Toronto Lakeshore Patriots

The Toronto Lakeshore Patriots were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of Central Division Hockey. In 2014 they changed their name to the Toronto Patriots.
==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://web.archive.org/web/20040529051848/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 has 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.
==Season-by-season results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	GF 		GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	
1996-97	50 	34 	13 	3 	- 	280 	143 	71 	5th Metro A 	 	
1997-98	49 	23 	24 	2 	- 	213 	222 	48 	8th Metro A 	 	
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
2008-09	49 	9 	39 	- 	1 	115 	286 	19 	9th OJHL-P 	 	
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 	
2011-12	49 	27 	17 	- 	5 	199 	169 	59 	3rd OJHL-S 	 	
===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==
*Upper Canada HC website
Category:Central Division Hockey team
Category:Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League team
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams