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Orangeville Flyers City Orangeville, Ontario, Canada League Ontario Junior Hockey League Founded 1980 Home arena Alder Street Recreation Facility Colors Orange, black and white
Owner(s) David M. Arsenault General manager Barry M. Rice Head coach Steve Hodson Affiliates Brampton Battalion (OHL)
Owen Sound Greys (GOJHL)
Fergus Devils (GMOJHL)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 2007-2011 Villanova Knights 2011-Present Orangeville Flyers The Orangeville Flyers are a Junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
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History
Henry Carr
The Flyers 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 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. After five rounds of playoffs, what it took to win the Sutherland Cup, the Crusaders had accumulated 54 wins, 2 losses, 2 ties, and 2 losses in overtime in 60 regulation games.
In 1991, when the Metro league declared itself Junior "A", they transferred the franchise to the Weston Dukes. Henry Carr still fields a team to this day, but again at the High School Hockey level.
Thornhill
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. 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.
Villanova Knights
In 2007 local businessman David Arsenault (Governor/Owner) along with St. Thomas of Villanova College revived the team bringing it back into the OPJHL under the Villanova College name.
The Villanova Knights were announced officially on May 15, 2007 [1]. The team was be playing their home games at York University's Canlan Ice Gardens.
Orangeville Jr. Flyers
The original Orangeville Flyers were disbanded by the league in Spring 2011. April 14, 2011, ten days after the Flyers folded, the OJHL and the Villanova Knights announced that they were moving to Orangeville under the name Orangeville Flyers.[2]
Season-by-season standings
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs Henry Carr Crusaders 1980-81 42 18 19 5 - 211 208 41 8th Metro B 1981-82 36 24 8 4 - 209 136 52 1st Metro B 1982-83 36 34 0 2 - 264 113 70 1st Metro B Won League, Won SC 1983-84 42 26 10 6 - 280 207 58 1st Metro B Won League 1984-85 36 25 7 4 - 184 126 54 1st Metro B 1985-86 37 22 10 5 - 229 164 49 4th Metro B Lost Semi-final 1986-87 37 28 4 5 - 256 162 61 1st Metro B Won League 1987-88 37 23 9 5 - 214 161 51 3rd Metro B Lost Semi-final 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 7th OPJHL-C 1999-00 49 33 9 4 3 264 170 73 2nd OPJHL-S 2000-01 49 36 8 3 2 231 148 77 1st OPJHL-S Won League, Won DHC 2001-02 49 20 21 6 2 165 183 48 4th OPJHL-S 2002-03 49 11 34 3 1 129 240 26 9th OPJHL-S 2003-04 49 18 26 4 1 184 219 41 6th OPJHL-S Thornhill Thunderbirds 2004-05 49 16 30 1 2 143 207 35 7th OPJHL-S 2005-06 49 23 23 3 0 203 203 49 7th OPJHL-S Lost Conf. QF 2006-07 Did Not Participate Villanova Knights 2007-08 49 6 42 - 1 124 311 13 9th OPJHL-N 2008-09 49 6 39 - 4 119 259 16 10th OJHL-P 2009-10 56 33 19 - 4 233 211 70 6th OJAHL Lost Quarter-final 2010-11 50 30 17 - 3 219 175 63 2nd OJHL-S Lost Quarter-final Playoffs
MetJHL Years
- 1990 Lost Semi-final
- Henry Carr Crusaders defeated Mimico Monarchs 4-games-to-none
- Thornhill Thunderbirds defeated Henry Carr Crusaders 4-games-to-2
- 1991 Lost Semi-final
- Henry Carr Crusaders defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-none
- Bramalea Blues defeated Henry Carr Crusaders 4-games-to-2
- 1992 Lost Preliminary
- St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Weston Dodgers 3-games-to-none
- 1993 DNQ
- 1994 Lost Semi-final
- Thornhill Islanders defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1
- Wexford Raiders defeated Thornhill Islanders 4-games-to-none
- 1995 Lost Semi-final
- Thornhill Islanders defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-none
- Wexford Raiders defeated Thornhill Islanders 4-games-to-3
- 1996 Lost Final
- Thornhill Islanders defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-1
- Thornhill Islanders defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2
- Caledon Canadians defeated Thornhill Islanders 4-games-to-3
- 1997 Lost Round Robin Quarter-final
- Thornhill Islanders defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-3
- Fifth in round robin quarter-final (2-4)
- 1998 Lost Quarter-final
- Thornhill Rattlers defeated Huntsville Wildcats 3-games-to-1
- Syracuse Jr. Crunch defeated Thornhill Rattlers 3-games-to-1
OJHL Years
- 1999 Lost Division Quarter-final
- Couchiching Terriers defeated Thornhill Rattlers 3-games-to-2
- 2000 Lost Conference Final
- Thornhill Rattlers defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-1
- Thornhill Rattlers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-1
- Thornhill Rattlers defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-none
- Lindsay Muskies defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-1
- 2001 Won League, Won OHF Ruddock Trophy, Won Dudley Hewitt Cup, Lost 2001 Royal Bank Cup round robin
- Thornhill Rattlers defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-none
- Thornhill Rattlers defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-none
- Thornhill Rattlers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2
- Thornhill Rattlers defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-1
- Thornhill Rattlers defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-1 OPJHL CHAMPIONS
- Thornhill Rattlers defeated Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) 4-games-to-3 RUDDOCK TROPHY, DUDLEY HEWITT CUP CHAMPIONS
- Fifth and eliminated in 2001 Royal Bank Cup round robin (0-4)
- 2002 Lost Division Quarter-final
- Pickering Panthers defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-3
- 2003 Lost Division Quarter-final
- Markham Waxers defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-none
- 2004 Lost Division Quarter-final
- Stouffville Spirit defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-2
- 2005 Lost Division Quarter-final
- St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Thornhill Thunderbirds 4-games-to-none
- 2006 Lost Division Quarter-final
- Markham Waxers defeated Toronto Thunderbirds 4-games-to-1
- 2007 Did Not Participate
- 2008 DNQ
- 2009 DNQ
- 2010 Lost OJAHL Quarter-final
- Georgetown Raiders defeated Villanova Knights 4-games-to-2
- 2011 Lost Quarter-final
- Villanova Knights defeated Peterborough Stars 4-games-to-1
- Wellington Dukes defeated Villanova Knights 4-games-to-1
Sutherland Cup appearances
- 1983: Henry Carr Crusaders defeated Stratford Cullitons 4-games-to-none
Notable alumni
- Bob Essensa
- Patrick Flatley
- Manny Legace
- Steve Moore
- Dominic Moore
- Jeff O'Neill
- Raffi Torres
- Mike York
References
- ^ "OJHL Villanova Knights | Home Page". Villanovahockey.com. http://www.villanovahockey.com/files/Villanova%20Press%20release%20May%2015%20FINAL.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
- ^ "Junior Flyers resurrected by Knights". Orangeville Article. http://www.orangeville.com/website/orangeville/article/993467--junior-flyers-resurrected-by-knights. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
External links
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