Collingwood Blues (1988–2011)

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.

Collingwood Blues
CityCollingwood, Ontario, Canada
LeagueOntario Junior Hockey League
Operated1988-2011
Home arenaEddie Bush Memorial Arena
ColoursRed, Black, and White
              
General managerDarrell Mussell
Head coachMyles McCauley
AffiliatesOwen Sound Attack (OHL)
Stayner Siskins (GMOHL)
Franchise history
1948-1955Collingwood Greenshirts
1955-19xxCollingwood Cobras
19xx-1969Collingwood Legionnaires
1969-1977Collingwood Blues
1977-1979Collingwood Glassmen
1979-1987Collingwood Shipbuilders
1988-2010Collingwood Blues
2010-2011Collingwood Blackhawks

History

Founded as a Jr ‘B’ team in 1948-49, the Greenshirts dropped down to Jr ‘C’ in 1949-50, although they played in a mixed league of B and C teams during the regular season. Collingwood junior hockey excellence can be traced back as far as 1950 where the town's Junior "C" team won four straight Clarence Schmalz Cups as All-Ontario Junior "C" Champions. Subsequently, they were named the OHA’s Jr ‘C’ Team of the Century.[1][2]

The Blues played in the Georgia Bay Jr.C league until 1969, when they joined the Central Ontario Jr.B league. 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 were 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

Original junior team
SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1969-704018184-183189403rd CJBHLWon League
1970-714024151-195138512nd CJBHLWon League
1971-724022135-226155493rd MOJBHL
1972-73402893-217139591st MOJBHLLost Final
1973-744026122-217143542nd MOJBHLLost Semi-final
1974-75392784-223180581st MOJBHLLost Final
1975-76362574-260128541st MOJBHLWon League, Lost SC Final
1976-773410186-156176263rd SOJAHLLost Final
1977-783214144-190172325th MOJCHLLost Semi-final
1978-79342185-----472nd MOJCHLLost Semi-final

The Shipbuilders
SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1978-79373070-256112601st GBIAHL
1979-803623121-194140472nd GBIAHL
1980-813625101-223158512nd OHA Int. A
1981-823624111-236182492nd OHA Int. A
1982-83292450-228129481st OHA Int. AWon League
1983-843820171-238221417th OHA Sr. A
1984-854023161-206194474th OHA Sr. A
1985-863615210-144205306th OHA Sr. A
1986-87241860-193120362nd GBSAHLWon League, Won OHA title

The second junior team
SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1988-89425343-1663531315th CJBHL
1989-904213245-2012573110th CJBHL
1990-914215225-1702093511th CJBHL
1991-92427287-1472472114th CJBHL
1992-934810362-1623552315th CJBHL
1993-944010291-127223228th OPJHL-E
1994-954821243-210223465th OPJHL-E
1995-964928165-237193612nd OPJHL-P
1996-975128185-249206622nd OPJHL-P
1997-9851351231263156741st OPJHL-P
1998-995141811309126841st OPJHL-C
1999-0047261353243148603rd OPJHL-N
2000-0149271921224142574th OPJHL-N
2001-0249232141191181516th OPJHL-N
2002-0349232501204176474th OPJHL-N
2003-0449222034174216514th OPJHL-N
2004-0549133240158217305th OPJHL-NLost Div. SF
2005-0648221961171172514th OPJHL-NLost Div. SF
2006-0748221943157169513rd OPJHL-NLost Div. SF
2007-08491036-3107220238th OPJHL-N
2008-09492223-4169183486th OJHL-P
2009-10561440-21522873014th OJAHLDNQ
2010-1150543-2104333127th OJHL-NDNQ

Playoffs

SOJHL Years

  • 1977 Lost Final
Collingwood Blues defeated Hamilton Mountain A's 4-games-to-2
Guelph Platers defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-none

OPJHL Years

Sutherland Cup appearances
1976: St. Marys Lincolns defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-3

Notable alumni
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References
  1. http://collingwoodsportshalloffame.ca/?cat=28
  2. https://www.simcoe.com/community-story/7981051-historical-society-looks-at-collingwood-s-storied-hockey-history/
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