List of ice hockey teams in Ontario

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The following is a list of ice hockey teams in Ontario, past and present. It includes the league(s) they play for, and championships won.

1 Major Professional
2 Minor Professional
3 Junior
4 Semi-professional, senior and amateur
5 League, regional and national championships
6 References
7 See also

[edit] Major Professional

[edit] National Hockey League

Current Teams

Team	City	Established	Stanley Cups^[1]	Notes
Ottawa Senators	Ottawa	1992	0
Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto	1917	13	Also known as the Arenas (1917-19) and the St. Pats (1919-27)^[2]

Former Teams

Team	City	Existed	Stanley Cups	Notes
Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton	1920-25	0	Founded in 1888 as the Quebec Bulldogs^[3]
Ottawa Senators	Ottawa	1917-34	4	Founded in 1893; became the St. Louis Eagles in 1935^[4]

[edit] National Hockey Association

Team	City	Existed	League titles	Stanley Cups	Notes
Cobalt Silver Kings	Cobalt	1909-10	0	0	Became the Quebec Bulldogs in 1910
Haileybury Hockey Club	Haileybury	1909-10	0	0	Became the Montreal Canadiens in 1910
Ottawa Senators	Ottawa	1909-17	2	5	Founded 1893; Joined National Hockey League in 1917
Renfrew Creamery Kings	Renfrew	1909-11	0	0	Became the Toronto Blueshirts in 1911
Toronto 228th Battalion	Toronto	1916-17	0	0	Disbanded mid-season due to World War I
Toronto Blueshirts	Toronto	1911-15	2	1	Founded in 1909 as the Renfrew Creamery Kings
Toronto Shamrocks	Toronto	1912-15	0	0	Also known as the Tecumsehs and Ontarios

[edit] World Hockey Association

Team	City	Existed	Notes
Ottawa Nationals	Ottawa	1972-73	Became the Toronto Toros in 1973
Ottawa Civics	Ottawa	1976	Began the 1975-76 season as the Denver Spurs, moved midseason and folded after two weeks
Toronto Toros	Toronto	1973-76	Founded as the Ottawa Nationals in 1972; Became the Birmingham Bulls in 1976

[edit] Minor Professional

[edit] American Hockey League

Current teams

Team	City	Established	Calder Cups	Notes
Hamilton Bulldogs	Hamilton	1996	0	First Affiliated with the Edmonton Oilers (1996-2002) and Subsequently the Montreal Canadians from 2002-Present - both Edmonton and Montreal shared Affilation during 2002-2003 season
Toronto Marlies	Toronto	2005	0	Founded in 1982 as the St. Catharines Saints

Former teams

Team	City	Established	Notes
Hamilton Canucks	Hamilton	1992-94
Newmarket Saints	Newmarket	1986-91	Became the St. John's Maple Leafs in 1991
St. Catharines Saints	St. Catharines	1982-86	Became the Newmarket Saints in 1986
Toronto Roadrunners	Toronto	2003-04	Became the Edmonton Road Runners in 2004

[edit] International Hockey League

Team	City	Existed	Turner Cups	Notes
Chatham Maroons	Chatham	1949-52	1
Chatham Maroons	Chatham	1963-64	0
Windsor Gotfredsons	Windsor	1945-50	0	Also known as the Staffords and Windsor Ryancretes
Windsor Spitfires	Windsor	1945-49	2	Also known as the Windsor Hettche Spitfires; Became the Detroit Hettche in 1949

[edit] United Hockey League

Team	City	Existed	Colonial Cups	Notes
Brantford Smoke	Brantford	1991-98	1	Became the Asheville Smoke in 1998
Chatham Wheels	Chatham	1992-94	0	Became the Saginaw Wheels in 1994
London Wildcats	London	1994-95	0	Became the Dayton Ice Bandits in 1996
St. Thomas Wildcats	St. Thomas	1991-94	0	Became the London Wildcats in 1994
Thunder Bay Thunder Cats	Thunder Bay	1991-99	3	Also known as the Senators and Thunder Hawks; Became the Rockford IceHogs in 1999

