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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.

Season-by-Season Results[]

Ontario Hockey Association (Senior)[]

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing Playoffs
1947-48 36 20 15 1 41 183 116 4th Lost Final
1948-49 40 27 11 2 56 182 108 1st Lost Final
1949-50 42 20 20 2 42 102 149 2nd Lost Final


Ontario Hockey Association (Major)[]

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing Playoffs
1950-51 41 11 27 3 25 141 145 4th out of playoffs


Ontario Hockey Association (Senior)[]

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing Playoffs
1951-52 50 28 22 0 56 226 177 2nd Lost Semi Final
1952-53 48 29 18 1 59 219 153 3rd Won Final, Won East, Won Allan Cup
1953-54 56 36 15 5 77 - - 2nd Lost Semi Final
1954-55 50 33 15 2 68 215 163 1st Won Final, Won East, Won Allan Cup
1955-56 48 25 19 4 54 215 194 1st Lost Final, Played in Olympics
1956-57 52 30 18 4 64 246 194 2nd Won Final, Lost East Semi Final
1957-58 60 42 15 3 87 270 181 1st Won Final, Lost East Semi Final
1958-59 54 33 18 3 69 258 198 2nd Won Final, Lost East Semi Final
1959-60 48 23 23 2 48 177 145 4th Lost Quarter Final, Played in Olympics

In 1960-61 the Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers played in the Eastern Professional Hockey League.

Dutchmen who played in the NHL[]

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