Windsor Spitfires (1946-1953)

The Windsor Spitfires were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1946 to 1953. The team was based in Windsor, Ontario. The current Windsor Spitfires, founded in 1971, are the namesake of the these Spitfires. The Spitfires played home games at the Windsor Arena, 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. The Spitfires were replaced by a OHA Senior A Hockey League team called the Windsor Bulldogs. The Bulldogs won the OHA Senior A championship in 1962 and 1963 as well as the Allan Cup in 1963. They turned professional for one season after winning the Allan Cup, then folded.
In 1971, the Windsor Spitfires were reformed in the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. In 1975, they were accepted into the OHA.
==Championships==
J. Ross Robertson Cup
* 1948 Finalist vs. Barrie Flyers
* 1950 Finalist vs. Guelph Biltmores
==Players==
;Award winners
* 1948–49 – Bert Giesebrecht Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy OHA Scoring Champion
* 1949–50 – Earl Reibel Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy OHA Scoring Champion
* 1950–51 – Glenn Hall Red Tilson Trophy OHA Most Outstanding Player
;NHL alumni
*Jim Anderson
*Al Arbour
*Bob Bailey
*Cummy Burton
*Don Cherry
*Gordon Haidy
*Glenn Hall
*Jim Hay
*Larry Hillman
*Vic Howe
*Earl Johnson
*Tom McGrattan
*Doug McKay
*Marcel Pronovost
*Max Quackenbush
*Dutch Reibel
*Dennis Riggin
*Terry Sawchuk
*Glen Skov
*Ed Stankiewicz
*Johnny Wilson
*Larry Wilson
==Season-by-season results==
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Pct %	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	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
==Photo Gallery==
51-52WinSpiBobbyBrown.jpg|1951-52 team leading scorer Bobby Brown
==External links==
* Windsor Arena
Category:Ontario Hockey Association junior team
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Defunct Teams