Newmarket Hurricanes (2025)
Junior ice hockey team
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The Newmarket Hurricanes are a junior ice hockey franchise in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) based in Newmarket, Ontario. The team debuted 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.
| Newmarket Hurricanes | |
|---|---|
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| City | Newmarket, Ontario |
| League | OJHL |
| Conference | East |
| Founded | 2025 |
| Home arena | Ray Twinney Complex |
| Colours | |
| General manager | Rick Varone |
| Website | newmarkethurricanes |
| Franchise history | |
| 2006–2025 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
| 2025–present | Newmarket Hurricanes |
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 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]
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 2025-26 | 56 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 159 | 67 | 73 | 4th of 12 East Conf 8th of 24 OJHL | Won Conf. Quarters 4-1 (Huskies) Won Conf. Semifinal 4-2 (Golden Hawks) Won Conf. Finals 4-0 (Panthers) Lost OJHL Finals 1-4 (Patriots) |