Kitchener Canucks
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{{Short description|Canadian junior ice hockey team}} |
{{Short description|Canadian junior ice hockey team (1951–1956}} |
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| team = Kitchener Canucks |
| team = Kitchener Canucks |
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| city = [[Kitchener, Ontario]] |
| city = [[Kitchener, Ontario]] |
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| league = [[ |
| league = [[Ontario Hockey Association]] |
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| operated = |
| operated = 1951–1956 |
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| arena = [[Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex|Kitchener Memorial Auditorium]] |
| arena = [[Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex|Kitchener Memorial Auditorium]] |
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| name1 = |
| name1 = Kitchener Greenshirts |
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| dates1 = 1951–1954 |
| dates1 = 1951–1954 |
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| name2 = Kitchener Canucks |
| name2 = Kitchener Canucks |
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The '''Kitchener Canucks''' were a Canadian [[junior ice hockey]] team in the [[Ontario Hockey League|Ontario Hockey Association]] from 1954 to 1956. The team was based in [[Kitchener, Ontario]], and played home games at the [[Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex|Kitchener Memorial Auditorium]]. |
The '''Kitchener Canucks''' were a Canadian [[junior ice hockey]] team in the [[Ontario Hockey League|Ontario Hockey Association]] from 1954 to 1956. The team was based in [[Kitchener, Ontario]], and played home games at the [[Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex|Kitchener Memorial Auditorium]]. |
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The second Junior A team in the Ontario Hockey Association known as the Kitchener Greenshirts played from 1951 to 1954 at the [[Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex|Kitchener Memorial Auditorium]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The Greenshirts were granted as an expansion team for the 1951–52 season. The first Junior A season in Kitchener since [[World War II]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} |
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The team played three years in total from 1951 to 1954, then were renamed the Kitchener Canucks.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} |
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[[Bill Harrington (ice hockey)|Bill Harrington]] won the [[Red Tilson Trophy]] as the OHA's Most Outstanding Player while goaltending for the 1951–52 season with the Greenshirts.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} |
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The Kitchener Greenshirts changed names becoming the Kitchener Canucks for the 1954-55 season. The Canucks finished last place in the OHA their first year in operation. |
The Kitchener Greenshirts changed names becoming the Kitchener Canucks for the 1954-55 season. The Canucks finished last place in the OHA their first year in operation. |
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{{columns-list|colwidth=20em| |
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*[[Stan Baluik]] |
*[[Stan Baluik]] |
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*[[Les Binkley]] |
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*[[Marc Boileau]] |
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*[[Gary Collins (ice hockey)|Gary Collins]] |
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*[[Wayne Connelly]] |
*[[Wayne Connelly]] |
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*[[Glen Cressman]] |
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*[[Kent Douglas]] |
*[[Kent Douglas]] |
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*[[Garry Edmundson]] |
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*[[Howie Glover]] |
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*[[Floyd Hillman]] |
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*[[Ted McCaskill]] |
*[[Ted McCaskill]] |
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*[[Bob McCord]] |
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*[[Willie O'Ree]] |
*[[Willie O'Ree]] |
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*[[Claude Pronovost]] |
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*[[Irv Spencer]] |
*[[Irv Spencer]] |
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*[[Myron Stankiewicz]] |
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*[[Orval Tessier]] |
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*[[Tom Thurlby]] |
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*[[Howie Young]] |
*[[Howie Young]] |
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==Season-by-season results== |
==Season-by-season results== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! Season !! Games !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! Points !! Pct % !! Goals For !! Goals {{small|Against}} !! Standing |
! Season !! Games !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! Points !! Pct % !! Goals For !! Goals {{small|Against}} !! Standing |
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|1951–52||54||29||22||3||61||0.565||231||213||6th OHA |
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|1952–53||56||15||38||3||33||0.295||181||239||8th OHA |
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|1953–54||59||27||27||5||59||0.500||236||211||5th OHA |
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|1954-55||49|| 8||39||2||18||0.184||140||248||8th OHA |
|1954-55||49|| 8||39||2||18||0.184||140||248||8th OHA |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Defunct OHL}} |
{{Defunct OHL}} |
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[[Category:Defunct Ontario Hockey League teams]] |
[[Category:Defunct Ontario Hockey League teams]] |
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[[Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in Kitchener, Ontario| |
[[Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in Kitchener, Ontario|Canucks]] |
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[[Category:1951 establishments in Ontario]] |
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[[Category:1956 disestablishments in Ontario]] |
[[Category:1956 disestablishments in Ontario]] |
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[[Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1954]] |
[[Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1954]] |
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