May 1st
We play host to Guelph Storm in game 1 of OHL Championship
Guelph Storm @ Hamilton Bulldogs (J. Ross Robertson Cup Game 1)
Connor Roberts (3) - Connor McMichael
Ben Gleason (1) - Mackenzie Entwistle & Matt Strome
Jack Hanley (5) - Navrin Mutter & Zack Jackson
Ben Gleason 2 (2) - Liam Van Loon & Justin Lemcke
Final: 4-1 W
Nick Donofrio 25 of 26 saves
1st Star: Ben Gleason - HAM 2g
2nd Star: Justin Lemcke - HAM 1a
3rd Star: Jack Hanley - HAM 1g
Team Stats:
SOG: GUE 26 - HAM 17
PP: GUE 1 for 5 - HAM 0 for 7
PIM: GUE 17 - HAM 13
Hits: GUE 22 - HAM 24
FO: GUE 40 - HAM 24
Hamilton Bulldogs take a 1-0 series lead in a best of 7 against Guelph Storm
HOF Nominees
May 3rd
We play host to Guelph Storm in Game 2 of OHL Championship final
Guelph Storm @ Hamilton Bulldogs (J. Ross Robertson Cup Final Game 2)
Reilly Webb (2) - Riley McCourt & Zack Jackson
Matt Strome (11) - Jack Hanley & Arthur Kaliyev
Final: 7-2 L
Nick Donofrio 18 of 24 saves; Kaden Fulcher 4 of 5 saves
1st Star: Scharr - GUE 4g
2nd Star: G. Smith - GUE 1g 4a
3rd Star: Ratcliffe - GUE 1g 2a
Team Stats:
SOG: GUE 29 - HAM 21
PP: GUE 4 for 8 - HAM 0 for 6
PIM: GUE 23 - HAM 27
Hits: GUE 15 - HAM 28
FO: GUE 32 - HAM 32
Dylan D'Agostino will be out for another 4 days from his injury that has kept him out for 3 weeks
May 5th
The series shifts to Guelph for game 3 as we take on Guelph Storm
Hamilton Bulldogs @ Guelph Storm (J. Ross Robertson Cup Game 3 Series 1-1)
Justin Lemcke (4) - Ben Garagan & Ben Gleason
Mackenzie Entwistle (6) - Matt Strome & Jack Hanley PP
Ben Gleason (3) - Mackenzie Entwistle
Final: 4-3 L
Nick Donofrio 20 of 24 saves
1st Star: Ratcliffe - GUE 1g 1a
2nd Star: Mackenzie Entwistle - HAM 1g 1a
3rd Star: Toropchenko - GUE 1g
Team Stats:
SOG: HAM 24 - GUE 24
PP: HAM 1 for 6 - GUE 0 for 3
PIM: HAM 9 - GUE 15
Hits: HAM 27 - GUE 18
FO: HAM 25 - GUE 19
Guelph lost Mark Woolley to a mid hip strain and will be out of action for 1-2 weeks
We have decided to scratch Liam Van Loon and dress enforcer Lucas Felicetti
May 7th
Game 4 goes down tonight as we are in Guelph to take on the Storm
Hamilton Bulldogs @ Guelph Storm (J. Ross Robertson Cup Game 4) (Guelph leads series 2-1)
Mackenzie Entwistle (7) - Matt Strome & Ben Gleason PP
Reilly Webb (3) - Navrin Mutter
Final: 6-2 L
Nick Donofrio 28 of 34 saves
1st Star: Poirer - GUE 2g
2nd Star: Ratcliffe - GUE 1g 2a
3rd Star: Schnarr - GUE 2g 1a
Team Stats:
SOG: HAM 18 - GUE 34
PP: HAM 1 for 3 - GUE 2 for 6
PIM: HAM 18 - GUE 12
Hits: HAM 18 - GUE 34
FO: HAM 33 - GUE 39
Guelph loses Dmitri Samorukov with a 2nd degree MCL sprain will be out for 4 weeks while Riley McCourt will be out of action for 6 days with a 30 stich facial cut
May 9th
Today could be our last game of the season as we are at home against Guelph Storm in game 5. Dylan D'Agostino will make his return to the line up tonight
Guelph Storm @ Hamilton Bulldogs (J. Ross Robertson Cup Game 5) (Guelph leads series 3-1)
Mackenzie Entwistle (8) - Justin Lemcke & Brandon Saigeon
Mackenzie Entwistle 2 (9) - Justin Lemcke & Brandon Saigeon PP
Final: 2-1 W
Nick Donofrio 40 of 41 saves
1st Star: Mackenzie Entwistle - HAM 2g
2nd Star: Hotchkiss - GUE 1a
3rd Star: Nick Donofrio - HAM 40 saves .976 Sv %
Team Stats:
SOG: GUE 41 - HAM 16
PP: GUE 1 for 5 - HAM 1 for 5
PIM: GUE 13 - HAM 13
Hits: GUE 19 - HAM 25
FO: GUE 34 - HAM 29
Lucas Felicetti has suffered a sprained wrist and will be out of action for 3 weeks. Liam Van Loon will take his place on the 4th line
May 11th
We head back out on the road as we take on Guelph Storm in game 6. Does our boys believe in Miracles we do as if we play hard we can force our 3rd game 7.
