The Stratford Kroehlers were a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). Named for sponsor Kroehler Furniture Company, the team played home games at the Stratford Arena, in Stratford, Ontario. The team was known as the Stratford Midgets before 1939, then briefly as the Stratford Kist until 1942.

The Kroehlers played in the OHA junior-A division from 1942 until 1944. Due to the shortage of higher-calibre players during World War II, the Kroehlers dropped down to the Stratford and District Juvenile Hockey League for two seasons, then returned to the OHA junior-A division for the 1946–47 OHA season. In the 1947–48 OHA season, right winger George Armstrong won the Red Tilson Trophy as the OHA's most outstanding player, and the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as the league's top scorer.

National Hockey League alumni

Kroehlers alumnus George Armstrong was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a player, and Howie Meeker received the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award as a hockey broadcaster.

List of National Hockey League alumni:

Bob Armstrong George Armstrong Bob Bailey Bill Cupolo Jack Jackson Joe Klukay Arnie Kullman Ed Kullman Danny Lewicki Tom McGrattan Howie Meeker Bill Mitchell George Robertson Enio Sclisizzi Jack Stoddard Barry Sullivan Len Wharton

Season-by-season results

Regular season and playoffs results:

Legend: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Memorial Cup championsLeague championsLeague finalists

Season Regular season Playoffs Finish1942–4325799240.43875784th OHALost quarterfinal (Brantford Lions) 2–01943–44257162160.304991545th Group 2Did not qualifyDid not operate from 1944 to 19461946–473622140440.6111641084th OHALost quarterfinal (Galt Red Wings) 2–01947–483621132440.6181511344th OHALost quarterfinal (Barrie Flyers) 2–01948–494825212520.5431902005th OHALost quarterfinal (Toronto Marlboros) 2–11949–504814313310.3111652187th OHADid not qualify1950–515420286460.4172002307th OHALost quarterfinal (Toronto Marlboros) 3–0

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