Thunder Bay Bulldogs

Thunder Bay Bulldogs
City Thunder Bay, Ontario
League Superior International Junior Hockey League
Operated 2001 (2001)-2008
Home arena Port Arthur Arena
Colours Burgundy, Blue, and White
General manager Jason Stajkowski
Head coach Greg Batters

The Thunder Bay Bulldogs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from the Port Arthur section of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.

History

The Thunder Bay Bulldogs, sometimes referred to as the Port Arthur Bulldogs, were founded with the inception of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.

Both the 2001-02 and 2002-03 season were winning seasons for the Bulldogs, with the 2002-03 season having them finish in second place overall. Despite a record of 31 wins, 15 losses, 3 ties, and 3 losses in overtime, the Bulldogs were unable to displace the Fort Frances Borderland Thunders for the 2003 Bill Salonen Cup.

In 2003, their crosstown rivals, the Fort William North Stars, started picking up momentum. For two seasons, the Port Arthur squad dominated while Fort William tried to keep up. In 2003, the Bulldogs fell apart while the North Stars began a season that would leave them in 2006 as three-time defending league champions.

From 2003 until 2008, the Bulldogs never had more than 15 wins in a season.

In 2008, it was decided that the Bulldogs should fold into the Thunder Bay Bearcats franchise. Dropping from three to two Thunder Bay clubs was done in an effort to resurrect the Thunder Bay Kings Midget AAA program that had to cease in 2007.

Season-by-season results

Forward Myles Stevens (2008)
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
2001-02 48 24 21 3 0 216 198 51 4th SIJHL
2002-03 52 31 15 3 3 257 207 68 2nd SIJHL
2003-04 48 15 25 4 4 165 236 38 4th SIJHL
2004-05 48 2 40 2 4 72 361 10 5th SIJHL DNQ
2005-06 52 9 41 1 1 138 340 20 5th SIJHL DNQ
2006-07 50 13 34 2 1 193 309 29 5th SIJHL DNQ
2007-08 50 9 38 3 0 111 212 21 6th SIJHL Lost Quarter-final

Playoffs

Fort Frances Borderland Thunder defeated Thunder Bay Bulldogs 4-games-to-3
Thunder Bay Bulldogs defeated Fort William Wolves 4-games-to-1
Fort Frances Borderland Thunder defeated Thunder Bay Bulldogs 4-games-to-1
Fourth and eliminated from Dudley Hewitt Cup round robin
Fort William North Stars defeated Thunder Bay Bulldogs 4-games-to-none
Thunder Bay Bearcats defeated Thunder Bay Bulldogs 3-games-to-none


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