Kitchener Canucks

Canadian junior ice hockey team

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Kitchener Canucks

City| Kitchener, Ontario
League| Ontario Hockey Association
Operated| 1954–1956
Home arena| Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Franchise history
1951–1954| Kitchener Greenshirts
1954–1956| Kitchener Canucks
1956–present| Peterborough Petes

The Kitchener Canucks were a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1954 to 1956. The team was based in Kitchener, Ontario, and played home games at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.

## History

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The Kitchener Greenshirts changed names becoming the Kitchener Canucks for the 1954-55 season. The Canucks finished last place in the OHA their first year in operation.

Stan Baliuk helped the team finish second place in the league in 1955-56, winning the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as the top scorer that year, with 31 goals, 73 assists, totalling 104 points.

Canuck's defenceman Kent Douglas would go on to win the Calder Memorial Trophy as Rookie of the Year in the 1962-63 NHL season, when he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Willie O'Ree would become the first black player in the NHL, playing as a winger for the Boston Bruins.

Despite moving up in the standings their second year, they did not make enough money to recover from the financial woes of a very poor first season. In 1956 the team moved to Peterborough, Ontario becoming the Peterborough TPT Petes.

## NHL alumni

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List of team alumni who played in the National Hockey League (NHL):

* Stan Baluik
* Wayne Connelly
* Kent Douglas
* Ted McCaskill
* Willie O'Ree
* Irv Spencer
* Tom Thurlby
* Howie Young

## Season-by-season results

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Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Pct % | Goals
For | Goals
Against | Standing

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1954-55 | 49 | 8 | 39 | 2 | 18 | 0.184 | 140 | 248 | 8th OHA
1955-56 | 48 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 53 | 0.552 | 222 | 198 | 2nd OHA

## References

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Defunct OHA / OMJHL teams

* Belleville Bulls
* Brantford Alexanders
* Barrie Flyers
* Brampton Battalion
* Brantford Lions
* Galt Black Hawks
* Galt Canadians
* Galt Red Wings
* Galt Rockets
* Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters
* Guelph Indians
* Guelph Royals
* Hamilton Fincups
* Hamilton Lloyds
* Hamilton Majors
* Hamilton Red Wings
* Hamilton Steelhawks
* Hamilton Szabos
* Hamilton Tiger Cubs
* Hamilton Whizzers
* Kitchener Canucks
* Kitchener Greenshirts
* Kingston Canadians
* Kingston Raiders
* London Nationals
* Montreal Junior Canadiens
* Niagara Falls Flyers
* North Bay Centennials
* Oshawa Generals†
* Owen Sound Greys
* Plymouth Whalers
* Port Colborne Recreationists
* St. Catharines Black Hawks
* St. Catharines Falcons
* St. Catharines Fincups
* St. Catharines Teepees
* Stratford Kroehlers
* Stratford Midgets
* Toronto Aura Lee
* Toronto Lions
* Toronto Marlboros
* Toronto Native Sons
* Toronto St. Michael's Majors
* Toronto Varsity Blues
* Toronto Young Rangers
* Waterloo Hurricanes
* West Toronto Nationals
* Windsor Spitfires†

* Metro Junior A League teams (1961–1963)
* Brampton 7Ups
* Oshawa Generals‡
* Toronto Knob Hill Farms
* Toronto Marlboros‡
* Toronto Neil McNeil Maroons
* Toronto St. Michael's Majors‡
* Unionville Seaforths
* Whitby Dunlops
* Whitby Mohawks

† Formerly defunct franchise, currently active; ‡ Franchise transferred into OHA.

* CHL
* Memorial Cup
* WHL
* QMJHL
* J. Ross Robertson Cup
* OHA history
* OHA standings
* OHL seasons

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