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.
History
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). 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. He was against professionalism in sports, and felt that "sport should be pursued for its own sake, for when professionalism begins, true sport ends".
The OHA began the intermediate division for the 1896–97 season. 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. The J. Ross Robertson Cup continued to be awarded the OHA intermediate champion until the division was discontinued in 1934.
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.
List of cup winners
List of cup winners:
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
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