The Leyden Trophy is awarded to the regular season champion of the East division in the Ontario Hockey League. The award was first presented in 1975–76 to the winners of the Leyden division. The league realigned into three divisions for 1994–95, and the award has since been presented to the East Division.
It is named in honour of Matt Leyden, a former president of the Ontario Hockey Association, and long-time general manager of the Oshawa Generals. Leyden established the Generals dynasty that won seven consecutive J. Ross Robertson Cups and three Memorial Cups between 1937 and 1944.
Winners List of winners of the Leyden Trophy. Season Team GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA 1975–76 Sudbury Wolves 66 47 11 8 — 102 384 224 1976–77 Ottawa 67's 66 38 23 5 — 81 348 288 1977–78 Ottawa 67's 68 43 18 7 — 93 405 308 1978–79 Peterborough Petes 68 46 19 3 — 95 341 245 1979–80 Peterborough Petes 68 47 20 1 — 95 316 238 1980–81 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 68 47 19 2 — 96 412 290 1981–82 Ottawa 67's 68 47 19 2 — 96 353 248 1982–83 Ottawa 67's 70 46 21 3 — 95 395 278 1983–84 Ottawa 67's 70 50 18 2 — 102 347 223 1984–85 Peterborough Petes 66 42 20 4 — 88 354 233 1985–86 Peterborough Petes 66 45 19 2 — 92 298 190 1986–87 Oshawa Generals 66 49 14 3 — 101 322 201 1987–88 Peterborough Petes 66 44 17 5 — 93 323 212 1988–89 Peterborough Petes 66 42 22 2 — 86 302 235 1989–90 Oshawa Generals 66 42 20 4 — 88 334 244 1990–91 Oshawa Generals 66 47 13 6 — 100 382 233 1991–92 Peterborough Petes 66 41 18 7 — 89 319 256 1992–93 Peterborough Petes 66 46 15 5 — 97 352 239 1993–94 North Bay Centennials 66 46 15 5 — 97 351 226 1994–95 Kingston Frontenacs 66 40 19 7 — 87 284 224 1995–96 Ottawa 67's 66 39 22 5 — 83 258 200 1996–97 Ottawa 67's 66 49 11 6 — 104 320 177 1997–98 Ottawa 67's 66 40 17 9 — 89 286 172 1998–99 Ottawa 67's 68 48 13 7 — 103 305 164 1999–2000 Ottawa 67's 68 43 20 4 1 91 269 189 2000–01 Belleville Bulls 68 37 23 5 3 82 275 224 2001–02 Belleville Bulls 68 39 23 4 2 84 279 218 2002–03 Ottawa 67's 68 44 14 7 3 98 318 210 2003–04 Ottawa 67's 68 29 26 9 4 71 238 220 2004–05 Peterborough Petes 68 34 21 9 4 81 238 215 Season Team GP W L OTL SL Pts GF GA 2005–06 Peterborough Petes 68 47 16 2 3 99 269 199 2006–07 Belleville Bulls 683924 0 583260227 2007–08 Belleville Bulls 68 48 14 4 2 102 280 175 2008–09 Belleville Bulls 68 47 17 2 2 98 258 176 2009–10 Ottawa 67's 68 37 23 5 3 82 246 219 2010–11 Ottawa 67's 68 44 19 3 2 93 278 199 2011–12 Ottawa 67's 68 40 20 5 3 88 268 216 2012–13 Belleville Bulls 68 44 16 5 3 96 228 167 2013–14 Oshawa Generals 68 42 20 0 6 90 232 187 2014–15 Oshawa Generals 68 51 11 2 4 108 292 157 2015–16 Kingston Frontenacs 68 46 17 3 2 97 252 189 2016–17 Peterborough Petes 68 42 21 2 3 89 239 221 2017–18 Hamilton Bulldogs 68 43 18 4 3 93 252 207 2018–19 Ottawa 67's 68 50 12 4 2 106 296 183 2019–20 Ottawa 67's 62 50 11 0 1 101 296 165 2020–21 Not awarded, season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021–22 Hamilton Bulldogs 68 51 12 3 2 107 300 176 2022–23 Ottawa 67's 68 51 12 3 2 107 286 171 2023–24 Oshawa Generals 68 40 19 7 2 89 273 204 2024–25 Brantford Bulldogs 68 44 19 5 0 93 281 221 2025–26 Brantford Bulldogs 68 48 10 8 2 106 296 190
References
External links Ontario Hockey League