[edit] Early Leagues

Team	Existed	Notes
International Professional Hockey League	1904-07	Canadian Sault Hockey Club lone Canadian member
Canadian Professional Hockey League	1926-30
Canadian-American Hockey League	1926-36	Merged with the International Hockey League; Predecessor of the American Hockey League
International Hockey League	1929-36	Merged with the Canadian-American Hockey League; Predecessor of the American Hockey League
Eastern Professional Hockey League	1959-63

[edit] Junior

[edit] Ontario Hockey League

[edit] Current teams

Team	City	Established	J. Ross Robertson Cups	Memorial Cups	Notes
Barrie Colts	Barrie	1994	1	0
Belleville Bulls	Belleville	1981	1	0
Brampton Battalion	Brampton	1996	0	0
Guelph Storm	Guelph	1991	2	0	Founded in 1904 as the Toronto Marlboros
Kingston Frontenacs	Kingston	1973	0	0	Also known as the Canadians and Raiders
Kitchener Rangers	Kitchener	1963	3	2	Founded in 1947 as the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters
London Knights	London	1965	1	1	Also known as the Nationals
Mississauga IceDogs	Mississauga	1998	0	0
Oshawa Generals	Oshawa	1908	12	4	Also known as the Shamrocks and Majors. Team suspended operations from 1953-62 after arena burned down.
Ottawa 67's	Ottawa	1967	3	2
Owen Sound Attack	Owen Sound	1989	0	0	Founded in 1968 as the Guelph CMC's
Peterborough Petes	Peterborough	1956	9	1	Founded in 1951 as the Kitchener Greenshirts
Sarnia Sting	Sarnia	1994	0	0	Founded in 1969 as the Cornwall Royals
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Sault Ste. Marie	1972	3	1
Sudbury Wolves	Sudbury	1972	0	0	Founded in 1945 as the Barrie Flyers
Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Toronto	1906	6	4	Team suspended operations from 1961-96.
Windsor Spitfires	Windsor	1975	1	0

[edit] Former teams

Defunct OHA / OMJHL Teams

† Formerly defunct franchise, currently active; ‡ Franchise transfered into OHA.

Metro Junior A League teams (1961-1963):

Team	City	Existence	J. Ross Robertson Cups	Memorial Cups	Notes
Brantford Alexanders	Brantford, Ontario	1978-1984	0	0	Previously known as Hamilton Fincups. Subsequently known as the Hamilton Steelhawks.
Brantford Lions	Brantford, Ontario	1933-1946	0	0
Barrie Flyers	Barrie, Ontario	1945-1960	4	2	Subsequently known as the Niagara Falls Flyers.
North Bay Centennials	North Bay, Ontario	1982-2002	1	0	Previously known as Niagara Falls Flyers. Subsequently known as the Saginaw Spirit.

[edit] United States Hockey League

Former teams

Team	City	Existed	Anderson Cups	Notes
Thunder Bay Flyers	Thunder Bay	1980-2000	4	Known as Thunder Bay Kings until 1984

[edit] Junior A Hockey Leagues

[edit] Central Junior A Hockey League

Team	City	Established	League titles	Fred Page Cups
Brockville Braves	Brockville	1963	2	1
Cornwall Colts	Cornwall	1992	4	1
Cumberland Grads	Navan	1974	0	0
Hawkesbury Hawks	Hawkesbury	1974	7	1
Kanata Stallions	Kanata	1989	2	1
Nepean Raiders	Nepean	1970s	2	1
Orleans Blues	Gloucester	???	2	0
Ottawa Jr. Senators	Ottawa	1961	8	1
Pembroke Lumber Kings	Pembroke	1961	9	0
Smiths Falls Bears	Smiths Falls	1961	4	0

