Ontario Mining Cup

Ontario Mining Cup

Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	2014
No. of teams	16
Country	Canada
Most recent champion(s)	Nalco
Official website	ontariominingcup.com

The Ontario Mining Cup is an annual mining industry ice hockey tournament held in Timmins, Ontario at the McIntyre Arena. ^[1] The event is currently hosted by the Porcupine branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). ^{[2] [3]} The event was founded as an education fundraiser by mining engineer and mayor of Timmins Steve Black, in 2014. ^{[4] [5]} Proceeds from the tournament go towards scholarships, bursaries and awards for mining students at the Haileybury Campus of Northern College. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

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. ^[9] The tournament features 16 teams representing mining sector organizations. ^[10]

Champions

2019 Ontario Mining Cup Champions: Ontario Mine Rescue

A division

Year	Champions	Finalists	Score
2014	Taurus Drilling	Kidd Operations A	4-3 [11]
2015 [12]	Nalco	Taurus Drilling	5-1 [13]
2016	Nalco	Ontario Mine Rescue	4-3
2017	Nalco	Ontario Mine Rescue	2-1
2018	Nalco	Ontario Mine Rescue	3-2
2019	Ontario Mine Rescue	Nalco	2-0
2020	Not Contested - COVID-19	-	-
2021	Not Contested - COVID-19	-	-
2022	Not Contested - COVID-19	-	-
2023 [14]	-	-	-

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
2018	—	—	—
2019	TBD	TBD	-
2020	Not Contested - COVID-19	-	-
2021	Not Contested - COVID-19	-	-
2022	Not Contested - COVID-19	-	-
2023	-	-	-

See also

• Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum

References

1. Ontario Mining Association. "Ontario Mining Association - Featured Events" . Retrieved 2015-01-11.
2. Thomas Parisi (March 5, 2014). "Q92 Timmins". Q92 Timmins. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
3. "Timmins Mining Cup hockey". CTV Northern Ontario. 2014. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
4. Timmins Daily Press (March 4, 2014). "Timmins Daily Press - 2014 Ontario Mining Cup Notification" . Retrieved 2015-01-11.
5. Moose FM (2014-03-18). "Moose FM - 2014 Ontario Mining Cup Notification" . Retrieved 2015-01-11.
6. "Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards for Students in Mining and Instrumentation at the Haileybury Campus of Northern College" (PDF). O.E. Walli Foundation Inc. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
7. "CIM Porcupine Branch - Vision & Mission". Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
8. "City of Timmins Council Meeting Webcasts & Video Archive". Swagit Productions, LLC. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
9. Timmins Chamber of Commerce (Mar 4, 2014). "Timmins Chamber of Commerce - 2014 Ontario Mining Cup Notification" . Retrieved 2015-01-11.
10. "2014 Ontario Mining Cup". Timmins Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
11. "Ontario Mining Cup Hockey a Huge Success". Timmins Today. Timmins Today. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
12. Timmins Chamber of Commerce. "Timmins Chamber of Commerce - 2015 Ontario Mining Cup Notification" . Retrieved 2015-01-11.
13. "Miners Cup reignites competitive tradition". Timmins Daily Press. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
14. "2023 Ontario Mining Cup Live Schedule". Google Docs. CIM Porcupine Branch. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

External links

• Ontario Mining Cup