Whitby Dunlops Homecoming Reception, 1958
Description
- Creator
- Lloyd Robertson, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Types
- Negatives
- Photographs
- Description
- Black and white negative showing members of the Whitby Dunlops on a fire truck from the Oshawa Fire Department. This parade was part of the homecoming reception that celebrated the Whitby Dunlops gold medal victory at the World Hockey Championships in Oslo, Norway.
Left to right: Wally Brabin, Ted O'Connor, Wren Blair, Bob Attersley, Jack Donlevy, Bus Gagnon. - Notes
- The original Whitby Dunlops were founded in 1954 when the 1952-53 Oshawa Generals were disbanded after their arena burned down. Some of the players, along with coach and manager, Wren Blair, formed the Oshawa Truckers for the 1953-54 season.
In 1954, the Oshawa Truckers relocated to Whitby and were temporarily renamed the Whitby Seniors. The team played out of the Whitby Community Arena and was soon sponsored by the Dunlop Rubber Company. The newly renamed Whitby Dunlops, started their first year as a Senior B team. After winning the league they moved up to the OHA Senior A League.
The Dunlops won the Allan Cup in both 1957 and 1958 and won a gold medal at the World Ice Hockey Championships in 1958 at Oslo, Norway.
Notable members of the Whitby Dunlops include former Whitby mayor, Bob Attersley, former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Sid Smith, and Harry Sinden.
The Whitby Dunlops folded after 1960. They were revived in 2004 by a group of local businessmen and entered the Ontario Hockey Association's Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League for the 2004–2005 season. The Whitby Dunlops joined Major League Hockey, the top tier for senior men's hockey in Ontario, in 2009. - Date of Original
- 29 March 1958
- Dimensions
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Width: 4 in
Height: 3 in
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 21-007-100
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8798301571018 Longitude: -78.9422607421875
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- Copyright Statement
- This item is protected by the Canadian Copyright Act and is intended for one-time use only. Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). It is your responsibility for obtaining these permissions.
- Recommended Citation
- Whitby Dunlops Homecoming Reception, 1958, Lloyd Robertson, Whitby Archives, 21-007-100.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from original negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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