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1.1 Conflict, renewal, tragedy

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The Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953. They are the current Ontario Hockey League and Memorial Cup champions, winning both in the 2008–09 season.

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History

The Original Spitfires in the Ontario Hockey Association played Junior A hockey from 1945 to 1953. During this period the Spitfires reached the league finals twice, and featured four future Hockey Hall of Fame players. Prior to 1945 local junior hockey was divided up into the 6-team Windsor Junior Hockey League. The folding of the Spitfires occurred in 1953 as hockey interests in Windsor chose to focus their attention on the OHA Senior A Hockey League. This resulted in the founding of the Windsor Bulldogs. Eventually five former Spitfires laced up with the Bulldogs and even one, Bobby Brown, won an Allan Cup with the team (1963). The Bulldogs folded in 1964 after one season in the International Hockey League.

The modern Windsor Spitfires started as a Junior A team which played in the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League from 1971–1975. The Spits won the 1973 Jack Oakes Trophy as league playoff champions and were regular season champions in 1974 and 1975. The Spitfires were granted entry into the OMJHL (later known as the OHL) as an expansion franchise for the 1975–76 OMJHL season, after a 22 year hiatus.

The "Spits" as they are commonly known, won their first Emms division title in 1980 and reached the OHL finals, but lost to the Peterborough Petes. Ernie Godden set an all-time OHL record in 1980–81 scoring 87 goals. In 1984 Peter Karmanos, the founder and CEO of Compuware, bought the team and renamed them the Windsor Compuware Spitfires.

In a well executed four-year plan, Windsor won the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1987–88, defeating the Peterborough Petes for the OHL championship. The Compuware Spitfires won 35 of their last 36 games played, including being the first team to be undefeated in the OHL playoffs. Windsor also won 54 games and lost none, when leading after two periods. The Spitfires played in the 1988 Memorial Cup hosted in Chicoutimi, Quebec. Windsor lost in the championship game to the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Karmanos sold the team to local construction magnate Steve Riolo after the 1988–89 season, and the team reverted back the Windsor Spitfires name and adopted their modern logo.

Conflict, renewal, tragedy

On October 18, 2005, Head Coach Moe Mantha was handed a 40 game suspension and later terminated without pay, for a hazing incident that occurred aboard a bus after a pre-season game versus the London Knights. An altercation involving players Steve Downie and Akim Aliu, in which Aliu lost four teeth, led to public exposure of the compulsive hazing within the Spitfires organization. Downie was traded to the Peterborough Petes, and Aliu was traded to the Sudbury Wolves.

On April 6, 2006, the Ontario Hockey League Board of Governors announced the approval of a new ownership group for the Windsor Spitfires. The group is composed of Bob Boughner, Warren Rychel and Peter Dobrich. All three men had history in Windsor with OHL hockey, and the group had expressed hope to move the team into a new arena. Boughner assumed the roles of President, CEO and head coach of the Spitfires, Rychel was named director of player development, and Dobrich the new business manager.

On February 18, 2008, team captain and Calgary Flames prospect ^[1] Mickey Renaud died of an undetected heart condition ^[2] in his Tecumseh, Ontario home. General Manager Warren Rychel referred to Renaud's death as "the biggest tragedy in Spitfire history". ^[3] His number was retired by both the Spitfires ^[4] and the Tecumseh Chiefs Junior B franchise ^[5] that he played on before graduating to Major Junior. Mayor Eddie Francis named a road leading to the WFCU Centre in Renaud's honour, Mickey Renaud Way . At the 2009 OHL All-Star Game at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, OHL Commissioner David Branch announced that the Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy would be awarded to the "team captain that best exemplifies leadership on and off the ice as well as hard work, passion and dedication to the game of hockey and their community" in honour of Renaud. ^[6]

