Collingwood Blues
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The Collingwood Blues were a Junior "A" ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team from Collingwood
Collingwood, Ontario
Collingwood is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it is situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern point of Georgian Bay.-History:...

, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League and earlier the Central Junior B Hockey League.

History

Collingwood junior hockey excellence can be traced back as far as 1950 where the town's Junior "C" team won four straight Clarence Schmalz Cup
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...

s as All-Ontario Junior "C" Champions.

Although the exact origin of the Blues is not currently known, they dabbled mainly in Junior B and Junior C from 1969 until 1993. 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
Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League
The Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario. They were sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association and Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, and competed for the All-Ontario Junior "B" title, the Sutherland Cup.-History:The league was formed...

, 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
Sutherland Cup
The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship...

 provincial final against the St. Marys Lincolns
St. Marys Lincolns
The St. Marys Lincolns are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...

 of the Western Junior B Hockey League
Western Junior B Hockey League
The Western Ontario Hockey League was a junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association from 1969 until 2007. As of 2007, the league has become a division of the newly formed Greater Ontario Junior 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
Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League
----The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey that lasted from the late 1960s until 1977 in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league was swallowed by what is now called the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1977....

 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
Major Intermediate A Hockey League
The Major Intermediate A Hockey League was an ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. It existed from 1978 to 1983. Its champion was eligible to compete for the W.G. Hardy Trophy, emblematic of Canadian Intermediate A hockey supremacy.The Georgian Bay...

. The Shipbuilder were 1982-83 Major Int. "A" Champions and second place in the province to a team from Timmins, Ontario
Timmins, Ontario
Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...

. 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
Durham Huskies
----The Durham Huskies are an ice hockey franchise based in the town of Durham, Ontario, Canada. The team is actually a series of teams that have spanned nine decades and through an uncountable series of leagues. The Huskies have existed under of couple short lived monikers before finding their...

, 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 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

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1969-70 40 18 18 4
183 189 40 3rd CJBHL Won League
1970-71 40 24 15 1
195 138 51 2nd CJBHL Won League
1971-72 40 22 13 5
226 155 49 3rd MOJBHL
1972-73 40 28 9 3
217 139 59 1st MOJBHL Lost Final
1973-74 40 26 12 2
217 143 54 2nd MOJBHL Lost Semi-final
1974-75 39 27 8 4
223 180 58 1st MOJBHL Lost Final
1975-76 36 25 7 4
260 128 |54 1st MOJBHL Won League, Lost SC
Sutherland Cup
The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship...

 Final
1976-77 34 10 18 6
156 176 26 3rd SOJAHL Lost Semi-final
1977-78 32 14 14 4
190 172 32 5th MOJCHL
1978-79 37 30 7 0
256 112 60 1st GBIAHL
1979-80 36 23 12 1
194 140 47 2nd GBIAHL
1980-81 36 25 10 1
223 158 51 2nd OHA Int. A
1981-82 36 24 11 1
236 182 49 2nd OHA Int. A
1982-83 29 24 5 0
228 129 48 1st OHA Int. A Won League
1983-84 38 20 17 1
238 221 41 7th OHA Sr. A
1984-85 40 23 16 1
206 194 47 4th OHA Sr. A
1985-86 36 15 21 0
144 205 30 6th OHA Sr. A
1986-87 24 18 6 0
193 120 36 2nd GBSAHL Won League, Won OHA title
1987-88 Did Not Participate
1988-89 42 5 34 3
166 353 13 15th CJBHL
1989-90 42 13 24 5
201 257 31 10th CJBHL
1990-91 42 15 22 5
170 209 35 11th CJBHL
1991-92 42 7 28 7
147 247 21 14th CJBHL
1992-93 48 10 36 2
162 355 23 15th CJBHL
1993-94
1993–94 OPJHL season
The 1993–94 OPJHL season is the 1st season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The nine teams of the East Division competed in a 40-game schedule, while the eight teams of the West Division played a 42-game schedule...

 
40 10 29 1
127 223 22 8th OPJHL-E
1994-95
1994–95 OPJHL season
The 1994–95 OPJHL season is the 2nd season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The nine teams of the East Division competed in a 48-game schedule, while the eight teams of the West Division played a 49-game schedule...

