Collingwood Blues
Encyclopedia
The Collingwood Blues were a Junior "A" ice hockey
team from Collingwood
, Ontario
, Canada
. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League and earlier the Central Junior B Hockey League.
s as All-Ontario Junior "C" Champions.
Although the exact origin of the Blues is not currently known, they dabbled mainly in Junior B and Junior C from 1969 until 1993. They won the Central Junior B Hockey League playoff championship in 1970 and 1971. In 1972, after transferring to the Mid-Ontario Junior B League
, they won their league title. They won that title again in 1975-76 and advanced through the Ontario playdowns all the way to the Sutherland Cup
provincial final against the St. Marys Lincolns
of the Western Junior B Hockey League
. St. Marys won the series 4-3, handing Collingwood their only home defeat of the season, in game 7 of the finals.
The Blues played in the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League
in 1976-77 and finished third out of four teams. In 1977, the Collingwood Blues informed the SOJHL that they were no longer interested in Junior A hockey and left the league to join the local Junior C loop. The folding of the Blues allowed for the folding of the SOJHL. The next season the team was called the Glassmen and compete at the Junior C level. In 1979, the team changed their name to the Shipbuilders and jumped to the Major Intermediate A Hockey League
. The Shipbuilder were 1982-83 Major Int. "A" Champions and second place in the province to a team from Timmins, Ontario
. In 1983, the league was promoted to Senior "A". The team left the league in 1987 and went on hiatus. In their final Senior season they dropped down to the Georgian Bay Senior A Hockey League. They finished second in the regular season behind the Durham Huskies
, but they won the league playoffs and the OHA Senior "A" title 4-games-to-2 against the Dunnville Mudcats of the Southern Ontario league.
In 1988, the Blues voted back into the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the league was promoted to Junior A status and the Blues remained a member of that league until 2011.
In 2010, the Blues changed their name to the Blackhawks. On April 3, 2011, the League announced that the franchise had ceased operations.
OPJHL Years
Ice hockey
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team from Collingwood
Collingwood, Ontario
Collingwood is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it is situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern point of Georgian Bay.-History:...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League and earlier the Central Junior B Hockey League.
History
Collingwood junior hockey excellence can be traced back as far as 1950 where the town's Junior "C" team won four straight Clarence Schmalz CupClarence Schmalz Cup
The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...
s as All-Ontario Junior "C" Champions.
Although the exact origin of the Blues is not currently known, they dabbled mainly in Junior B and Junior C from 1969 until 1993. They won the Central Junior B Hockey League playoff championship in 1970 and 1971. In 1972, after transferring to the Mid-Ontario Junior B League
Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League
The Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario. They were sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association and Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, and competed for the All-Ontario Junior "B" title, the Sutherland Cup.-History:The league was formed...
, they won their league title. They won that title again in 1975-76 and advanced through the Ontario playdowns all the way to the Sutherland Cup
Sutherland Cup
The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. 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...
provincial final against the St. Marys Lincolns
St. Marys Lincolns
The St. Marys Lincolns are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
of the Western Junior B Hockey League
Western Junior B Hockey League
The Western Ontario Hockey League was a junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association from 1969 until 2007. As of 2007, the league has become a division of the newly formed Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League...
. St. Marys won the series 4-3, handing Collingwood their only home defeat of the season, in game 7 of the finals.
The Blues played in the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League
Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League
----The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey that lasted from the late 1960s until 1977 in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league was swallowed by what is now called the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1977....
in 1976-77 and finished third out of four teams. In 1977, the Collingwood Blues informed the SOJHL that they were no longer interested in Junior A hockey and left the league to join the local Junior C loop. The folding of the Blues allowed for the folding of the SOJHL. The next season the team was called the Glassmen and compete at the Junior C level. In 1979, the team changed their name to the Shipbuilders and jumped to the Major Intermediate A Hockey League
Major Intermediate A Hockey League
The Major Intermediate A Hockey League was an ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. It existed from 1978 to 1983. Its champion was eligible to compete for the W.G. Hardy Trophy, emblematic of Canadian Intermediate A hockey supremacy.The Georgian Bay...
. The Shipbuilder were 1982-83 Major Int. "A" Champions and second place in the province to a team from Timmins, Ontario
Timmins, Ontario
Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...
. In 1983, the league was promoted to Senior "A". The team left the league in 1987 and went on hiatus. In their final Senior season they dropped down to the Georgian Bay Senior A Hockey League. They finished second in the regular season behind the Durham Huskies
Durham Huskies
----The Durham Huskies are an ice hockey franchise based in the town of Durham, Ontario, Canada. The team is actually a series of teams that have spanned nine decades and through an uncountable series of leagues. The Huskies have existed under of couple short lived monikers before finding their...
