The North York Rangers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team located in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario , Canada. They are a part of the South Division of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) and were previously a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League .
8-582: The Metro Junior "B" level Woodbridge Rangers moved to North York in 1967, renaming the team the North York Rangers. They advanced to the "A" league until 1972, winning several league titles before folding in 1985. When the Richmond Hill Rams Metro Junior "A" team moved to North York in 1992, they brought back the North York Rangers name. Seven seasons later, the league folded, and the North York Rangers were brought into
16-600: The Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League . The Richmond Hill Rams were a Junior ice hockey team based in Richmond Hill , Ontario , Canada. They played in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League . The Rams were a resurrection of the Richmond Hill Rams of the old Metro Junior A Hockey League , which folded in 1995. The creation of the new team, although in a renegade league,
24-623: The 2007–08 season with exactly the same record as they did in the 2006–07 season, the Rams took a bye during the first round, then were challenged by the Innisfil Lakers in the quarter-final. The Lakers initially took a 3-games-to-none series lead, but the Rams battled back to force a winner-take-all Game 7. The Rams ran out of steam in Game 7 and were defeated 6-4 by the Lakers. In March 2008,
32-806: The OJHL, where they continue to play as of 2017. Original OPJHL Years MetJHL Years Richmond Hill Dynes to play in the National Hockey League : Richmond Hill Rams to play in the National Hockey League: North York Rangers alumni to play in the National Hockey League: Richmond Hill Rams The Richmond Hill Rampage is an expansion Junior ice hockey team based in Richmond Hill , Ontario , Canada. They play in
40-531: The Rams and King Wild engaged in a 4-game exhibition series against the Mexico national ice hockey team . The first of two games for the Rams was on the 20th, and finished with the Mexico national team winning 6–4. On the 24th, the Rams played them again and lost 5–2. On January 8, 2008, the ownership of the Rams announced a new sponsorship that changed the team name to the "Ontario Lightning Rams" for 2008–09, but
48-580: The season in a 5–1 win against Nipissing, he also went on to top the whole league in scoring with 39 games played 48 goals and 34 assists for a total of 82 points, 17 ahead of his nearest challenger. On January 2, 2008, the Rams hosted the Moscow Selects All-star team in an exhibition game. The Selects won the game by a score of 7–4. This was the fourth game of seven that the Moscow team played against different GMJHL clubs. After finishing
56-479: Was also the first in the league's history as well. Daniel Jones had the honour of goaltending the team and league's first win and shutout. The Rams 100th goal was scored on November 3, 2006, against the Nipissing Alouettes , scored by Frank Spano with 9:19 remaining in the second period. English player Craig Peacock was also the first player in the league to score a Hat Trick, this was on the 2nd day of
64-570: Was the first Junior team to be established in Richmond Hill in 12 seasons. The Rams' first game was the first in the GMHL's history. The game was at the Ram's home arena and took place on September 8, 2006, against King Wild . The final result was a 6–0 victory for the Rams. The first goal in the team's history was scored by Darren Archebald, in the first period on the powerplay. Archebald's goal
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