Editing Whitby Dunlops (section)

==Current Dunlops==
The current Dunlops were revived by a group of 31 local business and hockey personalities led by former [[Bowmanville Eagles]] owner Mike Laing who became the president.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.camagazine.com/2/4/8/6/8/index1.shtml|title=Go Dunlops go!|last=Shoesmith|first=John |date=March 1, 2005|publisher=CAmagazine|access-date=January 2, 2009}}</ref> The Dunlops were granted membership in the [[Ontario Hockey Association]]'s [[Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League]] for the 2004–2005 season. The first revived season for the Dunlops was a success on the ice, finishing second overall in the league with a 25-7-0 record. The team played in the league finals versus the [[Norwood Vipers]] losing the series in 6 games. The EOSHL was elevated from AA status to AAA status after the 2004–05 season, becoming eligible to contend for the [[Allan Cup]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

[[Image:Dunlops 2006 ontario champs.jpg|thumb|right|180px|2006 Renwick Cup Champions]]

In their second year the Dunlops finished in first place in the EOSHL. They prevailed in a rematch versus the Norwood Vipers, winning the league championship in a 6-game series for the Re/Max Upper Canada Realty Cup.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} The EOSHL champion Dunlops played the [[Major League Hockey]] champion [[Dundas Real McCoys]] defeating them 3 games to 1 in a best-of-five series for the J. Ross Robertson Cup.<ref name="Robertson" /> The Dunlops hosted the defending Allan Cup champions, [[Thunder Bay Bombers]] in a best-of-three series for the [[Renwick Cup]] played on three consecutive nights at Iroquois Park. The Dunlops defeated the Bombbers 2 games to 1 to win the Renwick Cup and the right to go to the 2006 Allan Cup, in [[Powell River, British Columbia]]. After losing their first game, Whitby reached the Allan Cup finals. The Dunlops lost 7–1 in the championship game to the host team, the [[Powell River Regals]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

The Dunlops played their third season with a strong core of returning players to finish first overall in the EOSHL, and sweep through the playoffs defeating the Norwood Vipers in four games for the Re/Max Upper Canada Realty Cup.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} The Dunlops played the Major League Hockey champions [[Brantford Blast]] defeating them in 4 games, for the Robertson Cup.<ref name="Robertson" /> In the Ontario championship, Whitby downed the [[Kenora Thistles]] in two straight games to earn a second consecutive berth in the Allan Cup. After a tie in their first game, Whitby reached the Allan Cup finals with three wins in a row. The Dunlops lost 4–3 in the championship game to the [[Lloydminster Border Kings]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

The Dunlops finished first overall in the regular season in the EOSHL. In the playoffs, Whitby defeated the [[Norwood Vipers]] 4–1, and the [[Simcoe County Tundras]] 4–0 to win the league championship.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} The Dunlops then defeated the [[Dundas Real McCoys]] 4–0 to win the Robertson Cup.<ref name="Robertson" /> This series win guaranteed the Dunlops a third consecutive appearance in the Allan Cup. In the [[2008 Allan Cup]], Whitby lost twice with one tie game.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

The EOSHL folded and the Dunlops joined [[Major League Hockey]].{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

On December 12, 2008, Dunlops player [[Don Sanderson]] fell without his helmet on the ice and struck his head during a fight. He had brain surgery the next day, but died on January 2, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?id=261626&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_main |title=Dunlops' Sanderson passes away as a result of head trauma |access-date=December 6, 2017 |archive-date=October 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016172856/http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?id=261626&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_main |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Stepping off the front line: OHA president Ladds ready to pass the torch|last=Waddell|first=Dave|date=May 17, 2012|newspaper=[[Windsor Star]]|location=Windsor, Ontario|page=B1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103229908/ladds-2012/}}{{free access}}; {{cite news|title=OHA Ladds to retire (Continued from B1)|last=Waddell|first=Dave|date=May 17, 2012|newspaper=[[Windsor Star]]|location=Windsor, Ontario|page=B2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103229997/ladds-2012/}}{{free access}}</ref> The OHA subsequently debated its rules for wearing [[hockey helmet]]s, to be properly worn and securely fastened.<ref>{{cite news|title=One last carol for hockey player|last=Jones|first=Allison|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|date=January 6, 2009|newspaper=[[The Brandon Sun]]|location=Brandon, Manitoba|page=10|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-jan-06-2009-3259208/}}{{free access}}</ref>

The Dunlops lost the MLH final to the [[Dundas Real McCoys]] 4-games-to-none.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

===Season-by-season results===
''Note: '''OL'''= Overtime loss''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- 
!Season!!Games!!Won!!Lost!!OL!!Points!!Winning<br />Pct. (%)!!Goals<br />for!!Goals<br />against
|- 
|2004–05||32||25|| 7|| 0||50||0.781||–––||–––
|- 
|2005–06||30||25|| 5|| 0||50||0.833||219||109
|- 
|2006–07||28||23|| 5|| 0||46||0.821||206||119
|- 
|2007–08||28||24|| 3|| 1||49||0.875||226||117
|-
|2008–09||28||18||10|| 0||36||0.643||154||140
|-
|2009–10||24||17|| 6|| 1||35||0.729||141||90
|-
|2010–11||24||17|| 3|| 4||38||0.792||133||98
|-
|2011–12||28||21||7||0||42||0.750||160||111
|-
|2012–13||24||15||6||3||33||0.688||127||94
|-
|2013–14||24||18||5||1||37||0.771||151||80
|-
|2014–15||24||16||5||3||35||0.729||155||84
|-
|2015–16||24||16||7||1||48||0.667||168||92
|-
|2016–17||24||18||6||0||51||0.708||143||106
|-
|2017–18||23||14||9||0||38||0.551||122||111
|}