Detroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJHL)

The Detroit Jr. Red Wings are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that was based out of Detroit, Michigan. They played out of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League and were the feeder team for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings.

Detroit Jr. Red Wings
CityDetroit, Michigan
LeagueSouthern Ontario Junior A Hockey League
North American Hockey League
Operated1958 (1958)-1983
1987-1992
Home arenaOlympia Stadium
ColorsRed and White
General managerTom Wilson
Head coachTom Wilson
Parent club(s)Detroit Red Wings
Franchise history
1958-1964Detroit Jr. Wings
1964-1970Detroit Olympia
1970-1975Detroit Jr. Red Wings
1975-1983Detroit Junior Wings
1987-1992Detroit Junior Wings

History

The Jr. Red Wings started out in 1958 as a member of the Border Cities Junior B Hockey League. When the league folded in 1964, the team went back to the United States to play in the Michigan Junior Hockey League. During this time, 1964–1970, the team was known as the Detroit Olympia.

After the last great schism of Canadian junior hockey in 1970, the Detroit Jr. Red Wings became the first team to ever be crowned Tier II Junior "A" Central Canadian Champions, winners of the very first Dudley Hewitt Cup. The Championship allowed them entry into the 1971 Centennial Cup Playdowns. The team was led by league Most Valuable Player and Scoring Leader Mark Howe, son of hockey legend Gordie Howe.

In the 1974-75 season the Junior Wings defeated the Minnesota Junior Stars in the finals to capture the American Junior A National Championship. The Junior Wings were headed up by Tom Wilson (General Manager) who had put together a team that included such notables as Ken Morrow of New York Islander fame (4 Stanley Cups and an Olympic Gold Medal (1980)) and Mark Wells (1980 Olympic Team).

Through the 1976-77 season, the team played out of Olympia Stadium with a facilities next to the Red Wings. They entered the newly formed Great Lakes Junior Hockey League (later known as the North American Hockey League) in 1976 and were called the Detroit Junior Wings. In the 1976-77 season Wilson was GM and ex-IHL referee veteran Skeets Harrison was head coach. Dave Feamster (Chicago Blackhawks) led the 1976 team that later sent the bulk of its roster to D-1 College Hockey. They played at The Olympia until 1983, when they went on hiatus. The team would be resurrected in 1987 for another five seasons of play in the NAHL. In 1992, the Red Wings gave their name to the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors Ontario Hockey League team and ended their affiliation with the NAHL. The NAHL would replace the team in the Detroit market the following season with the Detroit Freeze.

Notable alumni

Season-by-Season results
SeasonGPWLTGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1958-5912660466418*3rd BCJBHL
1959-6030216314993451st BCJBHL
1960-6132275017685541st BCJBHL
1961-623019110155111382nd BCJBHL
1962-633523111157116472nd BCJBHL
1963-643014160148134284th BCJBHL
1964-68Statistics Not Available
1968-6932921276105207th BCJHL
1969-7034322027955641st MJHL
1970-714426126279197582nd SOJAHLWon League, Won DHC
1971-725635165333225752nd SOJAHLLost Final
1972-736019374237318426th SOJAHL
1973-746231256293278685th SOJAHL
1974-756115379202276396th SOJAHL
1975-764834113234152712nd GLJHL[1]
1976-774830126287197662nd GLJHL
1977-784933124320212702nd GLJHL
1978-795027176317242602nd GLJHL
1979-804622213226229474th GLJHL
1980-815435163395244733rd GLJHL
1981-824625183259232533rd GLJHL
1982-834515246212246364th GLJHL
1987-88321697182133392nd NAHL
1988-894020164232196443rd Eastern Conference; NAHL
1989-904424182221200502nd Eastern Conference; NAHL
1990-914024115532nd Eastern Conference; NAHL
1991-924420177189170472nd Eastern Conference; NAHL

(*) During the 1958-59 Season, the Jr. Red Wings played three 4-point games.

Playoffs
Detroit Jr. Red Wings defeated Welland Sabres 3-games-to-none with 2 ties
Detroit Jr. Red Wings defeated Guelph CMC's 3-games-to-2 with 2 ties SOJHL CHAMPIONS
Detroit Jr. Red Wings defeated Ottawa M&W Rangers (CJHL) 4-games-to-2
Charlottetown Islanders (MJAHL) defeated Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4-games-to-3
  • 1972 Lost Final
Detroit Jr. Red Wings defeated Welland Sabres 4-games-to-1
Detroit Jr. Red Wings defeated Chatham Maroons 4-games-to-3
Guelph CMC's defeated Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4-games-to-1
  • 1973 Lost Quarter-final
Guelph CMC's defeated Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4-games-to-none
  • 1974 Lost Semi-final
Windsor Spitfires defeated Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4-games-to-none
  • 1975 Lost Semi-final
Windsor Spitfires defeated Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4-games-to-1
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References
  1. "1975-76 Great Lakes Junior Hockey League Standings". HockeyDB. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
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