Toronto ThunderHawks were an indoor soccer

Indoor soccer

Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...

 team based in Mississauga, Ontario

Mississauga, Ontario

Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...

 that competed in the defunct NPSL. The team began play in the 2000-2001 season, with home games at the Hershey Centre

Hershey Centre

The Hershey Centre is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment complex located in Mississauga, Ontario, across the street from Iceland Mississauga.-History:...

. The team was owned by businessman Neil Jamieson and National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 Hockey Hall of Fame

Hockey Hall of Fame

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 defenseman Paul Coffey

Paul Coffey

Paul Douglas Coffey is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League. Known for his speed and scoring prowess, Coffey ranks second all-time among NHL defencemen in career goals, assists, and points, behind Ray Bourque.-Playing career:Coffey was drafted 6th...

. The head coach was Gary Hindley

Gary Hindley

Gary Hindley is an American soccer coach. He has coached youth soccer, high school, college and professional teams. He won Coach of the Year honors in 1984 in the United Soccer League, 1991 American Professional Soccer League and 1998...

, who had led the Cleveland Crunch to the NPSL championship in 1993-94. When the NPSL disbanded in the summer of 2001 and reorganized as the MISL

Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)

The Major Indoor Soccer League was the top professional indoor soccer league in the USA. The league was a member of both the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA. The MISL had replaced the NPSL which folded in 2001. According to MISL.net, the league has ceased operations as of May 31, 2008...

, the ThunderHawks were admitted to the new league under the condition that they would suspend operations for the 2001-2002 season to work on the business side of the franchise and return to active competition for the 2002—2003 season. However, the team never returned from this temporary suspension of operations.

Year-By-Year Record

Year	GP	W	L	PF	PA	PCT	Finish	Playoffs
2000-01	40	21	19	574	556	.525	2nd National	Lost Conference Finals