Kitchener Dutchmen
Encyclopedia
The Kitchener Dutchmen are a Canadian
junior ice hockey
team based in Kitchener
, Ontario
, Canada
. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
.
. 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 this 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
.
Canada
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junior ice hockey
Ice hockey
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team based in Kitchener
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Canadian junior ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada...
.
History
Although dating back until at least 1956, the Greenshirts changed their name to the "Ranger B's" in 1969 to better reflecty their relationship with their parent club, the Kitchener RangersKitchener Rangers
The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted...
. 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 this franchise became the first team in Mid-Western "B" history, other than the Waterloo Siskins
Waterloo Siskins
The Waterloo Siskins are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
and the Stratford Cullitons
Stratford Cullitons
The Stratford Cullitons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League...
, to win the league and the Sutherland Cup
Sutherland Cup
The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship...
. They won a second consecutive league title in 1993, but failed to come away with another Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
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
Kitchener Rangers
The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted...
of the Ontario Hockey League
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
.
Season-by-Season record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | 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 SC Sutherland Cup The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship... |
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| 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 SC Sutherland Cup The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship... |
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| 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 | DNQ | ||||||
| 1978-79 | 42 | 12 | 23 | 7 | ||||||
| 167 | 229 | 31 | 6th MWJBHL | DNQ | ||||||
| 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 SC Sutherland Cup The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship... |
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| 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. QF |
| 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. QF | |||||
| 2010-11 | 51 | 25 | 24 | |||||||
| 2 | 179 | 164 | 52 | 6th GOJHL-MW |
Sutherland Cup Appearances
- 1965: Kitchener Greenshirts defeated Etobicoke Indians 4-games-to-2
- 1967: Kitchener Greenshirts defeated Dixie BeehivesDixie Beehives----Dixie Beehives are a pair of defunct junior ice hockey teams from Weston, Ontario, which is now part of Toronto, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Central Junior B Hockey League.-Jr. A Beehives:...
4-games-to-2 - 1992: Kitchener Dutchmen defeated Milton MerchantsMilton IcehawksThe Milton Icehawks are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Milton, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League.The Icehawks have previously been known as the Milton Merchants, Milton Flyers, and Milton Steamers....
4-games-to-1 - 1993: Barrie ColtsBarrie ColtsThe Barrie Colts are a junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League, based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. There were two previous Barrie Colts team which played Junior A & B hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association, one from 1907 until 1910 and another from the 1920s to 1940s.-Original Colts:The...
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
- Chris Ahrens
- Jerry ByersJerry ByersJerry William Byers was a former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted in the first round, twelfth overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft...
- Jonathan CheechooJonathan CheechooJonathan Earl Cheechoo is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League. During the 2005–06 National Hockey League season, he led the NHL with 56 goals and won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy...
- Dave CressmanDave CressmanDavid Gregory Cressman is a retired Canadian ice hockey left winger. He played 85 games in the NHL for the Minnesota North Stars over the 1974–75 and 1975–76 NHL seasons....
- Jack EgersJack EgersJohn Richard "Jack" Egers is a retired Canadian ice hockey right winger.Originally drafted in 1966 by the New York Rangers, Egers would also play for the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals...
- Jim KrulickiJim KrulickiJames John Krulicki is a retired ice hockey right winger. He played in 41 National Hockey League games for the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings.-Minor league hockey:...
- Gary KurtGary KurtGary David Kurt is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender.-Playing career:Kurt played Junior hockey for the Ontario Hockey Association's Kitchener Rangers, at the time owned by the New York Rangers. Later he played two seasons for the Rangers' affiliate in the Central Hockey League, the...
- Don MaloneyDon MaloneyDonald Michael "Slip" Maloney is a former NHL player, and is currently the general manager of the Phoenix Coyotes. He played for the New York Rangers for parts of eleven seasons. His best season came in the 1982–83 season, in which he tallied 29 goals and 69 points in 78 games...
- Joe McDonnellJoe McDonnell (ice hockey)Joe McDonnell is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 50 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks....
- Mike RobitailleMike RobitailleMichael James David Robitaille is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks...
- Danny SeguinDanny SeguinDaniel "Dan" Seguin is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 37 games in the National Hockey League. He would play with the Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota North Stars....
- Scott StevensScott StevensRonald Scott Stevens is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman. Stevens played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues, and the New Jersey Devils...
- Walt TkaczukWalt TkaczukWalter Robert Tkaczuk is a Canadian retired ice hockey centre who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers between 1967 and 1981. Tkaczuk's family moved to Canada from West Germany when he was two years old...
- Scott Walker
- Bennett WolfBennett WolfBennett Martin Wolf is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 30 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins.-External links:...
- Rich PeverleyRich PeverleyRich Peverley is a professional ice hockey player currently with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. Peverley spent four years with the St. Lawrence University hockey team, before he turned pro, and played three years for several teams in both the ECHL and American Hockey League...
- Mark ScheifeleMark ScheifeleMark Scheifele is a Canadian ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Barrie Colts in the Ontario Hockey League. He was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft....