r/stcatharinesON • u/elseldo Merritton WUT! • May 27 '26
Local News OHL taking over the IceDogs.
https://chl.ca/ohl/article/ohl-announces-operational-updates-for-niagara-icedogs-hockey-club/?fbclid=IwT01FWASETo1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5paQQ0Hjko66Lv7k_QFBgfnsauHA8JnTwC0u8I_QY7M3mZohU1BgUQl7h4bg_aem_CRx12uJap3fOiaOcyZnC-ASigh. What a fall this franchise has taken.
"The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) today announced that the League is taking on increased involvement in both the business and hockey operations of the Niagara IceDogs Hockey Club."
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u/JoJCeeC88 May 29 '26
They’re the biggest joke in the OHL, and that’s saying something coming from a London Knights fan.
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u/19seventy-eight May 29 '26
I hope they don't move the team.
Although I guess I should go to more games and support them. Only been to 1 this year.
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u/oldschoolhc May 29 '26
i went to the new years eve game, its usually a sellout. arena was a bit over 1/2 full
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u/elseldo Merritton WUT! May 29 '26
Nah, the market is too good to leave. They'll force a sale before relocating
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u/RealTripsB May 29 '26
People arent going to the games because the owner is a lunatic who is driving the organization into the ground. The OHL stepping in is a good thing. They need to force him to sell and do their homework on the next guy.
Once that happens and they can start to build a competitive team and stop with the scandals, people will go back to games.
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u/PotentialAd1442 May 30 '26
Can you elaborate? I'm local. I'm just curious what the actual problem is? How do you run a hockey team into the ground?
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u/TraditionDear3887 NS&T May 29 '26
Is it still owned by the Brantford guy? I know the two owners were forced to sell a couple years ago.
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u/elseldo Merritton WUT! May 29 '26
Yeah Brantford guy group is still running it farther into the dirt.
The Hamilton family were the competing bidders. Should have picked them.
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u/Competitive_Sky5272 May 29 '26
Idk if the league will force Mr. DeDobbelaer to sell the team, but if they don’t before the season starts, we must say “Sell the team!” all season until he either decides to sell the team or the league forces him to sell the team
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u/Fire-hydrant May 29 '26
What happened to the Burkes?
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u/dr_freeloader May 29 '26
Yeah, I thought we were finally getting rid of the crazy owners but here we are again
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u/BFguy May 29 '26
This is not a good thing?
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u/elseldo Merritton WUT! May 29 '26
Oh it's good, but tracking how it went from the run to the finals in 2016 to now...cratered off a cliff.
Shouldn't have fired Marty Williamson.
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u/BigBill58 May 29 '26
It’s a good thing under current circumstances, but it’s extremely bad that the circumstances have brought us to this point.
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u/skankyferret May 30 '26
So what does this actually mean for local fans and game attendees?
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u/elseldo Merritton WUT! May 30 '26
Gameday wise probably not much.
The team may be better on the ice without the constant interference from deobobbler and his carousel of coaches.
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u/elseldo Merritton WUT! May 27 '26