Kincardine Bulldogs
CityKincardine, Ontario[1]
LeagueProvincial Junior Hockey League
ConferenceNorth
DivisionPollock
Founded1994 (1994)[1]
Home arenaDavidson Centre Arena[2]
ColoursBlue, Red, and White[3]
General managerWarren Beisel
Head coachJeff Alcombrack
Previous franchise history
1975-1986[4]Kincardine Kinucks[4]
1994 - presentKincardine Bulldogs

The Kincardine Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Kincardine, Ontario.[1] They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League which is an amalgamation of all former junior C leagues in Southern Ontario including the Bulldogs former Western Junior C Hockey League.[5]

History

From 1975 until 1986, the Kincardine Kinucks played in the Central Junior "C" and Grey-Bruce Junior "C" Hockey League.[4] They won the league title in 1979.[6] 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 team folded in 1986.[4]

In 1994, Kincardine came back to the Junior "C" loop, now called the Western Junior "C" Hockey League.[1] 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.[6] The Bulldogs were 2006 and 2007 Western Junior "C" Champions.

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.[7]

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.[7]

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 Bulldogs' dismay, the Kings roared back and won three straight to win the series 4-games-to-3.[7]


During the summer of 2016 the eight junior "C" leagues in Southern Ontario came together as the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The former leagues became divisions and assigned to one of four conferences. For the Bulldogs it means they will compete in the Western Conference and the Pollock Division.

Season-by-season standings

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1975-76319202-156227204th CJCHL
1976-773619161-258235394th CJCHL
1977-78354274-91178126th CJCHL
1978-79302154-224149461st CJCHLWon league, lost CSC final
1979-802912143-154152275th CJCHL
1980-81299155-149172235th GBJCHL
1981-82302361-208129471st GBJCHL
1982-83292531-20298511st GBJCHL
1983-843016113-174156353rd GBJCHL
1984-85306195-140163176th GBJCHL
1985-863012162-152184264th GBJCHL
1986-94Did not participate
1994-95303261-8118977th WJCHL
1995-962917102-140107363rd WJCHL
1996-97282134-169100461st WJCHLWon league, lost CSC semi-final
1997-98352852-19999581st WJCHLWon league, lost CSC final
1998-99363033-22074631st WJCHLWon league, lost CSC semi-final
1999-00*343013-19173631st WJCHLWon league, lost CSC semi-final
2000-01393063-22481632nd WJCHLLost final
2001-02352771-183106551st WJCHLWon league, lost CSC semi-final
2002-0335248-3175100511st WJCHLLost final
2003-04332156113881492nd WJCHLLost final
2004-0540251410151114512nd WJCHLLost final
2005-06403262019390662nd WJCHLWon league, lost CSC quarter-final
2006-073932502246103661st WJCHLWon league, lost CSC quarter-final
2007-0840363-124093731st WJCHLLost final
2008-0936268-220397542nd WJCHL
2009-10362013-3112102434th WJCHLLost semi-final
2010-11361816-2148150384th WJCHLLost quarter-final
2011-12361815-3114126395th WJCHLLost quarter-final
2012-13362510-1176125512nd WJCHLLost final
2013-14351716-2146138364th WJCHLLost semi-final
2014-153618153-124113394th WJCHLWon quarters, 4-2 (Patriots)
Lost semifinals, 1-4 (Ironmen)
2015-163622131-179135453rd of 7
WJCHL		Won quarters, 4-0 (Flyers)
Wom Semifinals, 4-3 (Patriots)
Won league Finals, 4-3 (Hawks)
Lost CSC quarters, 1-4 (Alliston)
2016-173616173-118125354th of 7
Pollock Div-PJHL		Lost Div Quarters, 2-4 - (Barons)
2017-1840231232137103513rd of 7
Pollock Div-PJHL		Won Div Quarters, 4-0 (Flyers)
Lost div semi-final, 2-4 (Hawks)
2018-1942231612153133493rd of 7
Pollock Div-PJHL		Won Div Quarters, 4-2 (Hawks)
Lost div semi-final, 1-4 (Hawks)
2019-2042241523146119513rd of 7
Pollock Div-PJHL		Won Div Quarters, 4-2 (Flyers)
Lost div semi-final, 0-4 (Ironmen)
2020-21Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22321613219992354th of 7
Pollock Div-PJHL		Lost Div Quarters, 2-4 (Ironmen)
2022-2342181851156148425th of 7
Pollock Div-PJHL		Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Ironmen)


(*) The 1999-00 Season was altered drastically due to the folding of the Lakeshore Pirates. As a disproportionate number of games had been played by each team against Lakeshore, all history of these games were erased.[8]

Clarence Schmalz Cup appearances

1979: Bowmanville Eagles defeated Kincardine Kinucks 4-games-to-none[6]
1998: Glanbrook Rangers defeated Kincardine Bulldogs 4-games-to-1[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kincardine Bulldogs
  2. ↑ ArenaMaps.com | Davidson Centre Arena | Kincardine | ON | Canada
  3. ↑ Kincardine Bulldogs Jr. C. Hockey Club
  4. 1 2 3 4 KincardineKinucks
  5. ↑ Western C Teams | Western Junior C Hockey League | Junior C | Leagues | Ontario Hockey Association Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 1 2 3 4 Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006)
  7. 1 2 3 4 Home | Ontario Hockey Association
  8. ↑ Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section, November 1999.
  9. ↑ Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section final standings
  10. ↑ London Free Press Sports Section final standings
  11. ↑ Mount Forest Confederate Sports Section final standings
  12. ↑ Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section for Goal totals
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