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Ice hockey team in Sudbury, Ontario
| Sudbury Wolves | |
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| City | Sudbury, Ontario |
| League | Ontario Hockey League |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Central |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Home arena | Sudbury Arena |
| Colours | Blue, White, Grey |
| General manager | Mike Foligno |
| Head coach | Mike Foligno |
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.
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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.
In progress vs. 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