Game 1 set for Saturday | Series Sponsor announced | Referees and Linesmen confirmed
The schedule is set for 2026 GOHL Sutherland Cup Championship best-of-7 series presented by Milk between the Cambridge Redhawks and the St. Marys Lincolns.
The 2026 bracket — including all game schedule details — can be viewed here.
The Redhawks will have home-ice advantage in the series by virtue of their better overall regular season record.
SERIES ‘O’
Sutherland Cup Championship:
Cambridge Redhawks vs. St. Marys Lincolns
The Cambridge Redhawks — winners of the Tyson Downs Memorial Trophy as Eastern Conference champions — swept their way to the franchise’s first-ever appearance in a Sutherland Cup final, becoming just the second GOHL team to go 12-0 enroute to a conference title (2016 Caledonia Corvairs).
Including the last 10 games of the regular season, the Redhawks have won 22 consecutive games, one shy of their 23-game winning streak with which they opened the 2025-26 season.
The St. Marys Lincolns — winners of the Joe Thornton Trophy as Western Conference champions — rallied from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits in the Western Conference final against Stratford to claim their second conference title in the last three seasons. They are making their fifth Sutherland Cup final appearance, having split their previous four. The Lincolns are seeking their first title since 1976.
VIDEO: Comments from head coaches Todd Bertuzzi and Jeff Bradley
Game 1 is 7:00pm Saturday at the Galt Arena Gardens in Cambridge.
The GOHL is pleased to announce that MILK will be the official sponsor of the 2026 Sutherland Cup final.
“Dairy Farmers of Ontario is proud to support the Sutherland Cup Final and all the talented athletes competing this year,” said Cheryl Smith, Chief Executive Officer at DFO. “On behalf of Ontario’s 3,153 dairy producers and their families, we want to wish the Cambridge Redhawks and St. Marys Lincolns good luck and recognize their dedication and perseverance to be part of the top two teams at this year’s final.”
The following officials have been selected for the 2026 Sutherland Cup Final series:
Referees |
GOHL Seasons | SC finals | SC games |
| David Elford | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Jenken | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Kovachik | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Mallon | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Kyle Marshall | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Pat Myers | 18 | 9 | 12 |
| Shane O’Brien | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Darryl Wolfe | 17 | 4 | 7 |
Linesman |
GOHL Seasons | SC finals | SC games |
| Owen Bennett | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Brisson | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Mason Hardy | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Dalton Kipp | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| William Lamoureux | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Lurette | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan Peacock | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Owen Roberston | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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