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{{Infobox hockey team
| team = Sudbury Wolves
| colour = background:#0039A6; border-top:blue 5px solid; border-bottom:#8F8E93 5px solid;
| colour text = #000000
| logo = Sudbury Wolves logo.svg
| logosize = 200px
| city = [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], [[Ontario]]
| league = [[Ontario Hockey League]]
| conference = Eastern
| division = Central
| founded = {{Start date|1962}} [[Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association|(NOJHA)]]<br>1972 [[Ontario Hockey League|(OHL)]]
| arena = [[Sudbury Community Arena]]
| colours = Blue, white and grey <br> {{Color box|#0039A6}} {{Color box|#FFFFFF}} {{Color box|#8F8E93}}
| owner = Dario Zulich<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/sudbury-wolves-ownership-transferred/n-5189100 |title=Sudbury Wolves Ownership Transferred |publisher=OurSports Central |date=July 29, 2016}}</ref>
| GM = Rob Papineau
| coach = [[Scott Barney]]<ref>{{Cite web |title= Wolves Introduce Scott Barney as Head Coach |url= https://chl.ca/ohl-wolves/article/wolves-introduce-scott-barney-as-head-coach/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Sudbury Wolves |language=en-CA}}</ref>
| captain = 
| affiliates = [[Greater Sudbury Cubs|Sudbury Cubs]] ([[Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League|NOJHL]])
| website = {{URL|sudburywolves.com}}
<!-- Franchise history below -->
| name1 = [[Barrie Flyers]]
| dates1 = 1945–1960
| name2 = [[Niagara Falls Flyers]]
| dates2 = 1960–1972
| name3 = Sudbury Wolves
| dates3 = 1972–present
| uniform_image=OHL-Uniform-SUD.png
}}

The '''Sudbury Wolves''' are an [[Ontario Hockey League]] (OHL) [[ice hockey]] team based in [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], [[Ontario]], Canada.

Sudbury has had various hockey teams competing at the [[Junior ice hockey|junior]] and [[senior ice hockey]] levels of the game known as the "Wolves" (or "Cub Wolves") nearly every year since around the time of [[World War I]]. The current junior franchise came into existence in 1972 when local businessman Mervin "Bud" Burke purchased the [[Niagara Falls Flyers]] and relocated the team to Sudbury.<ref>{{Cite web |title='He was hard as nails, but fair and firm' — Sudbury hockey community mourns Bud Burke |url=https://thesudburystar.com/sports/local-sports/he-was-hard-as-nails-but-fair-and-firm-sudbury-hockey-community-mourns-bud-burke |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=thesudburystar |language=en-CA}}</ref>

The current franchise has never won the Memorial Cup, nor has it captured the [[J. Ross Robertson Cup]]. Despite this lack of championships, the team has been one of the top development franchises in major junior over its history,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hockey Factory – Sudbury Wolves |url=https://sudburywolves.com/the-hockey-factory |access-date=2022-09-28 |language=en-CA}}</ref> with over 120 players drafted in to the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) since 1973. The Wolves have been a central part of Sudbury's history for decades, and the team is among the most iconic junior hockey franchises in all of North America.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Scott |title=Leading the Pack: 50 Years of Sudbury Wolves History |url=https://store.latitude46publishing.com/products/leading-the-pack-50-years-of-sudbury-wolves-history |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=Latitude 46 Publishing}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wolves to stay in Sudbury as OHL team celebrates 50 years, says owner |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sudbury-wolves-50-years-1.6589227}}</ref>

==History==
Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the Wolves or Cub Wolves nearly every year since around WWI. This team name was informally adopted around 1920 as the "Wolves of the North," likely a reference to the "voracity and tenacity that typified the play of these men from Sudbury."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pagnucco |first=Frank |title=Home-Grown Heroes: A Sports History of Sudbury |publisher=Miller Publishing |year=1982}}</ref>

The Sudbury Cub Wolves junior team began play in the 1920s as a member of the Nickel Belt Hockey League. Under the management of [[Max Silverman]], and coached by [[Samuel Rothschild|Sam Rothschild]], the Cub Wolves won the [[Memorial Cup]] in 1932 with a roster that featured future NHL players such as [[Toe Blake|Hector "Toe" Blake]], [[Nakina Smith]], and [[Adélard Lafrance]]. In 1935, the Cub Wolves lost in the Memorial Cup finals to the Winnipeg Monarchs.

A senior team competing under the banner of the Sudbury Wolves, again coached by Silverman, have twice been chosen to be [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada's representatives]] at the [[Ice Hockey World Championships]], winning the title for Canada in 1938 and the silver medal in 1949.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Holland |first=Dave |title=Canada on Ice; The World Hockey Championships, 1920–2008 |publisher=Canada On Ice productions |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-9808936-0-1 |pages=46–47, 56–57}}</ref> An iteration of the Wolves competed as the [[Eastern Canada]] entry at the [[1954 Allan Cup]] senior national championship, falling to the [[Penticton Vees (senior)|Penticton Vees]] from [[Western Canada]].

