Caledon Admirals

The Caledon Admirals are a Junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Caledon, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. Starting with the 2020-21 season the team is located out of the Mayfield Recreation Complex. The team would be renamed prior to the 2021-22 OJHL season.
==History==
===Henry Carr===
The team's lineage traces back to the Henry Carr Crusaders. Like the Toronto St. Michael's Majors and St. Michael's Buzzers, the Crusaders were a secondary school based Junior hockey team. The team's affiliation was with the Father Henry Carr Secondary School of the Toronto Catholic District School Board. In 1980 they took their high school team and joined the Metro Junior "B" Hockey League, where they played until 1991, even after the league left the Ontario Hockey Association in 1989. The team was famous for its first undefeated Metro season in 1983 (34-0-2), when they won the All-Ontario Jr. B Championship, the Sutherland Cup. After five rounds of playoffs, what it took to win the Sutherland Cup, the Crusaders had accumulated 54 wins, 2 losses, 2 ties, and 2 losses in overtime in 60 regulation games.
In 1991, when the Metro league declared itself Junior "A", they transferred the franchise to the Weston Dukes. Henry Carr used to field a team at the high school hockey level as well.
===Thornhill===
In 1993 the Weston Dukes folded and their franchise was moved to Thornhill and became the Thornhill Islanders. In 1997 they were renamed the Thornhill Rattlers until 2004, when they again assumed the Thunderbirds name.
After playing in multiple league, for many years, even competing for the 2001 Royal Bank Cup. In Summer 2006, the players of the team started to get let go or traded for cash to any interested team. The team has been for sale for the better part of six months, but with no serious offers.
===Villanova Knights===
In 2007 local businessman David Arsenault (Governor/Owner) along with St. Thomas of Villanova College revived the team bringing it back into the OPJHL under the Villanova College name.
The Villanova Knights were announced officially on May 15, 2007. The team played their home games at York University's Canlan Ice Gardens.
===Orangeville Jr. Flyers===
The original Orangeville Flyers were disbanded by the league in Spring 2011. April 14, 2011, ten days after the Flyers folded, the OJHL and the Villanova Knights announced that they were moving to Orangeville under the name Orangeville Flyers. The team would play out of the Alder Street Recreation Facility.
==Brampton Admirals==
Team owner David Arsenault who also owns the Brampton Bombers of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League announced on June 18, 2018 that the organization would be moving to Brampton and would play out of the same arena as their Junior B affiliate.http://www.pointstreaksites.com/view/ojhl/news-21/news_505069
==Caledon Admirals==
The team was relocating to the Mayfield Recreation Complex in Caledon for the 2020-21 season. The team has planned on retaining the Brampton Admirals name for the time being.http://caledoncitizen.com/?p=32703 On July 5, 2021 the team was officially renamed the Caledon Admirals.http://www.ohahockey.ca/view/oha/news/news_536056
== Season-by-season standings==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	
Henry Carr Crusaders 	Henry Carr Crusaders 	Henry Carr Crusaders 	Henry Carr Crusaders 	Henry Carr Crusaders 	Henry Carr Crusaders 	Henry Carr Crusaders 	Henry Carr Crusaders 	Henry Carr Crusaders 	Henry Carr Crusaders 	Henry Carr Crusaders 	
1980-81 	42 	18 	19 	5 	- 	211 	208 	41 	8th Metro B 	 	
1981-82 	36 	24 	8 	4 	- 	209 	136 	52 	1st Metro B 	 	
1982-83 	36 	34 	0 	2 	- 	264 	113 	70 	1st Metro B 	Won League, Won SC 	
1983-84 	42 	26 	10 	6 	- 	280 	207 	58 	1st Metro B 	Won League 	
1984-85 	36 	25 	7 	4 	- 	184 	126 	54 	1st Metro B 	 	
1985-86 	37 	22 	10 	5 	- 	229 	164 	49 	4th Metro B 	Lost Semi-final 	
1986-87 	37 	28 	4 	5 	- 	256 	162 	61 	1st Metro B 	Won League 	
1987-88 	37 	23 	9 	5 	- 	214 	161 	51 	3rd Metro B 	Lost Semi-final 	
1988-89 	39 	16 	18 	5 	- 	184 	180 	37 	7th Metro B 	 	
1989-90 	44 	27 	9 	8 	- 	237 	137 	62 	2nd Metro B 	 	
