Dorchester Dolphins

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

Dorchester Dolphins
CityDorchester, Ontario, Canada
LeagueProvincial Junior Hockey League
DivisionYeck
Founded2012
Home arenaFlight Exec Centre
ColoursBlue, Red, and White
     
General managerBruce Schruder (2018-19)
Head coachMark Steele (2018-19)

History
Dolphins goalie watches puck behind the net early in the 2013–14 season.
Dolphins Defenseman comes back to block rush early in the 2013–14 season.

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
SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
2012-1337285-4177107602nd SOJHL-YkLost Conf. Final
2013-1440289-321098593rd SOJHLWon League, Lost CSC QF
2014-15402514-1209153515th SOJHLWon Quarter - 4-1 - (Irish)
Won Semi's - 4-1 - (Lancers)
Lost League Finals - 0-4 - (Hawks)
2015-16403550-28498701st of 9 SOJHLWon Quarter - 4-0 - (Lancers)
Won Semifinals - 4-0 - (Bulldogs)
Won League Finals - 4-3 (Hawks)
Lost CSC Quarterfinals 0-4 (Essex)
2016-17403901-24684791st 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)
2017-1840271102173009563rd of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		Won Div. Quarter, 4-1 (Bulldogs)
Won Div. Semifinals 4-0 (Hawks)
Lost Div. Finals, 1-4 (Lancers)
2018-194031900197115621st of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		Won Div. Quarter, 4-1 (Bulldogs)
Won Div. Semifinals 4-0 (Trojans)
Lost Div. Finals, 1-4 (Hawks)
2019-2042281400208118564th of 8
Yeck Div - PJHL		Won Div. Quarter, 4-0 (Stars)
Lost Div. Semifinals 1-4 (Trojans)
2020-21Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-2230161121109102354th of 7
Yeck Div - PJHL		Won Div. Quarter, 4-2 (Trojans)
Won Div Semi 4-3 (Hawks)
Lost Div Finals 0-4 (Stars)
2022-2339201531148135445th of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		Lost Div. Quarter, 2-4 (Hawks)

Current team

Current roster

Updated February 1, 2019.[3]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
10 Canada Ryan Poley F R 23 2018 Thorndale, Ontario
20 Canada Braidon Duncan D R 23 2018 London, Ontario
7 Canada Nick Schildroth D R 23 2018 London, Ontario
17 Canada Turner Balasin F R 24 2017 Strathroy, Ontario
19 Canada David Henshaw F L 24 2018 Dorchester, Ontario
25 Canada Dylan Van Dusen F R 23 2016 Dorchester, Ontario
9 Canada Jovin Eterno F R 23 2018 London, Ontario
30 Canada Matt Waller G R 25 2015 London, Ontario
1 Canada Liam McCarthy G R 22 2018 Strathroy, Ontario
27 Canada Aiden Reid D L 23 2017 Springfield, Ontario
14 Canada Brody Smith F L 25 2018 London, Ontario
18 Canada Ryan Van Roestel F R 25 2018 Aylmer, Ontario
23 Canada Austin Bisschop F L 23 2018 Dorchester, Ontario
4 Canada Ryan Root F R 24 2015 Dorchester, Ontario
26 Canada Griffin Sinden F R 22 2018 Tillsonburg, Ontario
6 Canada Dylan Buckholz F L 24 2018 Dorchester, Ontario
16 Canada Noah Small F R 23 2017 Dorchester, Ontario
8 Canada James Newland D L 26 2017 London, Ontario
22 Canada Colin Osler D L 25 2015 London, Ontario

Staff

Updated February 27, 2019

Title Staff Member
General ManagerJeff Morrison
Head coachMark Steele
Assistant coachJeff Morrison
Assistant coachChris Masse
TrainerMark Somers
TrainerGarry Spurgeon
Equipment ManagerDennis Boyse

References
  1. "OGP | Custom Sports Products by Official Game Puck".
  2. "Game Sheet Dolphins v Irish Sept 14, 2013". pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  3. "Dorchester Dolphins". pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
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