Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen

==History==
The Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen were a senior team in Kitchener, Ontario.
Their name came from a common North American corruption of the German word Deutsch which means German. Kitchener's original name was Berlin and the original settlers were German.
They were one of the most successful senior teams of their era. In twelve seasons of senior play they won their league title 5 times and the Allan Cup twice (1952-53 and 1954-55).
The Dutchmen were also Canada's representative in the 1956 and the 1960 Olympics. They won the bronze medal in 1956 and the silver in 1960.
The team folded in 1960 when the Trois-Rivières Lions of the Eastern Professional Hockey League moved in to become the Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers.
The team was originally based out of the Queen Street Auditorium for the 1947-48 season.  The arena burned down in 1948.  They then moved to the Waterloo Memorial Arena, for the 1948-49 to 1950-51 seasons, which  had opened in 1947. The team then moved to the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex which opened in 1951.
==Season-by-Season Results==
===Ontario Hockey Association (Senior)===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing	Playoffs
1947-48	36 	20 	15 	1 	41 	183 	116 	4th 	Lost Final
1948-49	40 	27 	11 	2 	56 	182 	108 	1st 	Lost Final
1949-50	42 	20 	20 	2 	42 	102 	149 	2nd 	Lost Final
===Ontario Hockey Association (Major)===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing	Playoffs
1950-51	41 	11 	27 	3 	25 	141 	145 	4th 	out of playoffs
===Ontario Hockey Association (Senior)===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing	Playoffs
1951-52	50 	28 	22 	0 	56 	226 	177 	2nd 	Lost Semi Final
1952-53	48 	29 	18 	1 	59 	219 	153 	3rd 	Won Final, Won East, Won Allan Cup
1953-54	56 	36 	15 	5 	77 	- 	- 	2nd 	Lost Semi Final
1954-55	50 	33 	15 	2 	68 	215 	163 	1st 	Won Final, Won East, Won Allan Cup
1955-56	48 	25 	19 	4 	54 	215 	194 	1st 	Lost Final, Played in Olympics
1956-57	52 	30 	18 	4 	64 	246 	194 	2nd 	Won Final, Lost East Semi Final
1957-58	60 	42 	15 	3 	87 	270 	181 	1st 	Won Final, Lost East Semi Final
1958-59	54 	33 	18 	3 	69 	258 	198 	2nd 	Won Final, Lost East Semi Final
1959-60	48 	23 	23 	2 	48 	177 	145 	4th 	Lost Quarter Final, Played in Olympics
In 1960-61 the Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers played in the Eastern Professional Hockey League.
==Dutchmen who played in the NHL==
*Lou Angotti
*Bobby Bauer
*Dick Behling
*Les Binkley
*Al Buchanan
*Jonathan Cheechoo
*Murray Davison
*Warren Godfrey
*Jack Hamilton
*Ott Heller
*Art Herchenratter
*Dutch Hiller
*Flash Hollett
*Ron Howell
*Bingo Kampman
*Stan Kemp
*Dave Keon
*Paul Knox
*Cesare Maniago
*Clare Martin
*Dick Mattiussi
*Bill Mitchell
*Marcel Pelletier
*Cliff Pennington
*Brad Schlegel
*Jack Shewchuk
*Darryl Sly
*Ed Stankiewicz
*Jack Stoddard
*Gene Ubriaco
*Scott Walker
*Bill Wylie
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Ontario Hockey Association Major teams
Category:Established in 1947
Category:Disestablished in 1960
Category:Canadian Olympic Teams