Toronto Jr. Aeros

The Toronto Jr. Aeros are a Canadian Junior women's ice hockey team based in North York, Ontario. The Aeros are members of the Provincial Women's Hockey League of the Ontario Women's Hockey Association. The Aeros are five-time PWHL regular season champions, six-time PWHL playoff champions,[1] and four-time Ontario Intermediate AA champions. On two occasions (2005 and 2006) the Aeros won all three titles in one season.

Toronto Jr. Aeros
CityNorth York, Ontario, Canada
LeagueProvincial Women's Hockey League
Founded1991
2004 (PWHL franchise)
Home arenaYork University Arena
ColoursBlack, Red, and White
              
General managerTim Sarna
Head coachDave Gwyn

Tradition
Aeros goalie during 2013-14 season.

The Senior Toronto Aeros were founded in 1974 and existed until the folding of the National Women's Hockey League in 2007 (which it joined in 1999).[2][3] The Aeros program raised up both of the two only Canadian female players in the Hockey Hall of Fame: Angela James and Geraldine Heaney.[4]

The Toronto Jr. Aeros were founded in 1991 and entered the Provincial Women's Hockey League at its inception in 2004. The Midget Aeros, affiliated with the Junior Aeros, were founded in 2001. Currently, the Aeros only operate a Midget and Junior team.[5]

History

The Junior Aeros entered the Provincial Women's Hockey League during its first season, 2004–05, and won its regular-season championship as well as the Alumni Cup as the league's playoff champion. The Jr. Aeros also won the OWHA Intermediate AA Championship tournament to complete the triple crown.

The 2005–06 season saw the Aeros double the feat, if not better it, by finishing the regular season with an undefeated (27–0–3) record. The Aeros also did not lose a game during the league playoffs. Future Canadian Olympian Haley Irwin[6] was a star on the team those first two seasons. Irwin was named team most valuable player each of those seasons[7] before being picked up by the NCAA Division I Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs.[8] Courtney Birchard was a member of the Jr. Aeros lineup during the first two seasons before jumping to the New Hampshire Wildcats of ECAC Hockey. Also, Christina Kessler starred in net for the Aeros during the 2005–06 season before jumping to the Harvard Crimson hockey team. During Kessler's season with the team, she and Jamie Miller combined for the lowest goals-against average in the PWHL.

Goalie Jamie Miller either led or co-led the PWHL in each of the league's first three seasons. Miller spent a season with the Division I Quinnipiac Bobcats and is now a member of the Canadian Women's Hockey League's Brampton Hockey Team.[9] During the 2006–07 season, the Jr. Aeros won their third straight regular season championship and their third straight league playoff championship, but were upset in the preliminary round of the OWHA Provincials by the Aurora Jr. Panthers to deny them their third straight triple crown.

Season-by-season results
SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffsOWHA's
2004-05302352-10545481st PWHLWon League (Stoney Creek)Won Gold (Windsor)
2005-06302703-13728571st PWHLWon League (Stoney Creek)Won Gold (Durham West)
2006-07322264-11141481st PWHLWon League (Durham West)Lost Preliminary (Aurora)
2007-08322291-13166453rd PWHL5th Place (Aurora)Lost Preliminary (Stoney Creek)
2008-09342752-13862561st PWHLLost Final (Ottawa)Won Bronze (Durham West)
2009-10342922116338612nd PWHLWon League (Mississauga)Won Gold (Bluewater)
2010-11362661315058563rd PWHLWon League (Mississauga)Won Silver (Mississauga)
2011-12343111113631641st PWHLLost Final (Bluewater)Won Silver (Bluewater)
2012-13382792011868565th PWHLWon Bronze (Mississauga)Lost Preliminary (Mississauga)
2013-14382953114268623rd PWHLLost Bronze (Nepean)Won Silver (Mississauga)
2014-1538286401565960T2nd PWHLLost Bronze (Oakville) Lost Bronze (Whitby)
2015-16 38 24 7 7 0 112 55 55 T4th PWHL Won League (Mississauga) Won Gold (Oakville)
2016-17 38 26 8 2 2 87 40 56 3rd PWHL Lost Final (Oakville)

Professional and National Team alumni
Aeros player during 2013-14 season.

References
  1. http://pwhl.pointstreaksites.com/view/pwhl/past-champions-21
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/toronto-aeros-win-nwhl-title-1.532815
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  6. http://www.tbnewswatch.com/sports/81504/Irwin-nets-two-in-Olympic-debut
  7. http://www.hockeyhelpsthehomeless.com/News---Media/Celebrity-Highlights/Ottawa-Women-s-Tournament/Gillian-Merrifield.aspx
  8. http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/sports/umd-bulldogs/latest-news/Four-UMD-Links-to-Centralized-Canada-Roster-204767821.html
  9. http://brampton.cwhl.ca/view/brampton/2013-14-team-roster
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. http://www.torontoaeros.com/JuniorAeros0506Album/slides/21%20Haley%20Irwin.html%5B%5D
  12. http://origin.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=11990/bio/index.html
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  14. http://brampton.cwhl.ca/view/brampton/2013-14-team-roster
  15. http://cornellbigred.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=31364
  16. http://brampton.cwhl.ca/view/brampton/photo-gallery/2013-2014-cwhl-three-stars-of-the-game
  17. http://www.ecachockey.com/women/members/rensselaer/20112402_RPINotesCornellQtrs?dec=printer-decorator&${qs}
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