Lucan Irish

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 9Yeck Div - PJHL 	did not qualify for playoffs 	 	
2017-18	40 	6 	31 	0 	3 	116 	230 	15 	9th of 9Yeck Div - PJHL 	did not qualify for playoffs 	 	
2018-19	40 	14 	21 	3 	2 	150 	189 	33 	6th of 9Yeck Div - PJHL 	Lost Quarters, 2-4 (Lancers) 	 	
2019-20	41 	9 	29 	0 	3 	109 	183 	21 	7th of 8Yeck Div - PJHL 	Lost Div Quarters 	 	
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	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 	 	
2023-24	40 	9 	28 	0 	3 	113 	192 	21 	8th 	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]]
Category:OHA Junior Development League teams
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League team
Category:Established in 1968
Category:Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) teams