Kitchener Dutchmen
CityKitchener, Ontario, Canada
LeagueGreater Ontario Junior Hockey League
DivisionMid-Western
Founded1956
Home arenaKitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
ColoursBlue, red, and white
     
General managerJeff Grimwood
Head coachGreg Bignell (2015)
AffiliateKitchener Rangers (OHL)
Franchise history
1956–1969Kitchener Greenshirts
1969–1988Kitchener Ranger B's
1988–2020Kitchener Dutchmen

The Kitchener Dutchmen were a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. The Dutchmen turned into the Ayr Centenials.

History

The Kitchener Dutchmen franchise was founded in 1956 when the Junior A Kitchener Canucks were moved to become the Peterborough Petes. With the Canucks gone, the new Kitchener Greenshirts were founded as members of the Central Junior B Hockey League to fill the void left by their Junior A counterparts.

The Greenshirts changed their name to the "Ranger B's" in 1969 to better reflect their relationship with their parent club, the Kitchener Rangers who entered the market in 1963. The team started in the Central Junior B league, but as part of the 1971 geographic realignment, moved to the Western Junior B league. In 1973, the team joined the "Southwestern Junior "B" Hockey League", which became the "Waterloo-Wellington Junior "B" Hockey League" and then the Midwestern "B" in 1977. The team is a long-standing member of the league and remains there to this day as the Kitchener Dutchmen.

An original charter member team, in 1992 the franchise became the first team in Mid-Western "B" history, other than the Waterloo Siskins and the Stratford Cullitons, to win the league and the Sutherland Cup. They won a second consecutive league title in 1993, but failed to come away with another Ontario Hockey Association title. The team has not missed the playoffs since 1979, a streak only surpassed by the Siskins and Cullitons. The Dutchmen are a long time farm team for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League.

On April 26, 2020, it was announced that the OHA had given approval for the Ayr Centennials to purchase the Dutchmen and move them to Ayr in order to promote the Centennials from Junior C to Junior B, effective starting in the 2020-21 season. This thus brought an end to the 63 years of Dutchmen hockey in Kitchener.[1]

Season-by-season record

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsResultsPlayoffs
1956–5727111427797244th CJBHL
1957–583020100148109402nd CJBHL
1958–5930723083175146th CJBHL
1959–6030425195th CJBHL
1960–613015150168175303rd CJBHL
1961–62302541231121511st CJBHL
1962–633614220144184284th CJBHL
1963–643413201146170274th CJBHL
1964–654231110236138621st CJBHLWon League, won Sutherland Cup
1965–66383080281149601st CJBHLWon League
1966–67322651230114531st CJBHLWon League, won Sutherland Cup
1967–684019174197186423rd CJBHLWon League
1968–69362475246130531st CJBHL
1969–704023134243191502nd CJBHL
1970–714220184229184443rd CJBHL
1971–72402884242158601st WOJHL
1972–734112227191235317th WOJHL
1973–744023134242172502nd SWJBHL
1974–754025114264176542nd WWJHL
1975–764217205252233394th WWJHLLost semi-final
1976–774020173216207433rd WWJHL
1977–78409283159251215th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1978–794212237167229316th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1979–804215207186219373rd MWJBHLLost semi-final
1980–814221201217206434th MWJBHLLost final
1981–824229130266177583rd MWJBHLLost final
1982–834223190257228464th MWJBHLLost semi-final
1983–844218250200223365th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1984–854222182202192445th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1985–864018202229206384th MWJBHLLost semi-final
1986–874122181222206454th MWJBHLLost semi-final
1987–884823241236249475th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1988–894811352184290248th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1989–904821261225224436th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1990–914824231190200496th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1991–92483963270134811st MWJBHLWon League, won Sutherland Cup
1992–93484170339168821st MWJBHLWon League
1993–944817292178220367th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1994–954817274203229388th MWJBHLLost semi-final
1995–964828164269178605th MWJBHLLost semi-final
1996–974830135256165653rd MWJBHLLost semi-final
1997–984830153259128634th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1998–994820226216219466th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1999–004827201218185555th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
2000–014826193235179556th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
2001–024817283160178377th MWJBHL
2002–0348291452231148652nd MWJBHLLost final
2003–0448311232188153672nd MWJBHLLost final
2004–0548311322178118661st MWJBHL
2005–064824240169161487th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
2006–0748212322158162465th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
2007–0848212115167163486th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Quarter-final
2008–095234144240172722nd GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Final
2009–105116341153231338th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Quarter-final
2010–115125242179164526th GOJHL-MW
2011–125110338148223288th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Quarter-final
2012–135128194175172603rd GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Semi-final
2013–14493685180103771st GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Semi-final
2014–154934114201157722nd GOJHL-MWWon Conf. Quarters, 4–1 (Cyclones)
Lost Conf. Semis, 1–4 (Cullitons)
2015–165044411244123901st of 9-MW
1st of 26-GOJHL
Won Conf. Quarters, 4–1 (99ers)
Lost Conf. Semis, 1–4 (Siskins)
2016–1750301523196155653rd of 9-MW
9th of 27-GOJHL
Won Conf. Quarters, 4–1 (Cullitons)
Lost Conf. Semis, 2–4 (Sugar Kings)
2017–1850242312160163515th of 8-MW
15th of 26 GOJHL
Lost Conf. Quarters, 3-4 (Siskins)

Sutherland Cup appearances

Dutchmen goalie 2013-14 season.
1965: Kitchener Greenshirts defeated Etobicoke Indians 4-games-to-2
1967: Kitchener Greenshirts defeated Dixie Beehives 4-games-to-2
1992: Kitchener Dutchmen defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-1
1993: Barrie Colts defeated Kitchener Dutchmen 4-games-to-none

George S. Dudley Trophy Super "C" appearances

1971: Woodstock Navy-Vets defeated Kitchener Ranger B's 4-games-to-2
1973: Woodstock Navy-Vets defeated Kitchener Ranger B's 4-games-to-3 with 1 tie

Notable alumni

Dutchmen player 2013-14 season.
Dutchmen Logo until 2009.

References

  1. Adams, Blair. [kitchenertoday.com/local-sports/kitchener-dutchmen-moving-to-ayr-2283901 "Kitchener Dutchmen moving to Ayr"]. www.kitchenertoday.com. Rogers digital media. Retrieved 26 April 2020. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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