| Collingwood Blues | |
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| Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League | |
| City | Collingwood, Ontario |
| Founded | Unknown |
| Division | North |
| Franchise history | 19xx-1955: Collingwood Greenshirts 1955-19xx: Collingwood Cobras 19xx-1969: Collingwood Legionnaires 1969-1977: Collingwood Blues 1977-1979: Collingwood Glassmen 1979-1987: Collingwood Shipbuilders 1988-Pres: Collingwood Blues |
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| Head Coach | Jim Hamilton |
| General Manager | Dan McIlhone |
| Arena | Eddie Bush Memorial Arena |
| Team Colors | Blue, Gold, Black, and White |
| Affiliate Team(s) | Oshawa Generals Alliston Hornets |
| Royal Bank Cups | none |
| Dudley Hewitt Cups | none |
| Buckland Trophies | none |
| Schmalz Cups | 1950, 1951, 1952, and 1953 |
The Collingwood Blues are a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. Collingwood is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario. Geographically it is situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern point of Georgian Bay Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by Gold, also called golden, is a Yellowish orange Color which is a representation of the color of the element Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye The Oshawa Generals are a Junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Alliston Hornets are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. The Royal Bank Cup is an annual Ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The Dudley Hewitt Cup is a championship Ice hockey trophy won by tournament conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association 's Junior "C" Ice hockey championship and championship trophy Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Collingwood is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario. Geographically it is situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern point of Georgian Bay Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page They are a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.
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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. Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of Ice hockey competition for players generally between the ages of 16 and 20 years old The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association 's Junior "C" Ice hockey championship and championship trophy
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, they won their league title. The Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" Ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario. 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. The Sutherland Cup is the Ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy The St Marys Lincolns are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in St History The Western had been a part of the Big '10' until 1956 when the Eastern and Western conference were split into separate leagues -- the Eastern becoming the Central the Western St. Marys won the series 4-3.
The Blues played in the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League in 1976-77 and finished third out of four teams. ----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, The league folded and Collingwood dropped all the way to Junior C in 1977-78 with a team called the Glassmen. In 1979, the team changed their name to the Shipbuilders and jumped to the 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. 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. This article is about the Senior Durham Huskies for the Tier II Junior "A" team see Durham Huskies Jr
In 1988, the Blues voted back into the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the league was promoted to Tier II Junior A status and the Blues remain a member of that league today.
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
| 1969-71 | Central Jr. B Standings Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1971-73 | Mid-Ontario Jr. B Standings Not Available | ||||||||||
| 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 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. The Sutherland Cup is the Ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy The following is a listing of Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League Standings. 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 | 40 | 10 | 29 | 1 | - | 127 | 223 | 22 | 14th OPJHL | ||
| 1994-95 | 48 | 21 | 24 | 3 | - | 210 | 223 | 46 | 11th OPJHL | ||
| 1995-96 | 49 | 28 | 16 | 5 | - | 237 | 193 | 61 | 7th OPJHL | ||
| 1996-97 | 51 | 28 | 18 | 5 | - | 249 | 206 | 62 | 8th OPJHL | ||
| 1997-98 | 51 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 263 | 156 | 74 | 3rd OPJHL | ||
| 1998-99 | 51 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 309 | 126 | 84 | 2nd OPJHL | ||
| 1999-00 | 47 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 243 | 148 | 60 | 12th OPJHL | ||
| 2000-01 | 49 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 142 | 57 | 16th OPJHL | ||
| 2001-02 | 49 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 191 | 181 | 51 | 18th OPJHL | ||
| 2002-03 | 49 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 204 | 176 | 47 | 22nd OPJHL | ||
| 2003-04 | 49 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 174 | 216 | 51 | 17th OPJHL | ||
| 2004-05 | 49 | 13 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 158 | 217 | 30 | 28th OPJHL | Lost Div. The following is a listing of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings. The following is a listing of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings. The following is a listing of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings. The following is a listing of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings. The following is a listing of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings. The following is a listing of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings. The following is a listing of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings. The following is a listing of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings. The following is a listing of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings. The following is a listing of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings. The following is a listing of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings. The following is a listing of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings. SF | |
| 2005-06 | 48 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 171 | 172 | 51 | 21st OPJHL | Lost Div. The following is a listing of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings. SF | |
| 2006-07 | 48 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 157 | 169 | 51 | 17th OPJHL | Lost Div. The following is a listing of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings. SF | |
| 2007-08 | 49 | 10 | 36 | - | 3 | 107 | 220 | 23 | 32nd OPJHL | ||