Detroit Hettche

Windsor Hettche Spitfires 1947-1952 coach Jimmy Skinner pictured

The Detroit Hettche were a minor league professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan, and played at the Detroit Olympia. The team was originally known as the Windsor Spitfires and were one of the four founding members of the International Hockey League in 1945. The team was renamed Windsor Hettche Spitfires in 1947, then moved across the river from Windsor, Ontario in 1949. The team played seven seasons total, folding in 1952.

Season-by-season results

Season	Team	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Pct %	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1945–46	Windsor Spitfires	15	1	12	2	4	0.133	?	?	4th, IHL
1946–47	Windsor Spitfires	28	14	10	4	32	0.571	162	141	2nd, IHL
1947–48	Windsor Hettche Spitfires	30	19	10	1	39	0.650	151	105	1st, IHL
1948–49	Windsor Hettche Spitfires	31	15	11	5	35	0.565	152	144	4th, North
1949–50	Detroit Hettche	40	15	21	4	34	0.425	157	191	4th, IHL
1950–51	Detroit Hettche	52	6	39	7	19	0.183	112	226	6th, IHL
1951–52	Detroit Hettche	48	10	35	3	23	0.240	138	232	5th, IHL
Totals		244	80	138	26	186	0.381	---	---

External links

• standings and results - Detroit Hettche
• standings and results - Windsor Hettche Spitfires
• standings and results - Windsor Spitfires