2008–09 season

The Windsor Spitfires finished the 2008–09 season with 57 wins, 10 losses, and 1 shootout loss. ^[7] This marked their best season in franchise history. With the first overall record in the Ontario Hockey League the Spitfires were awarded the Hamilton Spectator Trophy. The Spitfires also played their final games in the Windsor Arena. ^[8] The Spits were undefeated at home in the Old Barn during the 2008–09 season. Mid-season they moved to the WFCU Centre. The Spitfires and their new arena played host to the 2009 All-Star Game. ^[9] On May 12, Goalie Andrew Engelage broke the OHL record for most wins by a goaltender in a single season with 46 with a 5-1 win over the Plymouth Whalers. ^[10]

In the first round of the playoffs, the Spitfires walked all over the Owen Sound Attack, taking the series in four games. ^[11] In the next round, the Spits found the Plymouth Whalers to be a more formidable opponent. After trading off road wins, then trading off home wins, the Spits took Games 5 and 6 to clinch the series. ^[12] In the Western Conference final, the Spits played their arch nemesis the London Knights. Led by John Tavares, the Knights were a tough opponent. Every game in the series went to overtime, but the Spitfires were victorious and won the series 4-games-to-1 to earn a berth to the OHL Final and take the Wayne Gretzky Trophy as Conference champions. ^[13] The OHL Final began with a 10-1 victory for the Spitfires over the Eastern Conference's Brampton Battalion. The series became much tighter from there as the Spits took Game 2 5-3. The Battalion fought back in Game 3, winning 4-2. Game 4 belonged to the Spitfires as they took a 4-1 win and a 3-1 series lead. Game 5 was a tight affair, as the Spitfires took a 1-0 lead midway through the second period on the power play. Brampton tied the game up late in the third period to force overtime. At 2:09 of the first overtime period, Taylor Hall scored on the power play to win the Spitfires their second J. Ross Robertson Cup as league champions and a berth into the 2009 Memorial Cup. ^[14] The victory was the Spitfires' first league title since the 1987–88 OHL season and marked their second time playing for the Memorial Cup. ^[15] On May 9, Mayor of Windsor Eddie Francis awarded the team with the Key to the City in honour of their achievement. ^[16]

At the 2009 Memorial Cup, the Spitfires dropped their first two games in Rimouski 3-2 in overtime to the Drummondville Voltigeurs and 5-4 to the Rimouski Océanic. ^[17] In a do-or-die game, the Spitfires won the final game of the round robin 2-1 over the Kelowna Rockets to gain entry to the tie-breaker game. ^[18] In the tie-breaker, Windsor defeated the hometown Océanic 6-4 powered by a third period natural hat-trick by Dale Mitchell. ^[19] The tournament semi-final was between the Spitfires and the Voltigeurs. The Spitfires blew an early 2-0 lead, but won 3-2 in overtime of a goal by Adam Henrique ^[20] to become the second team ever to play in the Memorial Cup final after playing in the tie-breaker game. ^[21] In the final, the Spitfires again played the Rockets. The Spitfires scored on their first three shots and cruised to a 4-1 win to take their first ever Memorial Cup championship. Their victory marked the first time a team started with two losses in the Memorial Cup round robin and came back to win the championship. ^[22] The feat also marks the first time that a team has survived the Memorial Cup tie-breaker game to win the championship. ^[23] The Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy was awarded to Taylor Hall as Memorial Cup playoffs most valuable player. Both Ryan Ellis and Hall were elected to the tournament's All-Star Team. ^[24] Throughout the Memorial Cup tournament, the Spitfires hung Mickey Renaud's jersey on their bench and the championship was won in Renaud's memory.

In the aftermath of the championship, the team was met at the Windsor Airport by a large contingent of local fans and was addressed by Mayor Eddie Francis. ^[25] It was announced that the road to the new WFCU Centre would be renamed Memorial Cup Drive in honour of the victory. ^[26]

Championships

The Windsor Compuware Spitfires won the Hamilton Spectator Trophy, the J. Ross Robertson Cup, and were the top-ranked junior team in Canada during the 1987–88 season.

