Thornhill Thunderbirds

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Thornhill Thunderbirds
City: Thornhill, Ontario
League: Mid-Ontario Jr. B/
Central Jr. B
Operated: 1975-1984
Home Arena: Thornhill Community Centre
Colors: Red, Black, and White

The Thornhill Thunderbirds were a Canadian Junior "B" ice hockey team from Thornhill, Ontario. They played in the Central Junior B Hockey League.

[edit] History

The Thornhill Thunderbirds were a junior hockey team in Ontario. The team existed in two phases. The first was a Junior B team that started in the Mid-Ontario Junior B league. After the league folded in 1978, the team moved to the Central Junior B league, where it folded after the 1984 season.

A second Thornhill Thunderbirds team is now known as the Mississauga Chargers. Hockey returned to Thornill in 1988, when the Metro Junior B Richmond Hill Dukes moved to Thornhill again assuming the Thunderbirds nickname. In 1990 that team merged with the Markham Connection (which had been known as the Markham Travelways from 1983 until 1989), and for one year were named the Markham Thunderbirds. In 1991 they returned to their Thornhill Thunderbirds name for one season. In 1992, they moved to Mississauga.

[edit] Thornhill Thunderbirds Junior "B"

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1975-76 36 7 23 6 - 131 218 20 7th MOJBHL
1976-77 40 20 17 3 - 207 198 43 2nd MOJBHL Lost Final
1977-78 32 14 15 3 - 171 196 31 3rd MOJBHL
1978-79 Central Jr. B Standings Not Available
1979-80 44 14 28 2 - 196 263 30 10th CJBHL
1980-81 44 18 24 2 - 242 272 38 8th CJBHL
1981-82 40 20 16 4 - 226 185 44 5th CJBHL
1982-83 42 14 23 5 - 189 211 33 6th CJBHL
1983-84 40 9 27 4 - 151 244 22 9th CJBHL