Mount Brydges Bulldogs

The Mount Brydges Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Mount Brydges, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. The Bulldogs are three-time provincial champions.
==History==
The Mount Brydges Bulldogs were founded in 1975 as members of the Western Junior D Hockey League.
The 1983–84 season saw the Bulldogs pull off an impressive 22–7–5 record, which led them on to winning the their first Western league championship, despite competition with the Exeter Hawks who only suffered a total of two losses before the start of the playoffs. In the provincial final, the Bulldogs met the Grand Valley Harvesters of the Northern Junior D Hockey League. The Bulldogs took the series 4 games to 2 to win their first-ever OHA Cup.
The Bulldogs were a tough team throughout the 1980s. In 1988, the Western league absorbed the Southern league and became an eighteen-team super-league. From that point on into the mid-1990s, the Bulldogs struggled. In 1991, the Western League was disbanded and replaced with the OHA Junior Development League.
The 1996–97 season proved to be one of the best ever for the Bulldogs. With 34 wins and only 3 losses, the Bulldogs were ranked at the top of the league at the conclusion of the regular season. The Bulldogs battled through three rounds of playoffs to reach the OHAJDL final. In the final the Bulldogs met the Wellesley Applejacks. Wellesley could not keep up with the Bulldogs and this earned Mount Brydges their second OHA Cup with a 4-games-to-none sweep.
The Bulldogs finished the 2000-01 season in eighth place overall with a record of 23 wins and 14 losses. The Bulldogs shocked the league as they plowed through their competition in the first three rounds of the playoffs to win their conference title and challenge for the provincial championship. In the final they met the Wellesley Applejacks, who were caught flat-footed and defeated 4 games to 1. This marked the Bulldogs' third provincial championship.
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, their first ever loss in the provincial final.
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. The second round they met the Thamesford Trojans who defeated the Bulldogs 4-games-to-1.
Mount Brydges pulled off a 21-win season in 2006-07 but still only finished in tenth place overall. In the first round of the playoffs they met the Lambeth Lancers. The Lancers defeated the Bulldogs 4-games-to-1.
The 2007-2008 season proved to be the best regular season in franchise history. With 36 wins and only 3 losses, the Bulldogs found themselves ranked on top of 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.
==Season-by-Season standings==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	 	 	
1975-76	27 	1 	23 	3 	- 	106 	251 	5 	8th WJDHL 	 	 	
1976-77	32 	15 	14 	3 	- 	207 	183 	33 	5th WJDHL 	 	 	
1977-78	34 	21 	7 	6 	- 	235 	156 	48 	4th WJDHL 	 	 	
1978-79	32 	3 	29 	0 	- 	92 	242 	6 	10th WJDHL 	 	 	
1979-80	34 	3 	30 	1 	- 	130 	313 	7 	10th WJDHL 	 	 	
1980-81	32 	0 	32 	0 	- 	84 	387 	0 	10th WJDHL 	 	 	
1981-82	35 	11 	20 	4 	- 	129 	164 	26 	9th WJDHL 	 	 	
1982-83	36 	20 	10 	6 	- 	169 	129 	46 	2nd WJDHL 	 	 	
1983-84	34 	22 	7 	5 	- 	187 	115 	49 	2nd WJDHL 	 	 	
1984-85	33 	22 	9 	2 	- 	169 	140 	46 	4th WJDHL 	 	 	
1985-86	42 	27 	11 	4 	- 	223 	130 	58 	4th WJDHL 	 	 	
