Toronto Nationals (ice hockey)
ice hockey team in Vaughan, Ontario
The Toronto Nationals are a pair of defunct Tier II Junior "A" & Junior "B" ice hockey teams from Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Metro Junior B Hockey League.
Jr. A Nationals
In 1975, the Nationals won their one and only Junior "A" league title. They went on to the Ontario Hockey Association Championship and met the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League Champion Guelph CMC's. Guelph came out on top 4-games-to-2. The Nationals folded in 1977.
Season-by-season results
Playoffs
1973 Lost final
Toronto Nationals defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-none
Toronto Nationals defeated Richmond Hill Rams 4-games-to-2
Wexford Raiders defeated Toronto Nationals 4-games-to-1
1974 Lost quarter-final
North Bay Trappers defeated Toronto Nationals 4-games-to-3
1975 Won League, lost OHA Buckland Cup
Toronto Nationals defeated Richmond Hill Rams 4-games-to-2
Toronto Nationals defeated Seneca Flyers 4-games-to-none
Toronto Nationals defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-1 OPJHL CHAMPIONS
Guelph CMC's (SOJHL) defeated Toronto Nationals 4-games-to-2
1976 Lost semi-final
Toronto Nationals defeated Royal York Royals 3-games-to-2
Toronto Nationals defeated Weston Dodgers 2-games-to-none
North York Rangers defeated Toronto Nationals 4-games-to-1
1977 Lost quarter-final
Markham Waxers defeated Toronto Nationals 4-games-to-none
Jr. B Nationals
In the early 1970s, the Toronto Nationals also had an entry in the Metro Junior B Hockey League who were 1973 Metro Champions and runners up for the Sutherland Cup All-Ontario title. The 1975-76 season saw a 14-year-old Wayne Gretzky challenge the wishes of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and sign with the Toronto Nationals.
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