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The original Spitfires in the Ontario Hockey Association played from 1945 to 1953. [3] The name Spitfires was chosen to honour the 417 Combat Support Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron nicknamed "City of Windsor" established during World War II in England (today based at CFB Cold Lake in Alberta), and used the Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft. [4]
The team originated in Windsor, Ontario as the Windsor Spitfires and were one of the four founding members of the International Hockey League in 1945. In 1947, the team was renamed Windsor Hettche Spitfires after its sponsor, Detroit auto dealer and Michigan state boxing commissioner John Hettche. [1] The team moved across the river to Detroit ...
The Windsor Spitfires represented the Ontario Hockey League at the 1988 Memorial Cup. The Spitfires were the top team in the OHL during the 1987–88 season, as they had a record of 50-14-2, earning 102, and winning the Hamilton Spectator Trophy for their achievement. The Spitfires scored a league high 396 goals, while the club allowed 215 ...
The United States faces archrival Canada on Saturday night with a spot in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off on the line. The USA has three points after a 6-1 rout of Finland in its opener on ...
In defeating the Seattle Thunderbirds by 7–1 in a round-robin game on May 21, 2017, the Windsor Spitfires tied a Memorial Cup record for the fastest 3 goals scored by a team in a single period (38 game seconds), matching the record set by the WHL's New Westminster Bruins in the 1978 tournament. [2]
Rick Pitino’s win streak in the Big East is over. Villanova held on down the stretch after nearly blowing a double-digit lead at Finneran Pavilion on Wednesday to pull off a stunning 73-71 upset ...
The Ohio high school football regular season continues Friday. Return here for Stark County-area OHSAA Week 5 live score updates throughout the night.
The Memorial Cup trophy. The 2010 Memorial Cup was a four-team round-robin format tournament played during May 14–23, 2010 in Brandon, Manitoba.It was the 92nd annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL).