2009-10 Dirty Dogs Season
Thedford opened the 2009-10 season up with two losses, which extended their losing streak to 72 games, however, on October 10, Thedford would finally end their drought, defeating the Milverton Four Wheel Drives 4-3 in front of their home fans to earn their first ever regular season victory in team history. The Dirty Dogs would have their most successful regular season to date, finishing with a 7-13-0 record, earning 14 points, and an eighth place finish in the WOAA South Division.
The Dirty Dogs faced the Tillsonburg Thunder in a best of five series, with the winner advancing to the "AA" playoffs. The Thunder finished the season with the best record in the South Division at 16-4-0. Tillsonburg opened the series with a 4-1 victory, followed by another 4-1 win in the second game to take a 2-0 series lead. The Dirty Dogs were unable to fight off elimination in the third game, as the Thunder crushed Thedford 11-3 to send the Dirty Dogs to the "A" playoffs.
Thedford would face off against the Clinton Radars in the best of seven "A" quarter-finals. The Dirty Dogs took the first game, defeating Clinton 6-5 in overtime, however, the Radars evened the series in the second game, defeating Thedford 7-6. The Dirty Dogs retook the series lead in the third game, as Thedford defeated Clinton 4-2, however, the Radars once again tied the series up, as they defeated the Dirty Dogs 2-1 in the fourth game. Thedford once again took the series lead, as the Dirty Dogs defeated Clinton 4-2 in the fifth game to take a 3-2 lead. In the sixth game, the Dirty Dogs completed the upset, defeating the Radars 11-6 to advance to the semi-finals.
The Dirty Dogs next opponent was the Milverton Four Wheel Drives, and Thedford took the series opener by a 5-3 score. Milverton stormed back in the next two games, easily defeating the Dirty Dogs 6-3 and then 9-3 to take a 2-1 series lead. Thedford evened up the series in the fourth game, defeating the Drives 6-1. In the fifth game, Thedford would stun Milverton with a 4-3 overtime win, taking a 3-2 series lead. Milverton responded in the sixth game, holding off the Dirty Dogs by a 3-2 score, setting up a seventh and deciding game. After Thedford took a 1-0 lead in the first period, Milverton scored twice in the second period to go up by a 2-1 score. In the final minutes of the third period, Milverton scored again, going up 3-1, however, the Dirty Dogs scored shortly after, cutting the Drives lead to 3-2. Milverton, though, scored once again, taking a 4-2 lead, followed by an empty net goal to make the final score 5-2 for the Four Wheel Drives, eliminating Thedford from the playoffs.
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