Toronto Nationals (junior)

The Toronto Nationals are a pair of defunct Tier II Junior "A" 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===
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 		GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	
Vaughan Nats	Vaughan Nats	Vaughan Nats	Vaughan Nats	Vaughan Nats	Vaughan Nats	Vaughan Nats	Vaughan Nats	Vaughan Nats	Vaughan Nats	Vaughan Nats
1972-73 	44 	29 	9 	6 	270 	189 	64 	1st OPJHL 	 	
1973-74 	44 	27 	12 	5 	215 	123 	59 	2nd OPJHL 	 	
Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats
1974-75 	44 	23 	15 	6 	235 	202 	52 	3rd OPJHL 	Won League 	
1975-76 	44 	16 	18 	10 	198 	180 	42 	7th OPJHL 	 	
1976-77 	44 	19 	22 	3 	220 	250 	41 	8th OPJHL 	 	
==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. Barely 16-years-old, Gretzky had played two seasons with the Nationals and scored 63 goals for 132 points in just 60 games. The Nationals won the 1977 Metro championship, led by the young Gretzky with 75 points in just 23 playoff games. The next season he signed with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, a quick stop before going professional and starting what is considered by many hockey enthusiasts as the greatest career in hockey history.
===Season-by-Season Results===
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 		GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	
Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats	Toronto Nats
1970-71 	43 	25 	14 	4 	201 	174 	54 	4th Metro B 	 	
1971-72 	44 	21 	17 	6 	205 	172 	48 	2nd Metro B 	 	
1972-73 	34 	21 	9 	4 	151 	197 	46 	2nd Metro B 	Won League 	
1973-74 	44 	9 	30 	5 	154 	256 	23 	10th Metro B	 	
1974-75 	38 	4 	33 	1 	119 	258 	9 	14th Metro B	 	
1975-76 	36 	13 	15 	8 	180 	190 	34 	8th Metro B 	 	
Seneca Nats 	Seneca Nats 	Seneca Nats 	Seneca Nats 	Seneca Nats 	Seneca Nats 	Seneca Nats 	Seneca Nats 	Seneca Nats 	Seneca Nats 	Seneca Nats
1976-77 	36 	17 	14 	5 	183 	181 	39 	3rd Metro B 	Won League 	
1977-78 	36 	17 	13 	6 	175 	179 	40 	5th Metro B 	 	
1978-79 	44 	24 	14 	6 	273 	262 	54 	6th Metro B 	 	
1979-80 	41 	18 	19 	4 	261 	294 	40 	8th Metro B 	 	
===Sutherland Cup Appearances===
:1973: Sarnia Bees defeated Toronto Nationals 4-games-to-2
===Notable Jr. B Alumni=== 	
*Bill Gardner
*Wayne Gretzky
*Basil McRae
*Stu Smith
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League team
Category:Established in 1970
Category:Disestablished in 1980