The Dixie Beehives began as the Oswego Admirals, a Junior A team in the east Division of the OPJHL in 2005 out of Oswego, New York and played out of Romney Field House Ice Rink. In 2006 local business man and hockey fan Joe Moore approached the OPJHL about acquiring a team. The Admirals were for sale and arrangement were made to purchase the team and bring it to Toronto suburb of Weston, Ontario where ice time was procured at Weston Arena. The mascot was named "Blade" by two local phenoms Zachary Clark and Dylan "Pickles" Lavner.
The Admirals were owned by the same man who owned the Syracuse Jr. Crunch, but are not the same franchise as the Crunch as they currently play in the United States. Their first season went well as they earned a berth into the playoffs. Nine games under .500 on the season, the Admirals did not survive past the first round of their first season.
Admirals
The Admirals' first ever game was a 3–1 loss to the Kingston Voyageurs on September 8, 2005. During that game, the franchise's first ever goal was scored by Jason Deluca. The goalie to start this historic game was Mark Schacker. The Admirals' first home game took place on September 22, 2006—a 2–2 tie with the Cobourg Cougars. Evan Lucas scored the Admirals' first ever home goal while Cory Gershon picked up the tie in net. Their first win was also against the Kingston Voyageurs at home, a 5–2 victory on September 23, 2005. Corey Callen scored the eventual game-winning-goal and Gershon stopped 30 of 32 shots for that first team victory.
Toronto Dixie Beehives / Dixie Beehives 2007–2011edit
The Toronto Dixie Beehives began play at Weston Arena on September 15 with a game vs. the Vaughan Vipers. The first season saw the team make the playoffs before going down 3 straight to the Markham Waxers in the quarter-final match.
In the summer of 2009, the Beehives relocated from Weston to Etobicoke playing at Canlan Ice Sports Etobicoke and dropped "Toronto" from their name. On April 3, 2011, the Dixie Beehives officially ceased operations.
dixie, beehives, 2005, 2011, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, dixie, beehives, 2005, 2011, news, newspapers, books, scholar,. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dixie Beehives 2005 2011 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message The Dixie Beehives were a Canadian Junior A ice hockey team from Etobicoke Ontario They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League The team originated in Oswego New York as the Oswego Admirals Dixie BeehivesCityOswego New York United StatesEtobicoke Ontario CanadaWeston Ontario CanadaLeagueOntario Junior Hockey LeagueOperated2005 2011Home arenaRomney Field House Ice Rink Oswego 2005 2007 Weston Arena 2007 2009 Canlan Ice Sports Etobicoke 2009 2011 ColoursRed Gold and Black General managerLouie GialedakisHead coachLouie GialedakisAffiliateMississauga Hornets GTHL Franchise history2005 2007Oswego Admirals2007 2009Toronto Dixie Beehives2009 2011Dixie Beehives Contents 1 History 1 1 Oswego Admirals 2005 2007 1 2 Toronto Dixie Beehives Dixie Beehives 2007 2011 2 Season by season results 3 References 4 External linksHistory editOswego Admirals 2005 2007 edit The Dixie Beehives began as the Oswego Admirals a Junior A team in the east Division of the OPJHL in 2005 out of Oswego New York and played out of Romney Field House Ice Rink In 2006 local business man and hockey fan Joe Moore approached the OPJHL about acquiring a team The Admirals were for sale and arrangement were made to purchase the team and bring it to Toronto suburb of Weston Ontario where ice time was procured at Weston Arena The mascot was named Blade by two local phenoms Zachary Clark and Dylan Pickles Lavner The Admirals were owned by the same man who owned the Syracuse Jr Crunch but are not the same franchise as the Crunch as they currently play in the United States Their first season went well as they earned a berth into the playoffs Nine games under 500 on the season the Admirals did not survive past the first round of their first season nbsp Admirals The Admirals first ever game was a 3 1 loss to the Kingston Voyageurs on September 8 2005 During that game the franchise s first ever goal was scored by Jason Deluca The goalie to start this historic game was Mark Schacker The Admirals first home game took place on September 22 2006 a 2 2 tie with the Cobourg Cougars Evan Lucas scored the Admirals first ever home goal while Cory Gershon picked up the tie in net Their first win was also against the Kingston Voyageurs at home a 5 2 victory on September 23 2005 Corey Callen scored the eventual game winning goal and Gershon stopped 30 of 32 shots for that first team victory After a good second season and a first round exit to the Port Hope Predators that was shortened by bad weather Toronto Dixie Beehives Dixie Beehives 2007 2011 edit The Toronto Dixie Beehives began play at Weston Arena on September 15 with a game vs the Vaughan Vipers The first season saw the team make the playoffs before going down 3 straight to the Markham Waxers in the quarter final match In the summer of 2009 the Beehives relocated from Weston to Etobicoke playing at Canlan Ice Sports Etobicoke and dropped Toronto from their name On April 3 2011 the Dixie Beehives officially ceased operations Season by season results editSeason GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs 2005 06 49 17 26 4 2 150 193 40 6th OPJHL E Lost Conf QF 2006 07 49 19 25 2 3 154 188 43 6th OPJHL E Lost Conf QF 2007 08 49 17 27 5 175 248 39 6th OPJHL S Lost Conf QF 2008 09 49 17 30 2 147 200 36 7th OJHL P 2009 10 50 12 37 1 146 241 25 10th CCHL W DNQ 2010 11 50 4 43 3 133 350 11 8th OJHL S DNQReferences editExternal links editBeehives Webpage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dixie Beehives 2005 2011 amp oldid 1224515821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
