Lima Chargers

The Lima Chargers were a semi-professional hockey team based in Lima, Ohio. They won the US Intermediate Championship in 1969 and 1971. The team was active from 1967-1974.
==Results==
;1967-68
*Lima Chargers - Ann Arbor Jiffy Mixes 8:7
*11/26: Lima Chargers - Jackson (MI) 11:4
*12/2: Lima Chargers - Cleveland Royals 9:3
*12/9: Lima Chargers - Fort Wayne Jr. Komets 5:1
*12/16: Lima Chargers - University of Detroit 9:0
*12/17: Lima Chargers - University of Detroit 15:3
*12/23: Detroit Griffins - Lima Chargers 9:4
*12/30: Detroit Nomads - Lima Chargers 9:4
*1/6: Lima Chargers - Detroit Ramsey 8:3
*1/13: Lima Chargers - Lansing 13:9 
*1/20: Lima Chargers - Cleveland Town and Country 9:1
*2/3: Lima Chargers - Detroit Tradesmen 17:2
*2/17: Detroit All-Stars - Lima Chargers 11:6
*2/23: Lima Chargers - Detroit Tradesmen 14:2
*Ann Arbor Jiffy Mixes - Lima Chargers 5:3
*Ann Arbor Jiffy Mixes - Lima Chargers 12:7
*3/9: Cleveland Town and Country - Lima Chargers 13:6
*3/16: Lima Chargers - Detroit Nomads 4:2
*3/23: Lima Chargers - Sault Ste. Marie 8:1
Lima finished 18-10 in the regular season.
*4/5: Lima Chargers - Washington Chiefs 5:3 - National Amateur Hockey Tournament @ Lima, OH
;1968-69
*10/25: Lima Chargers - Detroit Griffins 8:6
*11/9: Lima Chargers - Detroit Oak Leafs 15:3
*11/15: Lima Chargers - Southfield Nomads 20:4
*11/16: Lima Chargers - Southfield Nomads 10:3
*11/29: Lima Chargers - Windsor Uniroyals (ON) 19:2
*12/7: Lima Chargers - Windsor All-Stars (ON) 9:4
*12/13: Lima Chargers - Ann Arbor Jiffies 12:2
*12/14: Lima Chargers - Ann Arbor Jiffies 10:3
*12/28: Lima Chargers - Strongsville 8:1
*1/3: Lima Chargers - Southfield Nomads 12:2
*1/17: Lima Chargers - Lansing Senators 6:4
*1/18: Lima Chargers - Windsor All-Stars (ON) 19:3
*1/24: Lima Chargers - Detroit American Insulation 8:8
*1/31: Lima Chargers - Blenheim Bobcats (ON) 9:7
*2/14: Lima Chargers - Ann Arbor Jiffies 16:5
*2/15: Lima Chargers - Ann Arbor Jiffies 6:3
*2/21: Lima Chargers - Dearborn Griffins 10:5
*2/22: Dearborn Griffins - Lima Chargers 10:3 
*2/28: Lima Chargers - Lansing Senators 5:5
*3/21: Lima Chargers - St. Clair Shores Juniors 5:3
*3/22: Lima Chargers - St. Clair Shores Juniors 5:4
Lima finished the regular season 38-2-3.
US Intermediate Championship
*3/28: Lima Chargers - Detroit American Insulation 13:3
*3/28: Ann Arbor Jiffies - Detroit Nomads 2:1
*3/29: Detroit Big Bills - Flint Impalas 8:4
*3/29: Lima Chargers - Ann Arbor Jiffies 12:3
*3/30: Sault Ste. Marie Mohawks - Detroit American Insulation 8:6 - consolation
*3/30: Lima Chargers - Detroit Big Bills 10:5 - final
Mid Atlantic Amateur Tournament
*4/5: Lima Chargers - Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins 17:0
*4/5: Lima Chargers - Detroit Griffins 8:9 - became Forfeit win for Lima as Griffins used two ineligible players
*4/6: Washington Chiefs - Lima Chargers 6:4 - final
;1969-70
*10/17: Lima Chargers - St. Clair Shores 7:1
*10/18: Lima Chargers - Detroit Oak Leafs 24:5
*10/25: Lima Chargers - Detroit Big Bills 4:3
*11/14: Lima Chargers - Detroit Griffins 12:2
*11/15: Detroit Griffins - Lima Chargers 5:4
*11/21: Lima Chargers - Sarnia (ON) 8:6
*11/22: Lima Chargers - Sarnia (ON) 10:7
*12/5: Lima Chargers - Detroit Nomads 12:5
*12/19: Lima Chargers - Detroit Griffins 6:5
*1/30: Lima Chargers - Detroit Griffins 8:6 
*1/31: Detroit Griffins - Lima Chargers 8:4
*2/13: Lima Chargers - Northern Komets (ON)
*2/14: Lima Chargers - Northern Komets (ON) 6:4 
*2/20: Lima Chargers - St. Clair Shores 9:6
*2/27: Detroit Griffins - Lima Chargers 6:4 
*3/20: Lima Chargers - Detroit Nomads 13:0
*3/21: Lima Chargers - Detroit Nomads 15:2
Lima went 41-4 on the regular season.
