Mississauga Chargers
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The Mississauga Chargers are a Junior "A" ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team from Mississauga
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...

, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They are the product of a 1990 merger of two former Metro Junior B franchises, the Thornhill Thunderbirds and the Markham Connection. After the 1990 merger the team spent one year in Markham known as the Markham Thunderbirds, and in 1991 they returned to their Thornhill Thunderbirds
Thornhill Thunderbirds
The Thornhill Thunderbirds were a Canadian Junior "B" ice hockey team from Thornhill, Ontario. They played in the Central Junior B Hockey League.-History:...

 name for one season. In 1992, the team moved to Mississauga. As a member of the Metro Junior A Hockey League
Metro Junior A Hockey League
----The Metro Junior "A" Hockey League was a junior level ice hockey league based out of Southern Ontario. The league originated in 1956 as the Metro Junior "B" Hockey League, which lasted until 1991, when it changed its designation from Junior B to Junior A. It remained a Jr...

 they participated for 3 seasons. They left for the OPJHL in 1995. They have had a glim past few years, but in the 2007-08 season they saw a rare light when team captain Bruce Crawford lead the entire OPJHL in scoring (41-57-98)

Richmond Hill/Thornhill Franchise

This franchise had begun in 1981 as the Weston Dukes, becoming the King City Dukes in 1984, and becoming the Richmond Hill Dukes in 1987 for one season. The team moved to Thornill in 1988, and was named the Thunderbirds for two seasons before the merger.

Markham Travelways/Connection Franchise

In 1983 the North York Flames moved to Markham, and were named as the Travelways. In 1989 they were renamed the Markham Connection after the Travelways bus sponsor was sold.

The Thornhill Franchise

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
Weston Dukes
1980-81 42 14 22 6
183 201 34 10th Metro B DNQ
1981-82 34 11 19 4
148 202 26 10th Metro B
1982-83 35 3 25 7
149 255 13 12th Metro B
1983-84 42 16 19 7
198 216 39 7th Metro B Lost Quarter-final
King City Dukes
1984-85 36 15 21 0
192 195 30 8th Metro B
1985-86 37 12 22 3
205 243 27 9th Metro B DNQ
1986-87 37 17 17 3
202 223 37 8th Metro B Lost Quarter-final
Richmond Hill Dukes
1987-88 37 9 24 4
178 244 22 11th Metro B DNQ
Thornhill Thunderbirds
1988-89 38 19 13 6
190 172 44 3rd Metro B
1989-90 44 27 9 8
246 147 62 3rd Metro B Won League
Markham Thunderbirds
1990-91 44 18 20 6
176 171 42 8th Metro B
Thornhill Thunderbirds
1991-92 44 36 6 2
245 113 74 1st Metro A
Mississauga Senators
1992-93 48 25 18 5
212 177 55 5th Metro A
1993-94 50 17 31 2
213 260 36 12th Metro A DNQ
Mississauga Chargers
1994-95 50 23 24 3
249 271 49 7th Metro A
1995-96
1995–96 OPJHL season
The 1995–96 OPJHL season is the 3rd season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The twenty-two teams of the MacKenzie, MacKinnon, Phillips, and Ruddock Divisions competed in a 50-game schedule...

 
50 30 15 5
258 203 65 3rd OPJHL-Me
1996-97
1996–97 OPJHL season
The 1996–97 OPJHL season is the 4th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The twenty-two teams of the MacKenzie, MacKinnon, Phillips, and Ruddock Divisions competed in a 51-game schedule...

 
51 29 19 3
234 220 62 3rd OPJHL-Me
1997-98
1997–98 OPJHL season
The 1997–98 OPJHL season is the 5th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The twenty-two teams of the MacKenzie, MacKinnon, Phillips, and Ruddock Divisions competed in a 51-game schedule...

 
51 15 29 3 4 178 265 37 4th OPJHL-Me
1998-99
1998–99 OPJHL season
The 1998–99 OPJHL season is the 6th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-seven teams of the Central, East, and West divisions competed in a 51-game schedule...

 
51 6 41 3 1 161 321 16 12th OPJHL-W
1999-00
1999–2000 OPJHL season
The 1999–2000 OPJHL season is the 7th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....

 
49 19 24 2 4 190 220 44 7th OPJHL-W
2000-01
2000–01 OPJHL season
The 2000–01 OPJHL season is the 8th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-seven teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....

 
49 25 16 3 5 216 194 58 4th OPJHL-W
2001-02
2001–02 OPJHL season
The 2001–02 OPJHL season is the 9th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-six teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....

 
49 18 23 4 4 174 164 44 7th OPJHL-W
2002-03
2002–03 OPJHL season
The 2002–03 OPJHL season is the 10th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....

 
49 24 19 3 3 189 203 54 6th OPJHL-W
2003-04
2003–04 OPJHL season
The 2003–04 OPJHL season is the 11th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....

