Oswego Admirals
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The Dixie Beehives were a Canadian
Junior "A" ice hockey
team from Etobicoke
, Ontario
. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team originated in Oswego, New York
as the Oswego Admirals.
The Admirals were owned by the same man who owned the Syracuse Jr. Crunch
, but are not the same franchise as the Crunch as they currently play in the United States. Their first season went well as they earned a birth into the playoffs. Nine games under .500 on the season, the Admirals did not survive past the first round of their first season.
The Admirals' first ever game was a 3-1 loss to the Kingston Voyageurs
on September 8, 2005. During that game, the franchise's first ever goal was scored by Jason Deluca. The goalie to start this historic game was Mark Schacker. The Admirals' first home game took place on September 22, 2006 -- a 2-2 tie with the Cobourg Cougars
. Evan Lucas scored the Admirals' first ever home goal while Cory Gershon picked up the tie in net. Their first win was also against the Kingston Voyageurs
at home, a 5-2 victory on September 23, 2005. Corey Callen scored the eventual game-winning-goal and Cory Gershon stopped 30 of 32 shots for that first team victory.
After a good second season and a first round exit to the Port Hope Predators
that was shortened by bad weather
.
The Toronto Dixie Beehives began play at Weston Arena on Sept. 15th with a game vs. the Vaughan Vipers. The first season saw the team make the playoffs before going down 3 straight to the Markham Waxers in the quarter final match.
In the summer of 2009, the Beehives relocated from Weston to Etobicoke and dropped "Toronto" from their name. On April 3, 2011, the Dixie Beehives officially ceased operations.
Canada
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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 Etobicoke
Etobicoke, Ontario
Etobicoke is a dissolved municipality located within the current city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the western section of the current city, it had an official population of 338,117 as measured by the 2001 Census and 334,491 people as of the 2006 Census. While it only contains 13% of...
, Ontario
Ontario
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. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team originated in Oswego, New York
Oswego, New York
Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York"...
as the Oswego Admirals.
History
In 2006 local business man and hockey fan Joe Moore approached the OPJHL about acquiring a team. The Oswago Admirals, a Junior A team in the east Division of the OPJHL, were for sale and arrangement were made to purchase the team and bring it to Toronto were ice time was procurred at Weston Arena.The Admirals were owned by the same man who owned the Syracuse Jr. Crunch
Syracuse Jr. Crunch
The Rochester Stars are a Tier III Junior A American junior ice hockey team from Rochester, New York. They play in the Eastern Junior Hockey League. Their affiliates are the Maksymum Junior Hockey Club of the Empire Junior B Hockey League, also in the EmpJHL is the Stars former affiliates the...
, but are not the same franchise as the Crunch as they currently play in the United States. Their first season went well as they earned a birth into the playoffs. Nine games under .500 on the season, the Admirals did not survive past the first round of their first season.
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...
on September 8, 2005. During that game, the franchise's first ever goal was scored by Jason Deluca. The goalie to start this historic game was Mark Schacker. The Admirals' first home game took place on September 22, 2006 -- a 2-2 tie with the Cobourg Cougars
Cobourg Cougars
The Cobourg Cougars are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Cobourg, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
. Evan Lucas scored the Admirals' first ever home goal while Cory Gershon picked up the tie in net. Their first win was also against the 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...
at home, a 5-2 victory on September 23, 2005. Corey Callen scored the eventual game-winning-goal and Cory Gershon stopped 30 of 32 shots for that first team victory.
After a good second season and a first round exit to the Port Hope Predators
Port Hope Predators
The Trenton Golden Hawks are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Trenton, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League...
that was shortened by bad weather
February 2007 North America Winter Storm
The February 2007 North America Winter Storm was a massive winter storm that affected most of the eastern half of North America, starting on February 12, 2007 and peaking on Valentine's Day, February 14...
.
The Toronto Dixie Beehives began play at Weston Arena on Sept. 15th with a game vs. the Vaughan Vipers. The first season saw the team make the playoffs before going down 3 straight to the Markham Waxers in the quarter final match.
In the summer of 2009, the Beehives relocated from Weston to Etobicoke and dropped "Toronto" from their name. On April 3, 2011, the Dixie Beehives officially ceased operations.
Season-by-Season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 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 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 150 | 193 | 40 | 6th OPJHL-E | 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 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 154 | 188 | 43 | 6th OPJHL-E | Lost Conf. QF |
| 2007-08 | 49 | 17 | 27 | |||||||
| 5 | 175 | 248 | 39 | 6th OPJHL-S | Lost Conf. QF | |||||
| 2008-09 | 49 | 17 | 30 | |||||||
| 2 | 147 | 200 | 36 | 7th OJHL-P | ||||||
| 2009-10 | 50 | 12 | 37 | |||||||
| 1 | 146 | 241 | 25 | 10th CCHL-W | DNQ | |||||
| 2010-11 | 50 | 4 | 43 | |||||||
| 3 | 133 | 350 | 11 | 8th OJHL-S | DNQ |