Orangeville Crushers

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Orangeville Crushers

City	Orangeville, Ontario
League	Ontario Provincial Jr A
Founded	1975
Home Arena	Alder Street Recreation Facility
Colours	Orange, Black, and White
Coach	Steve Chelios
GM	Robin Inscoe

The Orangeville Crushers are a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team based out of Orangeville, Ontario. They play out of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.

Orangeville Stone Crushers 1975 - 1987

Orangeville Crushers 1987 - 2001

Orangeville Thunder 2001 - 2004

Orangeville Crushers 2004 to Present

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History

The team originated in the Central Junior C Hockey League. In the late 80's and early 90's, the Crushers played in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League and won the Clarence Schmalz Cup in 1990 as All-Ontario Champions. They were GMOJHL Champions in 1990 and 1991. In the mid-90's, the Crushers were accepted into the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League and stayed there until 2006. Presently the Orangeville Crushers have been accepted to play in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League for the start of the 2006-07 Season. A vote was concocted by the OPJHL teams, where the Crushers were voted in by a 33-3 vote. The Crushers will play out of the North Division. The team's head coach for the 2006-07 will be Steve Chelios, brother of National Hockey League great Chris Chelios [link]. The President of the teams is another former NHLer, Dale Hawerchuk.

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

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