Dunnville Jr. Mudcats

Dunnville Jr. Mudcats
CityDunnville, Ontario
LeagueProvincial Junior Hockey League
ConferenceSouth
DivisionBloomfield
Founded1974
Home arenaDunnville Memorial Arena
ColoursBlue, Yellow, and White
General managerCurtis Longland (2021-Present)
Head coachRyan Ricker (2023-Present)
Franchise history
1974-2010: Dunnville Terriers
2010-Present: Dunnville Jr. Mudcats
Championships
League champions1975, 1976, and 1983
Clarence Schmalz Cups1976 and 1983


The Dunnville Jr. Mudcats are a Junior ice hockey team based in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada. They are playing in the Provincial Junior Hockey League.


Prior to the 2016-17 season the Mudcats competed in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League.


History

Before joining the Niagara "C", the Terriers played in the Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League.


The Terriers' logo originally had a silhouette of a Scottish Terrier on it up until the early 1980s. Since then, despite the name of the team, the logo has shown an image of an English Bulldog.


In the Summer of 2010, the "Terriers" changed their name to the Dunnville Jr. Mudcats. The Mudcats are the name sake of the former Senior B team from town called the Dunnville Mudcats.





Season-by-season results

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1974-75 30 24 3 3 - -- -- 51 1st NJCHL Won League, lost CSC SF
1975-76 36 29 3 4 - -- -- 62 1st NJCHL Won League, won CSC
1976-77 32 17 12 3 - 172 164 37 3rd GHJHL
1977-78 40 14 22 4 - 194 252 32 5th GHJHL
1978-79 40 6th NDJBHL
1979-80 39 20 14 5 - 171 141 45 2nd NJC-E Lost quarter-final
1980-81 40 19 17 4 - 223 191 42 4th NJC-E Lost final
1981-82 35 23 7 5 - -- -- 51 2nd NJC-CA Lost Div Final
1982-83 32 24 6 2 - -- -- 50 1st NJC-E Won League, won CSC
1983-84 40 14 20 6 - -- -- 34 4th NJC-E
1984-85 34 20 11 3 - 188 122 43 4th NJCHL Lost semi-final
1985-86 39 18 19 2 - 205 190 38 7th GHJHL
1986-87 34 16 13 5 - -- -- 37 1st NJC-C
1987-88 40 19 16 5 - 186 196 43 2nd NJC-E Lost quarter-final
1988-89 40 4 31 5 - -- -- 13 6th NJC-E
1989-90 40 17 20 3 - -- -- 37 4th NJC-E
1990-91 36 8 24 4 - 134 198 20 7th NJC-E
1991-92 36 3 31 2 - 112 245 8 7th NJC-E
1992-93 42 9 27 6 - 144 265 24 7th NJC-E
1993-94 41 4 35 2 - 134 291 10 8th NJC-E
1994-95 36 7 26 3 - 118 236 17 6th NJC-E
1995-96 36 9 23 4 - 104 189 22 6th NJC-E
1996-97 36 9 24 2 1 118 222 21 6th NJC-E
1997-98 42 6 35 1 0 104 314 13 7th NJC-E
1998-99 35 5 29 0 1 98 223 11 7th NJC-E
1999-00 36 6 29 - 1 124 216 13 6th NJC-E
2000-01 36 4 30 1 1 101 226 10 6th NJC-E
2001-02 36 7 25 1 3 104 188 18 6th NJC-E
2002-03 36 14 19 1 2 161 164 31 8th NJCHL
2003-04 36 10 23 2 0 120 176 22 11th NJCHL
2004-05 36 9 26 1 0 117 203 19 11th NJCHL
2005-06 36 12 18 3 3 126 152 30 7th NJCHL
2006-07 36 4 27 1 4 136 266 13 11th NJCHL
2007-08 36 0 35 0 1 74 316 1 12th NJCHL Lost quarter-final
2008-09 36 2 33 - 1 69 256 5 12th NJCHL Lost quarter-final
2009-10 36 6 29 - 1 118 200 13 12th NJCHL Lost quarter-final
2010-11 36 19 15 - 2 156 169 40 8th NJCHL Lost quarter-final
2011-12 36 7 27 - 2 117 185 16 12th NJCHL Lost quarter-final
2012-13 38 21 15 - 2 131 133 44 3rd NJC-E
2013-14 35 22 12 - 1 148 104 45 3rd NJCHL Lost final
2014-15 42 27 12 - 3 184 129 57 3rd NJCHL Won quarters - 4-0 - (Riverhawks)
Lost semi's - 0-4 - (Blues)
2015-16 42 16 24 1 1 161 172 34 6th of 8 NJCHL Lostn Quarters - 0-4 - (Blues)
2016-17 42 16 25 1 - 139 170 33 6th of 8-PJHL
Bloomfield Div
won Div Quarters - 4-3, (Hawks)
Lost div semi-finals, 0-4 (Peach Kings)
2017-18 42 13 25 3 1 115 186 30 7th of 8-PJHL
Bloomfield Div
Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Peach Kings)
2018-19 42 9 29 1 3 99 231 22 7th of 8-PJHL
Bloomfield Div
Lost Div Quarters, 1-4 (Peach Kings)
2019-20 42 11 28 1 2 100 177 25 8th of 8-PJHL
Bloomfield Div
Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Peach Kings)
2020-21 Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22 30 8 19 3 0 69 113 19 7th of 7-PJHL
Bloomfield Div
Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Peach Kings)
2022-23 42 13 25 2 2 111 170 30 6th of 7-PJHL
Bloomfield Div
Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Sailors)
2023-24 42 10 27 3 2 103 186 25 6th of 7-PJHL
Bloomfield Div
Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Rangers)

Clarence Schmalz Cup appearances

1976: Dunnville Terriers defeated Essex 73's 4-games-to-2
1983: Dunnville Terriers defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-2

Notable alumni