Lucknow Lancers

The Lucknow Lancers are a senior hockey team based out of Lucknow, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Ontario Elite Hockey League after previously having played in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League.
==Championships==
Lucknow has won a couple of championships in their history, back in 1996-97, they captured the Senior "B" championship, and in 1988-89, they were Intermediate "D" champs.
==2006-07 Lancers Season==
Lucknow, coming off an 18-6-1 record in 2005-06, had the best record in the regular season in 2006-07, going 20-2-2. The Lancers finished the season on a 12-0-1 streak, and they scored a season high fifteen goals in a 15-6 win over the Drayton Icemen on October 22.
In the opening round of the "AA" playoffs against the Hensall Sherwoods, the teams would split the first two games of the series before Lucknow would win three in a row to eliminate the Sherwoods, including a convincing 6-1 win in the fifth game.
In the semi-finals, the Lancers faced the Elora Rocks and lost the opening game in Lucknow, losing 6-5 in double OT. Lucknow could never really rebound after that loss and dropped the next game, 6-3 in Elora. The series shifted back to Lucknow for game three, and once again, the Lancers lost in overtime, 3-2, to fall behind 3-0 in the series. The Rocks would complete the sweep by beating Lucknow 3-2 in the fourth game in Elora, ending the Lancers season a lot sooner than anyone would have thought.
==2007-08 Lancers Season==
Due to expansion in the league, the defending North Division champions would move over into the South Division. The Lancers first season in the South saw the team have its worst season since 2001-02, as they would have a 14-12-0 record, earning 28 points, which was fourteen less points than the 42 they finished the year before. Lucknow finished in fifth in the South, earning a spot in the "A playoffs.
The Lancers opened the playoffs against the Drayton Icemen, and it was the Drayton who took a 1-0 series lead with a 2-1 victory in the series opener. Lucknow tied the series up in game two with some solid goaltending, defeating the Icemen 3-2. The series moved to Drayton for the next two games, but it was Lucknow who kept winning, taking a 3-1 series lead, and the Lancers clinched the series in the fifth game, shutting out the Icemen 10-0, advancing to the semi-finals.
Lucknow faced the Milverton Four Wheel Drives in the "A" semi-finals, and Milverton opened the series up with a 3-2 win. The Lancers tied the series in the second game, shutting out the Drives 2-0. Milverton once again took the series lead in game three, with a 5-4 win, however, Lucknow would again tie the series, winning the fourth game 5-2. It looked as if the teams exchanging wins would continue in the fifth game, as Milverton held a 5-3 lead in the third period, but Lucknow stormed back, scoring two goals in fifty seconds, to send the game into overtime. The Lancers completed the comeback with a goal in the extra period to take a 3-2 series lead. The Drives would tie the series up with a solid 9-6 win in the sixth game, setting up a seventh and deciding game. The Lancers would manage to hold off Milverton by a 5-4 score, and advance to the "A" finals.
The Lancers would face the Palmerston 81's for the "A" championship, and they would take an early series lead, defeating Palmerston 5-4 in the series opener. The 81's rebounded, taking the next two games by scores of 6-4 and 7-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. The Lancers would even it up in the fourth game, handing the 81's a 7-5 loss, and evening the series up at two games each. Palmerston would dominate the fifth game, winning 7-3, and take a 3-2 series lead. The Lancers and 81's would play a very close sixth game, however, it would be Palmerston winning the game 3-2, and winning the series 4-2, ending the Lancers season two wins short of the "A" championship.
==2008-09 Lancers Season==
Once again due to expansion, the Lancers shifted divisions, as they were placed back in the North Division. The team would continue to struggle, as they posted a record of 9-9-2, earning 20 points, which was their lowest total since the 2001-02 season. Lucknow finished in seventh place in the North Division.
The Lancers faced off against the Elora Rocks in the best of seven "AA" qualifying series. Elora cruised to a 6-1 victory in the first game, however, Lucknow evened the series up with a solid 3-1 win in the second game. The Rocks once again took the series lead in the third game, defeating the Lancers 5-3, followed by a blowout Elora victory in the fourth game, in which they won 7-1, to take a 3-1 series lead. The Rocks ended the series in the fifth game, defeating Lucknow 5-3 to send the Lancers to the "A" playoffs.
