Dixie Beehives are a pair of defunct junior

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teams from

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, Canada, which is now part of

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. They played in the

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and the Central Junior B Hockey League.

Jr. A Beehives

Founded in 1949 in what became the

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(in 1956). The Staffords disappeared but were replaced when the East York Rockets moved to Mississauga in 1953. The Beehives won Metro Junior B titles in 1970 and 1971. They joined the new Ontario Provincial Junior "A" league in 1972 and stayed until the league began to fall apart in 1986, although the Beehives folded a year before the league did due to their rink being sold and closed down. The Beehives were three time

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All-Ontario Junior "B" Champions: 1957, 1970, and 1971. Their first Sutherland Cup came in 1957 when

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refused to take part in provincial playdowns due to exams. Dixie defeated the Peterborough Stoneys of the

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and the Sarnia Legionnaires of the Western Junior B Hockey League to win the

4-games-to-2. In 1967, the Beehives made it back to the Sutherland Cup but were thwarted 4-games-to-2 by the

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. In 1970 and 1971 as Metro Champs, they came back again defeating the Hamilton Mountain Bees both years 4-games-to-1 with one tie and 4-games-to-1 respectively. In 2007, it was announced that the Oswego Admirals of the

had been bought by interests in Weston. The team moved to the

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and took the name

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. They were scheduled to begin play in September 2007. :Dixie Staffords 1949 - 1950 :East York Rockets 1950 - 1953 :Dixie Rockets 1953 - 1957 :Dixie Beehives 1957 - 1986

Season-by-season results

Playoffs

*1973 ''Lost semi-final'' :Dixie Beehives defeated Seneca Flyers ''4-games-to-3'' :

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defeated Dixie Beehives ''4-games-to-2'' *1974 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :

North York Rangers 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 Jun ...

defeated Dixie Beehives ''4-games-to-3'' *1975 ''DNQ'' *1976 ''DNQ'' *1977 ''DNQ'' *1978 ''Lost semi-final'' :Dixie Beehives defeated

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''4-games-to-1'' :

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defeated Dixie Beehives ''4-games-to-none'' *1979 ''Lost final'' :Dixie Beehives defeated

''4-games-to-none'' :Dixie Beehives defeated North Bay Trappers ''4-games-to-3'' :

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defeated Dixie Beehives ''4-games-to-1'' *1980 ''Lost semi-final'' :Dixie Beehives defeated

''4-games-to-none'' :

defeated Dixie Beehives ''4-games-to-2'' *1981 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :

defeated Dixie Beehives ''4-games-to-1'' *1982 ''Lost semi-final'' :Dixie Beehives defeated

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''4-games-to-1'' :

Markham Waxers The Markham Waxers were an Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The Waxers name is still used by the Markham Waxers minor hockey club with the Eastern AAA Hockey League, a sub league of ...

defeated Dixie Beehives ''4-games-to-2'' *1983 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :

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defeated Dixie Beehives ''4-games-to-1'' *1984 ''Lost final'' :Dixie Beehives defeated

''4-games-to-none'' :Dixie Beehives defeated

Newmarket Flyers The Newmarket Hurricanes were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Newmarket, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The franchise existed from 1972 until 2019, based in Newmarket starting in 1975. History In 1972, the Seneca Fly ...

''4-games-to-3'' :

Orillia Travelways The Couchiching Terriers were a Junior A ice hockey team from Rama, Ontario, Canada from Lake Couchiching. The team originated in neighbouring Orillia, Ontario, and played in the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. The Terriers were 1985 Centennia ...

defeated Dixie Beehives ''4-games-to-1'' *1985 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :

defeated Dixie Beehives ''4-games-to-1'' *1986 ''DNQ''

Sutherland Cup appearances

:''1957'': Dixie Rockets defeated Sarnia Legionnaires ''4-games-to-2 with 1 tie'' :''1967'':

defeated Dixie Beehives ''4-games-to-2'' :''1970'': Dixie Beehives defeated

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''4-games-to-1 with 1 tie'' :''1971'': Dixie Beehives defeated

''4-games-to-1''

Jr. B Beehives

Originally known as the Dixie Ventures, the Central Junior B Hockey League team changed their name to the Beehives and became the affiliate of the Dixie Beehives Jr. A (1957-1986) from the OHA Tier II Junior "A" League. They folded in 1982. :Dixie Ventures 1974 - 1977 :Dixie Beehives 1977 - 1982

Jr. B season-by-season results

Notable alumni

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