Toronto Patriots

Toronto Patriots
City	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
League	Ontario Junior Hockey League
Founded	1996
Home arena	Westwood Arena
Colours	Blue, Gold, and White
General manager	Mark Joslin (2016-17)
Head coach	Mario Cicchillo (2016-17)
Franchise history
1996-1998	Quinte Hawks
1998-2007	Bancroft Hawks
2008-2009	Upper Canada HC
2009-2011	Upper Canada Patriots
2011-2014	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots
2014-Present	Toronto Patriots

The Toronto Patriots are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Ontario Junior Hockey League.

In 1996, the Quinte Hawks of Deseronto, Ontario were granted expansion into the Metro Junior A Hockey League.David Frost was brought in to coach the team. Frost faced criminal charges in 2008 for his conduct for his time with the team, but was acquitted. Frost brought with him Mike Jefferson and Sheldon Keefe. Although both would play in the National Hockey League, Jefferson (later changed to Danton) would become famous for a mysterious murder-for-hire plot that targeted Frost and landed him in prison.

In 1998, the Metro Junior A Hockey League folded and merged with the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. The Hawks moved into the OPJHL but were relocated to Bancroft, Ontario. In nine seasons, the Bancroft Hawks would never celebrate a winning season.

In 2007, due to mounting troubles with finding appropriate ownership and supporting the team financially, the Bancroft Hawks were granted a leave from the Ontario Hockey Association.

In the summer of 2008, a group of Toronto-based businessmen bought the rights to the Bancroft franchise and renamed the team the Upper Canada Hockey Club and moved the team to North York, 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.

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