A professional Sudbury Wolves team competed in the [[Eastern Professional Hockey League (1959–1963)|Eastern Professional Hockey League]] (EPHL) from 1959 until the league folded in 1963. Players such as [[Don Cherry]], [[Dave Keon]], and [[Gerry Cheevers]] suited up for the club during its brief existence.

A junior version of the Wolves emerged in the early 1960s as a member of the [[Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association]], winning the league championship in 1969 and 1971.<ref name=":0" />

The OHL - then known as the Ontario Hockey Association and later the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League - arrived in Sudbury in 1972 when local businessman Bud Burke, who was a shareholder in the NOJHL Wolves, purchased the Niagara Falls Flyers from [[Hap Emms|Leighton "Hap" Emms]] and moved the team to [[Northern Ontario]]. In [[1975-76 OHL season|1975-76]], the Wolves, coached by [[Jerry Toppazzini]], who won the [[Matt Leyden Trophy]] that season, won [[Hamilton Spectator Trophy]] for having the best regular season record in the league with a roster of future NHL players such as [[Randy Carlyle]], [[Ron Duguay]], [[Rod Schutt]], and [[Mike Foligno]]. Sudbury advanced to the 1975-76 OHL finals, but lost to the [[Hamilton Fincups]] in five games. In 1979, Burke sold the team to a large ownership group headed by future Hockey Canada board of directors chair Joe Drago.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Drago honoured by Hockey Canada |url=https://thesudburystar.com/sports/local-sports/joe-drago-honoured-by-hockey-canada |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=thesudburystar |language=en-CA}}</ref> From 1973 to 1979, a young [[Joe Bowen]] began his broadcasting career covering the Wolves on local Sudbury radio.<ref name=":0" />

The Wolves were the worst performing team in the entire [[Canadian Hockey League]] (CHL) in the 1980s, making the playoffs only once and not winning a single postseason game in the process. The club did manage to develop some notable players in this era, such as [[Pat Verbeek]] and [[Jeff Brown (ice hockey, born 1966)|Jeff Brown]]. A turning point in franchise history came in 1986 when local businessman Ken Burgess purchased the struggling club and initiated a major organizational turnaround. [[Sam McMaster]] was hired as general manager in 1988, and under his direction the team experienced renewed success, winning its first playoff series since [[1979–80 OMJHL season|1979-80]] when they defeated the [[Oshawa Generals]] in the first round of [[1991–92 OHL season|1991-92 OHL]] playoffs. McMaster was named [[OHL Executive of the Year]] in [[1989–90 OHL season|1989–90]].<ref name=":0" />

From the early 1990s to the mid-2000s, the Wolves experienced mixed success. The club lost in Game 7 of the [[1994–95 OHL season|1994-95 OHL]] semi-finals to the [[Detroit Junior Red Wings]]. A string of disappointing seasons came to an end in [[2006–07 OHL season|2006–07]] - the Wolves' 35th anniversary - when the team advanced to the OHL Finals, but ultimately lost to the [[Plymouth Whalers]] in six games. Coached by [[Mike Foligno]], the Wolves roster that season featured several future NHL players, namely [[Marc Staal]], [[Nick Foligno]], [[Adam McQuaid]], and [[Akim Aliu]].<ref name=":0" />

From 2007 to 2016, the team generally struggled, including posting the worst season in franchise history in [[2014–15 OHL season|2014-2015]]. In August 2012, the Wolves were sent to represent Canada at the 2012 [[Junior Club World Cup]]. Sudbury defeated the [[Waterloo Black Hawks]] of the [[United States Hockey League]] in the championship finals by a score of 2-0.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/article/wolves-win-2012-world-junior-club-cup|title = Wolves Win 2012 World Junior Club Cup – Ontario Hockey League}}</ref> In 2016, the Burgess family, at the time the longest-serving ownership group in the OHL, sold the team to Sudbury businessman Dario Zulich. Since Zulich's takeover, the team has been moving in a positive direction, drafting players such as [[Quinton Byfield]] and [[Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|Ukka-Pekka Luukkonen]], and winning a regular season division title in [[2019–20 OHL season|2019-20]].<ref>{{cite web |date=July 29, 2016 |title=Update: Zulich issues statement regarding purchase of Sudbury Wolves |url=https://www.sudbury.com/sports/sudbury-wolves-sold-to-dario-zulich-346883 |publisher=Sudbury.com}}</ref>

==Championships==
[[File:Sudbury Wolves enter through wolf mouth.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Sudbury Wolves make an entrance on home ice]]
The current Sudbury Wolves have never won the [[J. Ross Robertson Cup|OHL championship]], and have never participated in the Memorial Cup tournament. The team currently holds the third-longest Memorial Cup championship drought in the CHL, and the longest in the OHL.

