Dryden Ice Dogs

Dryden Ice Dogs
City	Dryden, Ontario, Canada
League	Superior International Junior Hockey League
Founded	2001
Home arena	Dryden Memorial Arena
Colors	Blue, Red, Silver, and White
General manager	Vince Gernat
Head coach	Clint Mylymok

The Dryden Ice Dogs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Dryden, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.

History

At 49° 47′ North, as of 2008 the Ice Dogs were the most northern Junior "A" team in Ontario, further North than the Abitibi Eskimos of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. At 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.

2011 Ice Dogs action

The Ice Dogs are one of the SIJHL's charter teams, and have established a tradition as being one of the top teams in the league, having won the first ever league championship and posted finishes of at least third in the league in season play in all but one of their seasons to date.

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	P	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 Semi-final
2003-04	48	28	11	6	3	186	137	65	2nd SIJHL	Lost Final
2004-05	48	24	24	0	0	168	135	48	3rd SIJHL	Lost Semi-final
2005-06	52	35	14	1	2	247	159	73	2nd SIJHL	Lost Final
2006-07	50	23	23	4	0	216	212	50	4th SIJHL	Lost Semi-final
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 Quarter-final
2009-10	52	38	9	-	5	235	148	81	2nd SIJHL	Lost Final
2010-11	56	34	20	-	2	184	152	70	3rd SIJHL	Lost Final
2011-12	56	25	24	-	7	212	200	57	4th SIJHL

Playoffs

Goalie Graeme Harrington relaxes during a game (2007)

• 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

External links

• Ice Dogs Webpage