Hamilton Bulldogs

For the American Hockey League team, see Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL).

Hamilton Bulldogs

City	Hamilton, Ontario
League	Ontario Hockey League
Conference	Eastern Conference
Division	East
Founded	1981 (1981)
Operated	2015–present
Home arena	FirstOntario Centre
Colours	Black, Gold, White
General manager	Steve Staios
Head coach	John Gruden
Affiliate(s)	Ancaster Avalanche
Franchise history
1981–2015	Belleville Bulls
2015–present	Hamilton Bulldogs

The Hamilton Bulldogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that began to play in the 2015–16 season. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, the Bulldogs play their home games at the FirstOntario Centre. They were purchased by owner Michael Andlauer in March 2015 and re-located to Hamilton after a 34-year run in Belleville, where they were known as the Bulls.

The Bulldogs replaced the American Hockey League team of the same name, also formerly owned by Andlauer. That team's first franchise played from in Hamilton from 1996 to 2015, after which they moved to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador to become the second incarnation of the St. John's IceCaps.

History

Further information: Belleville Bulls

Move to Hamilton

On March 12, 2015, Michael Andlauer announced that he had acquired the Belleville Bulls, and that they would move to Hamilton's FirstOntario Centre for the 2015–16 season and become the Hamilton Bulldogs. The former AHL Hamilton Bulldogs were concurrently sold to the Montreal Canadiens and will move to St. John's, Newfoundland for the 2015-16 season as the St. John's IceCaps (the current True North Sports and Entertainment-owned IceCaps, which are affiliated with the Winnipeg Jets, moved back to Winnipeg on an interim basis).^[1]

Players

Current Roster

Goaltenders
Number	Player	Catches	Position	Birth year	Place of birth	Acquired	NHL Status
33	Kaden Fulcher	L	G	1998	Brigden, Ontario	Trade SSM (2016)	Eligible 2016
29	Connor Hicks	L	G	1997	Kanata, Ontario	7th round (2013)	Free Agent

Defencemen
Number	Player	Shoots	Position	Birth year	Place of birth	Acquired	NHL Status
2	Brody Morris	L	D	1996	Corbyville, Ontario	9th round (2012)	Free Agent
5	Justin Lemcke	R	D	1997	Whitby, Ontario	1st round (2013)	Free Agent
6	Ondrej Kachyna	L	D	1998	Hodonin, Czech Republic	1st round import (2015)	Eligible (2016)
8	Jesse Sabban	L	D	1997	Lindsay, Ontario	2nd round (2013)	Free Agent
9	Reilly Webb	R	D	1999	Stoney Creek, Ontario	2nd round (2015)	Eligible 2017
20	Cole Candella	L	D	1998	Mississauga, Ontario	2nd round (2014)	Eligible (2016)
22	Jack Hanley	L	D	1998	Whitby, Ontario	4th round (2014)	Eligible (2016)
24	Connor Walters	R	D	1997	Welland, Ontario	Trade OS (2015)	Free Agent
42	Benjamin Gleason	L	D	1996	Ortonville, Michigan	Trade LON (2015)	Eligible (2016)

Forwards
Number	Player	Shoots	Position	Birth year	Place of birth	Acquired	NHL Status
12	Mitchell Mendonca	L	C	1998	Thorold, Ontario	5th round (2014)	Eligible 2016
14	Niki Petti	R	RW	1996	Welland, Ontario	1st round (2012)	Free Agent
10	Trent Fox	C	LW	1997	Chatham, Ontario	Trade ER (2015)	Free Agent
17	Brandon Saigeon	L	C	1998	Grimsby, Ontario	1st round (2014)	Eligible 2016
12	Evan Krassey	R	RW	1998	Atikokan, Ontario	8th round (2014)	Eligible 2016
18	Matthew Strome	L	LW	1999	Mississauga, Ontario	1st round (2015)	Eligible 2017
19	Adam Laishram	R	C	1997	Asburn, Ontario	4th round (2012)	Free Agent
21	Luke Kutevicius	L	C	1998	Toronto, Ontario	Trade MISS (2016)	Eligible 2016
25	Matt Luff	R	RW	1997	Oakville, Ontario	7th round (2013)	Free Agent
26	Evan Krassey	R	RW	1998	Atikokan, Ontario	Trade NIAG (2016)	Eligible 2016
27	Maurizio Colella	L	LW	1997	Tottenhm, Ontario	5th round (2013)	Free Agent
28	Joseph Mizzi	R	RW	1998	Markham, Ontario	7th round (2014)	Eligible 2016
43	Michael Cramarossa	L	LW	1996	Markham, Ontario	3rd round (2012)	Free Agent
44	MacKenzie Entwhistle	R	RW	1999	Georgetown, Ontario	2nd round (2015)	Eligible 2017

