Toronto Jr. Canadiens

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 League (OJHL) but used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.

The team originated in 1972 as the Wexford Warriors of the Metro Junior B league, when the original Wexford Raiders jumped to the Junior A Ontario Provincial League in 1972. When the Junior A Raiders folded in 1981, the Junior B Warriors adopted the Raider name and kept it until 2006. The Wexford Raiders were one of the strongest teams to play in the Metro Junior A Hockey League. A losing team for much of its history, they become one of the most dominant squads in 1990, under coaches Stan Butler and Kevin Burkett. Butler and Burkett coached the Wexford Raiders midget team to the 1989 championship, then took most of the players to the Junior B level in 1990, and they served as the foundation to four consecutive Metro championship squads. During the 1990s, under the management of Burkett and Butler, the Raiders sent more players on NCAA Division I hockey scholarships than any other junior team in North America. In 1994, the Raiders defeated the Caledon Canadians 4 games to 0 in the Metro League final. The Canadians were granted the permission to host the Dudley Hewitt Cup that year and ended up winning it despite losing the Metro final. In 1998, again playing Caledon, the Raiders won the last Metro Junior "A" title in game 7 by a score of 9–0. In 2006, the Raiders changed their name to the Toronto Jr. Canadiens and took on the colors of the Montreal Canadiens.

On February 11, 2007, after 144 minutes and 32 seconds of play, the Canadiens defeated the Pickering Panthers in Game 2 of the first round of the playoffs. The game winning goal was credited to Kyle Wetering at the 4:32 mark of the 5th overtime. Toronto outshot Pickering 88–86. On February 12, 2007, TSN show That's Hockey showed highlights of the game and announced that the history of the game may be preserved in the Hockey Hall of Fame as the longest junior hockey game in history, far surpassing the previous record. The game has been officially named the longest game in Ontario Hockey Association history.

