Lucan Irish

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Lucan Irish Six
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City Lucan Biddulph, Ontario
League Provincial Junior Hockey League
DivisionYeck
Founded1968
Home arena Lucan Community Memorial Centre
Colours Kelly Green, Black, and White, 4th colour Goldenrod
General managerSandra Neubauer
Head coachWill Eros and Zach Wilson
Championships
League champions1982, 1987, 1999, 2006
OHA Cups1982, 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.

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History

The Irish were founded in 1968 as the Lucan Irish Six, named after the Black Donnellys.

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. They 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. In the 2006-07 season , 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

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1969-703016122-171141343rd WJDHL
1970-713418151-184177373rd WJDHL
1971-723011181-155184236th WJDHL
1972-733411176-169202286th WJDHL
1973-743415163-211210335th WJDHL
1974-753217141-184163353rd WJDHL
1975-76271773-14998372nd WJDHL
1976-77329194-141181227th WJDHL
1977-78342275-161123493rd WJDHL
1978-793312138-185160326th WJDHL
1979-80342392-198132483rd WJDHL
1980-813421103-212132452nd WJDHL
1981-824021172-205171446th WJDHL
1982-833821143-200155453rd WJDHL
1983-843416153-176170353rd WJDHL
1984-853416135-184168375th WJDHL
1985-86423165-281132671st WJDHL
1986-87422877-274168631st WJDHL
1987-884016168-207175407th WJDHL
1988-89363060-248146601st WJDHL
1989-90352546-218129561st WJDHL
1990-914030442222108662nd WJDHL
1991-924027850208147592nd OHAJDL
1992-933933321252110691st OHAJDL
1993-944027112-225147563rd OHAJDL
1994-9540211711190173449th OHAJDL
1995-9638231230179133494th OHAJDL
1996-9738191531168145428th OHAJDL
1997-9840251122182133543rd OHAJDL
1998-9940281101177126572nd OHAJDL
1999-0040271120185129566th OHAJDL
2000-0140191623----439th OHAJDL
2001-02401521311511753413th OHAJDL
2002-0340211630182152457th OHAJDL
2003-044026842187132584th OHAJDL
2004-0540261220178139544th OHAJDL
2005-06381616421601453812th OHAJDL
2006-0740241501175152497th SOJHL
2007-08401722-11511743512th SOJHL
2008-09401819-3140140398th SOJHL
2009-10361022-41321942413th SOJHL
2010-11361516-51281573512th SOJHL
2011-12361123-21271712412th SOJHL
2012-13371617-4153171366th SOJHL-Yk
2013-14402314-3184151495th SOJHLLost quarter-final
2014-15402812-0217161564th SOJHLLost quarter - 1-4 - (Dolphins)
2015-1640201910182199415th of 9 SOJHLLost quarter - 1-4 - (Bulldogs)
2016-17408302-112218189th of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		did not qualify for playoffs
2017-184063103116230159th of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		did not qualify for playoffs
2018-1940142132150189336th of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		Lost quarters, 2-4 (Lancers)
2019-204192903109183217th of 8
Yeck Div - PJHL		Lost quarters, 0-4 (Exeter Hawks)
2020-21Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-2230916238195237th of 8
Yeck Div - PJHL		Lost quarters, 0-4 (Stars)
2022-2340181921146143396th of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		Lost quarters, 0-4 (Trojans)
2023-244092830113192218th of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		Lost quarters, 1-4 (Trojans)

Playoffs

Lucan Irish defeated Langton Thunderbirds 4-games-to-1 in OHA championship
Lucan Irish defeated Tavistock Braves 4-games-to-3 in OHA championship
Lambeth Lancers defeated Lucan Irish 4-games-to-1 in final
Thamesford Trojans defeated Lucan Irish 4-games-to-2 in final
Thamesford Trojans defeated Lucan Irish 4-games-to-1 in final
Thamesford Trojans defeated Lucan Irish 4-games-to-0 in final
Lucan Irish defeated Wellesley Applejacks 4-games-to-3 in final
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
Thamesford Trojans defeated Lucan Irish 4-games-to-1 in conf. quarter-final
Thamesford Trojans defeated Lucan Irish 4-games-to-3 in conf. quarter-final

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