1990-91 	44 	20 	16 	8 	- 	232 	193 	48 	6th Metro B 	 	
Weston Dukes 	Weston Dukes 	Weston Dukes 	Weston Dukes 	Weston Dukes 	Weston Dukes 	Weston Dukes 	Weston Dukes 	Weston Dukes 	Weston Dukes 	Weston Dukes 	
1991-92 	44 	15 	26 	3 	- 	207 	230 	33 	9th Metro A 	 	
1992-93 	48 	15 	27 	6 	- 	203 	253 	36 	11th Metro A 	 	
Thornhill Islanders 	Thornhill Islanders 	Thornhill Islanders 	Thornhill Islanders 	Thornhill Islanders 	Thornhill Islanders 	Thornhill Islanders 	Thornhill Islanders 	Thornhill Islanders 	Thornhill Islanders 	Thornhill Islanders 	
1993-94 	50 	30 	18 	2 	- 	253 	206 	62 	4th Metro A 	Lost Semi-final 	
1994-95 	50 	35 	14 	1 	- 	244 	151 	71 	2nd Metro A 	 	
Thornhill Rattlers 	Thornhill Rattlers 	Thornhill Rattlers 	Thornhill Rattlers 	Thornhill Rattlers 	Thornhill Rattlers 	Thornhill Rattlers 	Thornhill Rattlers 	Thornhill Rattlers 	Thornhill Rattlers 	Thornhill Rattlers 	
1995-96 	52 	34 	15 	3 	- 	251 	172 	71 	3rd Metro A 	Lost Final 	
1996-97 	50 	29 	17 	4 	- 	279 	195 	62 	6th Metro A 	 	
1997-98 	50 	29 	18 	3 	- 	216 	172 	61 	5th Metro A 	 	
1998-99 	51 	23 	24 	3 	1 	230 	213 	50 	7th OPJHL-C 	 	
1999-00 	49 	33 	9 	4 	3 	264 	170 	73 	2nd OPJHL-S 	 	
2000-01 	49 	36 	8 	3 	2 	231 	148 	77 	1st OPJHL-S 	Won League, Won DHC 	
2001-02 	49 	20 	21 	6 	2 	165 	183 	48 	4th OPJHL-S 	 	
2002-03 	49 	11 	34 	3 	1 	129 	240 	26 	9th OPJHL-S 	 	
2003-04 	49 	18 	26 	4 	1 	184 	219 	41 	6th OPJHL-S 	 	
Thornhill Thunderbirds	Thornhill Thunderbirds 	Thornhill Thunderbirds 	Thornhill Thunderbirds 	Thornhill Thunderbirds 	Thornhill Thunderbirds 	Thornhill Thunderbirds 	Thornhill Thunderbirds 	Thornhill Thunderbirds 	Thornhill Thunderbirds 	Thornhill Thunderbirds 	
2004-05 	49 	16 	30 	1 	2 	143 	207 	35 	7th OPJHL-S 	 	
2005-06 	49 	23 	23 	3 	0 	203 	203 	49 	7th OPJHL-S 	Lost Conf. QF 	
2006-07 	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
Villanova Knights 	Villanova Knights 	Villanova Knights 	Villanova Knights 	Villanova Knights 	Villanova Knights 	Villanova Knights 	Villanova Knights 	Villanova Knights 	Villanova Knights 	Villanova Knights 	
2007-08 	49 	6 	42 	- 	1 	124 	311 	13 	9th OPJHL-N 	 	
2008-09 	49 	6 	39 	- 	4 	119 	259 	16 	10th OJHL-P 	 	
2009-10 	56 	33 	19 	- 	4 	233 	211 	70 	6th OJAHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	
2010-11 	50 	30 	17 	- 	3 	219 	175 	63 	2nd OJHL-S 	Lost Quarter-final 	
Orangeville Flyers 	Orangeville Flyers 	Orangeville Flyers 	Orangeville Flyers 	Orangeville Flyers 	Orangeville Flyers 	Orangeville Flyers 	Orangeville Flyers 	Orangeville Flyers 	Orangeville Flyers 	Orangeville Flyers 	
2011-12 	49 	19 	29 	- 	1 	155 	206 	39 	6th OJHL-N 	Lost Division QF 	
2012-13 	55 	18 	34 	- 	3 	184 	262 	39 	5th OJHL-W 	DNQ 	
2013-14 	53 	4 	46 	- 	3 	122 	272 	11 	6th OJHL-W 	DNQ 	
2014-15 	54 	25 	25 	- 	4 	168 	188 	54 	2nd OJHL-W 	Lost Conference Quarterfinal 	
2015-16 	54 	23 	24 	2 	5 	182 	185 	53 	4th of 5 West Div8th of 11 SW Conf17th of 22 OJHL 	Lost Conf. Quarters 1-4 (Raiders) 	
2016-17 	54 	17 	33 	1 	3 	181 	239 	38 	4th of 5 West Div9th of 11 SW Conf17th of 22 OJHL 	Did not qualify 	
2017-18 	54 	22 	25 	1 	6 	165 	184 	51 	3rd of 5 West Div8th of 11 SW Conf17th of 22 OJHL 	Lost Conf. Quarters 0-4 (Patriots)	
Brampton Admirals 	Brampton Admirals 	Brampton Admirals 	Brampton Admirals 	Brampton Admirals 	Brampton Admirals 	Brampton Admirals 	Brampton Admirals 	Brampton Admirals 	Brampton Admirals 	Brampton Admirals 	
2018-19 	54 	24 	23 	1 	6 	181 	185 	55 	T-4th of 6 West DivT-6th of 11 NW ConfT-14th of 22 OJHL	Lost Conf. Quarters 0-4 (Blades) 	
2019-20 	54 	16 	34 	2 	2 	167 	243 	36 	6th of 6 South 	Did not qualify 	
2020-21 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 	
Caledon Admirals 	Caledon Admirals 	Caledon Admirals 	Caledon Admirals 	Caledon Admirals 	Caledon Admirals 	Caledon Admirals 	Caledon Admirals 	Caledon Admirals 	Caledon Admirals 	Caledon Admirals 	
2021–22 	54 	7 	46 	0 	1 	113 	302 	15 	6th of 6 South Div11th of 11 SE Conf21st of 21 OJHL 	DNQ 	
2022–23 	54 	9 	40 	1 	4 	113 	302 	23 	10th of 11 SE Conf19th of 21 OJHL 	DNQ 	
