The History of the Colman Cup

Let’s flashback to the year 1994. Putnam Place, McLuhan Court, Schreiberwood and  Leacock Lane were around but there was no Erindale Hall, Roy Ivor Hall or Oscar Peterson Hall. UTM (or Erindale College, as it was called back then) was known for its love of ball hockey, so much that students would ensure they brought their sticks to residence right at the start of the year. This common past time would take place in the parking lot beside Colman House (which has since been torn down to make way for Oscar Peterson Hall). This past time was made into an annual event courtesy of the 1996 Dons and was complete with large BBQ’s, music, and of course, the awarding of the Colman Cup. 

First year resident students challenged the mighty fourth year resident students in a game of ball hockey and the tradition of the Colman Cup was created. Somewhere along the road the Colman Cup tradition was lost along with the cup itself, possible stolen and buried by a family of deer. During construction of Oscar Peterson Hall in the summer of 2006, a mysterious and badly worn piece of metal was found. After hours of refinishing, the metal revealed the letters “LMAN CUP”. This precious metal could only have been from the original Colman Cup trophy. This piece of metal has been melted and reshaped to form the current Colman Cup.