Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
City	Mississauga, Ontario
League	Ontario Hockey League
Conference	Eastern
Division	Central
Founded	2007 (2007)–08
Home arena	Hershey Centre
Colours	Light blue, navy blue and white
General manager	James Boyd
Head coach	James Boyd
Affiliate(s)	Mississauga Chargers
Website www.stmichaelsmajors.com
Franchise history
1906–62	Toronto St. Michael's Majors
1996–2007	Toronto St. Michael's Majors
2007–present	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The team was originally known as the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, whose hockey program was founded and operated by St. Michael's College School in 1906. The current franchise was revived in 1996, and was relocated to Mississauga in 2007 after spending 10 years in Toronto.^[1]

History

St. Michael's revived its hockey program for the 1997–98 season in the Ontario Hockey League. The recent version of the Majors played for 10 seasons, until being relocated as the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors.

Originally owned by St. Michael's College School, the team is now owned by Eugene Melnyk, who is the current owner of the Ottawa Senators and former CEO of Biovail Corporation. Melnyk pursued several deals to get a new arena for his team, but none came to fruition. One of Melnyk's foiled plans included purchasing Maple Leaf Gardens.

On July 12, 2006, Eugene Melnyk bought the Mississauga IceDogs. After the 2006–07 season, Melnyk sold the IceDogs to Bill Burke, and moved the Majors to the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. [1] [2] The IceDogs, in turn, moved to Jack Gatecliff Arena in St. Catharines, Ontario and are now known as the Niagara IceDogs.[3]

Although the team struggled at the box office early, they have steadily increased their attendance in three seasons at the Hershey Centre. This promises to continue improving with the news that this season, the Majors will host the 2011 Memorial Cup.

Coaches

Dave Cameron returned to the Majors organization after a stint in the AHL. Cameron previously coached with the club in Toronto from 2000 to 2004. Cameron would later leave to take on an assistant coach position with the Ottawa Senators due to his success in the OHL.

James Boyd, the associate GM/coach was promoted to be Cameron's replacement.

• 2007–11 Dave Cameron
• 2011-present James Boyd

Players

Retired Jerseys

The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors have retired two numbers

• Dave Keon
• Red Kelly

Current roster

As March 12, 2011

Goaltenders
Number		Player	Glove	Acquired	NHL Draft	Place of birth
31		Mickael Audette	L	2010 OHL Draft	Undrafted	Granby, Quebec
34		J.P. Anderson	R	2008 OHL Draft	Undrafted*	Toronto, Ontario

Defencemen
Number		Player	Shoots	Acquired	NHL Draft	Place of birth
2		Dylan DeMelo	R	2009 OHL Draft	SJS 2011	London, Ontario
5		Stuart Percy	L	2009 OHL Draft	TOR 2011	Oakville, Ontario
6		Micheal D'Orazio	R	Trade LDN in Dec. 2010	Undrafted	Richmond Hill, Ontario
7		Alex Cord	R	2008 OHL Draft	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
10		Brett Flemming	R	2007 OHL Draft	WAS 2009	Burlington, Ontario
15		David Corrente	L	Trade OSH in Jan. 2009	Undrafted	Mississauga, Ontario
22		Marc Cantin	R	Trade WSR in Aug. 2010	Undrafted	Omemee, Ontario

Forwards
Number		Player	Shoots	Position	Acquired	NHL Draft	Place of birth
4		Justin Shugg	R	RW	Trade WSR in Aug. 2010	CAR 2010	Niagara Falls, Ontario
8		Derek Schoenmakers	R	RW	2008 OHL Draft	Undrafted	Kitchener, Ontario
11		Casey Cizikas	L	C	2007 OHL Draft	NYI 2009	Mississauga, Ontario
12		Jamie Wise	L	LW	Trade PBO in Nov. 2010	Undrafted	Stouffville, Ontario
13		Maxim Kitsyn	R	LW	2010 CHL Import Draft	LAK 2010	Novokuznetsk, Russia
14		Corey Bureau	R	RW	2007 OHL Draft	Undrafted	Kingston, Ontario
16		Joseph Cramarossa	L	C	2008 OHL Draft	Anaheim 2011	Markham, Ontario
17		Justin Rasmussen	R	C	2009 OHL Draft	Eligible in 2011	Georgetown, Ontario
19		Jordan Mayer	R	C	Trade SOO in Jan. 2008	Undrafted	Kingston, Ontario
23		Devante Smith-Pelly	R	LW	2008 OHL Draft	ANA 2010	Scarborough, Ontario
24		Gregg Sutch	R	RW	Trade SAR in Jun. 2009	BUF 2010	Newmarket, Ontario
25		Riley Brace	L	LW	2008 OHL Draft	Undrafted	Woodlawn, Ontario
26		Rob Flick	L	C	2007 OHL Draft	CHI 2010	London, Ontario
27		Mika Partanen	L	LW	2010 CHL Import Draft	Eligible in 2011	Helsinki, Finland
28		Chris Desousa	L	LW	Trade LDN in Dec. 2010	Undrafted	Mississauga, Ontario

(*Signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Jose Sharks in September 2010.)

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Legend: OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss

Season	Games	Won	Lost	OL	SL	Points	Pct %	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
2007–08	68	31	32	2	3	67	0.493	203	243	3rd Central
2008–09	68	39	26	1	2	81	0.596	229	208	2nd Central
2009–10	68	42	20	4	2	90	0.662	222	175	2nd Central
2010–11	68	53	13	0	2	108	0.794	287	170	1st Central

Playoffs

• 2007–08 – Lost to Niagara Ice Dogs 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
• 2008–09 – Defeated Barrie Colts 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
  Lost to Brampton Battalion 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
• 2009-10 - Defeated Peterborough Petes 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
  Defeated Ottawa 67's 4 games to 3 in conference semi-finals.
  Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 1 in conference finals.
• 2010-11 - Defeated Belleville Bulls 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
  Defeated Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
  Defeated Niagara IceDogs 4 games to 1 in conference finals.
  Lost to Owen Sound Attack 4 games to 3 in OHL finals.

Uniforms and logos

The primary logo for the Majors displays "St. Michael's" written in script, with a Majors underscore written in light blue. The Majors colours are light blue, navy blue & white. The Majors hockey uniforms feature a different logo, a large letter "M" on the front, with the school crest (inset right) on the upper left chest, and the St. Michael's cloverleaf patch on the shoulders.

Home uniforms have a white background, navy blue shoulders and arms, with light blue trim. Road uniforms have a light blue background, with navy blue shoulders, and white trim. The Majors have also used a third jersey with a stylized "M" on the front, and without the navy blue shoulders.

To celebrate the Majors 10th season back in the league, the team launched a new 3rd jersey with the shoulder cloverleaf logo on the front. The jersey is also baby blue in colour. After the move, the Majors' logo was changed slightly to a more modernized look, and new jerseys were unveiled.

Arena

The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors play home games at the Hershey Centre in northeast Mississauga, near the junction of Highway 401 & Highway 403. The Hershey Centre hosted the OHL All-Star Game in 2000. The arena also hosted the 2011 Memorial Cup from May 19-29.

• Capacity = 5,420
• Ice Size = 200' x 85'
• St. Michael's Majors - The OHL Arena & Travel Guide

See also

• St. Michael's College School
• University of St. Michael's College
• List of ice hockey teams in Ontario

References

1. ^ http://www.stmichaelsmajors.com/hm/inside.php?id=196

External links

• St. Michael's Majors Official web site
• St. Michael's College School Official web site
• Ontario Hockey League Official web site
• Canadian Hockey League Official web site
• Majors Boosters Official Booster Club