Toronto Blue Ice Jets

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Toronto Blue Ice Jets
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City Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
League Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
Founded2006;18 years ago (2006)
Folded2016;8 years ago (2016)
Home arena Thornhill Community Centre
ColoursBlack, Silver, White
   
General managerChris Beckford – Tseu (2014–15)
Head coachChris Beckford – Tseu (2014–15)
Franchise history
2006–2013Toronto Canada Moose
2013–2016Toronto Blue Ice Jets

The Toronto Blue Ice Jets were a Junior ice hockey team based out of Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL).

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History

Blue Ice Jets goalie during 2015-16 season. Toronto Blue Ice Jets goalie black 2015.JPG
Blue Ice Jets goalie during 2015-16 season.

The Jets were Thornhill's only Junior hockey team after the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League's Toronto Thunderbirds relocated to King City to become the Villanova Knights.

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Logo of Moose 2006–2013.

They were founded as the Toronto Canada Moose in the inaugural year of the GMHL in the 2006–07 season as one of seven original league members. The first game took place on September 9, 2006, against the King Wild in Thornhill, Ontario resulting in a 5-1 loss. On September 11, 2006, the team earned their first win defeating the Deseronto Thunder by a score of 5-2. The Moose finished their inaugural season with a 19-20-0-3 record. They placed fifth in the league after a season long race for fourth with the Deseronto Thunder and Nipissing Alouettes. Their first playoff appearance put them up against the King Wild in the league quarterfinals. Unfortunately, the Moose were eliminated in five games in a best-of-seven series (3-8, 8-3, 3-5, 1-9, 2-6).

The Moose started their second season off very slowly. After breaking a long losing streak, the Moose managed to earn fourteen more wins but still only finished in eleventh place in the now thirteen team league. In the first round, the Moose were picked to oppose the top seeded Bradford Rattlers. The Moose managed to keep it close over the first three games but the Rattlers still swept the series in four games.

On January 3, 2008, the Moose played against Kazakhstan's Torpedo UST-Kamenogorsk Under-18 squad in an exhibition game. Despite rallying to tie the game 4-4 at the end of the second, the Moose fell to the Torpedo 8-5.

In spring 2013, the Moose were renamed the Blue Ice Jets. On September 6, 2013, the Blue Ice Jets played their first game since changing ownership against South Muskoka Shield and lost 5-4. The first win under the Blue Ice Jets name took place on September 7, 2013 against the Bobcaygeon Bucks in Thornhill, Ontario. The Blue Ice Jets beat the Bucks 17-2.

For the 2016–17 season, the Blue Ice Jets were scheduled to play their first home game on September 6, 2016. However, the team never took the ice and within a week the Blue Ice Jets had been removed from the GMHL. [1] On September 13, the GMHL president stated that the Blue Ice Jets had taken the season off and possibly plans to relocate for the next season.

Season-by-season records

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsRegular Season FinishPlayoffs
Toronto Canada Moose
2006–07421920—3189204415th GMJHLLost quarter-finals
2007–08421427—11542542911th GMJHLLost bye Round
2008–09431821—4205204409th GMJHLLost division quarter-finals
2009–10421523—4172212349th GMJHLLost qualifier series
2010–11421723—2195206368th GMJHLLost semi-finals
2011–12421723—21532113610th GMJHLLost bye round
2012–13421228021532612613th GMHLLost division quarter-finals
Toronto Blue Ice Jets
2013–1442329—1304150655th GMHLLost division semi-finals
2014–1542339—0257107662nd South-Central Div
6th GMHL		Lost conference semi-finals
2015–1642182211151196388th South Div
21st GMHL		Lost qualifier game

Playoffs

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Moose player in away jersey
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Blue Ice Jets skater during 2015-16 season.
King Wild defeated Toronto Canada Moose 4-games-to-1 in quarter-final
Bradford Rattlers defeated Toronto Canada Moose 4-games-to-none in bye round
Bradford Rattlers defeated Toronto Canada Moose 3-games-to-2 in division quarter-final
Toronto Canada Moose defeated Oro-Medonte 77's 6-4 in last minute qualifier
Algoma Avalanche defeated Toronto Canada Moose 2-games-to-1 in qualifier series
Toronto Canada Moose defeated Vaughan Wild 9-1 in last minute qualifier
Toronto Canada Moose defeated Shelburne Red Wings 2-games-to-none in qualifier
Toronto Canada Moose defeated Jamestown Jets 3-games-to-1 in quarter-final
Elliot Lake Bobcats defeated Toronto Canada Moose 4-games-to-none in semi-final
Deseronto Storm defeated Toronto Canada Moose 2-games-to-none in bye round
Bradford Bulls defeated Toronto Canada Moose 3-games-to-1 in division quarter-final
Toronto Blue Ice Jets defeated Halton Ravens 3-games-to-none in division quarter-final
Bradford Rattlers defeated Toronto Blue Ice Jets 3-games-to-1 in division semi-final
Toronto Blue Ice Jets defeated Rattlers 3-games-to-2 in division semi-final
Toronto Attack defeated Toronto Blue Ice Jets 3-games-to-0 in conference semi-final
North York Renegades defeated Toronto Blue Ice Jets 5–1 in qualifier game

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References

  1. ↑ "THE DEATH POOL – SPECIAL REPORT – GMHL'S TORONTO BLUE ICE JETS CRASH AND BURN". The Junior Hockey News. September 13, 2016.
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