Toronto St. Michael's Majors
| Toronto St. Michael's Majors | |
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| City | Toronto, Ontario |
| League | Ontario Hockey League |
| Operated | 1906-1962 (Original) 1996-2007 (Revived) |
| Home arena | St. Michael's College School Arena |
| Colours | Light blue, navy blue and white |
| Affiliate(s) | St. Michael's Buzzers |
| Parent club(s) |
Toronto Maple Leafs (ended 1962) |
| Championships | 1934, 1945, 1947, & 1961 Memorial Cup Champions |
| Franchise history | |
| 1906–1962 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors |
| 1996–2007 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors |
| 2007–2012 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors |
| 2012–Present | Mississauga Steelheads |
The Toronto St. Michael's Majors were a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The hockey program was founded and operated by St. Michael's College School in 1906, and adopted the name "Majors" in 1934, and was commonly referred to as St. Mike's Majors. The most recent franchise was revived on August 15, 1996. In 2007, the team relocated to Mississauga, Ontario and became the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. In 2012, the team was renamed the Mississauga Steelheads.
The St. Michael's College Hockey Team was first established in 1906 when the team joined the junior division of the Ontario Hockey Association. The team was not known as the St. Michael's Majors until 1934, and also had the informal nickname of the "Irish". The school team played for 55 years until 1961 before suspending operations.
St. Michael's revived the Majors (Junior A Tier I) hockey team for the 1997-98 season in the Ontario Hockey League. In total, over one hundred St. Michael's Majors alumni have gone on to play in the National Hockey League, including 13 members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The hockey team was founded and operated by St. Michael's College School, a Catholic secondary school in uptown Toronto. The college's hockey team soon blossomed, as demand for a Catholic program was high. The school competed with their crosstown rivals, the Protestant organized Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club for Toronto's hockey supremacy. Players in the St. Michael's Majors program, were also enrolled in the school.
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