The team has twice lost in the OHL finals, once in 1976 and again in 2007, winning the 1976 [[Leyden Trophy]] and the 2007 [[Bobby Orr Trophy]] in the process. The Wolves have twice won the [[Emms Trophy]] as the regular season Central Division champions, first in 2000-01 and then in 2019-20.

{{col-begin}}
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'''[[J. Ross Robertson Cup]]'''
* '''1976''' Lost to [[Hamilton Fincups]]
* '''2007''' Lost to [[Plymouth Whalers]]

'''[[Bobby Orr Trophy]]'''
* '''2006–2007''' Eastern Conference Champions

'''[[NOJHA]] McNamara Trophy'''
* '''1969''' Defeated [[Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds]]
* '''1971''' Defeated Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

'''NOJHA Regular Season Champions'''
* '''1970–1971''' 80 pts.
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'''[[Hamilton Spectator Trophy]]'''
* '''1975–1976''' 102 points

'''[[Leyden Trophy]]'''
* '''1975–1976''' Leyden division

'''[[Emms Trophy]]'''
* '''2000–2001''' Central division
* '''2019–2020''' Central division

'''[[Junior Club World Cup]]'''
* '''2012''' Defeated [[Waterloo Black Hawks]]
{{col-end}}

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

List of Sudbury Wolves coaches with multiple years in parentheses.
{{colbegin|colwidth=30em}}
* '''1972–1973''' - B.MacKenzie, L.Rubic, T.Boyce
* '''1973–1974''' - Mac MacLean
* '''1974–1975''' - Stu Duncan
* '''1975–1977''' - [[Jerry Toppazzini]] (2)
* '''1977–1978''' - [[Marcel Clements]], Andy Laing
* '''1978–1981''' - Andy Laing (4)
* '''1981–1982''' - Joe Drago
* '''1982–1983''' - Ken Gratton, M.Clements, B.Harris
* '''1983–1984''' - [[Billy Harris (ice hockey b. 1935)|Billy Harris]] (2), Andy Spruce
* '''1984–1985''' - Andy Spruce (2)
* '''1985–1986''' - Bob Strumm, [[Wayne Maxner]]
* '''1986–1987''' - Guy Blanchard
* '''1987–1988''' - John Wallin, [[Ken MacKenzie (ice hockey)|Ken MacKenzie]]
* '''1988–1992''' - Ken MacKenzie (5)
* '''1992–1995''' - [[Glenn Merkosky]] (4)
* '''1995–1996''' - Glenn Merkosky, Todd Lalonde
* '''1996–1997''' - Todd Lalonde (3)
* '''1997–1998''' - Todd Lalonde, [[Tom Watt (ice hockey)|Tom Watt]]
* '''1998–1999''' - [[Reg Higgs]]
* '''1999–2003''' - [[Bert Templeton]] (4)
* '''2003–2009''' - [[Mike Foligno]] (5)
* '''2009-2010''' - [[Bryan Verreault]]
* '''2009-2010''' - [[Mike Foligno]]
* '''2010–2013''' - [[Trent Cull]]
* '''2013–2015''' - [[Paul Fixter]]
* '''2015–2017''' - [[David Matsos]] (2)
* '''2017–2020''' - [[Cory Stillman]] (3)
* '''2021–2022''' - [[Craig Duncanson]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/sudbury-wolves-name-craig-duncanson-head-coach/n-5719526 |title=Sudbury Wolves Name Craig Duncanson Head Coach |website=OurSports Central |date=July 14, 2021}}</ref>
* '''2022–2023''' - [[Derek MacKenzie]]
* '''2023-2024''' - Ken MacKenzie
* '''2024–present''' - [[Scott Barney]]
{{colend}}

==Players==
[[File:Ottawa-sudbury.jpg|thumb|230px|right|Sudbury Wolves against the [[Ottawa 67's]] in [[Ottawa]]]]

The Sudbury Wolves have retired six players' numbers, and have had over 120 players drafted to the NHL.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

===Retired numbers===
*# 6 [[Randy Carlyle]]
*# 8 [[Rod Schutt]]
*# 10 [[Ron Duguay]]
*# 14 [[Marc Staal]]
*# 15 [[Dale Hunter]]
*# 17 [[Mike Foligno]]