Memorial Cup

1988 Finalist vs. Medicine Hat Tigers
2009 Champion vs. Kelowna Rockets

J. Ross Robertson Cup

1980 Finalist vs. Peterborough Petes
1988 Champion vs. Peterborough Petes
2009 Champion vs. Brampton Battalion

Emms Division Playoff Champions

1979 2nd place in Round Robin
1980 Champion vs. Brantford Alexanders
1986 Finalist vs. Guelph Platers
1987 Finalist vs. North Bay Centennials
1988 Champion vs. Hamilton Steelhawks

Wayne Gretzky Trophy West Conference Champions

2002 Finalist vs. Erie Otters
2009 Champion vs. London Knights

Hamilton Spectator Trophy

1987–88 102 points
2008–09 115 points

Emms Trophy Emms Division Champions

1979-80 73 points
1987-88 102 points

Bumbacco Trophy West Division Champions

2008–09 115 points

SOJAHL Regular Season Champions

1973-74 86 points
1974-75 85 points

SOJAHL Jack Oakes Trophy

1974 Champion vs. Chatham Maroons
1975 Finalist vs. Guelph CMC's

OHA Jr. A Frank L. Buckland Trophy

1974 Finalist vs. Wexford Raiders

Coaches

List of coaches with multiple season in parentheses.

1970–73 – Jerry Serviss
1973–75 – Wayne Maxner
1975–76 – Doug Johnston & Wayne Maxner
1976–80 – Wayne Maxner (8)
1980–81 – Ron Harris & Ron Carroll
1981–82 – Marcel Pronovost (2)
1982–83 – Marcel Pronovost, Doug Imrie, John Becanic
1983–84 – Bob Boucher, Terry McConnell, Wayne Maxner
1984–85 – Mark Craig
1985–86 – Tom Webster (8)
1986–87 – Tom Webster, Jim Rutherford, Tony McDonald
1987–89 – Tom Webster (8)
1989–91 – Brad Smith (3)
1991–92 – Brad Smith, Wayne Maxner, Dave Prpich (3)
1992–93 – Wayne Maxner, Kevin McIntosh
1993–94 – Shane Parker
1994–95 – Mike Kelly (5)
1995–96 – Mike Kelly & Paul Gillis
1996–97 – Paul Gillis (2)
1997–98 – Vern Stenlund, Dave Prpich, Tony Curtale
1998–99 – Tony Curtale (2) & Dave Prpich
1999–02 – Tom Webster (8)
2002–03 – Tom Webster & Mike Kelly
2003–04 – Steve Smith & Mike Kelly
2004–05 – Mike Kelly
2005–06 – Moe Mantha, Jr., Bill Bowler & D.J. Smith (interim co-coaches)
2006–present – Bob Boughner

Players

There have been over 100 alumni of the OHA & OHL Junior A Spitfires who have graduated to play in the National Hockey League. Four of those alumni have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Those are:Glenn Hall, Marcel Pronovost, Terry Sawchuk, and Al Arbour as coach.

