Clarence 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. The leagues that compete for the trophy are: the Central Junior C Hockey League, Empire Junior C Hockey League, Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League, Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League, Niagara Junior C Hockey League, and Western Junior C Hockey League.
Clarence (Tubby) Schmalz
The trophy was named in honour of Clarence (Tubby) Schmalz (1915-1981), a longtime hockey administrator who first got involved with organized sports in his adopted hometown of Walkerton, Ontario. He and his brother, his partner in a Walkerton hotel called the Hartley House, sponsored an intermediate softball team that won four consecutive provincial championships in the 1950s. Tubby Schmalz also operated a hockey team called the Capitols, who competed in the OHA Intermediate B ranks. He became an OHA director in 1956 and remained an active member of the organization for the next 22 years.
Schmalz served as OHA president from 1969 to 1972. In 1974 the Major Junior A program began operating independently of the association as the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League; Schmalz became the league's first commissioner, a post he held until 1978.
The OHA presented Schmalz with a Gold Stick award in 1977 in recognition of his contributions to the association. A year later it made him a life member. In 1979 he received a meritorious service award from the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (now known as Hockey Canada). That same year, he was elected vice-chairman of the CAHA's board of directors. He was elected chairman in May 1981.
Less than seven months later, on the morning of Dec. 7, 1981, he died suddenly of a heart attack. It was 12 days before his 65th birthday.
OHA directors formed an honour guard at his funeral two days later at Sacred Heart Church in Walkerton. The association renamed the OHA Junior C Cup in his memory a year or two later, then collaborated with Schmalz's family in the creation of a commemorative trophy case in the lobby of the Walkerton Community Centre.[1]
Competing Leagues
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- formerly Central Lakeshore Junior C Hockey League (CLJHL) 1965-1986
- formerly Quinte-St. Lawrence Junior C Hockey League (QSLJHL) 1965-1986
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- formerly Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League (EOJCHL) 1989-1996
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- formerly Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League (GBJCHL) 1970-1994
- formerly Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League (MOJCHL) 1976-1994
- formerly Central Junior C Hockey League (CJCHL GMO) 1973-1976
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- formerly Border Cities Junior Hockey League (BCJHL) 1968-1970
- formerly Bluewater Junior C Hockey League (BJCHL) 1964-1968
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- formerly Grey-Bruce Junior C Hockey League (GBJCHL) 1980-1988
- formerly Central Junior C Hockey League (CJCHL Western) 1967-1980
- formerly Western Junior C Hockey League (IntJCHL) 1966-1970
Former Competing Leagues
- Suburban Junior C Hockey League (SubJHL) 19xx-1970
- Intercounty Junior C Hockey League (IJCHL) 1966-1970