, but they won the league playoffs and the OHA Senior "A" title 4-games-to-2 against the Dunnville Mudcats of the Southern Ontario league.
In 1988, the Blues voted back into the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the league was promoted to Junior A status and the Blues remained a member of that league until 2011.
In 2010, the Blues changed their name to the Blackhawks. On April 3, 2011, the League announced that the franchise had ceased operations.
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
| 1969-70 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 4 | |||||||
| 183 | 189 | 40 | 3rd CJBHL | Won League | |||||||
| 1970-71 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 1 | |||||||
| 195 | 138 | 51 | 2nd CJBHL | Won League | |||||||
| 1971-72 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 5 | |||||||
| 226 | 155 | 49 | 3rd MOJBHL | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | 40 | 28 | 9 | 3 | |||||||
| 217 | 139 | 59 | 1st MOJBHL | Lost Final | |||||||
| 1973-74 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 2 | |||||||
| 217 | 143 | 54 | 2nd MOJBHL | Lost Semi-final | |||||||
| 1974-75 | 39 | 27 | 8 | 4 | |||||||
| 223 | 180 | 58 | 1st MOJBHL | Lost Final | |||||||
| 1975-76 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | |||||||
| 260 | 128 | |54 | 1st MOJBHL | Won League, Lost SC Sutherland Cup The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. 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... Final |
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| 1976-77 | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | |||||||
| 156 | 176 | 26 | 3rd SOJAHL | Lost Semi-final | |||||||
| 1977-78 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | |||||||
| 190 | 172 | 32 | 5th MOJCHL | ||||||||
| 1978-79 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| 256 | 112 | 60 | 1st GBIAHL | ||||||||
| 1979-80 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 1 | |||||||
| 194 | 140 | 47 | 2nd GBIAHL | ||||||||
| 1980-81 | 36 | 25 | 10 | 1 | |||||||
| 223 | 158 | 51 | 2nd OHA Int. A | ||||||||
| 1981-82 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
| 236 | 182 | 49 | 2nd OHA Int. A | ||||||||
| 1982-83 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 228 | 129 | 48 | 1st OHA Int. A | Won League | |||||||
| 1983-84 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 1 | |||||||
| 238 | 221 | 41 | 7th OHA Sr. A | ||||||||
| 1984-85 | 40 | 23 | 16 | 1 | |||||||
| 206 | 194 | 47 | 4th OHA Sr. A | ||||||||
| 1985-86 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | |||||||
| 144 | 205 | 30 | 6th OHA Sr. A | ||||||||
| 1986-87 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| 193 | 120 | 36 | 2nd GBSAHL | Won League, Won OHA title | |||||||
| 1987-88 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 42 | 5 | 34 | 3 | |||||||
| 166 | 353 | 13 | 15th CJBHL | ||||||||
| 1989-90 | 42 | 13 | 24 | 5 | |||||||
| 201 | 257 | 31 | 10th CJBHL | ||||||||
| 1990-91 | 42 | 15 | 22 | 5 | |||||||
| 170 | 209 | 35 | 11th CJBHL | ||||||||
| 1991-92 | 42 | 7 | 28 | 7 | |||||||
| 147 | 247 | 21 | 14th CJBHL | ||||||||
| 1992-93 | 48 | 10 | 36 | 2 | |||||||
| 162 | 355 | 23 | 15th CJBHL | ||||||||
| 1993-94 1993–94 OPJHL season The 1993–94 OPJHL season is the 1st season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The nine teams of the East Division competed in a 40-game schedule, while the eight teams of the West Division played a 42-game schedule... |
40 | 10 | 29 | 1 | |||||||
| 127 | 223 | 22 | 8th OPJHL-E | ||||||||
| 1994-95 1994–95 OPJHL season The 1994–95 OPJHL season is the 2nd season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The nine teams of the East Division competed in a 48-game schedule, while the eight teams of the West Division played a 49-game schedule... |
48 | 21 | 24 | 3 | |||||||
| 210 | 223 | 46 | 5th OPJHL-E | ||||||||
| 1995-96 1995–96 OPJHL season The 1995–96 OPJHL season is the 3rd season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The twenty-two teams of the MacKenzie, MacKinnon, Phillips, and Ruddock Divisions competed in a 50-game schedule... |
49 | 28 | 16 | 5 | |||||||
| 237 | 193 | 61 | 2nd OPJHL-P | ||||||||
| 1996-97 1996–97 OPJHL season The 1996–97 OPJHL season is the 4th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The twenty-two teams of the MacKenzie, MacKinnon, Phillips, and Ruddock Divisions competed in a 51-game schedule... |
51 | 28 | 18 | 5 | |||||||
| 249 | 206 | 62 | 2nd OPJHL-P | ||||||||
| 1997-98 1997–98 OPJHL season The 1997–98 OPJHL season is the 5th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The twenty-two teams of the MacKenzie, MacKinnon, Phillips, and Ruddock Divisions competed in a 51-game schedule... |