[edit] Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League

Team	City	Established	Notes
Bradford Rattlers	Bradford	1971	Former member of the GMOHL
Deseronto Thunder	Deseronto	2006
Espanola Kings	Espanola	2007
King Wild	King City	2006
Nipissing Alouettes	Sturgeon Falls	2006
Richmond Hill Rams	Richmond Hill	2006	Resurrected from Metro Junior A Hockey League
South Muskoka Shield	Gravenhurst	2006
Toronto Canada Moose	Thornhill	2006

[edit] Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

Team	City	Established	League titles	Dudley Hewitt Cups
Abitibi Eskimos	Iroquois Falls	????	0	0
Blind River Beavers	Blind River	????	0	0
Manitoulin Islanders	Little Current	2003	0	0
North Bay Skyhawks	North Bay	2002	3	0
Soo Thunderbirds	Sault Ste. Marie	1990?	0	0
Sudbury Junior Wolves	Sudbury	1978	6	1

[edit] Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

Team	City	Established	League titles^↑	Dudley Hewitt Cups	Royal Bank Cups	Notes
Ajax Attack	Ajax	1986	0	0	0
Aurora Tigers	Aurora	1987	1	1	1	Former Metro Junior A Hockey League franchise
Bancroft Hawks	Bancroft	1996	0	0	0	Former Metro Junior A Hockey League franchise
Bowmanville Eagles	Bowmanville	1978	0	0	0
Bramalea Blues	Brampton	1972	1	1	0	Former Metro Junior A Hockey League franchise
Brampton Capitals	Brampton	1987	3	1	0
Burlington Cougars	Burlington	1952	0	0	0
Cobourg Cougars	Cobourg	1964	0	0	0
Collingwood Blues	Collingwood	1969	0	0	0
Durham Fury	Oshawa	1972	0	0	0	Former Metro Junior A Hockey League franchise
Georgetown Raiders	Georgetown	1966	0	1	0
Hamilton Red Wings	Hamilton	1973	0	0	0
Huntsville-Muskoka Otters	Huntsville	1990	0	0	0	Former Metro Junior A Hockey League franchise
Kingston Voyageurs	Kingston	1974	0	0	0
Lindsay Muskies	Lindsay	1980	0	0	0
Markham Waxers	Markham	1930s	0	0	0	Former Metro Junior A Hockey League franchise
Milton Icehawks	Milton	1966	2	1	0
Mississauga Chargers	Mississauga	1992	0	0	0
Newmarket Hurricanes	Newmarket	1987	1	1	0
North York Rangers	North York	1992	0	0	0	Former Metro Junior A Hockey League franchise
Oakville Blades	Oakville	1966	0	0	0
Orangeville Crushers	Orangeville	1975	0	0	0
Peterborough Stars	Peterborough	1965	0	0	0
Pickering Panthers	Pickering	1972	0	0	0	Former Metro Junior A Hockey League franchise
Port Hope Predators	Port Hope	1996	0	0	0	Former Metro Junior A Hockey League franchise
Quinte West Pack	Trenton	1981	0	0	0
St. Michael's Buzzers	Toronto	1933	2	0	0
Seguin Bruins	Parry Sound	2005	0	0	0
Stouffville Spirit	Stouffville	1995	0	0	0
Streetsville Derbys	Streetsville	1968	0	0	0
Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Downsview	1972	0	0	0	Former Metro Junior A Hockey League franchise
Vaughan Vipers	Vaughan	1991	0	0	0
Wellington Dukes	Wellington	1983	1	1	0	Former Metro Junior A Hockey League franchise

^↑Many teams establishment dates preceed the founding of the OPJHL in 1993. This heading lists only OPJHL championships won.

