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This article is about the current Sudbury Wolves team in the Ontario Hockey League. For other teams named the Sudbury Wolves see the disambiguation page.

The Sudbury Wolves are a junior ice hockey team that play in the Ontario Hockey League from 1972 to present. The team is based in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Franchise Identities:

• Barrie Flyers 1945 to 1960
• Niagara Falls Flyers 1960 to 1972
• Sudbury Wolves 1972 to present

History

Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the Wolves or Cub Wolves nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Cub Wolves team from the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League won the Memorial Cup in 1932 and were runners-up in 1935. This same team represented Team Canada at the 1938 and 1949 World Championships, winning gold in 1938.

The Ontario Hockey Association arrived in Sudbury in the fall of 1972 when the Niagara Falls Flyers were moved north. The team has played in Sudbury ever since. Sudbury Wolves fans are dedicated and have perservered through many tough years and northern winters to support their club, and the team frequently ranks near the top of the OHL in attendance. Sam McMaster was named OHL Executive of the Year in 1989-90 as the general manager, helping his team have its first winning season in 10 years. Sudbury will celebrate their 35th anniversary in 2006-07.

• History of Hockey in Sudbury From the Sudbury Museums.

Championships

The current OHL Sudbury Wolves have never won the OHL championship, and have never participated in the Memorial Cup. Theirs is currently the third-longest championship drought in the Canadian Hockey League, and is now the longest in the OHL since the London Knights broke their 40-year drought in 2005. In 1976, the Wolves finished first overall in the OHA with 102 points, winning the Hamilton Spectator Trophy, and the Leyden Trophy for the Leyden Division. That year Sudbury reached the OHA finals, losing to the eventual Memorial Cup champion Hamilton Fincups in 5 games. The only other title the Wolves have won was the 2000-2001 Emms Trophy for the regular season Central Division title.

Coaches

Jerry Toppazzini was awarded the Matt Leyden Trophy as the OHA coach of the year in 1976, leading his team to a first-place finish in the regular season.

List of Sudbury Wolves coaches with multiple years in parentheses.

Award Winners

• 1975-76 - Jim Bedard, Dave Pinkney Trophy (Lowest Team GAA)
• 1978-79 - Mike Foligno, Red Tilson Trophy (Most Outstanding Player), Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (Scoring Champion), Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy (Top Scoring Right Winger)
• 1981-82 - Pat Verbeek, Emms Family Award (Rookie of the Year)
• 1984 - Dave Moylan, Jack Ferguson Award (First Overall draft pick)
• 1985-86 - Jeff Brown, Max Kaminsky Trophy (Most Outstanding Defenceman)
• 1987 - John Uniac, Jack Ferguson Award (First Overall draft pick)
• 1993-94 - Jamie Rivers, Max Kaminsky Trophy (Most Outstanding Defenceman)
• 1994-95 - David MacDonald, F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy (Best Rookie GAA)
• 1998-99 - Norm Milley, Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy (Top Scoring Right Winger)
• 1998-99 - Ryan McKie, Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy (Humanitarian of the Year)
• 2000-01 - Alexei Semenov, Max Kaminsky Trophy (Most Outstanding Defenceman)

Players

On Januray 5, 2006, Sudbury Wolves' defenseman Marc Staal was named the Top Defenseman of the 2006 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships, in Vancouver, BC. He helped lead Canada to a second straight gold medal.

NHL Alumni

There are 77 players who played for the Sudbury and in the NHL.

Retired Numbers

<font="+1"># 6 Randy Carlyle , # 17 Mike Foligno

Team Records

List of Sudbury Wolves records for a complete season.

Team

Most Points           1975-76  102
Most Goals For        1978-79  397
Most Goals Against    1983-84  427
Fewest Goals Against  2000-01  196

Individual

Most Goals         Rod Schutt    1975-76   72
Most Assists       Ron Duguay    1975-76   92
Most Points        Mike Foligno  1978-79  150
Best GAA (Goalie)  Matt Mullin   1994-95 3.04 

