Detroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJHL)

The Detroit Jr. Red Wings are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that was based out of Detroit, Michigan. They played out of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League and were the feeder team for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings.
==History==
The Jr. Red Wings started out in 1958 as a member of the Border Cities Junior B Hockey League. When the league folded in 1964, the team went back to the United States to play in the Michigan Junior Hockey League. During this time, 1964-1970, the team was known as the Detroit Olympia.
After the last great schism of Canadian junior hockey in 1970, the Detroit Jr. Red Wings became the first team to ever be crowned Tier II Junior "A" Central Canadian Champions, winners of the very first Dudley Hewitt Cup. The Championship allowed them entry into the 1971 Centennial Cup Playdowns. The team was led by league Most Valuable Player and Scoring Leader Mark Howe, son of hockey legend Gordie Howe.
In the 1974-75 season the Junior Wings defeated the Minnesota Junior Stars in the finals to capture the American Junior A National Championship. The Junior Wings were headed up by Tom Wilson (General Manager) who had put together a team that included such norables as Ken Morrow of New York Islander fame (4 Stanley Cup rings and an Olympic Gold Medal (1980) and Mark Wells (1980 Olympic Team).
Through the 1975-76 season, the team played out of Olympia Stadium with a facilities next to the Red Wings. They entered the newly formed North American Hockey League in 1976. In the 1976-77 season Wilson was named Coach of the Year. They played there until 1983, when they went on hiatus. They seem to have come back a year later as the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors.
==Notable alumni==
* Ken Morrow - 1980 U.S. Olympic Team/New York Islanders
* Mark Wells - 1980 U.S. Olympic Team
* Mark Howe - Philadelphia Flyers
* Gordie Roberts - Hartford Whalers
* Ron Serafini - Oakland Seals
* Gordie Buynak - St. Louis Blues
* Marty Howe - Boston Bruins
* Dave Feamster - Chicago Blackhawks
* Tom Wilson - Coach/General Manager
* Pat Peake - Washington Capitals
==Season-by-Season Results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 		GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	
1958-59	12 	6 	6 	0 	46 	64 	18* 	3rd BCJBHL 	 	 	
1959-60	30 	21 	6 	3 	149 	93 	45 	1st BCJBHL 	 	 	
1960-61	32 	27 	5 	0 	176 	85 	54 	1st BCJBHL 	 	 	
1961-62	30 	19 	11 	0 	155 	111 	38 	2nd BCJBHL 	 	 	
1962-63	35 	23 	11 	1 	157 	116 	47 	2nd BCJBHL 	 	 	
1963-64	30 	14 	16 	0 	148 	134 	28 	4th BCJBHL 	 	 	
1964-68	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available
1968-69	32 	9 	21 	2 	76 	105 	20 	7th BCJHL 	 	 	
1969-70	34 	32 	2 	0 	279 	55 	64 	1st MJHL 	 	 	
1970-71	44 	26 	12 	6 	279 	197 	58 	2nd SOJAHL 	Won League, Won DHC 	 	
1971-72	56 	35 	16 	5 	333 	225 	75 	2nd SOJAHL 	Lost Final 	 	
1972-73	60 	19 	37 	4 	237 	318 	42 	6th SOJAHL 	 	 	
1973-74	62 	31 	25 	6 	293 	278 	68 	5th SOJAHL 	 	 	
1974-75	61 	15 	37 	9 	202 	276 	39 	6th SOJAHL 	 	 	
1975-76	NAHL Standings Not Available	NAHL Standings Not Available	NAHL Standings Not Available	NAHL Standings Not Available	NAHL Standings Not Available	NAHL Standings Not Available	NAHL Standings Not Available	NAHL Standings Not Available	NAHL Standings Not Available	NAHL Standings Not Available	NAHL Standings Not Available
1976-77	48 	30 	12 	6 	287 	197 	66 	2nd NAHL 	 	 	
1977-78	49 	33 	12 	4 	320 	212 	70 	2nd NAHL 	 	 	
1978-79	50 	27 	17 	6 	317 	242 	60 	2nd NAHL 	 	 	
1979-80	46 	22 	21 	3 	226 	229 	47 	4th NAHL 	 	 	
1980-81	54 	35 	16 	3 	395 	244 	73 	3rd NAHL 	 	 	
1981-82	46 	25 	18 	3 	259 	232 	53 	3rd NAHL 	 	 	
1982-83	45 	15 	24 	6 	212 	246 	36 	4th NAHL 	 	 	
(*) During the 1958-59 Season, the Jr. Red Wings played three 4-point games.
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Established in 1958