| Team: | Collingwood Blues |
| Colour: | background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#013A85 5px solid; border-bottom:#FF9A00 5px solid; |
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| Logosize: | 250 |
| City: | Collingwood, Ontario |
| League: | OJHL |
| Division: | North |
| Founded: | 2019 |
| Arena: | Eddie Bush Memorial Arena |
| Gm: | Mike Tarantino |
| Coach: | Andrew Campoli |
| Name3: | Kingston Voyageurs |
| Dates3: | 1974-2019 |
| Name4: | Collingwood Colts |
| Dates4: | 2019–2020 |
The Collingwood Blues are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) based in Collingwood, Ontario, and the 2024 Centennial Cup national championship team.
The team came into being with sale and relocation of the Kingston Voyageurs to Collingwood after the 2018–19 OJHL season.[1] The Kingston Voyageurs had been a league staple since 1974.[2] After the 2019–20 OJHL season, the team was rebranded the Collingwood Blues.[3]
The 2020–21 OJHL season was cancelled due to public health restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] [5]
The Blues won consecutive league championships in 2023 and 2024.[6] [7] They went on to win the 2024 Centennial Cup national championship tournament in 2024.[8] [9]
The team plays its home games at the Eddie Bush Memorial Arena in Collingwood.[10] In 2024, the team entered a 10-year agreement with the Town of Collingwood to continue its use of facility, following protracted negotiations.[11] The agreement included the option to renew for a further 10 years.[12]
The team won its second consecutive league championship in 2024 and went on to win the national championship 2024 Centennial Cup.[13] [14]
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See main article: Centennial Cup.
In 2022, the Centennial Cup moved to a 10-team format, including the champions from each of the nine leagues that make up the CJHL, and the host team, thus eliminating the intervening regional contests for the ANAVET Cup, the Fred Page Cup and the Doyle Cup.[15] The format consists of a 4-game round-robin with two groups of five teams, followed by a six-team single-elimination play-off.[16]
See main article: 2023 Centennial Cup.
| National championship | |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Other Titles: | Centennial Cup |
| City: | Portage la Prairie |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Dates: | 11-21 May 2023 |
| Venues: | Stride Place |
| Host Team: | Portage Terriers |
| Winners: | Brooks Bandits |
| Second: | Battlefords North Stars |
| Games: | 25 |
| Award Title: | MVP |
| Award: | Aiden Fink |
| Prev Season: | 2022 |
| Next Season: | 2024 |
The 2023 Centennial Cup tournament took place at Stride Place in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba from 11 – 21 May 2023. It was the second year of the 10-team format, including the championship teams of nine CJHL affiliate leagues and the host team, the Portage Terriers.[17] The Portage Terriers and city of Portage la Prairie were to be the host for the 2020 Centennial Cup, but were renamed as the 2023 host when the 2020 tournament was cancelled at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] [19]
See main article: 2024 Centennial Cup.
| National championship | |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Other Titles: | Centennial Cup |
| City: | Oakville, Ontario |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Dates: | 9–19 May 2024 |
| Venues: | Sixteen Mile Sports Complex |
| Host Team: | Oakville Blades |
| Winners: | Collingwood Blues |
| Second: | Melfort Mustangs |
| Games: | 25 |
| Award Title: | MVP |
| Award: | Julien Gervais |
| Prev Season: | 2023 |
| Next Season: | 2025 |
The 2024 Centennial Cup was hosted by the Oakville Blades at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ontario from 9 – 19 2024.[20] [21]