Toronto Patriots

The Toronto Patriots are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Ontario Junior Hockey League.
==History==
===Quinte (1996-1998)===
In 1996, the Quinte Hawks of Deseronto, Ontario were granted expansion into the Metro Junior A Hockey League.http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/QuinteHawks.htm David Frost was brought in to coach the team. Frost faced criminal charges in 2008 for his conduct for his time with the team,http://blog.macleans.ca/2008/10/30/the-frost-trial/ but was acquitted.http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/545395 Frost brought with him Mike Jefferson and Sheldon Keefe.http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?id=3640434 Although both would play in the National Hockey League, Jefferson (later changed to Danton) would become famous for a mysterious murder-for-hire plot that targeted Frost and landed him in prison.http://www.cbc.ca/sports/indepth/danton/
===Bancroft (1998-2007)===
In 1998, the Metro Junior A Hockey League folded and merged with the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. The Hawks moved into the OPJHL but were relocated to Bancroft, Ontario.http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/BancroftHawks.htm In nine seasons, the Bancroft Hawks would never celebrate a winning season.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_standings.php?tmi=4772
In 2007, due to mounting troubles with finding appropriate ownership and supporting the team financially, the Bancroft Hawks were granted a leave from the Ontario Hockey Association.http://www.ohahockey.org/attachments/document/0000/7064/OHA_Blueline_Report_-_July_2007.pdf
===Upper Canada (2008-Present)===
In the summer of 2008, a group of Toronto-based businessmen bought the rights to the Bancroft franchisehttp://www.towncrieronline.ca/main/main.php?direction=viewstory&storyid=7239&rootcatid=&rootsubcatid=http://www.yorkregion.com/Leisure/Home%20Garden/article/81195 and renamed the team the Upper Canada Hockey Club and moved the team to North York.http://www.towncrieronline.ca/main/main.php?direction=viewstory&storyid=7239&rootcatid=&rootsubcatid= The club had a working relationship with the Upper Canada College but is not directly affiliated. Despite owning the franchise that used to be the Hawks, no member of the UCHC was involved with the manifestations of the franchise in either Deseronto or Bancroft.
The Upper Canada Hockey Club's first game was an 8-5 loss to the Seguin Bruins on September 6, 2008.http://opjhlleague.stats.pointstreak.com/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=780194 The team's first win was at home against the Villanova Knights, 5-4 on September 14, 2008.http://opjhlleague.stats.pointstreak.com/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=780255 In 2009, the team changed their name to the Patriots and moved to Etobicoke. Two seasons later they became the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots. In 2011, the Patriots had their best season yet when they finished 3rd in the South Division and making it to the Conference Finals, eventually losing to the Whitby Fury.
In 2013, the team moved to Rexdale where they won the 2014 Buckland Cup and Dudley Hewitt Cup. In 2014, the team dropped "Lakeshore" from its name.
==Season-by-season results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	
Quinte Hawks 	Quinte Hawks 	Quinte Hawks 	Quinte Hawks 	Quinte Hawks 	Quinte Hawks 	Quinte Hawks 	Quinte Hawks 	Quinte Hawks 	Quinte Hawks 	Quinte Hawks 	
1996-97 	50 	34 	13 	3 	- 	280 	143 	71 	5th Metro A 	 	
1997-98 	49 	23 	24 	2 	- 	213 	222 	48 	8th Metro A 	 	
Bancroft Hawks 	Bancroft Hawks 	Bancroft Hawks 	Bancroft Hawks 	Bancroft Hawks 	Bancroft Hawks 	Bancroft Hawks 	Bancroft Hawks 	Bancroft Hawks 	Bancroft Hawks 	Bancroft Hawks 	
