About

The Halton Hills Jr B Bulldogs first moved to their current home in Georgetown in 1995.  Prior to that season, the Dogs operated as the Caledon Bandits from 1992 to 1994.

Prior to the 2000 season, the Jr B franchise changed their team name from the Georgetown Bulldogs to the Halton Hills Bulldogs.  This was to keep in line with the amalgamation that took place between the Acton Rams and Georgetown Gators minor lacrosse associations who pulled together a year earlier.

The team has had just two General Managers in team history.  Warren Welner was at the helm from 1995 to 1999.  Mike Hancock succeeded Welner following the 1999 season and still holds the position to this day.

The Dogs have had several coaches over the years.  1995 - Zeny Lipinski began the season but was replaced by Barry Trood. 1996 - Lindsay Sanderson. 1997 - Ken Webster. 1998 - Phil Sanderson. 1999 - Trevor Reid.  2000-2002 - Gerald Veltman. 2003 - Shane Bigler. 2004 - Matt Sawyer/Gerald Veltman (Co-Head Coaches). 2005 - Mike Falkiner. 2006 - 2023 - Blaine McCauley. 2024-present - Patrick Miles

McCauley is the winningest coach in franchise history in both the regular season and playoffs.

In 2002, the franchise was put on the map as the hosts of the Founders Cup.  To this day, the 2002 event is still the standard to which other National Jr B championships are measured against.  The event was successful off the floor, but on the floor the Dogs lost in OT in the semi-final to the Green Gaels.  The Gaels went on to win the Founders Cup and the Dogs tasted defeat in overtime in the bronze game at the hands of the Edmonton Miners.

The Dogs most successful era is the one that is upon is.  In 2007 the Dogs made it out of the second round for the first time in franchise history before losing to the Green Gaels in the East finals.  In 2008, the Dogs got one step further winning the East, and dropping the Ontario Final to Six Nations.  In 2009, the Dogs had a 17-2-1 regular season, their best ever.  They followed that up with another berth in the East Finals, losing to the Green Gaels 3 games to 2.

2010 marked the first time in franchise history that the Bulldogs won both the Ontario and Canadian Championships.

The Bulldogs finished 17-3-0 in the regular season.  From there, the Dogs swept Orillia 3-0 in the first round and eliminated Newmarket 3-1 in the second round.  After trailing 2 games to none in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Green Gaels, the Bulldogs staged a huge comeback to win the series 3-2 and advance to the Ontario Finals.  The Dogs built a 2-0 lead in the finals, only to see Elora come storming back to tie the series 2-2.  It was all Bulldogs in the fifth and deciding game, as an 8-3 win sent the Dogs to the National Championships.

The Dogs rolled through the round robin and semi-finals of the Founders Cup which was held in Mimico.  The final saw the Dogs face the host Mimico Mountaineers.  In double-overtime, the Halton Hills Bulldogs became the 2010 Founders Cup Champions after Dylan Gilbert scored to break open a 3-3 deadlock, making the final 4-3 and making the Dogs CHAMPIONS!

In 2011, the Bulldogs returned a healthy number of players from the 2010 championship team.  However, the team pushed it to the limit, losing in the 5th and deciding game in the Ontario Jr B Finals to the eventual national champion, Six Nations Rebels.  The Dogs held a 2-1 series lead after falling behind 1-0 in the finals.  The 5th game of the series actually never ended as it was called due to a bench clearing brawl.

In 2012 and 2013, the Bulldogs playoffs ended early in the second round, however in 2014, the Dogs made it to their fourth Ontario Finals in seven seasons.  The team ran through the Eastern Conference Playoffs with a 9-1 record, dropping only one game in the second round to the Green Gaels.  The East finals featured one of the greatest games in the team's history, pulling off a series sweep of the Akwesasne Indians with a game 3, double overtime goal at the Turtle Dome.  The goal was scored by Seth Laidlaw right off the faceoff to begin the second OT period.   Later, it was discovered Laidlaw had called his shot, telling his teammates in the intermission, "just get me the ball, I'm ending it right away!"  The Dogs were swept in the Ontario Final by the Six Nations Rebels ending their playoff run.

In 2015 and 16, it was a second round exit.  In 2015 the Founder's Cup Champions Akwesasne Indians put the Dogs out and in 2016 it was the Green Gaels, who went on to win the East and were runners up at the Founder's Cup in Orangeville.

The 2017 season showed a lot of promise with the team sitting at 12-3-1 through 16 games.  The Dogs lost their last four games of the regular season but their solid start to the season was enough for them to win the South East Division title.  The playoffs were another story as the late season losses dropped them to fourth in the conference leading to a first round date with the surging Oakville Buzz.  After a heart-breaking game one loss that saw the Bulldogs surrender an 11-8 lead with just over 11 minutes to go, the Buzz rolled from there winning in three straight games.  

The 2018 and 2019 season ended in first round sweeps at the hands of Kahnawake and Orangeville respectively.

The 2020 and 2021 seasons were cancelled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

In the first season post-pandemic, the Bulldogs returned to form, but a young team ran into the powerhouse veteran Nepean Knights club who would go on to win the Founder Cup.  The Bulldogs lost 3 games to none to Nepean in the second round.  The Dogs knocked off Orangeville in the first round to win their first playoff series since 2016.

In 2023, the Bulldogs had a great regular season but struggled to find consistency in the postseason.  In the first round, the Dogs squeezed out a 3-2 series win over Kahnawake.  In the second round, the Dogs got up 2-0 against Orangeville and looked poised to move on to the East Conference finals for the first time since 2014.  Unfortunately, the Dogs were reverse swept by the Northmen, losing the fifth and deciding game in overtime after holding several leads in the 3rd period and OT.   Following the season, longtime Head Coach Blaine McCauley stepped down and Patrick Miles took over the Head Coach position.

The 2024 season was the 'Dogs best regular season in years as they went 15-4-1 and finished as the #2 overall seed in the Eastern Conference and appeared primed for a lengthy playoff run.  However, they ran into a hard-working upstart Orillia Kings team that pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Jr. B lacrosse history defeating the heavily favoured Bulldogs in three straight games.