Whitby Dunlops Parade Float in Oshawa, 1958
Description
- Creator
- Lloyd Robertson, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Types
- Negatives
- Photographs
- Description
- Black and white negative showing the Visser Ford Sales float proceeding north on Simcoe Street at Athol Street in Oshawa. The parade was held to celebrate the victory of the Whitby Dunlops at the World Hockey Championship in Oslo, Norway. The float has a mannequin dressed in a Dunlops uniform on its roof.
- 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
- 2 April 1958
- Dimensions
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Width: 4 in
Height: 3 in
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 21-007-120
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8965317287932 Longitude: -78.8631248474121
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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 Parade Float in Oshawa, 1958, Lloyd Robertson, Whitby Archives, 21-007-120.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from original negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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