Thedford Dirty Dogs
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| City | Thedford, Ontario |
| League | WOAA Senior Hockey League |
| Division | South |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Home arena | Thedford Bosanquet Community Centre |
| Colours | Maroon, Yellow, and White |
| Owner(s) | Shawn Dickey |
| General manager | Shawn Dickey |
| Head coach | Chris Downie |
The Thedford Dirty Dogs are a senior hockey team based out of Thedford, Ontario, Canada. They have played three seasons in the WOAA Senior Hockey League.
On October 7, 2006, the Thedford Dirty Dogs began their first season in the WOAA with a 10-2 loss to the Hensall Sherwoods at the Thedford Bosanquet Community Centre. Two weeks later on October 21, the Dirty Dogs played in their first road game, an 8-4 loss in Hensall. On November 11, Thedford earned their first point of the season, as they lost to the Wingham Bulls 7-6 in overtime in a game in Wingham. The Dirty Dogs finished the regular season still looking for their first win, as they wound up with a 0-23-1 record, ending up in ninth place in the nine team South Division.
In the playoffs, they faced off against the Monkton Wildcats, and after dropping the opening game in their best of three series, the Dirty Dogs rebounded and registered their first win in franchise history by a 2-1 score in Thedford. The Dogs kept the third game close, but fell to the Wildcats 3-2, and lost the series two games to one, ending their season.
It would be another long, winless season for Thedford, as they would see their regular season losing streak reach fifty games, as the Dirty Dogs went 0-26-0, finishing in last place in the ten team South Division.
The Dirty Dogs would play the Goderich Pirates in a best of three qualifying series, with the winner advancing to the "A" playoffs. The Dirty Dogs upset the Pirates in the series opener, with a 4-2 victory, however, Goderich tied it up with a solid 4-1 win in game two. The Pirates would complete the comeback, defeating Thedford 7-1 in the third and deciding game, ending the Dirty Dogs season.
The Dirty Dogs winless streak would continue through the season, as Thedford had a 0-20-0 record, finishing in last place in the ten team WOAA South Division. The Dirty Dogs regular season losing streak reached seventy games.
Thedford qualified for the "B" playoffs, and faced the Milverton Four Wheel Drives in the best of seven semi-finals. Milverton finished the season in ninth place in the South, with a 4-16-0 record. The Dirty Dogs kept the series opener close, however, they found themselves on the wrong side of a 5-4 score. In the second game, Thedford would take a 3-2 lead going into the third period, however, Milverton fought back to tie the game at three to send it into overtime. The Four Wheel Drives completed the comeback with a 4-3 victory, putting Thedford down by two games. Milverton then blew out the Dirty Dogs in the third game by an 8-2 victory, putting Thedford on the brink of elimination. In the fourth game, the Dirty Dogs took a 2-1 lead going into the third period, however, Milverton again came back from behind, defeating Thedford 3-2 and sweeping the Dirty Dogs out of the post-season.
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