| Newmarket Hurricanes | |
 | |
| City | Newmarket, Ontario |
|---|---|
| League | OJHL |
| Founded | 2025 |
| Home arena | Ray Twinney Complex |
| Colours | |
| General manager | Rick Varone |
| Franchise history | |
| 2006–2025 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
| 2025–present | Newmarket Hurricanes |
| Previous franchise history | |
| Championships | |
The Newmarket Hurricanes is the name of a junior ice hockey franchise in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) based in Newmarket, Ontario. The team will debut as the Hurricanes in the 2025–26 OJHL season. The franchise previously was based in Toronto and known as the Toronto Jr. Canadiens from 2006–2025.
In the 2024–25 OJHL regular season, average attendance for Toronto Jr. Canadiens home games was about 95 spectators.[1] That same year, the team played two of its home games in Newmarket and had a turnout of 526 and 478 spectators respectively.[1][2]
A previous OJHL franchise in Newmarket, also known as the Hurricanes, relocated to Milton in 2019 and rebranded as the Milton Menace.[3] Local news media quoted its former owner saying, "Newmarket doesn’t care about junior hockey."[4]
Arena[]
The 3,700-seat main arena at the Ray Twinney Recreation Complex in Newmarket.
The team will play its home games at the Ray Twinney Recreation Complex in Newmarket.[5] The arena was built in 1985 and has a seating capacity of 3,700.[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Toronto Jr. Canadiens schedule 2024–2025 regular season. Ontario Junior Hockey League.
- ↑ "Markham, Toronto Jr. A teams take to ice in Newmarket for Southlake", NewmarketToday.ca, Village Media, 12 November 2024. (en)
- ↑ "OJHL franchise team testing waters for move to Newmarket", NewmarketToday.ca, Village Media, 9 January 2025. (en)
- ↑ "Game over, Newmarket loses its Junior 'A' hockey team", 30 March 2019.
- ↑ "Newmarket getting new junior hockey team, beloved name makes return", 4 July 2025.
- ↑ The OHL Arena Guide - Newmarket Recreational Complex, Newmarket Royals.
Sources[]
- "GM Eric Cella's vision of Newmarket Hurricanes' future starts now", 14 July 2016.
- "Original owners reflect on building Newmarket Hurricanes franchise", 3 April 2019.
- "OJHL franchise team testing waters for move to Newmarket", 9 January 2025.
- "Newmarket getting OJHL team for first time in six years", 30 June 2025.
- Ontario Junior Hockey League (1 July 2025). OJHL’s Jr. Canadiens franchise moving to Newmarket from Toronto. Press release.