Kincardine Bulldogs

The Kincardine Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Kincardine, Ontario. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League after previously being a member of 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 1979Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006). 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.Home | Ontario Hockey Association
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==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	
1975-76 	31 	9 	20 	2 	- 	156 	227 	20 	4th CJCHL 	 	 	
1976-77 	36 	19 	16 	1 	- 	258 	235 	39 	4th CJCHL 	 	 	
1977-78 	35 	4 	27 	4 	- 	91 	178 	12 	6th CJCHL 	 	 	
1978-79 	30 	21 	5 	4 	- 	224 	149 	46 	1st CJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC Final 	 	
1979-80 	29 	12 	14 	3 	- 	154 	152 	27 	5th CJCHL 	 	 	
1980-81 	29 	9 	15 	5 	- 	149 	172 	23 	5th GBJCHL 	 	 	
1981-82 	30 	23 	6 	1 	- 	208 	129 	47 	1st GBJCHL 	 	 	
1982-83 	29 	25 	3 	1 	- 	202 	98 	51 	1st GBJCHL 	 	 	
1983-84 	30 	16 	11 	3 	- 	174 	156 	35 	3rd GBJCHL 	 	 	
1984-85 	30 	6 	19 	5 	- 	140 	163 	17 	6th GBJCHL 	 	 	
1985-86 	30 	12 	16 	2 	- 	152 	184 	26 	4th GBJCHL 	 	 	
1986-94 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	
1994-95 	30 	3 	26 	1 	- 	81 	189 	7 	7th WJCHL 	 	 	
1995-96 	29 	17 	10 	2 	- 	140 	107 	36 	3rd WJCHL 	 	 	
1996-97 	28 	21 	3 	4 	- 	169 	100 	46 	1st WJCHL 	Won League 	 	
1997-98 	35 	28 	5 	2 	- 	199 	99 	58 	1st WJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC Final 	 	
1998-99 	36 	30 	3 	3 	- 	220 	74 	63 	1st WJCHL 	Won League 	 	
1999-00*	34 	30 	1 	3 	- 	191 	73 	63 	1st WJCHL 	Won League 	 	
2000-01 	39 	30 	6 	3 	- 	224 	81 	63 	2nd WJCHL 	 	 	
2001-02 	35 	27 	7 	1 	- 	183 	106 	55 	1st WJCHL 	Won League 	 	
2002-03 	35 	24 	8 	- 	3 	175 	100 	51 	1st WJCHL 	 	 	
2003-04 	33 	21 	5 	6 	1 	138 	81 	49 	2nd WJCHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2004-05 	40 	25 	14 	1 	0 	151 	114 	51 	2nd WJCHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2005-06 	40 	32 	6 	2 	0 	193 	90 	66 	2nd WJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC Quarter-final 	 	
2006-07 	39 	32 	5 	0 	2 	246 	103 	66 	1st WJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC Quarter-final 	 	
2007-08 	40 	36 	3 	- 	1 	240 	93 	73 	1st WJCHL 	 	 	
2008-09 	36 	26 	8 	- 	2 	203 	97 	54 	2nd WJCHL 	 	 	
2009-10 	36 	20 	13 	- 	3 	112 	102 	43 	4th WJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2010-11 	36 	18 	16 	- 	2 	148 	150 	38 	4th WJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2011-12 	36 	18 	15 	- 	3 	114 	126 	39 	5th WJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2012-13 	36 	25 	10 	- 	1 	176 	125 	51 	2nd WJCHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2013-14 	35 	17 	16 	- 	2 	146 	138 	36 	4th WJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2014-15 	36 	18 	15 	3 	- 	124 	113 	39 	4th WJCHL 	Won Quarters - 4-2 - (Patriots)Lost - Semi's - 1-4 - (Ironmen) 	 	
2015-16 	36 	22 	13 	1 	- 	179 	135 	45 	3rd of 7 WJCHL 	Won Quarters - 4-0 - (Flyers)Wom Semifinals - 4-3 - (Patriots)Won League Finals - 4-3 - (Hawks)Lost CSC Quarters 1-4 (Alliston)	 	
2016-17 	36 	16 	17 	3 	- 	118 	125 	35 	4th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL 	Lost Div Quarters - 2-4 - (Barons) 	 	
2017-18 	40 	23 	12 	3 	2 	137 	103 	51 	3rd of 7Pollock Div-PJHL 	Won Div Quarters, 4-0 (Flyers)Lost Div Semifinal, 2-4 (Hawks) 	 	
2018-19 	42 	23 	16 	1 	2 	153 	133 	49 	3rd of 7Pollock Div-PJHL 	Won Div Quarters, 4-2 (Hawks)Lost Div Semifinal, 1-4 (Hawks) 	 	
2019-20 	42 	24 	15 	2 	3 	146 	119 	51 	3rd of 7Pollock Div-PJHL 	Won Div Quarters, 4-0 (Flyers) Lost Div Semis 0-4 (Ironmen) 	 	
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 	32 	16 	13 	2 	1 	99 	92 	35 	4th 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
2022-23 	42 	18 	18 	1 	5 	156 	148 	42 	5th 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
2023-24 	42 	23 	12 	5 	3 	143 	123 	53 	3rd 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	
(*) 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.Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section, November 1999.
*1974-1981, 1982-1986, & 1994-1996Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section final standings
*1981-1982London Free Press Sports Section final standings
*1996-2004Mount Forest Confederate Sports Section final standingsOwen Sound Sun Times Sports Section for Goal totals
*2004-Present
==Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances==
:1979: Bowmanville Eagles defeated Kincardine Kinucks 4-games-to-none
:1998: Glanbrook Rangers defeated Kincardine Bulldogs 4-games-to-1
==References==
==External links==
*Bulldogs Webpage
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1994
Category:Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League team
Category:Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) teams