| Kincardine Bulldogs | |
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| City: | Kincardine, Ontario[1] |
| League: | Western Junior C Hockey League[2] |
| Founded: | 1994[3] |
| Home Arena: | Davidson Centre Arena[4] |
| Colors: | Blue, Red, and White[5] |
| Head Coach: | Warren Biesel |
| General Manager: | Doug Kennedy[6] |
| Parent club(s): | Owen Sound Greys[7] |
| Previous franchise history | |
| 1975-1986[9]: | Kincardine Kinucks[8] |
The Kincardine Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Kincardine, Ontario[10]. The Municipality of Kincardine is located on the shores of Lake Huron in the County of Bruce in the province of Ontario, Canada. History The Western Junior C Hockey League was founded in 1966 when the original OHA Central Junior C Hockey League a large league was divided up Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye The Owen Sound Greys are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of Ice hockey competition for players generally between the ages of 16 and 20 years old Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Municipality of Kincardine is located on the shores of Lake Huron in the County of Bruce in the province of Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League[11]. History The Western Junior C Hockey League was founded in 1966 when the original OHA Central Junior C Hockey League a large league was divided up
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From 1975 until 1986, the Kincardine Kinucks played in the Central Junior "C" and Grey-Bruce Junior "C" Hockey League[12]. They won the league title in 1979[13]. They made it all the way to the Clarence Schmalz Cup All-Ontario Final where they lost to the Bowmanville Eagles in a four game sweep. The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association 's Junior "C" Ice hockey championship and championship trophy The Bowmanville Eagles are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The team folded in 1986[14].
In 1994, Kincardine came back to the Junior "C" loop, now called the Western Junior "C" Hockey League[15]. After taking three seasons to find their niche in the league, the Bulldogs won the league championship five of the next six seasons. In 1998, the Bulldogs made it all the way to the All-Ontario Championship but lost out to the Glanbrook Rangers 4-games-to-1[16]. The Glanbrook Rangers are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Glanbrook, Ontario, Canada. The Bulldogs were 2006 and 2007 Western Junior "C" Champions. Since 1995, the Bulldogs have yet to suffer a losing season.
In 2004-05, the Bulldogs finished the regular season in second place. Their semi-final match up was against the third seeded Hanover Barons. The Hanover Barons are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Hanover, Ontario, Canada. The Bulldogs defeated the Barons 4-games-to-1. In the league final, the Bulldogs were up against the first seeded Wingham Ironmen. The Wingham Ironmen are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Wingham, Ontario, Canada. The Ironmen defeated the Bulldogs 4-games-to-3 to win the Western Junior C championship. [17]
The 2005-06 season saw the Bulldogs finish off second in the regular season standings and have a bye through the league quarter-finals. In the semi-final, the Bulldogs locked horns with the third seeded Hanover Barons. The Hanover Barons are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Hanover, Ontario, Canada. The Barons did not prove much of a challenge as the Bulldogs walked through them 4-games-to-none. In the final, the Bulldogs were up against the first seeded Wingham Ironmen. The Wingham Ironmen are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Wingham, Ontario, Canada. The Bulldogs, despite being the lower seed managed to knock off the Ironmen in 5 games, 4-games-to-1, to win the league and enter into the All-Ontario playdowns for the Clarence Schmalz Cup. The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association 's Junior "C" Ice hockey championship and championship trophy In the All-Ontario quarter-final, the Bulldogs ran into the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League's Penetang Kings. History When the South-Central Junior D league was promoted to Junior C their league champion competed for the Clarence Schmalz Cup, but a second tier champion also competed The Penetang Kings are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Penetanguishene Ontario, Canada. Despite a valiant effort by the Bulldogs, the Kings ended their season 4-games-to-2. [18]