===Award winners===
* 1975–76 - '''[[Jim Bedard (ice hockey, born 1956)|Jim Bedard]]''', [[Dave Pinkney Trophy]]
* 1978–79 - '''[[Mike Foligno]]''', [[Red Tilson Trophy]], [[Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy]], [[Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy]]
* 1981–82 - '''[[Pat Verbeek]]''', [[Emms Family Award]]
* 1984 - '''[[Dave Moylan]]''', [[Jack Ferguson Award]]
* 1985–86 - '''[[Jeff Brown (ice hockey b. 1966)|Jeff Brown]]''', [[Max Kaminsky Trophy]]
* 1987 - '''[[John Uniac]]''', [[Jack Ferguson Award]]
* 1993–94 - '''[[Jamie Rivers]]''', [[Max Kaminsky Trophy]]
* 1994–95 - '''[[David McDonald (ice hockey)|David MacDonald]]''', [[F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy]]
* 1998–99 - '''[[Norm Milley]]''', [[Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy]]
* 1998–99 - '''[[Ryan McKie]]''', [[Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy]]
* 2000–01 - '''[[Alexei Semenov (ice hockey)|Alexei Semenov]]''', [[Max Kaminsky Trophy]]
* 2004–05 - '''[[Benoît Pouliot|Benoit Pouliot]]''', [[CHL Rookie of the Year]], [[Emms Family Award]]
* 2006–07 - '''[[Marc Staal]]''', [[Max Kaminsky Trophy]], [[Wayne Gretzky 99 Award]]
* 2008 - '''[[John McFarland (ice hockey)|John McFarland]]''', [[Jack Ferguson Award]]
* 2009-10 - [[John Kurtz]], [[Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy]]
* 2011–12 - '''[[Michael Sgarbossa]],''' [[Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy]]
* 2012-13 -'' [[Connor Burgess]], [[Ivan Tennant Memorial Award]]
* 2015 - '''[[David Levin (ice hockey)|David Levin]]''', [[Jack Ferguson Award]]
* 2018 - '''[[Quinton Byfield]]''', [[Jack Ferguson Award]]
* 2018–19 - '''[[Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen]]''', [[Red Tilson Trophy]], [[OHL Goaltender of the Year]]
* 2018–19 - '''[[Quinton Byfield]]''', [[Emms Family Award]], [[CHL Rookie of the Year]]
* 2021 - '''[[Quentin Musty]] ''', [[Jack Ferguson Award]]
* 2023-24 - '''[[David Goyette]]''', [[Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy]], [[Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy]]

===NHL alumni===
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Akim Aliu]]
* [[Mike Allison]]
* [[Derek Armstrong (ice hockey)|Derek Armstrong]]
* [[John Baby]]
* [[Ryan Barnes (ice hockey)|Ryan Barnes]]
* [[Don Beaupre]]
* [[Jim Bedard (ice hockey, born 1956)|Jim Bedard]]
* [[Adam Bennett]]
* [[Jason Bonsignore]]
* [[Kip Brennan]]
* [[Jeff Brown (ice hockey, born 1966)|Jeff Brown]]
* [[Quinton Byfield]]
* [[Kyle Capobianco]]
* [[Randy Carlyle]]
* [[Tom Colley]]
* [[Brandon Convery]]
* [[Frank Corrado]]
* [[Dean De Fazio]]
* [[Paul DiPietro]]
* [[Ron Duguay]]
* [[Craig Duncanson]]
* [[Ben Dunn]]
* [[Dave Farrish]]
* [[Fedor Fedorov (ice hockey)|Fedor Fedorov]]
* [[Mike Fisher (ice hockey)|Mike Fisher]]
* [[Rory Fitzpatrick]]
* [[Marcus Foligno]]
* [[Mike Foligno]]
* [[Nick Foligno]]
* [[Jim Fox (ice hockey)|Jim Fox]]
* [[Dan Frawley (ice hockey)|Dan Frawley]]
* [[Sean Gagnon]]
* [[David Goverde]]
* [[Josh Gratton]]
* [[Scott Gruhl]]
* [[Richie Hansen]]
* [[Randy Hillier (ice hockey)|Randy Hillier]]
* [[Randy Holt]]
* [[Dale Hunter]]
* [[Dave Hunter]]
* [[Mike Hudson]]
* [[Dan Jancevski]]
* [[Wes Jarvis]]
* [[Jason Jaspers]]
* [[Chris Kelly (ice hockey)|Chris Kelly]]
* [[Chris Kontos]]
* [[Marc Laforge]]
* [[Josh Leivo]]
* [[Mike Lenarduzzi]]
* [[Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen]]
* [[Kevin MacDonald (ice hockey)|Kevin MacDonald]]
* [[Derek MacKenzie]]
* [[Paul Mara]]
* [[Hector Marini]]
* [[Mike Marson]]
* [[Dan McCarthy (ice hockey)|Dan McCarthy]]
* [[Dale McCourt]]
* [[John McFarland (ice hockey)|John McFarland]]
* [[Brian McGrattan]]
* [[Jay McKee]]
* [[Alex McKendry]]
* [[Don McLean (ice hockey, born 1954)|Don McLean]]
* [[Adam McQuaid]]
* [[Ken McRae]]
* [[Max Middendorf]]
* [[Norm Milley]]
* [[Mike Moher]]
* [[Barrie Moore]]
* [[Ethan Moreau]]
* [[Glen Murray (ice hockey)|Glen Murray]]
* [[Zdeněk Nedvěd|Zdenek Nedved]]
* [[Sean O'Donnell]]
* [[Michael Peca]]
* [[Michael Pezzetta]]
* [[Isaak Phillips]]
* [[Randy Pierce (ice hockey)|Randy Pierce]]
* [[Benoît Pouliot|Benoit Pouliot]]
* [[Taylor Pyatt]]
* [[Andrew Raycroft]]
* [[Jamie Rivers]]
* [[Shawn Rivers]]
* [[Adam Ruzicka]]
* [[Warren Rychel]]
* [[Mike Sands (ice hockey)|Mike Sands]]
* [[Rod Schutt]]
* [[Alexei Semenov (ice hockey)|Alexei Semenov]]
* [[Jason Simon (ice hockey)|Jason Simon]]
* [[Brad Smith (ice hockey)|Brad Smith]]
* [[Mike Smith (ice hockey, born 1982)|Mike Smith]]
* [[Marc Staal]]
* [[Steve Staios]]
* [[Zack Stortini]]
* [[John Tanner (ice hockey)|John Tanner]]
* [[Eric Vail]]
* [[Steve Valiquette]]
* [[Pat Verbeek]]
* [[Dave Watson (ice hockey)|Dave Watson]]
* [[Dennis Wideman]]
* [[Mike Wilson (ice hockey)|Mike Wilson]]
{{colend}}