Mid America Amateur Tournament @ Erie, PA
*3/27: Lima Chargers - Detroit Big Bills 6:2
*3/27: Erie Lions - Lockport (NY)
*3/27: Detroit Griffins - South Mountain (NJ)
*3/28: Lima Chargers - Wiedenbeck (NY) 15:2
*3/28: Detroit Griffins - Erie Lions 2:0
*3/29: Lima Chargers - Detroit Griffins 3:2 - final
US Intermediate Championship
*4/3: Lima Chargers - Midwest Indians 23:0
*4/3: Marquette - Detroit Slazor
*4/4: Detroit Griffins - Madison 12:4
*4/4: Marblehead (MA) - Detroit Nomads 6:3
*4/4: Detroit Slazor - Midwest Indians 13:1 - consolation
*4/4: Madison - Detroit Nomads 18:4 - "
*4/4: Detroit Griffins - Marblehead (MA) 10:4
*4/4: Lima Chargers - Marquette
*4/5: Madison - Detroit Slazor 15:8 - consolation final
*4/5: Detroit Griffins - Lima Chargers 6:4 - final
;1970-71
The Chargers played in the Mid American Senior League this winter.
*10/23: Lima Chargers - St. Clair All-Stars 12:4
*10/24: Lima Chargers - St. Clair All-Stars 13:3
*10/31: Detroit Griffins - Lima Chargers 5:3
*11/6: Fraser Griffins - Lima Chargers 4:3
*11/7: Lima Chargers - Fraser Griffins 6:4
*11/13: Lima Chargers - Lansing Senators 5:3
*11/14: Lima Chargers - Lansing Senators 5:3
*11/20: Fraser Griffins - Lima Chargers 10:4
*11/21: Lima Chargers - Lansing Senators 8:5
*11/27: Lima Chargers - Fraser Griffins 8:6
*11/28: Lima Chargers - Fraser Griffins 5:3
*12/4: Northern Ontario Comets - Lima Chargers 9:5
*12/5: Lima Chargers - Northern Ontario Comets 14:4
*12/11: Petrolia Chiefs (ON) - Lima Chargers 9:5
*12/12: Lima Chargers - Petrolia Chiefs (ON) 14:9
*12/19: Lima Chargers - Lansing Senators 16:3
*1/8: Lima Chargers - Detroit Bosquette 9:5
*1/9: Lima Chargers - Detroit Bosquette 7:6
*1/22: Detroit Bosquette - Lima Chargers 10:6
*1/29: Lima Chargers - Petrolia Chiefs (ON) 9:3
*2/6: Lima Chargers - Lansing Senators 6:5
*2/9: Lima Chargers - Bowling Green State University Falcons 6:6
*2/12: Lansing Senators - Lima Chargers 7:6
*2/13: Lima Chargers - Lansing Senators 9:6 
*2/19: Lima Chargers - Windsor (ON) 10:5
*2/26: Lima Chargers - Detroit Bosquette 13:8
*2/27: Lima Chargers - Detroit Bosquette 12:10
*3/6: Lima Chargers - Windsor Flyers (ON) 10:6
*3/12: Lima Chargers - Lansing Senators 10:0 
*3/13: Lima Chargers - Lansing Senators 11:5
Lima finished the regular season 27-7-1.
MASHL standings as of 1/14
#Lima 7-1
#Fraser 2-4-1
#Lansing 1-5-1
St. Clair withdrew from the league early in the season, as did Fraser later on.
