Niagara IceDogs
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| Niagara IceDogs | |
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| City: | St. Catharines, Ontario |
| League: | Ontario Hockey League |
| Conference: | Eastern |
| Division: | Central |
| Founded: | 2007-08 |
| Home Arena: | Gatorade Garden City Complex |
| Colours: | Red, Black, White |
| Head Coach: | Mario Cicchillo |
| General Manager: | Dave Brown |
| Affiliate(s): | St. Catharines Falcons Jr. B |
| Franchise history | |
| 1998-2007: | Mississauga IceDogs |
| 2007-Present: | Niagara IceDogs |
The Niagara IceDogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was originally known as the Mississauga IceDogs and founded in 1996. The team was relocated to St. Catharines and played its inaugural season in the Niagara region during the 2007-08 OHL season after spending 9 seasons in Mississauga. The team is owned by Bill and Denise Burke.
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[edit] History
On July 12, 2006, Eugene Melnyk, who owned the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, bought the Mississauga IceDogs. After the 2006-07 season, Melnyk sold the IceDogs, and moved the Majors to the Hershey Centre in Mississauga.[1] The team approached the City of St. Catharines about moving the team into Jack Gatecliff Arena. St. Catharines City Council voted on a leasing arrangement on April 23, 2007, which passed. The OHL Board of Governors approved the deal on June 5, 2007.[2][3]
- 2007-08 season
The Niagara IceDogs played their first regular season home game against the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors in front of a sellout crowd on September 21, 2007. The IceDogs won the game, defeating the Majors 4-1. Over the course of the season, the IceDogs developed a major rivalry with the Mississauga Majors. In December, right-winger Stefan Legein represented Team Canada at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Tournament and earned a gold medal in the process.
On January 8, 2008, the IceDogs acquired goaltender Sebastien Dahm from the Sudbury Wolves in exchange for goaltender Andrew Loverock, defenseman Chris Van Laren, a 3rd round draft pick in 2009 and a sixth round draft pick in 2010. Dahm finished the season with the IceDogs, earning a record of 20-6-0-0, a GAA of 2.53 and a save percentage of 0.917. The IceDogs finished the regular season with 82 points, three shy of Brampton for the central division title.
[edit] Coaches
Mario Cicchillo was promoted from assistant coach in 2006-07 for Mississauga, to become the first coach of the Niagara IceDogs after it was announced that head coach Mike Kelly resigned to accept a senior advisory position with the team.[4]
- 2007-Present Mario Cicchillo
[edit] Players
[edit] Award winners
- 2007–08 – Michael Swift, Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy – Overage Player of the Year
- 2007–08 – Alex Friesen, Ivan Tennant Memorial Award – Top High School Academic Player
- 2007–08 – Denise Burke (Team President), OHL Executive of the Year
[edit] Current roster
2007-08 Niagara IceDogs Roster
| Goaltenders | ||||||
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| Number | Player | Catches | Position | Birth Year | Place of Birth | |
| 1 |  |
Lucas Lobsinger | L | G | 1988 | Burlington, Ontario |
| 29 |  |
Sebastian Dahm | L | G | 1987(O.V.) | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 31 | |
Adrian Volpe | L | G | 1990 | Burlington, Ontario |
| Defencemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Position | Birth Year | Place of Birth | |
| 5 | |
Jay Gilbert | R | D | 1991 | Port Stanley, Ontario |
| 10 | |
Alex Pietrangelo | R | D | 1990 | King City, Ontario |
| 11 | |
Josh Day | L | D | 1988 | St. Johns, Newfoundland |
| 13 | |
Matt Corrente- NJ (2006) | R | D | 1988 | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 18 | |
Matt Maione | L | D | 1990 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 22 | |
Drew Schiestel- BUF (2007) | L | D | 1989 | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 27 |  |
Scott Fletcher | R | D | 1988 | Haslett, Michigan |
| Forwards | ||||||
