Mississauga IceDogs
Mississauga IceDogs | |
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City | Mississauga, Ontario |
League | Ontario Hockey League |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | Central |
Founded | January 21, 1997 |
Operated | 1998–2007 |
Home arena | Hershey Centre |
Colours | Red, black, white |
Franchise history | |
1998–2007 | Mississauga IceDogs |
2007–present | Niagara IceDogs |
The Mississauga IceDogs were a junior ice hockey team in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Ontario Hockey League from 1998 to 2007. A sale relocated the team to St. Catharines, Ontario for the 2007–08 season and they are now called the Niagara IceDogs.[1]
History
From 1998 to 2002, the IceDogs enjoyed little success, finishing last in the
In the 2002–03 season, the IceDogs finished fourth in the Central Division and made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, but lost in the first round in five games against the Ottawa 67's.
2003–04 was the IceDogs' best season. The team finished second in the Central Division, two points behind the division champion Toronto St. Michael's Majors, and third overall in the Eastern Conference.
In the first round of the playoffs, the IceDogs defeated the Oshawa Generals in seven games, winning their first-ever playoff series. The IceDogs were down three games to two against the Barrie Colts in the second round but managed to come back and win the series in seven games. The surprise IceDogs then upset the St. Michael's Majors in the Eastern Conference Championship series in six games to win the Bobby Orr Trophy and earn their first-ever trip to the Ontario Hockey League finals. The dream ended there as they fell to the Guelph Storm in four straight games in the OHL final, losing the fourth game at the Hershey Centre.
The 2004–05 season was another record setting season for the IceDogs. They won their first ever Central Division title and finished first in the Eastern Conference with 81 points. Despite regular season success, the IceDogs were upset in the first round of the playoffs by the eighth-seeded St. Michael's Majors in five games. In 2005–06, the IceDogs started rebuilding and missed the playoffs again.
Change in ownership
On July 12, 2006,
Championships
Bobby Orr Trophy
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Emms Trophy
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Coaches
Former team owner and hockey commentator
- 1998–99 Peter Sturgeon & Jim Hulton
- 1999–2000 J.Hulton, Geoff Ward & Steve Cherry
- 2000–01 Rick Vaive
- 2001–02 Don Cherry
- 2002–03 Steve Ludzik
- 2003–06 Greg Gilbert (3 seasons)
- 2006–07 Mike Kelly
Players
The Mississauga IceDogs had the first overall draft pick four years in a row, which produced two rookies of the year, and a total of ten alumni have played in the National Hockey League.
Award winners
Emms Family Award
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Jack Ferguson Award
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NHL alumni
Season-by-season results
Regular season
Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss
Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SL | Points | Pct % | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
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1998–99 | 68 | 4 | 61 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 0.118 | 145 | 426 | 5th Central |
1999–2000 | 68 | 9 | 56 | 1 | 2 | — | 21 | 0.154 | 160 | 346 | 5th Central |
2000–01 | 68 | 3 | 56 | 7 | 2 | — | 15 | 0.110 | 157 | 380 | 5th Central |
2001–02 | 68 | 11 | 47 | 6 | 4 | — | 32 | 0.235 | 212 | 327 | 5th Central |
2002–03 | 68 | 23 | 31 | 11 | 3 | — | 60 | 0.441 | 212 | 231 | 4th Central |
2003–04 | 68 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 4 | — | 83 | 0.610 | 217 | 199 | 2nd Central |
2004–05 | 68 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | — | 81 | 0.596 | 207 | 172 | 1st Central |
2005–06 | 68 | 21 | 40 | — | 5 | 2 | 49 | 0.360 | 192 | 299 | 5th Central |
2006–07 | 68 | 43 | 21 | — | 0 | 4 | 90 | 0.662 | 326 | 251 | 2nd Central |
Total | 612 | 184 | 354 | 47 | 21 | 6 | - | 0.301 | 1828 | 2631 |
Playoffs
- 1998–99 Out of playoffs.
- 1999–2000 Out of playoffs.
- 2000–01 Out of playoffs.
- 2001–02 Out of playoffs.
- 2002–03 Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
- 2003–04 Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
Defeated Barrie Colts 4 games to 3 in conference semi-finals.
Defeated St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 2 in conference finals.
Lost to Guelph Storm 4 games to 0 in finals. - 2004–05 Lost to St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
- 2005–06 Out of playoffs.
- 2006–07 Lost to Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
Uniforms and logos
The IceDogs' colours are red, white, black and silver. The logo is styled after
Arena
The Mississauga IceDogs played their home games at the
- Capacity = 5,420
- Ice Size = 200' x 85'
- Hershey Centre - The OHL Arena & Travel Guide