Hamilton Bulldogs | |
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City | Hamilton, Ontario |
League | American Hockey League |
Conference | Western Conference |
Division | North Division |
Founded | 1984 (first franchise) 1996 (second franchise) |
Operated | 1996–2015 |
Home arena | FirstOntario Centre |
Colours | Blue, red, copper, tan, white |
Media | The Hamilton Spectator AM900 CHML[1] TVA Sports |
Affiliates | Edmonton Oilers (NHL) Montreal Canadiens (NHL) |
Franchise history | |
First franchise | |
1984–1988 1988–1996 | Nova Scotia Oilers Cape Breton Oilers |
1996–2003 2003–2004 | Hamilton Bulldogs Toronto Roadrunners |
2004–2005 2010–2015 | Edmonton Road Runners Oklahoma City Barons |
2015–present | Bakersfield Condors |
Second franchise | |
1969–1971 1971–1984 | Montreal Voyageurs Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
1984–1990 1990–1999 | Sherbrooke Canadiens Fredericton Canadiens |
1999–2002 2002–2015 | Quebec Citadelles Hamilton Bulldogs |
2015–2017 | St. John's IceCaps |
2017–present | Laval Rocket |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 1 (2002–03) |
Division titles | 4 (2002–03, 2003–04, 2009–10, 2010–11) |
Conference titles | 3 (1996–97, 2002–03, 2006–07) |
Calder Cups | 1 (2006–07) |
The Hamilton Bulldogs were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Hamilton, Ontario, at FirstOntario Centre (formerly known as Copps Coliseum), nicknamed 'The Dog Pound'. They were the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens as two separate franchises over 19 seasons of continuous participation in the AHL. The team won the Calder Cup once in its history, in 2007.