The Windsor Gotfredsons were a

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professional

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team and one of the four founding members of the International Hockey League in 1945. The team was based in

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and played at the

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. After one season, they became known as the Windsor Staffords, and two years later became Windsor Ryan Cretes. The team played five seasons total, folding in 1950.

Season-by-season results

See also