The Metro had just been curtailed by the Ontario Hockey Association as the many of their top teams were moved to the newly created OHA Junior "A" league.

The Blues had already clinched first place in the round robin and floated through a 5–1 loss to the Fred Page Cup Champion Charlottetown Abbies of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League.

The Blues entered the semi-final as the favourite to win the Royal Bank Cup, but were upset by the Vernon Vipers by a score of 3–2.

The Vipers went on to win the Cup, and the Blues were left with a long and unhappy ride home from Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

After the Royal Bank Cup upset loss to the Vernon Vipers, the Blues played like a team jinxed.

[1] The Blues finished the season in last place and with one of the worst records in Tier II Junior "A" history.