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Contents 1 From 1957 until 1989 2 1985-86 2.1 Playoffs 3 1986-87 3.1 Playoffs 4 1987-88 4.1 Playoffs 5 1988-89 5.1 Playoffs 6 1989-90 6.1 Playoffs 7 1990-91 7.1 Playoffs 8 1991-92 8.1 Playoffs 9 1992-93 9.1 Playoffs 10 1993-94 10.1 Playoffs 11 1994-95 11.1 Playoffs 12 1995-96 12.1 Playoffs 13 1996-97 13.1 Playoffs 14 1997-98 14.1 Playoffs 15 References

The following is a listing of Metro Junior Hockey League Standings. The Metro Junior Hockey League was a Canadian Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey league that was absorbed by the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1998. The league operated out of the Greater Toronto Area, but also pushed into Eastern Ontario,^[1][2] Southwestern Ontario,^[3][4] New York,^[5][6] and Pennsylvania.^[7]

From the 1950s until the 1980s, the Metro was considered to be an elite Junior "B" hockey league.^[8] In the late 1980s, the league severed ties with the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada. In 1991, it declared itself a Tier II Junior "A" league. In 1993, the Metro helped found the Canadian Junior A Hockey League. The league was completely absorbed by the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1998.

By declaring itself renegade, the league put itself in direct competition with the Ontario Hockey Association, a rare occurrence. In modern history, the only other league to attempt to break away from the OHA has been the Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League.^[9]

This article shows the year by year breakdown of the results of the league through final standings. In the standings, included are games played, wins, losses, ties, goals for and against, as well as final points (2 for a win, 1 for a tie). The purpose of this list is to document the league's history in a way to show the trends in the league as pertaining to successful teams, unsuccessful teams, its members, and its champions.

Related Articles:

• OPJHL Standings (1972-1981)
• OJHL Standings (1981-1987)
• OPJHL Standings (1993-Present)
• CJBHL Standings
• SOJAHL Standings

Note: GP - Games Played, W - Wins, L - Losses, T - Ties, OTL - Overtime Losses, GF - Goals For, GA - Goals Against, P - Points.

As a Junior B league, statistics are scattered across Toronto-area newspapers. Feel free to add standings if you can find them.

The Pickering Panthers were the 1986 Metro Champions.

MacKenzie Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Pickering Panthers 37 Markham Travelways 37 Peterborough Roadrunners 37 Oshawa Legionaires 37 Kingston Voyageurs 37 7 27 3 17 Trenton Bobcats 37

Fullan Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Henry Carr Crusaders 36 26 8 2 54 Bramalea Blues 37 St. Michael's Buzzers 37 Mississauga Torspos 37 Wexford Raiders 37 King City Dukes 37

Quarter-final

Pickering Panthers defeated Oshawa Legionaires

Markham Travelways defeated Peterborough Roadrunners

Henry Carr Crusaders defeated ???

Bramalea Blues defeated ???

Semi-final

Bramalea Blues defeated Henry Carr Crusaders 8-points-to-4

Pickering Panthers defeated Markham Travelways

Finals

Pickering Panthers defeated Bramalea Blues

The Henry Carr Crusaders won the 1987 Metro Championship.

MacKenzie Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Pickering Panthers 37 58 Markham Travelways 37 Oshawa Legionaires 37 Kingston Voyageurs 37 17 16 4 38 Trenton Bobcats 37 Peterborough Roadrunners 37

Fullan Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Henry Carr Crusaders 37 28 4 5 256 162 61 St. Michael's Buzzers 37 Bramalea Blues 37 North York Civics 37 King City Dukes 37 Wexford Raiders 37 9 26 0 18 Mississauga Torspos 37

Quarter-final

Henry Carr Crusaders defeated North York Civics

Pickering Panthers defeated Kingston Voyageurs 8-points-to-4

Markham Travelways defeated Oshawa Legionaires

Semi-final

Henry Carr Crusaders

Pickering Panthers defeated Markham Travelways

Final

Henry Carr Crusaders defeated Pickering Panthers 8 points to 0

The Bramalea Blues won the 1988 Metro Championship.

MacKenzie Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Kingston Voyageurs 37 22 7 8 52 Markham Travelways 37 19 12 6 44 Pickering Panthers 37 Belleville Bobcats 37 Oshawa Legionaires 37 Peterborough Roadrunners 37

Fullan Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Bramalea Blues 37 27 7 3 57 Henry Carr Crusaders 37 St. Michael's Buzzers 37 Richmond Hill Dukes 37 Wexford Raiders 37 Mississauga Torspos 37

Quarter-final

Markham Travelways defeated Pickering Panthers

Kingston Voyageurs defeated Belleville Bobcats 4 games to none

Bramalea Blues defeated ??