The 2006-07 regular season ended with the Bulldogs atop the Western Junior C standings. With a bye in the quarter-finals, the Bulldogs faced a Hanover Barons squad just fresh off of eliminating the Mount Forest Patriots. The Hanover Barons are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Hanover, Ontario, Canada. The Mount Forest Patriots are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada and the The Bulldogs kept it quick and beat the Barons 4-games-to-1. In the final, the Bulldogs met the Walkerton Hawks. The Walkerton Hawks are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada. The Hawks had just finished their best season in years, and were looking for more. The Bulldogs curtailed the Hawks and beat them 4-games-to-1 for a second straight league title. In the All-Ontario playdowns, the Bulldogs again locked horns with the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League's Penetang Kings. History When the South-Central Junior D league was promoted to Junior C their league champion competed for the Clarence Schmalz Cup, but a second tier champion also competed The Penetang Kings are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Penetanguishene Ontario, Canada. Everything seemed in hand for the Bulldogs, who by game four were leading the series 3-games-to-1. To the Bulldog's dismay, the Kings roared back and won three straight to win the series 4-games-to-3. [19]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
| 1975-76 | 31 | 9 | 20 | 2 | - | 156 | 227 | 20 | 4th CJCHL | ||
| 1976-77 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 1 | - | 258 | 235 | 39 | 4th CJCHL | ||
| 1977-78 | 35 | 4 | 27 | 4 | - | 91 | 178 | 12 | 6th CJCHL | ||
| 1978-79 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | - | 224 | 149 | 46 | 1st CJCHL | Won League, Lost CSC Final | |
| 1979-80 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | - | 154 | 152 | 27 | 5th CJCHL | ||
| 1980-81 | 29 | 9 | 15 | 5 | - | 149 | 172 | 23 | 5th GBJCHL | ||
| 1981-82 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | - | 208 | 129 | 47 | 1st GBJCHL | ||
| 1982-83 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 1 | - | 202 | 98 | 51 | 1st GBJCHL | ||
| 1983-84 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | - | 174 | 156 | 35 | 3rd GBJCHL | ||
| 1984-85 | 30 | 6 | 19 | 5 | - | 140 | 163 | 17 | 6th GBJCHL | ||
| 1985-86 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 2 | - | 152 | 184 | 26 | 4th GBJCHL | ||
| 1986-94 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 30 | 3 | 26 | 1 | - | 81 | 189 | 7 | 7th WJCHL | ||
| 1995-96 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 2 | - | 140 | 107 | 36 | 3rd WJCHL | ||
| 1996-97 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | - | 169 | 100 | 46 | 1st WJCHL | Won League | |
| 1997-98 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 2 | - | 199 | 99 | 58 | 1st WJCHL | Won League, Lost CSC Final | |
| 1998-99 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 3 | - | 220 | 74 | 63 | 1st WJCHL | Won League | |
| 1999-00* | 34 | 30 | 1 | 3 | - | 191 | 73 | 63 | 1st WJCHL | Won League | |
| 2000-01 | 39 | 30 | 6 | 3 | - | 224 | 81 | 63 | 2nd WJCHL | ||
| 2001-02 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 1 | - | 183 | 106 | 55 | 1st WJCHL | Won League | |
| 2002-03 | 35 | 24 | 8 | - | 3 | 175 | 100 | 51 | 1st WJCHL | ||
| 2003-04 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 138 | 81 | 49 | 2nd WJCHL | Lost Final | |
| 2004-05 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 114 | 51 | 2nd WJCHL | Lost Final | |
| 2005-06 | 40 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 193 | 90 | 66 | 2nd WJCHL | Won League, Lost CSC Quarter-final | |
| 2006-07 | 39 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 246 | 103 | 66 | 1st WJCHL | Won League, Lost CSC Quarter-final | |
| 2007-08 | 40 | 36 | 3 | - | 1 | 240 | 93 | 73 | 1st WJCHL | ||
(*) The 1999-00 Season was altered drastically due to the folding of the Lakeshore Pirates. The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association 's Junior "C" Ice hockey championship and championship trophy The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association 's Junior "C" Ice hockey championship and championship trophy The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association 's Junior "C" Ice hockey championship and championship trophy The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association 's Junior "C" Ice hockey championship and championship trophy History The Western Junior C Hockey League was founded in 1966 when the original OHA Central Junior C Hockey League a large league was divided up As a disproportionate amount of games had been played by each team against Lakeshore, all history of these games were erased. [20]