Retired numbers

# 9 – Adam Graves
# 15 – Ernie Godden
# 18 – Mickey Renaud
# 23 – Scott Miller

Honoured numbers

# 4 – Marcel Pronovost
# 6 – Joel Quenneville
# 11 – Gordon Haidy

Award winners

1980–81 – Ernie Godden Red Tilson Trophy OHL Most Outstanding Player
1987–88 – Darrin Shannon CHL Scholastic Player of the Year, Bobby Smith Trophy OHL Scholastic Player of the Year, Max Kaminsky Trophy OHL Most Outstanding Defenceman
1990–91 – Cory Stillman Emms Family Award OHL Rookie of the Year.
1991–92 – Todd Warriner CHL Top Draft Prospect Award
1994–95 – Bill Bowler Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy OHL Overage Player of the Year.
1996–97 – Peter Sarno Emms Family Award OHL Rookie of the Year.
1997–98 – Peter Sarno Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy OHL Scoring Champion
2000–01 – Jason Spezza CHL Top Draft Prospect Award
2002–03 – Kyle Wellwood CHL Sportsman of the Year, William Hanley Trophy OHL Most Sportsmanlike Player.
2007–08 – Bob Boughner Matt Leyden Trophy OHL Coach of the Year
2007–08 – Bob Boughner CHL Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award
2007–08 – Taylor Hall Emms Family Award OHL Rookie of the Year, CHL Rookie of the Year
2007–08 – Ryan Ellis Bobby Smith Trophy OHL Scholastic Player of the Year
2008–09 – Bob Boughner Matt Leyden Trophy OHL Coach of the Year
2008–09 – Bob Boughner CHL Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award
2008–09 – Ryan Ellis Max Kaminsky Trophy OHL Most Outstanding Defenseman
2008–09 – Warren Rychel OHL Executive of the Year
2008–09 – Taylor Hall Wayne Gretzky 99 Award OHL Playoff Most Valuable Player
2008–09 – Taylor Hall Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy Memorial Cup Most Valuable Player
2008–09 – Ryan Ellis, Taylor Hall 2009 Memorial Cup All-Star Team

NHL alumni

SOJHL Spitfires 1971–1975

Frank Bathe
Frank Beaton
Ted Bulley

Ken Mann
Eddie Mio

Modern Spitfires 1975– present

Russ Adam
Jamie Allison
Josh Bailey
Peter Bakovic
Blair Barnes
John Barrett
Bruce Bell
Bryan Bickell
Mark Botell
Bill Bowler
Kip Brennan
Jason Cirone
Matt Cooke
Richie Dunn
Mike Dwyer
Murray Eaves
Matt Elich
Glen Featherstone
Fedor Fedorov
Ron Friest
Paul Gagne

Mario Giallonardo
Todd Gill
Tim Gleason
Ernie Godden
David Goverde
Josh Gratton
Adam Graves
David Haas
Mark Hamway
Dave Hannan
Shawn Heins
Timo Helbling
Jim Hofford
Peter Ing
Pat Jablonski
Cam Janssen
Wes Jarvis
Ed Jovanovski
Claude Julien
Tim Kerr

Bill Kitchen
Chris Kotsopoulos
Mark LaVarre
Paul Lawless
Michael Leighton
Claude Loiselle
Paul MacDermid
Shawn MacKenzie
Dan Mandich
Darwin McCutcheon
Roland Melanson
Scott Metcalfe
Craig Muni
Steve Ott
Bob Parent
Steve Peters
Mark Plantery
Joel Quenneville
Mark Renaud
Gerry Rioux

Dave Roche
Mike Rupp
Peter Sarno
Travis Scott
Darrin Shannon
Darryl Shannon
Rob Shearer
Jason Simon
Brad Smith
D. J. Smith
Jason Spezza
Cory Stillman
Jamie Storr
Jason Ward
Todd Warriner
Steve Webb
Mike Weber
Kyle Wellwood
Behn Wilson
Jason York
Jeff Zehr

Current roster (Summer 2009)

Goaltenders
Number	Player	Catches	Acquired	NHL rights	Place of birth
30	Josh Unice	L	Trade KIT 2008	Free Agent	Holland, Ohio
33	Stephen Gleeson	L	2008 Draft/ re-assigned	Eligible 2010	Toronto, Ontario

Defencemen
Number	Player	Shoots	Acquired	NHL rights	Place of birth
5	Ron Soucie	L	2007 Draft	Free Agent	LaSalle, Ontario
6	Ryan Ellis	R	2007 Draft	NSH 2009	Freelton, Ontario
7	Adam Wallace	L	2007 Draft	Free Agent	Woodstock, Ontario
17	Jesse Blacker	R	2007 Draft	TOR 2009	Toronto, Ontario
51	Mark Cundari	L	2006 Draft	STL	Woodbridge, Ontario
55	Harry Young	R	Trade GUE 2006	NJ 2008	Windsor, Ontario
81	Patrick Moran	L	Trade GUE 2008	Free agent	Highland, Michigan