2011 Clarence Schmalz Cup
Each pairing represents a best-of-seven game series.
Clarence Schmalz Cup Champions
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OHA Junior C Champions |
Year |
Champion |
Finalist |
Semi-finalist(s) |
1960 |
Whitby Dunlops |
Stratford Braves |
Picton, Wallaceburg |
1961 |
Stratford Braves |
Gananoque Islanders (CL) |
Simcoe (Int), Warsaw (E) |
1962 |
Elmira Sugar Kings (C) |
Newmarket Redmen (Sub) |
Dresden (BC), Napanee (E) |
1963 |
New Hamburg Hahns (IC) |
Napanee Red Wings (E) |
Hespeler (C), Orangeville (Sub) |
1964 |
Hespeler Shamrocks (C) |
Lindsay Lions (CL) |
Barrie (N), Wallaceburg |
1965 |
Simcoe Blades (C) |
Lindsay Merchants (CL) |
Penetang, Point Edward |
1966 |
Parry Sound Brunswicks (GB) |
New Hamburg Hahns (C) |
Napanee (QSL), Port Huron |
1967 |
New Hamburg Hahns (W) |
Aurora Bears (Sub) |
Exeter (BW), Napanee (QSL) |
1968 |
Georgetown Gemini (Sub) |
New Hamburg Hahns (W) |
Huntsville (GB), Paris (IC) |
1969 |
Woodstock Navy-Vets (IC) |
Oakville Blades (Sub) |
New Hamburg (W), Parry Sound (GB) |
1970 |
Newmarket Redmen (Sub) |
Hespeler Shamrocks (W) |
Huntsville (GB), Leamington (BW) |
1971 |
Dresden Jr. Kings (GL) |
Bowmanville Eagles (CL) |
Huntsville (GB), Hanover (CW) |
1972 |
Leamington Flyers (GL) |
Cobourg Cougars (CL) |
Bracebridge (GB), Gananoque (QSL) |
1973 |
Caledonia Corvairs (CW) |
Lindsay Mercurys (CL) |
Gananoque (QSL), Leamington (GL) |
1974 |
Cobourg Cougars (CL) |
Simcoe Jets (CW) |
Bradford (MO), Leamington (GL) |
1975 |
Essex 73's (GL) |
Lindsay Muskies (CL) |
Dunnville (ND), New Hamburg (CW) |
1976 |
Dunnville Terriers (ND) |
Essex 73's (GL) |
Clinton (CW), Cobourg (CL) |
1977 |
Essex 73's (GL) |
Bowmanville Eagles (CL) |
Alliston (MO), Listowel (CW) |
1978 |
Essex 73's (GL) |
Bowmanville Eagles (CL) |
Alliston (MO), Flamborough (ND) |
1979 |
Bowmanville Eagles (CL) |
Kincardine Kinucks (CW) |
Leamington (GL) |
1980 |
Leamington Flyers (GL) |
Bradford Blues (MO) |
Flamborough (ND), Gananoque (QSL) |
1981 |
Bowmanville Eagles (C) |
Essex 73's (GL) |
Gravenhurst (GB), Woodstock (ND) |
1982 |
Flamborough Colts (ND) |
Bowmanville Eagles (C) |
3rd Penetang (GB), 4th Leamington (GL) |
1983 |
Dunnville Terriers (ND) |
Lindsay Muskies (C) |
Leamington (GL), Penetang (GB) |
1984 |
Penetang Kings (GB) |
Woodstock Navy-Vets (ND) |
Bowmanville (C), Dresden (GL) |
1985 |
Belle River Canadiens (GL) |
Midland Centennials (GB) |
Bowmanville (C), Stoney Creek (ND) |
1986 |
Norwich Merchants (C) |
Bradford Blues (MO) |
Essex (GL), Lakefield (C) |
1987 |
Lakefield Chiefs (C) |
Norwich Merchants (ND) |
Bradford (MO), Hanover (W) |
1988 |
Mooretown Flags (GL) |
Port Perry Mojacks (C) |
Hanover (W), Stoney Creek (ND) |
1989 |
Bradford Bulls (MO) |
Hanover Barons (W) |
Belle River (GL), Lakefield (C) |
1990 |
Orangeville Crushers (MO) |
Belle River Canadiens (GL) |
Napanee (EO), Parry Sound (GB) |
1991 |
Hanover Barons (W) |
Orangeville Crushers (MO) |
Belle River (GL), Uxbridge (C) |
1992 |
Belle River Canadiens (GL) |
Stayner Siskins (MO) |
Dundas (ND), Port Perry (C) |
1993 |
Napanee Raiders (EB) |
Hanover Barons (W) |
Dundas (ND) |
1994 |
Belle River Canadiens (GL) |
Rockton Real McCoys (ND) |
Bowmanville (C), Mount Forest (W) |
1995 |
Belle River Canadiens (GL) |
Bowmanville Eagles (C) |
