LATEST UPDATES (More latest news here) :
MAY.6 - DISPLAY THOSE PICTURES PROUDLY: Just looking around at the 5 8x10's I purchased from the team photographer, and wanted to let people know - for 10 bucks a photo they're a GREAT price.  I can't believe how many times I look at them every time I pass by where they're displayed.  Professional quality printing and a HUGE selection of action shots of your favorite IceDogs.  Check out Rick's site for all the available Icedog photos!
MAY.5 - FREDDIE HAMILTON is the first ever draft pick by the Niagara IceDogs.  Article here.
MAY.4 - LUCA SCORES ANOTHER!  IceDog alumni Luca Caputi scored another goal for Scranton of the AHL.  Keep going strong Luca!
MAY.2 - IIHF HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: A reminder to all that the world hockey championship starts today.  Canada vs. Slovakia @ 3:20 on TSN.
APR.30 - ROOKIES:  The Ontario Hockey League today announced that Taylor Hall of the Windsor Spitfires has won the Emms Family Award as the OHL’s rookie of the year for the 2007-08 season.  More here.
APR.30 - CAPUTI ARTICLE:  On scoring his first AHL goal and his first assist.  Read here.
APR.30 - OHL NAMES MOST VALUABLE: The Ontario Hockey League today announced that Justin Azevedo of the Kitchener Rangers has won the Red Tilson Trophy as the OHL’s Most Outstanding Player for the 2007-08 season as selected by the writers and broadcasters that cover the league. [more here]
APR.28 - LUCA'S FIRST PRO GOAL:  Watch a video of it here!
APR.26 - F-BOMBER SCORES HIS 1ST AHL GOAL!  Former Icedog-turned-AHL'er Luca Caputi scored his first AHL goal for Wilkes-Barre.  He also added an assist that game and had a +2 rating!  Congrats Luca!  Scoresheet here.
APR.24 - PETRO RANKED 6TH:  The final standings for the NHL draft-eligible players are in.
APR.24 - BELLEVILLE TO MEET KITCHENER in the OHL finals.  Series dates here.
APR.23 - CAPUTI SIGNS ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT WITH PITTSBURG:  Officially announced by the Penguins today.  More here.  Stats from his first AHL game here!
APR.23 - ICEDOG OWNER ALREADY LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT SEASON: Good article in Niagara This Week.
APR.22 - FRIESEN GETS AWARD FOR TOP MARKS:  IceDog forward and NOTL native Alex Friesen will be receiving the Ivan Tennant Memorial Award for being the top academic high school player amongst all OHL high school students.  He maintained a 92% average!  Way to go Alex!!
APR.21 - PETRO VIDEO:  Nice NHL scouting video on Alex Pietrangelo here.
APR.20 - LUCA CAPUTI'S NHL PROFILE is now listed here!  And there's an article here.
APR.20 - LEGEIN'S NHL PROFILE can be found online here!
APR.19 - MIKE McCOURT INTERVIEW:  Assistant coach of the Dogs Mike McCourt was interviewed on The River 105.1FM, check it out!
APR.19 - SWIFT SIGNS WITH NJ DEVILS!  A bombshell of a news update was dropped on us today as it was announced that former IceDog team captain Michael Swift has signed an entry level contract with the New Jersey Devils of the NHL.  Read more here.  Way to go Swifty!!
APR.18 - ASK GM DAVE BROWN A QUESTION!  IceDogs GM Dave Brown will be on "It's Your Call" on CHSC 1120AM Apr.21 at 6pm and he will be answering your questions!  Post your question to him in this thread!
APR.16 - CAPUTI SIGNS CONTRACT:  Luca Caputi has signed an "amateur professional" (whatever THAT is) contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
APR.16 - CAPUTI GONE, CONFIRMED:  Luca Caputi has gone out to Scranton to join Pittsburg's farm team in their playoffs.
APR.15 - CAPUTI GONE TO SCRANTON:  Rumor has it that IceDog forward Luca Caputi will be playing in Scranton (Pittsburg's AHL affiliate) next season.  This is currently unconfirmed.
APR.14 - LEGEIN NO LONGER AN ICEDOG, JOINS SYRACUSE: The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned right wing Stefan Legein from the Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League to the Syracuse Crunch, Columbus’ American Hockey League affiliate, Blue Jackets’ General Manager Scott Howson announced today.
APR.14 - GOOD ARTICLE interviewing some of the Dogs that won't be back in the roster next season.
APR.14 - A CALL FOR *YOUR* PHOTOS:  The team photographer will be releasing an IceDogs yearbook in the near future and he wants to include your photos!  Any great memories captured on camera that you have will be much appreciated - for more please see here!