1986-87	41 	23 	14 	4 	- 	204 	179 	50 	3rd WJDHL 	 	 	
1987-88	39 	15 	21 	3 	- 	172 	207 	33 	8th WJDHL 	 	 	
1988-89	35 	19 	15 	1 	- 	190 	156 	39 	9th WJDHL 	 	 	
1989-90	35 	14 	17 	4 	- 	133 	137 	32 	10th WJDHL 	 	 	
1990-91	40 	12 	23 	4 	1 	139 	188 	29 	15th WJDHL 	 	 	
1991-92	40 	11 	24 	3 	2 	132 	196 	27 	15th OHAJDL 	 	 	
1992-93	38 	14 	18 	4 	2 	150 	182 	34 	13th OHAJDL 	 	 	
1993-94	40 	22 	17 	1 	- 	234 	185 	45 	8th OHAJDL 	 	 	
1994-95	39 	11 	22 	2 	4 	143 	194 	28 	15th OHAJDL 	 	 	
1995-96	38 	21 	10 	5 	2 	190 	142 	49 	5th OHAJDL 	 	 	
1996-97	38 	34 	3 	0 	1 	236 	102 	69 	1st OHAJDL 	 	 	
1997-98	39 	13 	24 	1 	1 	136 	152 	28 	15th OHAJDL 	 	 	
1998-99	40 	19 	18 	2 	1 	154 	155 	41 	9th OHAJDL 	 	 	
1999-00	40 	28 	10 	2 	0 	217 	139 	58 	2nd OHAJDL 	 	 	
2000-01	40 	23 	14 	2 	1 	-- 	-- 	49 	8th OHAJDL 	 	 	
2001-02	40 	25 	14 	1 	0 	211 	144 	51 	5th OHAJDL 	 	 	
2002-03	40 	15 	24 	1 	0 	129 	166 	31 	16th OHAJDL 	 	 	
2003-04	40 	14 	21 	2 	3 	142 	177 	33 	15th OHAJDL 	 	 	
2004-05	40 	24 	12 	3 	1 	166 	135 	52 	6th OHAJDL 	 	 	
2005-06	38 	16 	16 	5 	1 	155 	145 	38 	11th OHAJDL 	 	 	
2006-07	40 	21 	18 	0 	1 	165 	186 	43 	10th SOJHL 	 	 	
2007-08	40 	36 	3 	- 	1 	222 	121 	73 	1st SOJHL 	 	 	
2008-09	40 	33 	6 	- 	1 	185 	129 	67 	1st SOJHL 	 	 	
2009-10	36 	26 	7 	- 	3 	197 	115 	55 	3rd SOJHL 	 	 	
2010-11	36 	21 	12 	- 	3 	166 	151 	45 	6th SOJHL 	Won Quarter-final, 4-3 (Irish)Lost Semi-final, 2-4 (Stars) 	 	
2011-12	36 	21 	15 	- 	0 	159 	129 	42 	8th SOJHL 	Lost Quarter-final, 0-4 (Hawks) 	 	
2012-13	37 	14 	17 	- 	6 	128 	162 	34 	7th SOJHL 	Lost First Round, 2-4 (Braves) 	 	
2013-14	40 	8 	31 	- 	1 	100 	195 	17 	8th SOJHL 	Lost Quarter-final, 0-4 (Lancers) 	 	
2014-15	40 	28 	9 	- 	3 	199 	134 	59 	2nd SOJHL 	Won Quarterfinals, 4-0 (Sailors)Lost Semi-final, 0-4 (Hawks) 	 	
2015-16	40 	21 	19 	0 	- 	206 	173 	42 	4th of 9 SOJHL 	Won Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Lucan Irish)Lost Semifinals 0-4 (Dolphins)	 	
2016-17	40 	18 	20 	2 	- 	153 	175 	38 	5th of 9Yeck Div -PJHL 	Lost Div Quarters, 3-4 (Lancers) 	 	
2017-18	40 	16 	21 	0 	3 	127 	166 	35 	6th of 9Yeck Div -PJHL 	Lost Div Quarters, 1-4 (Dolphins) 	 	
2018-19	40 	9 	28 	3 	0 	108 	158 	21 	8th of 9Yeck Div - PJHL 	Lost Div Quarters, 1-4 (Dolphins) 	 	
2019-20	42 	28 	12 	1 	1 	198 	118 	58 	3rd 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 	18 	9 	2 	1 	101 	79 	39 	2nd 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	
2022-23	40 	27 	7 	1 	3 	169 	105 	62 	1st 	Lost Division Final 	 	
2023-24	40 	29 	9 	1 	1 	199 	129 	60 	2nd 	Lost Division Final 	 	
===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
:Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Wellesley Applejacks 4-games-to-1 in final
*2005 Lost final
: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
*2007 Lost conference quarter-final
:Lambeth Lancers defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4-games-to-1 in conf. quarter-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
==External links==
*Official OHA Bulldogs' Website
*Official Bulldogs Website
Category:Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League team
Category:OHA Junior Development League teams
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1975
Category:Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) teams