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JUL.01 - HAPPY CANADA DAY EVERYONE !
JUL.01 - ICEDOGS TAKE BIG GOALIE IN IMPORT DRAFT:  One day after hearing Jeremy Smith wouldn’t be back for the 2009-10 season, the Niagara IceDogs made a big splash in the Canadian Hockey League’s import draft.  With the 21st overall pick, the Ontario Hockey League club selected 19-year-old Finnish goaltender Petteri Simila, a 6-foot-6, 189-pounder who played for the Karpat, Finland, junior team last season.  [article here]
JUL.01 - 2 ICEDOGS GET INVITES TO NHL CAMPS: [thanks to Brock for this information]: "A couple of those guys have already gotten invites to the Development Camps of NHL Teams.  DeSousa will be going to Buffalo's Development Camp. Agozzino will be going to St. Louis' Development Camp."
JUN.18 - ICEDOGS FIND HOME ON RADIO:  The River 105.1FM will be broadcasting all home and away IceDogs games this upcoming season!  You'll also be able to listen in online at http://river.fm   Read here.
JUN.13 - ROSTERS / CARDS - GREAT explanations of how things work in the OHL!
JUN.13 - ICEDOGS TO PLAY THURSDAYS/SATURDAYS AGAIN:  Go here for the entire 2009/10 season schedule.
MAY.30 - PHOTOS FROM TODAY'S ROOKIE CAMP scrimmage game online here.
MAY.29 - SAULT STE. MARIE GREYHOUNDS ZAMBONI DRIVER on the TV game show "The Price Is Right" video - kinda funny hearing Drew Carey say "Go Greyhounds, of the OHL" on that show...
MAY.7 - NEW ARENA UPDATE!  Great update with lots of interesting facts on the process of getting the city a proper arena - read here!
MAY.2 - ICEDOGS GAMBLE WITH FIRST PICK:  The Niagara IceDogs rolled the dice with their first round pick in the 2009 Ontario Hockey League Priority Draft Saturday.
But natural goal scorers don’t grow on trees, so when the opportunity presented itself to acquire Lucas Lessio, the IceDogs didn’t hesitate for a second. [article here]
MAY.2 - SUCCESSFUL DRAFT FOR DOGS:  It was a long and at some points stressful day at the office for the IceDogs coaching staff and personnel, but a day well worthwhile. Ten hours and 15 picks later the Niagara IceDogs were a happy bunch, satisfied with their selections in this year’s OHL Priority Draft. [article here]
MAY.2 - DOGS SELECT LUCAS LESSIO WITH 1ST ROUND PICK, 7TH OVERALL - DOUGIE HAMILTON PICKED IN 2ND ROUND:  Lucas Lessio, Toronto Marlies - Left Wing, 6.00, 175 lbs. Lessio capped an outstanding season by winning the Tim Adams Memorial Award as the most valuable player of the OHL Cup. He finished in a tie for second place in tournament scoring with five goals and 11 points in seven games. The big winger is equally adept at playing the game with skill or strength.  [more here]
MAY.1 - FREDDIE HAMILTON'S BROTHER WANTS TO PLAY IN NIAGARA:  It’s the Niagara IceDogs or nothing for Dougie Hamilton. The talented younger brother of Freddie Hamilton, the IceDogs No. 1 pick in last year’s OHL draft, has been informing all OHL teams calling about his intentions regarding this Saturday’s OHL draft that he will only play with Niagara.  [article here]
APR.24 - FAN PAINTINGS:  One of our members created some nice oil paintings of IceDog mascot Bones in action.  See here!
APR.18 - SCHIESTEL SIGNS WITH BUFFALO:  Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier announced today the Sabres have signed defensemen T.J. Brennan and Drew Schiestel to three-year entry level contracts that will begin in the 2009-10 season. Brennan (31st overall) and Schiestel (59th) were Buffalo’s first two selections in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.  Article here.
APR.17 - IceDogs rookie Hamilton recognized as OHL's top high school student:  Freddie Hamilton is doing his part to dispel the stereotype of hockey players as dumb jocks. The 17-year-old winger for the Niagara IceDogs has been named the winner of the Ivan Tennant Memorial Award as the Ontario Hockey League's top high school academic player. Hamilton, a Grade 11 student at Governor Simcoe Secondary School, has maintained a full course load in 2008-09 with an academic average of 99 per cent. His grades have made him the top Grade 11 student throughout the entire District School Board of Niagara.  Full article here!  CONGRATS FREDDIE!
APR.15 - JUNIOR HOCKEY: Attendance increased but team still lost money - There was no sophomore slump at the box office for the Niagara IceDogs. The St. Catharines-based Ontario Hockey League team saw its attendance increase by 6.82 per cent for regular season games, fifth best in the league. The team didn't have as many complete sellouts (3,145 including standing room) as last season -- 10 as compared to 13 -- but the IceDogs led the league in most sellouts (29) based on seating capacity. Article here
APR.14 - ICEDOGS TAKE STOCK OF SEASON:   The only thing longer than an elephant’s memory is that of a sports reporter. So when Niagara IceDogs general manager Dave Brown ripped his team prior to its Dec. 31 game against Erie, his quotes were duly noted for future reference.  Article here
APR.11 - PETRO SENT TO PEORIA RIVERMEN: St. Louis Blues President John Davidson announced today the club has assigned defenseman Alex Pietrangelo from his junior team, the Niagara Ice Dogs of the Ontario Hockey League, to the Blues’ American Hockey Affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. [article here]
APR.10 - ICEDOGS CONCLUDE A SUCCESSFUL 2008-09 SEASON:  The Niagara IceDogs concluded a successful 2008-09 season at the Yardmen Arena in Belleville on Thursday with a 5-2 defeat to the Belleville Bulls. The Bulls captured the series 4-1 but not before being tested by the IceDogs.  [article here]
APR.10 - SEASON REVIEW:  Good season review posted by hockey123 here.

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NOTABLE QUOTABLE:  “It has been great,” Dougie said. “I like it a lot better than Toronto. I’ve have lots of new friends here at school and on my hockey team.” - Freddie Hamilton on his move from Toronto to St. Catharines - 2008