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The Plymouth Whalers are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of the Compuware Sports Arena (seating capacity: 3,807) in Plymouth Township, Michigan, USA. They have been known as the Plymouth Whalers since 1997 and have also been known as the Detroit Whalers, Detroit Jr. Red Wings and the Detroit Ambassadors. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Plymouth Township is a township located in Wayne County, Michigan. ... A typical OHL hockey game. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Compuware Sports Arena is a 3,807-seat multi-purpose arena in Plymouth Township, Michigan. ... Navy blue is an especially dark shade of blue. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... Green is any of a number of similar colors. ... Image File history File links Vig. ... Image File history File links Vig. ... Image File history File links Wikinews-logo. ... Wikinews is a free content news source and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... A typical OHL hockey game. ... The Compuware Sports Arena is a 3,807-seat multi-purpose arena in Plymouth Township, Michigan. ... Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, either in terms of the space available, or in terms of limitations set by law. ... Plymouth Township is a township located in Wayne County, Michigan. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Owned by Peter Karmanos, the owner of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, Whalers players are often drafted by the Hurricanes to keep them in the system. Peter Karmanos, Jr. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club is a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina. ...

A Brief History

The Whalers have had a very colored past. The team began in Detroit, then moved to Oak Park and Auburn Hills. The team moved to Plymouth in 1996 and haven't looked back. They've been called Ambassadors, Jr. Wings and Whalers. But despite the changes, this team continues to win hockey games.

The club has made the playoffs in every season except their expansion year of 1990-91. The team has won 8 divisional titles (1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003), 2 OHL Regular Season Championships (2000, 2001), reached the OHL Championship Finals four times and won the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1995. The J. Ross Robertson Cup is hockey trophy awarded annually to the winner of Ontario Hockey League Championship Series. ...

The team played in the Canadian Hockey League's Memorial Cup championship in 1995. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). ...

While the Jr. Red Wings, the team played at Joe Louis Arena. However, after a falling out after 1995, the team moved to play in Oak Park as the Detroit Whalers, and failed to successfully defend their OHL Championship. The following year, they moved to the Compuware Sports Arena as their second and final season as the Detroit Whalers. The following year showed the name change to the Plymouth Whalers. Joe Louis Arena, nicknamed Hockeytown, The Joe, and JLA, is the home of the National Hockey League franchise the Detroit Red Wings. ... The Compuware Sports Arena is a 3,807-seat multi-purpose arena in Plymouth Township, Michigan. ...

Notable players

Current squad

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First Round Draft Picks

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NHL Alumni

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Retired numbers

All-Time Career Points Leaders

The following players are the top 10 players, sorted by points, of all-time by Whalers players. These statistics only include games played with the Whalers, not career OHL numbers.

Bold indicates active player. Pat Peake {b. ... Todd Harvey (b. ... Stephen Weiss {b. ...

Team Captains

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Year-by-year Record (As of Mar. 15)

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External links

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