Henry Carr Crusaders defeated ??

Semi-final

Markham Travelways defeated Kingston Voyageurs 8 points to 4 points

Bramalea Blues defeated Henry Carr Crusaders 4 games to 3

Final

Bramalea Blues defeated Markham Travelways

The St. Michael's Buzzers won the 1989 Metro Championship.

MacKenzie Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Kingston Voyageurs 40 27 8 5 262 157 59 Oshawa Legionaires 40 17 15 8 183 175 42 Pickering Panthers 39 15 16 8 182 181 38 Belleville Bobcats 40 13 19 8 169 197 34 Markham Travelways 40 12 25 3 150 229 27 Peterborough Roadrunners 39 7 30 2 157 271 16

Fullan Division Team GP W L T GF GA P St. Michael's Buzzers 39 33 5 1 276 114 67 Thornhill Thunderbirds 38 19 13 6 190 172 44 Bramalea Blues 39 19 15 5 200 184 43 Henry Carr Crusaders 39 16 18 5 184 180 37 Wexford Raiders 38 12 25 1 185 275 25

The 1988-89 standings have been compiled from the February 13, 1989 edition of the Toronto Sun. For reasons unknown, the Sun did include the final four games of the season in the last listed league standings.

Preliminary

Peterborough Roadrunners eliminated Pickering Panthers

Bramalea Blues eliminated ???

Quarter-final

Peterborough Roadrunners defeated Belleville Bobcats 2-games-to-none

Bramalea Blues defeated ???

Semi-final

Kingston Voyageurs defeated Peterborough Roadrunners

St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-2

Final

St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-none

The Thornhill Thunderbirds won the 1990 Metro Championship.

Bauer Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Wexford Raiders 44 31 5 8 225 109 70 Wellington Dukes 44 25 15 4 235 178 54 Kingston Voyageurs 44 21 11 12 249 192 54 Oshawa Legionaires 44 20 13 11 248 177 51 Markham Connections 44 12 27 5 192 291 29 Pickering Panthers 44 7 32 5 155 300 19

Fullan Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Henry Carr Crusaders 44 27 9 8 237 137 62 Thornhill Thunderbirds 44 27 9 8 246 147 62 Bramalea Blues 44 26 10 8 235 155 60 Vaughan Raiders 44 16 25 3 200 211 35 Mimico Monarchs 44 11 30 3 189 268 25 Richmond Hill Rams 44 3 40 1 106 349 7

Quarter-final

Kingston Voyageurs defeated Wellington Dukes 4 games to 3

Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4 games to 2

Thornhill Thunderbirds defeated Bramalea Blues

Henry Carr Crusaders defeated Vaughan Raiders

Semi-final

Wexford Raiders defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-none

Thornhill Thunderbirds defeated Henry Carr Crusaders 4-games-to-2

Finals

Thornhill Thunderbirds defeated Wexford Raiders

The Wexford Raiders won the 1991 Metro Championship.

Bauer Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Wexford Raiders 44 34 5 5 231 110 73 Oshawa Legionaires 44 30 8 6 262 151 66 Wellington Dukes 44 24 14 6 210 180 54 Kingston Voyageurs 44 18 18 8 223 178 44 Markham Thunderbirds 44 18 20 6 176 171 42 Pickering Panthers 44 7 32 5 150 269 19

Fullan Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Bramalea Blues 44 26 10 8 233 171 60 St. Michael's Buzzers 44 22 16 6 207 169 50 Henry Carr Crusaders 44 20 16 8 232 193 48 Richmond Hill Rams 44 13 24 7 179 218 33 Mimico Monarchs 44 12 27 5 157 210 29 Muskoka Bears 44 5 39 0 116 356 10

Preliminary

Kingston Voyageurs defeated Markham Thunderbirds 2-1

Richmond Hill Rams defeated Mimico Monarchs 2-1

Quarter-final

Bramalea Blues defeated Richmond Hill Rams 4-1

Henry Carr Crusaders defeated St.Michael's Buzzers 4-0

Wexford Raiders defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-1

Oshawa Legionaires defeated Wellington Dukes 4-2

Semi-final

Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-3

Bramalea Blues defeated Henry Carr Crusaders 4-2

Final

Wexford Raiders defeated Bramalea Blues 4-3

The Wexford Raiders won the 1992 Metro Championship.

