Orangeville Ice Crushers

Orangeville Ice Crushers
City Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
League Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
Division North
Founded 2011
Home arena Alder Street Recreation Facility
Colours Blue, orange, and white
              
Owner(s) RCR Entertainment
General manager CJ Schneider (suspended)
Jeff Oliver
Head coach CJ Schneider (suspended)
Jeff Oliver
Media Orangeville Banner
Franchise history
2011–2015 Orangeville Americans
2015–present Orangeville Ice Crushers

The Orangeville Ice Crushers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL).

Orangeville Americans logo used from 2011 to 2015.

History

The Orangeville Americans were announced in the spring of 2011 with the roster to be composed of only American players.[1]

On September 12, 2011, the Americans played their first game at home against the Bradford Rattlers. The Rattlers won the game 5-2. During this game, the first Americans' goal was scored by 16-year-old Dominic Poya from Chicago. On September 19, the Americans won their first game 7-2 at home against the Shelburne Red Wings.

On January 1, 2015, the club announced that RCR Entertainment had become the new team owners. The new ownership then renamed the team to the Orangeville Ice Crushers.

On November 15, 2016, three of the team's owners were arrested for growing and distributing marijuana including the head coach CJ Schneider.[2][3] The GMHL immediately suspended those involved and named Ice Crushers shareholder Jeff Oliver as general manager and head coach.[4]

In January 2017, the Ice Crushers website was deactivated. The Ice Crushers last played a game on January 11, losing to the Parry Sound Islanders 12–0. The team has since forfeited a home game on January 18 and an away game on January 19 against the New Tecumseth Civics. The Civics reported on their social media pages that the game had been cancelled due to the Ice Crushers shutting down for the remainder of the season. The team was 7–26–0–0 before the forfeited games.

Season-by-season standings

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts Regular Season Finish Playoffs
Orangeville Americans
2011–12 42 19 18 — 5 172 174 43 8th GMHL Lost Quarter-final
2012–13 42 16 21 3 2 150 171 37 9th GMHL Lost Division Final
2013–14 42 25 15 — 2 239 201 52 8th GMHL Lost Division Quarter-final
2014–15 42 9 30 — 3 136 245 21 5th of 6, South-Central Div.
18th of 22, GMHL 		Lost Round 2 elimination qualifiers
Orangeville Ice Crushers
2015–16 42 16 24 0 2 194 217 34 8th of 10, Central Div.
23rd of 29, GMHL 		Lost 8th place playoff qualifier
2016–17 33 7 26 0 0 108 210 14 Suspended operations midseason

Playoffs

Orangeville Americans defeated Mattawa Voyageurs 2-games-to-none
Temiscaming Titans defeated Orangeville Americans 3-games-to-none
Orangeville Americans defeated Shelburne Red Wings 3-games-to-2
Orangeville Americans defeated Bradford Bulls 3-games-to-1
Bradford Rattlers defeated Orangeville Americans 4-games-to-none
Alliston Coyotes defeated Orangeville Americans 3-games-to-1
Orangeville Americans defeated Bradford Bulls 6–5(game)
Alliston Coyotes defeated Orangeville Americans 11–3 (game)
Colborne Chiefs defeated Orangeville Ice Crushers 5–3 (game)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.orangeville.com/news/local/article/973960--americans-invade-oville
  2. ↑ "Ice Crushers staff facing several drug charges". Orangeville Citizen. November 16, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ "THE DEATH POOL – SPECIAL REPORT – GMHL TEAM OWNERS ARRESTED IN MASSIVE DRUG DISTRUBUTION BUST IN ORANGEVILLE". The Junior Hockey News. 16 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "President's Message: Two Orangeville Staff Suspended". GMHL. 15 November 2016.
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