 
49 25 21 0 3 214 225 53 5th OPJHL-W
2004-05
2004–05 OPJHL season
The 2004–05 OPJHL season is the 12th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....

 
49 14 32 2 1 197 260 31 8th OPJHL-W
2005-06
2005–06 OPJHL season
-East/South:-West/North:Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card.Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website .-Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship:...

 
49 16 29 4 0 173 221 36 8th OPJHL-W Lost Conf. QF
2006-07
2006–07 OPJHL season
-East/South:-West/North:Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card.Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website .-Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship:...

 
49 15 33 0 1 179 272 31 7th OPJHL-W Lost Conf. QF
2007-08 49 22 23
4 213 245 48 7th OPJHL-W
2008-09 49 11 33
5 186 300 27 9th OJHL-M
2009-10 56 18 34
4 207 273 40 12th OJAHL DNQ
2010-11 50 12 34
4 184 299 28 7th OJHL-W DNQ

Playoffs
  • 1990 Won League
Thornhill Thunderbirds defeated Bramalea Blues
Bramalea Blues
The Bramalea Blues were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Bramalea, Ontario, Canada. Their final two seasons were played in Brampton, Ontario at the Powerade Centre. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League. They joined...

 4-games-to-2
Thornhill Thunderbirds defeated Henry Carr Crusaders 4-games-to-2
Thornhill Thunderbirds defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-3 METJHL CHAMPIONS
  • 1991 Lost Preliminary
Kingston Voyageurs
Kingston Voyageurs
The Kingston Voyageurs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League.-History:The Voyageurs entered the Metro Junior B Hockey League in 1974...

defeated Markham Thunderbirds 2-games-to-1
  • 1992 Lost Semi-final
Thornhill Thunderbirds defeated Pickering Panthers
Pickering Panthers
The Pickering Panthers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Pickering, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.-History:...

 4-games-to-none
Wexford Raiders defeated Thornhill Thunderbirds 4-games-to-2
  • 1993 Lost Quarter-final
St. Michael's Buzzers
St. Michael's Buzzers
The St. Michael's Buzzers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Canadian Hockey League.-History:...

defeated Mississauga Senators 4-games-to-2
  • 1994 DNQ
  • 1995 Lost Quarter-final
Caledon Canadians
Caledon Canadians
The Caledon Canadians are a defunct Junior "A" ice hockey team from Caledon, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League and were the only team in the "Metro" to win an Ontario Hockey Association Junior "A" Championship.-History:...

defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-none

Markham Travelways/Connections Franchise
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
North York Rangers
1974-75 38 12 21 5
170 201 29 10th Metro B
1975-76 36 7 23 6
153 208 20 12th Metro B
1976-77 36 15 17 4
192 172 34 10th Metro B
North York Flames
1977-78 35 8 19 8
167 177 24 12th Metro B
1978-79 44 22 18 4
265 235 48 7th Metro B
1979-80 42 24 11 7
290 201 55 3rd Metro B
1980-81 42 24 14 4
223 178 52 4th Metro B
1981-82 36 13 16 7
177 191 33 7th Metro B
1982-83 36 6 26 4
153 251 16 11th Metro B
Markham Travelways
1983-84 42 14 24 4
186 225 34 10th Metro B DNQ
1984-85 36 23 11 2
218 185 48 4th Metro B
1985-86 37 23 6 8
245 172 54 3rd Metro B Lost Semi-final
1986-87 37 19 11 7
171 146 45 4th Metro B Lost Semi-final
1987-88 37 19 12 6
196 154 44 5th Metro B Lost Final
1988-89 40 12 25 3
150 229 27 9th Metro B
Markham Connection
1989-90 44 12 27 5
192 291 29 9th Metro B

Playoffs
  • 1990 Lost Preliminary
Oshawa Legionaires defeated Markham Connections 3-games-to-none

Notable alumni

  • Adam Graves
    Adam Graves
    Adam Graves is a former professional hockey player. He is best-known for his ten-year tenure with the New York Rangers. He also played for the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, and San Jose Sharks...

  • Curtis Joseph
    Curtis Joseph
    Curtis Shayne Joseph is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League....

  • Manny Legace
    Manny Legacé
    Emmanuel Legace, is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. He most recently played in the National Hockey League for the Carolina Hurricanes. He has also played in the National Hockey League for the Los...

  • Mark Popovic
    Mark Popovic
    Mark Popovic is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the SCL Tigersin the Swiss National League A.-Professional career:...

  • Kyle Quincey
    Kyle Quincey
    Kyle Quincey is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...


Other Mississauga Teams


Before the Chargers, the Mississauga Torspos played in the Metro Junior B league from 1985 until 1988. Also, in 1992, the Central Junior "B" league Streetsville Derbys
Streetsville Derbys
The Streetsville Derbys were a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Streetsville, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League in 2011 when they merged into the Cobourg Cougars.-History:...

were known as the Mississauga Derbys for the 1992-93 season, before retaining their original name.

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