Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen

History
The Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen were a senior team in Kitchener, Ontario.

Their name came from a common North American corruption of the German word Deutsch which means German. Kitchener's original name was Berlin and the original settlers were German.

They were one of the most successful senior teams of their era. In twelve seasons of senior play they won their league title 5 times and the Allan Cup twice (1952-53 and 1954-55).

The Dutchmen were also Canada's representative in the 1956 and the 1960 Olympics. They won the bronze medal in 1956 and the silver in 1960.

The team folded in 1960 when the Trois Rivieres Lions of the Eastern Professional Hockey League moved in to become the Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers. The team was originally based out of the Queen Street Auditorium for the 1947-48 season. The arena burned down in 1948. They then moved to the Waterloo Memorial Arena, for the 1948-49 to 1950-51 seasons, which  had opened in 1947. The team then moved to the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex which opened in 1951.

Ontario Hockey Association (Senior)
In 1960-61 the Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers played in the Eastern Professional Hockey League.

Dutchmen who played in the NHL

 * Lou Angotti
 * Bobby Bauer
 * Dick Behling
 * Les Binkley
 * Al Buchanan
 * Jonathan Cheechoo
 * Murray Davison
 * Warren Godfrey
 * Jack Hamilton
 * Ott Heller
 * Art Herchenratter
 * Dutch Hiller
 * Flash Hollett
 * Ron Howell
 * Bingo Kampman
 * Stan Kemp
 * Dave Keon
 * Paul Knox
 * Cesare Maniago
 * Clare Martin
 * Dick Mattiussi
 * Bill Mitchell
 * Marcel Pelletier
 * Cliff Pennington
 * Brad Schlegel
 * Jack Shewchuk
 * Darryl Sly
 * Ed Stankiewicz
 * Jack Stoddard
 * Gene Ubriaco
 * Scott Walker
 * Bill Wylie