Forwards
Number	Player	Shoots	Position	Acquired	NHL rights	Place of birth
4	Taylor Hall	L	C	2007 Draft	Eligible 2010	Kingston, Ontario
14	Adam Henrique	L	C	2006 Draft	NJ 2008	Burford, Ontario
16	Ben Dubois	L	C	2007 Draft	Free Agent	Belle River, Ontario
19	Lane MacDermid	L	LW	Trade OS 2008	BOS 2009	Sauble Beach, Ontario
25	James Woodcroft	L	LW	Free agent	Free agent	Milton, Ontario
29	Conor O'Donnell	L	LW	Trade BRA 2007	Free agent	Hamilton, Ontario
44	Justin Shugg	L	LW	Trade OSH 2008	Eligible 2010	Niagara Falls, Ontario
61	Austin Watson	L	LW	2008 Draft	Eligible 2010	Ann Arbor, Michigan
64	Greg Nemisz	R	C	2006 Draft	CGY 2008	Courtice, Ontario
67	Eric Wellwood	L	LW	2006 Draft	PHI 2009	Oldcastle, Ontario
77	Scott Timmins	L	C	Trade KIT 2008	FLA 2009	Hamilton, Ontario

Team records

Team records for a single season
Statistic	Total	Season
Most points	115	2008–09
Most wins	57	2008–09
Most goals for	396	1987–88
Least goals for	201	2003–04
Least goals against	171	2008–09
Most goals against	470	1975–76
Least losses/OTL/SL	11	2008–09

Individual player records for a single season
Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Most goals	Ernie Godden	87	1980–81
Most assists	Bill Bowler	102	1994–95
Most points	Ernie Godden	153	1980–81
Most points, rookie	Cory Stillman	101	1990–91
Most goals, rookie	Taylor Hall	45	2007–08
Most points, defenceman	Joel Quenneville	103	1977–78
Most wins, goalie	Andrew Engelage	46	2008–09
Best GAA, goalie	Andrew Engelage	2.35	2008–09
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

Season-by-season results

Regular season

(1975–84,1989–present) Windsor Spitfires
(1984–89) Windsor Compuware Spitfires

Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SL	Points	Pct %	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1971–72	56	21	32	3
45	0.402	220	266	5th SOJAHL
1972–73	60	30	21	9
69	0.575	286	273	3rd SOJAHL
1973–74	62	39	15	8
86	0.694	379	242	1st SOJAHL
1974–75	60	40	15	5
85	0.708	320	207	1st SOJAHL
1975–76	66	12	50	4	-
28	0.212	251	470	6th Emms
1976–77	66	21	37	8	-
50	0.379	294	386	5th Emms
1977–78	68	36	24	8	-
80	0.588	338	289	2nd Emms
1978–79	68	32	35	1	-
65	0.478	323	322	3rd Emms
1979–80	68	36	31	1	-
73	0.537	323	344	1st Emms
1980–81	68	33	33	2	-
68	0.500	322	337	2nd Emms
1981–82	68	22	42	4	-
48	0.353	269	343	6th Emms
1982–83	70	19	50	1	-
39	0.279	289	394	6th Emms
1983–84	70	22	46	2	-
46	0.329	280	379	6th Emms
1984–85	66	28	35	3	-
59	0.447	267	301	5th Emms
1985–86	66	34	26	6	-
74	0.561	280	259	3rd Emms
1986–87	66	36	25	5	-
77	0.583	287	249	3rd Emms
1987–88	66	50	14	2	-
102	0.773	396	215	1st Emms
1988–89	66	25	37	4	-
54	0.409	272	321	5th Emms
1989–90	66	17	41	8	-
42	0.318	233	341	8th Emms
1990–91	66	33	29	4	-
70	0.530	307	279	4th Emms
1991–92	66	25	33	8	-
58	0.439	272	316	5th Emms
1992–93	66	19	42	5	-
43	0.326	240	343	8th Emms
1993–94	66	25	36	5	-
55	0.417	253	298	7th Emms
1994–95	66	41	22	3	-
85	0.644	303	232	2nd Western
1995–96	66	21	41	4	-
46	0.348	256	312	4th Western
1996–97	66	29	29	8	-
66	0.500	303	285	3rd Western
1997–98	66	19	42	5	-
43	0.326	261	340	6th Western
1998–99	68	23	39	6	-
52	0.382	203	294	5th West
1999–00	68	35	30	2	1
73	0.529	213	231	4th West
2000–01	68	34	22	8	4
80	0.559	257	221	2nd West
2001–02	68	33	24	6	5
77	0.529	253	229	3rd West
2002–03	68	37	25	5	1
80	0.581	259	221	3rd West
2003–04	68	27	30	3	8
65	0.419	201	219	3rd West
2004–05	68	26	29	6	7
65	0.426	223	253	3rd West
2005–06	68	32	29
3	4	71	0.522	247	253	3rd West
2006–07	68	18	43
2	5	43	0.316	209	311	5th West
2007–08	68	41	15
7	5	94	0.691	279	205	2nd West
2008–09	68	57	10
0	1	115	0.846	311	171	1st West