2023–24 	56 	10 	40 	1 	6 	122 	259 	26 	11th of 12 West Conf22nd of 24 OJHL 	DNQ 	
===Playoffs===
MetJHL Years
*1990 Lost Semi-final
:Henry Carr Crusaders defeated Mimico Monarchs 4-games-to-none
:Thornhill Thunderbirds defeated Henry Carr Crusaders 4-games-to-2
*1991 Lost Semi-final
:Henry Carr Crusaders defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-none
:Bramalea Blues defeated Henry Carr Crusaders 4-games-to-2
*1992 Lost Preliminary
:St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Weston Dodgers 3-games-to-none
* 1993 DNQ
*1994 Lost Semi-final
:Thornhill Islanders defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1
:Wexford Raiders defeated Thornhill Islanders 4-games-to-none
* 1995 Lost Semi-final
:Thornhill Islanders defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-none
:Wexford Raiders defeated Thornhill Islanders 4-games-to-3
*1996 Lost Final
:Thornhill Islanders defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-1
:Thornhill Islanders defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2
:Caledon Canadians defeated Thornhill Islanders 4-games-to-3
*1997 Lost Round Robin Quarter-final
:Thornhill Islanders defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-3
:Fifth in round robin quarter-final (2-4)
* 1998 Lost Quarter-final
:Thornhill Rattlers defeated Huntsville Wildcats 3-games-to-1
:Syracuse Jr. Crunch defeated Thornhill Rattlers 3-games-to-1
OJHL Years
*1999 Lost Division Quarter-final
:Couchiching Terriers defeated Thornhill Rattlers 3-games-to-2
*2000 Lost Conference Final
:Thornhill Rattlers defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-1
:Thornhill Rattlers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-1
:Thornhill Rattlers defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-none
:Lindsay Muskies defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-1
*2001 Won League, Won OHF Ruddock Trophy, Won Dudley Hewitt Cup, Lost 2001 Royal Bank Cup round robin
:Thornhill Rattlers defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-none
:Thornhill Rattlers defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-none
:Thornhill Rattlers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2
:Thornhill Rattlers defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-1
:Thornhill Rattlers defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-1 OPJHL CHAMPIONS
:Thornhill Rattlers defeated Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) 4-games-to-3 RUDDOCK TROPHY, DUDLEY HEWITT CUP CHAMPIONS
:Fifth and eliminated in 2001 Royal Bank Cup round robin (0-4) 
*2002 Lost Division Quarter-final
:Pickering Panthers defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-3
*2003 Lost Division Quarter-final
:Markham Waxers defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-none
*2004 Lost Division Quarter-final
:Stouffville Spirit defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-2
*2005 Lost Division Quarter-final
:St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Thornhill Thunderbirds 4-games-to-none
*2006 Lost Division Quarter-final
:Markham Waxers defeated Toronto Thunderbirds 4-games-to-1
*2007 Did Not Participate
*2008 DNQ
*2009 DNQ
*2010 Lost OJAHL Quarter-final
:Georgetown Raiders defeated Villanova Knights 4-games-to-2
*2011 Lost Quarter-final
:Villanova Knights defeated Peterborough Stars 4-games-to-1
:Wellington Dukes defeated Villanova Knights 4-games-to-1
*2012 Lost Division Quarter-final
:Aurora Tigers defeated Orangeville Flyers 3-games-to-1
==Sutherland Cup appearances==
:1983: Henry Carr Crusaders defeated Stratford Cullitons 4-games-to-none
==Notable alumni==
*Bob Essensa
*Patrick Flatley
*Manny Legace
*Steve Moore
*Dominic Moore
*Jeff O'Neill
*Raffi Torres
*Mike York
==Logos through the years==
File:Henry Carr Crusaders.JPG
File:Thornhill Islanders.JPG
File:Thornhill Rattlers.jpg
File:Thornhill Thunderbirds.png
File:Toronto Thunderbirds.png
File:Villanova Knights.png
File:Flyers-logo.gif
File:Brampton Admirals.jpg
==References ==
==External links==
*Orangeville Crushers Official Site
Category:Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League teams
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Established in 1975