Dryden Ice Dogs
# Dryden Ice Dogs

The Dryden Ice Dogs are a junior A ice hockey team in Dryden, Ontario, Canada. They compete in the Superior International Junior Hockey League.

## History

At 49° 47′ North, the Ice Dogs were the most northern junior A team in Ontario until 2008, further north than the Abitibi Eskimos of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. In the 2008–09 season, the Sioux Lookout Flyers joined the league and at 50° 06′ took over as Ontario's most northerly junior hockey club until they folded in 2013.

The Ice Dogs are one of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL)'s charter teams and has historically been one of the top teams in the league, having won the first league championship and finished towards the top of the standings in most seasons.

The Ice Dogs play at the Dryden Memorial Arena and have games broadcast on CKDR, Dryden's local radio station.

## Season-by-season results

| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | Results | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001–02 | 48 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 221 | 169 | 58 | 3rd SIJHL | Won League |
| 2002–03 | 52 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 248 | 206 | 60 | 3rd SIJHL | Lost semifinals |
| 2003–04 | 48 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 186 | 137 | 65 | 2nd SIJHL | Lost finals |
| 2004–05 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 135 | 48 | 3rd SIJHL | Lost semifinals |
| 2005–06 | 52 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 247 | 159 | 73 | 2nd SIJHL | Lost finals |
| 2006–07 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 216 | 212 | 50 | 4th SIJHL | Lost semifinals |
| 2007–08 | 50 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 149 | 75 | 1st SIJHL | Won League |
| 2008–09 | 50 | 20 | 25 | — | 5 | 170 | 210 | 45 | 5th SIJHL | Lost quarterfinals |
| 2009–10 | 52 | 38 | 9 | — | 5 | 235 | 148 | 81 | 2nd SIJHL | Lost finals |
| 2010–11 | 56 | 34 | 20 | — | 2 | 184 | 152 | 70 | 3rd SIJHL | Lost finals |
| 2011–12 | 56 | 25 | 24 | — | 7 | 212 | 200 | 57 | 4th SIJHL | Lost semifinals |
| 2012–13 | 56 | 28 | 25 | — | 3 | 189 | 197 | 59 | 3rd SIJHL | Lost semifinals |
| 2013–14 | 56 | 21 | 30 | — | 5 | 210 | 273 | 47 | 5th SIJHL | Lost quarterfinals, 2–4 Miners |
| 2014–15 | 56 | 30 | 21 | — | 5 | 244 | 204 | 65 | 3rd SIJHL | Won semifinals, 4–2 Iron Rangers Lost League Finals, 2–4 (Lakers) |
| 2015–16 | 56 | 33 | 15 | — | 8 | 216 | 162 | 70 | 2nd of 5 SIJHL | Won semifinals, 4–2 (North Stars) Lost League Finals, 2–4 (Lakers) |
| 2016–17 | 56 | 45 | 7 | — | 4 | 297 | 148 | 94 | 1st of 6 SIJHL | Won semifinals, 4–0 (Lakers) Won League Finals, 4–0 (Miners) SIJHL Champions |
| 2017–18 | 56 | 40 | 8 | — | 8 | 272 | 148 | 88 | 1st of 6 SIJHL | Won semifinals, 4–1 (Lakers) Won League Finals, 4–2 (North Stars) SIJHL Champions |
| 2018–19 | 56 | 29 | 20 | — | 7 | 265 | 195 | 65 | 4th of 6 SIJHL | Won quarterfinals, 3–0 (Lakers) Lost semifinals, 1–4 (North Stars) |
| 2019–20 | 55 | 25 | 25 | — | 5 | 191 | 202 | 55 | 4th of 6 SIJHL | Season cancelled |
| 2020–21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 16 | 13 | 6 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |

* ↑ Advanced to Dudley Hewitt as league runner-up as Fort Francis qualified as host.

### Playoffs

* 2002 Won League, lost Dudley Hewitt Cup

    Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Nipigon Featherman Hawks 4-games-to-none
    Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort Frances Borderland Thunder 4-games-to-none SIJHL Champions
    Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 2-games-to-none
* 2003 Lost semi-final

    Fort Frances Borderland Thunder defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-none
* 2004 Lost final

    Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort Frances Borderland Thunder 4-games-to-3
    Fort William North Stars defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-1
* 2005 Lost semi-final

    Fort Frances Borderland Thunder defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-none
* 2006 Lost final, lost Dudley Hewitt Cup semi-final

    Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Schreiber Diesels 4-games-to-none
    Fort William North Stars defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-none
    Third in Dudley Hewitt Cup round robin (1-2)
    Sudbury Jr. Wolves (NOJHL) defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 5-4 in semi-final
* 2007 Lost semi-final

    Fort William North Stars defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-1
* 2008 Won League, lost Dudley Hewitt Cup semi-final

    Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Schreiber Diesels 4-games-to-3
    Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort William North Stars 4-games-to-1 SIJHL CHAMPIONS
    Third in Dudley Hewitt Cup round robin (1-2)
    Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJHL) defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 2-1 OT in semi-final
* 2009 Lost quarter-final

    Schreiber Diesels defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 3-games-to-none
* 2010 Lost final

    First in round robin (4-0) vs. Fort William North Stars and Sioux Lookout Flyers
    Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort Frances Lakers 4-games-to-2
    Fort William North Stars defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-1
* 2011 Lost final

    Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Duluth Clydesdales 4-games-to-none
    Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort Frances Lakers 4-games-to-2
    Wisconsin Wilderness defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-none
* 2012 Lost semi-final

    Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Sioux Lookout Flyers 4-games-to-1
    Fort Frances Lakers defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-none
* 2013 Lost semi-final

    Fort Frances Lakers defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-3

## Dudley Hewitt Cup

Central Canada Jr. A Championships NOJHL – OJHL – SIJHL – Host Round-robin play with 2nd vs. 3rd in semifinal to advance against 1st in the championship game.

| Year | Champion | Finalist | Series | Scores | Scores |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats | Dryden Ice Dogs | 2–0 (Best of 3) | 4–3 (2OT), 7–3 | 4–3 (2OT), 7–3 |
| Year | Round-robin | Record | Standing | Semifinal | Championship |
| 2015 | L, Soo Thunderbirds 1–8 L, Toronto Patriots 0–6 L, Fort Frances Lakers 3–5 | 0–3–0 | 4th of 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 2017 | OTW, Georgetown Raiders 5–4 L, Powassan Voodoos 3–4 L, Trenton Golden Hawks 4–10 | 1–2–0 | 4th of 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 2018 host | W, Wellington Dukes 4–1 W, Cochrane Crunch 3–0 L, Thunder Bay North Stars 1–2 | 2–1–0 | 1st of 4 | — | L, Wellington 4–7 |
