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The Windsor Gotfredsons were a minor league professional ice hockey team and one of the four founding members of the International Hockey League in 1945. The team was based in Windsor, Ontario and played at the Windsor Arena. 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 | Team | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Pct % | Goals for | Goals against | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945–46 | Gotfredsons | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 0.633 | 90 | 72 | 2nd, IHL |
| 1946–47 | Staffords | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 0.661 | 167 | 138 | 1st, IHL |
| 1947–48 | Staffords | 30 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 0.283 | 117 | 188 | 6th, IHL |
| 1948–49 | Ryan Cretes | 31 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 0.097 | 89 | 177 | 6th, North |
| 1949–50 | Ryan Cretes | 40 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 0.313 | 152 | 236 | 5th, IHL |
| Totals | 144 | 43 | 83 | 18 | 104 | 0.361 | 615 | 811 |
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