Greg Walters in good company
A road win over the Kingston Frontenacs on Sunday marked the 100th regular season victory for Greg Walters as the head coach of the Spitfires.
Walters reached the milestone in rather rapid fashion, given that he is in just his third season as the bench boss in Windsor. He had 45 wins in his first season with the Spitfires and 44 in his second.
Ahead of Walters on the all-time Ontario Hockey League regular-season wins chart for head coaches of the Spitfires are Bob Boughner with 280, Tommy Webster with 268 and Wayne Maxner with 169.
Webster passed away in 2020 at the age of 71. Maxner passed away in 2023 at the age of 80.
Notably, Boughner, Webster and Maxner were all head coaches in the National Hockey League as well.
As for Maxner, in addition to his 169 wins as head coach of the Spitfires, he also coached the London Knights of the OHL to 143 regular season victories and had 29 more in one year with the Sudbury Wolves.
Like Maxner, Walters has also had regular season success as an OHL head coach besides Windsor. Walters coached the Oshawa Generals to 75 wins and was behind the bench of the Owen Sound Attack for 71 more.
photo of Greg Walters by Bob Davies for Hockey News Windsor
