Professional sports teams of Ontario

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The Province of Ontario, Canada, has professional sports teams in a wide variety of sports:

National Basketball Association Toronto Raptors National Hockey League Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa Senators Major League Baseball Toronto Blue Jays Canadian Football League Toronto Argonauts Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ottawa (provisional, as-yet-unnamed franchise expected to start play in 2010) American Hockey League Toronto Marlies Hamilton Bulldogs National Lacrosse League Toronto Rock Major League Soccer Toronto FC World Hockey Association Ottawa Civics National Women's Hockey League Brampton Thunder Ottawa Raiders Oakville Ice Etobicoke Dolphins Mississauga Aeros Can-Am League Ottawa Rapids Canadian Soccer League Toronto Croatia Oakville Blue Devils Border Stars London City (soccer club) North York Astros St. Catharines Wolves Toronto Supra Portuguese Italia Shooters Serbian White Eagles Brampton Stallions (to resume in 2008)

[edit] Former teams

Minor League Baseball

• Toronto Maple Leafs

International League Baseball

• Ottawa Lynx

National Hockey League

• Ottawa Senators (original) (moved to St. Louis, Missouri and became the St. Louis Eagles for the rest of the team's existence)
• Hamilton Tigers (defunct)

Canadian Soccer League

• York Region Shooters (merged with the Italia Shooters)
• Caribbean Selects (defunct)
• Durham Flames (defunct)
• Durham Storm (defunct)
• Hamilton Thunder (defunct)
• Ottawa Wizards (defunct)
• ((vancouver wild cats

USL Premier Development League

• Toronto Lynx (dropped from professional status to the PDL in 2007)

World Basketball League

• Hamilton Skyhawks (defunct)

Canadian Football League

• Ottawa Renegades (defunct)
• Ottawa Roughriders (defunct)

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