This is the story of one of the premier franchises in all of junior hockey. The Whalers have been one of the most competitive teams in the Ontario Hockey League since their inception.
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 10 divisional titles (1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007), 2 OHL Regular Season Championships (1999, 2000), reached the OHL Championship Finals five times (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2007) and won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL Champions in 1995 and 2007.
The team played in the Canadian Hockey League's Memorial Cup championship in 1995 and 2007.
The Whalers have retired one jersey number (#14) for Pat Peake (1990-93), the team's first-ever draft pick and all time leading scorer with 138 goals and 181 assists for 319 points in 162 career regular season games.