==Yearly results==
===Regular season===
* 1962–1972 NOJHL
* 1972–1974 OHA
* 1974–1980 OMJHL
* 1980–present OHL

Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! [[Season (sports)|Season]] || Games || Won || Lost || Tied || OTL || SL || Points || Pct % || Goals<br>For || Goals<br>{{small|Against}} || Standing
|- bgcolor="#EEFFFF"
|1962–63||40||11||29|| 0|| -||-|| 22||0.275||127||222||5th NOJHL
|- bgcolor="#EEFFFF"
|1963–64||39||26||12|| 1|| -||-|| 53||0.679||213||170||2nd NOJHL
|- bgcolor="#EEFFFF"
|1964–65||40|| 7||33|| 0|| -||-|| 14||0.175||167||275||5th NOJHL
|- bgcolor="#EEFFFF"
|1965–66||40||23||16|| 1|| -||-|| 47||0.588||267||211||3rd NOJHL
|- bgcolor="#EEFFFF"
|1966–67||40||21||19|| 0|| -||-|| 42||0.525||213||189||3rd NOJHL
|- bgcolor="#EEFFFF"
|1967–68||40||19||19|| 2|| -||-|| 40||0.500||211||198||4th NOJHL
|- bgcolor="#EEFFFF"
|1968–69||48||31||15|| 2|| -||-|| 64||0.667||229||160||2nd NOJHL
|- bgcolor="#EEFFFF"
|1969–70||48||33||11|| 4|| -||-|| 70||0.729||341||192||2nd NOJHL
|- bgcolor="#EEFFFF"
|1970–71||48||39|| 7|| 2|| -||-|| 80||0.833||353||159||1st NOJHL
|- bgcolor="#EEFFFF"
|1971–72||52||23||23|| 6|| -||-|| 52||0.500||214||194||2nd NOJHL
|-
| colspan="11"|
|-
|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 OMJHL season|1974–75]]||70||31||29||10|| -||-|| 72||0.514||324||289||5th OHA
|-
|[[1975–76 OMJHL season|1975–76]]||66||47||11|| 8|| -||-||102||0.773||384||224||'''1st Leyden'''
|-
|[[1976–77 OMJHL season|1976–77]]||66||38||24|| 4|| -||-|| 80||0.606||385||290||2nd Leyden
|-
|[[1977–78 OMJHL season|1977–78]]||68||16||42||10|| -||-|| 42||0.309||255||377||6th Leyden
|-
|[[1978–79 OMJHL season|1978–79]]||68||40||27|| 1|| -||-|| 81||0.596||397||361||2nd Leyden
|-
|[[1979–80 OMJHL season|1979–80]]||68||33||33|| 2|| -||-|| 68||0.500||299||309||5th Leyden
|-
|[[1980–81 OHL season|1980–81]]||68||20||45|| 3|| -||-|| 43||0.316||284||380||6th Leyden
|-
|[[1981–82 OHL season|1981–82]]||68||19||48|| 1|| -||-|| 39||0.287||274||401||7th Emms
|-
|[[1982–83 OHL season|1982–83]]||70||15||55|| 0|| -||-|| 30||0.214||269||422||7th Emms
|-
|[[1983–84 OHL season|1983–84]]||70||19||50|| 1|| -||-|| 39||0.279||287||427||8th Emms
|-
|[[1984–85 OHL season|1984–85]]||66||17||46|| 3|| -||-|| 37||0.280||224||348||8th Emms
|-
|[[1985–86 OHL season|1985–86]]||66||29||33|| 4|| -||-|| 62||0.470||293||330||5th Emms
|-
|[[1986–87 OHL season|1986–87]]||66||20||44|| 2|| -||-|| 42||0.318||285||377||8th Emms
|-
|[[1987–88 OHL season|1987–88]]||66||17||48|| 1|| -||-|| 35||0.265||208||339||8th Emms
|-
|[[1988–89 OHL season|1988–89]]||66||23||36|| 7|| -||-|| 53||0.402||262||334||7th Emms
|-
|[[1989–90 OHL season|1989–90]]||66||36||23|| 7|| -||-|| 79||0.598||295||267||3rd Emms
|-
|[[1990–91 OHL season|1990–91]]||66||33||28|| 5|| -||-|| 71||0.538||288||265||6th Leyden
|-
|[[1991–92 OHL season|1991–92]]||66||33||27|| 6|| -||-|| 72||0.545||331||320||4th Leyden
|-
|[[1992–93 OHL season|1992–93]]||66||31||30|| 5|| -||-|| 67||0.508||291||300||4th Leyden
|-
|[[1993–94 OHL season|1993–94]]||66||34||26|| 6|| -||-|| 74||0.561||299||275||3rd Leyden
|-
|[[1994–95 OHL season|1994–95]]||66||43||17|| 6|| -||-|| 92||0.697||314||208||2nd Central
|-
|[[1995–96 OHL season|1995–96]]||66||27||36|| 3|| -||-|| 57||0.432||262||288||6th Central
|-
|[[1996–97 OHL season|1996–97]]||66||21||37|| 8|| -||-|| 50||0.379||251||302||6th Central
|-
|[[1997–98 OHL season|1997–98]]||66||25||34|| 7|| -||-|| 57||0.432||257||268||5th Central
|-
|[[1998–99 OHL season|1998–99]]||68||25||35|| 8|| -||-|| 58||0.426||261||288||2nd Central
|-
|[[1999–2000 OHL season|1999–2000]]||68||39||23|| 5|| 1||-|| 84||0.610||262||221||2nd Central
|-
|[[2000–01 OHL season|2000–01]]||68||35||22|| 8|| 3||-|| 81||0.574||237||196||'''1st Central'''
|-
|[[2001–02 OHL season|2001–02]]||68||25||33|| 5|| 5||-|| 60||0.404||171||216||3rd Central
|-
|[[2002–03 OHL season|2002–03]]||68||16||46|| 4|| 2||-|| 38||0.265||175||273||5th Central
