For the first time since the Second World War, the Ontario Hockey Association won`t be awarding the Clarence ‘Tubby’ Schmaltz Trophy to the best Junior C team in the province.
Due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, Hockey Canada has cancelled all junior playoff games for the rest of the season.
The Napanee Raiders won’t have the opportunity to defend their championship title. The Raiders won the 2019 crown with a victory over the Grimsby Peach Kings 4-1.
The Raiders were one of the favourites to win the Schmaltz trophy for the second year in a row. Ben Hagerman’s club finished in first place in the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s Tod Division with a record of 36-5-3. “It was a huge disappointment for all of us,” said Raider’s general