APR.13 - DAHM TO REPRESENT DENMARK?  Rumor has it that goaltender Sebastian Dahm will be representing his native country of Denmark in the upcoming World Hockey Championship.
APR.13 - LEGEIN GONE TO SYRACUSE OF AHL:  Stefan Legein is reportedly going to the AHL next year so unfortunately will not be with the IceDogs for the 08/09 season.  All the best in the pros Stef! (this report is unofficial as of right now)
APR.13 - ALL GOOD THINGS...  Last game in Oshawa we showed we would never give up up until the final buzzer went.  Unfortunately that came this afternoon at the Garden City Arena in St. Catharines as the Oshawa Generals defeated the IceDogs 5-3, taking the series in 6 games.  What an amazing year it's been.  From all the man games lost and still managing to get home-ice advantage going into the playoffs, through the amazing 4 game sweep of archrival Mississauga, the continuous sell-out crowds, the parking lot parties before the games, the acquisition of star goaltender and class-act person Sebastian Dahm, and on and on and on.  It will be very sad to see Jordan Foreman, Sebastian Dahm, and team captain Michael Swift not return next year, and we wish all three of them (and any other Dogs that move on to greener pastures) all the best of luck with their hockey futures.  To the entire IceDogs organization, especially Bill and Denise Bruke - thank you so much for the excitement you've provided us.  The community was and *is* standing next to you all the way, and you all made Thursday nights and Sunday afternoons the best times of our weeks.  On behalf of IceDog fans everywhere:  THANK YOU.  A few photos here.
APR.13 - THANK YOU ICEDOG FANS!  And thank you to all of YOU who helped make this site what it is.  All of the news postings, the picture sharing, the great insights and enthusiasm that you've shown towards this team and this site all year long.  Over 27,000 messages posted, and over 5,000 photos in one season!  Way to go Dogs Fans!
APR.13 - CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE:  Big credit to the Oshawa Generals this series.  They played like a well-oiled machine each game (minus the last one in Oshawa) and played a strong game night in night out.  All the best of luck against Belleville.
APR.11 - NEVER COUNTED THEMSELVES OUT!  The IceDogs put for an amazing performance tonight, putting the Cadets in front of their firing squad and leaving the Cadets laying beaten and battered in the wake of an 8-3 onslaught.  Caputi, Swift, and Foreman all had 4 points this evening.  A VERY interesting note:  Oshawa goaltender Neuvirth left the game after what looks like pulling a muscle, and was replaced by their backup goalie.  I believe I speak for many IceDog fans in saying that the minutes (even hours) leading up to tonight's puck drop, the nervousness and anxiety was almost palpable amongst the fans.  Nobody had doubted our guys could get the job done, because we KNOW we're the better team and just haven't played our game up until tonight.  But with so much on the line, it was a very stressful time for the true fans in those minutes before the broadcast started.  Congratulations to ALL Icedogs and Icedog fans for never giving up! Game summary here. 
APR.11 - DECISION DAY:  Today is the day that the IceDogs will decide if they want to play a game 6 back here at home on Sunday, or after coming so far, end things now, and try it all again next year.  THEY KNOW they can beat Oshawa, they've already done it this series, and during the regular season.  There's NO reason they can't do it again.  Even on the road - it's still the SAME GAME!  I refused to believe that Oshawa's home crowd gives their team so much of an advantage that we can't beat them there.  Remember IceDogs - we have a lot of Dog fans in attendance there, and WE'RE ALL IN ATTENDANCE back here at home, watching the game on TV and listening on the radio, wearing our IceDog jerseys and hats, blowing our horns and ringing our bells.  Every shift, think of all those people watching and listening back home!  Lets give these Generals a defeat on their own ice tonight !!!
APR.10 - ARTICLE ON PETRO being sidelined after playing some of his best hockey.
APR.10 - BEST PICTURE TAKEN all year?
APR.10 - BEST COACH AND GOALIE NAMED:  Goaltender Mike Murphy of the Belleville Bulls was named OHL Goaltender of the Year, and Bob Boughner of the Windsor Spitfires was named coach of the year today.

<read more Niagara IceDog Updates>

NOTABLE QUOTABLE:
What is the rivalry versus Mississauga like?  Michael Swift - "They probably think they're better than us, by walking in and kicking us out of our old arena and now they're playing in it. But now we're the ones laughing at them because we just beat them four straight and they're starting their summer and going home. It's a little different because you always look at it that they came into the home that we'd been in for the past four years, but we can't be too mad because it's the best thing that's happened to most of us. It would have been nice to finish the career there but the change has been unbelievable, I wish I could have been down here for the past four years. "