1998-99 	51 	12 	37 	1 	1 	124 	224 	26 	13th OPJHL-E 	 	
1999-00 	49 	18 	25 	3 	3 	177 	221 	42 	7th OPJHL-E 	 	
2000-01 	49 	11 	35 	1 	2 	171 	246 	25 	9th OPJHL-E 	 	
2001-02 	49 	16 	26 	5 	2 	184 	209 	39 	8th OPJHL-E 	 	
2002-03 	49 	21 	22 	3 	3 	206 	254 	48 	6th OPJHL-E 	 	
2003-04 	49 	21 	24 	2 	2 	194 	230 	46 	6th OPJHL-E 	 	
2004-05 	49 	8 	36 	2 	3 	133 	261 	21 	10th OPJHL-E 	 	
2005-06 	49 	11 	35 	1 	2 	144 	282 	25 	9th OPJHL-E 	Lost Conf. QF 	
2006-07 	49 	6 	39 	3 	1 	134 	269 	16 	10th OPJHL-E 	DNQ 	
2007-08 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate
Upper Canada Hockey Club 	Upper Canada Hockey Club 	Upper Canada Hockey Club 	Upper Canada Hockey Club 	Upper Canada Hockey Club 	Upper Canada Hockey Club 	Upper Canada Hockey Club 	Upper Canada Hockey Club 	Upper Canada Hockey Club 	Upper Canada Hockey Club 	Upper Canada Hockey Club 	
2008-09 	49 	9 	39 	- 	1 	115 	286 	19 	9th OJHL-P 	 	
Upper Canada Patriots 	Upper Canada Patriots 	Upper Canada Patriots 	Upper Canada Patriots 	Upper Canada Patriots 	Upper Canada Patriots 	Upper Canada Patriots 	Upper Canada Patriots 	Upper Canada Patriots 	Upper Canada Patriots 	Upper Canada Patriots 	
2009-10 	50 	15 	31 	- 	4 	163 	244 	34 	9th CCHL-W 	DNQ 	
2010-11 	50 	28 	20 	- 	2 	179 	184 	58 	4th OJHL-S 	Lost Round of 16 	
Toronto Lakeshore Patriots	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots 	
2011-12 	49 	27 	17 	- 	5 	199 	169 	59 	3rd OJHL-S 	Lost Conf. Final 	
2012-13 	55 	34 	16 	- 	5 	213 	154 	73 	3rd OJHL-S 	 	
2013-14 	53 	35 	12 	- 	6 	196 	145 	76 	1st OJHL-S 	Won League, Won DHC, eliminated in Round Robin RBC 	
Toronto Patriots 	Toronto Patriots 	Toronto Patriots 	Toronto Patriots 	Toronto Patriots 	Toronto Patriots 	Toronto Patriots 	Toronto Patriots 	Toronto Patriots 	Toronto Patriots 	Toronto Patriots 	
2014-15 	54 	35 	18 	- 	1 	185 	134 	71 	1st OJHL-S 	Won League, Lost in Semifinal DHC 	
2015-16 	54 	18 	28 	1 	7 	177 	158 	44 	5th of 6 South Div9th of 11 SW Conf18th of 22 OJHL 	DNQ 	
2016-17 	54 	29 	23 	0 	2 	182 	173 	60 	4th of 6 South Div6th of 11 SW Conf13th of 22 OJHL 	Lost in Conf. Quarters 1-4 (Blades) 	
2017-18 	54 	40 	8 	3 	3 	260 	144 	86 	1st of 6 South Div1st of 11 SW Conf1st of 22 OJHL 	Won in Conf. Quarters 4-0 (Flyers)Won in Conf. Semis 4-3 (Blades)Lost in Conf. Final 3-4 (Raiders)	
2018-19 	54 	27 	23 	1 	3 	166 	180 	58 	T-2nd of 5 South DivT-7th of 11 SE ConfT-10th of 22 OJHL	Lost Conf. Quarters 3-4 (Buzzers) 	
2019-20 	54 	32 	17 	0 	5 	227 	192 	69 	2nd of 6 South Div. 	Lost Conf. Final 0-4 (Buzzers) 	
2020-21 	Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic 	Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic 	
2021-22 	53 	18 	30 	0 	5 	179 	200 	41 	4th of 6 South Div9th of 11 SE Conf17th of 21 OJHL 	Lost Conf. Quarters, 1-2 (Jr. Canadiens) 	
2022-23 	56 	29 	19 	2 	4 	189 	171 	64 	6th of 11 SE Conf11th of 21 OJHL 	Lost Conf. Quarters, 1-4 (Huskies) 	
2023-24 	56 	22 	27 	3 	4 	157 	207 	51 	9th of 12 West Conf18th of 24 OJHL 	Did Not Qualify for post season 	
===Playoffs===
MetJHL Years
*1997 Lost Semi-final
:Quinte Hawks defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1
:Third in round robin quarter-final (4-2)
:Aurora Tigers defeated Quinte Hawks 4-games-to-2
*1998 Lost Quarter-final
:Wexford Raiders defeated Quinte Hawks 3-games-to-none
OJHL Years
==Notable alumni==
===Quinte===
*Ryan Barneshttp://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=16636
*Mike Dantonhttp://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=19689
*John Erskinehttp://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=16734
*Sheldon Keefehttp://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=19167
==References==
==External links==
*Lakeshore Patriots Webpage
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League teams