Hamilton Spectator Trophy

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Hamilton Spectator Trophy
SportIce hockey
Awarded forTeam with the best regular season record (1st place overall)
History
First award1958
Most recentLondon Knights

The Hamilton Spectator Trophy is awarded annually by the Ontario Hockey League to the team that finishes the regular season with the best record. The trophy was donated by The Hamilton Spectator, and first presented in the 1957–58 season.[1] It is symbolic of first place overall, and home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.

Winners[edit]

List of winners of the Hamilton Spectator Trophy.[1]

Season Team GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
1957–58 St. Catharines Teepees 52 32 14 6 70 246 174
1958–59 St. Catharines Teepees 54 40 11 3 84 257 175
1959–60 Toronto Marlboros 48 28 17 3 59 222 180
1960–61 Guelph Royals 48 30 9 9 69 255 165
1961–62 Montreal Junior Canadiens 50 34 11 5 73 230 138
1962–63 Niagara Falls Flyers 50 31 12 7 69 212 146
1963–64 Toronto Marlboros 56 40 9 7 87 336 195
1964–65 Niagara Falls Flyers 56 36 11 9 81 236 168
1965–66 Peterborough Petes 48 24 14 10 58 211 171
1966–67 Kitchener Rangers 48 28 12 8 64 213 164
1967–68 Kitchener Rangers 54 38 10 6 82 326 175
1968–69 Montreal Junior Canadiens 54 37 11 6 80 303 171
1969–70 Montreal Junior Canadiens 54 37 12 5 79 316 200
1970–71 Peterborough Petes 62 41 13 8 90 290 174
1971–72 Toronto Marlboros 63 45 15 3 93 363 256
1972–73 Toronto Marlboros 63 47 7 9 103 416 199
1973–74 Kitchener Rangers 70 43 18 9 95 377 229
1974–75 Toronto Marlboros 70 48 13 9 105 469 303
1975–76 Sudbury Wolves 66 47 11 8 102 384 224
1976–77 St. Catharines Fincups 66 50 11 5 105 438 242
1977–78 Ottawa 67's 68 43 18 7 93 405 308
1978–79 Peterborough Petes 68 46 19 3 95 341 245
1979–80 Peterborough Petes 68 47 20 1 95 316 238
1980–81 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 68 47 19 2 96 412 290
1981–82 Ottawa 67's 68 47 19 2 96 353 248
1982–83 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 70 48 21 1 97 363 270
1983–84 Kitchener Rangers 70 52 16 2 106 418 276
1984–85 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 54 11 1 109 381 215
1985–86 Peterborough Petes 66 45 19 2 92 298 190
1986–87 Oshawa Generals 66 49 14 3 101 322 201
1987–88 Windsor Compuware Spitfires 66 50 14 2 102 396 215
1988–89 Kitchener Rangers 66 41 19 6 88 318 251
1989–90 Oshawa Generals 66 42 20 4 88 334 244
1990–91 Oshawa Generals 66 47 13 6 100 382 233
1991–92 Peterborough Petes 66 41 18 7 89 319 256
1992–93 Peterborough Petes 66 46 15 5 97 352 239
1993–94 North Bay Centennials 66 46 15 5 97 351 226
1994–95 Guelph Storm 66 47 14 5 99 330 200
1995–96 Guelph Storm 66 45 16 5 95 297 186
1996–97 Ottawa 67's 66 49 11 6 104 320 177
1997–98 Guelph Storm 66 42 18 6 90 263 189
1998–99 Plymouth Whalers 68 51 13 4 106 313 162
1999–2000 Plymouth Whalers 68 45 18 4 1 95 256 172
2000–01 Erie Otters 68 45 11 10 2 102 264 171
2001–02 Plymouth Whalers 68 39 15 12 2 92 249 166
2002–03 Kitchener Rangers 68 46 14 5 3 100 275 188
2003–04 London Knights 68 53 11 2 2 110 300 147
2004–05 London Knights 68 59 7 2 0 120 310 125
Season Team GP W L OTL SL Pts GF GA
2005–06 London Knights 68 49 15 1 3 102 304 211
2006–07 London Knights 68 50 14 1 3 104 311 231
2007–08 Kitchener Rangers 68 53 11 1 3 110 289 174
2008–09 Windsor Spitfires 68 57 10 0 1 115 311 171
2009–10 Barrie Colts 68 57 9 0 2 116 327 186
2010–11 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 68 53 13 0 2 108 287 170
2011–12 London Knights 68 49 18 0 1 99 277 178
2012–13 London Knights 68 50 13 2 3 105 279 180
2013–14 Guelph Storm 68 52 12 2 2 108 340 191
2014–15 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 68 54 12 0 2 110 342 196
2015–16 Erie Otters 68 52 15 1 0 105 269 183
2016–17 Erie Otters 68 50 15 2 1 103 319 182
2017–18 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 68 55 7 3 3 116 317 186
2018–19 Ottawa 67's 68 50 12 4 2 106 296 183
2019–20 Ottawa 67's 62 50 11 0 1 101 296 165
2020–21 Not awarded, season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021–22 Hamilton Bulldogs 68 51 12 3 2 107 300 176
2022–23 Ottawa 67's 68 51 12 3 2 107 286 171
2023–24 London Knights 68 50 14 1 3 104 322 197

First place overall, 1938–1958[edit]

List of teams finishing first place in the OHA Junior A tier from 1933 to 1958.[3] From 1933 to 1938, Junior A team played in separate groups with an uneven number of games, so there is no accurate depiction of first place in the regular season.

Season Team GP W L T Pts GF GA
1938–39 Oshawa Generals 14 13 1 0 36 83 27
1939–40 Oshawa Generals 18 15 1 2 32 120 46
1940–41 Toronto Marlboros 17 13 3 1 25 113 51
1941–42 Brantford Lions 24 19 5 0 38 183 83
1942–43 Oshawa Generals 22 17 5 0 36 134 72
1943–44 Oshawa Generals 26 23 3 0 46 203 69
1944–45 Toronto St. Michael's Majors 19 18 1 0 36 174 54
1945–46 Toronto St. Michael's Majors 28 26 2 0 52 199 54
1946–47 Toronto St. Michael's Majors 36 33 3 0 66 234 59
1947–48 Windsor Spitfires 36 29 6 1 59 231 124
1948–49 Windsor Spitfires 48 34 13 1 69 272 184
1949–50 Toronto Marlboros 48 37 9 2 76 253 119
1950–51 Barrie Flyers 54 38 14 2 78 276 161
1951–52 Toronto Marlboros 53 39 8 6 84 302 146
1952–53 Barrie Flyers 56 37 17 2 76 258 187
1953–54 St. Catharines Teepees 59 42 15 2 86 308 211
1954–55 St. Catharines Teepees 49 32 15 2 66 260 176
1955–56 St. Catharines Teepees 48 28 17 3 59 219 197
1956–57 Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters 52 37 12 3 77 237 143

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bell, Aaron (2017). 2017–18 OHL Media Information Guide (PDF). Scarborough, Ontario: Ontario Hockey League. pp. 144–159. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  2. ^ Jeffrey, Jake (2021-04-20). "OHL officially cancels the 2020-21 season". Global News. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  3. ^ "Ontario Hockey League history and statistics". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.

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