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Tie, OL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
1993-94	20 	11 	9 	0 	- 	-- 	-- 	22 	5th Sr. B 	 	
1994-95	23 	18 	5 	0 	- 	-- 	-- 	36 	2nd Sr. B 	 	
1995-96	16 	8 	7 	1 	0 	85 	66 	17 	3rd Sr. B 	Lost "B F 	
1996-97	24 	18 	5 	0 	1 	157 	91 	37 	2nd Sr. B 	Won Sr. B Championship 	
1997-98	24 	17 	4 	0 	3 	125 	78 	37 	1st Sr West 	 	
1998-99	24 	13 	10 	1 	0 	-- 	-- 	27 	4th WOAA Sr 	 	
1999-00	24 	1 	23 	0 	0 	-- 	-- 	2 	13th WOAA Sr 	 	
2000-01	25 	5 	19 	0 	1 	-- 	-- 	11 	7th WOAA North 	 	
2001-02	24 	1 	22 	0 	1 	69 	175 	3 	7th WOAA North 	 	
2002-03	26 	16 	8 	0 	2 	128 	86 	34 	4th WOAA Sr 	 	
2003-04	24 	18 	6 	0 	0 	136 	65 	36 	3rd WOAA Sr 	 	
2004-05	25 	15 	7 	3 	0 	138 	93 	33 	10th WOAA Sr 	 	
2005-06	25 	18 	6 	- 	1 	133 	79 	37 	4th WOAA Sr 	Lost "AA" SF 	
2006-07	24 	20 	2 	- 	2 	154 	75 	42 	1st WOAA North 	Lost "AA" SF 	
2007-08	26 	14 	12 	- 	0 	119 	120 	28 	5th WOAA South 	Lost "A" Final 	
2008-09	20 	9 	9 	- 	2 	89 	83 	20 	7th WOAA North 	Lost "A" Final 	
2009-10	20 	9 	10 	- 	1 	101 	98 	19 	6th WOAA North 	Lost "A" SF 	
2010-11	26 	13 	10 	- 	3 	96 	106 	29 	4th WOAA North 	Lost Division Semifinals 	
2011-12	24 	4 	18 	- 	2 	74 	124 	10 	8th WOAA North 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	
2012-13	24 	3 	21 	- 	0 	89 	175 	6 	8th North 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	
2013-14	24 	3 	20 	- 	1 	68 	183 	7 	8th North 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	
2014-15	24 	3 	19 	- 	2 	76 	155 	8 	8th North 	Lost "A" Semifinals 	
2015-16	24 	5 	19 	- 	0 	72 	127 	10 	7th North 	Eliminated in "A" Round Robin 	
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
2016-17	20 	3 	14 	0 	3 	51 	115 	9 	13th 	Lost "A" Quarterfinals 	
2017-18	20 	3 	15 	0 	2 	44 	121 	8 	11th 	Lost "A" Semifinals 	
2018-19	22 	2 	20 	0 	0 	58 	154 	4 	14th 	Lost "A" Preliminary Round 	
2019-20	22 	3 	16 	2 	1 	55 	132 	9 	13th 	Lost "A" Semifinals 	
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	15 	5 	10 	0 	0 	47 	73 	10 	9th 	Lost "A" Semifinals 	
2022-23	20 	2 	18 	0 	0 	38 	123 	4 	12th 	Lost "A" Semifinals 	
2023-24	20 	3 	16 	1 	- 	42 	118 	5 	11th 	Eliminated in "A" Semifinal round robin 	
==Related links==
*Lucknow, Ontario
*Western Ontario Athletic Association
*WOAA Senior Hockey League
==External links==
*Lucknow Lancers Website
*WOAA Website
*WOAA Senior Hockey Website
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Category:Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League
Category:Ontario Elite Hockey League teams