 
48 21 24 3
210 223 46 5th OPJHL-E
1995-96
1995–96 OPJHL season
The 1995–96 OPJHL season is the 3rd season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The twenty-two teams of the MacKenzie, MacKinnon, Phillips, and Ruddock Divisions competed in a 50-game schedule...

 
49 28 16 5
237 193 61 2nd OPJHL-P
1996-97
1996–97 OPJHL season
The 1996–97 OPJHL season is the 4th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The twenty-two teams of the MacKenzie, MacKinnon, Phillips, and Ruddock Divisions competed in a 51-game schedule...

 
51 28 18 5
249 206 62 2nd OPJHL-P
1997-98
1997–98 OPJHL season
The 1997–98 OPJHL season is the 5th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The twenty-two teams of the MacKenzie, MacKinnon, Phillips, and Ruddock Divisions competed in a 51-game schedule...

 
51 35 12 3 1 263 156 74 1st OPJHL-P
1998-99
1998–99 OPJHL season
The 1998–99 OPJHL season is the 6th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-seven teams of the Central, East, and West divisions competed in a 51-game schedule...

 
51 41 8 1 1 309 126 84 1st OPJHL-C
1999-00
1999–2000 OPJHL season
The 1999–2000 OPJHL season is the 7th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....

 
47 26 13 5 3 243 148 60 3rd OPJHL-N
2000-01
2000–01 OPJHL season
The 2000–01 OPJHL season is the 8th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-seven teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....

 
49 27 19 2 1 224 142 57 4th OPJHL-N
2001-02
2001–02 OPJHL season
The 2001–02 OPJHL season is the 9th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-six teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....

 
49 23 21 4 1 191 181 51 6th OPJHL-N
2002-03
2002–03 OPJHL season
The 2002–03 OPJHL season is the 10th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....

 
49 23 25 0 1 204 176 47 4th OPJHL-N
2003-04
2003–04 OPJHL season
The 2003–04 OPJHL season is the 11th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....

 
49 22 20 3 4 174 216 51 4th OPJHL-N
2004-05
2004–05 OPJHL season
The 2004–05 OPJHL season is the 12th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....

 
49 13 32 4 0 158 217 30 5th OPJHL-N Lost Div. SF
2005-06
2005–06 OPJHL season
-East/South:-West/North:Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card.Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website .-Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship:...

 
48 22 19 6 1 171 172 51 4th OPJHL-N Lost Div. SF
2006-07
2006–07 OPJHL season
-East/South:-West/North:Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card.Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website .-Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship:...

 
48 22 19 4 3 157 169 51 3rd OPJHL-N Lost Div. SF
2007-08 49 10 36
3 107 220 23 8th OPJHL-N
2008-09 49 22 23
4 169 183 48 6th OJHL-P
2009-10 56 14 40
2 152 287 30 14th OJAHL DNQ
2010-11 50 5 43
2 104 333 12 7th OJHL-N DNQ

Playoffs

SOJHL Years
  • 1977 Lost Final
Collingwood Blues defeated Hamilton Mountain A's
Hamilton Mountain A's
The Hamilton Mountain A's are a defunct Junior "A" ice hockey team from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.-History:...

 4-games-to-2
Guelph Platers
Guelph Platers
The Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team in theOntario Hockey Association from 1975 to 1982, and the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 1989, based in Guelph, Ontario.-History:...

defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-none


OPJHL Years

Sutherland Cup Appearances

1976: St. Marys Lincolns
St. Marys Lincolns
The St. Marys Lincolns are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...

defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-3

Notable alumni

  • Aaron Downey
    Aaron Downey
    Aaron Downey is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward.- Playing career :Downey was one of the few players who was never drafted by an NHL team or a major junior team....

  • Kevin Colley
    Kevin Colley
    Kevin Colley is a retired American ice hockey right winger who played for the New York Islanders of the NHL, and currently is the head coach of the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL. Colley was signed as a free agent by the Islanders on June 11, 2004...

  • Curtis Sanford
    Curtis Sanford
    Curtis Sanford is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

  • Kerry Fraser
    Kerry Fraser
    Kerry Fraser is a hockey analyst and former senior referee in the National Hockey League, having joined the National Hockey League Officials Association on September 1, 1973, and officiating his first game in the 1980–81 season. Fraser's father, Hilton "Hilt" Fraser, had him skating at 15 months...

  • Matt Beleskey
    Matt Beleskey
    Matthew Beleskey is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger with the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...


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