Lucan Irish

Lucan Irish
Provincial Junior Hockey League
City	Lucan Biddulph, Ontario
Founded	1968
Division	Yeck
Head Coach	Jason Smith
General Manager	Wayne Hall
Arena	Lucan Community Memorial Centre
Team Colors	Green, Black, and White
League Champions	1982, 1987, 1999, 2006
OHA Cups	1982, 1987, 1999, 2006

The Lucan Irish are a Junior ice hockey team based in Lucan Biddulph, Ontario. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.

History

The Irish were founded in 1968 as the Lucan Irish Six, named after the Black Donnellys. They were an Irish family that settled in the area in the late 1800's,

In 1982, the Irish won the Western Ontario Junior D Hockey League's championship. They went on to defeat the Langton Thunderbirds of the Southern Counties Junior D Hockey League 4-games-to-1 to win the OHA Cup as provincial champions.

In 1987, the Irish again won the Western Junior D's playoff title. They defeated the Tavistock Braves of the Southern Counties Junior D league 4-games-to-3 to win the OHA Cup for the second time as provincial champions.

In 1988, all remaining Junior D leagues were consolidated into the Western Junior league. In 1991, the league dropped the Junior D label and became the OHA Junior Development League. Starting in 1988, the Irish set out to prove they were the "cream of the crop" in this new league. After the 1988-89 season, the Irish made it all the way to the league finals, but were thwarted by the Lambeth Lancers. In 1990, 1991, and 1992, the same scenario repeated over and over again. The Irish would finish highly ranked in their league, would make it all the way to the finals and three years in a row they would meet the Thamesford Trojans who beat them each time.

In 1999, after finishing second overall in the league standings the Irish fought all the way back to the league final. The Irish defeated the Wellesley Applejacks 4-games-to-3 to win their third ever OHA Cup.

In 2006, the Irish twelfth overall in the OHAJDL standings. As low seed in the standings, the Irish were figured to lose out in the early rounds of the league playoffs. The entered the conference quarter-final against the Exeter Hawks and walked right through them with a 4-game-sweep. The conference semi-final had the same result against the North Middlesex Stars. The conference final was against their rivals, the Thamesford Trojans, whom they defeated in five games to enter into the league finals for the first time in seven seasons. In the final, they met the Delhi Travellers. A tight series, the Irish were not to be denied as the defeated the Travellers 4-games-to-2 to win their fourth OHA Cup.

After the 2006-07 season, the OHAJDL was disbanded and the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League was formed. The 2006-07 season had a decent showing from the Irish as they finished seventh overall in the league. In the league's conference quarter-finals, the Irish met their match in the Thamesford Trojans who defeated them 4-games-to-1.

