Emms Trophy Explained

Emms Trophy
Sport:Ice hockey
Givenfor:Regular season champion, Central division
First:1976
Mostwins:Barrie Colts (8)
Mostrecent:North Bay Battalion

The Emms Trophy is presented annually to the regular season champion of the Central division in the Ontario Hockey League. The trophy was inaugurated in the 1975–76 season for the winner of the Emms division, the more westerly of the two divisions at the time. When the league realigned into three divisions in 1994–95, it has since been awarded to the Central division.[1]

The award is named in recognition of Hap Emms. Leighton "Hap" Emms was a coach, team owner, and general manager, with a 33 year presence in the Ontario Hockey Association, as the owner of the Barrie Flyers, Niagara Falls Flyers, and St. Catharines Black Hawks between 1945 and 1978. Teams that Emms coached or owned appeared in eight Memorial Cup tournaments, winning four Memorial Cups.

Winners

List of winners of the Emms trophy.

SeasonTeamGPWLTOTLPtsGFGA
66 43 15 8 94 379 232
66 50 11 5 105 438 242
68 35 22 11 81 333 251
68 43 21 4 90 361 243
68 36 31 1 73 323 344
68 34 33 1 69 321 320
68 44 21 3 91 322 247
70 48 21 1 97 363 270
70 52 16 2 106 418 276
66 54 11 1 109 381 215
66 41 21 4 86 330 240
66 46 18 2 94 357 216
66 50 14 2 102 396 215
66 41 19 6 88 318 251
66 41 19 6 88 313 246
66 42 21 3 87 303 217
66 41 19 6 88 335 229
66 38 23 5 81 334 260
66 42 20 4 88 312 237
66 47 14 5 99 330 200
66 45 16 5 95 297 186
66 34 22 10 78 274 235
66 42 18 6 90 263 189
68 49 13 6 104 343 192
68 43 18 6 1 93 306 212
68 35 22 8 3 81 237 196
68 40 19 8 1 89 230 177
68 34 24 6 4 78 239 202
68 38 21 7 2 85 210 187
68 34 21 12 1 81 207 172
SeasonTeamGPWLOTLSLPtsGFGA
68 44 21 1 2 91 275 222
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68 42 22 1 3 88 259 187
68 47 19 1 1 96 264 184
68 57 9 0 2 116 327 186
68 53 13 0 2 108 287 170
68 47 18 0 3 97 291 169
68 44 20 2 2 92245 185
68 38 24 4 2 82 220 189
68 41 24 1 2 85 278 227
68 43 22 0 3 89 295 207
68 34 21 6 7 81 240 219
68 42 21 4 1 89 297 229
68 44 17 7 0 95 326 209
63 34 27 1 1 70 259 240
Not awarded, season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]
68 43 18 3 4 93 267 198
68 48 17 2 1 99 285 183
68 39 20 7 2 87 300 240

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bell, Aaron. 2017–18 OHL Media Information Guide. Ontario Hockey League. 2017. Scarborough, Ontario. 144–159. English. 2018-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190217213520/http://ohl.uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/app/uploads/ohl/2017/10/18161147/2017-18-OHL-Information-Guide.pdf. 2019-02-17. dead.
  2. News: Jeffrey . Jake . 2021-04-20 . OHL officially cancels the 2020-21 season . . live . 2023-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211108085329/https://globalnews.ca/news/7773203/ohl-hockey-no-2020-21-season/ . 2021-11-08.