In 1991, the league promoted itself to Junior "A".

Bauer Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Thornhill Thunderbirds 44 36 6 2 245 113 74 Wexford Raiders 44 34 8 2 197 121 70 Kingston Voyageurs 44 30 12 2 225 147 62 Wellington Dukes 44 19 22 3 180 194 41 Pickering Panthers 44 13 28 3 190 235 29 Oshawa Legionaires 44 10 32 2 158 252 22

Fullan Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Muskoka Bears 44 23 19 2 224 233 48 Bramalea Blues 44 20 21 3 238 233 43 Richmond Hill Rams 44 20 21 3 206 197 43 St. Michael's Buzzers 44 18 21 5 222 221 41 Weston Dukes 44 15 26 3 207 230 33 Mimico Monarchs 44 9 31 4 238 243 22

The Wexford Raiders were playoff champions.

Quarterfinals

Wexford Raiders defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4 games to 1

Thornhill Thunderbirds defeated Wellington Dukes

Semi-Finals

Wexford Raiders defeated Thornhill Thunderbirds

Finals

Wexford Raiders defeated

The Wexford Raiders won the 1993 Metro Championship.

Bauer Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Wexford Raiders 48 36 9 3 213 118 75 Wellington Dukes 48 28 17 3 248 188 59 North York Rangers 48 23 24 1 197 215 47 Kingston Voyageurs 48 17 29 2 162 204 36 Richmond Hill Riot 48 17 29 2 214 245 36 Oshawa Legionaires 48 16 29 3 196 237 35 Pickering Panthers 48 13 30 5 198 292 31

Fullan Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Muskoka Bears 48 27 17 4 251 223 58 St. Michael's Buzzers 48 26 16 6 234 190 56 Mississauga Senators 48 25 18 5 212 177 55 Aurora Eagles 48 24 22 2 227 221 50 Bramalea Blues 48 22 22 4 251 243 48 Weston Dukes 48 15 27 6 203 253 36

The Wexford Raiders were playoff champions.

The Wexford Raiders won the 1994 Metro Championship. The Caledon Canadians hosted and won the OHA Championship. The Canadians were the only Metro team to have ever played for the Dudley Hewitt Cup but were not successful in winning it.

After helping to form the Canadian Junior A Hockey League in 1993, the Metro rejoined the Ontario Hockey Association on an interm basis.

Bauer Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Wexford Raiders 50 36 11 3 283 157 75 Thornhill Islanders 50 30 18 2 253 206 62 Wellington Dukes 50 28 20 2 263 225 58 Kingston Voyageurs 50 26 21 3 216 207 55 Oshawa Legionaires 50 25 24 1 244 237 51 North York Rangers 50 12 32 6 213 306 30 Pickering Panthers 50 4 43 3 171 345 11

Fullan Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Caledon Canadians 50 35 12 3 275 188 73 Muskoka Bears 50 28 14 8 246 183 64 St. Michael's Buzzers 50 25 19 6 249 204 56 Bramalea Blues 50 20 22 8 262 295 48 Aurora Tigers 50 20 26 4 235 268 44 Richmond Hill Riot 50 17 30 3 232 274 37 Mississauga Senators 50 17 31 2 213 260 36

Quarter-final

Wexford Raiders defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1

Thornhill Islanders defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1

Caledon Canadians defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-2

Muskoka Bears defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-2

Semi-final

Wexford Raiders defeated Thornhill Islanders 4-games-to-none

Caledon Canadians defeated Muskoka Bears 4-games-to-2

Final

Wexford Raiders defeated Caledon Canadians 4-games-to-none

OHA Championship Final

Caledon Canadians defeated Orillia Terriers 3-1

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship Semi-final

Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Caledon Canadians 4-3 in overtime

The Caledon Canadians won the 1995 Metro Championship.

The 1994-95 Season should have been a highlight for the Metro league. Just their second season in the CJAHL and as a sanctioned league, they put up a good showing at the OHA Championship. However, politics were in the air and at the conclusion of the season the Metro once again quit the OHA and Hockey Canada. To coincide with this, five teams quit the Metro league. The Mississauga Chargers, Bramalea Blues, St. Michael's Buzzers and Kingston Voyageurs jumped to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Richmond Hill Riot folded. This was the beginning of the end for the Metro.

