Windsor Bulldogs
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The Windsor Bulldogs are a defunct Canadian
semi-professional and amateur senior ice hockey
team. The team played in the City of Windsor
, Ontario
, Canada
and participated in the International Hockey League and the OHA Senior A Hockey League prior to the IHL.
's Junior "A" Windsor Spitfires
. Although no Spitfires made the direct jump to the Bulldogs, eventually five members of the team did eventually play for the Bulldogs.
In 1955, the Windsor Bulldogs made it to the OHA Senior league's final, but were put down by the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 4-games-to-1. The Bulldogs were showing their worth by only their second season.
The 1959–60 season saw the Bulldogs make the final again. Windsor ran into their local rivals, the Chatham Maroons
and were defeated 4-games-to-2. The Maroons went on to win the Allan Cup
as Canadian National Senior A Champions.
The next season, the Bulldogs made it back to the finals to fall to a different opponent. The other finalist was the Galt Terriers
and Galt took no prisoners sweeping the series 4-games-to-none. Again, their opponents went on to win the Allan Cup
.
The 1961–62 season was a different story. In the final, the Bulldogs drew the Chatham Maroons
. The series went the distance, but the Bulldogs pulled out game seven and won the series 4-games-to-3 to win their first league championship. In the Allan Cup
Eastern final, the Bulldogs could not make it past the Montreal Olympics.
In 1962–63, the Windsor Bulldogs repeated as league champions as they defeated the Chatham Maroons
4-games-to-none. Everything went right for the Bulldogs and they found themselves in the Allan Cup
Finals against the Winnipeg Maroons. In a low scoring series, the Bulldogs defeated the Maroons 4-games-to-1 to clinch their first and only Allan Cup as National Champions.
Riding the wave of success, the Allan Cup
champions committed to join the International Hockey League along with the Chatham Maroons
for the 1963–64 season. After a mediocre losing season, the Bulldogs packed it in and never played again.
Canada
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semi-professional and amateur senior ice hockey
Ice hockey
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team. The team played in the City of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and participated in the International Hockey League and the OHA Senior A Hockey League prior to the IHL.
History
The creation of the Windsor Bulldogs in 1953 coincided with the folding of the Ontario Hockey AssociationOntario 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....
's Junior "A" Windsor Spitfires
Windsor Spitfires
The Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The...
. Although no Spitfires made the direct jump to the Bulldogs, eventually five members of the team did eventually play for the Bulldogs.
In 1955, the Windsor Bulldogs made it to the OHA Senior league's final, but were put down by the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 4-games-to-1. The Bulldogs were showing their worth by only their second season.
The 1959–60 season saw the Bulldogs make the final again. Windsor ran into their local rivals, the Chatham Maroons
Chatham Maroons (IHL)
----The Chatham Maroons are a defunct Canadian semi-professional and amateur senior ice hockey team. The team played in the City of Chatham, Ontario, Canada and participated in the International Hockey League on two occasions and the OHA Senior A Hockey League in between.-History:In 1950, the...
and were defeated 4-games-to-2. The Maroons went on to win the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
as Canadian National Senior A Champions.
The next season, the Bulldogs made it back to the finals to fall to a different opponent. The other finalist was the Galt Terriers
Cambridge Hornets
The Cambridge Hornets were a Senior "AAA" ice hockey team based out of Cambridge, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey. The new Cambridge Hornets were brought into Southwestern Senior A Hockey League in 1999...
and Galt took no prisoners sweeping the series 4-games-to-none. Again, their opponents went on to win the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
.
The 1961–62 season was a different story. In the final, the Bulldogs drew the Chatham Maroons
Chatham Maroons (IHL)
----The Chatham Maroons are a defunct Canadian semi-professional and amateur senior ice hockey team. The team played in the City of Chatham, Ontario, Canada and participated in the International Hockey League on two occasions and the OHA Senior A Hockey League in between.-History:In 1950, the...
. The series went the distance, but the Bulldogs pulled out game seven and won the series 4-games-to-3 to win their first league championship. In the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
Eastern final, the Bulldogs could not make it past the Montreal Olympics.
In 1962–63, the Windsor Bulldogs repeated as league champions as they defeated the Chatham Maroons
Chatham Maroons (IHL)
----The Chatham Maroons are a defunct Canadian semi-professional and amateur senior ice hockey team. The team played in the City of Chatham, Ontario, Canada and participated in the International Hockey League on two occasions and the OHA Senior A Hockey League in between.-History:In 1950, the...
4-games-to-none. Everything went right for the Bulldogs and they found themselves in the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
Finals against the Winnipeg Maroons. In a low scoring series, the Bulldogs defeated the Maroons 4-games-to-1 to clinch their first and only Allan Cup as National Champions.
Riding the wave of success, the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
champions committed to join the International Hockey League along with the Chatham Maroons
Chatham Maroons (IHL)
----The Chatham Maroons are a defunct Canadian semi-professional and amateur senior ice hockey team. The team played in the City of Chatham, Ontario, Canada and participated in the International Hockey League on two occasions and the OHA Senior A Hockey League in between.-History:In 1950, the...
for the 1963–64 season. After a mediocre losing season, the Bulldogs packed it in and never played again.
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1953–54 | 56 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 241 | 214 | 59 | 3rd OHA Sr. A | |
| 1954–55 | 50 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 221 | 183 | 58 | 2nd OHA Sr. A | Lost Final |
| 1955–56 | 48 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 187 | 198 | 44 | 5th OHA Sr. A | |
| 1956–57 | 52 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 214 | 152 | 67 | 2nd OHA Sr. A | |
| 1957–58 | 60 | 25 | 33 | 2 | 211 | 229 | 52 | 8th OHA Sr. A | |
| 1958–59 | 54 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 219 | 241 | 42 | 9th OHA Sr. A | |
| 1959–60 | 54 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 241 | 158 | 63 | 2nd OHA Sr. A | Lost Final |
| 1960–61 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 199 | 143 | 50 | 1st OHA Sr. A | Lost Final |
| 1961–62 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 180 | 117 | 47 | 2nd OHA Sr. A | Won League |
| 1962–63 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 299 | 161 | 55 | 1st OHA Sr. A | Won League, Won Allan Cup Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:... |
| 1963–64 | 70 | 32 | 35 | 3 | 226 | 280 | 67 | 4th IHL |
See also
- International Hockey League (1945–2001)
- OHA Senior A Hockey League (1929–1979)
- Allan CupAllan CupThe Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...