Kitchener Dutchmen

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Kitchener Dutchmen
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CityKitchener, Ontario, Canada
LeagueGreater Ontario Junior Hockey League
DivisionMid-Western
Founded1956
Home arenaKitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
ColoursBlue, red, and white
     
General managerJeff Grimwood
Head coachGreg Bignell (2015)
AffiliatesKitchener Rangers (OHL)
Franchise history
1956–1969Kitchener Greenshirts
1969–1988Kitchener Ranger B's
1988–2020Kitchener Dutchmen

The Kitchener Dutchmen were a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

History[]

The Kitchener Dutchmen franchise was founded in 1956 when the Junior A Kitchener Canucks were moved to become the Peterborough Petes. With the Canucks gone, the new Kitchener Greenshirts were founded as members of the Central Junior B Hockey League to fill the void left by their Junior A counterparts.

The Greenshirts changed their name to the "Ranger B's" in 1969 to better reflect their relationship with their parent club, the Kitchener Rangers who entered the market in 1963. The team started in the Central Junior B league, but as part of the 1971 geographic realignment, moved to the Western Junior B league. In 1973, the team joined the "Southwestern Junior "B" Hockey League", which became the "Waterloo-Wellington Junior "B" Hockey League" and then the Midwestern "B" in 1977. The team is a long-standing member of the league and remains there to this day as the Kitchener Dutchmen.

An original charter member team, in 1992 the franchise became the first team in Mid-Western "B" history, other than the Waterloo Siskins and the Stratford Cullitons, to win the league and the Sutherland Cup. They won a second consecutive league title in 1993, but failed to come away with another Ontario Hockey Association title. The team has not missed the playoffs since 1979, a streak only surpassed by the Siskins and Cullitons. The Dutchmen are a long time farm team for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League.

On April 26th, 2020, it was announced that the OHA had given approval for the Ayr Centennials to purchase the Dutchmen and move them to Ayr in order to promote the Centennials from Junior C to Junior B, effective starting in the 2020-21 season. This thus brought an end to the 63 years of Dutchmen hockey in Kitchener.[1]

Season-by-season record[]

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts Results Playoffs
1956–57 27 11 14 2 — 77 97 24 4th CJBHL
1957–58 30 20 10 0 — 148 109 40 2nd CJBHL
1958–59 30 7 23 0 — 83 175 14 6th CJBHL
1959–60 30 4 25 1 — — — 9 5th CJBHL
1960–61 30 15 15 0 — 168 175 30 3rd CJBHL
1961–62 30 25 4 1 — 231 121 51 1st CJBHL
1962–63 36 14 22 0 — 144 184 28 4th CJBHL
1963–64 34 13 20 1 — 146 170 27 4th CJBHL
1964–65 42 31 11 0 — 236 138 62 1st CJBHL Won League, Won Sutherland Cup
1965–66 38 30 8 0 — 281 149 60 1st CJBHL Won League
1966–67 32 26 5 1 — 230 114 53 1st CJBHL Won League, Won Sutherland Cup
1967–68 40 19 17 4 — 197 186 42 3rd CJBHL Won League
1968–69 36 24 7 5 — 246 130 53 1st CJBHL
1969–70 40 23 13 4 — 243 191 50 2nd CJBHL
1970–71 42 20 18 4 — 229 184 44 3rd CJBHL
1971–72 40 28 8 4 — 242 158 60 1st WOJHL
1972–73 41 12 22 7 — 191 235 31 7th WOJHL
1973–74 40 23 13 4 — 242 172 50 2nd SWJBHL
1974–75 40 25 11 4 — 264 176 54 2nd WWJHL
1975–76 42 17 20 5 — 252 233 39 4th WWJHL Lost Semi-final
1976–77 40 20 17 3 — 216 207 43 3rd WWJHL
1977–78 40 9 28 3 — 159 251 21 5th MWJBHL Did not qualify
1978–79 42 12 23 7 — 167 229 31 6th MWJBHL Did not qualify
1979–80 42 15 20 7 — 186 219 37 3rd MWJBHL Lost Semi-final
1980–81 42 21 20 1 — 217 206 43 4th MWJBHL Lost Final
1981–82 42 29 13 0 — 266 177 58 3rd MWJBHL Lost Final
1982–83 42 23 19 0 — 257 228 46 4th MWJBHL Lost Semi-final
1983–84 42 18 25 0 — 200 223 36 5th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1984–85 42 22 18 2 — 202 192 44 5th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1985–86 40 18 20 2 — 229 206 38 4th MWJBHL Lost Semi-final
1986–87 41 22 18 1 — 222 206 45 4th MWJBHL Lost Semi-final
1987–88 48 23 24 1 — 236 249 47 5th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1988–89 48 11 35 2 — 184 290 24 8th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1989–90 48 21 26 1 — 225 224 43 6th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1990–91 48 24 23 1 — 190 200 49 6th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1991–92 48 39 6 3 — 270 134 81 1st MWJBHL Won League, Won Sutherland Cup
1992–93 48 41 7 0 — 339 168 82 1st MWJBHL Won League
1993–94 48 17 29 2 — 178 220 36 7th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1994–95 48 17 27 4 — 203 229 38 8th MWJBHL Lost Semi-final
1995–96 48 28 16 4 — 269 178 60 5th MWJBHL Lost Semi-final
1996–97 48 30 13 5 — 256 165 65 3rd MWJBHL Lost Semi-final
1997–98 48 30 15 3 — 259 128 63 4th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1998–99 48 20 22 6 — 216 219 46 6th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1999–00 48 27 20 1 — 218 185 55 5th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
2000–01 48 26 19 3 — 235 179 55 6th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
2001–02 48 17 28 3 — 160 178 37 7th MWJBHL
2002–03 48 29 14 5 2 231 148 65 2nd MWJBHL Lost Final
2003–04 48 31 12 3 2 188 153 67 2nd MWJBHL Lost Final
2004–05 48 31 13 2 2 178 118 66 1st MWJBHL
2005–06 48 24 24 0 — 169 161 48 7th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
2006–07 48 21 23 2 2 158 162 46 5th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
2007–08 48 21 21 1 5 167 163 48 6th GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. Quarter-final
2008–09 52 34 14 — 4 240 172 72 2nd GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. Final
2009–10 51 16 34 — 1 153 231 33 8th GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. Quarter-final
2010–11 51 25 24 — 2 179 164 52 6th GOJHL-MW
2011–12 51 10 33 — 8 148 223 28 8th GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. Quarter-final
2012–13 51 28 19 — 4 175 172 60 3rd GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. Semi-final
2013–14 49 36 8 — 5 180 103 77 1st GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. Semi-final
2014–15 49 34 11 — 4 201 157 72 2nd GOJHL-MW Won Conf. Quarters, 4–1 (Cyclones)
Lost Conf. Semis, 1–4 (Cullitons)
2015–16 50 44 4 1 1 244 123 90 1st of 9-MW
1st of 26-GOJHL		 Won Conf. Quarters, 4–1 (99ers)
Lost Conf. Semis, 1–4 (Siskins)
2016–17 50 30 15 2 3 196 155 65 3rd of 9-MW
9th of 27-GOJHL		 Won Conf. Quarters, 4–1 (Cullitons)
Lost Conf. Semis, 2–4 (Sugar Kings)
2017–18 50 24 23 1 2 160 163 51 5th of 8-MW
15th of 26 GOJHL		 Lost Conf. Quarters, 3-4 (Siskins)

Sutherland Cup appearances[]

Dutchmen goalie 2013-14 season.
1965: Kitchener Greenshirts defeated 4-games-to-2
1967: Kitchener Greenshirts defeated Dixie Beehives 4-games-to-2
1992: Kitchener Dutchmen defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-1
1993: Barrie Colts defeated Kitchener Dutchmen 4-games-to-none

George S. Dudley Trophy Super "C" Appearances[]

1971: Woodstock Navy-Vets defeated Kitchener Ranger B's 4-games-to-2
1973: Woodstock Navy-Vets defeated Kitchener Ranger B's 4-games-to-3 with 1 tie

Notable alumni[]

Dutchmen player 2013-14 season.
Dutchmen Logo until 2009.

References[]

  1. ^ Adams, Blair. [kitchenertoday.com/local-sports/kitchener-dutchmen-moving-to-ayr-2283901 "Kitchener Dutchmen moving to Ayr"]. www.kitchenertoday.com. Rogers digital media. Retrieved 26 April 2020. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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