Whitby Dunlops with John Ross Robertson Cup, 1959

Description
Creator
Lloyd Robertson, Photographer
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
Black and white photograph showing the Whitby Dunlops posing with the John Ross Robertson Cup which they were awarded for winning the All-Ontario Senior A Championship at Guelph.

Back row: Tom O'Connor, Sid Smith, John Crzewski, Bob Attersley, Don McBeth, Jack Kane, John Henderson, Stan Waylett, Bob Hassard, Fred Etcher, Alf Treen, Pete Balando.
Front row: George Samolenko, , Harry Sinden, Sandy Air, Ted O'Connor, Wren Blair, Gord Myles, Jack Donlevy.
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
10 April 1959
Dimensions
Width: 10 px
Height: 8 px
Subject(s)
Local identifier
21-007-150
Collection
Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.5501 Longitude: -80.24967
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 with John Ross Robertson Cup, 1959, Lloyd Robertson, Whitby Archives, 21-007-150.
Reproduction Notes
Scanned from copy photograph.
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