Toronto Jr. Canadiens
CityToronto, Ontario, Canada
LeagueOntario Junior Hockey League
ConferenceSouth-West
DivisionSouth
Founded1972
Home arenaScotiaBank Pond
ColoursRed, Blue, and White
     
Owner(s)Peter Friedmann - Joel Feldberg -Jeffrey Bly
General managerDavid DeMarinis
Head coachDavid DeMarinis
AffiliateLeaside Kings (GTHL)
Franchise history
1972-1983Wexford Warriors
1983-2006Wexford Raiders
2006-PresentToronto Jr. Canadiens

The Toronto Jr. Canadiens are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in the Downsview neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were known as the Wexford Raiders until the end of the 2005–06 season and are a part of Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) but used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.

History

The team originated in 1972 as the Wexford Warriors of the Metro Junior B league, when the original Wexford Raiders jumped to the Junior A Ontario Provincial League in 1972. When the Junior A Raiders folded in 1981, the Junior B Warriors adopted the Raider name and kept it until 2006.

The Wexford Raiders were one of the strongest teams to play in the Metro Junior A Hockey League. A losing team for much of its history, they become one of the most dominant squads in 1990, under coaches Stan Butler and Kevin Burkett. Butler and Burkett coached the Wexford Raiders midget team to the 1989 championship, then took most of the players to the Junior B level in 1990, and they served as the foundation to four consecutive Metro championship squads. During the 1990s, under the management of Burkett and Butler, the Raiders sent more players on NCAA Division I hockey scholarships than any other junior team in North America. In 1994, the Raiders defeated the Caledon Canadians 4-games-to-0 in the Metro League final. The Canadians were granted the permission to host the Dudley Hewitt Cup that year and ended up winning it despite losing the Metro final.

In 1998, again playing Caledon, the Raiders won the last Metro Junior "A" title in game 7 by a score of 9–0. In 2006, the Raiders changed their name to the Toronto Jr. Canadiens and took on the colors of the Montreal Canadiens.

2006-07

On February 11, 2007, after 144 minutes and 32 seconds of play, the Canadiens defeated the Pickering Panthers in Game 2 of the first round of the playoffs.[1] The game-winning goal was credited to Kyle Wetering at the 4:32 mark of the 5th overtime. Toronto outshot Pickering 88–86.[2] On February 12, 2007, TSN show That's Hockey showed highlights of the game and announced that the history of the game may be preserved in the Hockey Hall of Fame as the longest junior hockey game in history, far surpassing the previous record. The game has been officially named the longest game in Ontario Hockey Association history.[3]

Season-by-season results

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
Wexford Warriors
1972-733312174-122133288th Metro B
1973-744423192-210195486th Metro B
1974-753821116-235166484th Metro B
1975-763611187-1391742911th Metro B
1976-773614184-1481803411th Metro B
1977-783616155-167162377th Metro B
1978-794414246-2332763410th Metro BDNQ
1979-80422355-167349913th Metro B
1980-81439313-1763122112th Metro BDNQ
1981-82369234-1412122211th Metro B
1982-833610215-1862062510th Metro B
Wexford Raiders
1983-844214226-187216349th Metro BDNQ
1984-85362385-206137493rd Metro BLost quarter-final
1985-863711197-167199298th Metro BLost quarter-final
1986-87379262-1592502011th Metro BDNQ
1987-883713195-193239319th Metro BDNQ
1988-893812251-1852752510th Metro B
1989-90443158-225109701st Metro BLost final
1990-91443455-231110731st Metro BWon League
1991-92443482-197121702nd Metro AWon League
1992-93483693-213118751st Metro AWon League
1993-945036113-283157751st Metro AWon League
1994-955025214-257158546th Metro ALost final
1995-965236142-261171741st Metro ALost semi-final
1996-97503875-285185813rd Metro ALost semi-final
1997-98503974-196167822nd Metro AWon League
1998-9951212082211206526th OPJHL-C
1999-0049321133237164703rd OPJHL-S
2000-014935752259168772nd OPJHL-S
2001-024935860237151761st OPJHL-S
2002-0349321223231152691st OPJHL-S
2003-0449291532202162632nd OPJHL-S
2004-054937552216104811st OPJHL-SLost semi-final
2005-0649231880188171545th OPJHL-SLost Conf. SF
Toronto Jr. Canadiens
2006-0749261652202162594th OPJHL-SLost Conf. QF
2007-08492918-2223175604th OPJHL-S
2008-09533120-2242251643rd OJHL-C
2009-10502719-4218195586th CCHL-WLost Preliminary
2010-11501630-4136207366th OJHL-SDNQ
2011-12491824-7156184435th OJHL-SLost Division SF
2012-13552723-5176179595th OJHL-SLost Conf. QF
2013-14532326-4184213505th OJHL-SLost Conf. QF
2014-15----------
2015-1654301635184170683rd of 6 South Div
6th of 11 SW Conf
9th of 22 OJHL		Lost Conf. Quarters 1-4 (Cougars)
2016-1754282024177164623rd of 6 South Div
5th of 11 SW Conf
11th of 22 OJHL		Won Conf. Quarters 4-3 (Buzzers)
Lost Conf. Semifinals 0-4 (Raiders)
2017-1854331812202166694th of 6 South Div
5th of 11 SW Conf
8th of 22 OJHL		Lost Conf. Quarters 2-4 (Blades)

