Dorchester Dolphins

The Dorchester Dolphins are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Dorchester, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League.
==History==
The Dolphins are the namesake of the town's long running tradition in intermediate and senior hockey.http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/DorchesterDolphins.htm
The Dolphins played their first ever hockey game on September 14, 2012 at home against the Lucan Irish. The Dolphins were victorious, 6-5. Brendon O'Shaughnessy scored both the first and second goals in team history for the Dolphins against the Irish and Alex Hutcheson made 31 saves on 36 shots to pick up the first ever win.
The Dolphins would finish their first ever season in second place in their division and lose in the seventh game of the division final against the Lambeth Lancers to finish their season.
During the 2013-14 season, the Dolphins would finish third in a three-way footrace for the regular season championship. The lack of a season banner did not deter them in the playoffs as they would beat both the Lambeth Lancers and Thamesford Trojans (the two teams who outpointed them) in the playoff's final two rounds to take home their first even SOJHL playoff championship. By winning the title, the Dolphins also earned the league's second ever berth into the Clarence Schmalz Cup playdowns (Ayr Centennials being the first in 2013). On March 21, 2014, in the second game of their quarter-final series against the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League's Essex 73's, the Dolphins became the first SOJHL team to win a Junior C playoff game against a team from another league with a 6-5 overtime victory at home.
The 2016-17 season marked an historic run for the dolphins who finished the regular season undefeated with one tie, missing the perfect season by one point. This regular season record brings them to a tie with Belle River who also had the same record, as the best season in Jr. C.
==Season-by-season standings==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	
2012-13	37 	28 	5 	- 	4 	177 	107 	60 	2nd SOJHL-Yk 	Lost Conf. Final 	 	
2013-14	40 	28 	9 	- 	3 	210 	98 	59 	3rd SOJHL 	Won League, Lost CSC QF 	 	
2014-15	40 	25 	14 	- 	1 	209 	153 	51 	5th SOJHL 	Won Quarter - 4-1 - (Irish)Won Semi's - 4-1 - (Lancers)Lost League Finals - 0-4 - (Hawks) 	 	
2015-16	40 	35 	5 	0 	- 	284 	98 	70 	1st of 9 SOJHL 	Won Quarter - 4-0 - (Lancers)Won Semifinals - 4-0 - (Bulldogs)Won League Finals - 4-3 (Hawks)Lost CSC Quarterfinals 0-4 (Essex)	 	
2016-17	40 	39 	0 	1 	- 	246 	84 	79 	1st of 9Yeck Div - PJHL 	Won Div. Quarter - 4-1, (Stars)Won Div. Semifinals 4-0 (Lancers)Won Div Final, 4-3 (Spitfires)Lost Conf. Finals, 1-4 (Essex) 	 	
2017-18	40 	27 	11 	0 	2 	173 	119 	56 	3rd of 9Yeck Div - PJHL 	Won Div
Quarterfinals - 4-1 - (Bulldogs)Won Div Semifinals 4-0 (Hawks)Lost Div Final 1-4 (Lancers 	 	
2018-19	40 	31 	9 	0 	0 	197 	115 	62 	1st of 9Yeck Div - PJHL 	Won Div. Quarter, 4-1 (Bulldogs)Won Div. Semifinals 4-0 (Trojans)Lost Div. Finals, 1-4 (Hawks) 	 	
2019-20	42 	28 	14 	0 	0 	208 	118 	56 	4th of 8Yeck Div - PJHL 	 	 	
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	30 	16 	11 	1 	2 	109 	102 	35 	4th 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
2022-23	39 	20 	15 	1 	3 	148 	135 	44 	5th 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
2023-24	40 	26 	9 	1 	4 	159 	116 	57 	4th 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
==OHA Championships==
===Senior A===
*1977
*1980
*1994
===Senior B===
*1991
==References==
==External links==
*Dolphins webpage
*League
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League team
Category:Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) teams