Yearly Results

Regular Season

Season   GP   W  L  T OTL Pts    Pct   GF  GA  Standing
1972-73  63  21 32 10  -   52  0.413  289 379  7th OHA
1973-74  70  31 26 13  -   75  0.536  298 288  5th OHA
1974-75  70  31 29 10  -   72  0.514  324 289  5th OHA
1975-76  66  47 11  8  -  102  0.773  384 224  1st Leyden
1976-77  66  38 24  4  -   80  0.606  385 290  2nd Leyden
1977-78  68  16 42 10  -   42  0.309  255 377  6th Leyden
1978-79  68  40 27  1  -   81  0.596  397 361  2nd Leyden
1979-80  68  33 33  2  -   68  0.500  299 309  5th Leyden
1980-81  68  20 45  3  -   43  0.316  284 380  6th Leyden
1981-82  68  19 48  1  -   39  0.287  274 401  7th Emms
1982-83  70  15 55  0  -   30  0.214  269 422  7th Emms
1983-84  70  19 50  1  -   39  0.279  287 427  8th Emms
1984-85  66  17 46  3  -   37  0.280  224 348  8th Emms
1985-86  66  29 33  4  -   62  0.470  293 330  5th Emms
1986-87  66  20 44  2  -   42  0.318  285 377  8th Emms
1987-88  66  17 48  1  -   35  0.265  208 339  8th Emms 
1988-89  66  23 36  7  -   53  0.402  262 334  7th Emms
1989-90  66  36 23  7  -   79  0.598  295 267  3rd Emms
1990-91  66  33 28  5  -   71  0.538  288 265  6th Leyden
1991-92  66  33 27  6  -   72  0.545  331 320  4th Leyden
1992-93  66  31 30  5  -   67  0.508  291 300  4th Leyden
1993-94  66  34 26  6  -   74  0.561  299 275  3rd Leyden
1994-95  66  43 17  6  -   92  0.697  314 208  2nd Central
1995-96  66  27 36  3  -   57  0.432  262 288  6th Central
1996-97  66  21 37  8  -   50  0.379  251 302  6th Central
1997-98  66  25 34  7  -   57  0.432  257 268  5th Central
1998-99  68  25 35  8  -   58  0.426  261 288  2nd Central
1999-00  68  39 23  5  1   84  0.610  262 221  2nd Central
2000-01  68  35 22  8  3   81  0.574  237 196  1st Central
2001-02  68  25 33  5  5   60  0.404  171 216  3rd Central
2002-03  68  16 46  4  2   38  0.265  175 273  5th Central
2003-04  68  25 32  6  5   61  0.412  185 220  5th Central
2004-05  68  32 23  6  7   77  0.515  201 185  4th Central

Playoffs

• 1972-73  ?
• 1973-74  ?
• 1974-75 Defeated Ottawa 67's in first round.
  Lost to Toronto Marlboros in second round.
• 1975-76 Defeated S.S. Marie Greyhounds 9 points to 5 in quarter-finals.
  Defeated Ottawa 67's 8 points to 2 in semi-finals.
  Lost to Hamilton Fincups 8 points to 2 in finals.
• 1976-77 Lost to Kingston Canadians 4 games to 1 with 1 tie in quarter-finals.
• 1977-78 Out of playoffs.
• 1978-79 Defeated Oshawa Generals 8 points to 2 in quarter-finals.
  Lost to Peterborough Petes 8 points to 2 in semi-finals.
• 1979-80 Defeated Kingston Canadians 3 games to 0 in first round.
  Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 3 in quarter-finals.
• 1980-81 Out of playoffs.
• 1981-82 Out of playoffs.
• 1982-83 Out of playoffs.
• 1983-84 Out of playoffs.
• 1984-85 Out of playoffs.
• 1985-86 Lost to Guelph Platers 8 points to 0 in first round.
• 1986-87 Out of playoffs.
• 1987-88 Out of playoffs.
• 1988-89 Out of playoffs.
• 1989-90 Lost to Owen Sound Platers 4 games to 3 in first round.
• 1990-91 Lost to Oshawa Generals 4 games to 1 in first round.
• 1991-92 Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 3 in first round.
  Lost to North Bay Centennials 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
• 1992-93 Defeated Newmarket Royals 4 games to 3 in first round.
  Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 3 in quarter-finals.
• 1993-94 Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
  Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 2 in division semi-finals.
• 1994-95 Defeated Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
  Defeated Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
  Lost to Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 games to 3 in semi-finals.
• 1995-96 Out of playoffs.
• 1996-97 Out of playoffs.
• 1997-98 Defeated Barrie Colts 4 games to 2 in division quarter-finals.
  Lost to Guelph Storm 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
• 1998-99 Lost to Belleville Bulls 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
• 1999-00 Defeated Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
  Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 3 in conference semi-finals.
• 2000-01 Defeated Barrie Colts 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
  Lost to Toronto St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 3 in conference semi-finals.
• 2001-02 Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
• 2002-03 Out of playoffs.
• 2003-04 Lost to Toronto St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
• 2004-05 Defeated Brampton Battalion 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
  Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
• 2005-06 Defeated Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
  Defeated in four games (sweep) by the Peterborough Petes in conference semi-finals.

Uniforms & Logos

From 1972 to 1980 the Sudbury Wolves' colours were green, white and gold, using the logo dispayed on the right. The home jerseys featured white background with green and gold trim. The away jerseys had a green background with white and gold trim.

Since the 1980-81 season, the Sudbury Wolves' colours have been blue, white and silver, with the current logo at the top of the article. The home jerseys have a white background with blue and silver trim. The away jerseys have a blue background with white and silver trim. They also wore a black third jersey briefly in the mid 1990's.

The Sudbury Wolves have also had special logo desgined and worn as patches on the jersey for their 25th and 30th anniversaries.

Arena

The Sudbury Wolves play their home games at the Sudbury Community Arena, which was constructed in 1951 and is located in the downtown core. The arena holds 6,000 spectators, and has an ice size of 200' x 85'. Every time the Wolves score a goal, a taxidermic wolf rolls out on a pulley sytem to howl at the opposing team's bench.

• Sudbury Arena The OHL Arena & Travel Guide

External link

• Sudbury Wolves Official site

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• Greater Sudbury, Ontario
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