The Mount Brydges Bulldogs are a junior ice hockey team based in Mount Brydges, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League and are three-time provincial champions.

History The Mount Brydges Bulldogs were founded in 1975 as members of the Western Junior D Hockey League.

The 1983–84 season saw the Bulldogs pull off a 22–7–5 record. They won their first Western league championship, despite competition from the Exeter Hawks, who only suffered a total of two losses during the regular season. In the provincial final, the Bulldogs met the Grand Valley Harvesters of the Northern Junior D Hockey League, winning their first series 4-2.

The Bulldogs were a tough team until the mid-1980s. In 1988, the Western league absorbed the Southern league and became an 18-team super-league. From then into the mid-1990s, the Bulldogs struggled. In 1991, the Western League was disbanded and replaced with the OHA Junior Development League.

The 1996–97 season proved to be one of the best ever for the Bulldogs. At the end of the regular season, they were at the top of the league with 34 wins and only three losses. They battled through three rounds of playoffs to meet the Wellesley Applejacks at the OHAJDL finals. The Bulldogs earned their second OHA Cup with a 4-0 sweep.

The Bulldogs finished the 2000–01 season in eighth place overall, with a record of 23 wins and 14 losses. They defeated their competition in the first three rounds of the playoffs to win their conference title. In the provincial championship final, they met the Wellesley Applejacks, who were caught flat-footed and defeated 4-1. This marked the Bulldogs' third provincial championship.

The 2004–05 season was a strong one for the Bulldogs, who finished sixth place overall in the OHAJDL. They again battled through the first three rounds of the playoffs, winning their conference. In the end, they met the Hagersville Hawks, an opponent who was not to be denied an OHA Cup. The Bulldogs lost the series 4-1.

The Bulldogs finished the 2005-06 season with a .500 record and ranked eleventh place overall. In the first round of the playoffs, they pulled off a major upset, knocking off the number one-ranked Mitchell Hawks 4-2. In round 2, they met the Thamesford Trojans, who defeated the Bulldogs 4-1.

Mount Brydges pulled off a 21-win season in 2006-07, and finished in tenth place overall. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost 4-1.

2007–2008 proved to be their best regular season in franchise history. With 36 wins and only three losses, the Bulldogs were number one in the league, with 73 points. They swept their way through the first two rounds of the playoffs before meeting the perennial powerhouse Thamesford Trojans in the Yeck Conference finals. Thamesford powered past Mount Brydges 4-0, en route to their 2008 championship.

The 2008–2009 season was another great season in the history of the franchise, with 33 wins and only six losses, finishing first overall. The Bulldogs again swept their way to the Conference Final before losing to the eventual league champions North Middlesex Stars 4-1.

The 2009–2010 season brought changes within the organization, resulting in a third-place finish for the regular season and first-round knockout in the playoffs.

During the 2017–2018 season, the Bulldogs and North Middlesex Stars engaged in the inaugural season series titled the Battle of Highway 81. The Bulldogs won the series on the final day of the regular season and beat the Stars by a 3-2 season tally.

Battle of Highway 81 Series scores 2017–18:

Game 1: Stars 4-2 Bulldogs Game 2: Bulldogs 3-1 Stars Game 3: Stars 5-2 Bulldogs Game 4: Bulldogs 5-2 Stars Game 5: Bulldogs 4-1 Stars

