Toronto Canada Moose

Toronto Canada Moose
City	Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
League	Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
Founded	2006
Home arena	Thornhill Community Centre
Colours	Copper, Black, and White
General manager	Marshall Uretsky
Head coach	Josh Boni

The Toronto Canada Moose are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based out of Thornhill, Ontario. They play in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.

History

The Moose are Thornhill's premier Junior hockey team, as the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League's Toronto Thunderbirds have relocated to King City to become the Villanova Knights.

The founding of the Toronto Canada Moose coincided with the creation of the GMHL in the 2006-07 season. Playing in their home rink, the Thornhill Community Centre, the Moose are one of seven original league members who began play in the GMHL's inaugural season.

The first game in TCM history took place on September 9, 2006 against the King Wild in Thornhill, Ontario. The game resulted in a 5-1 loss. On September 11, 2006, TCM celebrated 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 forth with the Deseronto Thunder and Nipissing Alouettes. Their first playoff appearance put them up against the King Wild in the league quarter-final. Unfortunately, the Moose bowed out in five games (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 pull off fourteen wins in rather short order but still only finished in eleventh place in the now thirteen team league. In the first round, the Moose were picked by the top seeded Bradford Rattlers. The Moose made a series of it, keeping it close almost scaring the defending champions a couple times. The first three games were close, and the fourth was close until the end as the Rattlers 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.

Season-by-Season Standings

Moose player in away jersey

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
2006-07	42	19	20	-	3	189	204	41	5th GMJHL	Lost Quarter-final
2007-08	42	14	27	-	1	154	254	29	11th GMJHL	Lost Bye Round
2008-09	43	18	21	-	4	205	204	40	9th GMJHL	Lost Division Quarter-final
2009-10	42	15	23	-	4	172	212	34	9th GMJHL	Lost Qualifier
2010-11	42	17	23	-	2	195	206	36	8th GMJHL	Lost Semi-final
2011-12	42	17	23	-	2	153	211	36	10th GMJHL	Lost Bye Round

Playoffs

• 2007 Lost quarter-final

King Wild defeated Toronto Canada Moose 4-games-to-1 in quarter-final

• 2008 Lost bye round

Bradford Rattlers defeated Toronto Canada Moose 4-games-to-none in bye round

• 2009 Lost division quarter-final

Bradford Rattlers defeated Toronto Canada Moose 3-games-to-2 in division quarter-final

• 2010 Lost qualifier series

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

• 2011 Lost semi-final

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

• 2012 Lost bye round

Deseronto Storm defeated Toronto Canada Moose 2-games-to-none in bye round

External links

• Toronto Canada Moose Webpage