Mount Forest (W), Woodstock (ND) |
1996 |
Paris Mounties (ND) |
Napanee Raiders (EB) |
Belle River (GL), Mount Forest (W) |
1997 |
Glanbrook Rangers (ND) |
Belle River Canadiens (GL) |
Kincardine (W), Lakefield (C) |
1998 |
Glanbrook Rangers (ND) |
Kincardine Bulldogs (W) |
Essex (GL), Little Britain (C) |
1999 |
Glanbrook Rangers (ND) |
Wallaceburg Lakers (GL) |
Kincardine (W), Lakefield (C) |
2000 |
Lakefield Chiefs (C) |
Belle River Canadiens (GL) |
Chippawa (ND), Kincardine (W) |
2001 |
Chippawa Riverhawks (ND) |
Belle River Canadiens (GL) |
Hanover (W), Uxbridge (C) |
2002 |
Essex 73's (GL) |
Uxbridge Bruins (C) |
Kincardine (W), Woodstock (ND) |
2003 |
Grimsby Peach Kings (ND) |
Georgina Ice (C) |
Essex (GL), Hanover (W) |
2004 |
Grimsby Peach Kings (ND) |
Wingham Ironmen (W) |
Dresden (GL), Lakefield (C) |
2005 |
Essex 73's (GL) |
Grimsby Peach Kings (ND) |
Uxbridge (C), Wingham (W) |
2006 |
Penetang Kings (GMO) |
Essex 73's (GL) |
Port Perry (C), Simcoe (ND) |
2007 |
Penetang Kings (GMO) |
Essex 73's (GL) |
Grimsby (ND), Lakefield (C) |
2008 |
Alliston Hornets (GMO) |
Essex 73's (GL) |
Grimsby (ND), Napanee (EB) |
2009 |
Essex 73's (GL) |
Alliston Hornets (GMO) |
Amherstview (EB), Norwich (ND) |
2010 |
Alliston Hornets (GMO) |
Belle River Canadiens (GL) |
Grimsby (ND), Napanee (EB) |
2011 |
Grimsby Peach Kings (ND) |
Alliston Hornets (GMO) |
Belle River (GL), Picton (EB) |
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- 1959 Newmarket
- 1958 Newmarket
- 1957 Parry Sound
- 1956 Newmarket
- 1955 Ingersoll
- 1954 Midland
- 1953 Collingwood Greenshirts
- 1952 Collingwood Greenshirts
- 1951 Collingwood Greenshirts
- 1950 Collingwood Greenshirts
- 1949 Weston
- 1948 Thorold
- 1947 Goderich
- 1946 Whitby
- 1943-45 No Champion
- 1942 Milton
- 1941 Markham Jets
- 1940 Grimsby Peach Kings
- 1939 Aurora
- 1938 Orangeville
Most Championships by Team
6
- Essex 73's (GLJHL) (2009, 2005, 2002, 1978, 1977, 1975)
4
- Grimsby Peach Kings (NJCHL) (2011, 2004, 2003, 1940)
- Belle River Canadiens (GLJHL) (1995, 1994, 1992, 1985)
- Newmarket Redmen (SubJHL) (1970, 1959, 1958, 1956)
- Collingwood Greenshirts (1953, 1952, 1951, 1950)
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George S. Dudley Trophy Super "C" Champions
This trophy was awarded during the 1970s to a new class of junior hockey known as Super "C". The teams that competed were deemed to be from centres too small for Junior "B" but yet too big for Junior "C". The cities that competed for it: Barrie, Woodstock, Kitchener, Owen Sound, and Brantford; struggled throughout that decade to find Junior "B" leagues that suited their needs. While waiting, these teams generally played "down" in the Junior "C" or "D" level and awaited the Super "C" playoffs. The class was disbanded by 1976 as the only teams eligible for the championship had found homes in Junior "B".
- 1976 Woodstock Navy-Vets
- 1975 Woodstock Navy-Vets
- 1974 Woodstock Navy-Vets
- 1973 Woodstock Navy-Vets
- 1972 No Champion
- 1971 Woodstock Navy-Vets
- 1970 Barrie Colts
References
- ^ "A fitting tribute: It wasn't long after his death that the Ontario Hockey Association renamed its Junior C championship trophy after Clarence (Tubby) Schmalz," Jonathon Jackson, Owen Sound Sun Times, April 26, 2005, p. B1.
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