{{short description|Junior ice hockey team based in Lucan Biddulph, Ontario}} {{Infobox ice hockey team |team_name = Lucan Irish Six |league = Provincial Junior Hockey League |bg_color = green |text_color = |logo = Lucan Irish.jpg |division = Yeck |founded = 1968 |history = |alternate = |arena = Lucan Community Memorial Centre |city = Lucan Biddulph, Ontario |colours = Kelly Green, Black, and White, 4th colour Goldenrod |coach = Mark Muscutt, John Fletcher, Brandon Lamoureux |gm = Sandra Neubauer |league_champions = 1982, 1987, 1999, 2006 |cs_cup = |dudley_cup = |oha_cup = 1982, 1987, 1999, 2006 |robertson_cup = |renwick_cup = |allan_cup = }} 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Irish Six rejuvenated in junior hockey action |url=https://pubdocs.huroncounty.ca/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=1295370&dbid=0&repo=CoH&cr=1 |access-date=26 March 2026 |work=The Exeter Times-Advocate |date=September 11, 1969 |page=16}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Groves |first1=Fred |title=Reunion game recalls memories |url=https://pubdocs.huroncounty.ca/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=2191991&dbid=0&repo=CoH |access-date=26 March 2026 |work=Times Advocate |date=October 23, 1991}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nixon |first1=Scott |title=Lucan Irish celebrate 1999 Jr. D championship season |url=https://www.lakeshoreadvance.com/sports/hockey/lucan-irish-celebrate-1999-jr-d-championship-season |access-date=26 March 2026 |work=Exeter Lakeshore Times Advance |date=May 29, 2019}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Proulx |first1=William |title=Deadline deals give Lucan Irish flexibility |url=https://www.kenoraminerandnews.com/sports/hockey/deadline-deals-give-lucan-irish-flexibility/article_fb40b7ef-7765-5766-954a-a341155c3d59.html |access-date=26 March 2026 |work=Kenora Miner & News |date=25 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=About - Yeck Division PJHL: West - Pointstreak Sites |url=https://pjhlwest.pointstreaksites.com/view/west/yeck/about-yeck-division |website=pjhlwest.pointstreaksites.com |access-date=26 March 2026}}</ref>

On March 17, 2026, the team's board of directors announced via Instagram that the team would renew their membership in the league.<ref>{{cite news |title=Final whistle for now: Lucan Irish step away from PJHL |url=https://www.exetertoday.ca/2026/03/17/final-whistle-for-now-lucan-irish-step-away-from-pjhl/ |access-date=26 March 2026 |work=90.5 Exeter Today |date=17 March 2026 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=New chapter for Lucan hockey as PJHL confirms team will return next season |url=https://www.exetertoday.ca/2026/03/18/83800/ |access-date=26 March 2026 |work=90.5 Exeter Today |date=18 March 2026 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PJHL will return to Lucan next season, league confirms |url=https://www.lakeshoreadvance.com/news/pjhl-will-return-to-lucan-next-season-league-confirms |access-date=26 March 2026 |work=Exeter Lakeshore Times Advance |date=18 March 2026}}</ref> ==Season-by-season standings== {|class="wikitable" ! Season !