51 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 263 | 156 | 74 | 1st OPJHL-P | ||
| 1998-99 1998–99 OPJHL season The 1998–99 OPJHL season is the 6th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-seven teams of the Central, East, and West divisions competed in a 51-game schedule... |
51 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 309 | 126 | 84 | 1st OPJHL-C | ||
| 1999-00 1999–2000 OPJHL season The 1999–2000 OPJHL season is the 7th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.... |
47 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 243 | 148 | 60 | 3rd OPJHL-N | ||
| 2000-01 2000–01 OPJHL season The 2000–01 OPJHL season is the 8th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-seven teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.... |
49 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 142 | 57 | 4th OPJHL-N | ||
| 2001-02 2001–02 OPJHL season The 2001–02 OPJHL season is the 9th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-six teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.... |
49 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 191 | 181 | 51 | 6th OPJHL-N | ||
| 2002-03 2002–03 OPJHL season The 2002–03 OPJHL season is the 10th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.... |
49 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 204 | 176 | 47 | 4th OPJHL-N | ||
| 2003-04 2003–04 OPJHL season The 2003–04 OPJHL season is the 11th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.... |
49 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 174 | 216 | 51 | 4th OPJHL-N | ||
| 2004-05 2004–05 OPJHL season The 2004–05 OPJHL season is the 12th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.... |
49 | 13 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 158 | 217 | 30 | 5th OPJHL-N | Lost Div. SF | |
| 2005-06 2005–06 OPJHL season -East/South:-West/North:Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card.Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website .-Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship:... |
48 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 171 | 172 | 51 | 4th OPJHL-N | Lost Div. SF | |
| 2006-07 2006–07 OPJHL season -East/South:-West/North:Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card.Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website .-Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship:... |
48 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 157 | 169 | 51 | 3rd OPJHL-N | Lost Div. SF | |
| 2007-08 | 49 | 10 | 36 | ||||||||
| 3 | 107 | 220 | 23 | 8th OPJHL-N | |||||||
| 2008-09 | 49 | 22 | 23 | ||||||||
| 4 | 169 | 183 | 48 | 6th OJHL-P | |||||||
| 2009-10 | 56 | 14 | 40 | ||||||||
| 2 | 152 | 287 | 30 | 14th OJAHL | DNQ | ||||||
| 2010-11 | 50 | 5 | 43 | ||||||||
| 2 | 104 | 333 | 12 | 7th OJHL-N | DNQ | ||||||
Playoffs
SOJHL Years- 1977 Lost Final
- Collingwood Blues defeated Hamilton Mountain A'sHamilton Mountain A'sThe Hamilton Mountain A's are a defunct Junior "A" ice hockey team from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
4-games-to-2 - Guelph PlatersGuelph PlatersThe Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team in theOntario Hockey Association from 1975 to 1982, and the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 1989, based in Guelph, Ontario.-History:...
defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-none
OPJHL Years
Sutherland Cup Appearances
- 1976: St. Marys LincolnsSt. Marys LincolnsThe St. Marys Lincolns are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-3
Notable alumni
- Aaron DowneyAaron DowneyAaron Downey is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward.- Playing career :Downey was one of the few players who was never drafted by an NHL team or a major junior team....
- Kevin ColleyKevin ColleyKevin Colley is a retired American ice hockey right winger who played for the New York Islanders of the NHL, and currently is the head coach of the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL. Colley was signed as a free agent by the Islanders on June 11, 2004...
- Curtis SanfordCurtis SanfordCurtis Sanford is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
- Kerry FraserKerry FraserKerry Fraser is a hockey analyst and former senior referee in the National Hockey League, having joined the National Hockey League Officials Association on September 1, 1973, and officiating his first game in the 1980–81 season. Fraser's father, Hilton "Hilt" Fraser, had him skating at 15 months...
- Matt BeleskeyMatt BeleskeyMatthew Beleskey is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger with the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...