Upper Canada (2008–2011)
In the summer of 2008, a group of Toronto-based businessmen bought the rights to the Bancroft franchise, renamed the team the Upper Canada Hockey Club and moved the team to the North York district of Toronto. The club had a working relationship with Upper Canada College but was 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. The team's first win was at home against the Villanova Knights, 5-4 on September 14, 2008. In 2009, the team changed their name to the Patriots and moved to the Etobicoke district of Toronto.
Toronto Patriots (2011–Present)
In 2011-2012, they became the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots and had their best season yet when they finished third in the South Division and made it to the Conference Final, eventually losing to the Whitby Fury. In 2014, the team dropped "Lakeshore" from its name. That season, the team won the Buckland Cup and Dudley Hewitt Cup. In 2015, the Patriots won the Buckland Cup for the second consecutive year. They advanced to the Dudley Hewitt Cup tournament but were eventually eliminated by the Fort Frances Lakers. In 2023, the Toronto Patriots were purchased by the ownership of Everest Academy, a Private Sports School in Vaughan, Ontario. Heading into the 2024 season, the Patriots underwent a major rebrand to align the colour scheme with Everest Academy and renovated it’s facilities at Westwood Arena in Etobicoke, Ontario. [1]
