The Cosby Cup was the trophy given to the champions of the Ontario Hockey Association

Ontario Hockey Association

The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...

 from its founding in 1890 until its replacement in 1899 by the John Ross Robertson Cup.

History

The Cosby Cup was donated by businessman A. Morgan Cosby. The OHA playoffs at the time consisted of play-downs from a limited number of teams. At the start, there was Lindsay

Lindsay, Ontario

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, Ottawa

Ottawa

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, Kingston

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 Queen's University

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, Toronto

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 Osgoode Hall, Toronto St. George's and Toronto Granites. These were the only teams of the OHA upon its founding, but the league started adding divisions in 1896, splitting into junior, intermediate and senior.

The Cosby was awarded to the senior champions until the John Ross Robertson trophies were donated in 1899. The Cosby was given permanently to Queen's University.

Winners

Season	Team	Runner-up	Score	Location
1891	Ottawa Hockey Club	Toronto St. George's	5–0	Ottawa
1892	Ottawa Hockey Club	Toronto Osgoode Hall	10–4	Toronto
1893	Ottawa Hockey Club	Toronto Granites	default
1894	Toronto Osgoode Hall	Kingston Queen's University Queen's Golden Gaels The Queen's Gaels are the athletic teams that represent Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red, and gold. Its main home is Richardson Memorial Stadium on West Campus....	3–2	Toronto
1895	Kingston Queen's University Queen's Golden Gaels The Queen's Gaels are the athletic teams that represent Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red, and gold. Its main home is Richardson Memorial Stadium on West Campus....	Toronto Trinity College	17–3	Toronto
1896	Kingston Queen's University Queen's Golden Gaels The Queen's Gaels are the athletic teams that represent Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red, and gold. Its main home is Richardson Memorial Stadium on West Campus....	Stratford	12–3	Toronto
1897	Kingston Queen's University Queen's Golden Gaels The Queen's Gaels are the athletic teams that represent Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red, and gold. Its main home is Richardson Memorial Stadium on West Campus....	University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...	12–7 (6–1,6–6)
1898	Toronto Osgoode Hall
1899	Kingston Queen's University Queen's Golden Gaels The Queen's Gaels are the athletic teams that represent Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red, and gold. Its main home is Richardson Memorial Stadium on West Campus....