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15-721: The Thunder filled a gap left since 1998 in the Deseronto community. The Quinte Hawks of the Metro Junior A Hockey League left a troubled legacy in the town of Deseronto. The team moved to Bancroft, Ontario after the Metro folded in 1998. In early 2006, it became quite apparent that hockey was coming back to the town. As a member of the new renegade GMHL, the Thunder hope to bring junior hockey back to Deseronto for good. The Deseronto Thunder's first ever game took place on September 9, 2006 against

30-647: A leave from the Ontario Hockey Association . In the summer of 2008, a group of Toronto -based businessmen bought the rights to the Bancroft franchise, renamed the team the Upper Canada Hockey Club and moved the team to the North York district of Toronto. The club had a working relationship with Upper Canada College but was not directly affiliated. Despite owning the franchise that used to be

45-698: The Dudley Hewitt Cup tournament but were eventually eliminated by the Fort Frances Lakers. Central Canada Championships Winners of the NOJHL , OJHL , SIJHL , and host Round-robin play with 2nd vs. 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in the championship game. Canadian Junior A National Championship Dudley Hewitt Champions – Central , Fred Page Champions – Eastern , Western Canada Cup Champions – Western , Western Canada Cup – Runners-up and host Round-robin play with top four advance to

60-572: The Metro Junior A Hockey League folded and merged with the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The Hawks moved into the OPJHL but were relocated to Bancroft, Ontario . In nine seasons, the Bancroft Hawks would never celebrate a winning season. In 2007, due to mounting troubles with finding appropriate ownership and supporting the team financially, the Bancroft Hawks were granted

75-605: The South Muskoka Shield in Deseronto, Ontario . The Thunder were victorious, romping the Shield by a score of 8-1. The first goal scored in Thunder history was scored by Mitchell Wood. Brad Mallen picked up the historical first victory in net. So far, the 2006-07 season has drawn an enthusiastic response from the Deseronto community. Large crowds have been attending the games. The Thunder have been putting up decent results. At

90-518: The Christmas break of the 2006-07 season, the Thunder are sitting at a slightly better than .500 record and are looking good for a decent playoff seed at this point. On January 21, 2007, the Thunder ended the Bradford Rattlers record 31 game streak of games without a regulation loss with a 6-5 victory. The Thunder finished the 2006-07 season in fourth place. They drew the South Muskoka Shield in

105-765: The Hawks, no member of the UCHC was involved with the manifestations of the franchise in either Deseronto or Bancroft. The Upper Canada Hockey Club's first game was an 8-5 loss to the Seguin Bruins on September 6, 2008. The team's first win was at home against the Villanova Knights , 5-4 on September 14, 2008. In 2009, the team changed their name to the Patriots and moved to the Etobicoke district of Toronto. Two seasons later they became

120-543: The Moscow Selects All-star team in an exhibition game. The Selects won the game by a score of 7-1. This was the seventh and final game that the Moscow team played against different GMJHL clubs. The Bradford Rattlers were at a 28-game streak of games without a regulation loss (from the start of a season) on January 6, 2008, closing in on their record of 31. For the second season in a row Deseronto dug their heals into

135-520: The South Muskoka Shield in the 2009 Russell Cup Finals. The Storm lost to the Shield in 6 games. Bancroft Hawks The Toronto Patriots are a junior "A" ice hockey team from Toronto , Ontario , Canada. They are a part of Ontario Junior Hockey League . In 1996, the Quinte Hawks of Deseronto, Ontario were granted expansion into the Metro Junior A Hockey League . David Frost

150-761: The Thunders first trip to the playoffs with a 4-games-to-2 series win. The Rattlers went on to win the Russell Cup as league champions and the Alliance Cup as NJHA champions. On June 10, 2007, it was announced that the Deseronto Thunder would not be returning to the GMHL. The Thunder became the first team in GMHL history to fold. Despite having some of the best crowds in the GMHL, the Thunder seemed to have suffered from financial difficulties. Many players were traded away before

165-712: The Toronto Lakeshore Patriots. In 2011, the Patriots had their best season yet when they finished third in the South Division and made it to the Conference Final, eventually losing to the Whitby Fury . In 2014, the team dropped "Lakeshore" from its name. That season, the team won the Buckland Cup and Dudley Hewitt Cup . In 2015, the Patriots won the Buckland Cup for the second consecutive year. They advanced to

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180-562: The announcement, but with the folding all carded players were officially released. On June 15, 2007, GMJHL President Bob Russell announced that the ownership of the team had been transferred to the Town of Deseronto and that the team will return in 2007-08, but under a new name. In late June, it was announced that the team would now be called the Deseronto Storm. On January 1, 2008, the Storm hosted

195-635: The ground and stopped the Rattlers' streak cold with a 5-3 win. As of that date, the Rattlers were given only their second regulation loss in 76 regular season games. After three years of playoff contentions the Deseronto Storm clinched the South Division Title and made their way to the Russell Cup Finals with a 4-3 overtime win over the Innisfil Lakers. The Deseronto Storm would go on to play

210-453: The playoff quarter-final. The Thunder swept the Shield 4-games-to-none and summoned the resting first place Bradford Rattlers . The Rattlers drew a bye in the quarter-final and showed considerable rust in the semi-final versus the Thunder. The Thunder shocked the Rattlers and the entire league by taking an early 2-games-to-none lead in the series. The Rattlers regained their legs in game three and battled through 4 extremely tight games to end

225-474: Was brought in to coach the team. Frost faced criminal charges in 2008 for his conduct for his time with the team, but was acquitted. Frost brought with him Mike Jefferson and Sheldon Keefe . Although both would play in the National Hockey League , Jefferson (later changed to Danton) would become famous for a mysterious murder-for-hire plot that targeted Frost and landed him in prison. In 1998,

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