Orangeville Crushers
| Orangeville Crushers | |
|---|---|
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| City | Orangeville, Ontario, Canada |
| League |
Ontario Junior Hockey League Midwestern Junior B Hockey League Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League |
| Operated | 1975-2011 |
| Home arena | Alder Street Recreation Facility |
| Colours |
Orange, Black, and White |
| General manager | Robin Inscoe |
| Head coach | Dale Hawerchuk |
| Affiliates |
Barrie Colts (OHL) Schomberg Cougars (GMOHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1975-1987 | Orangeville Stone Crushers |
| 1987-2001 | Orangeville Crushers |
| 2001-2004 | Orangeville Thunder |
| 2004-2010 | Orangeville Crushers |
| 2010-2011 | Orangeville Flyers |
The Orangeville Crushers were a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Orangeville, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Junior Hockey League, Midwestern Junior B Hockey League, and Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.
Founded in 1975, the Stonecrushers sat out the 1978-79 season. The owners of the team opted to attempt to field a team in the Georgian Bay Intermediate A Hockey League by the name of the Orangeville Cougars. The Cougars only won twice in all of 1978-79 and the Stonecrushers were brought back for 1979-80.
The team originated in the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League, after one season in the league it became the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League. In the late 80's and early 90's, the Crushers played in the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League and won two straight league championships. They won the Clarence Schmalz Cup in 1990 as All-Ontario Champions. In the Clarence Schmalz Cup Finals, the Crushers came back from a 3-0 deficit in games to defeat the Belle River Canadiens of the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League 4-3. The 1991 Clarence Schmalz Cup Final pitted the Crushers against a bound and determined Hanover Barons of the Western Junior C Hockey League. The Crushers again went down 3-0 in games and again forced a seventh and deciding contest but came out on the losing end, dropping the final game and the series 4-3.
In the mid-90's, the Crushers were accepted into the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League and stayed there until 2006. Orangeville had been accepted to play in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League for the start of the 2006-07 Season. A vote was concocted by the OPJHL teams, where the Crushers were voted in by a 33-3 vote. The Crushers would play out of the North Division. The team's head coach for the beginning of 2006-07 would be Steve Chelios, brother of National Hockey League great Chris Chelios [1]. Chelios was let go in late October. The President of the team is another former NHLer, Dale Hawerchuk.
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