# J. Ross Robertson Cup (senior ice hockey)

The J. Ross Robertson Cup is a Canadian ice hockey trophy. It is awarded annually in senior ice hockey to the champion of Allan Cup Hockey by the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). It was donated by John Ross Robertson in 1899, and is the first of three similarly named trophies he established. His other eponymous trophies for the OHA include, the J. Ross Robertson Cup awarded to the annual champions of the junior division, and the J. Ross Robertson Cup which was formerly awarded to the annual champions of the intermediate division.

## History

The J. Ross Robertson Cup was donated by John Ross Robertson on December 3, 1898, to be awarded annually to the champion of the senior ice hockey 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. In his donation speech he said, that would help "our boys to be strong, vigorous and self-reliant", and that "sport should be pursued for its own sake, for when professionalism begins, true sport ends".
The cup was crafted by the Queen's silversmiths in London, and is made of sterling silver and lined with gold. The bowl is decorated with faces of lions and has three handles shaped as leopards. Each winning team receives its own shield on the plinth, with the player's names engraved on it. The J. Ross Robertson Cup replaced the Cosby Cup as of the 1898–99 season, and its first winner was Queen's University. The Toronto Granites who won the cup in 1922 and 1923, then won gold in ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics.
The J. Ross Robertson Cup was the first 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 intermediate division.

