Detroit Hettche

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The Detroit Hettche were a minor league professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan, and played at the Detroit Olympia. The team was originally known as the Windsor Spitfires and were one of the four founding members of the International Hockey League in 1945. The team was renamed Windsor Hettche Spitfires in 1947, then moved across the river from Windsor, Ontario in 1949. The team played seven seasons total, folding in 1952.

[edit] Season-by-season results

Season Team Games Won Lost Tied Points Pct % Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Standing
1945–46 Windsor Spitfires 15 1 12 2 4 0.133 ? ? 4th, IHL
1946–47 Windsor Spitfires 28 14 10 4 32 0.571 162 141 2nd, IHL
1947–48 Windsor Hettche Spitfires 30 19 10 1 39 0.650 151 105 1st, IHL
1948–49 Windsor Hettche Spitfires 31 15 11 5 35 0.565 152 144 4th, North
1949–50 Detroit Hettche 40 15 21 4 34 0.425 157 191 4th, IHL
1950–51 Detroit Hettche 52 6 39 7 19 0.183 112 226 6th, IHL
1951–52 Detroit Hettche 48 10 35 3 23 0.240 138 232 5th, IHL
Totals   244 80 138 26 186 0.381 --- ---  

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