Gibson Cup

Gibson Cup (Source:http://gibsoncup.com/)

Beginning in 1939, a trophy, named the Gibson Cup, was awarded to the champion of the Northern Michigan Hockey League. Today, the Gibson Cup is given to the winner of an annual challenge series between the Portage Lake Pioneers and the Calumet Wolverines.

Winners

• 1939 Portage Lake Elks (beat Calumet-Laurium Chevrolets 11-10 over four games)
• 1940 American Sault Indians (beat Portage Lake Elks 15-10 over four games)
• 1941 American Sault Indians (beat Portage Lake Lakers 17-8 over four games)
• 1942 American Sault Indians (beat Marquette Sentinels 18-11 over four games)
• 1943 No competition-World War II
• 1944 No competition-World War II
• 1945 No competition-World War II
• 1946 Canadian Soo Atomics (beat Marquette Sentinels 2-0 on series)
• 1947 Calumet-Larium Miners (Calumet awarded cup due to ineligible player controversy)
• 1948 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat Canadian Soo Greyhounds 16-15 over four games)
• 1949 American Sault Indians (beat Marquette Sentinels 4-1 on series)
• 1950 No Series
• 1951 No Series
• 1952 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat Marquette Sentinels 3-2 on series)
• 1953 CLK Radars (Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw) (beat Escanaba Hawks 3-1 on series)
• 1954 Escanaba Hawks (beat Portage Lake Pioneers 3-2 on series)
• 1955 Canadian Soo Esquires (beat Escanaba Hawks 3-1 on series)
• 1956 Marquette Sentinels (beat Portage Lake Pioneers 3-1 on series)
• 1957 No Series
• 1958 No Series (Marquette refused challenge from Portage Lake)
• 1959 Green Bay Bobcats (beat Marquette Sentinels 3-0 on series)
• 1960 No Series
• 1961 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat American Soo Indians 3-0 on series)
• 1962 No Series
• 1963 No Series
• 1964 No Series
• 1965 No Series
• 1966 No Series
• 1967 No Series
• 1968 CLK Wolverines (beat Portage Lake Flyers 2-0 on series)
• 1969 Portage Lake Flyers (beat CLK Wolverines 2-0 on series)
• 1970 Portage Lake Flyers (beat CLK Wolverines 2-1 on series)
• 1971 CLK Wolverines (beat Portage Lake Flyers 2-1 on series)
• 1972 CLK Wolverines
• 1973 No team in either Portage Lakes or Calumet
• 1974 No team in either Portage Lakes or Calumet
• 1975 No team in either Portage Lakes or Calumet
• 1976 No team in either Portage Lakes or Calumet
• 1977 No team in either Portage Lakes or Calumet
• 1978 No team in either Portage Lakes or Calumet
• 1979 Calumet Wolverines
• 1980 Calumet Wolverines
• 1981 Calumet Wolverines
• 1982 Calumet Wolverines (beat Portage Lake 3-2 on series)
• 1983 Calumet Wolverines
• 1984 No senior hockey at local level
• 1985 No senior hockey at local level
• 1986 No senior hockey at local level
• 1987 No senior hockey at local level
• 1988 No senior hockey at local level
• 1989 No senior hockey at local level
• 1990 No senior hockey at local level
• 1991 No senior hockey at local level
• 1992 No senior hockey at local level
• 1993 No senior hockey at local level
• 1994 No senior hockey at local level
• 1995 Portage Lake Pioneers
• 1996 Calumet Wolverines
• 1997 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat Calumet 8-3 and 12-1)
• 1998 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat Calumet 6-4 and 8-6)
• 1999 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat Calumet 7-4 and 4-3)
• 2000 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat Calumet 4-3 OT, 1-2, 6-3)
• 2001 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat Calumet 8-4 and 2-1)
• 2002 Calumet Wolverines (beat Portage Lake 2-1 on series)
• 2003 Calumet Wolverines
• 2004 Portage Lake Pioneers
• 2005 Portage Lake Pioneers
• 2006 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat Calumet 6-5 and 4-3)
• 2007 Calumet Wolverines
• 2008 Calumet Wolverines
• 2009 No Series (also reported to have been won by Portage Lake Pioneers)
• 2010 Portage Lake Pioneers
• 2011 Portage Lake Pioneers
• 2012 Portage Lake Pioneers
• 2013 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat Calumet 5-2, 6-7, 5-2)
• 2014 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat Calumet 2-3, 4-1, 6-3)
• 2015 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat Calumet 7-6 and 5-1)
• 2016 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat Calumet 7-5, 3-4 OT, 8-5)
• 2017 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat Calumet 2-3, 5-4 2OT, 7-4)
• 2018 Calumet Wolverines (beat Portage Lake 5-4, 1-4, 7-2)
• 2019 Calumet Wolverines (beat Portage Lake 4-5 OT, 6-1, 6-5)
• 2020 No Series
• 2021 Calumet Wolverines (beat Portage Lake 7-1 and 8-5)
• 2022 Calumet Wolverines (beat Portage Lake 5-4 OT and 3-1)
• 2023 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat Calumet 5-1 and 3-2)
• 2024 Portage Lake Pioneers (beat Calumet 2-1 and 5-3)

Sources

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