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The playoffs began on March 18, 2009, and ended on May 8, 2009 with the Windsor Spitfires winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup, and a berth in the 2009 Memorial Cup which was held in Rimouski, Quebec. Windsor went on to win the Memorial Cup .
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 2009–10 OHL season was the 30th season of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Twenty teams played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on September 17, 2009 and ended on March 14, 2010.
The following is a list of articles of ice hockey players who played for the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL (1975-present) or the prior OHA (1945-1953) club. Contents Top
Edward Jovanovski (born June 26, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.He was born in Windsor, Ontario, and is of Macedonian descent.. Jovanovski played major junior ice hockey for two seasons with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), earning First All-Star, Second All-Star and All-Rookie Team honours.
There were 72 NHL-drafted prospects playing in the tournament. In addition, six of the top-ten ranked players in the 2009 draft participated. The Latvian and Kazakh teams did not have any NHL prospects on their rosters.
During his junior career, he was key in guiding the Windsor Spitfires to back-to-back Memorial Cups as Canadian Hockey League (CHL) champions in 2009 and 2010. Individually, he was named to the CHL and OHL All-Rookie Teams in 2008 , the First OHL All-Star Team in 2009 and 2011 and the Second OHL All-Star Team in 2010 .
Fowler joined the Spitfires in 2009 and emerged as one of the top offensive-defensemen in the league, scoring 55 points in 55 games. [8] He added 14 points in the playoffs to help lead Windsor to its second consecutive J. Ross Robertson Cup championship. [9] The Spitfires then won the 2010 Memorial Cup as Canadian Hockey League (CHL) champions ...