Richmond Hill Rampage
Richmond Hill Rampage | |
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City | Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada |
League | Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League |
Operated | 2006-2009 2024-present |
Home arena | Elvis Stojko Arena |
Colours | Black, Red, and White |
General manager | Michael Squeo |
Head coach | Mario Cicchillo |
Franchise history | |
2006-2008 | Richmond Hill Rams |
2008-2009 | Ontario Lightning Rams |
2024-current | Richmond Hill Rampage |
The Richmond Hill Rampage is an expansion
History
Richmond Hill Rams
The Richmond Hill Rams were a
The Rams were a resurrection of the Richmond Hill Rams of the old Metro Junior A Hockey League, which folded in 1995. The creation of the new team, although in a renegade league, was the first Junior team to be established in Richmond Hill in 12 seasons.
The Rams' first game was the first in the GMHL's history. The game was at the Ram's home arena and took place on September 8, 2006, against
On January 2, 2008, the Rams hosted the Moscow Selects All-star team in an exhibition game. The Selects won the game by a score of 7–4. This was the fourth game of seven that the Moscow team played against different GMJHL clubs.
After finishing the 2007–08 season with exactly the same record as they did in the 2006–07 season, the Rams took a bye during the first round, then were challenged by the
In March 2008, the Rams and
Ontario Lightning Rams
On January 8, 2008, the ownership of the Rams announced a new sponsorship that changed the team name to the "Ontario Lightning Rams" for 2008–09, but the deal and the name were dropped after one season. In the summer of 2009, the Rams took a leave of absence and never returned to action, along with sister-franchise Espanola Kings.
Richmond Hill Rampage
January 2924, the GMHL announced the return to Richmond Hill with the awarding of an expansion franchise [1]
Season-by-season standings
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
2006-07 | 42 | 25 | 15 | - | 2 | 230 | 187 | 52 | 3rd GMJHL | Won Quarterfinals 4-2, ( King Wild )
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2007-08 | 42 | 25 | 15 | - | 2 | 225 | 165 | 52 | 6th GMJHL | Lost Quarterfinals 3-4, ( Innisfil Lakers )
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ONTARIO LIGHTNING RAMS | |||||||||||
2008-09 | 43 | 13 | 30 | - | 0 | 174 | 258 | 26 | 12th GMJHL | Lost Quarterfinals 1-3, ( Innisfil Lakers )
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3 Seasons | 127 | 63 | 60 | - | 4 | 629 | 610 | -- | 0.512 |
RICHMOND HILL RAMPAGE | |||||||||||
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
2024-25 | ?? of ?? Div ?? of ?? GMHL |
Notable alumni
- Darren Archibald (Vancouver Canucks prospect)
- Craig Peacock (Belfast Giants)
- Shaun Stackhouse (Amarillo Gorillas)