Hamilton Bulldogs

Two teams that skated through distinctly different paths in the playoffs will meet Wednesday in the final of the 2022 Memorial Cup.

It is nice to still be here.” Saint John and Hamilton met in the tournament opener June 20, when the Sea Dogs raced to a 4-1 second-period lead and held on for a 5-3 victory. Hamilton survived a seven-game series against the Windsor Spitfires to win the OHL crown and then dropped consecutive games to Saint John and Shawinigan to open the Memorial Cup. The Sea Dogs earned a direct berth into the final after posting two wins and an overtime loss in preliminary-round action, while Hamilton required a 4-2 regulation win over the Edmonton Oil Kings to escape the preliminary round and then eked out a thrilling 4-3 overtime triumph over the Shawinigan Cataractes in Monday’s semifinal to advance. It is the first Memorial Cup final since 2019, when the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies skated to the title at the tournament in Halifax. The 2021 and 2022 Memorial Cup events were wiped out because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The host Saint John Sea Dogs, who went 39 days between games after losing in the first round of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs, will face the Hamilton Bulldogs, who posted a 16-3 post-season record en route to the Ontario Hockey League championship.

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So the Bulldogs now get to play for a slice of history. Including Hamilton in the round robin opener a week ago. They say the Memorial Cup is the hardest trophy in hockey to win. Since Saint John was knocked out in the Q, Hamilton has played 17 tough playoff games including three they’ve had to win or be done. Particularly in overtime when he made a couple five-alarm stops that saved not just the game but the season. He’s real good at the tips so I just tried to get one to the net.” The kind that could’ve caused a team to unravel. For years, it simply would’ve been known as The Call. Yet instead of losing their cool, the guys in black and gold maintained their composure. We knew that wasn’t the end for us.” And the biggest in franchise history. A Hamilton shot dribbled into the Cataractes’ net that would’ve given them the lead. And the giant smile was in place even before that.

The city will host the OHL champion Hamilton Bulldogs after they arrive from the Memorial Cup in New Brunswick. The Dogs can win the CHL title Wednesday.

The ceremony will take place at 1:45 p.m. as part of the Summer Gore Park Promenade and will recognize the Bulldogs’ second OHL title in their last three seasons. The only other club was the Taylor Hall-led 2009 Windsor Spitfires. The Hamilton Bulldogs are one win away from being crowned the best junior hockey team in Canada, but regardless of the result of the Memorial Cup Final Wednesday night, the city will celebrate the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) club this week, and everyone’s invited.

They will be playing in Canada's major junior hockey championship game.

The Hamilton Bulldogs advanced to the Memorial Cup final by edging the Shawinigan Cataractes 4-3 in overtime Tuesday night. Puck drops just after 6 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday. Gavin White, Hamilton Bulldogs advance to Memorial Cup final Back to video

The semifinal round victory propels the Bulldogs into the championship game against the host Saint John Sea Dogs. Artem Grushnikov, Mason McTavish and Logan ...

Hamilton struggled early in the event, falling to Saint John and Shawinigan before recording a 4-2 victory over Edmonton in its final preliminary round game to clinch its semifinal berth. Shawinigan, the 2012 Memorial Cup champion, finished second in the preliminary round, advancing with wins over Edmonton and Hamilton before dropping a 5-3 decision to host Saint John in the final round-robin game. The semifinal round victory propels the Bulldogs into the championship game against the host Saint John Sea Dogs.

The host Saint John Sea Dogs, who went 39 days between games after losing in the first round of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs, will face the ...

Nathan Staois of the Hamilton Bulldogs earned defenceman of the year honours. It is nice to still be here.'' Saint John and Hamilton met in the tournament opener June 20, when the Sea Dogs raced to a 4-1 second-period lead and held on for a 5-3 victory. Hamilton survived a seven-game series against the Windsor Spitfires to win the OHL crown and then dropped consecutive games to Saint John and Shawinigan to open the Memorial Cup. It is the first Memorial Cup final since 2019, when the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies skated to the title at the tournament in Halifax. The 2021 and 2022 Memorial Cup events were wiped out because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The host Saint John Sea Dogs, who went 39 days between games after losing in the first round of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs, will face the Hamilton Bulldogs, who posted a 16-3 post-season record en route to the Ontario Hockey League championship.