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
Width: 4 in
Height: 3 in
Subject(s)
Local identifier
21-007-100
Collection
Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.8798301571018 Longitude: -78.9422607421875
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.
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