Mississauga Steelheads

Mississauga Steelheads
City Mississauga, Ontario
League Ontario Hockey League
Conference Eastern
Division Central
Operated 2012–present
Home arena Hershey Centre
Colours Blue, white, silver
              
General manager James Boyd
Head coach James Richmond [1]
Captain Michael McLeod [2]
Affiliate(s) Mississauga Chargers
Website www.mississaugasteelheads.com
Franchise history
1906–1962 Toronto St. Michael's Majors
1996–2007 Toronto St. Michael's Majors
2007–2012 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
2012–present Mississauga Steelheads

The Mississauga Steelheads are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The team was originally known as the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, whose hockey program was founded and operated by St. Michael's College School in 1906.

The current franchise was revived in 1996, and was relocated to Mississauga in 2007 after spending 10 years in Toronto. The team was known as the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors from 2007-2012, until owner Eugene Melnyk sold the team to Elliott Kerr of Mississauga's Landmark Sport Group.[3]

As a part of the sale, the Majors identity was returned to St. Michael's College, allowing the team to move forward under the fan-selected "Steelheads" moniker.[4]

Coaches

2012–2016: James Boyd
2016-Present James Richmond

Players

Current roster

As of December 6, 2015[5]

Goaltenders
Number Player Glove Acquired NHL Draft Place of birth
32 Canada Jack Flinn L Trade OS 2015 Undrafted Halifax, Nova Scotia
35 Canada Cameron Zanussi L Mississauga Steelheads 2012 Undrafted Oshawa, Ontario
Defensemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired NHL Draft Place of birth
3 Canada Jared Walsh R Mississauga Steelheads 2012 Undrafted Toronto, Ontario
4 Canada Sean Day L Mississauga Steelheads 2013 NY Rangers, 2016 (81st overall) Leuven, Belgium
6 Canada Stephen Gibson R Mississauga Steelheads 2013 Undrafted Kitchener, Ontario
22 Canada Jake O'Donnell R Trade SAR 2015 Undrafted Bowmanville, Ontario
23 Canada Stefan Leblanc L Trade SBY 2014 Undrafted Oakville, Ontario
36 United States Austin Osmanski L Mississauga Steelheads 2014 Buffalo, 2016 (189th overall) East Aurora, New York
41 Canada Nicolas Hague L Mississauga Steelheads 2014 Eligible in 2017 Kitchener, Ontario
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Acquired NHL Draft Place of birth
9 Canada Michael McLeod R Mississauga Steelheads 2014 New Jersey, 2016 (12th overall) Mississauga, Ontario
10 Canada Ryan McLeod L Trade FLI 2015 Eligible in 2018 Mississauga, Ontario
11 Canada Mason Marchment L Trade HAM 2016 Undrafted Uxbridge, Ontario
12 United States Marcus Dickerson R Mississauga Steelheads 2014 Undrafted West Deptford, New Jersey
14 Canada Nathan Bastian R Mississauga Steelheads 2013 New Jersey, 2016 (41st overall) Kitchener, Ontario
15 Canada Josh Burnside L Mississauga Steelheads 2011 Undrafted Brampton, Ontario
17 Canada Everett Clark L Mississauga Steelheads 2012 Undrafted Whitby, Ontario
21 Canada Damian Bourne L Mississauga Steelheads 2012 Undrafted Oakville, Ontario
27 Canada Thomas Lattavo R Free Agent Undrafted Bolton, Ontario
37 Canada Jason Smith L Mississauga Steelheads 2013 Undrafted Brampton, Ontario
61 Canada Brendan Harrogate R Mississauga Steelheads 2014 Undrafted Chatham, Ontario
74 Canada Owen Tippett R Mississauga Steelheads 2015 Eligible in 2017 Peterborough, Ontario
85 Sweden Daniel Muzito Bagenda L CHL Import Draft 2015 Undrafted Umeå, Sweden
92 Sweden Alexander Nylander R CHL Import Draft 2015 Buffalo, 2016 (8th overall) Calgary, Alberta

NHL Alumni

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss

Season Games Won Lost OTL SL Points Pct % Goals
For 		Goals
Against 		Standing
2012–13 682634 0 8 600.4411792215th Central
2013–14 682438 1 5 540.3971672675th Central
2014–15 682540 2 1 530.3901782654th Central
2015–16 683330 2 3 710.5222152294th Central

Playoffs

Uniforms and logos

The primary logo for the Steelheads displays a Steelhead trout above the word Steelheads with a maple leaf within the A. Below this is "Mississauga". The Steelheads colours are blue & white. The secondary logo features the Port Credit lighthouse within an M, representing the city landmark.

The Steelheads' blue and white uniforms bear a striking resemblance to those of the nearby Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL; their home sweaters are white with blue striping and collars, while their road sweaters are blue with white striping and collars.

Mascot

The team mascot is named Sauga. The name was created during a fan contest during the summer of 2012, when the organization asked its fans to create a name for the new Steelheads mascot.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Steelheads Announce Changes to Hockey Operations Staff". Ontario Hockey League. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Steelheads Name Michael McLeod Captain". Ontario Hockey League. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.stmichaelsmajors.com/hm/inside.php?id=196
  4. ↑ http://news.sportslogos.net/2012/05/27/mississauga-ohl-team-re-named-steelheads/
  5. ↑ http://mississaugasteelheads.com/roster/index/team/18/season/last
  6. ↑ http://www.mississauga.com/sports-story/3128035-steelheads-name-mascot-open-shop/
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