Whitby Dunlops
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| City: | Whitby, Ontario | |
| League: | Allan Cup Hockey | |
| Founded: | 1954 (Original) 2004 (Revived) | |
| Folded: | 2020 | |
| Home Arena: | Iroquois Park | |
| Home Arena (Original Era): |
Whitby Community Arena | |
| Colours: | Red, White, Black & Gold | |
| Head Coach: | Ian Young | |
| General Manager: | Ian Young | |
The Whitby Dunlops were a Canadian senior ice hockey team in the team in the Allan Cup Hockey league. The team began play in 2004, and is on a leave of absence as of the 2020–21 season.[1]
Two previous teams have also played as the Whitby Dunlops. The first played in the
Original Dunlops
The original Whitby Dunlops were founded from the remnants of the former
In 1954, the Oshawa Truckmen were relocated to Whitby and were temporarily known as the Whitby Seniors, playing out of the Whitby Community Arena. The team was soon sponsored by the
This Senior A team would go on to win two
As Canada's representative to the 1958 World Championships, the team took an ocean liner to the championships in Norway because team manager
It was a traumatic time for Canadian hockey. We'd lost at the '56 Olympics and nobody could believe it," recounted Sinden, noting Canada boycotted the 1957 worlds because the Soviets had invaded Hungary. "In 1958, when we finally went, everyone was anxious to get back what was lost. — Wren Blair
The 1958 Whitby Dunlops were inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[3]
Season-by-season results
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Winning Pct. (%) |
Goals for |
Goals against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–55 | Data unavailable. | |||||||
| 1955–56 | Data unavailable. | |||||||
| 1956–57 | 52 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 70 | 0.673 | 290 | 185 |
| 1957–58 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 0.792 | 197 | 116 |
| 1958–59 | 52 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 74 | 0.712 | 254 | 174 |
| 1959–60 | 54 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 70 | 0.630 | 220 | 199 |
The Junior Dunlops
The Senior A Dunlops folded after 1960, and the void in Whitby was filled by the Whitby Mohawks, a junior ice hockey team for the 1960–61 season. The Mohawks played their first season as a Junior B team. After one season, they were promoted to play in the new Metro Junior A League.
In their third season, the Mohawks were renamed the Dunlops. Unlike the previous Senior A version of the Dunlops which descended in part from the Oshawa Generals, the Junior A team played against the revived Oshawa Generals during the 1962–63 season.
- Season-by-season results
- Competed in 1960 to 1962 seasons as the Whitby Mohawks.
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Winning Pct. (%) |
Goals for |
Goals against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960–61 | Data unavailable. | |||||||
1961–62 |
36 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 30 | 0.417 | 123 | 170 |
1962–63 |
40 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 30 | 0.375 | 167 | 225 |
Current Dunlops
The current Dunlops were revived by a group of 31 local business and hockey personalities led by former Bowmanville Eagles owner Mike Laing who became the president.[4] The Dunlops were granted membership in the Ontario Hockey Association's Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League for the 2004–2005 season. The first revived season for the Dunlops was a success on the ice, finishing second overall in the league with a 25-7-0 record. The team played in the league finals versus the Norwood Vipers losing the series in 6 games. The EOSHL was elevated from AA status to AAA status after the 2004–05 season, becoming eligible to contend for the Allan Cup.[citation needed]
In their second year the Dunlops finished in first place in the EOSHL. They prevailed in a rematch versus the Norwood Vipers, winning the league championship in a 6-game series for the Re/Max Upper Canada Realty Cup.[
The Dunlops played their third season with a strong core of returning players to finish first overall in the EOSHL, and sweep through the playoffs defeating the Norwood Vipers in four games for the Re/Max Upper Canada Realty Cup.[citation needed] The Dunlops played the Major League Hockey champions Brantford Blast defeating them in 4 games, for the Robertson Cup.[2] In the Ontario championship, Whitby downed the Kenora Thistles in two straight games to earn a second consecutive berth in the Allan Cup. After a tie in their first game, Whitby reached the Allan Cup finals with three wins in a row. The Dunlops lost 4–3 in the championship game to the Lloydminster Border Kings.[citation needed]
The Dunlops finished first overall in the regular season in the EOSHL. In the playoffs, Whitby defeated the
The EOSHL folded and the Dunlops joined
On December 12, 2008, Dunlops player
The Dunlops lost the MLH final to the Dundas Real McCoys 4-games-to-none.[citation needed]
Season-by-season results
Note: OL= Overtime loss
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | OL | Points | Winning Pct. (%) |
Goals for |
Goals against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 0.781 | ––– | ––– |
| 2005–06 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 0.833 | 219 | 109 |
| 2006–07 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0.821 | 206 | 119 |
| 2007–08 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 0.875 | 226 | 117 |
| 2008–09 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0.643 | 154 | 140 |
| 2009–10 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 0.729 | 141 | 90 |
| 2010–11 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 0.792 | 133 | 98 |
| 2011–12 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 0.750 | 160 | 111 |
| 2012–13 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 0.688 | 127 | 94 |
| 2013–14 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 0.771 | 151 | 80 |
| 2014–15 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 0.729 | 155 | 84 |
| 2015–16 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 0.667 | 168 | 92 |
| 2016–17 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 0.708 | 143 | 106 |
| 2017–18 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 0.551 | 122 | 111 |
NHL alumni
Listed in chronological order from first season played, with dates in parentheses.
- Harry Sinden (54–55, 55–56, 56–57, 57–58, 58–59, 59–60)
- John Henderson (55–56, 56–57, 57–58, 58–59, 59–60)
- Charlie Burns(56–57, 57–58)
- Connie Broden (57–58)
- Roy Edwards (57–58)
- Wally Maxwell (57–58)
- Sid Smith (57–58, 58–59)
- Pete Babando (58–59, 59–60)
- Bob Hassard (58–59, 59–60)
- Brent Grieve (2004–05, 2005–06)
Other former players
- G Bob Perani (61-62)
References
- ^ "Ontario Senior AAA 19-20". Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Senior Series". Ontario Hockey Association. 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "1958 Whitby Dunlops". oshof.ca. Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ Shoesmith, John (March 1, 2005). "Go Dunlops go!". CAmagazine. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ "Dunlops' Sanderson passes away as a result of head trauma". Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ Waddell, Dave (May 17, 2012). "Stepping off the front line: OHA president Ladds ready to pass the torch". Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B1.
; Waddell, Dave (May 17, 2012). "OHA Ladds to retire (Continued from B1)". Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B2.
- ^ Jones, Allison (January 6, 2009). "One last carol for hockey player". The Brandon Sun. Brandon, Manitoba. The Canadian Press. p. 10.
External links
- www.whitbydunlops.com – Official team web site