Hamilton Bulldogs @ Guelph Storm (J. Ross Robertson Gup Game 6) (Guelph leads series 3-2)
Arthur Kaliyev (7) - Connor Roberts & Connor McMichael
TJ Fergus (1) - Brandon Saigeon & Matt Strome
Justin Lemcke (5) - Brandon Saigeon PP
Justin Lemcke 2 (6) - Mackenzie Entwistle
Zack Jackson (3) - Christian Girhiny
Dylan D'Agostino (3) - Christian Girhiny & Zack Jackson
Final: 6-2 W
Nick Donofrio 25 of 27 saves
1st Star: Christian Girhiny - HAM 2a
2nd Star: Zack Jackson - HAM 1g 1a
3rd Star: Mackenzie Entwistle - HAM 1a
Team Stats:
SOG: HAM 30 - GUE 27
PP: HAM 1 for 8 - GUE 1 for 5
PIM: HAM 13 - GUE 19
Hits: HAM 20 - GUE 27
FO: HAM 36 - GUE 43
We have came back 3 times being down in the 3 series against Oshawa, London and now Guelph to force Game 7 at our rink
March 13th
Here we are Game 7 of the J. Ross Robertson Cup winner goes to CHL Memorial Cup loser goes home
Here are the lines for tonights game 7:
Guelph Storm:
With Popovich in Goal
Hamilton Bulldogs
With Nick Donofrio in goal
Guelph Storm @ Hamilton Bulldogs (J. Ross Robert Cup Game 7) (Series tied 3-3)
Matt Strome (12) - Brandon Saigeon & Mackenzie Entwistle PP
Matt Strome 2 (13) - Mackenzie Entwistle PP
Mackenzie Entwistle (10) - Matt Strome & Brandon Saigeon PP
Final: 4-3 L
Nick Donofrio 27 of 31 saves
1st Star: Ratcliffe - GUE 2g 1a
2nd Star: Matt Strome - HAM 2g 1a
3rd Star: Primeau - GUE 2g
Team Stats:
SOG: GUE 31 - HAM 23
PP: GUE 1 for 8 - HAM 3 for 8
PIM: GUE 30 - HAM 38
Hits: GUE 26 - HAM 25
FO: GUE 36 - HAM 32
Guelph Storm has won the J. Ross Robertson Cup and eliminated Hamilton Bulldogs in 7 games 4 games to 3 and will advanced to the CHL Memorial Cup and will be joined by Calgary Hitmen (WHL Champs), Sherbrooke (QMJHL Champs) & Red Deer Rebels (Host)
Team Playoff Stats:
League Playoff Stats:
We say goodbye to some of our players as their Major Junior career is over and will be moving on:
D - TJ Fergus
D - Justin Lemcke (our captain)
We now have 4 OA's to deal with for next season:
D - Ben Gleason
D - Connor Walters
G - kaden Fulcer
D - Jack Hanley
Our Final #'s for our prospects
G - Kyle Renaud - 38gp 24-10-1 2.45 GAA .921 Sv % 1 SO - Eastern Ontario jr B
G - Tanner Sheppard - 30gp 15-12-0 2.80 GAA .906 Sv % 0 SO - Southern Ontario jr B
G - Zachary Roy - 33gp 25-6-0 2.39 GAA .922 Sv % 0 SO - Eastern jr B
LD - Trevor Ledonne - 40gp 3g 11a 14pts 4 PIm Even 10:25 - Pickering Panthers (OJHL) - released not in our future plans
RD - Paul O'Doherty - 45gp 11g 30a 41pts 26 PIM 20:50 - Southern Ontario Jr B
RD - Jordan Simpson - 42gp 6g 23a 29pts 28 PIM 14:52 - Southern Ontario Jr B
LD - Xavier Henry - 37gp 0g 2a 2pts 12 PIM 10:19 - Northern Ontario jr B
LD - DJ King - 42gp 6g 9a 15pts 12 PIM 10:15 - Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)
RD - Evan McIntytre - 39gp 4g 6a 10pts 6 PIM 09:53 - Lindsay Muskies (OJHL)
LD - Ford Ondrovic - 31gp 0g 1a 1pt 10 PIM 11:15 - Southern Ontario Jr B
LD - Tyler Spott - 39gp 3g 10a 13pts 4 PIM 10:10 - Lindsay Muskies (OJHL) - released not in our future plans
LD - Parker Sutton - 46gp 6g 21a 27pts 16 PIM 16:22 - Southern Ontario Jr B
C - Derek Seguin - 41gp 6g 9a 15pts 4 PIM 06:57 - Milton Icehawks (OJHL) - released not in our future plans
C - James Waldron - 42gp 6g 6a 12pts 8 PIM 06:28 - Stouffville Spirit (OJHL)
