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The Mount Brydges Bulldogs are a
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team based in
Mount Brydges Strathroy-Caradoc is a municipality located in Southwestern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is west of London, Ontario, London. Strathroy-Caradoc is a primarily rural municipality. Industries include turkey (bird), turkey and chicken h ...
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, Canada. They play in the
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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, which led them on to win their first Western league championship, despite competition from the
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who only suffered a total of two losses during the regular season. In the provincial final, the Bulldogs met the
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of the Northern Junior D Hockey League, winning their first series 4 games to 2. The Bulldogs were a tough team until the mid-1980s. In 1988, the Western league absorbed the Southern league and became an eighteen-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, the Bulldogs were at the top of the league with 34 wins and only 3 losses. The Bulldogs battled through three rounds of playoffs to meet the
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at the OHAJDL finals. The Bulldogs earned their second OHA Cup with a 4-games-to-none sweep. The Bulldogs finished the 2000-01 season in eighth place overall with a record of 23 wins and 14 losses. The Bulldogs defeated their competition in the first three rounds of the playoffs to win their conference title. In the provincial championship final they met the
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, who were caught flat-footed and defeated 4 games to 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
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, an opponent that was not to be denied an OHA Cup. The Bulldogs lost the series 4-games-to-1. The Bulldogs finished the 2005-06 season with a .500 record and ranked eleventh place overall. In the first round of the playoffs, the Bulldogs pulled off a major upset knocking off the number one ranked Mitchell Hawks 4-games-to-2. In round 2, they met the
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who defeated the Bulldogs 4-games-to-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 the lost 4-games-to-1. The 2007-2008 season proved to be their best regular season in franchise history. With 36 wins and only 3 losses, the Bulldogs were number one in the league with 73 points. The Bulldogs swept their way through the first two rounds of the playoffs before meeting the perennial powerhouse
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in the Yeck Conference finals. Thamesford powered past Mount Brydges 4 games to none, en route to their 2008 championship. The 2008-2009 season was yet again another great season in the history of the franchise. With 33 wins and only 6 losses, finishing first overall. The Bulldogs yet again swept their way to the Conference Final before losing to the eventual league champions
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4 games to 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
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engaged in the inaugural season series entitled the Battle of Highway 81. The Bulldogs would go on to win the series on the final day of the regular season and down 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


Playoffs

*1984 Won league, Won OHA Championship :Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated
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''4-games-to-2'' in OHA final *1997 Won league :Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated
Wellesley Applejacks The Wellesley Apple Jacks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Wellesley, Ontario. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. History The Wellesley Apple Jacks joined the Western Junior D Hoc ...
''4-games-to-none'' in final *2001 Won league, Won OHA Championship :Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated
Wellesley Applejacks The Wellesley Apple Jacks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Wellesley, Ontario. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. History The Wellesley Apple Jacks joined the Western Junior D Hoc ...
''4-games-to-1'' in final *2005 Won League, Lost OHA Championship :
Hagersville Hawks The Hagersville Hawks are a Junior ice hockey team from Hagersville, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Provincial Junior Hockey League in the Ontario Hockey Association. History The Hagersville Hawks were founded in 1992. The town was pr ...
defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs ''4-games-to-1'' in final *2006 Lost conference semi-final :
Thamesford Trojans The Thamesford Trojans are a Junior ice hockey team based in Thamesford, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. They currently own the Exeter Hawks. History The Thamesford Trojans ...
defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs ''4-games-to-1'' in conf. semi-final *2008 Lost conference final :Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated
Exeter Hawks The Exeter Hawks are a Junior ice hockey team based in Exeter, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. History The Exeter Hawks were founded in 1961 as members of the Shamrock Junior ...
''4-games-to-none in conf. quarter-final :Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated
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''4-games-to-none in conf. semi-final :
Thamesford Trojans The Thamesford Trojans are a Junior ice hockey team based in Thamesford, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. They currently own the Exeter Hawks. History The Thamesford Trojans ...
defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs ''4-games-to-0'' in conf. final *2009 Lost conference Final :Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated
Exeter Hawks The Exeter Hawks are a Junior ice hockey team based in Exeter, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. History The Exeter Hawks were founded in 1961 as members of the Shamrock Junior ...
''4-games-to-none'' in conf. quarter final :Mount Brydges Bulldogsdefeated
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''4-games-to-none'' in conf. semi final :
North Middlesex Stars The North Middlesex Stars are a Junior ice hockey team based in Parkhill, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. History The team was founded in 1992 as the Parkhill Stars. After ...
defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs ''4-games-to-one'' in conf. final *2010 lost quarter final defeated 4-games-to-none *2011Lost semi final :Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated
Lucan Irish The Lucan Irish are a Junior ice hockey team based in Lucan Biddulph, Ontario. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. History The Irish were founded in 1968 as the Lucan Irish Six, named after the Bla ...
''4-games-to-three'' in quarter final :
Thamesford Trojans The Thamesford Trojans are a Junior ice hockey team based in Thamesford, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. They currently own the Exeter Hawks. History The Thamesford Trojans ...
defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs ''4-games-to-none'' in semi final


Notable alumni

* Jason Williams


References


External links


Official OHA Bulldogs' Website
{{SOJHL Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League teams