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Toronto Blue Ice Jets
City	Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
League	Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
Founded	2006; 19 years ago (2006)
Folded	2016; 9 years ago (2016)
Home arena	Thornhill Community Centre
Colours	Black, Silver, White
General manager	Chris Beckford – Tseu (2014–15)
Head coach	Chris Beckford – Tseu (2014–15)
Franchise history
2006–2013	Toronto Canada Moose
2013–2016	Toronto Blue Ice Jets

The Toronto Blue Ice Jets were a Junior ice hockey team based out of Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL).

History

The Jets were Thornhill's only Junior hockey team after the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League's Toronto Thunderbirds relocated to King City to become the Villanova Knights.

They were founded as the Toronto Canada Moose in the inaugural year of the GMHL in the 2006–07 season as one of seven original league members. The first game took place on September 9, 2006, against the King Wild in Thornhill, Ontario resulting in a 5-1 loss. On September 11, 2006, the team earned 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 fourth with the Deseronto Thunder and Nipissing Alouettes. Their first playoff appearance put them up against the King Wild in the league quarterfinals. Unfortunately, the Moose were eliminated in five games in a best-of-seven series (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 earn fourteen more wins but still only finished in eleventh place in the now thirteen team league. In the first round, the Moose were picked to oppose the top seeded Bradford Rattlers. The Moose managed to keep it close over the first three games but the Rattlers still 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.

In spring 2013, the Moose were renamed the Blue Ice Jets. On September 6, 2013, the Blue Ice Jets played their first game since changing ownership against South Muskoka Shield and lost 5-4. The first win under the Blue Ice Jets name took place on September 7, 2013 against the Bobcaygeon Bucks in Thornhill, Ontario. The Blue Ice Jets beat the Bucks 17-2.

For the 2016–17 season, the Blue Ice Jets were scheduled to play their first home game on September 6, 2016. However, the team never took the ice and within a week the Blue Ice Jets had been removed from the GMHL. On September 13, the GMHL president stated that the Blue Ice Jets had taken the season off and possibly plans to relocate for the next season.

Season-by-season records

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

• 2013 Lost division quarter-final

Bradford Bulls defeated Toronto Canada Moose 3-games-to-1 in division quarter-final

• 2014 Lost division semi-final

Toronto Blue Ice Jets defeated Halton Ravens 3-games-to-none in division quarter-final

Bradford Rattlers defeated Toronto Blue Ice Jets 3-games-to-1 in division semi-final

• 2015 Lost conference quarter-final

Toronto Blue Ice Jets defeated Rattlers 3-games-to-2 in division semi-final

Toronto Attack defeated Toronto Blue Ice Jets 3-games-to-0 in conference semi-final

• 2016 Lost qualifier game

North York Renegades defeated Toronto Blue Ice Jets 5–1 in qualifier game

References

1. "THE DEATH POOL – SPECIAL REPORT – GMHL'S TORONTO BLUE ICE JETS CRASH AND BURN". The Junior Hockey News. September 13, 2016.

External links

• Blue Ice Jets Webpage

• 2006 establishments in Ontario
• 2016 disestablishments in Ontario
• Ice hockey clubs established in 2006
• Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2016
• Defunct ice hockey teams in Toronto
• Sport in Markham, Ontario