C - Christopher Ishmael - 34gp 2g 0a 2pts 16 PIM 06:19 - Southern Ontario Jr B - not in our future plans
C - Michael Mancinelli - 34gp 0g 0a 0pts 12 PIM 06:15 - Northern US Jr B - not in our future plan
Players Released:
LD - Trevor Ledonne
LD - Tyler Spott
LD - Xavier Henry
LW - Matt Luff - too old to keep on our reserve list
C - Derek Seguin
C - Michael Mancinelli
C - Christopher Ishmael
With the releases it gives us 35 players on our 50 player protected list and that is without players that w elose this summer due to OA's or NHL signings
OHL Award Winners:
J. Ross Robert Cup Champs - Guelph Storm
Red Tilson Trophy (Outstanding Player Award) - Nicolas Hague (Mississauga)
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award (Playoff MVP) - Nathan Schnarr (Guelph)
Major Individual Award - Joseph Raaymaker (London)
Max Kaminsky Trophy (Outstanding Defenseman Award) - Evan Bouchard (London)
Emms Family Award (Rookie of the Year) - Alexcei Toropchenko (Guelph)
OHL Executive of the Year Award - Jason Ford (Barrie)
Eddie Powers Trophy (Most Pts in OHL Season) - Robert Thomas (London)
Dave Pinkney Trophy (Best GAA) - Joseph Raaymakers (London)
William Hanley Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike) - Robert Thomas (London)
Dan Snyder Trophy (Humanitarian Contribution) - Tim Gettinger (SSM Greyhounds)
Best Coach Award(Top Coach) - George Burnett (Guelph)
OHL Team Allstars:
I laugh that we make it to the finals and not 1 single player of ours makes all star team
Key note Not including any pro tournaments here is the recap for all of the Junior Tournaments this year
U17 Hockey Challenge: Canada (Gold), USA (SIlver), Slovakia (Bronze) Russia 4th Place
U18 Championship: Canada (Gold), Czech Rep (Silver), Finland (Bronze) USA 4th Place
WJC - Sweden (Gold), Canada (Silver), USA (Bronze), Belarus 4th Place
The Ivan Hlinka tournament didn't take place this past season as we started our game file in September as the tourament usually runs during August
Our scouts are off scouting last minute players for the upcoming OHL Draft next month as well as CHL Import Draft
May 18th
The CHL Memorial Cup kicks off today as Guelph loses to Calgary by a score of 3-2 and Red Deer beats Sherbrooke by a score of 1-0
May 20th
Day 2 of the CHL Memorial Cup
Guelph beat Red Deer 6-2 and Calgary beats Sherbrooke by a score of 5-4
May 22nd
Day 3 of the Memorial Cup saw Red Deer beating Calgary by a score of 4-3 and Guelph beating Sherbrooke by a score of 4-3
Guelph Storm gets the bye to the finals as Red Deer plays Calgary in the Semi Finals as Sherbrooke finishes last and gets eiminated from the tournament
May 25th
CHL Semi Finals as Calgary Hitmen beats Red Deer Rebels by a score of 4-0 and goes onto the finals to play Guelph Storm
May 27th
Today is the CHL Memorial Cup Finals as Guelph takes on Calgary as Hitmen beat the Storm by a score of 6-3 to win the CHL memorial Cup
We got word from our trainer that Issac Nurse can now begin his off-season training with drills after being out with his injury since February 2nd
With Trade window opening up
Owen Sound Attack trade trent Bourque and Alan Lyszczarczyk to Ottawa for Austen Keating and their 2nd in 2019 OHL Draft