[12] Nalco Taurus Drilling 5-1[13]
2016 Nalco Ontario Mine Rescue 4-3
2017 Nalco Ontario Mine Rescue 2-1
2018 Nalco Ontario Mine Rescue 3-2
2019 Ontario Mine Rescue Nalco 2-0
2020 Not Contested - COVID-19 - -
2021 Not Contested - COVID-19 - -
2022 Not Contested - COVID-19 - -
2023[14] - - -

B division

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Year Champions Finalists Score
2014 Goldcorp Porcupine Gold Mines Ontario Mine Rescue 7-4
2015 Kidd Operations B Lincoln Strategic
2016
2017 Kidd Operations A The Miner's Son Restaurant 3-1
2018
2019 TBD TBD -
2020 Not Contested - COVID-19 - -
2021 Not Contested - COVID-19 - -
2022 Not Contested - COVID-19 - -
2023 - - -

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ontario Mining Association. "Ontario Mining Association - Featured Events". Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  2. ^ Thomas Parisi (March 5, 2014). "Q92 Timmins". Q92 Timmins. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  3. ^ "Timmins Mining Cup hockey". CTV Northern Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  4. ^ Timmins Daily Press (March 4, 2014). "Timmins Daily Press - 2014 Ontario Mining Cup Notification". Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  5. ^ Moose FM (2014-03-18). "Moose FM - 2014 Ontario Mining Cup Notification". Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  6. ^ "Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards for Students in Mining and Instrumentation at the Haileybury Campus of Northern College" (PDF). O.E. Walli Foundation Inc. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  7. ^ "CIM Porcupine Branch - Vision & Mission". Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  8. ^ "City of Timmins Council Meeting Webcasts & Video Archive". Swagit Productions, LLC. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  9. ^ Timmins Chamber of Commerce (Mar 4, 2014). "Timmins Chamber of Commerce - 2014 Ontario Mining Cup Notification". Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  10. ^ "2014 Ontario Mining Cup". Timmins Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Ontario Mining Cup Hockey a Huge Success". Timmins Today. Timmins Today. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  12. ^ Timmins Chamber of Commerce. "Timmins Chamber of Commerce - 2015 Ontario Mining Cup Notification". Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  13. ^ "Miners Cup reignites competitive tradition". Timmins Daily Press. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  14. ^ "2023 Ontario Mining Cup Live Schedule". Google Docs. CIM Porcupine Branch. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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