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
1956–572711142—7797244th CJBHL
1957–583020100—148109402nd CJBHL
1958–59307230—83175146th CJBHL
1959–60304251———95th CJBHL
1960–613015150—168175303rd CJBHL
1961–62302541—231121511st CJBHL
1962–633614220—144184284th CJBHL
1963–643413201—146170274th CJBHL
1964–654231110—236138621st CJBHLWon League, won Sutherland Cup
1965–66383080—281149601st CJBHLWon League
1966–67322651—230114531st CJBHLWon League, won Sutherland Cup
1967–684019174—197186423rd CJBHLWon League
1968–69362475—246130531st CJBHL
1969–704023134—243191502nd CJBHL
1970–714220184—229184443rd CJBHL
1971–72402884—242158601st WOJHL
1972–734112227—191235317th WOJHL
1973–744023134—242172502nd SWJBHL
1974–754025114—264176542nd WWJHL
1975–764217205—252233394th WWJHLLost semi-final
1976–774020173—216207433rd WWJHL
1977–78409283—159251215th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1978–794212237—167229316th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1979–804215207—186219373rd MWJBHLLost semi-final
1980–814221201—217206434th MWJBHLLost final
1981–824229130—266177583rd MWJBHLLost final
1982–834223190—257228464th MWJBHLLost semi-final
1983–844218250—200223365th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1984–854222182—202192445th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1985–864018202—229206384th MWJBHLLost semi-final
1986–874122181—222206454th MWJBHLLost semi-final
1987–884823241—236249475th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1988–894811352—184290248th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1989–904821261—225224436th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1990–914824231—190200496th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1991–92483963—270134811st MWJBHLWon League, won Sutherland Cup
1992–93484170—339168821st MWJBHLWon League
1993–944817292—178220367th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1994–954817274—203229388th MWJBHLLost semi-final
1995–964828164—269178605th MWJBHLLost semi-final
1996–974830135—256165653rd MWJBHLLost semi-final
1997–984830153—259128634th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1998–994820226—216219466th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1999–004827201—218185555th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
2000–014826193—235179556th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
2001–024817283—160178377th MWJBHL
2002–0348291452231148652nd MWJBHLLost final
2003–0448311232188153672nd MWJBHLLost final
2004–0548311322178118661st MWJBHL
2005–064824240—169161487th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
2006–0748212322158162465th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
2007–0848212115167163486th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Quarter-final
2008–09523414—4240172722nd GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Final
2009–10511634—1153231338th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Quarter-final
2010–11512524—2179164526th GOJHL-MW
2011–12511033—8148223288th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Quarter-final
2012–13512819—4175172603rd GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Semi-final
2013–1449368—5180103771st GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Semi-final
2014–15493411—4201157722nd 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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