Blackfalds Bulldogs


The Blackfalds Bulldogs is a junior ice hockey team based in Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada, that plays in the Interior East Division of the British Columbia Hockey League. Their inaugural season in Blackfalds was in [2021–22 Alberta Junior Hockey League|AJHL season|2021–22]. The team is owned by Doug Quinn and Jodie Quinn. The team plays at the Eagle Builders Centre in Blackfalds. The team left the Alberta Junior Hockey League to join the BCHL midway through the 2023–24 season.

History

After several seasons of struggling financially, the Calgary Mustangs of the AJHL commenced negotiations to relocate its franchise to Strathmore. After the relocation deal fell through, the team requested a leave of absence from the AJHL for the 2019–20 season. The AJHL approved the request in May 2019, allowing the Calgary Mustangs to explore either a more viable future in Calgary or a relocation. A few months later, the AJHL approved the purchase of the Mustangs by Doug Quinn, a businessman from Red Deer, and the relocation of the franchise to Blackfalds to begin to play in the 2021–22 season. The franchise announced its team name, the Blackfalds Bulldogs, in April 2020.
On January 20, 2024, it was announced that the team, along with four other AJHL teams, would join the BCHL in the 2024-2025 season. The AJHL responded to the announcement by cancelling most of the five teams' remaining scheduled matches except those between each other. It was then decided that the five Alberta-based teams would play out the rest of the 2023-24 season as a separate division under the aegis of the BCHL.

Team firsts

  • The new arena in Blackfalds was not completed in time for the start of the 2021-22 season. Instead games in the exhibition season and the first part of the regular season were held in alternate locations around Alberta. These alternate Bulldogs’ home game locations included Bonnyville, Stettler, Lacombe, Penhold, and Red Deer.
  • The very first regular-season game for the Bulldogs was a 17-0 blowout at the hands of the Brooks Bandits on Sep. 17, 2021, in Brooks, AB. The first game at home in the Eagle Builders Centre for the Bulldogs was on Oct. 19, 2021, in a 4-2 win over the Calgary Canucks.
  • The first-ever AJHL goal scored by a member of the Blackfalds Bulldogs occurred in an exhibition game on Sep. 1, 2021, and was credited to Jayden Joly. The first regular-season goal scored for the Blackfalds Bulldogs was on Sep. 18, 2021, when Jayden Joly's shot found the back of the net. The first home regular-season goal in the newly completed Eagle Builders Centre was on Nov 19, 2021, and was scored by Carter Yarish at 5:56 of the first period.
  • On Dec 31, 2021, the Bulldogs debuted their alternate 3rd, a tan-colored “B” with a spiked collar underneath, at a home game against the Brooks Bandits. It was again worn in a Jan 21, 2022, home game against the Olds Grizzlys. On Feb 18, 2022, the Bulldogs debuted their 'Pink Power' jerseys, a pink version of their alternate 3rd jersey, at a home game against the Bonnyville Pontiacs. It was again worn on Feb. 23, 2022 in a home game against the Camrose Kodiaks.

Season-by-season record

For previous teams' records, see Calgary Mustangs.
''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points''

Alberta Junior Hockey League

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
2021–2260283101189236575th of 8, South
11th of 16, AJHL		Lost 1st round, 4-0
2022–2360391801252174812nd of 8, South
3rd of 16, AJHL		Won 1st round, 4-1
Won 2nd round, 4-3
Lost 3rd round, 4-0
2023–244830150219315363Did not complete seasonDid not qualify

British Columbia Junior Hockey League

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
2023–242097036881223rd of 5, AlbertaLost 1st round, 4-0
2024–25541537021442353211th of 11, Interior
20th of 21 BCHL		Did Not Qualify'

BC

Coaches

Updated March 3, 2022

Business operations

Updated March 3, 2022

Hockey operations

Updated March 3, 2022
  • Doug Quinn
  • Al Parada
  • Adam West
  • Dr. Guy Tetrault

Board of directors

Updated March 3, 2022

Game day action photographers

SeasonLead PhotographerPhotographerApprentice
2021-22Robert RaincockShawn CruikshankJordin Downey
2022-23Xander Holcomb- - -Madison Fox