Windsor Spitfires

Windsor Spitfires
CityWindsor, Ontario
LeagueOntario Hockey League
ConferenceWestern
DivisionWest
Founded1971–72 (Tier II Junior A)
1975 (1975)–76 (Tier I Junior A)
Home arenaWFCU Centre
ColoursBlue, white, red
     
Owner(s)John Savage, Stephen Savage, Brian Schwab [1]
General managerBill Bowler
Head coachCasey Torres (Interim)[2]
AffiliateLaSalle Vipers (GOJHL)
Websitewindsorspitfires.com
Championships
Playoff championshipsOHL Champions: 1988, 2009, 2010
Memorial Cup: 2009, 2010, 2017
SOJHL Champions: 1974
Current uniform

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.[3] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Staff Directory". WindsorSpitfires.com. Ontario Hockey League. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Murphy, Jan (November 23, 2023). "Kingston native Torres excited for what's next after assuming coaching job in Windsor". Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Simcoe Reformer. February 11, 1975, Page 4.