Playoffs

1971–72 Out of playoffs.
1972–73 Defeated Niagara Falls Flyers 4 games to 3 in quarter-final.
Lost to Guelph CMC's 4 games to 0 in semi-final.
1973–74 Defeated Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 games to 0 in semi-final.
Defeated Chatham Maroons 4 games to 1 in final. SOJHL CHAMPIONS
Lost to Wexford Raiders 4 games to 3 in Eastern Centennial Cup quarter-final.
1974–75 Defeated Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 games to 1 in semi-final.
Lost to Guelph CMC's 4 games to 3 with 1 tie in final.
1975–76 Out of playoffs.
1976–77 Defeated Kitchener Rangers 3 games to 0 in first round.
Lost to St. Catharines Fincups 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
1977–78 Lost to Hamilton Fincups 9 points to 3 in quarter-finals.
1978–79 Lost to London Knights in a 9 games series in quarter-finals. Series protested and both teams moved on.
Eliminated in semi-final round-robin vs. Niagara Falls Flyers and London Knights.
1979–80 Defeated Niagara Falls Flyers 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals.
Defeated Brantford Alexanders 4 games to 3 in semi-finals.
Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 0 in finals.
1980–81 Defeated Brantford Alexanders 8 points to 4 in division semi-finals.
Lost to Kitchener Rangers 9 points to 1 in division finals.
1981–82 Defeated Niagara Falls Flyers 6 points to 4 in first round.
Lost to Kitchener Rangers 8 poins to 0 in quarter-finals.
1982–83 Lost to North Bay Centennials 6 points to 0 in first round.
1983–84 Lost to S.S. Marie Greyhounds 6 points to 0 in first round.
1984–85 Lost to London Knights 8 poins to 0 in first round.
1985–86 Defeated Kitchener Rangers 8 points to 2 in first round.
Finished quarter-final round robin vs Guelph Platers and North Bay Centennials in second place (4 points).
Lost to Guelph Platers 8 points to 4 in semi-finals.
1986–87 Defeated S.S. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 0 in first round.
Defeated Hamilton Steelhawks 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
Lost to North Bay Centennials 4 games to 2 in semi-finals.
1987–88 Defeated Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 0 in first round.
Earned bye through quarter-finals. 1st place in Emms division.
Defeated Hamilton Steelhawks 4 games to 0 in semi-finals.
Defeated Peterborough Petes 4 games to 0 in finals. OHL CHAMPIONS
Finished Memorial Cup round-robin in first place, earned berth in finals.
Lost to Medicine Hat Tigers 7–6 in championship game.
1988–89 Lost to Niagara Falls Thunder 4 games to 0 in first round.
1989–90 Out of playoffs.
1990–91 Defeated London Knights 4 games to 3 in first round.
Lost to Niagara Falls Thunder 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
1991–92 Lost to Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 3 in first round.
1992–93 Out of playoffs.
1993–94 Lost to S.S. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 0 in division quarter-finals.
1994–95 Defeated Sarnia Sting 4 games to 0 in division quarter-finals.
Lost to Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
1995–96 Lost to Detroit Whalers 4 games to 3 in division quarter-finals.
1996–97 Lost to Sarnia Sting 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
1997–98 Out of playoffs.
1998–99 Defeated Kitchener Rangers 2–1 in 8th place tiebreaker.
Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
1999–00 Defeated Sarnia Sting 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
2000–01 Defeated Owen Sound Attack 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
2001–02 Defeated S.S. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
Defeated Guelph Storm 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
Lost to Erie Otters 4 games to 1 in conference finals.
2002–03 Lost to London Knights 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
2003–04 Lost to London Knights 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
2004–05 Defeated S.S. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to London Knights 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
2005–06 Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
2006–07 Out of playoffs.
2007–08 Lost to Sarnia Sting 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
2008–09 Defeated Owen Sound Attack 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
Defeated Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
Defeated London Knights 4 games to 1 in conference finals.
Defeated Brampton Battalion 4 games to 1 in finals. OHL CHAMPIONS
Finished Memorial Cup round-robin in fourth place
Defeated Rimouski Océanic 6–4 in tiebreaker.
Defeated Drummondville Voltigeurs 3–2 (OT) in semifinal.
Defeated the Kelowna Rockets 4-1 in the Memorial Cup final. MEMORIAL CUP CHAMPIONS

