Lucknow Lancers

Hockey team
team = Lucknow Lancers

logosize = 125px
city = Lucknow, Ontario
league = WOAA Senior Hockey League
division = South
arena = Lucknow & District Arena
colours = Green, White, and Yellow
coach = Dave Adams
GM = Dave McKinnon

The Lucknow Lancers are a senior hockey team based out of Lucknow, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League.

Championships

Lucknow has won a couple of championships in their history, back in 1996-97, they captured the Senior "B" championship, and in 1988-89, they were Intermediate "D" champs.

2006-07 Lancers Season

Lucknow, coming off an 18-6-1 record in 2005-06, had the best record in the regular season in 2006-07, going 20-2-2. The Lancers finished the season on a 12-0-1 streak, and they scored a season high 15 goals in a 15-6 win over the Drayton Icemen on October 22nd.

In the opening round of the "AA" playoffs against the Hensall Sherwoods, the teams would split the first 2 games of the series before Lucknow would win 3 in a row to eliminate the Sherwoods, including a convincing 6-1 win in the 5th game.

In the semi-finals, the Lancers faced the Elora Rocks and lost the opening game in Lucknow, losing 6-5 in double OT. Lucknow could never really rebound after that loss and dropped the next game, 6-3 in Elora. The series shifted back to Lucknow for game 3, and once again, the Lancers lost in overtime, 3-2, to fall behind 3-0 in the series. The Rocks would complete the sweep by beating Lucknow 3-2 in the 4th game in Elora, ending the Lancers season a lot sooner than anyone would have thought.

2007-08 Lancers Season

Due to expansion in the league, the defending North Division champions would move over into the South Division. The Lancers first season in the South saw the team have its worst season since 2001-02, as they would have a 14-12-0 record, earning 28 points, which was 14 less points than the 42 they finished the year before. Lucknow finished in 5th in the South, earning a spot in the "A playoffs.

The Lancers opened the playoffs against the Drayton Icemen, and it was the Drayton who took a 1-0 series lead with a 2-1 victory in the series opener. Lucknow tied the series up in game 2 with some solid goaltending, defeating the Icemen 3-2. The series moved to Drayton for the next 2 games, but it was Lucknow who kept winning, taking a 3-1 series lead, and the Lancers clinched the series in the 5th game, shutting out the Icemen 10-0, advancing to the semi-finals.

Lucknow faced the Milverton Four Wheel Drives in the "A" semi-finals, and Milverton opened the series up with a 3-2 win. The Lancers tied the series in the 2nd game, shutting out the Drives 2-0. Milverton once again took the series lead in game 3, with a 5-4 win, however, Lucknow would again tie the series, winning the 4th game 5-2. It looked as if the teams exchanging wins would continue in the 5th game, as Milverton held a 5-3 lead in the 3rd period, but Lucknow stormed back, scoring 2 goals in 50 seconds, to send the game into overtime. The Lancers completed the comeback with a goal in the extra period to take a 3-2 series lead. The Drives would tie the series up with a solid 9-6 win in the 6th game, setting up a 7th and deciding game. The Lancers would manage to hold off Milverton by a 5-4 score, and advance to the "A" finals.

The Lancers would face the Palmerston 81's for the "A" championship, and they would take an early series lead, defeating Palmerston 5-4 in the series opener. The 81's rebounded, taking the next 2 games by scores of 6-4 and 7-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. The Lancers would even it up in the 4th game, handing the 81's a 7-5 loss, and evening the series up at 2 games each. Palmerston would dominate the 5th game, winning 7-3, and take a 3-2 series lead. The Lancers and 81's would play a very close 6th game, however, it would be Palmerston winning the game 3-2, and winning the series 4-2, ending the Lancers season 2 wins short of the "A" championship.

eason-by-Season Record

"Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Tie, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against"

"More information will be added as more becomes available"

Related links

*Lucknow, Ontario

*Western Ontario Athletic Association

*WOAA Senior Hockey League

External links

* [http://www.woaa.on.ca/ WOAA Website]

* [http://www.woaasrhockey.com/ WOAA Senior Hockey Website]