Season-by-season standings Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1975-76 27 1 23 3 - 106 251 5 8th WJDHL 1976-77 32 15 14 3 - 207 183 33 5th WJDHL 1977-78 34 21 7 6 - 235 156 48 4th WJDHL 1978-79 32 3 29 0 - 92 242 6 10th WJDHL 1979-80 34 3 30 1 - 130 313 7 10th WJDHL 1980-81 32 0 32 0 - 84 387 0 10th WJDHL 1981-82 35 11 20 4 - 129 164 26 9th WJDHL 1982-83 36 20 10 6 - 169 129 46 2nd WJDHL 1983-84 34 22 7 5 - 187 115 49 2nd WJDHL Won League, won OHA Championship1984-85 33 22 9 2 - 169 140 46 4th WJDHL 1985-86 42 27 11 4 - 223 130 58 4th WJDHL 1986-87 41 23 14 4 - 204 179 50 3rd WJDHL 1987-88 39 15 21 3 - 172 207 33 8th WJDHL 1988-89 35 19 15 1 - 190 156 39 9th WJDHL 1989-90 35 14 17 4 - 133 137 32 10th WJDHL 1990-91 40 12 23 4 1 139 188 29 15th WJDHL 1991-92 40 11 24 3 2 132 196 27 15th OHAJDL 1992-93 38 14 18 4 2 150 182 34 13th OHAJDL 1993-94 40 22 17 1 - 234 185 45 8th OHAJDL 1994-95 39 11 22 2 4 143 194 28 15th OHAJDL 1995-96 38 21 10 5 2 190 142 49 5th OHAJDL 1996-97 38 34 3 0 1 236 102 69 1st OHAJDL Won League, won OHA Championship1997-98 39 13 24 1 1 136 152 28 15th OHAJDL 1998-99 40 19 18 2 1 154 155 41 9th OHAJDL 1999-00 40 28 10 2 0 217 139 58 2nd OHAJDL Lost div. semi-final 1-4 (Trojans)2000-01 40 23 14 2 1 -- -- 49 8th OHAJDL Won div. semi-final 4-0 (Hawks)Won div. final 4-3 (Trojans)Won conference final 4-0 (Centenaires)Won OHA Cup 4-1 (Applejacks)2001-02 40 25 14 1 0 211 144 51 5th OHAJDL Lost div. semi-final 3-4 (Lakers)2002-03 40 15 24 1 0 129 166 31 16th OHAJDL Lost div. semi-final 0-4 (Hawks)2003-04 40 14 21 2 3 142 177 33 15th OHAJDL Lost div. semi-final 2-4 (Lancers)2004-05 40 24 12 3 1 166 135 52 6th OHAJDL Won div. semi-final 4-1 (Trojans)Won div. final 4-1 (Hawks)Won conference final 4-3 (Lakers)Lost final 1-4 (Hawks)2005-06 38 16 16 5 1 155 145 38 11th OHAJDL Lost conference quarter-final 1-4 (Trojans)2006-07 40 21 18 0 1 165 186 43 10th SOJHL Lost conference quarter-final 1-4 (Lancers)2007-08 40 36 3 - 1 222 121 73 1st SOJHL Won conference quarter-final 4-0 (Hawks)Won conference semi-final 4-0 (Lakers)Lost conference final 0-4 (Trojans)2008-09 40 33 6 - 1 185 129 67 1st SOJHL Won conference semi-final 4-0 (Hawks)Lost conference final 1-4 (Stars)2009-10 36 26 7 - 3 197 115 55 3rd SOJHL Lost conference semi-final 1-4 (Hawks)2010-11 36 21 12 - 3 166 151 45 6th SOJHL Won quarter-final 4-3 (Irish)Lost semi-final 2-4 (Stars)2011-12 36 21 15 - 0 159 129 42 8th SOJHL Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Hawks)Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League - Jr "C"2012-13 37 14 17 - 6 128 162 34 7th SOJHL Lost first round 2-4 (Braves)2013-14 40 8 31 - 1 100 195 17 8th SOJHL Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Lancers)2014-15 40 28 9 - 3 199 134 59 2nd SOJHL Won quarter-final 4-0 (Sailors)Lost semi-final 0-4 (Hawks)2015-16 40 21 19 0 - 206 173 42 4th of 9 SOJHL Won quarter-final, 4-1 (Lucan Irish)Lost semi-final 0-4 (Dolphins)2016-17 40 18 20 2 - 153 175 38 5th of 9Yeck Div -PJHL Lost div. quarter-final 3-4 (Lancers)2017-18 40 16 21 0 3 127 166 35 6th of 9Yeck Div -PJHL Lost div. quarter-final 1-4 (Dolphins)2018-19 40 9 28 3 0 108 158 21 8th of 9Yeck Div -PJHL Lost div. quarter-final 1-4 (Dolphins)2019-20 42 28 12 1 1 198 118 58 3rd of 8Yeck Div -PJHL Won div. quarter-final 4-1 (Spitfires)Lost div. semi-final 1-4 (Hawks)2020-21 Season lost due to COVID-19 pandemic2021-22 30 18 9 1 2 101 79 39 2nd of 7Yeck Div -PJHL Won div. quarter-final 4-0 (Sailors)Lost div. semi-final 1-4 (Stars)2022-23 40 29 7 3 1 169 105 62 1st of 8Yeck Div -PJHL Won div. quarter-final 4-0 (Flyers)Won div. semi-final 4-0 (Hawks)Lost div. final 3-4 (Trojans)2023-24 40 29 9 1 1 199 129 60 2nd of 8Yeck Div -PJHL Won div. quarter-final 4-2 (Sailors)Won div. semi-final 4-2 (Stars)Lost div. final,1-4 (Trojans)2024-25 42 25 12 3 2 159 128 55 4th of 8 Yeck Div6th of 16 West Conf24th of 63 -PJHL Won div. quarter-final 4-2 (Stars)Lost div. semi-final 2-4 (Flyers)2025-26 42 24 14 4 0 173 133 52 5th of 8 Yeck Div7th of 16 West Conf29th of 61 -PJHL Won div. quarter-final 4-1 (Flyers)Won div. semi-final 4-2 (Hawks)Won Yeck finals 4-3 (Stars)Lost West Conf 0-4 (Canadiens)

Playoffs 1984 Won league, won OHA Championship Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Grand Valley Harvesters 4-2 in OHA final 1997 Won league Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Wellesley Applejacks 4-0 in final 2001 Won league, won OHA Championship Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Wellesley Applejacks 4-1 in final 2005 Won League, lost OHA Championship Hagersville Hawks defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4-1 in final 2006 Lost conference semi-final Thamesford Trojans defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4-1 in conf. semi-final 2008 Lost conference final Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Exeter Hawks 4-0 in conf. quarter-final Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated West Lorne Lakers 4-0 in conf. semi-final Thamesford Trojans defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4-0 in conf. final 2009 Lost conference final Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Exeter Hawks 4-0 in conf. quarter-final Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Port Stanley Sailors 4-0 in conf. semi-final North Middlesex Stars defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4-1 in conf. final 2010 Lost quarter-final 2011 Lost semi-final Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Lucan Irish 4-3 in quarter-final Thamesford Trojans defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4-0 in semi-final

Notable alumni Jason Williams

References

External links Official OHA Bulldogs' website