Cobourg Cougars relocate to Toronto

Cobourg Cougars logo. File image.

By: Dan Jones, Northumberland 89.7 FM News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter.

Cobourg’s Junior A hockey club is on the move. The Ontario Junior Hockey League says the Cobourg Cougars will move to Toronto and become the Toronto Warriors.

The Haliburton County Huskies will relocate to Cobourg and assume the Cougars name and play out of the Cobourg Community Centre. 

A mutual agreement between both ownership groups includes the formal transfer of the historic “Cobourg Cougars” brand and identity to the incoming Haliburton management team, who will also assume the arena tenancy agreement with the Town of Cobourg.

“Maintaining the current structural alignment was putting the operational and financial viability of both franchises at critical risk,” said OJHL Commissioner Marty Savoy. “This cooperative strategy serves the best interests of the OJHL. It preserves a historic, highly desirable hockey market in Cobourg under proven, experienced leadership, while simultaneously relocating a struggling franchise a vital fresh start in a resource-rich, premier Toronto market.”

Last season the Cougars struggled, with speculation of disgruntled staff and unhappy fans.

The changes will be implemented for the 2026-27 season.