[edit] Superior International Junior Hockey League

Team	City	Established	League titles	Dudley Hewitt Cups	Notes
Dryden Ice Dogs	Dryden	2001	1	0
Fort William North Stars	Thunder Bay	2001	3	1
Marathon Renegades	Marathon	2006	0	0	Former member of the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League
Schreiber Diesels	Schreiber	2005	0	0
Thunder Bay Bearcats	Thunder Bay	2001	0	0
Thunder Bay Bulldogs	Thunder Bay	2001	0	0

[edit] Junior B Hockey Leagues

League	Region	Established	Sutherland Cups	Notes
Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League	Ottawa region	????	--	Does not compete for the Sutherland Cup
Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League	Golden Horseshoe	1974	??
Midwestern Junior B Hockey League	Southern Ontario	1977	??
Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League	Thunder Bay region	????	--	Competes for the Keystone Cup, 1 championship
Western Junior B Hockey League	Southern Ontario	????	??

[edit] Junior C and Development Hockey Leagues

League	Region	Established	Clarence Schmalz Cups	Notes
Central Junior C Hockey League	Greater Toronto Area	????
Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League	Ottawa Region	????
Empire B Junior C Hockey League	Eastern Ontario Region	????
Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League	Georgian Bay Region	????
Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League	Far-South Region of Ontario	????
Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League	Golden Horseshoe Region	????
Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League	Southwestern Ontario Region	????	--	Compete for OHA Cup
Western Junior C Hockey League	Grey, Bruce, and Wellington Counties	????

[edit] Semi-professional, senior and amateur

[edit] National Women's Hockey League

Team	City	Established	League titles	Notes
Brampton Thunder	Brampton	1999	0
Etobicoke Dolphins	Etobicoke	2007	0	Formerly the Durham Lightning 2000-06
Oakville Ice	Oakville	2003	0
Ottawa Raiders	Ottawa	1999	0
Toronto Aeros	Toronto	1999	4

[edit] Senior

Team	City	Existed	League titles	Allan Cups	Notes

[edit] Amateur

Team	City	Existed	League titles	Stanley Cups	Notes
Kenora Thistles	Kenora	????	??	1	Smallest town to ever win the Stanley Cup
Ottawa Silver Seven	Ottawa	1893-1909	??	10	Played in AHA, CAHA, ECAHL and ECAHA; Became the Senators in 1909

[edit] University

Team	City	Established	Conference titles	University Cups
Brock Badgers	St. Catharines	????	??	0
Guelph Gryphons	Guelph	????	??	1
Lakehead Thunderwolves	Thunder Bay	????	??	0
Ottawa Gee Gees	Ottawa	????	??	0
Queen's Golden Gaels	Kingston	????	??	0
RMC Paladins	Kingston	????	??	0
Ryerson Rams	Toronto	????	??	0
U of T Varsity Blues	Toronto	????	??	10
Waterloo Warriors	Waterloo	????	??	0
UWO Mustangs	London	????	??	1
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks	Waterloo	????	??	0
Windsor Lancers	Windsor	????	??	0
York Lions	Toronto	????	??	3

[edit] League, regional and national championships

Championship	Times won	Description
Stanley Cup	35	Total championships
Stanley Cup	17	National Hockey League champion
NHA Championship	4	National Hockey Association champion
Memorial Cup	47	Canadian Major-Junior national champion
Allan Cup	46	Canadian senior national champion
Royal Bank Cup	7	Canadian Junior "A" national champion
Colonial Cup	4	United Hockey League champion
Keystone Cup	1	Western Canada Junior "B" champion
NWHL Championship Cup	4	National Women's Hockey League championship
University Cup	15	CIS national university champion

[edit] References

^ Stanley Cup Champions and Finalists. nhl.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
^ 1920s in Maple Leafs History
^ Hamilton's Hockey Tigers, Sam Wesley w/ David Wesley (James Lorimer & Company Ltd., 2005)
^ Kelly, Malcolm G.; Mark Askin [2001-10-09] (2002). "2", The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hockey, Second (in English), New York, NY: Alpha Books, 13. ISBN 0028642570.

[edit] See also

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Baseball	Active Baseball teams • Defunct baseball teams
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