The North York Rangers are a Junior "A"

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located in the North York district of

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, Canada. They are a part of the South Division of the

Ontario Junior Hockey League The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league was listed as the 7th best d ...

(OJHL) and were previously a part of the

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History

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

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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 the OJHL, where they continue to play as of 2017.

Season-by-season results

Playoffs

Original OPJHL Years'' *1973 ''Lost Semi-final'' :Richmond Hill Rams defeated Ajax Steelers ''4-games-to-2'' : Toronto Nationals defeated Richmond Hill Rams ''4-games-to-2'' *1974 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :

Wexford Raiders The Toronto Jr. Canadiens are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in the Downsview neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were known as the Wexford Raiders until the end of the 2005–06 season and are a part of Ontario Junior Hockey Le ...

defeated Richmond Hill Rams ''4-games-to-2'' *1975 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Toronto Nationals defeated Richmond Hill Rams ''4-games-to-2'' *1976 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :

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defeated Richmond Hill Rams ''3-games-to-2 with 2 ties'' *1977 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : North York Rangers defeated Richmond Hill Rams ''4-games-to-1'' *1978 ''DNQ'' *1979 ''DNQ'' *1980 ''DNQ'' *1981 ''DNQ'' *1982 ''Lost Semi-final'' :Richmond Hill Rams defeated

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''4-games-to-3'' : Guelph Platers defeated Richmond Hill Rams ''4-games-to-none'' *1983 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :

defeated Richmond Hill Rams ''4-games-to-3'' *1984 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :North York Rangers defeated Richmond Hill Dynes ''4-games-to-2'' *1985 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :

defeated Richmond Hill Dynes ''4-games-to-2'' *1986 ''DNQ'' *1987 ''Lost Semi-final'' :

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defeated Richmond Hill Dynes ''4-games-to-2'' ''MetJHL Years'' *1990 ''DNQ'' *1991 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :Richmond Hill Rams defeated Mimico Monarchs ''2-games-to-1'' :

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defeated Richmond Hill Rams ''4-games-to-1'' *1992 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :

defeated Richmond Hill Rams ''4-games-to-1'' *1993 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :

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defeated North York Rangers ''4-games-to-none''

NHL alumni

Richmond Hill Dynes to play in the

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: * Doug Dadswell, Randy Exelby, Ron Hoover,

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, Pat Hughes, Darren Lowe,

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, Frank Nigro, Alex Pirus North York Rangers alumni to play in the National Hockey League:Legends of Hockey alumni search
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, David Nemirovsky, Theo Peckham, Peter Sarno,

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References

External links

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