US Intermediate Championship
*3/19: Detroit Bosquette - Peoria 18:4
*3/19: Lima Chargers - Detroit Nomads 19:4 (after two periods)
*3/20: Detroit Bosquette - Detroit Oak Leafs 7:1
*3/20: Lima Chargers - Madison 6:2 (after two periods)
*3/20: Detroit Oak Leafs - Peoria 7:5 - consolation
*3/20: Detroit Nomads - Madison 8:5 - "
*3/21: Detroit Nomads - Detroit Oak Leafs 3:2 - "
*3/21: Lima Chargers - Detroit Bosquette 6:3 - final
Mid American Tournament @ Erie, PA
*3/27: Lima Chargers - Washington Chiefs 8:5 
*3/28: Fraser Griffins - Lima Chargers 9:2 - semifinal
*3/29: Lima Chargers - Detroit Big Bills 5:4 - consolation
;1971-72
*10/23: Petrolia Chiefs (ON) - Lima Chargers 10:8
*10/30: Lima Chargers - Detroit Oak Leafs 12:2
*11/6: Fraser Griffins - Lima Chargers 10:4
*11/13: Lima Chargers - Jackson Apollos 6:1
*11/20: Lima Chargers - Dunnville Mudcats (ON) 4:4
*11/27: Lima Chargers - Plymouth (MI) 8:3
*12/4: Lima Chargers - St. Clair Shores 9:5
*Lima Chargers - Plymouth (MI) 5:3
*1/15: Lima Chargers - Watford Mustangs (ON) 10:2
*1/22: Lima Chargers - Ann Arbor 4:4
*1/29: Lucan-Ilderton Jets (ON) - Lima Chargers 7:4
*2/12: Lima Chargers - Plymouth (MI) 15:3
*2/19: Lima Chargers - Troy Bruin All-Stars 11:4
*2/26: Aberdeen-Chatham (ON) - Lima Chargers 10:5
*3/4: Lima Chargers - Wyandotte (MI) 7:2
*3/11: Lima Chargers - Detroit Westland HC 9:5 - Lima was 12-6-2
*3/25: Lima Chargers - Jackson Apollos 11:5
Lima Invitational Tournament
*3/17: Lima Chargers - Detroit Nomads 12:5
*3/17: Detroit Westland HC - Burlington (ON) 6:4
*3/18: Detroit Westland HC - Detroit Nomads 8:2
*3/18: Lima Chargers - Burlington (ON) 7:6
*3/19: Lima Chargers - Detroit Westland HC 16:4
;1972-73
*10/21: St. Clair Shores Hellcats - Lima Chargers 7:4
*10/28: Bowling Green State University Falcons - Lima Chargers 11:1
*11/4: Petrolia Chiefs (ON) - Lima Chargers 5:3
*11/11: Lima Chargers - Dearborn Italian Bakers 6:5
*11/18: Lima Chargers - Tri-City Bruins (MI) 23:1
*12/2: Lima Chargers - Detroit Oak Leafs 6:5
*12/9: Lima Chargers - Dearborn Raiders 8:4
*12/16: Lima Chargers - Plymouth Sports Shop 10:6
*1/6: St. Clair Shores Hellcats - Lima Chargers 9:8
*1/13: Lima Chargers - Burlington (ON) 8:0 
*1/21: Lima Chargers - Troy Bruins 7:5
*1/27: Chatham (ON) - Lima Chargers 6:4
*1/28: Lima Chargers - Chatham (ON) 1:2 - became 1:0 Forfeit win, as Chatham left ice with two minutes remaining in the first period, following a brawl
*2/3: Lima Chargers - Woodstock Smarts (ON) 18:5
*2/17: Lima Chargers - Leamington Blytheswood HC (ON) 5:5
*2/24: Fort Wayne Komets Oldtimers - Lima Chargers 6:4
*3/3: Lima Chargers - St. Clair Community College 23:4
*3/10: Lima Chargers - Detroit Ruhlmans 9:9
Lima went 9-9-2 on the season.
;1973-74
*10/27: Lima Chargers - St. Clair Shores Hellcats 11:9
*11/3: Lima Chargers - Detroit Oak Leafs 12:6
*11/10: Petrolia Squires (ON) - Lima Chargers 5:3
*11/17: Lima Chargers - Detroit Ruhlmans 10:8
*11/24: Lima Chargers - Dearborn Italian Bakers 8:6
*12/1: Fort Wayne Komets Oldtimers - Lima Chargers 4:2
*12/8: Bergen County Brewers (NJ) - Lima Chargers
*12/15: Ann Arbor Guenthers - Lima Chargers 7:2
*1/5: Lima Chargers - Sarnia All-Stars (ON) 5:1
*1/12: Lima Chargers - Sherwood Forest Sportsmen 6:6
*1/19: St. Clair Shores Hellcats - Lima Chargers 9:7
*1/26: Lima Chargers - Detroit Ruhlmans 5:3
*2/2: Lima Chargers - Sarnia Sportsmen All-Stars (ON) 9:4
*2/9: Sherwood Forest Sportsmen - Lima Chargers 9:7
*2/23: Dearborn Italian Bakers - Lima Chargers 8:4
*3/9: Lima Chargers - Sarnia All-Stars (ON) 15:8
*3/16: Lima Chargers - Detroit Tradesmen 12:2
*3/23: Lima Chargers - St. Clair Shores 7:6
*3/30: Troy Bruins - Lima Chargers 7:2
Lima went 12-8-1 on the season.
==Sources==
*The Lima News
Category:Ice hockey teams in the United States