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Toronto Thunderbirds
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| Toronto Thunderbirds | |
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| City: | Thornhill, Ontario |
| League: | Metro Junior A/ Ontario Provincial Junior A |
| Operated: | 1980-2006 |
| Home Arena: | Westwood Arena |
| Colours: | Red, Black, and White |
| Franchise history | |
| 1980-1991: | Henry Carr Crusaders |
| 1991-1993: | Weston Dukes |
| 1993-1997: | Thornhill Islanders |
| 1997-2004: | Thornhill Rattlers |
| 2004-2005: | Thornhill Thunderbirds |
| 2005-2006: | Toronto Thunderbirds |
The Toronto Thunderbirds were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League most recently, but were also members of the Metro Junior A Hockey League, Metro Junior B Hockey League, and Central Junior B Hockey League.
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The Toronto Thunderbirds lineage traces back to the Henry Carr Crusaders. Like the Toronto St. Michael's Majors and St. Michael's Buzzers, the Crusaders were a secondary school based Junior hockey team. The team's affiliation was with the Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School of the Toronto Catholic District School Board. In 1980 they took their high school team and joined the Metro Junior "B" Hockey League, where they played until 1991, even after the league left the Ontario Hockey Association in 1989. The team was famous for its first undefeated Metro season in 1983 (34-0-2), when they won the All-Ontario Jr. B Championship, the Sutherland Cup. In 1991, when the Metro league declared itself Tier II Junior "A", they transfered the franchise to the Weston Dukes. Henry Carr still fields a team to this day, but again at the High School Hockey level.
In 1993 the Weston Dukes folded and their franchise was moved to Thornhill and became the Thornhill Islanders. In 1997 they were renamed the Thornhill Rattlers until 2004, when they again assumed the Thunderbirds name.
After playing in multiple league, for many years, even competing for the 2001 Royal Bank Cup, it seems that the Toronto Thunderbirds franchise has finally come to and end. In Summer 2006, the players of the team started to get let go or traded for cash to any interested team. The team has been for sale for the better part of six months, but with no serious offers, the ownership has started to follow through with the firesale. Although there is not mention of the ceasing of operations, their future is still uncertain.
The folding of the Thunderbirds coincided with the founding of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League's Toronto Canada Moose, both based out of Thornhill, Ontario.
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| Henry Carr Crusaders | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 39 | 16 | 18 | 5 | - | 184 | 180 | 37 | 7th Metro B | |
| 1989-90 | 44 | 27 | 9 | 8 | - | 237 | 137 | 62 | 2nd Metro B | |
| 1990-91 | 44 | 20 | 16 | 8 | - | 232 | 193 | 48 | 6th Metro B | |
| Weston Dukes | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 44 | 15 | 26 | 3 | - | 207 | 230 | 33 | 9th Metro A | |
| 1992-93 | 48 | 15 | 27 | 6 | - | 203 | 253 | 36 | 11th Metro A | |
| Thornhill Islanders | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 50 | 30 | 18 | 2 | - | 253 | 206 | 62 | 4th Metro A | Lost Semi-final |
| 1994-95 | 50 | 35 | 14 | 1 | - | 244 | 151 | 71 | 2nd Metro A | |
| Thornhill Rattlers | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 52 | 34 | 15 | 3 | - | 251 | 172 | 71 | 3rd Metro A | Lost Final |
| 1996-97 | 50 | 29 | 17 | 4 | - | 279 | 195 | 62 | 6th Metro A | |
| 1997-98 | 50 | 29 | 18 | 3 | - | 216 | 172 | 61 | 5th Metro A | |
| 1998-99 | 51 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 230 | 213 | 50 | 22nd OPJHL | |
| 1999-00 | 49 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 264 | 170 | 73 | 4th OPJHL | |
| 2000-01 | 49 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 231 | 148 | 77 | 3rd OPJHL | Won League, Won DHC |
| 2001-02 | 49 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 165 | 183 | 48 | 19th OPJHL | |
| 2002-03 | 49 | 11 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 129 | 240 | 26 | 30th OPJHL | |
| 2003-04 | 49 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 184 | 219 | 41 | 27th OPJHL | |
| Thornhill Thunderbirds | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 49 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 143 | 207 | 35 | 26th OPJHL | |
| 2005-06 | 49 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 203 | 203 | 49 | 23rd OPJHL | Lost Conf. QF |
- 1983: Henry Carr Crusaders defeated Stratford Cullitons 4-games-to-none
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