Ontario Mining Cup

The Ontario Mining Cup was an annual mining industry ice hockey tournament held in Timmins, Ontario at the McIntyre Arena. The event is was hosted by the Porcupine branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). The event was founded as an education fundraiser by mining engineer and mayor of Timmins Steve Black, in 2014. Proceeds from the tournament go towards scholarships, bursaries and awards for mining students at the Haileybury Campus of Northern College. After the 2020 tournament was cancelled, it was never revived.
==Format==
The tournament is a round-robin competition followed by a single-elimination playoff that has determined the mining industry champion since the inaugural 2014 Ontario Mining Cup Hockey Tournament. The tournament features 16 teams representing mining sector organizations.
==Champions==
===A division===
Year	Champions 	Finalists 	Score
2014	Taurus Drilling 	Kidd Operations A 	5-4
2015	Nalco 	Taurus Drilling 	5-1
2016	Nalco 	Ontario Mine Rescue	4-3
2017	Nalco 	Ontario Mine Rescue	2-1
2018	Nalco 	— 	—
2019	Ontario Mine Rescue	Nalco 	2–1
===B division===
Year	Champions 	Finalists 	Score
2014	Goldcorp Porcupine Gold Mines	Ontario Mine Rescue 	7-4
2015	Kidd Operations B 	Lincoln Strategic 	—
2016	— 	— 	—
2017	Kidd Operations A 	The Miner's Son Restaurant	3-1
==References==
Category:Ice hockey tournaments in Canada