Belleville Macs
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The Marmora Lakers were a Senior "AAA"
Senior ice hockey
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 ice hockey
Ice hockey
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 team in the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
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's Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League
Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League
The Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League, or EOSHL, was a top Senior ice hockey league in Eastern Ontario. The league was governed by the Ontario Hockey Association, but was merged into the Major Hockey League in 2008.-History:...

 from 2003 to 2008. Coached by Shawn Antoski
Shawn Antoski
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 & Curtis Trimble. The Lakers are from Marmora
Marmora, Ontario
Marmora is the largest community in the Municipality of Marmora and Lake in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Crowe River and along Highway 7 between Havelock to the west and Madoc to the east, about the half way point between Ottawa and Toronto.-History:The village was named...

, Ontario
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, Canada
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. Their team website is http://www.marmoralakers.com

History

The Macs were based out of Belleville, Ontario
Belleville, Ontario
Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...

, playing home games at the Yardmen Arena
Yardmen Arena
Yardmen Arena is a 3,257 seat multi-purpose arena in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1978, and was then known as the Quinte Sports Centre. It is home to the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League...

. They moved to Marmora in 2006 to better accommodate the EOSHL who were down to only four teams.

The Macs originally use the name of an earlier senior hockey team, the Belleville McFarlands
Belleville McFarlands
The Belleville McFarlands were a men's senior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association Senior division from 1956 to 1961. The McFarlands were based out of Belleville, Ontario, playing home games at the Belleville Memorial Arena....

, during the first seasons of play.

After two seasons in Marmora, the EOSHL merged with Major League Hockey to create the Major Hockey League. The small town Lakers chose not to pursue the high travel new league.

Season-by-Season Standings

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
2003-04 30 20 8 0 2 227 140 42 2nd EOSHL Won League
2004-05 32 19 10
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41 3rd EOSHL
2005-06 30 15 15
0 166 179 30 4th EOSHL Lost Semi-final
2006-07 27 4 22
1 131 249 9 4th EOSHL Lost Sr. AA Final
2007-08 28 1 25
2 86 234 4 5th EOSHL DNQ
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