The Thamesford Trojans are a Junior ice hockey team based in Thamesford , Ontario , Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association .
22-621: The Thamesford Trojans were founded in 1976 as members of the Western Ontario Junior D Hockey League. In 1988, the league absorbed its competitor leagues and create a large "super league" that was renamed the OHA Junior Development League in 1991. The Trojans from the 1989–90 until the 1991–92 season won three straight OHA Cups, the provincial championship. In 1990, the Trojans fought all the way to
44-686: A Cinderella -story Lucan Irish . The Irish upset the Trojans 4-games-to-1 to bounce them from the playoffs and went on to win the OHA Cup. In 2006, the OHAJDL was disbanded and replaced with the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League. Again in 2007, the Trojans finished off the season with an excellent record. In the first round of the playoffs, the Trojans drew the Lucan Irish and were able to exact revenge for
66-617: A "super league". The Lancers won the league's championship by defeating the Lucan Irish 4-games-to-none to win their second straight OHA Cup. In 1991, the Western Junior D league became the OHA Junior Development League. In 2000, the Lambeth Lancers ceased operations due to financial problems. The team was put on the shelf and their rights were put on sale. After a year of waiting, the team was bought and resurrected by
88-455: A team other than Lucan. The Mitchell Hawks had won the other conference and were challenging for the OHA Cup for the first time since 1973. The Hawks were not to be denied as they won the series 4-games-to-1 and broke the Trojan dynasty. The Trojans finished the 1994–95 season in first place with 34 wins and only 2 losses on the entire season. They pushed through to the OHAJDL finals and met
110-644: A transition to the Jr. B London Nationals team. Coach Dan Dolbear led the team during these years with few players that moved on to bigger and better things. Standouts included defenseman Brad Meagher, who led all defencemen in the league in points in his rookie season and logged a considerable amount of ice-time for the team. He went on to acquire the best defenseman trophy in the Yeck conference each year he played as well as leading defenseman scoring in those years. Jeff Borrows (5'8") went on to play Jr. B and then on to semi-pro in
132-586: The Port Stanley Lakers . The Trojans defeated the Lakers 4-games-to-2 to clinch their fourth OHA Cup. In 2003, the Trojans finished tenth overall in the OHAJDL. In the playoffs, the Trojans baffled their competitors and made it all the way to the OHA Cup final. Their opponent, another team that was unexpected, the eighth-seeded Wellesley Applejacks , were standing between the Trojans and a fifth OHA Cup. The Trojans could not be stopped as they swept
154-911: The Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association . The Irish were founded in 1968 as the Lucan Irish Six, named after the Black Donnellys . 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,
176-553: 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
198-469: The Thamesford Trojans who defeated them 4-games-to-1. Lambeth Lancers The Lambeth Lancers were a Junior ice hockey team based in Lambeth , Ontario , Canada. They played in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association . The Lambeth Lancers were founded in 1987 as members of the Western Ontario Junior D Hockey League. The Lancers were created in the tradition of
220-712: The 2006 upset by defeating them 4-games-to-1. In the second round, the Trojans were pitted against the North Middlesex Stars . The Trojans beat the Stars 4-games-to-1 as well. In the conference final, Thamesford ran into the eventual league champion for the second consecutive year as they fell to the Mitchell Hawks 4-games-to-2. Lucan Irish The Lucan Irish are a Junior ice hockey team based in Lucan Biddulph, Ontario . They play in
242-599: The Applejacks 4-games-to-none to win another league title. After a strong winning season, the Trojans started out the 2006 playoffs against the Mount Brydges Bulldogs . The Bulldogs fell to the Trojans 4-games-to-1. In the second round of the playoffs, the Trojans drew the West Lorne Lakers , whom they swept 4-games-to-none. In the conference final, the Trojans found themselves up against
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#1732800764329264-537: 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,
286-477: 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
308-635: The Lambeth Flyers who were members of the same league from 1968 until 1975. In the 1988 playoffs, the Lancers won the Western league title in their first season. They challenged the Exeter Hawks of the Southern Counties Junior D Hockey League in the final and defeated them 4-games-to-2 to win their first ever OHA Cup. The next season, the Western and Southern Counties leagues merged to create
330-612: The North Middlesex Stars and were defeated 4-games-to-1. The 2006–07 season ended with the Lancers finishing in fifth place overall in the league. The OHAJDL disbanded at the end of the 2005–06 season and was replaced by the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League. In the first round of the playoffs, the Lancers drew the Mount Brydges Bulldogs. The Lancers defeated the Bulldogs 4-games-to-1 to advance to
352-407: The Trojans reach the championship series of the OHAJDL, which was once again against the Lucan Irish. This time the Trojans completely dominated and swept the series 4-games-to-none to win a third straight OHA Cup. The victory marked the first time since the award was first presented in 1948 that a team had won it three consecutive years. In 1993, they made the OHAJDL finals once again, but ran into
374-662: The US. Mike Borrows went on to become the GM of the London Nationals from 2013-2016, winning 2 Western Conference Championships and a Sutherland Cup. Notable team matchups during the 2001-2005 era were the Thamesford Trojans, Exeter Hawks, Mount Brydges Bulldogs and West Lorne (and former Port Stanley) Lakers. The 2005-06 season saw the Lancers finish in ninth place overall. They entered the conference quarter-final against
396-627: The Western Ontario Hockey League's London Nationals who were looking for a farm team. 2001 saw the resurrection and the Lancers and them making the playoffs in their first year, thanks to the likes of an offensive prowess in Jay Mocszelt and Josh Ryan who came over from the Port Stanley Lakers club. Mike Borrows and his brother Jeff (15 at the time) and a collection of other young talent being groomed for
418-422: The conference semi-final. The second round of the playoffs pitted the Lancers against the red-hot Mitchell Hawks. The Hawks swept the Lancers 4-games-to-none and eventually went on to win the OHA Cup as SOJHL champions. The 2010–2011 season was one of the worst in Lancers history. The Lancers ended the season with 16 winless games, two losses coming in overtime. The Lancers weren't expected to make any impact during
440-640: The final, they met the Delhi Travellers . A tight series, the Irish were not to be denied as the 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
462-435: The league finals. In the finals they met the Lucan Irish . After a hard-fought battle, the Trojans came out on top to win the series 4-games-to-2 and win their first ever OHA Cup. The 1991 playoffs saw them reach the OHAJDL finals as well. Their opponents again were the Lucan Irish. The Trojans improved on the 1990 finals by defeating the Irish 4-games-to-1 to win their second straight OHA Cup. The 1992 playoffs again saw
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#1732800764329484-465: 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
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