Dryden Ice Dogs
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| Dryden Ice Dogs | |
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| City | Dryden, Ontario |
| League | SIJHL |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Home arena | Dryden Memorial Arena |
| Colours |
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| General manager | Jake Gushue |
| Head coach | Jake Gushue |
| Media | sijhl.tv |
| Website | drydenicedogs |
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.
The team plays its home games at Dryden Memorial Arena, which was built in 1978–79.[1][2] The building underwent major renovations between 2020 and 2023.[3]
History
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.[8] That region initially extended east from Ontario to The Maritimes.[8] 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.[8] 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.[9] The winners of the Dudley Hewitt Cup went on to compete for the national championship Centennial Cup.[9]
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.[10]
| 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 1–8 L, Toronto Patriots 0–6 L, Fort Frances Lakers 3–5 | 0–3–0 | 4th of 4 | 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 | |
| 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 |