Berlin Dutchmen
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The Berlin Dutchmen were an early professional ice hockey
team operating out of Berlin, Ontario, (now known as Kitchener, Ontario
) from 1907 in the Ontario Professional Hockey League
(OPHL). The Berlin team is notable for challenging for the Stanley Cup
in 1910 versus the Montreal Wanderers
. The team was revived in 1926 as the Kitchener Dutchmen of the Canadian Professional Hockey League
. The name was later revived as the senior Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen. The minor junior Kitchener Dutchmen
continue the name today.
(which became the International Hockey League). In 1929, the franchise was moved to Cleveland, Ohio
, becoming the Cleveland Indians
and eventually the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League
.
The name was revived again in 1947 as the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, a senior amateur ice hockey team which represented Canada at the 1956
and 1960 Winter Olympics
. The K-W Dutchmen played in the Ontario Hockey Association
Senior Division from 1947 until 1963. The K-W Dutchmen were also Allan Cup
winners in 1955 and 1957. The Dutchmen were the last self-contained club to represent Canada in the Olympic hockey tournament; the Canada men's national ice hockey team was established in 1963.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team operating out of Berlin, Ontario, (now known as Kitchener, Ontario
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
) from 1907 in the Ontario Professional Hockey League
Ontario Professional Hockey League
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(OPHL). The Berlin team is notable for challenging for the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 1910 versus the Montreal Wanderers
Montreal Wanderers
The Montreal Wanderers were a Canadian amateur, and later becoming a professional men's ice hockey team. The team played in the Federal Amateur Hockey League , the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association , the National Hockey Association and briefly the National Hockey League . The Wanderers are...
. The team was revived in 1926 as the Kitchener Dutchmen of the Canadian Professional Hockey League
Canadian Professional Hockey League
The Canadian Professional Hockey League, also known as Canpro, was a minor professional hockey league founded in 1926. After three seasons, it became the International Hockey League in 1929...
. The name was later revived as the senior Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen. The minor junior Kitchener Dutchmen
Kitchener Dutchmen
The Kitchener Dutchmen are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
continue the name today.
History
The Dutchmen were one of the founding teams of the OPHL in 1907. Starting play in January 1908, the club would be a member of the OPHL until 1911. The club would win the OPHL championship once, in 1910, giving the team the chance to challenge for the Stanley Cup, then the Canadian professional championship trophy. Berlin played in Montreal against the Wanderers and were defeated 7–3. The OPHL would only survive for only one year before folding.Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
The name was revived in 1927 as the Kitchener Dutchmen, a professional team in the Canadian Professional Hockey LeagueCanadian Professional Hockey League
The Canadian Professional Hockey League, also known as Canpro, was a minor professional hockey league founded in 1926. After three seasons, it became the International Hockey League in 1929...
(which became the International Hockey League). In 1929, the franchise was moved to Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, becoming the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians (ice hockey)
The Cleveland Indians was a professional ice hockey team in Cleveland, Ohio, that played home games in the Elysium Arena. In 1929, the Kitchener Dutchmen International Hockey League franchise was transferred to Cleveland. In the summer of 1934, the team was renamed the Cleveland Falcons....
and eventually the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
.
The name was revived again in 1947 as the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, a senior amateur ice hockey team which represented Canada at the 1956
Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics
At the 1956 Winter Olympics held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. This tournament was also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship. For World Championships Pool B matches were also played between GDR, Norway and Belgium in Berlin...
and 1960 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics
At the 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, California, United States, one ice hockey event was held: men's Ice Hockey. This tournament was also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship. Games were held at Blyth Arena.Canada, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and...
. The K-W Dutchmen played in the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
Senior Division from 1947 until 1963. The K-W Dutchmen were also Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
winners in 1955 and 1957. The Dutchmen were the last self-contained club to represent Canada in the Olympic hockey tournament; the Canada men's national ice hockey team was established in 1963.
See also
- Canada men's national ice hockey team
- Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 1956 Winter OlympicsAt the 1956 Winter Olympics held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. This tournament was also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship. For World Championships Pool B matches were also played between GDR, Norway and Belgium in Berlin...
- Ice hockey at the Olympic GamesIce hockey at the Olympic GamesIce hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games programme in 1924. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics...
- List of Canadian national ice hockey team rosters
- Ontario Professional Hockey LeagueOntario Professional Hockey League-External links:*...