|-
|[[2003–04 OHL season|2003–04]]||68||25||32|| 6|| 5||-|| 61||0.412||185||220||5th Central
|-
|[[2004–05 OHL season|2004–05]]||68||32||23|| 6|| 7||-|| 77||0.515||201||185||4th Central
|-
|[[2005–06 OHL season|2005–06]]||68||34||28||-|| 1|| 5|| 74||0.544||227||222||3rd Central
|-
|[[2006–07 OHL season|2006–07]]||68||29||30||-|| 3|| 6|| 67||0.486||225||241||3rd Central
|-
|[[2007–08 OHL season|2007–08]]||68||17||46||-|| 2|| 3|| 39||0.287||175||292||5th Central
|-
|[[2008–09 OHL season|2008–09]]||68||26||35||-|| 3|| 4|| 59||0.434||227||282||5th Central
|-
|[[2009–10 OHL season|2009–10]]||68||26||35||-|| 4|| 3|| 59||0.434||193||267||5th Central
|-
|[[2010–11 OHL season|2010–11]]||68||29||35||-|| 2|| 2|| 62||0.456||235||276||4th Central
|-
|[[2011–12 OHL season|2011–12]]||68||36||26||-|| 4|| 2|| 78||0.574||242||240||4th Central
|-
|[[2012–13 OHL season|2012–13]]||68||29||27||-|| 5|| 7|| 70||0.515||214||234||3rd Central
|-
|[[2013–14 OHL season|2013–14]]||68||33||24||-|| 3|| 8|| 77||0.566||219||228||3rd Central
|-
|[[2014–15 OHL season|2014–15]]||68||12||54||-|| 1|| 1|| 26||0.191||149||323||5th Central
|-
|[[2015–16 OHL season|2015–16]]||68||16||46||-|| 5|| 1|| 38||0.279||183||328||5th Central
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|[[2016–17 OHL season|2016–17]]||68||27||34||-|| 7|| 0|| 61||0.449||207||263||2nd Central
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|[[2017–18 OHL season|2017–18]]||68||17||42||-|| 9|| 0|| 43||0.316||197||291||5th Central
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|[[2018–19 OHL season|2018–19]]||68||43||20||-|| 3|| 2|| 91||0.669||254||206||2nd Central
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|[[2019–20 OHL season|2019–20]]||63||34||27||-|| 1|| 1|| 70||0.556||259||240||'''1st Central'''
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|[[2020–21 OHL season|2020–21]]||0||0||0||-|| 0|| 0|| 0||0.000||0||0||Season Cancelled
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|[[2021–22 OHL season|2021–22]]||68||23||38||-|| 3|| 4|| 53||0.390||223||297||4th Central
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|[[2022–23 OHL season|2022–23]]||68||31||28||-|| 6|| 3|| 71||0.522||272||260||3rd Central
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|[[2023–24 OHL season|2023–24]]||68||38||23||-|| 4|| 3|| 83||0.610||328||272||3rd Central
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|[[2024–25 OHL season|2024–25]]||68||32||31||-|| 5|| 0|| 69||0.507||245||269||3rd Central
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===Playoffs===
* '''1972–73''' Lost to Ottawa 67's 8 points to 0 in first round.
* '''1973–74''' Lost to Kitchener Rangers 8 points to 0 in first round.
* '''1974–75''' Defeated Ottawa 67's 8 points to 6 in first round. <br>Lost to Toronto Marlboros 9 points to 7 in second round.
* '''1975–76''' Defeated S.S. Marie Greyhounds 9 points to 5 in quarterfinals. <br>Defeated Ottawa 67's 8 points to 2 in semifinals. <br>Lost to Hamilton Fincups 8 points to 2 in finals.
* '''1976–77''' Lost to Kingston Canadians 4 games to 1 with 1 tie in quarterfinals.
* '''1977–78''' Out of playoffs.
* '''1978–79''' Defeated Oshawa Generals 8 points to 2 in quarterfinals. <br>Lost to Peterborough Petes 8 points to 2 in semifinals.
* '''1979–80''' Defeated Kingston Canadians 3 games to 0 in first round. <br>Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 3 in quarterfinals.
* '''1980–81''' Out of playoffs.
* '''1981–82''' Out of playoffs.
* '''1982–83''' Out of playoffs.
* '''1983–84''' Out of playoffs.
* '''1984–85''' Out of playoffs.
* '''1985–86''' Lost to Guelph Platers 8 points to 0 in first round.
* '''1986–87''' Out of playoffs.
* '''1987–88''' Out of playoffs.
* '''1988–89''' Out of playoffs.
* '''1989–90''' Lost to Owen Sound Platers 4 games to 3 in first round.
* '''1990–91''' Lost to Oshawa Generals 4 games to 1 in first round.
