Mount Brydges Bulldogs
CityMount Brydges, Ontario
LeagueProvincial Junior Hockey League
Founded1975[1]
Home arenaTri-Township Arena[2]
ColoursBlack, Red, Yellow, and White
PresidentAndy Friyia
General managerBrian Griffiths
Head coachPaul Hopkins
Championships
League champions1984, 1997, 2001, 2005
OHA Cups1984, 1997, 2001

The Mount Brydges Bulldogs are a Junior ice hockey team based in Mount Brydges, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League and are three-time provincial champions.

History

The Mount Brydges Bulldogs were founded in 1975[1] as members of the Western Junior D Hockey League.[3]

The 1983–84 season saw the Bulldogs pull off a 22–7–5 record, which led them on to win their first Western league championship, despite competition from the Exeter Hawks who only suffered a total of two losses during the regular season. In the provincial final, the Bulldogs met the Grand Valley Harvesters of the Northern Junior D Hockey League, winning their first series 4 games to 2.[4]

The Bulldogs were a tough team until the mid-1980s. In 1988, the Western league absorbed the Southern league and became an eighteen-team super-league. From then into the mid-1990s, the Bulldogs struggled. In 1991, the Western League was disbanded and replaced with the OHA Junior Development League.[3]

The 1996–97 season proved to be one of the best ever for the Bulldogs. At the end of the regular season, the Bulldogs were at the top of the league with 34 wins and only 3 losses. The Bulldogs battled through three rounds of playoffs to meet the Wellesley Applejacks at the OHAJDL finals. The Bulldogs earned their second OHA Cup with a 4-games-to-none sweep.[4]

The Bulldogs finished the 2000-01 season in eighth place overall with a record of 23 wins and 14 losses. The Bulldogs defeated their competition in the first three rounds of the playoffs to win their conference title. In the provincial championship final they met the Wellesley Applejacks, who were caught flat-footed and defeated 4 games to 1. This marked the Bulldogs' third provincial championship.[4]

The 2004–05 season was a strong one for the Bulldogs who finished sixth place overall in the OHAJDL. They again battled through the first three rounds of the playoffs, winning their conference. In the end, they met the Hagersville Hawks, an opponent that was not to be denied an OHA Cup. The Bulldogs lost the series 4-games-to-1.

The Bulldogs finished the 2005-06 season with a .500 record and ranked eleventh place overall. In the first round of the playoffs, the Bulldogs pulled off a major upset knocking off the number one ranked Mitchell Hawks 4-games-to-2. In round 2, they met the Thamesford Trojans who defeated the Bulldogs 4-games-to-1.

Mount Brydges pulled off a 21-win season in 2006-07, and finished in tenth place overall. In the first round of the playoffs the lost 4-games-to-1.

The 2007-2008 season proved to be their best regular season in franchise history. With 36 wins and only 3 losses, the Bulldogs were number one in the league with 73 points. The Bulldogs swept their way through the first two rounds of the playoffs before meeting the perennial powerhouse Thamesford Trojans in the Yeck Conference finals. Thamesford powered past Mount Brydges 4 games to none, en route to their 2008 championship.

The 2008-2009 season was yet again another great season in the history of the franchise. With 33 wins and only 6 losses, finishing first overall. The Bulldogs yet again swept their way to the Conference Final before losing to the eventual league champions North Middlesex Stars 4 games to 1.

The 2009-2010 season brought changes within the organization resulting in a third-place finish for the regular season and first-round knockout in the playoffs.

During the 2017-2018 season, the Bulldogs and North Middlesex Stars engaged in the inaugural season series entitled the Battle of Highway 81. The Bulldogs would go on to win the series on the final day of the regular season and down the Stars by a 3-2 season tally.

Battle of Highway 81 Series Scores 2017-18: Game 1: Stars 4-2 Bulldogs, Game 2: Bulldogs 3-1 Stars, Game 3: Stars 5-2 Bulldogs, Game 4: Bulldogs 5-2 Stars, Game 5: Bulldogs 4-1 Stars

