Mount Brydges Bulldogs

Mount Brydges Bulldogs
Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
City	Mount Brydges, Ontario
Founded	1975
Division	Yeck
Head Coach	Mike Herman
General Manager	Kevin Bradley
Arena	Tri-Township Arena
Affiliate(s)	Strathroy Rockets
Team Colors	Black, Red, Yellow, and White
League Champions	1984, 1997, 2001
OHA Cups	1984, 1997, 2001

The Mount Brydges Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Mount Brydges, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. The Bulldogs are three-time provincial champions.

History

The Mount Brydges Bulldogs were founded in 1975 as members of the Western Junior D Hockey League.

The 1983–84 season saw the Bulldogs pull off a 22–7–5 record, which led them on to win their first Western league championship, despite competition from the Exeter Hawks who only suffered a total of two losses during the regular season. In the provincial final, the Bulldogs met the Grand Valley Harvesters of the Northern Junior D Hockey League, winning their first series 4 games to 2.

The Bulldogs were a tough team until the mid-1980s. In 1988, the Western league absorbed the Southern league and became an eighteen-team super-league. From then into the mid-1990s, the Bulldogs struggled. In 1991, the Western League was disbanded and replaced with the OHA Junior Development League.

The 1996–97 season proved to be one of the best ever for the Bulldogs. At the end of the regular season, the Bulldogs were at the top of the league with 34 wins and only 3 losses. The Bulldogs battled through three rounds of playoffs to meet the Wellesley Applejacks at the OHAJDL finals. The Bulldogs earned their second OHA Cup with a 4-games-to-none sweep.

The Bulldogs finished the 2000-01 season in eighth place overall with a record of 23 wins and 14 losses. The Bulldogs defeated their competition in the first three rounds of the playoffs to win their conference title. In the provincial championship final they met the Wellesley Applejacks, who were caught flat-footed and defeated 4 games to 1. This marked the Bulldogs' third provincial championship.

The 2004–05 season was a strong one for the Bulldogs who finished sixth place overall in the OHAJDL. They again battled through the first three rounds of the playoffs, winning their conference. In the end, they met the Hagersville Hawks, an opponent that was not to be denied an OHA Cup. The Bulldogs lost the series 4-games-to-1, their first ever loss in the provincial final.

The Bulldogs finished the 2005-06 season with a .500 record and ranked eleventh place overall. In the first round of the playoffs, the Bulldogs pulled off a major upset knocking off the number one ranked Mitchell Hawks 4-games-to-2. In round 2, they met the Thamesford Trojans who defeated the Bulldogs 4-games-to-1.

Mount Brydges pulled off a 21-win season in 2006-07, but still only finished in tenth place overall. In the first round of the playoffs, they met the Lambeth Lancers who defeated the Bulldogs 4-games-to-1.

The 2007-2008 season proved to be their best regular season in franchise history. With 36 wins and only 3 losses, the Bulldogs were number one in the league with 73 points. The Bulldogs swept their way through the first two rounds of the playoffs before meeting the perennial powerhouse Thamesford Trojans in the Yeck Conference finals. Thamesford powered past Mount Brydges 4 games to none, en route to their 2008 championship.

Season-by-season standings

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results
1975-76	27	1	23	3	-	106	251	5	8th WJDHL
1976-77	32	15	14	3	-	207	183	33	5th WJDHL
1977-78	34	21	7	6	-	235	156	48	4th WJDHL
1978-79	32	3	29	0	-	92	242	6	10th WJDHL
1979-80	34	3	30	1	-	130	313	7	10th WJDHL
1980-81	32	0	32	0	-	84	387	0	10th WJDHL
1981-82	35	11	20	4	-	129	164	26	9th WJDHL
1982-83	36	20	10	6	-	169	129	46	2nd WJDHL
1983-84	34	22	7	5	-	187	115	49	2nd WJDHL
1984-85	33	22	9	2	-	169	140	46	4th WJDHL
1985-86	42	27	11	4	-	223	130	58	4th WJDHL
1986-87	41	23	14	4	-	204	179	50	3rd WJDHL
1987-88	39	15	21	3	-	172	207	33	8th WJDHL
1988-89	35	19	15	1	-	190	156	39	9th WJDHL
1989-90	35	14	17	4	-	133	137	32	10th WJDHL
1990-91	40	12	23	4	1	139	188	29	15th WJDHL
1991-92	40	11	24	3	2	132	196	27	15th OHAJDL
1992-93	38	14	18	4	2	150	182	34	13th OHAJDL
1993-94	40	22	17	1	-	234	185	45	8th OHAJDL
1994-95	39	11	22	2	4	143	194	28	15th OHAJDL
1995-96	38	21	10	5	2	190	142	49	5th OHAJDL
1996-97	38	34	3	0	1	236	102	69	1st OHAJDL
1997-98	39	13	24	1	1	136	152	28	15th OHAJDL
1998-99	40	19	18	2	1	154	155	41	9th OHAJDL
1999-00	40	28	10	2	0	217	139	58	2nd OHAJDL
2000-01	40	23	14	2	1	--	--	49	8th OHAJDL
2001-02	40	25	14	1	0	211	144	51	5th OHAJDL
2002-03	40	15	24	1	0	129	166	31	16th OHAJDL
2003-04	40	14	21	2	3	142	177	33	15th OHAJDL
2004-05	40	24	12	3	1	166	135	52	6th OHAJDL
2005-06	38	16	16	5	1	155	145	38	11th OHAJDL
2006-07	40	21	18	0	1	165	186	43	10th SOJHL
2007-08	40	36	3	-	1	222	121	73	1st SOJHL
2008-09	40	33	6	-	1	185	129	67	1st SOJHL
2009-10	36	26	7	-	3	197	115	55	3rd SOJHL
2010-11	36	21	12	-	3	166	151	45	6th SOJHL

Playoffs

• 1984 Won league, Won OHA Championship

Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Grand Valley Harvesters 4-games-to-2 in OHA final

• 1997 Won league

Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Wellesley Applejacks 4-games-to-none in final

• 2001 Won league

Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Wellesley Applejacks 4-games-to-1 in final

• 2005 Lost final

Hagersville Hawks defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4-games-to-1 in final

• 2006 Lost conference semi-final

Thamesford Trojans defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4-games-to-1 in conf. semi-final

• 2007 Lost conference quarter-final

Lambeth Lancers defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4-games-to-1 in conf. quarter-final

• 2008 Lost conference final

Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Exeter Hawks 4-games-to-none in conf. quarter-final

Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated West Lorne Lakers 4-games-to-none in conf. semi-final

Thamesford Trojans defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4-games-to-0 in conf. final

External links

• Official OHA Bulldogs' Website
• Official Bulldogs Website