The Dryden Ice Dogs are a junior ice hockey team in the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) based in Dryden, Ontario. It is one of the charter teams of the SIJHL.

Arena

The team plays its home games at Dryden Memorial Arena, which was built in 1978–79. The building underwent major renovations between 2020 and 2023.

History

The Ice Dogs were one of the original five SIJHL teams and have the distinction of being the first club to win the championship Bill Salonen Cup, under the management of Bill Salonen, in the inaugural season. They went on to win subsequent league championships in 2008, 2017, and 2018.

In 2023, the Ice Dogs hired an historian to curate the history of the club in a book that was expected to be completed during the 2023–24 season.

|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#181750 5px solid; border-bottom:#B5B8BD 5px solid"| ! style=width:4em | Season ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Wins">W</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Losses">L</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Ties">T</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Goals For">GF</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Goals Against">GA</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> ! style=width:10em | Finish ! style=width:18em | Playoffs |- align=right | align=left|2001–02 ||48 ||25 ||15 ||8 ||0 ||221 ||169 ||58 || align=left|3rd SIJHL ||align=left|Won League |- align=right | align=left|2002–03||52 ||28 ||20 ||2 ||2 ||248 ||206 ||60 || align=left|3rd SIJHL||align=left|Lost semifinals |- align=right | align=left|2003–04||48 ||28 ||11 ||6 ||3 ||186 ||137 ||65 || align=left|2nd SIJHL||align=left|Lost finals |- align=right | align=left|2004–05||48 ||24 ||24 ||0 ||0 ||168 ||135 ||48 || align=left|3rd SIJHL||align=left|Lost semifinals |- align=right | align=left|2005–06 ||52 ||35 ||14 ||1 ||2 ||247 ||159 ||73 || align=left|2nd SIJHL||align=left|Lost finals |- align=right | align=left|2006–07 ||50 ||23 ||23 ||4 ||0 ||216 ||212 ||50 || align=left|4th SIJHL||align=left|Lost semifinals |- align=right | align=left|2007–08 ||50 ||36 ||11 ||1 ||2 ||240 ||149 ||75 || align=left|1st SIJHL||align=left|Won League |- align=right | align=left|2008–09 ||50 ||20 ||25 ||— ||5 ||170 ||210 ||45 || align=left|5th SIJHL||align=left|Lost quarterfinals |- align=right | align=left|2009–10 ||52 ||38 ||9 ||— ||5 ||235 ||148 ||81 || align=left|2nd SIJHL||align=left|Lost finals |- align=right | align=left|2010–11 ||56 ||34 ||20 ||— ||2 ||184 ||152 ||70 || align=left|3rd SIJHL||align=left|Lost finals |- align=right | align=left|2011–12 ||56 ||25 ||24 ||— ||7 ||212 ||200 ||57 || align=left|4th SIJHL||align=left|Lost semifinals |- align=right | align=left|2012–13 ||56 ||28 ||25 ||— ||3 ||189 ||197 ||59 || align=left|3rd SIJHL||align=left|Lost semifinals |- align=right | align=left|2013–14 ||56 ||21 ||30 ||— ||5 ||210 ||273 ||47 || align=left|5th SIJHL||align=left|Lost quarterfinals, 2–4 Miners |- align=right | align=left|2014–15 ||56 ||30 ||21 ||— ||5 ||244 ||204 ||65 || align=left|3rd SIJHL||align=left|Won semifinals, 4–2 Iron RangersLost League Finals, 2–4 (Lakers) |- align=right | align=left|2015–16 ||56 ||33 ||15 ||— ||8 ||216 ||162 ||70 || align=left|2nd of 5 SIJHL||align=left|Won semifinals, 4–2 (North Stars)Lost League Finals, 2–4 (Lakers) |- align=right | align=left|2016–17 ||56 ||45 ||7 ||— ||4 ||297 ||148 ||94 || align=left|1st of 6 SIJHL||align=left|Won semifinals, 4–0 (Lakers)Won League Finals, 4–0 (Miners)SIJHL Champions |- align=right | align=left|2017–18 ||56 ||40 ||8 ||—||8 ||272 ||148 ||88 || align=left|1st of 6 SIJHL||align=left|Won semifinals, 4–1 (Lakers)Won League Finals, 4–2 (North Stars)SIJHL Champions |- align=right | align=left|2018–19 ||56 ||29 ||20 ||— ||7 ||265 ||195 ||65 || align=left|4th of 6 SIJHL||align=left|Won quarterfinals, 3–0 (Lakers)Lost semifinals, 1–4 (North Stars) |- align=right | align=left|2019–20 ||55 ||25 ||25 ||— ||5 ||191 ||202 ||55 || colspan=2; align=center|Season cancelled |- align=right | align=left|2020–21 || 4 || 3 || 1 ||— || 0 || 16 || 13 || 6 || colspan=2; align=center|Season cancelled |- align=right | align=left|2021–22 ||46 ||26 ||15 ||3 ||1 ||213 ||136 ||56 || align=left|3rd of 7 SIJHL||align=left|Won quarterfinals, 3–0 (Lakers)Lost semifinals, 2–4 (Miners) |- align=right | align=left|2022–23 ||54 ||37 ||15 ||1 ||0 ||229 ||149 ||76 || align=left|2nd of 7 SIJHL||align=left|Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (Lakers)Lost semifinals, 3–4 (North Stars) |- align=right | align=left|2023–24 ||49 ||31 ||16 ||1 ||1 ||186 ||147 ||64 || align=left|4th of 8 SIJHL||align=left|Lost quarterfinals, 1-4 (Miners) |- align=right | align=left|2024–25 ||50 ||33 ||9 ||2 ||2 ||224 ||136 ||70 || align=left|1st of 8 SIJHL||align=left|Won Semifinals, 4-0 (Miners)Lost League Finals 2-4 (Fighting Walleye)

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

The Dudley Hewitt Cup (also known as the Dudley Hewitt Memorial Trophy) was awarded annually from 1971–2019 to the championship Junior 'A' ice hockey team for the Central/East region of Canada. That region initially extended east from Ontario to The Maritimes. Later, the field of competition was limited to the championship teams from the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) and Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL), and a preselected host team. The tournament format began with a round-robin to determine seeding, followed by a semifinal elimination round played between the second and third seeds, followed by a final best-of-3 elimination round played between the first-place team and the winner of the semifinal. The winners of the Dudley Hewitt Cup went on to compete for the national championship Centennial Cup.

The Dudley Hewitt Cup was named after George Dudley and W. A. Hewitt, who served as administrators for the Ontario Hockey Association and are inductees of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Year Champion Finalist Series Scores 2002 Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats Dryden Ice Dogs 2–0 (Best of 3) 4–3 (2OT), 7–3 Year Round-robin Record Standing Semifinal Championship 2015 L, Soo Thunderbirds 1–8L, Toronto Patriots 0–6L, Fort Frances Lakers 3–5 0–3–0 4th of 4 Did not advance 2017 OTW, Georgetown Raiders 5–4L, Powassan Voodoos 3–4L, Trenton Golden Hawks 4–10 1–2–0 4th of 4 Did not advance 2018host W, Wellington Dukes 4–1W, Cochrane Crunch 3–0L, Thunder Bay North Stars 1–2 2–1–0 1st of 4 —L, Wellington 4–7

References

Additional reading

External links

Dryden GM Ice Dogs official website

SIJHL official website

City of Dryden