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Dryden Ice Dogs
The Dryden Ice Dogs are a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, junior ice hockey team in the Superior International Junior Hockey League, Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) based in Dryden, Ontario. It is one of the charter teams of the Superior International Junior Hockey League, 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 have the distinction of being the first club to win the Superior International Junior Hockey League, SIJHL championship Bill Salonen Cup in the 2001–02 SIJHL season, inaugural season. They went on to win subsequent league championships in 2007–08 SIJHL season, 2008, 2016–17 SIJHL season, 2017, and 2017–18 SIJHL season, 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 SIJHL season, 2023–24 season. At 49 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dryden, Ontario
Dryden is the second-largest city in the Kenora District of northwestern Ontario, Canada, located on Wabigoon Lake. It is the least populous community in Ontario incorporated as a city. The City of Dryden had a population of 7,388 and its Census geographic units of Canada#Population centres, population centre (urban area) had a population of 5,355 in 2021. Dryden was incorporated as a town in 1910 and as a city in 1998. The main industries in Dryden include manufacturing (particularly Paper and pulp industry in Dryden, Ontario, pulp and paper), renewable energy (including bioenergy and solar energy), and service. Dryden is located on Ontario's Ontario Highway 17, Highway 17, which forms part of the Trans-Canada Highway. It is situated halfway between the larger cities of Winnipeg and Thunder Bay. History Before settlement by Europeans, the Dryden area was inhabited by the Anishinaabe. They used the shore by the Wabigoon River as a camping site, calling it Paawidigong ("the place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
