Windsor Gotfredsons
{{short description|Minor-league ice hockey team in Windsor, Ontario, Canada (1945–1950)}}
The Windsor Gotfredsons were a minor league professional ice hockey team and one of the four founding members of the International Hockey League in 1945. The team was based in Windsor, Ontario and played at the Windsor Arena. After one season, they became known as the Windsor Staffords, and two years later became Windsor Ryan Cretes.{{cite web |title=Story of Wilfred (Boomer) Harding shared in online project |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/wilfred-boomer-harding-project-1.3545177 |website=cbc.ca |access-date=12 June 2025}} The team played five seasons total, folding in 1950.
Season-by-season results
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| Season | Team | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Pct % | Goals for | Goals against | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945–46 | Gotfredsons | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 0.633 | 90 | 72 | 2nd, IHL |
| 1946–47 | rowspan="2"|Staffords | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 0.661 | 167 | 138 | 1st, IHL |
| 1947–48 | 30 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 0.283 | 117 | 188 | 6th, IHL | |
| 1948–49 | rowspan="2"|Ryan Cretes | 31 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 0.097 | 89 | 177 | 6th, North |
| 1949–50 | 40 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 0.313 | 152 | 236 | 5th, IHL | |
| Totals | 144 | 43 | 83 | 18 | 104 | 0.361 | 615 | 811 |
See also
- List of ice hockey teams in Ontario
- Wilfred "Boomer" Harding, first Black player in the International Hockey League, with the Windsor Staffords in 1946
References
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Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in Ontario
Category:International Hockey League (1945–2001) teams
Category:Sport in Windsor, Ontario
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1945
Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1950
Category:1945 establishments in Ontario
Category:1950 disestablishments in Ontario
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