* '''1991–92''' Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 3 in first round. <br>Lost to North Bay Centennials 4 games to 0 in quarterfinals.
* '''1992–93''' Defeated Newmarket Royals 4 games to 3 in first round. <br>Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 3 in quarterfinals.
* '''1993–94''' Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 1 in division quarterfinals. <br>Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 2 in division semifinals.
* '''1994–95''' Defeated Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 1 in division quarterfinals. <br>Defeated Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 2 in quarterfinals. <br>Lost to Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 games to 3 in semifinals.
* '''1995–96''' Out of playoffs.
* '''1996–97''' Out of playoffs.
* '''1997–98''' Defeated Barrie Colts 4 games to 2 in division quarterfinals. <br>Lost to Guelph Storm 4 games to 0 in quarterfinals.
* '''1998–99''' Lost to Belleville Bulls 4 games to 0 in conference quarterfinals.
* '''1999–2000''' Defeated Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 1 in conference quarterfinals. <br> Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 3 in conference semifinals.
* '''2000–01''' Defeated Barrie Colts 4 games to 1 in conference quarterfinals. <br> Lost to Toronto St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 3 in conference semifinals.
* '''2001–02''' Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 1 in conference quarterfinals.
* '''2002–03''' Out of playoffs.
* '''2003–04''' Lost to Toronto St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 3 in conference quarterfinals.
* '''2004–05''' Defeated Brampton Battalion 4 games to 2 in conference quarterfinals. <br>Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 2 in conference semifinals.
* '''2005–06''' Defeated Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 2 in conference quarterfinals. <br>Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 0 in conference semifinals.
* '''2006–07''' Defeated Mississauga Ice Dogs 4 games to 1 in conference quarterfinals. <br>Defeated Barrie Colts 4 games to 0 in conference semifinals. <br>Defeated Belleville Bulls 4 games to 2 in conference finals. <br>Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 2 in finals.
* '''2007–08''' Out of playoffs.
* '''2008–09''' Lost to Belleville Bulls 4 games to 2 in conference quarterfinals.
* '''2009–10''' Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 0 in conference quarterfinals.
* '''2010–11''' Defeated Ottawa 67's 4 games to 0 in conference quarterfinals. <br>Lost to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 0 in conference semifinals.
* '''2011–12''' Lost to Brampton Battalion 4 games to 0 in conference quarterfinals.
* '''2012–13''' Defeated Brampton Battalion 4 games to 1 in conference quarterfinals. <br>Lost to Belleville Bulls 4 games to 0 in conference semifinals.
* '''2013–14''' Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 1 in conference quarterfinals.
* '''2014–15''' Out of playoffs.
* '''2015–16''' Out of playoffs.
* '''2016–17''' Lost to Oshawa Generals 4 games to 2 in conference quarterfinals.
* '''2017–18''' Out of playoffs.
* '''2018–19''' Defeated Mississauga Steelheads 4 games to 0 in conference quarterfinals. <br>Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 0 in conference semifinals.
* '''2019–20''' Cancelled.
* '''2020–21''' Cancelled.
* '''2021–22''' Out of playoffs.
* '''2022–23''' Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 0 in conference quarterfinals.
* '''2023–24''' Defeated Mississauga Steelheads 4 games to 1 in conference quarterfinals. <br> Lost to North Bay Battalion 4 games to 0 in conference semifinals.
* '''2024–25''' Lost to Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 0 in conference quarterfinals.

