Tecumseh Chiefs

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Tecumseh Chiefs
Tecumseh Chiefs
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
City Tecumseh, Ontario
Founded 1970
Division Western
Franchise history 1970-1986: Windsor Royals
1986-1995: Windsor Bulldogs
1995-2001: Tecumseh Bulldogs
2001-Pres: Tecumseh Chiefs
Head Coach John Nelson
General Manager Kevin McIntosh
Arena Tecumseh Arena
Team Colors Red, Yellow, Black, and White
Affiliate Team(s) none
Sutherland Cups 2008

The Tecumseh Chiefs are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

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[edit] History

The Tecumseh Chiefs originated as the newly-formed Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League's Windsor Royals. The Royals in 1986 were renamed the Bulldogs and moved up to Junior "B". The team was sold in 1995 and moved out of Windsor, Ontario into the Tecumseh area. They are now known as the Chiefs.

Tecumseh Chiefs' Matt Rehman being presented the Sutherland Cup (2008)
Tecumseh Chiefs' Matt Rehman being presented the Sutherland Cup (2008)

In one the franchise's last games in the city of Windsor, the Bulldogs set a league record for futility by suffering the worst loss in Western Ontario Hockey League history. On January 20, 1995, the Leamington Flyers defeated the Bulldogs by a score of 30-3.[1]

On February 20, 2008, the Chiefs remembered their former "rookie of the year" Mickey Renaud. Renaud, alumnus and captain of the Windsor Spitfires, died two days earlier after collapsing in his parents home in Tecumseh. After a memorial, the Chiefs announced that Renaud's number, 44, would be retired at the end of the season.

The 2007-08 season marked the Chiefs' best season since moving from Windsor to Tecumseh in 1995. The Chiefs, members of the newly formed Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League became their first league regular season champions finishing first overall in their conference with 34 wins, 12 losses, and 2 losses in overtime.

After defeating the London Nationals to win their first Western Ontario crown since 1980, the Chiefs made it known to the press that they are considering a move to LaSalle, Ontario due to a lack of fan support. [2]

The Chiefs entered the 2008 Sutherland Cup against the Thorold Blackhawks and the Elmira Sugar Kings. They finished the round robin in first place with 3 wins and 1 loss. They then faced the Sugar Kings in a best-of-seven series to determine the champion, defeating them in 4 straight games to win their first ever provincial title.

[edit] Season-by-Season Results

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1970-71 40 23 13 4 - 296 192 50 3rd GLJHL
1971-72 36 19 12 5 - 176 130 43 3rd GLJHL
1972-73 42 34 6 2 - 349 141 70 1st GLJHL
1973-74 43 31 8 4 - 322 132 66 2nd GLJHL
1974-75 40 17 20 3 - 157 193 37 5th WOJHL
1975-76 38 15 16 7 - 206 221 37 4th WOJHL
1976-77 40 15 16 9 - 189 178 39 5th WOJHL
1977-78 40 30 6 4 - 260 126 64 1st WOJHL
1978-79 42 31 7 4 - 314 172 66 1st WOJHL Won League
1979-80 41 30 7 4 - 276 151 64 1st WOJHL Won League
1980-81 42 26 16 0 - 238 176 52 4th WOJHL
1981-82 42 25 13 4 - 252 186 54 2nd WOJHL
1982-83 42 17 20 5 - 190 222 39 5th WOJHL
1983-84 48 24 18 6 - 257 195 54 4th WOJHL
1984-85 48 13 30 5 - 196 246 31 6th WOJHL
1985-86 42 9 30 3 - 185 287 21 7th WOJHL
1986-87 42 6 33 3 - 187 291 15 8th WOJHL
1987-88 42 20 15 6 1 192 200 47 4th WOJHL
1988-89 42 24 13 2 3 214 186 53 4th WOJHL
1989-90 39 21 17 0 1 197 182 43 3rd WOJHL
1990-91 48 34 11 3 0 266 164 71 1st WOJHL
1991-92 50 33 16 1 0 279 213 67 1st WOJHL West
1992-93 52 35 13 3 1 - - 74 2nd WOJHL West
1993-94 50 14 34 2 0 252 352 30 5th WOJHL West
1994-95 52 5 43 0 4 169 328 14 5th WOJHL West
1995-96 52 27 21 3 1 247 235 58 2nd WOJHL West
1996-97 52 31 16 3 2 256 221 67 2nd WOJHL West
1997-98 52 19 27 3 3 168 254 44 4th WOJHL West
1998-99 52 11 35 0 6 144 256 28 5th WOJHL West
1999-00 54 25 25 0 4 182 210 54 6th GOHL
2000-01 54 12 40 0 2 165 314 26 9th GOHL
2001-02 54 18 32 2 2 163 236 40 8th WOJHL
2002-03 48 10 36 1 1 121 261 22 9th WOJHL
2003-04 48 20 23 1 4 161 197 45 7th WOJHL
2004-05 48 22 23 2 1 175 179 47 7th WOJHL
2005-06 48 24 20 2 2 164 171 52 5th WOJHL
2006-07 48 27 17 - 4 223 161 58 4th WOJHL Lost Quarter-final
2007-08 48 34 12 - 2 235 128 70 2nd GOJHL Won League

[edit] Sutherland Cup Appearances

1980: Belleville Bobcats defeated Windsor Bulldogs 4-games-to-none
2008: Tecumseh Chiefs defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-none

[edit] Notable Alumni

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