1972 2006 = Wexford Warriors/Raiders History is hidden click to Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results PlayoffsWexford Warriors1972 73 33 12 17 4 122 133 28 8th Metro B 1973 74 44 23 19 2 210 195 48 6th Metro B1974 75 38 21 11 6 235 166 48 4th Metro B1975 76 36 11 18 7 139 174 29 11th Metro B1976 77 36 14 18 4 148 180 34 11th Metro B 1977 78 36 16 15 5 167 162 37 7th Metro B 1978 79 44 14 24 6 233 276 34 10th Metro B DNQ1979 80 42 2 35 5 167 349 9 13th Metro B 1980 81 43 9 31 3 176 312 21 12th Metro B DNQ1981 82 36 9 23 4 141 212 22 11th Metro B 1982 83 36 10 21 5 186 206 25 10th Metro B Wexford Raiders1983 84 42 14 22 6 187 216 34 9th Metro B DNQ1984 85 36 23 8 5 206 137 49 3rd Metro B Lost quarter final1985 86 37 11 19 7 167 199 29 8th Metro B Lost quarter final1986 87 37 9 26 2 159 250 20 11th Metro B DNQ1987 88 37 13 19 5 193 239 31 9th Metro B DNQ1988 89 38 12 25 1 185 275 25 10th Metro B1989 90 44 31 5 8 225 109 70 1st Metro BLost final1990 91 44 34 5 5 231 110 73 1st Metro BWon League1991 92 44 34 8 2 197 121 70 2nd Metro AWon League1992 93 48 36 9 3 213 118 75 1st Metro AWon League1993 94 50 36 11 3 283 157 75 1st Metro AWon League1994 95 50 25 21 4 257 158 54 6th Metro A Lost final1995 96 52 36 14 2 261 171 74 1st Metro A Lost semi final1996 97 50 38 7 5 285 185 81 3rd Metro A Lost semi final1997 98 50 39 7 4 196 167 82 2nd Metro A Won League1998 99 51 21 20 8 2 211 206 52 6th OPJHL C1999 00 49 32 11 3 3 237 164 70 3rd OPJHL S2000 01 49 35 7 5 2 259 168 77 2nd OPJHL S2001 02 49 35 8 6 0 237 151 76 1st OPJHL S2002 03 49 32 12 2 3 231 152 69 1st OPJHL S2003 04 49 29 15 3 2 202 162 63 2nd OPJHL S2004 05 49 37 5 5 2 216 104 81 1st OPJHL SLost semi final2005 06 49 23 18 8 0 188 171 54 5th OPJHL S Lost Conf. SF
2006 current HistoryToronto Jr. Canadiens2006 07 49 26 16 5 2 202 162 59 4th OPJHL S Lost Conf. QF2007 08 49 29 18 2 223 175 60 4th OPJHL S 2008 09 53 31 20 2 242 251 64 3rd OJHL C2009 10 50 27 19 4 218 195 58 6th CCHL W Lost Preliminary2010 11 50 16 30 4 136 207 36 6th OJHL S DNQ2011 12 49 18 24 7 156 184 43 5th OJHL S Lost Division SF2012 13 55 27 23 5 176 179 59 5th OJHL S Lost Conf. QF2013 14 53 23 26 4 184 213 50 5th OJHL S Lost Conf. QF2014 15 2015 16 54 30 16 3 5 184 170 68 3rd of 6 South Div6th of 11 SW Conf9th of 22 OJHL Lost Conf. Quarters 1 4 (Cougars)2016 17 54 28 20 2 4 177 164 62 3rd of 6 South Div5th of 11 SW Conf11th of 22 OJHL Won Conf. Quarters 4 3 (Buzzers)Lost Conf. Semifinals 0 4 (Raiders)2017 18 54 33 18 1 2 202 166 69 4th of 6 South Div5th of 11 SW Conf8th of 22 OJHL Lost Conf. Quarters 2 4 (Blades) 2018–19 54 27 23 1 3 166 180 58 4th of 5 South Div8th of 11 SW Conf13th of 22 OJHL Lost Conf. Quarters 1 4 (Rangers) 2019–20 54 38 10 2 4 207 144 58 1st of 6 South Div3rd of 11 SW Conf4th of 22 OJHL Won Conf. Quarters 4 1 (Rangers)Remaining playoffs cancelleddue to COVID 19 pandemic2020–21 Season Lost to Covid 19 pandemic 2021–22 54 40 12 2 0 235 119 82 1st of 6 South Div1st of 11 SW Conf1st of 22 OJHL Won Conf. Quarters 2 0 (Patriots)Won Conf. Semifinals 2 0 (Rangers)Won Conf. Finals 3 1 (Cougars)Lost League Finals 3 4 (Panthers) 2022–23 54 45 5 2 2 256 104 94 1st of 12 SE Conf1st of 24 OJHL Won Conf. Quarters 4 1 (Rangers)Lost Conf. Semifinals 3 4 (Golden Hawks) 2023–24 56 31 19 3 3 210 165 68 6th of 12 East Conf10th of 22 OJHL Won Conf. Quarters 4 1 (Dukes)Lost Conf Semifinals 0 4 (Golden Hawks)

There also was a Wexford Raiders team in the Ontario Provincial Junior League based in the Wexford neighbourhood of the Toronto suburb of Scarborough. The team originated in 1970 as the Toronto Raiders of the Metro Junior B league, and was renamed the Wexford Raiders in 1971. In 1972, the team moved to the new Ontario Provincial Junior League in 1972 and operated until 1981. After the Junior A team folded, the Metro B "Warriors" assumed the "Raider" name in 1983.

The Jr. Canadiens play at Scotiabank Pond at Downsview Park. The Raiders played at Scarborough Arena Gardens at 75 Birchmount Road. The city rink built in 1954 was used in the 1986 film Youngbloods and being rebuilt due to roof issues. Demolished in 2023 and should open in 2025.