Mississauga Steelheads

Mississauga Steelheads
founding	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
league	Ontario Hockey League
Conference	Eastern Conference
division	Central Division
Head coach	James Boyd
General manager	James Boyd
owner	Elliott Kerr David Livingston
Memorial Cups	no
J. Ross Robertson Cups	no

The Mississauga Steelhead are a Canadian ice hockey franchise from Mississauga in the province of Ontario . The team was formed in May 2012 from the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors and has been playing in one of the top three Canadian major junior ice hockey leagues, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) , since the 2012/13 season .

history

In May 2012, the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors were sold by team owner Eugene Melnyk to the Mississauga entrepreneurs Elliott Kerr and David Livingston. Then more than 1,400 people voted for a new franchise name. After two weeks and over 110 different suggestions, the new nickname Steelheads was finally chosen on May 24, 2012 . The name is based on the so-called steelhead trout , which is also found in the local Credit River . The fish also graces the team's first logo, which was released a week later.

The Steelheads started playing in the Ontario Hockey League season 2012/13 and reached in their first season with an eighth place in the OHL Eastern Conference, qualifying for the play-offs , where they played the Belleville Bulls in the first round documents.

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	space	Play-offs
2012/13	68	26th	34	0	8th	60	179	221	913	5, Central Division	Conference quarterfinals lost, 2-4 ( Belleville )
2013/14	68	24	38	1	5	54	167	267	974	5, Central Division	Conference quarterfinals lost, 0-4 ( Oshawa )
total	136	50	72	1	13	346	179	488	1887		2 play-off appearances 2 series: 0 wins, 2 losses 10 games: 2 wins, 8 losses

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 . 
3. ↑ Mississauga Steelheads Launch Team Logo. Ontario Hockey League , accessed May 30, 2012 .