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! GF !! GA !! P !! Results !! Playoffs |- align="center" |1969-70 ||30 ||16 ||12 ||2 ||- ||171 ||141 ||34 ||3rd WJDHL |- align="center" |1970-71 ||34 ||18 ||15 ||1 ||- ||184 ||177 ||37 ||3rd WJDHL |- align="center" |1971-72 ||30 ||11 ||18 ||1 ||- ||155 ||184 ||23 ||6th WJDHL |- align="center" |1972-73 ||34 ||11 ||17 ||6 ||- ||169 ||202 ||28 ||6th WJDHL |- align="center" |1973-74 ||34 ||15 ||16 ||3 ||- ||211 ||210 ||33 ||5th WJDHL |- align="center" |1974-75 ||32 ||17 ||14 ||1 ||- ||184 ||163 ||35 ||3rd WJDHL |- align="center" |1975-76 ||27 ||17 ||7 ||3 ||- ||149 ||98 ||37 ||2nd WJDHL |- align="center" |1976-77 ||32 ||9 ||19 ||4 ||- ||141 ||181 ||22 ||7th WJDHL |- align="center" |1977-78 ||34 ||22 ||7 ||5 ||- ||161 ||123 ||49 ||3rd WJDHL |- align="center" |1978-79 ||33 ||12 ||13 ||8 ||- ||185 ||160 ||32 ||6th WJDHL |- align="center" |1979-80 ||34 ||23 ||9 ||2 ||- ||198 ||132 ||48 ||3rd WJDHL |- align="center" |1980-81 ||34 ||21 ||10 ||3 ||- ||212 ||132 ||45 ||2nd WJDHL |- align="center" |1981-82 ||40 ||21 ||17 ||2 ||- ||205 ||171 ||44 ||6th WJDHL |- align="center" |1982-83 ||38 ||21 ||14 ||3 ||- ||200 ||155 ||45 ||3rd WJDHL |- align="center" |1983-84 ||34 ||16 ||15 ||3 ||- ||176 ||170 ||35 ||3rd WJDHL |- align="center" |1984-85 ||34 ||16 ||13 ||5 ||- ||184 ||168 ||37 ||5th WJDHL |- align="center" |1985-86 ||42 ||31 ||6 ||5 ||- ||281 ||132 ||67 ||1st WJDHL |- align="center" |1986-87 ||42 ||28 ||7 ||7 ||- ||274 ||168 ||63 ||1st WJDHL |- align="center" |1987-88 ||40 ||16 ||16 ||8 ||- ||207 ||175 ||40 ||7th WJDHL |- align="center" |1988-89 ||36 ||30 ||6 ||0 ||- ||248 ||146 ||60 ||1st WJDHL |- align="center" |1989-90 ||35 ||25 ||4 ||6 ||- ||218 ||129 ||56 ||1st WJDHL |- align="center" |1990-91 ||40 ||30 ||4 ||4 ||2 ||222 ||108 ||66 ||2nd WJDHL |- align="center" |1991-92 ||40 ||27 ||8 ||5 ||0 ||208 ||147 ||59 ||2nd OHAJDL |- align="center" |1992-93 ||39 ||33 ||3 ||2 ||1 ||252 ||110 ||69 ||1st OHAJDL |- align="center" |1993-94 ||40 ||27 ||11 ||2 ||- ||225 ||147 ||56 ||3rd OHAJDL |- align="center" |1994-95 ||40 ||21 ||17 ||1 ||1 ||190 ||173 ||44 ||9th OHAJDL |- align="center" |1995-96 ||38 ||23 ||12 ||3 ||0 ||179 ||133 ||49 ||4th OHAJDL |- align="center" |1996-97 ||38 ||19 ||15 ||3 ||1 ||168 ||145 ||42 ||8th OHAJDL |- align="center" |1997-98 ||40 ||25 ||11 ||2 ||2 ||182 ||133 ||54 ||3rd OHAJDL |- align="center" |1998-99 ||40 ||28 ||11 ||0 ||1 ||177 ||126 ||57 ||2nd OHAJDL ||'''Won OHA Cup''' 4-3 (Applejacks) |- align="center" |1999-00 ||40 ||27 ||11 ||2 ||0 ||185 ||129 ||56 ||6th OHAJDL ||Won Div semi-final 4-0 (Stars)<br> Won Div final 4-2 (MHawks)<br>Lost Conference Final 1-4 (Lakers) |- align="center" |2000-01 ||40 ||19 ||16 ||2 ||3 ||-- ||-- ||43 ||9th OHAJDL ||Lost Div semi-final 3-4 (Centenaires) |- align="center" |2001-02 ||40 ||15 ||21 ||3 ||1 ||151 ||175 ||34 ||13th OHAJDL ||Won Div semi-final 4-3 (MHawks)<br>Lost Div final 1-4 (EHawks |- align="center" |2002-03 ||40 ||21 ||16 ||3 ||0 ||182 ||152 ||45 ||7th OHAJDL ||Won Div semi-final 4-1 (Stars)<br>Lost Div final 0-4 (EHawks |- align="center" |2003-04 ||40 ||26 ||8 ||4 ||2 ||187 ||132 ||58 ||4th OHAJDL ||Won Div semi-final 4-1 (MHawks)<br>Lost Div final 3-4 (EHawks |- align="center" |2004-05 ||40 ||26 ||12 ||2 ||0 ||178 ||139 ||54 ||4th OHAJDL ||Won Div semi-final 4-0 (Bombers)<br>Lost Div final 3-4 (Lakers) |- align="center" |2005-06 ||38 ||16 ||16 ||4 ||2 ||160 ||145 ||38 ||12th OHAJDL ||Won Conference quarter-final 4-0 (Hawks)<br>Won Conference semi-final 4-0 (Stars)<br>Won Conference final 4-1 (Trojans)<br>'''Won OHA Cup''' 4-2 (Travellers) |- align="center" |2006-07 ||40 ||24 ||15 ||0 ||1 ||175 ||152 ||49 ||7th SOJHL ||Lost Conference quarter-final 1-4 (Trojans) |- align="center" |2007-08 ||40 ||17 ||22 ||- ||1 ||151 ||174 ||35 ||12th SOJHL ||Lost Conference quarter-final 3-4 (Trojans) |- align="center" |2008-09 ||40 ||18 ||19 ||- ||3 ||140 ||140 ||39 ||8th SOJHL ||Lost Conference semi-final 2-4 (Stars) |- align="center" |2009-10 ||36 ||10 ||22 ||- ||4 ||132 ||194 ||24 ||13th SOJHL ||DNQ |- align="center" |2010-11 ||36 ||15 ||16 ||- ||5 ||128 ||157 ||35 ||12th SOJHL ||Lost Conference quarter-final 3-4 (Bulldogs) |- align="center" |2011-12 ||36 ||11 ||23 ||- ||2 ||127 ||171 ||24 ||12th SOJHL ||Lost Div quarter-final 1-4 (Bulldogs) |- align="center" bgcolor="beige" |colspan=11 |'''Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League''' - <small>Jr "C"</small> |- align="center" |2012-13 ||37 ||16 ||17 ||- ||4 ||153 ||171 ||36 ||6th SOJHL-Yk ||Lost quarter-final 3-4 (Sailors) |- align="center" |2013-14 ||40 ||23 ||14 ||- ||3 ||184 ||151 ||49 ||5th SOJHL ||Lost quarter-final 3-4 (Sailors) |- align="center" |2014-15 ||40 ||28 ||12 ||- ||0 ||217 ||161 ||56 ||4th SOJHL ||Lost quarter - 1-4 - (Dolphins) |- align="center" |2015-16 ||40 ||20 ||19 ||1 ||0 ||182 ||199 ||41 ||5th of 9 SOJHL ||Lost quarter - 1-4 - (Bulldogs) |- align="center" bgcolor=beige |2016-17 ||40 ||8 ||30 ||2 ||- ||112 ||218 ||18 ||9th of 9<br>Yeck Div - PJHL ||did not qualify for playoffs |- align="center" bgcolor=beige |2017-18 ||40 ||6 ||31 ||0 ||3 ||116 ||230 ||15 ||9th of 9<br>Yeck Div - PJHL ||did not qualify for playoffs |- align="center" bgcolor=beige |2018-19 ||40 ||14 ||21 ||3 ||2 ||150 ||189 ||33 ||6th of 9<br>Yeck Div - PJHL ||Lost quarters, 2-4 (Lancers) |- align="center" bgcolor=beige |2019-20 ||41 ||9 ||29 ||0 ||3 ||109 ||183 ||21 ||7th of 8<br>Yeck Div - PJHL ||Lost quarters, 0-4 (Exeter Hawks) |- align="center" bgcolor="beige" |2020-21 ||colspan="10" | Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic |- align="center" bgcolor=beige |2021-22 ||30 ||9 ||16 ||2 ||3 ||81 ||95 ||23 ||7th of 8<br>Yeck Div - PJHL ||Lost quarters, 0-4 (Stars) |- align="center" bgcolor=beige |2022-23 ||40 ||18 ||19 ||2 ||1 ||146 ||143 ||39 ||6th of 9<br>Yeck Div - PJHL ||Lost quarters, 0-4 (Trojans) |- align="center" bgcolor=beige |2023-24 ||40 ||9 ||28 ||3 ||0 ||113 ||192 ||21 ||8th of 9<br>Yeck Div - PJHL ||Lost quarters, 1-4 (Trojans) |- align="center" bgcolor=beige |2024-25 ||42 ||8 ||32 ||1 ||1 ||104 ||229 ||18 ||<small>8th of 8 Yeck Div<br>15th of 16 West Conf <br>56th of 63 - PJHL</small> ||Lost quarters, 0-4 (Flyers) |}

===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== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.lucanirish.com/ Irish Homepage]

{{SOJHL}}

Category:Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League teams Category:Ice hockey teams in Ontario Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1968 Category:1968 establishments in Ontario