Playoffs

MetJHL Years

  • 1990 Lost final
Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-3
Wexford Raiders defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-none
Thornhill Thunderbirds defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-3
  • 1991 Won League
Wexford Raiders defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1
Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-3
Wexford Raiders defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-3 METJHL CHAMPIONS
  • 1992 Won League
Wexford Raiders defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1
Wexford Raiders defeated Thornhill Thunderbirds 4-games-to-2
Wexford Raiders defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-none METJHL CHAMPIONS
  • 1993 Won League
Wexford Raiders defeated Richmond Hill Riot 4-games-to-none
Wexford Raiders defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-none
Wexford Raiders defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-1 METJHL CHAMPIONS
  • 1994 Won League, lost OHA Buckland Cup round robin
Wexford Raiders defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1
Wexford Raiders defeated Thornhill Islanders 4-games-to-none
Wexford Raiders defeated Caledon Canadians 4-games-to-none METJHL CHAMPIONS
Third and eliminated in OHA Buckland Cup round robin (1-2)
  • 1995 Lost final
Wexford Raiders defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-2
Wexford Raiders defeated Thornhill Islanders 4-games-to-3
Caledon Canadians defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-none
  • 1996 Lost semi-final
Wexford Raiders defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1
Thornhill Islanders defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2
  • 1997 Lost semi-final
Wexford Raiders defeated Niagara Scenic 4-games-to-none
First in round robin quarter-final (4-2)
Caledon Canadians defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-none
  • 1998 Won League, lost OHA Buckland Cup
Wexford Raiders defeated Quinte Hawks 3-games-to-none
Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-2
Wexford Raiders defeated Caledon Canadians 4-games-to-3 METJHL CHAMPIONS
Milton Merchants (OPJHL) defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-1

OJHL Years

Raiders 1970-1981

Wexford Raiders
CityScarborough, Ontario, Canada
LeagueOntario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Metro Junior B Hockey League
Operated1970-1981
ColoursGreen, Black, and White
     
Franchise history
1970-1971Toronto Raiders
1971-1981Wexford Raiders
1981Folded

There also was a Wexford Raiders team in the Ontario Provincial Junior League based in the Wexford neighbourhood of the Toronto suburb of Scarborough. The team originated in 1970 as the Toronto Raiders of the Metro Junior B league, and was renamed the Wexford Raiders in 1971. In 1972, the team moved to the new Ontario Provincial Junior League in 1972 and operated until 1981. After the Junior A team folded, the Metro B "Warriors" assumed the "Raider" name in 1983.

Season-by-season results

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
Toronto Raiders
1970-714417225-208241398th Metro B
Wexford Raiders
1971-724420195-206210456th Metro B
1972-73442699-264185612nd OPJHLWon League
1973–744426126-235172583rd OPJHLWon League
1974-754422157-241196514th OPJHL
1975-764419196-207196444th OPJHL
1976-774420213-211219437th OPJHL
1977-785018257-268308436th OPJHL
1978-795014315-2082803310th OPJHL
1979-804417207-238241418th OPJHL
1980-814411321-2343342312th OPJHL

Playoffs

  • 1973 Won League, lost OHA Buckland Cup
Wexford Raiders defeated Weston Dodgers 4-games-to-1
Wexford Raiders defeated Dixie Beehives 4-games-to-2
Wexford Raiders defeated Toronto Nationals 4-games-to-1 OPJHL CHAMPIONS
Chatham Maroons (SOJHL) defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-3
Wexford Raiders defeated Richmond Hill Rams 4-games-to-2
Wexford Raiders defeated North Bay Trappers 4-games-to-3
Wexford Raiders defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-1 OPJHL CHAMPIONS
Wexford Raiders defeated Windsor Spitfires (SOJHL) 4-games-to-3 BUCKLAND CUP CHAMPIONS
Thunder Bay Hurricanes (TBJHL) defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-3
  • 1975 Lost final
Wexford Raiders defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-none
Wexford Raiders defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-3
Toronto Nationals defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-1
  • 1976 Lost quarter-final
North Bay Trappers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2
  • 1977 Lost quarter-final
Royal York Royals defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2
  • 1978 Lost quarter-final
Guelph Platers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-none
  • 1979 DNQ
  • 1980 Lost quarter-final
Dixie Beehives defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-none
  • 1981 DNQ

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Gamesheet: Pickering at Toronto - Sat, Feb 10, 2007".
  2. ↑ "Gamesheet: Pickering at Toronto - Sat, Feb 10, 2007".
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2007-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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