The Sudbury Wolves are a junior ice hockey team that play in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The Sudbury Wolves have existed since 1962 in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, and 1972 in the OHL.

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History

Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the Wolves or Club Wolves nearly every year since World War I. A Sudbury Cub Wolves junior team began play in the 1920s as a member of the Nickel Belt Hockey League, then later the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. This team won the George Richardson Memorial Trophy in 1932 and 1935, as Eastern Canadian champions. They won the Memorial Cup in 1932 and were runners-up in 1935. This same team represented Team Canada at the 1938 and 1949 World Championships, winning gold in 1938.

The second incarnation of the Wolves was the 1962 entry into the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The Wolves won the McNamara Trophy as NOJHL Champions in 1969 and 1971.

The Ontario Hockey Association arrived in Sudbury in the fall of 1972 when the owners of the NOJHL's Sudbury Wolves bought the Niagara Falls Flyers franchise and merged the two teams.

Sudbury Wolves fans are dedicated and have persevered through many tough years and northern winters to support their club, and the team frequently ranks near the top of the OHL in attendance. Sam McMaster was named OHL Executive of the Year in 1989–90 as the general manager, helping his team have its first winning season in 10 years. Sudbury celebrated their 35th anniversary in 2006–07, also reaching the OHL championship series the same year.

Championships

The current OHL Sudbury Wolves have never won the OHL championship, and have never participated in the Memorial Cup. Theirs is currently the third-longest championship drought in the Canadian Hockey League, and is now the longest in the OHL since the London Knights broke their 40-year drought in 2005.

In 1976, the Wolves finished first overall in the OHA with 102 points, winning the Hamilton Spectator Trophy, and the Leyden Trophy for the Leyden Division. That year Sudbury reached the OHA finals, losing to the eventual Memorial Cup champion Hamilton Fincups in 5 games. The Wolves returned to the OHL finals 31 seasons later in 2006–07. The Wolves also won was the 2000–2001 Emms Trophy for the regular season Central Division title.

Coaches

Jerry Toppazzini was awarded the Matt Leyden Trophy as the OHA coach of the year in 1976, leading his team to a first-place finish in the regular season.

Players

The Sudbury Wolves have retired three players' numbers, and have sent 77 players onto the NHL.

Team records for a single season
Statistic	Total	Season
Most points	102	1975–76
Most wins	47	1975–76
Most goals for	397	1978–79
Least goals for	171	2001–02
Least goals against	185	2004–05
Most goals against	427	1983–84

Individual player records for a single season
Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Most goals	Rod Schutt	72	1975–76
Most assists	Ron Duguay	92	1975–76
Most points	Mike Foligno	150	1978–79
Most points, rookie	Pat Verbeek	88	1981–82
Most points, defenceman	Jamie Rivers	121	1993–94
Best GAA (goalie)	Matt Mullin	3.04	1994–95
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SL	Points	Pct %	Goals For	Goals Against	Standing
1962–63	40	11	29	0	-
22	0.275	127	222	5th NOJHL
1963–64	39	26	12	1	-
53	0.679	213	170	2nd NOJHL
1964–65	40	7	33	0	-
14	0.175	167	275	5th NOJHL
1965–66	40	23	16	1	-
47	0.588	267	211	3rd NOJHL
1966–67	40	21	19	0	-
42	0.525	213	189	3rd NOJHL
1967–68	40	19	19	2	-
40	0.500	211	198	4th NOJHL
1968–69	48	31	15	2	-
64	0.667	229	160	2nd NOJHL
1969–70	48	33	11	4	-
70	0.729	341	192	2nd NOJHL
1970–71	48	39	7	2	-
80	0.833	353	159	1st NOJHL
1971–72	52	23	23	6	-
52	0.500	214	194	2nd NOJHL
1972–73	63	21	32	10	-
52	0.413	289	379	7th OHA
1973–74	70	31	26	13	-
75	0.536	298	288	5th OHA
1974–75	70	31	29	10	-
72	0.514	324	289	5th OHA
1975–76	66	47	11	8	-
102	0.773	384	224	1st Leyden
1976–77	66	38	24	4	-
80	0.606	385	290	2nd Leyden
1977–78	68	16	42	10	-
42	0.309	255	377	6th Leyden
1978–79	68	40	27	1	-
81	0.596	397	361	2nd Leyden
1979–80	68	33	33	2	-
68	0.500	299	309	5th Leyden
1980–81	68	20	45	3	-
43	0.316	284	380	6th Leyden
1981–82	68	19	48	1	-
39	0.287	274	401	7th Emms
1982–83	70	15	55	0	-
30	0.214	269	422	7th Emms
1983–84	70	19	50	1	-
39	0.279	287	427	8th Emms
1984–85	66	17	46	3	-
37	0.280	224	348	8th Emms
1985–86	66	29	33	4	-
62	0.470	293	330	5th Emms
1986–87	66	20	44	2	-
42	0.318	285	377	8th Emms
1987–88	66	17	48	1	-
35	0.265	208	339	8th Emms
1988–89	66	23	36	7	-
53	0.402	262	334	7th Emms
1989–90	66	36	23	7	-
79	0.598	295	267	3rd Emms
1990–91	66	33	28	5	-
71	0.538	288	265	6th Leyden
1991–92	66	33	27	6	-
72	0.545	331	320	4th Leyden
1992–93	66	31	30	5	-
67	0.508	291	300	4th Leyden
1993–94	66	34	26	6	-
74	0.561	299	275	3rd Leyden
1994–95	66	43	17	6	-
92	0.697	314	208	2nd Central
1995–96	66	27	36	3	-
57	0.432	262	288	6th Central
1996–97	66	21	37	8	-
50	0.379	251	302	6th Central
1997–98	66	25	34	7	-
57	0.432	257	268	5th Central
1998–99	68	25	35	8	-
58	0.426	261	288	2nd Central
1999–00	68	39	23	5	1
84	0.610	262	221	2nd Central
2000–01	68	35	22	8	3
81	0.574	237	196	1st Central
2001–02	68	25	33	5	5
60	0.404	171	216	3rd Central
2002–03	68	16	46	4	2
38	0.265	175	273	5th Central
2003–04	68	25	32	6	5
61	0.412	185	220	5th Central
2004–05	68	32	23	6	7
77	0.515	201	185	4th Central
2005–06	68	34	28
1	5	74	0.544	227	222	3rd Central
2006–07	68	29	30
3	6	67	0.486	225	241	3rd Central
2007–08	68	17	46
2	3	39	0.287	175	292	5th Central
2008–09	68	26	35
3	4	59	0.434	227	282	5th Central