The Kincardine Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Kincardine, Ontario. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League which is an amalgamation of all former junior C leagues in Southern Ontario including the Bulldogs former Western Junior C Hockey League.Western C Teams | Western Junior C Hockey League | Junior C | Leagues | Ontario Hockey Association

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 1979.Ontario 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.

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 Bulldogs' dismay, the Kings roared back and won three straight to win the series 4-games-to-3.

During the summer of 2016 the eight junior "C" leagues in Southern Ontario came together as the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The former leagues became divisions and assigned to one of four conferences. For the Bulldogs it means they will compete in the Western Conference and the Pollock Division.

Season-by-season standings Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1975-76 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 final1979-80 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 participate1994-95 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 LeagueWon CSC quarter-final (Cubs)Lost CSC semi-final 2-4 (Canadiens)1997-98 35 28 5 2 - 199 99 58 1st WJCHL Won LeagueWon CSC quarter-final (Bulls)Won CSC semi-final 4-2 (73's)Lost CSC final 1-4 (Rangers)1998-99 36 30 3 3 - 220 74 63 1st WJCHL Won semi-final 4-0 (Wolves)Won League 4-3 (Ironmen)Won CSC quarter-final 4-3 (Devils)Lost CSC semi-final 1-4 (Lakers)1999-00* 34 30 1 3 - 191 73 63 1st WJCHL Won semi-final 4-1 (Hawks)Won League 4-1 (Ironmen)Won CSC quarter-final 4-3 (Devils)Lost CSC semi-final 0-4 (Canadiens)2000-01 39 30 6 3 - 224 81 63 2nd WJCHL Won semi-final 4-0 (Patriots)Lost final 1-4 (Barons)2001-02 35 27 7 1 - 183 106 55 1st WJCHL Won semi-final 4-1 (Patriots)Won League 4-1 (Barons)Won CSC quarter-final 4-0 (Siskins)Lost CSC semi-final 1-4 (Bruins)2002-03 35 24 8 - 3 175 100 51 1st WJCHLWon semi-final 4-3 (Ironmen)Lost final 1-4 (Barons)2003-04 33 21 5 6 1 138 81 49 2nd WJCHL Won semi-final 4-0 (Barons)Lost final 1-4 (Ironmen)2004-05 40 25 14 1 0 151 114 51 2nd WJCHLWon semi-final (Barons)Lost final 3-4 (Ironmen)2005-06 40 32 6 2 0 193 90 66 2nd WJCHL Won semi-final 4-0 (Barons)Won League 4-1 (Ironmen)lost CSC quarter-final 2-4 (Kings)2006-07 39 32 5 0 2 246 103 66 1st WJCHL Won semi-final 4-1 (Barons)Won League 4-1 (Ironmen)lost CSC quarter-final 3-4 (Kings)2007-08 40 36 3 - 1 240 93 73 1st WJCHL Won semi-final 3-0 (Ironmen)Lost semi-final 2-4 (Hawks) 2008-09 36 26 8 - 2 203 97 54 2nd WJCHLWon quarter-final 3-0 (Patriots)Lost semi-final 0-4 (Barons)2009-10 36 20 13 - 3 112 102 43 4th WJCHL Won quarter-final 3-0 (Ironmen)Lost semi-final 3-4 (Hawks) 2010-11 36 18 16 - 2 148 150 38 4th WJCHL Lost quarter-final 1-3 (Barons)2011-12 36 18 15 - 3 114 126 39 5th WJCHL Lost quarter-final 1-4 (Ironmen)2012-13 36 25 10 - 1 176 125 51 2nd WJCHL Won semi-final 4-0 (Hawks)Lost final 0-4 (Hawks)2013-14 35 17 16 - 2 146 138 36 4th WJCHL Won quarter-final 4-1 (Hawks)Lost semi-final 2-4 (Hawks)2014-15 36 18 15 3 - 124 113 39 4th WJCHL Won quarter-final 4-2 (Patriots)Lost semi-final 1-4 (Ironmen)2015-16 36 22 13 1 - 179 135 45 3rd of 7 WJCHL Won quarter-final 4-0 (Flyers)Won semi-final 4-3 (Patriots)Won League 4-3 (Hawks)Lost CSC quarter-final 1-4 (Alliston)2016-17 36 16 17 3 - 118 125 35 4th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Lost quarter-final 2-4 - (Barons)2017-18 40 23 12 3 2 137 103 51 3rd of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Won quarter-final 4-0 (Flyers)Lost semi-final 2-4 (Hawks)2018-19 42 23 16 1 2 153 133 49 3rd of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Won quarter-final 4-2 (Hawks)Lost semi-final 1-4 (Hawks)2019-20 42 24 15 2 3 146 119 51 3rd of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Won quarter-final 4-2 (Flyers)Lost semi-final 0-4 (Ironmen)2020-21 Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic2021-22 32 16 13 2 1 99 92 35 4th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Lost quarter-final 2-4 (Ironmen)2022-23 42 18 18 5 1 156 148 42 5th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Ironmen)2023-24 42 23 12 2 5 143 123 53 3rd of 8Pollock Div-PJHL Won quarter-final 4-3 (Ironmen)Lost Div. semi-final 1-4 (Patriots)2024-25 41 22 16 3 0 148 160 47 4th of 8 Pollock Div7th of 16 North Conference 31st of 63 - PJHL Won quarter-final 4-3 (Ironmen)Lost semi-final 0-4 (Barons)2025-26 42 18 21 2 1 144 195 39 4th of 7 Pollock Div8th of 15 North Conference 38th of 61 - PJHL Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Barons)

(*) The 1999–00 Season was altered drastically due to the folding of the Lakeshore Pirates. As a disproportionate number 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. 1974–81, 1982–86, & 1994–96Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section final standings 1981–82London 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

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