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| Kitchener Greenshirts | |
|---|---|
| City | Kitchener, Ontario |
| League | Ontario Hockey Association |
| Senior A | c.1917 to c.1938 |
| Junior A | c.1922 to c.1938 |
| Junior B | c.1939 to c.1949 |
| Junior A | 1951–1954 |
| Junior B | c.1963 to c.1978 |
TheKitchener Greenshirts name has been used by five separateice hockey teams playing inKitchener, Ontario, Canada. These include one 'Senior A' level hockey team, two'Junior A' level teams, and two 'Junior B' level teams. The name has also been used for a team in theOntario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA).
TheKitchener Hockey Club, commonly known as the Kitchener Greenshirts were asenior ice hockey team. Kitchener won theJ. Ross Robertson Cup in 1918 and 1928, as the senior champion of theOntario Hockey Association (OHA).[1] Kitchener also won the1918 Allan Cup as the national champions of Canada.[2]
Hockey Hall of Fame goaltenderGeorge Hainsworth played senior hockey for the Greenshirts from 1917 to 1923. Another Hall of Famer, Earl Seibert played one game with the team in 1928.[3]
List ofNational Hockey League (NHL) alumni:[3]
The firstjunior ice hockey Greenshirts team played in the OHA the early 1920s to the start ofWorld War II. This Junior A program operated in affiliation to the Senior A team of the same name.[citation needed]
The team was known as theKitchener Colts when they won theJ. Ross Robertson Cup as the OHA junior champions in 1923.[4] The Colts eventually advanced to play theUniversity of Manitoba in a two-game, total-goals series in Toronto to decide the1923 Memorial Cup winner. The university won consecutive 7–3 contests to capture the Cup by a total score of 14–6.[5]
The team later became the Greenshirts and were finalists for the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1929.[4] The Greenshirts were awarded the J. Ross Robertson Cup by default in the1934–35 season after winning a protest on the series it had lost to the Oshawa Generals.[6] The decision on the protest came too late for Kitchener to challenge the Northern ChampionSudbury Cub Wolves for the right to compete for the Memorial Cup.[7] The Greenshirts were runners-up in the J. Ross Robertson Cup finals in 1936.[4]
Five future Hockey Hall of Famers played junior hockey for the Greenshirts during this era:Bobby Bauer,Woody Dumart,Milt Schmidt,Earl Seibert &Babe Siebert.[3]
List ofNational Hockey League (NHL) alumni:[3]
With many high calibre Junior A and NHL players involved in military service, Kitchener was left with a Junior B team to fill the void.[citation needed]
Future NHLersHowie Meeker &Dutch Reibel played for the Junior B Greenshirts during the 1940s.[3] Howie Meeker would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a broadcaster.[citation needed]
| Kitchener Greenshirts | |
|---|---|
| City | Kitchener, Ontario |
| League | Ontario Hockey Association |
| Operated | 1951–1954 |
| Home arena | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium |
| Franchise history | |
| 1951–54 | Kitchener Greenshirts |
| 1954–56 | Kitchener Canucks |
| 1956–present | Peterborough Petes |
The second Junior A team in the Ontario Hockey Association known as the Kitchener Greenshirts played from 1951 to 1954 at theKitchener Memorial Auditorium.[citation needed]
The Greenshirts were granted as an expansion team for the 1951–52 season. The first Junior A season in Kitchener sinceWorld War II was successful in gaining local fan support, and beating out rivalsWaterloo Hurricanes to be the best team in the twin cities.[citation needed]
Bill Harrington won theRed Tilson Trophy as the OHA's Most Outstanding Player while goaltending for the 1951–52 season with the Greenshirts.[citation needed]
The team played three years in total from 1951 to 1954, then were renamed the Kitchener Canucks. The Kitchener Canucks later became the Peterborough TPT Petes.[citation needed]
List ofNational Hockey League (NHL) alumni:[3]
List of season-by-season results:[8]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Pct % | Goals For | Goals Against | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–52 | 54 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 61 | 0.565 | 231 | 213 | 6th OHA |
| 1952–53 | 56 | 15 | 38 | 3 | 33 | 0.295 | 181 | 239 | 8th OHA |
| 1953–54 | 59 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 59 | 0.500 | 236 | 211 | 5th OHA |
There has also been aminor ice hockey team in theOntario Minor Hockey Association with the name Kitchener Greenshirts. Its NHL alumni include,Kevin Miehm,Steve Seftel,Brad Schlegel,Paul Reinhart,Brad Shaw andNick Stajduhar.[3][9]
