Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)

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Hamilton Bulldogs
founding 2015
history Belleville Bulls
1981–2015
Hamilton Bulldogs
since 2015
Stadion FirstOntario Center
Location Hamilton , Ontario
Team colors Black , red , copper , white

league Ontario Hockey League
Conference Eastern Conference
division East Division
Head coach United StatesUnited States John Gruden
General manager CanadaCanada Steve Staios
owner Michael Andlauer
Memorial Cups no
J. Ross Robertson Cups 2017/18

The Hamilton Bulldogs are a Canadian ice hockey team from Hamilton , Ontario . The team has been playing in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), one of Canada's three top junior leagues , since the 2015/16 season .

history

In March 2015 it was announced that Michael Andlauer, a Hamilton investor, had bought the Belleville Bulls from the OHL and that he was relocating the team to Hamilton , Ontario . He was responding to the sale of the American Hockey League franchise of the same name , which was renamed St. John's IceCaps at the same time and moved to Newfoundland. The former Belleville Bulls thus took over the identity of the Bulldogs, including the venue and logo.

The Bulldogs' first head coach was George Burnett , who had coached the Belleville Bulls for over ten years. After the debut season he was replaced by coach John Gruden and general manager Steve Staios , who won the first J. Ross Robertson Cup with the team at the end of the 2017/18 season.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hamilton Bulldogs sell AHL franchise, buy the OHL Belleville Bulls. cbc.ca , March 12, 2015, accessed on July 9, 2015 .