Kincardine Bulldogs
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The Kincardine Bulldogs are a Canadian
Junior ice hockey
team based in Kincardine, Ontario
. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League
.
All-Ontario Final where they lost to the Bowmanville Eagles
in a four game sweep. The team folded in 1986.
In 1994, Kincardine came back to the Junior "C" loop, now called the Western Junior "C" Hockey League. 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. 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 Bulldogs defeated the Barons 4-games-to-1. In the league final, the Bulldogs were up against the first seeded Wingham Ironmen
. The Ironmen defeated the Bulldogs 4-games-to-3 to win the Western Junior C championship.
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 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 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
. In the All-Ontario quarter-final, the Bulldogs ran into the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
's Penetang Kings
. Despite a valiant effort by the Bulldogs, the Kings ended their season 4-games-to-2.
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 Bulldogs kept it quick and beat the Barons 4-games-to-1. In the final, the Bulldogs met the Walkerton Hawks
. 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
. 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.
(*) The 1999-00 Season was altered drastically due to the folding of the Lakeshore Pirates
. As a disproportionate amount of games had been played by each team against Lakeshore, all history of these games were erased.
Canada
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Junior ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team based in Kincardine, Ontario
Kincardine, Ontario
The Municipality of Kincardine is located on the shores of Lake Huron in the County of Bruce in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 12,000, and covers an area of 580 square kilometres...
. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League
Western Junior C Hockey League
The Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the Western will compete for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup....
.
History
From 1975 until 1986, the Kincardine Kinucks played in the Central Junior "C" and Grey-Bruce Junior "C" Hockey League. They won the league title in 1979. They made it all the way to the Clarence Schmalz CupClarence Schmalz Cup
The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...
All-Ontario Final where they lost to the Bowmanville Eagles
Bowmanville Eagles
The Bowmanville Eagles were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Central Canadian Hockey League. The Eagles left the OHA in 2010 when they merged with the Cobourg Cougars and left Bowmanville.-History:...
in a four game sweep. The team folded in 1986.
In 1994, Kincardine came back to the Junior "C" loop, now called the Western Junior "C" Hockey League. 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
Glanbrook Rangers
The Glanbrook Rangers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Glanbrook, Ontario, Canada. They are playing in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
4-games-to-1. 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
Hanover Barons
The Hanover Barons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Hanover, Ontario, Canada. They play out in the Western Junior C Hockey League. The Barons spent the 2009-10 season in the neighbouring town of Durham, Ontario while their new arena was being built in Hanover.-History:The Hanover...
. The Bulldogs defeated the Barons 4-games-to-1. In the league final, the Bulldogs were up against the first seeded Wingham Ironmen
Wingham Ironmen
The Wingham Ironmen are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Wingham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League.-History:Founded in 1975, the Ironmen started out in Northern Junior D Hockey League...
. The Ironmen defeated the Bulldogs 4-games-to-3 to win the Western Junior C championship.
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
Hanover Barons
The Hanover Barons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Hanover, Ontario, Canada. They play out in the Western Junior C Hockey League. The Barons spent the 2009-10 season in the neighbouring town of Durham, Ontario while their new arena was being built in Hanover.-History:The Hanover...
. 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
Wingham Ironmen
The Wingham Ironmen are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Wingham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League.-History:Founded in 1975, the Ironmen started out in Northern Junior D Hockey League...
. 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
Clarence Schmalz Cup
The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...
. In the All-Ontario quarter-final, the Bulldogs ran into the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
The Georgian Mid Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association...
's Penetang Kings
Penetang Kings
The Penetang Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
. Despite a valiant effort by the Bulldogs, the Kings ended their season 4-games-to-2.
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
Hanover Barons
The Hanover Barons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Hanover, Ontario, Canada. They play out in the Western Junior C Hockey League. The Barons spent the 2009-10 season in the neighbouring town of Durham, Ontario while their new arena was being built in Hanover.-History:The Hanover...
squad just fresh off of eliminating the Mount Forest Patriots
Mount Forest Patriots
The Mount Forest Patriots are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League .-History:...
. The Bulldogs kept it quick and beat the Barons 4-games-to-1. In the final, the Bulldogs met the Walkerton Hawks
Walkerton Hawks
The Walkerton Hawks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League.- History :The Walkerton Blackhawks entered the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League in 1976...
. 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
Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
The Georgian Mid Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association...
's Penetang Kings
Penetang Kings
The Penetang Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
. 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.
Season-by-Season Standings
| 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 Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships... Final |
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| 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 Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships... Final |
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| 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 Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships... Quarter-final |
|
| 2006-07 | 39 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 246 | 103 | 66 | 1st WJCHL | Won League, Lost CSC Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships... Quarter-final |
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| 2007-08 | 40 | 36 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | 240 | 93 | 73 | 1st WJCHL | |||||||
| 2008-09 | 36 | 26 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2 | 203 | 97 | 54 | 2nd WJCHL | |||||||
| 2009-10 | 36 | 20 | 13 | ||||||||
| 3 | 112 | 102 | 43 | 4th WJCHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
| 2010-11 | 36 | 18 | 16 | ||||||||
| 2 | 148 | 150 | 38 | 4th WJCHL | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
(*) The 1999-00 Season was altered drastically due to the folding of the Lakeshore Pirates
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. As a disproportionate amount of games had been played by each team against Lakeshore, all history of these games were erased.
- 1974-1981, 1982-1986, & 1994-1996
- 1981-1982
- 1996-2004
- 2004-Present
Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances
- 1979: Bowmanville EaglesBowmanville EaglesThe Bowmanville Eagles were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Central Canadian Hockey League. The Eagles left the OHA in 2010 when they merged with the Cobourg Cougars and left Bowmanville.-History:...
defeated Kincardine Kinucks 4-games-to-none - 1998: Glanbrook RangersGlanbrook RangersThe Glanbrook Rangers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Glanbrook, Ontario, Canada. They are playing in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Kincardine Bulldogs 4-games-to-1