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Dorchester Dolphins
City: Dorchester, Ontario, Canada
League: Provincial Junior Hockey League
Division: Yeck
Founded: 2012
Home Arena: Flight Exec Centre
Colors: Blue, Red, and White
              
General Manager: Tim Flynn (2015-16)
Head Coach: Mark Van Vliet (2015-16)

The Dorchester Dolphins are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Dorchester, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League.

History[]

The Dolphins are the namesake of the town's long running tradition in intermediate and senior hockey.[1]

The Dolphins played their first ever hockey game on September 14, 2012 at home against the Lucan Irish. The Dolphins were victorious, 6-5. Brendon O'Shaughnessy scored both the first and second goals in team history for the Dolphins against the Irish and Alex Hutcheson made 31 saves on 36 shots to pick up the first ever win.[2]

The Dolphins would finish their first ever season in second place in their division and lose in the seventh game of the division final against the Lambeth Lancers to finish their season.

During the 2013-14 season, the Dolphins would finish third in a three-way footrace for the regular season championship. The lack of a season banner did not deter them in the playoffs as they would beat both the Lambeth Lancers and Thamesford Trojans (the two teams who outpointed them) in the playoff's final two rounds to take home their first even SOJHL playoff championship. By winning the title, the Dolphins also earned the league's second ever berth into the Clarence Schmalz Cup playdowns (Ayr Centennials being the first in 2013). On March 21, 2014, in the second game of their quarter-final series against the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League's Essex 73's, the Dolphins became the first SOJHL team to win a Junior C playoff game against a team from another league with a 6-5 overtime victory at home.

The 2016-17 season marked an historic run for the dolphins who finished the regular season undefeated with one tie, missing the perfect season by one point. This regular season record brings them to a tie with Belle River who also had the same record, as the best season in Jr. C.

Season-by-season standings[]

Season GP W L T OL GF GA P Results Playoffs
2012-13 37 28 5 - 4 177 107 60 2nd SOJHL-Yk Lost Conf. Final
2013-14 40 28 9 - 3 210 98 59 3rd SOJHL Won League, Lost CSC QF
2014-15 40 25 14 - 1 209 153 51 5th SOJHL Won Quarter - 4-1 - (Irish)
Won Semi's - 4-1 - (Lancers)
Lost League Finals - 0-4 - (Hawks)
2015-16 40 35 5 0 - 284 98 70 1st of 9 SOJHL Won Quarter - 4-0 - (Lancers)
Won Semifinals - 4-0 - (Bulldogs)
Won League Finals - 4-3 (Hawks)
Lost CSC Quarterfinals 0-4 (Essex)
2016-17 40 39 0 1 - 246 84 79 1st of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		 Won Div. Quarter - 4-1, (Stars)
Won Div. Semifinals 4-0 (Lancers)
Won Div Final, 4-3 (Spitfires)
Lost Conf. Finals, 1-4 (Essex)
2017-18 40 27 11 0 2 173 119 56 3rd of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		 Won Div

Quarterfinals - 4-1 - (Bulldogs)
Won Div Semifinals 4-0 (Hawks)
Lost Div Final 1-4 (Lancers

2018-19 40 31 9 0 0 197 115 62 1st of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		 Won Div. Quarter, 4-1 (Bulldogs)
Won Div. Semifinals 4-0 (Trojans)
Lost Div. Finals, 1-4 (Hawks)
2019-20 42 28 14 0 0 208 118 56 4th of 8
Yeck Div - PJHL
2020-21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22 30 16 11 1 2 109 102 35 4th Lost Division Quarterfinals
2022-23 39 20 15 1 3 148 135 44 5th Lost Division Quarterfinals
2023-24 40 26 9 1 4 159 116 57 4th Lost Division Quarterfinals

OHA Championships[]

Senior A[]

  • 1977
  • 1980
  • 1994


Senior B[]

  • 1991

References[]

  1. ↑ http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/DorchesterDolphins.htm
  2. ↑ Game Sheet Dolphins v Irish Sept 14, 2013. pointstreak.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-21.

External links[]

Provincial Junior Hockey League (2022-23)
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TodAmherstview Jets - Campbellford Rebels - Frankford Huskies - Napanee Raiders - Picton Pirates - Port Hope Panthers - (See also: EBJCHL)
StobbsAmherstburg Admirals - Blenheim Blades - Dresden Jr. Kings - Essex 73's - Lakeshore Canadiens - Mooretown Flags - Wallaceburg Thunderhawks - Wheatley Sharks - (See also: GLJCHL)
YeckAylmer Spitfires - Dorchester Dolphins - Exeter Hawks - Lambeth Lancers - Lucan Irish - Mount Brydges Bulldogs - North Middlesex Stars - Petrolia Flyers - Port Stanley Sailors - Thamesford Trojans - (See also: SOJHL)
Clarence Schmalz Cup - Ontario Hockey Association - Ontario Hockey Federation - Hockey Canada
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