Season-by-season standings

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1975-76271233-10625158th WJDHL
1976-773215143-207183335th WJDHL
1977-78342176-235156484th WJDHL
1978-79323290-92242610th WJDHL
1979-80343301-130313710th WJDHL
1980-81320320-84387010th WJDHL
1981-823511204-129164269th WJDHL
1982-833620106-169129462nd WJDHL
1983-84342275-187115492nd WJDHLWon League, won OHA Championship
1984-85332292-169140464th WJDHL
1985-864227114-223130584th WJDHL
1986-874123144-204179503rd WJDHL
1987-883915213-172207338th WJDHL
1988-893519151-190156399th WJDHL
1989-903514174-1331373210th WJDHL
1990-91401223411391882915th WJDHL
1991-92401124321321962715th OHAJDL
1992-93381418421501823413th OHAJDL
1993-944022171-234185458th OHAJDL
1994-95391122241431942815th OHAJDL
1995-9638211052190142495th OHAJDL
1996-973834301236102691st OHAJDLWon League, won OHA Championship
1997-98391324111361522815th OHAJDL
1998-9940191821154155419th OHAJDL
1999-0040281020217139582nd OHAJDL
2000-0140231421----498th OHAJDL
2001-0240251410211144515th OHAJDLWon League, won OHA Championship
2002-03401524101291663116th OHAJDLLost quarter-final
2003-04401421231421773315th OHAJDLLost quarter-final
2004-0540241231166135526th OHAJDLWon League, lost OHA Championship
2005-06381616511551453811th OHAJDLLost semi-final
2006-07402118011651864310th SOJHLLost quarter-final
2007-0840363-1222121731st SOJHLLost Conference-final
2008-0940336-1185129671st SOJHLLost Conference-final
2009-1036267-3197115553rd SOJHLLost quarter-final
2010-11362112-3166151456th SOJHLWon quarter-final, 4-3 (Irish)
Lost semi-final, 2-4 (Stars)
2011-12362115-0159129428th SOJHLLost quarter-final, 0-4 (Hawks)
2012-13371417-6128162347th SOJHLLost First Round, 2-4 (Braves)
2013-1440831-1100195178th SOJHLLost quarter-final, 0-4 (Lancers)
2014-1540289-3199134592nd SOJHLWon quarterfinals, 4-0 (Sailors)
Lost semi-final, 0-4 (Hawks)
2015-164021190-206173424th of 9 SOJHLWon quarterfinals, 4-1 (Lucan Irish)
Lost semifinals 0-4 (Dolphins)
2016-174018202-153175385th of 9
Yeck Div -PJHL 		Lost Div Quarters, 3-4 (Lancers)
2017-1840162103127166356th of 9
Yeck Div -PJHL 		Lost Div Quarters, 1-4 (Dolphins)
2018-194092830108158218th of 9
Yeck Div -PJHL		Lost Div Quarters, 1-4 (Dolphins)
2019-2042281211198118583rd of 8
Yeck Div -PJHL		Won Div Quarters, 4-1(Spitfires)
Lost div. semi-finals 1-4 (Hawks)
2020-21Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22301891210179392nd of 7
Yeck Div -PJHL		Won Div Quarters, 4-0 (Sailors)
Lost div. semi-finals 1-4 (Stars)
2022-234029731169105621st of 8
Yeck Div -PJHL		Won Div Quarters, 4-0 (Flyers)
Won Div. Semi-finals 4-0 (Hawks)
Lost Div Finals 3-4 (Trojans)

Playoffs

  • 1984 Won league, won OHA Championship
Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Grand Valley Harvesters 4-games-to-2 in OHA final
  • 1997 Won league
Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Wellesley Applejacks 4-games-to-none in final
  • 2001 Won league, won OHA Championship
Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Wellesley Applejacks 4-games-to-1 in final
  • 2005 Won League, lost OHA Championship
Hagersville Hawks defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4-games-to-1 in final
  • 2006 Lost conference semi-final
Thamesford Trojans defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4-games-to-1 in conf. semi-final
  • 2008 Lost conference final
Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Exeter Hawks 4-games-to-none in conf. quarter-final
Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated West Lorne Lakers 4-games-to-none in conf. semi-final
Thamesford Trojans defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4-games-to-0 in conf. final
  • 2009 Lost conference Final
Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Exeter Hawks 4-games-to-none in conf. quarter final
Mount Brydges Bulldogsdefeated Port Stanley Sailors 4-games-to-none in conf. semi final
North Middlesex Stars defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4-games-to-one in conf. final
  • 2010 lost quarter final

defeated 4-games-to-none

  • 2011Lost semi final
Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Lucan Irish 4-games-to-three in quarter final
Thamesford Trojans defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4-games-to-none in semi final

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Brydges Bulldogs at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
  2. ↑ "TriTownship Arena - Strathroy-Caradoc". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  3. 1 2 "OGP | Custom Sports Products by Official Game Puck".
  4. 1 2 3 "MOUNT BRYDGES BULLDOGS JR HOCKEY | OHA Mount Brydges Bulldogs - Pointstreak Sites".
  5. ↑ "Jason Williams Stats and News".
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