Editing Whitby Dunlops (section)

==Original Dunlops==
The original Whitby Dunlops were founded from the remnants of the former [[Oshawa Generals#Fire (1953)|Oshawa Generals]] junior team of 1952–53. After the [[Hambly Arena]] fire destroyed the Generals home ice, the team was disbanded and some of the older players on the team along with coach and manager [[Wren Blair]], became the Oshawa Truckmen and operated from [[Bowmanville, Ontario]] for the 1953–54 season.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

In 1954, the Oshawa Truckmen were relocated to Whitby and were temporarily known as the Whitby Seniors, playing out of the Whitby Community Arena. The team was soon sponsored by the [[Dunlop Rubber Company]], and renamed the Whitby Dunlops. The team started as a Senior B team, winning its division the first year. The following year the Dunlops moved up to the [[OHA Senior A League (1890-1979)|OHA Senior A League]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} The Dunlops won the [[J. Ross Robertson Cup (senior ice hockey)|J. Ross Robertson Cup]] as league champions in 1957 and 1959.<ref name="Robertson">{{cite web|url=http://www.ohahockey.ca/view/oha/about-us/oha-history-8683/senior-series-2|title=Senior Series|year=2019|website=Ontario Hockey Association|access-date=February 3, 2021}}</ref>

This Senior A team would go on to win two [[Allan Cup]]s, the Canadian Senior Hockey Championship, in 1957 and 1959.  Their 1957 win earned them the right to represent Canada at the [[1958 World Ice Hockey Championships]], where they won the World Championship. Notable members of the team are, former Whitby mayor [[Bob Attersley]], former [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] captain [[Sid Smith (ice hockey)|Sid Smith]] and [[Boston Bruins]] president [[Harry Sinden]]. Harry Sinden was captain of the 1958 Dunlops, while former Leaf captain Sid Smith was a playing coach. The Town of Whitby honoured this great team for their incredible achievements with their induction into the Whitby Sports Hall of Fame.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

As Canada's representative to the 1958 World Championships, the team took an ocean liner to the championships in Norway because team manager [[Wren Blair]] was terrified of flying. Everyone was sick for six days because of the rough waters but the chance to restore Canada's pride was worth it. After a 14-game exhibition tour of Europe the Dunlops competed at the World Championships in [[Oslo, Norway]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

{{cquote|It was a traumatic time for Canadian hockey. We'd lost at the '56 Olympics and nobody could believe it," recounted Sinden, noting Canada boycotted the 1957 worlds because the Soviets had invaded Hungary. "In 1958, when we finally went, everyone was anxious to get back what was lost. — ''Wren Blair''}}

The 1958 Whitby Dunlops were inducted into the [[Ontario Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=1958 Whitby Dunlops |url=http://oshof.ca/index.php/honoured-members/item/83-1958-whitby-dunlops |website=oshof.ca |publisher=[[Ontario Sports Hall of Fame]] |access-date=September 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229012028/http://www.oshof.ca/index.php/honoured-members/item/83-1958-whitby-dunlops |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Season-by-season results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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!Season!!Games!!Won!!Lost!!Tied!!Points!!Winning<br />Pct. (%)!!Goals<br />for!!Goals<br />against
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|1954–55||colspan="8"| ''Data unavailable.''
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|1955–56||colspan="8"| ''Data unavailable.''
|-
|1956–57||52||34||16|| 2||70||0.673||290||185
|- 
|1957–58||36||27|| 6|| 3||57||0.792||197||116
|- 
|1958–59||52||33||11|| 8||74||0.712||254||174
|-
|1959–60||54||34||20|| 0||70||0.630||220||199
|}