Lakefield Chiefs

The Lakefield Chiefs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League after having played in the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.
==History==
The Lakefield Chiefs emerged in the late 1970s as members of the Eastern Junior D Hockey League.
In the 1977-78 season, the Chiefs were Eastern league champions and faced off against the Western Ontario Junior D Hockey League Champions the Exeter Hawks. In a long and tight series, the Chiefs won game 7 and the series 4-games-to-3 to win their first OHA Cup as provincial champions.
A year later, the Chiefs were again the Eastern league champions. For the provincial title, the Chiefs drew the Western Ontario league's St. George Dukes. The Chiefs defeated them 4-games-to-2 to clinch their second straight OHA Cup as Ontario Junior "D" Champions.
In 1980, the Lakefield Chiefs were promoted to join the Central Lakeshore Junior C Hockey League. Around 1986, the league merged with the Quinte-St. Lawrence Junior C Hockey League and became the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League. That same year, the Chiefs won the Central Lakeshore championship.
In 1987, the Chiefs won the Central Ontario league championship. They moved on to the provincial championships and found themselves in the Clarence Schmalz Cup final against the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League's Norwich Merchants. The Chiefs came out victorious, winning the series 4-games-to-2 to win their first Clarence Schmalz Cup.
Over the next eleven seasons, the Chiefs won three league titles. They won in 1989, 1997, and 1999. In 2000, the Lakefield Chiefs won their third league championship in four years. This year was different. They pushed deep into provincial playdowns and found themselves again in the Clarence Schmalz Cup finals. Their opponent ended up being the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League's Belle River Canadiens. The Chiefs defeated them to win their second All-Ontario title at the Junior "C" level 4-games-to-2.
The Chiefs won their league again in 2004.
In 2005-06, the Chiefs finished the season in fourth place. In the league quarter-final, the Chiefs defeated the Georgina Ice 3-games-to-none. In the league semi-final, the Chiefs ran into the top seeded Port Perry Mojacks. The Mojacks defeated the Chiefs 4-games-to-1 to move on to the league final.
The 2006-07 season proved to be much more fruitful for the Chiefs. The Chiefs won the regular season crown to earn the top seed in the playoffs. In the league semi-final, the Chiefs played against the Uxbridge Bruins and swept them 4-games-to-none. In the league final, the Chiefs also swept the Port Perry Mojacks 4-games-to-none to win the league championship. They moved on to the provincial quarter-finals where they were pitted against the Empire B Junior C Hockey League's Amherstview Jets. The Chiefs beat the Jets 4-games-to-2 to advance further. In the provincial semi-final, the Chiefs ran into the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League's Penetang Kings. The Chiefs were swept 4-games-to-none by the Kings.
In the 2017-18 season the team would go on a 16 and 5 run to win the Clarence Schmalz Cup for the third time
==Season-by-season results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	
1987-88	32 	27 	3 	2 	- 	271 	114 	56 	1st COJCHL 	 	 	
1988-89	40 	27 	7 	6 	- 	293 	182 	60 	1st COJCHL 	Won League 	 	
1989-90	36 	12 	22 	2 	- 	177 	243 	26 	6th COJCHL 	 	 	
1990-91	36 	19 	17 	0 	- 	142 	161 	38 	4th COJCHL 	 	 	
1991-92	34 	5 	26 	0 	3 	130 	193 	13 	6th COJCHL 	 	 	