Bauer Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Thornhill Islanders 50 35 14 1 244 151 71 Wellington Dukes 50 27 18 5 234 191 59 Wexford Raiders 50 25 21 4 257 158 54 Kingston Voyageurs 50 21 24 5 241 219 47 North York Rangers 50 20 27 3 207 219 43 Oshawa Legionaires 49 18 30 1 199 240 37 Pickering Panthers 49 10 37 2 161 331 22

Fullan Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Caledon Canadians 50 42 3 5 289 134 89 Aurora Tigers 50 26 17 7 232 177 59 St. Michael's Buzzers 50 26 18 6 230 203 58 Mississauga Chargers 50 23 24 3 249 271 49 Muskoka Bears 50 23 26 1 256 223 47 Bramalea Blues 50 17 31 2 199 249 36 Richmond Hill Riot 50 12 35 3 151 234 27

Quarter-final

Thornhill Islandersdefeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-none

Wexford Raiders defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-2

Caledon Canadians defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-none

St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Aurora Eagles 4-games-to-2

Semi-final

Wexford Raiders defeated Thornhill Islanders 4-games-to-3

Caledon Canadians defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-none

Final

Caledon Canadians defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-none

OHA Championship

Brampton Capitals defeated Timmins Golden Bears and Caledon Canadians in round robin play

The Caledon Canadians won the 1996 Metro Championship.

The Exudos of 1995 forced the Metro to look for teams in areas the league was not traditionally affiliated with. They ventured to the United States to pick up the Niagara Scenic of West Seneca, New York and the Shelburne Hornets of the Southwestern Ontario region.

Eastern Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Wexford Raiders 52 36 14 2 261 171 74 Thornhill Islanders 52 34 15 3 251 172 71 Markham Waxers 52 30 17 5 241 204 65 Wellington Dukes 52 26 23 3 219 222 55 Pickering Panthers 52 14 32 6 197 259 34 Oshawa Legionaires 52 13 38 1 184 286 27

Western Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Caledon Canadians 52 35 13 4 283 179 74 Niagara Scenic 52 32 15 5 294 242 69 Aurora Tigers 52 28 18 6 255 206 62 Muskoka Bears 52 21 26 5 237 229 47 North York Rangers 52 13 32 7 250 284 33 Shelburne Hornets 52 5 44 3 160 383 13

Quarter-final

Wexford Raiders defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1

Thornhill Islanders defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-1

Caledon Canadians defeated Muskoka Bears 4-games-to-2

Niagara Scenic defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-3

Semi-final

Thornhill Islanders defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2

Caledon Canadians defeated Niagara Scenic 4-games-to-none

Final

Caledon Canadians defeated Thornhill Islanders 4-games-to-3

The Aurora Tigers won the 1997 Metro Championship.

The expansion period continues as the league delved further into the US, seeking our the Syracuse Jr. Crunch. The league also added another Mid-Western Ontario team, the Durham Huskies and then added the Quinte Hawks and Port Hope Buzzards in Eastern Ontario.

After the season, the Aurora Tigers jumped to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Metro league, again, affiliated with the OHA.

Eastern Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Pickering Panthers 50 34 12 4 232 163 72 Quinte Hawks 50 34 13 3 280 143 71 Wellington Dukes 50 21 26 3 212 224 45 Oshawa Legionaires 50 20 30 0 231 292 40 Port Hope Buzzards 50 13 35 2 162 269 28 Syracuse Jr. Crunch 50 10 37 3 220 358 23 Central Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Wexford Raiders 50 38 7 5 285 185 81 Thornhill Islanders 50 29 17 4 279 195 62 Markham Waxers 50 27 19 4 246 221 58 Niagara Scenic 50 17 26 7 230 262 41 North York Rangers 50 12 33 5 248 341 29

Western Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Aurora Tigers 50 42 5 3 342 138 87 Caledon Canadians 50 41 7 2 318 145 84 Muskoka Bears 50 14 34 2 200 298 30 Durham Huskies 50 13 37 0 201 317 26 Shelburne Wolves 50 10 37 3 213 348 23

The Aurora Tigers were playoff champions.

The Wexford Raiders won the 1998 Metro Championship.

The Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins became the last expansion team in Metro history, another American team. At the end of the season, the league announced it was closing its doors. All teams, except Pittsburgh, jumped to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League after the season ended.

