Kincardine Bulldogs The Kincardine Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Kincardine , Ontario . They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League . 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 Cup 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 . Season - by - Season Standings . ( * ) " 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 . "