1992-93	40 	22 	15 	2 	1 	236 	180 	47 	4th COJCHL 	 	 	
1993-94	29 	13 	13 	1 	2 	137 	135 	29 	4th COJCHL 	 	 	
1994-95	36 	16 	16 	1 	3 	158 	174 	36 	5th COJCHL 	 	 	
1995-96	42 	12 	27 	3 	0 	162 	252 	27 	5th COJCHL 	 	 	
1996-97	40 	22 	12 	3 	3 	182 	136 	50 	2nd COJCHL 	Won League 	 	
1997-98	40 	25 	12 	3 	1 	241 	167 	52 	2nd COJCHL 	 	 	
1998-99	40 	27 	9 	2 	2 	218 	136 	58 	1st COJCHL 	Won League 	 	
1999-00	40 	38 	1 	1 	0 	303 	102 	77 	1st COJCHL 	Won League, Won CSC 	 	
2000-01	40 	29 	7 	2 	2 	183 	118 	62 	1st COJCHL 	 	 	
2001-02	42 	23 	14 	5 	0 	182 	119 	51 	3rd COJCHL 	 	 	
2002-03	38 	17 	16 	4 	1 	147 	119 	39 	3rd COJCHL 	 	 	
2003-04	38 	21 	9 	7 	1 	157 	130 	50 	2nd COJCHL 	Won League 	 	
2004-05	40 	26 	12 	2 	0 	163 	103 	54 	2nd COJCHL 	 	 	
2005-06	42 	20 	22 	0 	0 	148 	171 	40 	4th COJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2006-07	40 	21 	13 	4 	2 	169 	150 	48 	1st COJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC SF 	 	
2007-08	40 	27 	13 	0 	0 	160 	111 	54 	1st COJCHL 	 	 	
2008-09	40 	19 	16 	3 	2 	171 	173 	43 	3rd COJCHL 	 	 	
2009-10	40 	10 	29 	- 	1 	154 	203 	21 	5th COJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2010-11	40 	16 	21 	- 	3 	178 	211 	35 	5th COJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2011-12	40 	27 	10 	- 	3 	208 	141 	57 	1st COJCHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2012-13	40 	28 	8 	- 	4 	184 	102 	60 	2nd COJCHL 	 	 	
2013-14	40 	35 	4 	- 	1 	217 	99 	71 	1st COJCHL 	Won Semi-Final - 4-0 - (Mojacks)Won League - 4-1 - (Bruins)Won CSC Quarters - 4-3 - (Pirates)Won CSC Semi-finals - 4-0 - (Grimsby)Won CSC Finals - 4-0 - (Essex)	 	
2014-15	42 	29 	12 	- 	1 	193 	123 	59 	2nd COJCHL 	Lost Semi-Final - 0-4 - (Eagles)
Lost Semi-finals - 2-4 - (Eagles) 	 	
2016-17	41 	32 	7 	2 	- 	188 	108 	66 	1st of 7Orr Division-PJHL 	Div. Quarterfinal - byeWon Div semi-Final, 4-2 (Bruins)Won Div Finals, 4-0 (Eagles)Lost Conf. Finals 2-4 (Panthers) 	 	
2017-18	42 	33 	4 	1 	3 	237 	101 	72 	1st of 7Orr Division-PJHL 	
Div. Quarterfinal - byeWon Div semi-Final, 4-0 (Knights)Won Div Finals, 4-1 (Mojacks)Won Conf. Finals 4-3 (Panthers)Won CSC Semifinals 4-3 (Siskins)Won CSC Finals 4-1 (RangersClarence Schmalz Cup Champions	 	
2018-19	42 	30 	8 	1 	3 	184 	95 	64 	2nd of 7Orr Division-PJHL 	Lost Div semi-Final, 2-4 (Bruins) 	 	
2019-20	42 	25 	13 	2 	2 	176 	148 	54 	3rd of 7Orr Division-PJHL 	Lost Div semi-Final, 3-4 (Knights) 	 	
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	32 	12 	15 	1 	4 	95 	119 	29 	5th Orr 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	
2022-23	42 	10 	30 	0 	2 	96 	179 	22 	7th Orr 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
2023-24	42 	20 	18 	1 	3 	160 	176 	44 	4th Orr 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	
==Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances==
:1987: Lakefield Chiefs defeated Norwich Merchants 4-games-to-2
:2000: Lakefield Chiefs defeated Belle River Canadiens 4-games-to-2
"2018: Lakefield Chiefs defeated Stayner Siskins 4-games-to-3Lakefield Chiefs defeated Glanbrook Rangers 4-games-to-1
==OHA Cup Appearances==
:1978: Lakefield Chiefs defeated Exeter Hawks 4-games-to-3
:1979: Lakefield Chiefs defeated St. George Dukes 4-games-to-2
==Notable alumni==
*Kevin Evans
*Sean Hill
==External links==
*Chiefs' OHA Webpage
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1980
Category:Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League team
Category:Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) teams