- Toronto Nationals
Hockey team
team = Toronto Nationals
logosize = 125pg
city =Vaughan, Ontario
league =Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
operated = 1972-1977
arena = Vaughan Arena
colours =Red ,Black , andWhite
name1 = Vaughan Nationals
dates1 = 1972-1974
name2 = Toronto Nationals
dates2 = 1974-1977
altname1 = Toronto Nationals Jr. B
altdates1 = 1970-1976
altname2 = Seneca Nationals
altdates2 = 1976-1980
|The Toronto Nationals are a pair of defunct Tier II Junior "A"
ice hockey teams from Vaughan,Ontario ,Canada . They were a part of theOntario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Metro Junior B Hockey League.Jr. A Nationals
In 1975, the Nationals won their one and only Junior "A" league title. They went on to the
Ontario Hockey Association Championship and met theSouthern Ontario Junior A Hockey League ChampionGuelph CMC's . Guelph came out on top 4-games-to-2. The Nationals folded in 1977.eason-by-Season Results
Notable Jr. A Alumni
:"Unknown"
Jr. B Nationals
In the early 1970s, the Toronto Nationals also had an entry in the Metro Junior B Hockey League who were 1973 Metro Champions and runners up for the
Sutherland Cup All-Ontario title. The 1975-76 season saw a 14-year-oldWayne Gretzky challenge the wishes of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and sign with the Toronto Nationals. Barely 16-years-old, Gretzky had played two seasons with the Nationals and scored 63 goals for 132 points in just 60 games. The Nationals won the 1977 Metro championship, led by the young Gretzky with 75 points in just 23 games. The next season he signed with theSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds , a quick stop before going professional and starting what is considered by most hockey enthusiasts as the greatest career in hockey history.eason-by-Season Results
Sutherland Cup Appearances:"1973": Sarnia Bees defeated Toronto Nationals "4-games-to-2"
=Notable Jr. B Alumni=
*Bill Gardner
*Wayne Gretzky
*Basil McRae
*Stu Smith
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