Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
founding	2007
resolution	2012
history	Toronto St. Michael's Majors 1906–1962 1996–2007 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 2007–2012 Mississauga Steelheads since 2012
Stadion	Hershey Center
Location	Mississauga , Ontario
Team colors	light blue, navy blue, white
league	Ontario Hockey League
Conference	Eastern Conference
division	Central Division
Head coach	Dave Cameron
General manager	Dave Cameron
owner	Eugene Melnyk
Memorial Cups	no
J. Ross Robertson Cups	no

The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors were a Canadian ice hockey team from Mississauga , Ontario . The team was founded in 2007 as a youth team and played in one of the three highest Canadian junior ice hockey leagues, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) , until the end of the 2011/12 season .

history

The Hershey Center, home of the majors

The Toronto St. Michael's Majors were relocated to Mississauga , Ontario in 2007, where they have since played as Mississauga St. Michael's Majors in the Ontario Hockey League. Previously, Eugene Melnyk, owner of the Ottawa Senators and founder of Biovail, had acquired the rights to the franchise from St. Michael's College and sold the Mississauga IceDogs , which he bought on July 12, 2006, to Bill Burke, who had them after the 2006 season / 07 to St. Catharines , Ontario, where they have been active as Niagara IceDogs in the OHL ever since .

In their debut season , the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors were third in their division and were eliminated in the Conferences quarterfinals with a sweep in the best-of-seven series against the Niagara IceDogs. In the 2008/09 season they were second in the Central Division and beat in the playoffs first in the Conference quarter-finals, the Barrie Colts with 4-1 wins, before they failed in the Conference semifinals with 2-4 wins at the Brampton Battalion . An average of 1,953 spectators attended the games of the majors in the OHL with a capacity of 5,400 visitors. This gave Mississauga the second worst average attendance in the entire Canadian Hockey League .

In the 2010/11 season , the majors reached the final series of the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the first time and were only subject to the Owen Sound Attack in the decisive seventh match . As a host, the team was qualified for the Memorial Cup 2011 and again made it into the final, in which the team lost to the Saint John Sea Dogs .

In May 2012 the team was sold by owner Eugene Melnyk to the Mississauga entrepreneurs Elliott Kerr and David Livingston and renamed Mississauga Steelheads .

successes

J. Ross Robertson Cup no Bobby Orr Trophy 2010/11

Hamilton Spectator Trophy 2010/11: 108 points Division title 2010/11 Emms Trophy , Central Division

Dear players

The following players are honored with banners by the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors:

• Bobby Bauer
• David Bauer
• Gerry Cheevers
• Tim Horton
• Ted Lindsay
• Frank Mahovlich

Web links

• official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ian Colpitts: Mississauga St. Michael's Majors sold. Brampton Guardian, November 5, 2012, accessed May 26, 2012 . 
2. ^ Mississauga Franchise Unveils New Name. Ontario Hockey League , May 24, 2012, accessed May 26, 2012 .