Sudbury Wolves " For the team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League , please see Sudbury Wolves ( EPHL ) . " The Sudbury Wolves are an OHL ice hockey team from Sudbury , Ontario . Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the " Wolves " ( or " Club Wolves " for their junior team ) nearly every year since World War I . The Sudbury Wolves , the senior men ' s AAA team , have twice been chosen to be Canada ' s representatives at the Ice Hockey World Championships . They were Canada ' s team at both the 1938 and 1949 World Ice Hockey Championships , winning the World Championship title for Canada in 1938 , and the silver medal in 1949 . The Sudbury Cub Wolves junior team began play in the 1920s as a member of the Nickel Belt Hockey League , then later in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League . In 1932 and 1935 , this team won the George Richardson Memorial Trophy as Eastern Canada ' s Junior " A " champions . They won the Memorial Cup in 1932 and were runners - up in 1935 . The current edition of the Sudbury Wolves is a junior ice hockey team that play in the Ontario Hockey League . The team is based in Sudbury , Ontario , Canada . The Sudbury Wolves have existed since 1962 in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association , and 1972 in the OHL . History . Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the Wolves or Club Wolves nearly every year since World War I . A Sudbury Cub Wolves junior team began play in the 1920s as a member of the Nickel Belt Hockey League , then later the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League . Under the management of Max Silverman , this team won the George Richardson Memorial Trophy in 1932 and 1935 , as Eastern Canadian champions . They won the Memorial Cup in 1932 and were runners - up in 1935 . The senior Wolves represented Team Canada at the 1938 and 1949 World Championships , winning gold in 1938 . The second incarnation of the Wolves was the 1962 entry into the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association . The Wolves won the McNamara Trophy as NOJHL Champions in 1969 and 1971 . The Ontario Hockey Association arrived in Sudbury in the fall of 1972 when the owners of the NOJHL ' s Sudbury Wolves bought the Niagara Falls Flyers franchise and merged the two teams . Ken Burgess went out on a limb and purchased the hockey club and brought the team back to Sudbury . Ken Burgess was a visionary and he wanted to bring a championship to Sudbury . He died before his vision came true . The Wolves frequently garner support from the hometown fans , and the team often ranks near the top of the OHL in attendance . Sam McMaster was named OHL Executive of the Year in 1989 – 90 as the general manager , helping his team have its first winning season in 10 years . Sudbury celebrated their 35th anniversary in 2006 – 07 , also reaching the OHL championship series the same year . In August 2012 , the Wolves were sent to represent Canada at the 2012 Junior Club World Cup , an 10 - team tournament that would feature some of the best junior clubs in the World . They opened up the tournament with a 9 - 1 win over Finnish champion HIFK . The next day , the Wolves tied Latvia n HK Rīga of the Minor Hockey League 1 - 1 . Two days later , the Wolves clinched a semi - final berth with a 7 - 2 win over Denmark ' s National Junior Team . They then played the Swedish J20 SuperElit champion Linköpings HC and won the game 6 - 3 . Finishing second in their pool , the Wolves drew the other pool ' s top seed Belorussian Dinamo - Shinnik of the Minor Hockey League . The Wolves would earn a trip to the finals with a 5 - 2 win . In the finals , the Wolves met the United States Hockey League ' s finalist Waterloo Black Hawks . The Black Hawks and Wolves were scoreless until almost halfway through the third , when the Wolves ' Josh Leivo scored on a partial breakaway . Thirty - five seconds later Frank Corrado made it 2 - 0 on the powerplay . The Wolves would hold on to the 2 - 0 spread to win the Cup . Joel Vienneau picked up the win and the shutout for the Wolves , Michael Kantor was named top forward , and Leivo won the top scorer award . On July 31 , 2016 the team issued a press release stating that the Burgess and Edwards families , who have owned the team for 30 years had reached an agreement with Sudbury businessman Dario Zulich on the sale of the clue . The transfer of ownership is on the agenda for the OHL ' s Board of Governors meeting for August 17 & 18 , 2016 . Championships . The current OHL Sudbury Wolves have never won the OHL championship , and have never participated in the Memorial Cup . Theirs is currently the third - longest championship drought in the Canadian Hockey League , and is now the longest in the OHL since the London Knights broke their 40 - year drought in 2005 . In 1976 , the Wolves finished first overall in the OHA with 102 points , winning the Hamilton Spectator Trophy , and the Leyden Trophy for the Leyden Division . That year Sudbury reached the OHA finals , losing to the eventual Memorial Cup champion Hamilton Fincups in 5 games . The Wolves returned to the OHL finals 31 seasons later in 2006 – 07 , where they were they fell just short in 7 games by the Plymouth Whalers . The Wolves also won was the 2000 – 2001 Emms Trophy as the regular season Central Division champions . J . Ross Robertson Cup Bobby Orr Trophy NOJHA McNamara Trophy NOJHA Regular Season Champions Hamilton Spectator Trophy Leyden Trophy Emms Trophy Junior Club World Cup Coaches . Jerry Toppazzini was awarded the Matt Leyden Trophy as the OHA coach of the year in 1976 , leading his team to a first - place finish in the regular season . List of Sudbury Wolves coaches with multiple years in parentheses . Players . The Sudbury Wolves have retired three players ' numbers , and have sent 77 players onto the NHL . Yearly results . Regular season . Legend : OTL = Overtime loss , SL = Shootout loss Uniforms and logos . From 1972 to 1988 the Sudbury Wolves ' colours were green , white and gold , using the logo displayed on the right . The home jerseys featured white background with green and gold trim . The away jerseys had a green background with white and gold trim . Since the 1988 – 89 season , the Sudbury Wolves ' colours have been blue , white and silver , with the current logo at the top of the article . The home jerseys have a white background with blue and silver trim . The away jerseys have a blue background with white and silver trim . The Sudbury Wolves have also had special logo designed and worn as patches on the jersey for their 25th and 30th anniversaries . Sudbury wore a black third jersey briefly in the 1995 / 96 - 1996 / 97 seasons . The next third jersey was first worn October 13 , 2006 . The jersey has a silver background , with blue and white trim , and the name " Sudbury " on the front diagonally from upper left to lower right and lasted the and lasted the 2006 / 07 - 2008 / 09 seasons . The current third jersey is black with a grey and white wolf ' s head , with white piping , and a wolf ' s paw as the shoulder patch and has been worn starting the 2010 season . Arena . The Sudbury Wolves play their home games at the Sudbury Community Arena , which was constructed in 1951 and is located in the downtown core . The arena holds approx . 5 , 100 spectators - 4 , 600 seats and 500 standing room , and has an ice size of 200 ' x 85 ' . Every time the Wolves score a goal , a taxidermic wolf rolls out on a pulley system to howl at the opposing team ' s bench . The City of Greater Sudbury and the hockey club have recently upgraded the facility . The 1 . 5 million dollar expansion includes 12 new suites , 990 club seats , a new lounge as well as improved lounge and washroom facilities . Media . In the 2009 - 10 hockey season , Wolves games will be broadcast on CJTK - FM in Sudbury . On TV , games are broadcast on local programming in Sudbury .