==Uniforms and logos==
[[File:Green wolves logo.png|right|100px]]
From 1972 to 1988, the Sudbury Wolves' colours were green, white and gold. The tradition of Sudbury teams wearing green jerseys dates back to the mid-1910s. In 1988–89, Ken Burgess - who famously asked "Who ever heard of a green wolf?" - changed the team's colours to blue, white and grey, which happened to be the corporate colours of the business that bore his name. These have been the Wolves' colours ever since, though the team has occasionally donned throwback green jerseys. The iconic blood-toothed, wily wolf-head logo has subtly evolved since the current franchise's inception, but overall has remained relatively unchanged and today is one of the most recognizable logos in the CHL.<ref name=":0" />

There have been various alterations and versions of the team's primary jersey design over the years, as well as the introduction of third alternate jerseys, such as black and grey ones that were introduced in the mid-1990s and again in the early-2010s.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=New Look for Wolves Hockey Salutes Past – Sudbury Wolves |url=http://sudburywolves.com/article/new-look-for-wolves-hockey-salutes-past |access-date=2017-12-24 |website=sudburywolves.com |language=en-CA}}</ref> The team unveiled several special edition jerseys during the [[2022–23 OHL season|2022-23 season]], including a fiftieth anniversary jersey,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wolves Unveil 50th Anniversary Jersey in Support of Ten Rainbows Children's Foundation – Sudbury Wolves |url=https://sudburywolves.com/video/wolves-unveil-50th-anniversary-jersey-in-support-of-ten-rainbows-childrens-foundation |access-date=2023-03-03 |language=en-CA}}</ref> as well as a limited edition ''[[Shoresy]]'' Sudbury Blueberry Bulldogs themed jersey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wolves Unveil Shoresy Jersey in Partnership with New Metric Media – Sudbury Wolves |url=https://sudburywolves.com/article/wolves-unveil-shorsey-jersey-in-partnership-with-new-metric-media |access-date=2023-03-03 |language=en-CA}}</ref>

[[File:Jake Cardwell of Sudbury Wolves.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Jake Cardwell of the Wolves wearing the 2009 version of the away jersey]]

==Arena==
The Sudbury Wolves play their home games at the downtown [[Sudbury Community Arena]], which was constructed in 1951. The [[City of Greater Sudbury]] and the Wolves have upgraded the facility over the years, but since the mid-2010s there have been intensified debates about the building of a new arena.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Full story: The KED is dead |url=https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/full-story-the-ked-is-dead-5576847 |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Sudbury.com |language=en}}</ref>

Every time the Wolves score a goal, a [[Taxidermy|taxidermic]] wolf rolls out on a pulley system from the rafters of the Sudbury Arena in the direction of the opposing team's bench. This tradition began in the 1950s when [[The Sudbury Star]] donated a stuffed wolf to the local Wolves team as a token of appreciation.<ref name=":0" />

==Media==
In the 2009-10 hockey season, Wolves games were broadcast on [[CJTK-FM]] in Sudbury.<ref>[http://www.northernlife.ca/news/sports/2009/sept/wolves_FM110909.aspx "Wolves move away game broadcasts to FM dial"], ''[[Northern Life (newspaper)|Northern Life]]'', September 11, 2009.</ref> As of 2018, Wolves games are broadcast on [[CKLU-FM]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sudburywolves.com/article/wolves-announce-branden-scott-to-host-audio-broadcast|title=Wolves Announce Branden Scott to Host Audio Broadcast|website=sudburywolves.com|date=September 21, 2018|access-date=April 2, 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of ice hockey teams in Ontario]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.sudburywolves.com Sudbury Wolves]
* [http://www.sudburymuseums.ca/index.cfm?app=w_vmuseum&lang=en&currID=1606&parID=1594 www.sudburymuseums.ca History of hockey in Sudbury]
* [http://www.gowolvesgo.com Sudbury Wolves fan site]
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