American minor-league professional ice hockey team
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.
Season-by-season results
Season
Team
Games
Won
Lost
Tied
Points
Pct %
Goals for
Goals against
Standings
Playoffs
1945–46
Windsor Spitfires
15
1
12
2
4
0.133
?
?
4th, IHL
Did not qualify
1946–47
Windsor Spitfires
28
14
10
4
32
0.571
162
141
2nd, IHL
Won Semifinals Detroit Medal Mouldings 2-1, Won Turner Cup Finals Detroit Bright's Goodyears 3-0
1947–48
Windsor Hettche Spitfires
30
19
10
1
39
0.650
151
105
1st, IHL
Won Semifinals Detroit Medal Mouldings 2-1, Lost Turner Cup Finals Toledo Mercurys 4-1
1948–49
Windsor Hettche Spitfires
31
15
11
5
35
0.565
152
144
4th, North
Won Quarterfinals Detroit Jerry Lynch 2-0, Won Semifinals Detroit Auto Club 4-0, Won Turner Cup Finals Toledo Mercurys 4-3