The Windsor Spitfires were a junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey

Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...

 team in the Ontario Hockey Association

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....

 from 1946 to 1953. The team was based in Windsor, Ontario

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...

. The current 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...

, founded in 1971, are the namesake of the these Spitfires. The Spitfires played home games at the Windsor Arena

Windsor Arena

Windsor Arena is an indoor arena located in Windsor, Ontario. Its capacity is approximately 4,400 with standing room. The arena's ice is an asymmetrical by or...

, built in 1924.

History

The Spitfires were created in 1946 on the foundation of the Windsor Junior Hockey League, the local junior league up until 1946.

In 1953, the Spitfires were sold to Hamilton to create the Hamilton Tiger Cubs

Hamilton Tiger Cubs

The Hamilton Tiger Cubs were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1953 to 1960. The team was based in Hamilton, Ontario.-History:The Hamilton Tiger Cubs were named after the Hamilton Tigers NHL team that played in the 1920s...

. The Spitfires were replaced by an OHA Senior A Hockey League team called the Windsor Bulldogs

Windsor Bulldogs

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....

. The Bulldogs won the OHA Senior A championship in 1962 and 1963 as well as 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:...

 in 1963. They turned professional for one season after winning the Allan Cup, then folded.

In 1971, the 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...

 were reformed in the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League

Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League

----The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey that lasted from the late 1960s until 1977 in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league was swallowed by what is now called the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1977....

. In 1975, they were accepted into the OHA.

Championships

J. Ross Robertson Cup

J. Ross Robertson Cup

The J. Ross Robertson Cup is an ice hockey trophy awarded annually to the winner of the Ontario Hockey League playoff championship. It was presented by and named for John Ross Robertson, the president of the Ontario Hockey Association who served from 1899 to 1905.Originally it was awarded to the...

• 1948 Finalist vs. Barrie Flyers
• 1950 Finalist vs. Guelph Biltmores

Players

Award winners

• 1948–49 – Bert Giesebrecht Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
  Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
  The Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the top scorer in the Ontario Hockey League. The trophy was donated by the Toronto Marlboro Athletic Club in memory of Edward Powers, and was first awarded to Tod Sloan of St...
  
   OHA Scoring Champion
• 1949–50 – Earl Reibel Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
  Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
  The Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the top scorer in the Ontario Hockey League. The trophy was donated by the Toronto Marlboro Athletic Club in memory of Edward Powers, and was first awarded to Tod Sloan of St...
  
   OHA Scoring Champion
• 1950–51 – Glenn Hall Red Tilson Trophy
  Red Tilson Trophy
  The Red Tilson Trophy is an annual award given to the most outstanding player in the Ontario Hockey League. The award is voted on by OHL writers and broadcasters, and is named for Red Tilson, a former played for the Oshawa Generals who was killed in service in the Second World War...
  
   OHA Most Outstanding Player

NHL alumni

Jim Anderson Al Arbour Al Arbour Alger Joseph "Radar" Arbour is a retired Canadian ice hockey player and a coach and executive in the National Hockey League .-Playing career:... Bob Bailey Bob Bailey (ice hockey) Robert Allan "Bashin' Bob" Bailey was a ice hockey right winger. He spent time with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, and Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. He was known for being involved with trades for over twenty players and was even traded for Bill Dineen on three... Cummy Burton Cummy Burton Cumming Scott Burton was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played three seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings.... Don Cherry Gordon Haidy Gordon Haidy (ice hockey) Gordon "Gord" Adam Haidy was a professional ice hockey player who played right wing, shooting right. He was born in Windsor, Ontario. Gordon played only one game, in the semi-finals, for the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in 1950...

Glenn Hall Glenn Hall Glenn Henry "Mr. Goalie" Hall is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. During his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and St. Louis Blues, Hall seldom missed a game and was a consistent performer, winning the Vezina Trophy three times, and the... Jim Hay Jim Hay James "Red-Eye" Alexander Hay is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 74 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings. He was included on 1954, 1955 Stanley Cup pictures with the Red Wings. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1955.-External links:... Larry Hillman Larry Hillman Lawrence Morley Hillman is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. He is one of the most traveled players in hockey history, having played for 15 different teams in his 22 professional seasons.-Playing career:Hillman started his career by playing one season for the Windsor... Vic Howe Vic Howe Victor Stanley Howe was a professional ice hockey player who played the right wing position. He is NHL Hall of Famer Gordie Howe's brother, Colleen's brother-in-law and uncle to Mark and Marty Howe.... Earl Johnson Tom McGrattan Tom McGrattan Thomas 'Tom' McGrattan is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1947–48 NHL season.-External links:...

Doug McKay Doug McKay Douglas Alvin McKay was a professional ice hockey player who played left wing, shooting left. He played pro-hockey from 1947-48 season to the 1951-52 for 5 different teams in 4 leagues. He won the Calder Cup in 1950 with Indianapolis Capitals in AHL... Marcel Pronovost Marcel Pronovost Joseph Rene Marcel Pronovost was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League. He played for the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League.Marcel was one of the best defensive defenceman of his era... Max Quackenbush Max Quackenbush Maxwell Joseph Quackenbush is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 61 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins-External links:... Dutch Reibel Dennis Riggin Dennis Riggin Dennis Melville Riggin is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 18 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Detroit Red Wings.- References :...

Terry Sawchuk Terry Sawchuk Terrance Gordon Sawchuk was a Ukrainian-Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers.-Early life and playing career:Sawchuk was born and raised... Glen Skov Glen Skov Glen Frederick Skov was a centre in the NHL who played for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks and Montreal Canadiens and is the younger brother of former referee Art Skov. He won 3 Stanley Cups with Detroit in 1952, 1954, 1955.-References:... Ed Stankiewicz Ed Stankiewicz Edward "Stanky" Stankiewicz is a retired professional ice hockey player. He played 6 NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings. He is the brother of Myron Stankiewicz, a pro hockey left winger who also played in the NHL.-References:... Johnny Wilson Johnny Wilson (ice hockey) John Edward Wilson was a professional ice hockey forward and head coach. He played with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and New York Rangers, in the National Hockey League, scoring 332 points in 668 games... Larry Wilson Larry Wilson Larry Frank Wilson is a former American football free safety who played for the St. Louis Cardinals.Wilson attended Rigby High School, where a plaque now hangs noting his accomplishments...

Season-by-season results

Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Pct %	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1946–47	36	10	24	2	22	0.306	75	125	7th OHA
1947–48	36	29	6	1	59	0.819	231	124	1st OHA
1948–49	48	34	13	1	69	0.719	272	184	1st OHA
1949–50	48	34	13	1	69	0.719	307	169	2nd OHA
1950–51	54	32	18	4	68	0.630	209	167	4th OHA
1951–52	54	9	42	3	21	0.194	172	355	9th OHA
1952–53	56	16	35	5	37	0.330	127	186	8th OHA