Whitby Dunlops The Whitby Dunlops were a senior team that played in Whitby , Ontario , Canada , a town just east of Toronto . History . This team operated for just four seasons at the Senior A level , yet they made a great impact on Canadian and International hockey . In those four seasons they won two Allan Cup s and one World Championship . They couldn ' t compete for the Allan Cup in the season that they won the World Championship - otherwise they probably would have won three ! They started out as the Senior B Oshawa Truckmen in 1952 - 53 . They moved to Whitby in 1954 - 55 after the arena in Oshawa burned down . In their second season they won the Ontario Senior B championship . In 1956 Wren Blair , the general manager of the Dunlops , organized the Senior B group as a Senior A league . He helped put together a real powerhouse that went on to win the Allan Cup in 1957 . In 1957 - 58 the Dunlops were chosen to represent Canada at the World Championship in Oslo , Norway . Before they went overseas , the Dunlops got 74 of a possible 96 points playing against OHA senior teams , They also beat the Moscow Selects 7 - 2 in the latter ' s first game of a Canadian tour . Over in Europe the Dunlops won 13 straight exhibition games before going 8 - 0 - 0 and winning the 1958 World Championship . They then won 5 of 6 further exhibitions before returning to Canada . Unfortunately , time did not permit them to play for the Allan Cup that year . The next year they again won the Allan Cup . Unfortunately , the Olympics were being held the next year and the Dunlops were ineligible . Many of their players were former pros who , under the rules of the time , were not eligible for the Olympics . In 1959 - 60 the Dunlops finished first for the fourth straight year but lost the league semi final . The team folded before the 1960 - 61 season , a victim of the steep decline in the popularity of senior hockey . World Championship Roster . The 1958 world champion Whitby Dunlops were , from left : ( front row ) Ted O ' Connor , Ed Redmond , manager Wren Blair , Sid Smith , liaison officer Bill Hannah , Tom O ' Connor , Bob Attersley ; ( middle row ) Fred Etcher , Roy Edwards , Gord Myles , Frank Bonello , Harry Sinden , Sandy Air , John Henderson , assistant manager Wally Brabin ; ( back row ) assistant trainer Jack Donlevy , George Samolenko , Alf Treen , Bus Gagnon , Don McBeth , George Gosselin , Connie Broden , trainer Stan Waylett . Absent from photo : Jack McKenzie , Jean - Paul Lamirande , Charlie Burns . International Exhibitions . Overseas . See 1957 - 58 Whitby Dunlops The current Dunnies were revived by a group of 31 local business and hockey personalities led by former Bowmanville Eagles owner Mike Laing who became the revived Dunnies first president . The Dunnies 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 . Modern Dunlops . The EOSHL was elevated from AA status to AAA status after the 2004 – 05 season , becoming eligible to contend for the Allan Cup . 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 EOSHL champion Dunlops played the Major League Hockey champion Dundas Real McCoys defeating them 3 games to 1 in a best - of - five series for the Robertson Cup . The Dunlops hosted the defending Allan Cup champions , Thunder Bay Bombers in a best - of - three series for the Renwick Cup played on three consecutive nights at Iroquois Park . The Dunlops defeated the Bombbers 2 games to 1 to win the Renwick Cup and the right to go to the 2006 Allan Cup , in Powell River , British Columbia . After losing their first game , Whitby reached the Allan Cup finals . The Dunlops lost 7 – 1 in the championship game to the host team , the Powell River Regals . 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 . The Dunlops played the Major League Hockey champions Brantford Blast defeating them in 4 games , for the Robertson Cup . 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 thee wins in a row . The Dunlops lost 4 – 3 in the championship game to the Lloydminster Border Kings . The Dunlops finished first overall in the regular season in the EOSHL . In the playoffs , Whitby defeated the Norwood Vipers 4 – 1 , and the Simcoe County Tundras 4 – 0 to win the league championship . The Dunlops then defeated the Dundas Real McCoys 4 – 0 to win the Robertson Cup . This series win guaranteed the Dunlops a third consecutive appearance in the Allan Cup . In the 2008 Allan Cup , Whitby lost twice with one tie game . The EOSHL folded and the Dunlops joined Major League Hockey . On December 12 , 2008 , Dunlops player Don Sanderson fell without his helmet on the ice and struck his head during a fight . He had brain surgery the next day but did not awake . He died early on the morning of January 2 , 2009 . The Dunlops lost the MLH final to the Dundas Real McCoys 4 - games - to - none . Season - by - season results . " Note : OL = Overtime loss "