Windsor Spitfires
The Windsor Spitfires are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1971, the franchise was promoted to the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League for the 1975–76 season. An unrelated Windsor Spitfires team, founded in 1946, moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953, and later became the Erie Otters in 1996.
| Windsor Spitfires | |
|---|---|
| City | Windsor, Ontario |
| League | Ontario Hockey League |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | West |
| Founded | 1971–72 (Tier II Junior A) 1975–76 (Tier I Junior A) |
| Home arena | WFCU Centre |
| Colours | Blue, white, red |
| Owner(s) | John Savage, Stephen Savage, Brian Schwab, Bob Boughner |
| General manager | Bill Bowler |
| Head coach | Casey Torres (Interim) |
| Affiliate | LaSalle Vipers (GOJHL) |
| Website | windsorspitfires |
| Championships | |
| Playoff championships | OHL Champions: 1988, 2009, 2010 Memorial Cup: 2009, 2010, 2017 SOJHL Champions: 1974 |
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