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| Number | Player | Shoots | Position | Birth Year | Place of Birth | |
| 2 | |
Stephen Ceccanese | L | LW | 1989 | |
| 3 | |
Vladimir Bessenov | L | F | 1990 | |
| 4 | |
Johnson Andrews | L | LW | 1991 | |
| 7 | |
Stefan Legein- CBJ (2007) | R | RW | 1988 | Oakville, Ontario |
| 8 | |
Alex Friesen | L | C | 1991 | Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario |
| 9 | |
Andrew Agozzino | L | RW | 1991 | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 12 | |
Reggie Traccitto | R | RW | 1989 | Oakville, Ontario |
| 14 | |
Michael Swift | L | C | 1987(O.V.) | Peterborough, Ontario |
| 16 | |
Dylan MacEachern | L | LW | 1990 | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 17 | |
Gianluca (Luca) Caputi- PIT (2007) | L | LW | 1988 | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 19 | |
Michael MacIsaac | R | RW | 1988 | Summerside, PEI |
| 20 | |
Barry Sanderson | R | C | 1990 | Dearborn, Michigan |
| 21 | |
Jordan Foreman | R | C | 1987(O.V.) | Cambridge, Ontario |
| 23 | |
Andrew Merret | R | RW | 1989 | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 24 | |
Chris DeSousa | L | C | 1990 | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 25 | |
Matt Sisca | L | C | 1990 | Woodbridge, Ontario |
| 26 | |
Jason Bergeron | R | RW | 1988 | Montreal, Quebec |
[edit] Team records
| Team Records for a single season | ||
| Statistic | Total | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Most Points | 90 | 2006–07 |
| Most Wins | 43 | 2006–07 |
| Most Goals For | 326 | 2006–07 |
| Least Goals For | 145 | 1998–99 |
| Least Goals Against | 172 | 2004–05 |
| Most Goals Against | 426 | 1998–99 |
| Individual player records for a single season | |||
| Statistic | Player | Total | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Goals | Luca Caputi | 51 | 2007–08 |
| Most Assists | Michael Swift | 62 | 2007–08 |
| Most Points | Luca Caputi | 111 | 2007–08 |
| Most Points, rookie | Rob Schremp | 74 | 2002–03 |
| Most Points, defenceman | Alex Pietrangelo | 53 | 2007–08 |
| Best GAA, goalie | MIchael Ouzas | 2.18 | 2004–05 |
| Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played | |||
[edit] Season-by-season results
[edit] Regular season
Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shoot Out Loss
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | OTL | SL | Points | Pct % | Goals For |
Goals Against |
Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | 68 | 42 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 85 | .625 | 272 | 222 | 2nd Central |
[edit] Playoffs
- 2007–08 – Defeated Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 0 in conference quarterfinals.
Lost to Oshawa Generals 4 games to 2 in conference semifinals.
[edit] Uniforms and logos
The IceDogs colours are red, white, black and silver. The Home jersey is white with red, black, and white stripes on the bottom and black and red diagonal stripes on the sleeves with two crossed dog bones on each shoulder. The Away jersey is black with red, black, and white stripes on the bottom and red and white diagonal stripes on the sleeves with two crossed dog bones on each shoulder. Both jerseys are tie-ups. The new Niagara logo is a Bull Terrier playing hockey in hockey gear.
[edit] Arena
The Gatorade Garden City Complex is the main arena in St. Catharines, located at 8 Gale Crescent. The IceDogs play in the Jack Gatecliff Arena of the complex, formerly known as the Garden City Arena. The arena's capacity is 3,145 including standing room. It is commonly referred to by fans as 'the Jack.'
The original arena was built in 1932 and was used by the St. Catharines Teepees and St. Catharines Black Hawks. Renovated in 1996, it was named after local sportswriter Jack Gatecliff. The Jack Gatecliff Arena name has now been applied to the pad that the IceDogs play on, while the name of the facility itself was changed on September 19, 2007.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Niagara IceDogs Official web site
- Ontario Hockey League Official web site
- Canadian Hockey League Official web site
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