Eastern Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Oshawa Legionaires 50 34 15 1 266 183 69 Syracuse Jr. Crunch 49 29 16 4 273 219 62 Wellington Dukes 50 23 22 5 223 213 51 Quinte Hawks 49 23 24 2 213 222 48 Port Hope Buzzards 50 19 28 3 190 226 41 Pickering Panthers 50 16 27 7 173 213 39 Central Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Wexford Raiders 50 39 7 4 196 167 82 Thornhill Rattlers 50 29 18 3 216 172 61 Markham Waxers 50 24 19 7 247 192 55 Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins 50 21 26 3 168 240 45 North York Rangers 50 8 33 9 165 244 25

Western Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Caledon Canadians 50 40 4 6 319 123 86 Durham Huskies 50 19 29 2 194 232 40 Huntsville Wildcats 50 18 28 4 157 209 40 Shelburne Wolves 50 12 34 4 189 287 28 Niagara Scenic 50 12 36 2 115 257 26

Preliminary

Oshawa Legionaires defeated Shelburne Wolves 3-games-to-none

Syracuse Jr. Crunch defeated Pickering Panthers 3-games-to-2

Thornhill Rattlers defeated Huntsville Wildcats 3-games-to-1

Durham Huskies defeated Markham Waxers 3-games-to-1

Quarter-final

Caledon Canadians defeated Durham Huskies 3-games-to-none

Wexford Raiders defeated Quinte Hawks 3-games-to-none

Oshawa Legionaires defeated Wellington Dukes 3-games-to-2

Syracuse Jr. Crunch defeated Thornhill Rattlers 3-games-to-1

Semi-final

Caledon Canadians defeated Syracuse Jr. Crunch 4-games-to-3

Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-2

Final

Wexford Raiders defeated Caledon Canadians 4-games-to-3

Metro Junior A Hockey League

Historical Teams: Aurora Tigers | Bramalea Blues | Caledon Canadians | Durham Huskies | Huntsville Wildcats | Kingston Voyageurs | Markham Waxers | Mimico Monarchs | Mississauga Chargers | Niagara Scenic | North York Rangers | Oshawa Legionaires | Pickering Panthers | Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins | Port Hope Buzzards | Quinte Hawks | Shelburne Wolves | St. Michael's Buzzers | Syracuse Jr. Crunch | Thornhill Rattlers | Wellington Dukes | Wexford Raiders MetJHL Standings | Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Canadian Junior A Hockey League | Dudley Hewitt Cup | Royal Bank Cup

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

Current Teams: Ajax Attack | Aurora Tigers | Bancroft Hawks | Bowmanville Eagles | Bramalea Blues | Brampton Capitals | Buffalo Jr. Sabres | Burlington Cougars | Cobourg Cougars | Collingwood Blues | Couchiching Terriers | Durham Fury | Georgetown Raiders | Hamilton Red Wings | Huntsville-Muskoka Otters | Kingston Voyageurs | Lindsay Muskies | Markham Waxers | Milton Icehawks | Mississauga Chargers | Newmarket Hurricanes | North York Rangers | Oakville Blades | Orangeville Crushers | Peterborough Stars | Pickering Panthers | Port Hope Predators | Quinte West Pack | St. Michael's Buzzers | Seguin Bruins | Stouffville Spirit | Streetsville Derbys | Toronto Dixie Beehives | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | Vaughan Vipers | Wellington Dukes Former Member Teams: Ajax Merchants | Barrie Colts | Belleville Bulls | Brampton Warriors Jr. A | Caledon Canadians | Cambridge Winterhawks | Dixie Beehives Jr. A | Durham Huskies | Guelph Platers | Hamilton Mountain A's | Kingston Frontenacs | North Bay Trappers | Owen Sound Greys | Parry Sound Shamrocks | Royal York Royals | Shelburne Wolves | Syracuse Jr. Crunch | Toronto Nationals | Toronto Thunderbirds | Weston Dodgers | Whitby Lawmen CJBHL Former Teams: Acton Sabres | Brampton Warriors Jr. B | Dixie Beehives | Kitchener Greenshirts | Mimico Monarchs | Nobleton Devils | Oak Ridges Dynes | Preston Raiders | Stratford Braves | Strathroy Rockets | Thornhill Thunderbirds | Waterloo Siskins OPJHL Standings | OJHL Standings | Original OPJHL Standings | CJBHL Standings | Metro Junior A Hockey League - Standings | Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League - Standings Canadian Junior A Hockey League | Dudley Hewitt Cup | Royal Bank Cup