Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)

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 Hamilton Bulldogs, 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.



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 current Hamilton Bulldogs, an American Hockey League franchise, was 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, will move back to Winnipeg on an interim basis.)

Retired numbers

 * # 15 — Dunc MacIntyre

NHL alumni

 * Source

Regular season
Legend: OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss

Playoffs
Won Conference semifinals vs. Niagara IceDogs 4 games to 1 Won Conference final 4 games to 1 vs. Kingston Frontenacs '''Won Robertson Cup Final 4 games to 2 vs. Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds'''
 * 2015-16 - Did not qualify
 * 2016-17 - Lost to Kingston Frontenacs in Conference quarterfinals
 * 2017-18 - Won Conference quarterfinals vs. Ottawa 67's 4 games to 1
 * 2018 Memorial Cup
 * Lost 2-3 Regina Pats
 * Won 2-1 Swift Current Broncos
 * Won 3-2 Acadie-Bathurst Titan
 * Lost 2-4 in Semifinal vs Regina Pats


 * 2018-19 Lost to Ottawa 67's in conference quarterfinals
 * 2019-20 Playoffs cancelled
 * 2020-21 Season cancelled