The Dryden Ice Dogs are a junior ice hockey team in the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) based in Dryden, Ontario. It is one of the charter teams of the SIJHL.

Arena

The team plays its home games at Dryden Memorial Arena. The building underwent major renovations between 2020 and 2023. Its was built in 1978–79.

History

The Ice Dogs have the distinction of being the first club to win the SIJHL championship Bill Salonen Cup 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. At 49° 47′ North, the Ice Dogs were the most northern junior A team in Ontario until 2008, further north than the Abitibi Eskimos of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. In the 2008–09 season, the Sioux Lookout Flyers joined the league and at 50° 06′ took over as Ontario's most northerly junior hockey club until they folded in 2013. ! style=width:4em | Season ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Games Played">GP ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Wins">W ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Losses">L ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Ties">T ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Goals For">GF ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Goals Against">GA ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Points">Pts ! style=width:10em | Finish ! style=width:18em | Playoffs

Playoffs

Dudley Hewitt Cup

Central Canada Jr. A Championships NOJHL – OJHL – SIJHL – Host Round-robin play with 2nd vs. 3rd in semifinal to advance against 1st in the championship game.

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