Uniforms and logos

The new logo features an aggressive, stylized WWII Spitfire aircraft set against clouds on a red, white and blue shield with the word "Spitfires" emblazoned prominently in the forefront. The logo preserves the team's primary colours of red and blue, but uses richer, more vibrant hues and adds silver and yellow as secondary colours.

The Spitfires worked with the Ontario Hockey League and Reebok - official supplier of uniforms to the OHL - in finalizing the new uniform. The new jerseys sport shoulder patches featuring the vintage Spitfire plane encircled by a gold laurel wreath and containing the number 18 to commemorate former Spitfires captain Mickey Renaud. Both the primary logo and shoulder patch designs were collaborations by Marcello Fontana and Shane Potvin, both senior art directors at Hargreaves Stewart.

The Windsor Spitfires use white jerseys on the road until Christmas and at home in the new year and the red jerseys at home until Christmas and on the road in the new year. The Spitfires briefly used a third jersey featuring a white, red and green colour scheme and an alternate logo featuring an airplane flying in front of the Ambassador Bridge. When the team was also known as the Compuware Spitfires the team's colours were brown and orange, with a logo featuring a Spitfire airplane. The original Spitfires logo featured a maple leaf.

Arena

The Spitfires play home games at the new WFCU Centre, which was originally announced on October 7, 2006, and was built to be ready for the 2008–09 OHL season. ^[27] The first game at the new arena was held on December 11, resulting in a 4-0 loss to the Belleville Bulls.

The Spitfires formally played at Windsor Arena, built in 1924 in downtown Windsor, Ontario. The arena was originally known as the "Border Cities Arena" and was once home to the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL prior to 1927. The Windsor Arena, nicknamed "The Barn," is the oldest operating facility in the Canadian Hockey League. It hosted the OHL All-Star game in 1978, and the Memorial Cup in 1981. On December 4, 2008, the Windsor Spitfires played their last game at "The Barn" against the Guelph Storm, winning 2-1. ^[28] In the 12 games the Spitfires played at The Barn for the 2008-09 season, the Spitfires were perfect with 12 wins and no losses. Their first home loss of the season took place in their first game at the WFCU Centre.