Orangeville Renamed 'Ice Crushers'; Shelburne Returns

The Orangeville Americans Hockey Club has been renamed and re-branded to the 'Orangeville Ice Crushers' and will be continuing play into the 2015 - 2016 GMHL Regular Season.

After a mid-season ownership change to R.C.R. Enterprises, the Orangeville hockey club will be officially ending the all-American theme. When the club was founded, the team was branded as the first all-American team based on Canadian soil in junior hockey history.

The 'Ice Crushers' nickname is a throwback tribute to the junior club that called Orangeville home from 1987 - 2001.

Also under the R.C.R. Enterprises umbrella is the Shelburne Sharks. Shelburne hosted a GMHL team from 2010 to 2014, before taking a 1-year leave of absence in the 2014 Off-Season after undergoing the ownership change.

 

Shelburne has been a long-time staple in GMHL Hockey, producing some of the league's most successful alumni. Under the new Sharks name, the R.C.R. group will look to restore the Shelburne hockey community to their former glory.