## List of cup winners

Championship trophy of:
* OHA Senior A League (1899 to 1979)
* OHA Senior Series (1980)
* OHA Senior A Hockey League (1981 to 1987)
* Allan Cup Hockey (2002 to present)
List of cup winners:
| Year | Champion | Total goals | Finalist |
| 1899 | Queen's University | 19–11 | University of Toronto |
| 1900 | Toronto Wellingtons | 6–4 | Queen's University |
| 1901 | Toronto Wellingtons | 7–2 | Queen's University |
| 1902 | Toronto Wellingtons | 12–6 | Cornwall |
| 1903 | Toronto Wellingtons | 6–5 | Cornwall |
| 1904 | Toronto Marlboros | 28–9 | Perth Crescents |
| 1905 | Toronto Marlboros | 9–3 | Smiths Falls |
| 1906 | Berlin | 5–4 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1907 | Stratford Indians | 8–6 | 14th Regiment, Kingston |
| 1908 | 14th Regiment, Kingston | 13–9 | Stratford Indians |
| 1909 | St. Michael's College, Toronto | 23–17 | 14th Regiment, Kingston |
| 1910 | St. Michael's College, Toronto | 6–5 | Parkdale Canoe Club, Toronto |
| 1911 | Toronto Eaton's | 10–7 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1912 | Toronto Eaton's | 16–12 | Kingston Frontenacs |
| 1913 | Toronto R. & A. A. | 10–8 | St. Michael's College, Toronto |
| 1914 | Toronto R. & A. A. | 9–7 | St. Michael's College, Toronto |
| 1915 | Toronto Victorias | 4–3 | St. Michael's College, Toronto |
| 1916 | Toronto Riversides | 12–4 | Berlin |
| 1917 | Toronto Dentals | 5–2 | Toronto Riversides |
| 1918 | Kitchener Greenshirts | 7–4 | Toronto Dentals |
| 1919 | Hamilton Tigers | 11–8 | Toronto St. Patrick's |
| 1920 | Toronto Granites | 6–2 | Hamilton Tigers |
| 1921 | University of Toronto | 7-3 | Toronto Granites |
| 1922 | Toronto Granites | 16–5 | Toronto Aura Lee |
| 1923 | Toronto Granites | 6–4 | Hamilton A. A. A. |
| 1924 | Hamilton A.A.A. | 4–3 | Stratford Indians |
| 1925 | Niagara Falls Cataracts | 5–3 | Peterborough |
| 1926 | Peterborough | 7–5 | London Ravens |
| 1927 | University of Toronto Grads | 9–3 | Kitchener Greenshirts |
| 1928 | Kitchener Greenshirts | 5–4 | University of Toronto |
| 1929 | University of Toronto | 9–5 | Queen's University |
| 1930 | University of Toronto | 3–2 | Toronto National Sea Fleas |
| 1931 | Hamilton Tigers | 5–3 | Port Colborne Sailors |
| 1932 | Toronto National Sea Fleas | 4–1 | Port Colborne Sailors |
| Year | Champion | Total games | Finalist |
| 1933 | Niagara Falls Cataracts | 2-1 | Port Colborne Sailors |
| 1934 | Hamilton Tigers | 2-0 | Niagara Falls Cataracts |
| 1935 | Toronto All-stars | 2-0 | Hamilton Tigers |
| 1936 | Hamilton Tigers | 2-0 | Niagara Falls Cataracts |
| 1937 | Toronto Dominions | 3-2 | Toronto Goodyears |
| 1938 | Toronto Goodyears | 3-1 | Port Colborne Sailors |
| 1939 | Toronto Goodyears | 3-0 | Oshawa G-Men |
| 1940 | Toronto Goodyears | 3-0 | St. Catharines Saints |
| 1941 | Toronto Marlboros | 4-2 | St. Catharines Saints |
| 1942 | Hamilton Majors | 3-1 | St. Catharines Saints |
| 1943 | Toronto RCAF | 3-1 | Toronto Navy |
| 1944 | Hamilton Majors | 4-1 | St. Catharines Saints |
| 1945 | Hamilton Majors | 4-1 | St. Catharines Saints |
| 1946 | Hamilton Tigers | 4-1 | Toronto Staffords |
| 1947 | Hamilton Tigers | 3-2 | Owen Sound Mohawks |
| 1948 | Hamilton Tigers | 4-1 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen |
| 1949 | Toronto Marlboros | 4-2 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen |
| 1950 | Toronto Marlboros | 4-2 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen |
| 1951 | Owen Sound Mercurys | 4-2 | Sarnia Sailors |
| 1952 | Stratford Indians | 4-3 | Owen Sound Mercurys |
| 1953 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | 4-2 | Owen Sound Mercurys |
| 1954 | Owen Sound Mercurys | 4-0 | Stratford Indians |
| 1955 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | 4-1 | Windsor Bulldogs |
| 1956 | Chatham Maroons | 4-0 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen |
| 1957 | Whitby Dunlops | 4-3 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen |
| 1958 | Belleville McFarlands | 4-1 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen |
| 1959 | Whitby Dunlops | 4-1 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen |
| 1960 | Chatham Maroons | 4-2 | Windsor Bulldogs |
| 1961 | Galt Terriers | 4-0 | Windsor Bulldogs |
| 1962 | Windsor Bulldogs | 4-3 | Chatham Maroons |
| 1963 | Windsor Bulldogs | 4-2 | Chatham Maroons |
| 1964 | Woodstock Athletics | 4-2 | Galt Hornets |
| 1965 | Woodstock Athletics | 4-0 | Collingwood Shipbuilders |
| 1966 | Guelph Regals | 4-0 | Collingwood Shipbuilders |
| 1967 | Kingston Aces | 4-1 | Woodstock Athletics |
| 1968 | Toronto Marlboros | 4-3 | Galt Hornets |
| 1969 | Galt Hornets | 3-0 | Barrie Flyers |
| 1970 | Orillia Terriers | 4-2 | Galt Hornets |
| 1971 | Galt Hornets | 4-1 | Orillia Terriers |
| 1972 | Barrie Flyers | 4-2 | Galt Hornets |
| 1973 | Orillia Terriers | 4-2 | Barrie Flyers |
| 1974 | Barrie Flyers | 4-1 | Orillia Terriers |
| 1975 | Barrie Flyers | 4-0 | Lucan-Ilderton Jets |
| 1976 | Barrie Flyers | 4-0 | Durham Huskies |
| 1977 | Brantford Alexanders | 4-2 | Woodstock Gems |
| 1978 | Brantford Alexanders | 4-2 | London Kings |
| 1979 | Petrolia Squires | 4-2 | Thunder Bay Twins |
| 1980 | Cambridge Hornets | 4-3 | Petrolia Squires |
| 1981 | Petrolia Squires | 4-1 | Cambridge Hornets |
| 1982 | Petrolia Squires | 4-3 | Cambridge Hornets |
| 1983 | Cambridge Hornets | 4-3 | Petrolia Squires |
| 1984 | Cambridge Hornets | 4-2 | Petrolia Squires |
| 1985 | Dundas Tigers | 4-2 | Flamborough Motts Clamatos |
| 1986 | Flamborough Motts Clamatos | 4-0 | Dundas Tigers |
| 1987 | Brantford Motts Clamatos | 4-3 | Dundas Tigers |
| Cup not awarded from 1988 to 2001 ||||
| 2002 | Dundas Real McCoys | 4–1 | Cambridge Hornets |
| 2003 | Dundas Real McCoys | 4–1 | Cambridge Hornets |
| 2004 | Aylmer Blues | 4–2 | Tillsonburg Vipers |
| 2005 | Aylmer Blues | 4–1 | Dundas Real McCoys |
| 2006 | Whitby Dunlops | 3–1 | Dundas Real McCoys |
| 2007 | Whitby Dunlops | 4–0 | Brantford Blast |
| 2008 | Whitby Dunlops | 4–0 | Dundas Real McCoys |
| 2009 | Dundas Real McCoys | 4–0 | Whitby Dunlops |
| 2010 | Dundas Real McCoys | 4–1 | Whitby Dunlops |
| 2011 | Dundas Real McCoys | 4–3 | Norwood Vipers |
| 2012 | Dundas Real McCoys | 4–3 | Whitby Dunlops |
| 2013 | Brantford Blast | 4–2 | Dundas Real McCoys |
| 2014 | Brantford Blast | 4–2 | Dundas Real McCoys |
| 2015 | Dundas Real McCoys | 4–2 | Brantford Blast |
| 2016 | Stoney Creek Generals | 4–1 | Brantford Blast |
| 2017 | Stoney Creek Generals | 4–1 | Whitby Dunlops |
| 2018 | Stoney Creek Generals | 4–1 | Whitby Dunlops |
| 2019 | Stoney Creek Generals | 4–0 | Whitby Dunlops |
| Cup not awarded in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada ||||
| 2022 | Dundas Real McCoys | 2–1 | Hamilton Steelhawks |
| 2023 | Hamilton Steelers | 2–0 | Dundas Real McCoys |
| 2024 | Stoney Creek Tigers | 2–1 | Wentworth Gryphins |