Captains (as Belleville Bulls)

1981–1982 Ben Kelly
1982–1985 Dunc MacIntyre (3)
1986–1988 Brian Chapman (2)
1988–1989 Bryan Marchment
1989–1990 Greg Bignell
1990–1991 John Parco
1991–1992 Darren McCarty
1992–1993 Chris Clancy

1993–1994 Jarrett Reid & Mark Donahue
1994–1996 Craig Mills (2)
1996–1997 Daniel Cleary
1997–1999 Ryan Ready (2)
1999–2000 Justin Papineau
2000–2001 Nick Policelli
2001–2002 Matt Coughlin
2002–2003 Cody McCormick

2003–2004 Andrew Brown
2004–2005 Marc Rancourt
2005–2007 Andrew Gibbons (2)
2007–2008 Matt Beleskey
2008–2009 Eric Tangradi
2009–2012 Luke Judson (3)
2012–2014 Brendan Gaunce (2)
2014–2015 Jake Marchment
2014–2015 Brett Welychka

Retired numbers (as a Belleville Bulls)

# 15 — Dunc MacIntyre

NHL alumni (as Belleville Bulls)

Source

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss

Season	Games	Won	Lost	OTL	SL	Points	Pct %	Goals For	Goals Against	Standing
2015–16	68	25	35	8	0	58	.426	197	260	5th East

Playoffs

2015–16 Out of playoffs.

References

↑ "Hamilton Bulldogs sell AHL franchise, buy the OHL Belleville Bulls". CBC News. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

External links

Hamilton Bulldogs Official web site
Ontario Hockey League Official web site
Canadian Hockey League Official web site

Hamilton Bulldogs

Based in Hamilton, Ontario Founded in 1981 Member of the Ontario Hockey League

The Franchise	Belleville Bulls History Records Players Staff

Arenas	Yardmen Arena FirstOntario Centre

Conference Championships	1985-86 1998–99 2007-08

Division Championships	2000-01 2001–02 2006–07 2007-08 2008-09 2012-13

J. Ross Robertson Cup	1998–99

Retired numbers	15

Ontario Hockey League

East Division	Hamilton Bulldogs Kingston Frontenacs Oshawa Generals Ottawa 67's Peterborough Petes

Central Division	Barrie Colts Mississauga Steelheads Niagara IceDogs North Bay Battalion Sudbury Wolves

Midwest Division	Erie Otters Guelph Storm Kitchener Rangers London Knights Owen Sound Attack

West Division	Flint Firebirds Saginaw Spirit Sarnia Sting Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Windsor Spitfires

Defunct teams	Belleville Bulls Brampton Battalion Brantford Alexanders Cornwall Royals Detroit Compuware Ambassadors Detroit Junior Red Wings Detroit Whalers Guelph Platers Hamilton Dukes Hamilton Steelhawks Kingston Canadians Kingston Raiders Mississauga IceDogs Newmarket Royals Niagara Falls Thunder North Bay Centennials Owen Sound Platers Plymouth Whalers Toronto Marlboros Toronto St. Michael's Majors

CHL Memorial Cup J. Ross Robertson Cup OHL history OHL seasons OHA standings OHL Awards CHL Awards QMJHL WHL

Sports teams based in Ontario

Australian football	A.F.L.O. Broadview Hawks Central Blues Etobicoke Kangaroos Guelph Gargoyles Hamilton Wildcats High Park Demons Ottawa Swans Toronto Downtown Dingos Toronto Eagles Toronto Rebels

Baseball	MLB Toronto Blue Jays Can-Am Ottawa Champions IBL Barrie Baycats Brantford Red Sox Burlington Bandits Guelph Royals Hamilton Cardinals Kitchener Panthers London Majors Toronto Maple Leafs

Basketball	NBA Toronto Raptors NBA D-League Raptors 905 NBL London Lightning Niagara River Lions KW Titans Orangeville A's Windsor Express

Football	CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ottawa Redblacks Toronto Argonauts NFC Oakville Longhorns Sarnia Imperials Sault Ste. Marie Steelers Sudbury Spartans Toronto Raiders Toronto Titans Tri-City Outlaws CJFL Burlington Braves Hamilton Hurricanes London Beefeaters Northern Clansmen Ottawa Sooners Toronto Junior Argonauts Windsor AKO Fratmen QJFL Cumberland Panthers Ottawa Junior Riders

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Lacrosse	NLL Toronto Rock

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