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 and played their first season in 1969-70.

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 they 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.

In 2016, the SOJHL combined with 7 other leagues to form the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The SOJHL because the Yeck Division of the Western Conference.

On March 17, 2026, the team's board of directors announced via Instagram that the team would renew their membership in the league. However, later that day, the league announced that a new ownership, board of directors, and auxilary group will be formed and that the team will stay in Lucan. Season-by-season standings Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1969-70 30 16 12 2 - 171 141 34 3rd WJDHL1970-71 34 18 15 1 - 184 177 37 3rd WJDHL1971-72 30 11 18 1 - 155 184 23 6th WJDHL1972-73 34 11 17 6 - 169 202 28 6th WJDHL1973-74 34 15 16 3 - 211 210 33 5th WJDHL1974-75 32 17 14 1 - 184 163 35 3rd WJDHL1975-76 27 17 7 3 - 149 98 37 2nd WJDHL1976-77 32 9 19 4 - 141 181 22 7th WJDHL1977-78 34 22 7 5 - 161 123 49 3rd WJDHL1978-79 33 12 13 8 - 185 160 32 6th WJDHL1979-80 34 23 9 2 - 198 132 48 3rd WJDHL1980-81 34 21 10 3 - 212 132 45 2nd WJDHL1981-82 40 21 17 2 - 205 171 44 6th WJDHL1982-83 38 21 14 3 - 200 155 45 3rd WJDHL1983-84 34 16 15 3 - 176 170 35 3rd WJDHL1984-85 34 16 13 5 - 184 168 37 5th WJDHL1985-86 42 31 6 5 - 281 132 67 1st WJDHL1986-87 42 28 7 7 - 274 168 63 1st WJDHL1987-88 40 16 16 8 - 207 175 40 7th WJDHL1988-89 36 30 6 0 - 248 146 60 1st WJDHL1989-90 35 25 4 6 - 218 129 56 1st WJDHL1990-91 40 30 4 4 2 222 108 66 2nd WJDHL1991-92 40 27 8 5 0 208 147 59 2nd OHAJDL1992-93 39 33 3 2 1 252 110 69 1st OHAJDL1993-94 40 27 11 2 - 225 147 56 3rd OHAJDL1994-95 40 21 17 1 1 190 173 44 9th OHAJDL1995-96 38 23 12 3 0 179 133 49 4th OHAJDL1996-97 38 19 15 3 1 168 145 42 8th OHAJDL1997-98 40 25 11 2 2 182 133 54 3rd OHAJDL1998-99 40 28 11 0 1 177 126 57 2nd OHAJDL Won OHA Cup 4-3 (Applejacks)1999-00 40 27 11 2 0 185 129 56 6th OHAJDL Won Div semi-final 4-0 (Stars) Won Div final 4-2 (MHawks)Lost Conference Final 1-4 (Lakers)2000-01 40 19 16 2 3 -- -- 43 9th OHAJDL Lost Div semi-final 3-4 (Centenaires)2001-02 40 15 21 3 1 151 175 34 13th OHAJDL Won Div semi-final 4-3 (MHawks)Lost Div final 1-4 (EHawks2002-03 40 21 16 3 0 182 152 45 7th OHAJDL Won Div semi-final 4-1 (Stars)Lost Div final 0-4 (EHawks2003-04 40 26 8 4 2 187 132 58 4th OHAJDL Won Div semi-final 4-1 (MHawks)Lost Div final 3-4 (EHawks2004-05 40 26 12 2 0 178 139 54 4th OHAJDL Won Div semi-final 4-0 (Bombers)Lost Div final 3-4 (Lakers)2005-06 38 16 16 4 2 160 145 38 12th OHAJDL Won Conference quarter-final 4-0 (Hawks)Won Conference semi-final 4-0 (Stars)Won Conference final 4-1 (Trojans)Won OHA Cup 4-2 (Travellers)2006-07 40 24 15 0 1 175 152 49 7th SOJHL Lost Conference quarter-final 1-4 (Trojans)2007-08 40 17 22 - 1 151 174 35 12th SOJHL Lost Conference quarter-final 3-4 (Trojans)2008-09 40 18 19 - 3 140 140 39 8th SOJHL Lost Conference semi-final 2-4 (Stars)2009-10 36 10 22 - 4 132 194 24 13th SOJHL DNQ2010-11 36 15 16 - 5 128 157 35 12th SOJHL Lost Conference quarter-final 3-4 (Bulldogs)2011-12 36 11 23 - 2 127 171 24 12th SOJHL Lost Div quarter-final 1-4 (Bulldogs)Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League - Jr "C"2012-13 37 16 17 - 4 153 171 36 6th SOJHL-Yk Lost quarter-final 3-4 (Sailors)2013-14 40 23 14 - 3 184 151 49 5th SOJHL Lost quarter-final 3-4 (Sailors)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 playoffs2017-18 40 6 31 0 3 116 230 15 9th of 9Yeck Div - PJHL did not qualify for playoffs2018-19 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 quarters, 0-4 (Exeter Hawks)2020-21 Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic2021-22 30 9 16 2 3 81 95 23 7th of 8Yeck Div - PJHL Lost quarters, 0-4 (Stars)2022-23 40 18 19 2 1 146 143 39 6th of 9Yeck Div - PJHL Lost quarters, 0-4 (Trojans)2023-24 40 9 28 3 0 113 192 21 8th of 9Yeck Div - PJHL Lost quarters, 1-4 (Trojans)2024-25 42 8 32 1 1 104 229 18 8th of 8 Yeck Div15th of 16 West Conf 56th of 63 - PJHL Lost quarters, 0-4 (Flyers)2025-26 42 4 36 2 0 104 271 10 8th of 8 Yeck Div15th of 16 West Conf 59th of 61 - PJHL Lost quarters, 0-4 (Hawks)

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

Notable alumni Matt Read

References

External links Irish Homepage