Dryden Ice Dogs

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 were one of the original five SIJHL teams and have the distinction of being the first club to win the championship Bill Salonen Cup, under the management of Bill Salonen, in the inaugural season. They went on to win subsequent league championships in 2008, 2017, and 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 season.

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Playoffs

• 2002 Won League, lost Dudley Hewitt Cup :Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Nipigon Featherman Hawks 4-games-to-none :Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort Frances Borderland Thunder 4-games-to-none SIJHL Champions :Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 2-games-to-none
• 2003 Lost semi-final :Fort Frances Borderland Thunder defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-none
• 2004 Lost final :Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort Frances Borderland Thunder 4-games-to-3 :Fort William North Stars defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-1
• 2005 Lost semi-final :Fort Frances Borderland Thunder defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-none
• 2006 Lost final, lost Dudley Hewitt Cup semi-final :Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Schreiber Diesels 4-games-to-none :Fort William North Stars defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-none :Third in Dudley Hewitt Cup round robin (1-2) :Sudbury Jr. Wolves (NOJHL) defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 5-4 in semi-final
• 2007 Lost semi-final :Fort William North Stars defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-1
• 2008 Won League, lost Dudley Hewitt Cup semi-final :Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Schreiber Diesels 4-games-to-3 :Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort William North Stars 4-games-to-1 SIJHL CHAMPIONS :Third in Dudley Hewitt Cup round robin (1-2) :Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJHL) defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 2-1 OT in semi-final
• 2009 Lost quarter-final :Schreiber Diesels defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 3-games-to-none
• 2010 Lost final :First in round robin (4-0) vs. Fort William North Stars and Sioux Lookout Flyers :Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort Frances Lakers 4-games-to-2 :Fort William North Stars defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-1
• 2011 Lost final :Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Duluth Clydesdales 4-games-to-none :Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort Frances Lakers 4-games-to-2 :Wisconsin Wilderness defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-none
• 2012 Lost semi-final :Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Sioux Lookout Flyers 4-games-to-1 :Fort Frances Lakers defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-none
• 2013 Lost semi-final :Fort Frances Lakers defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4-games-to-3

Dudley Hewitt Cup

Main article: 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. That region initially extended east from Ontario to The Maritimes. 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. 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. The winners of the Dudley Hewitt Cup went on to compete for the national championship Centennial Cup.

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.

References

Additional reading

References

1. (16 September 2022). "Expansion work begins at Dryden Arena". Acadia Broadcasting.
2. (15 May 2017). "Dryden group raising money for arena repairs the city can't afford". CBC/Radio-Canada.
3. "$5 Million of Work to Continue at Dryden Arena This Summer". Acadia Broadcasting.
4. (20 September 2025). "Ice Dogs enter SIJHL season with high hopes". Acadia Broadcasting.
5. "Dryden Ice Dogs hockey team statistics and history".
6. (13 April 2023). "New project will document Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ history". Acadia Broadcasting.
7. Sveinson, Mike. (12 October 2023). "Documenting The History Of The SIJHL Dryden GM Ice Dogs". Acadia Broadcasting.
8. "2025 Centennial Cup Guide & Record Book". Hockey Canada.
9. "About the cup".
10. Aalto, Sherry. (2012). "The Dudley Hewitt Cup and the Business of Hockey". North Superior Publishing Inc..