Kitchener Greenshirts - Junior A (1951 To 1954)

Junior A (1951 To 1954)

Kitchener Greenshirts
City Kitchener, Ontario
League Ontario Hockey Association
Operated 1951 (1951)-1954
Home arena Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Franchise history
1951-54 Kitchener Greenshirts
1954-56 Kitchener Canucks
1956-Present Peterborough Petes

The second Junior A team in the Ontario Hockey Association known as the Kitchener Greenshirts played from 1951 to 1954 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.

The Greenshirts were granted as an expansion team for the 1951-52 season. The first Junior A season in Kitchener since World War II was successful in gaining local fan support, and beating out rivals Waterloo Hurricanes to be the best team in the twin cities.

Bill Harrington won the Red Tilson Trophy as the OHA's Most Outstanding Player while goaltending for the 1951-52 season with the Greenshirts.

The team played three years in total from 1951 to 1954, then were renamed the Kitchener Canucks. The Kitchener Canucks later became the Peterborough TPT Petes.

NHL Alumni

  • Les Binkley
  • Marc Boileau
  • Gary Collins
  • Glen Cressman
  • Garry Edmundson
  • Howie Glover
  • Floyd Hillman
  • Bob McCord
  • Claude Pronovost
  • Myron Stankiewicz
  • Orval Tessier

Yearly Results

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Pct % Goals
For		 Goals
 Standing
1951-52 54 29 22 3 61 0.565 231 213 6th OHA
1952-53 56 15 38 3 33 0.295 181 239 8th OHA
1953-54 59 27 27 5 59 0.500 236 211 5th OHA

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