Bolton Cup

Windsor Bulldogs' team captain Lou Bendo holds the Bolton Cup after his team won it in 1963.

The Bolton Cup was awarded to the Eastern Canadian Champion of the Allan Cup playdowns until 2003.

After the 2003 Allan Cup the qualifying set up was changed. Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada were each given their own qualifying spots. Quebec and Ontario already had provincial championships set up and the Bolton Cup was retired.

Replacement Events

• The Atlantic region championship became the Atlantic Cup which previously was the Atlantic region qualifier for the Bolton Cup.

• The Ontario championship, the Renwick Cup became the final qualifier for what is called the Central region.

•  Quebec's championship was the final qualifier for what is now the Eastern Region.

Bolton Cup Eastern Canada Champions Year Champions Runners-Up 1960 Chatham Maroons* Hull Legion 1961 Galt Terriers* Amherst Ramblers 1962 Montreal Olympics Kapuskasing Kaps 1963 Windsor Bulldogs* Moncton Hawks 1964 Woodstock Athletics Ottawa Montagnards 1965 Sherbrooke Castors* Woodstock Athletics 1966 Sherbrooke Castors Guelph Royals 1967 Drummondville Aigles* Kingston Aces 1968 Victoriaville Tigres* Toronto Marlboros 1969 Galt Hornets* Victoriaville Tigres 1970 Orillia Terriers Victoriaville Tigres 1971 Galt Hornets* Grand Falls Cataracts 1972 Barrie Flyers 1973 Orillia Terriers* 1974 Barrie Flyers* 1975 Barrie Flyers 1976 Barrie Flyers 1977 Brantford Alexanders* 1978 Brantford Alexanders 1979 Petrolia Squires* 1980 Cambridge Hornets 1981 Petrolia Squires* Grand Falls Cataracts 1982 Petrolia Squires 1983 Cambridge Hornets* 1984 Cambridge Hornets 1985 Corner Brook Royals 1986 Corner Brook Royals* 1987 Brantford Motts Clamatos* 1988 Charlottetown Islanders 1989 Montreal-Chomedy Construction 1990 Montreal-Chomedy Construction* 1991 Charlottetown Islanders* 1992 Saint John Vito's * No Eastern Canada Senior "AAA" Competition for 1993, 1994 1995 Truro Bearcats Only team entered 1996 Truro Bearcats Ohsweken Riverhawks 1997 Truro Bearcats Bothwell Bullets 1998 London Admirals Miramichi Tim Hortons Leafs 1999 London McMaster Chevys 2000 St-Georges Garaga Cambridge Hornets 2001 Dundas Real McCoys Petrolia Squires 2002 St-Georges Garaga* Dundas Real McCoys 2003 Lancaster Aquarius ThunderCats Cambridge Hornets

Teams marked with * won the Allan Cup that year