Dryden Ice Dogs

Dryden Ice Dogs
CityDryden, Ontario
LeagueSIJHL
Founded2001 (2001)
Home arenaDryden Memorial Arena
Colours         
General managerJake Gushue
Head coachJake Gushue
Mediasijhl.tv
Websitedrydenicedogs.com

The Dryden Ice Dogs are a junior ice hockey team in the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) based in Dryden, Ontario. It is one of the charter teams of the SIJHL.

Arena

The team plays its home games at Dryden Memorial Arena.[1] The building underwent major renovations between 2020 and 2023.[2] Its was built in 1978–79.[3]

History

The Ice Dogs have the distinction of being the first club to win the SIJHL championship Bill Salonen Cup in the inaugural season. They went on to win subsequent league championships in 2008, 2017, and 2018.[4]

In 2023, the Ice Dogs hired an historian to curate the history of the club in a book that was expected to be completed during the 2023–24 season.[5][6]

At 49° 47′ North, the Ice Dogs were the most northern junior A team in Ontario until 2008, further north than the Abitibi Eskimos of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. In the 2008–09 season, the Sioux Lookout Flyers joined the league and at 50° 06′ took over as Ontario's most northerly junior hockey club until they folded in 2013.[citation needed]

Regular season statistics
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts Finish Playoffs
2001–02 48 25 15 8 0 221 169 58 3rd SIJHL Won League
2002–03 52 28 20 2 2 248 206 60 3rd SIJHL Lost semifinals
2003–04 48 28 11 6 3 186 137 65 2nd SIJHL Lost finals
2004–05 48 24 24 0 0 168 135 48 3rd SIJHL Lost semifinals
2005–06 52 35 14 1 2 247 159 73 2nd SIJHL Lost finals
2006–07 50 23 23 4 0 216 212 50 4th SIJHL Lost semifinals
2007–08 50 36 11 1 2 240 149 75 1st SIJHL Won League
2008–09 50 20 25 — 5 170 210 45 5th SIJHL Lost quarterfinals
2009–10 52 38 9 — 5 235 148 81 2nd SIJHL Lost finals
2010–11 56 34 20 — 2 184 152 70 3rd SIJHL Lost finals
2011–12 56 25 24 — 7 212 200 57 4th SIJHL Lost semifinals
2012–13 56 28 25 — 3 189 197 59 3rd SIJHL Lost semifinals
2013–14 56 21 30 — 5 210 273 47 5th SIJHL Lost quarterfinals, 2–4 Miners
2014–15 56 30 21 — 5 244 204 65 3rd SIJHL Won semifinals, 4–2 Iron Rangers
Lost League Finals, 2–4 (Lakers)[a]
2015–16 56 33 15 — 8 216 162 70 2nd of 5 SIJHL Won semifinals, 4–2 (North Stars)
Lost League Finals, 2–4 (Lakers)
2016–17 56 45 7 — 4 297 148 94 1st of 6 SIJHL Won semifinals, 4–0 (Lakers)
Won League Finals, 4–0 (Miners)
SIJHL Champions
2017–18 56 40 8 — 8 272 148 88 1st of 6 SIJHL Won semifinals, 4–1 (Lakers)
Won League Finals, 4–2 (North Stars)
SIJHL Champions
2018–19 56 29 20 — 7 265 195 65 4th of 6 SIJHL Won quarterfinals, 3–0 (Lakers)
Lost semifinals, 1–4 (North Stars)
2019–20 55 25 25 — 5 191 202 55 Season cancelled
2020–21 4 3 1 — 0 16 13 6 Season cancelled
2021–22 46 26 15 3 1 213 136 56 3rd of 7 SIJHL Won quarterfinals, 3–0 (Lakers)
Lost semifinals, 2–4 (Miners)
2022–23 54 37 15 1 0 229 149 76 2nd of 7 SIJHL Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (Lakers)
Lost semifinals, 3–4 (North Stars)
2023–24 49 31 16 1 1 186 147 64 4th of 8 SIJHL Lost quarterfinals, 1-4 (Miners)
  1. ^ Advanced to Dudley Hewitt as league runner-up as Fort Francis qualified as host.

Playoffs

Goalie Graeme Harrington relaxes during a game (2007)
Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Nipigon Featherman Hawks 4-games-to-none
Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort Frances Borderland Thunder 4-games-to-none SIJHL Champions
Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 2-games-to-none
  • 2003 Lost semi-final
Fort Frances Borderland Thunder defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-none
  • 2004 Lost final
Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort Frances Borderland Thunder 4-games-to-3
Fort William North Stars defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-1
  • 2005 Lost semi-final
Fort Frances Borderland Thunder defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-none
Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Schreiber Diesels 4-games-to-none
Fort William North Stars defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-none
Third in Dudley Hewitt Cup round robin (1-2)
Sudbury Jr. Wolves (NOJHL) defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 5-4 in semi-final
  • 2007 Lost semi-final
Fort William North Stars defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-1
Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Schreiber Diesels 4-games-to-3
Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort William North Stars 4-games-to-1 SIJHL CHAMPIONS
Third in Dudley Hewitt Cup round robin (1-2)
Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJHL) defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 2-1 OT in semi-final
  • 2009 Lost quarter-final
Schreiber Diesels defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 3-games-to-none
  • 2010 Lost final
First in round robin (4-0) vs. Fort William North Stars and Sioux Lookout Flyers
Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort Frances Lakers 4-games-to-2
Fort William North Stars defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-1
  • 2011 Lost final
Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Duluth Clydesdales 4-games-to-none
Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort Frances Lakers 4-games-to-2
Wisconsin Wilderness defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-none
  • 2012 Lost semi-final
Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Sioux Lookout Flyers 4-games-to-1
Fort Frances Lakers defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-none
  • 2013 Lost semi-final
Fort Frances Lakers defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-3

Dudley Hewitt Cup

Central Canada Jr. A Championships
NOJHL – OJHL – SIJHL – Host
Round-robin play with 2nd vs. 3rd in semifinal to advance against 1st in the championship game.

Year Champion Finalist Series Scores
2002 Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats Dryden Ice Dogs 2–0 (Best of 3) 4–3 (2OT), 7–3
Year Round-robin Record Standing Semifinal Championship
2015 L, Soo Thunderbirds 1–8
L, Toronto Patriots 0–6
L, Fort Frances Lakers 3–5		 0–3–0 4th of 4 Did not advance
2017 OTW, Georgetown Raiders 5–4
L, Powassan Voodoos 3–4
L, Trenton Golden Hawks 4–10		 1–2–0 4th of 4 Did not advance
2018
host		 W, Wellington Dukes 4–1
W, Cochrane Crunch 3–0
L, Thunder Bay North Stars 1–2		 2–1–0 1st of 4 — L, Wellington 4–7

References

  1. ^ Forbes, Ryan (16 September 2022). "Expansion work begins at Dryden Arena". Kenora Online. Acadia Broadcasting. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ Forbes, Ryan. "$5 Million of Work to Continue at Dryden Arena This Summer". CKDR. Acadia Broadcasting. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Dryden group raising money for arena repairs the city can't afford". CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Dryden Ice Dogs hockey team statistics and history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  5. ^ Forbes, Ryan (13 April 2023). "New project will document Dryden GM Ice Dogs' history". Kenora Online. Acadia Broadcasting. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  6. ^ Sveinson, Mike (12 October 2023). "Documenting The History Of The SIJHL Dryden GM Ice Dogs". CKDR (Interview). Interviewed by Richard McCarthy. Dryden, ON: Acadia Broadcasting. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

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