Season-by-Season Standings

Season	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	P	Results
1969-70	30	16	12	2	-	171	141	34	3rd WJDHL
1970-71	34	18	15	1	-	184	177	37	3rd WJDHL
1971-72	30	11	18	1	-	155	184	23	6th WJDHL
1972-73	34	11	17	6	-	169	202	28	6th WJDHL
1973-74	34	15	16	3	-	211	210	33	5th WJDHL
1974-75	32	17	14	1	-	184	163	35	3rd WJDHL
1975-76	27	17	7	3	-	149	98	37	2nd WJDHL
1976-77	32	9	19	4	-	141	181	22	7th WJDHL
1977-78	34	22	7	5	-	161	123	49	3rd WJDHL
1978-79	33	12	13	8	-	185	160	32	6th WJDHL
1979-80	34	23	9	2	-	198	132	48	3rd WJDHL
1980-81	34	21	10	3	-	212	132	45	2nd WJDHL
1981-82	40	21	17	2	-	205	171	44	6th WJDHL
1982-83	38	21	14	3	-	200	155	45	3rd WJDHL
1983-84	34	16	15	3	-	176	170	35	3rd WJDHL
1984-85	34	16	13	5	-	184	168	37	5th WJDHL
1985-86	42	31	6	5	-	281	132	67	1st WJDHL
1986-87	42	28	7	7	-	274	168	63	1st WJDHL
1987-88	40	16	16	8	-	207	175	40	7th WJDHL
1988-89	36	30	6	0	-	248	146	60	1st WJDHL
1989-90	35	25	4	6	-	218	129	56	1st WJDHL
1990-91	40	30	4	4	2	222	108	66	2nd WJDHL
1991-92	40	27	8	5	0	208	147	59	2nd OHAJDL
1992-93	39	33	3	2	1	252	110	69	1st OHAJDL
1993-94	40	27	11	2	-	225	147	56	3rd OHAJDL
1994-95	40	21	17	1	1	190	173	44	9th OHAJDL
1995-96	38	23	12	3	0	179	133	49	4th OHAJDL
1996-97	38	19	15	3	1	168	145	42	8th OHAJDL
1997-98	40	25	11	2	2	182	133	54	3rd OHAJDL
1998-99	40	28	11	0	1	177	126	57	2nd OHAJDL
1999-00	40	27	11	2	0	185	129	56	6th OHAJDL
2000-01	40	19	16	2	3	--	--	43	9th OHAJDL
2001-02	40	15	21	3	1	151	175	34	13th OHAJDL
2002-03	40	21	16	3	0	182	152	45	7th OHAJDL
2003-04	40	26	8	4	2	187	132	58	4th OHAJDL
2004-05	40	26	12	2	0	178	139	54	4th OHAJDL
2005-06	38	16	16	4	2	160	145	38	12th OHAJDL
2006-07	40	24	15	0	1	175	152	49	7th SOJHL
2007-08	40	17	22	-	1	151	174	35	12th SOJHL
2008-09	40	18	19	-	3	140	140	39	8th SOJHL
2009-10	36	10	22	-	4	132	194	24	13th SOJHL
2010-11	36	15	16	-	5	128	157	35	12th SOJHL
2011-12	36	11	23	-	2	127	171	24	12th SOJHL
2012-13	37	16	17	-	4	153	171	36	6th SOJHL-Yk
2013-14	40	23	14	-	3	184	151	49	5th SOJHL	Lost Quarter-final
2014-15	40	28	12	-	0	217	161	56	4th SOJHL	Lost Quarter - 1-4 - (Dolphins)
2015-16	40	20	19	1	0	182	199	41	5th of 9 SOJHL	Lost Quarter - 1-4 - (Bulldogs)
2016-17	40	8	30	2	-	112	218	18	9th of 9 Yeck Div - PJHL	did not qualify for playoffs
2017-18	40	6	31	0	3	116	230	15	9th of 9 Yeck Div - PJHL	did not qualify for playoffs
2018-19	40	14	21	3	2	150	189	33	6th of 9 Yeck Div - PJHL	Lost Quarters, 2-4 (Lancers)
2019-20	41	9	29	0	3	109	183	21	7th of 8 Yeck Div - PJHL	Lost Div Quarters
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	30	9	16	3	2	81	95	23	6th	Lost Division Quarterfinals
2022-23	40	18	19	1	2	146	143	39	6th	Lost Division Quarterfinals

Playoffs

• 1982 Won league, Won OHA championship

Lucan Irish defeated Langton Thunderbirds 4-games-to-1 in OHA championship

• 1987 Won league, Won OHA championship

Lucan Irish defeated Tavistock Braves 4-games-to-3 in OHA championship

• 1989 Lost final

Lambeth Lancers defeated Lucan Irish 4-games-to-1 in final

• 1990 Lost final

Thamesford Trojans defeated Lucan Irish 4-games-to-2 in final

• 1991 Lost final

Thamesford Trojans defeated Lucan Irish 4-games-to-1 in final

• 1992 Lost final

Thamesford Trojans defeated Lucan Irish 4-games-to-0 in final

• 1999 Won League

Lucan Irish defeated Wellesley Applejacks 4-games-to-3 in final

• 2006 Won League

Lucan Irish defeated Exeter Hawks 4-games-to-none in conf. quarter-final

Lucan Irish defeated North Middlesex Stars 4-games-to-none in conf. semi-final

Lucan Irish defeated Thamesford Trojans 4-games-to-1 in conf. final

Lucan Irish defeated Delhi Travellers 4-games-to-2 in final

• 2007 Lost Conference quarter-final

Thamesford Trojans defeated Lucan Irish 4-games-to-1 in conf. quarter-final

• 2008 Lost Conference quarter-final

Thamesford Trojans defeated Lucan Irish 4-games-to-3 in conf. quarter-final

External links

• Irish Homepage

[Category:Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League teams]]