St. Marys Lincolns
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The St. Marys Lincolns are a Canadian
Canada
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 junior ice hockey
Ice hockey
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 team based in St. Marys
St. Marys, Ontario
St. Marys is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Thames River southwest of Stratford in Perth County, and surrounded by the Township of Perth South. The town is also known by its nickname, "The Stone Town", due to the abundance of limestone in the surrounding area, giving...

, Ontario
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, Canada
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. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Canadian junior ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada...

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History

Founded in 1956, the Lincolns have never missed a season. The team survived a rather revolutionary era in Ontario hockey. In 1964, they walked away from the old Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League
Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League
----The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey that lasted from the late 1960s until 1977 in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league was swallowed by what is now called the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1977....

 and joined the Central Junior B Hockey League to avoid the eventual jumped the Western made to Junior A. The Lincolns joined the current Western Junior "B" league in 1969.

Behind the Waterloo Siskins
Waterloo Siskins
The Waterloo Siskins are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...

, the Lincolns are the second oldest Junior "B" team in all of Ontario.

Season-by-season results

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1956-57 27 9 17 1
107 169 19 4th WOJBHL
1957-58 30 18 11 1
37 3rd WOJBHL
1958-59 36 18 16 2
207 210 38 2nd WOJBHL
1959-60 30 24 5 1
49 1st WOJBHL Won league
1960-61 32 27 4 1
265 119 55 1st WOJBHL Won league
1961-62 36 19 15 2
187 161 40 3rd WOJBHL
1962-63 35 28 7 0
282 159 56 1st WOJBHL Won league, won SC
Sutherland Cup
The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship...

1963-64 40 28 12 0
235 194 56 3rd WOJBHL
1964-65 42 15 25 2
181 223 32 7th CJBHL
1965-66 40 19 20 1
200 202 39 4th CJBHL
1966-67 32 15 12 5
166 166 35 3rd CJBHL
1967-68 40 23 15 2
285 186 48 1st CJBHL
1968-69 36 9 20 7
149 176 25 6th CJBHL
1969-70 36 14 19 3
146 162 31 4th WOJHL
1970-71 40 26 12 2
240 201 54 3rd WOJHL
1971-72 39 27 9 3
254 152 57 2nd WOJHL Won league, lost SC
Sutherland Cup
The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship...

 final
1972-73 42 19 19 4
233 244 42 4th WOJHL
1973-74 39 23 10 6
206 148 52 2nd WOJHL
1974-75 40 18 17 5
188 171 41 4th WOJHL
1975-76 40 28 5 7
257 136 63 1st WOJHL Won league, won SC
Sutherland Cup
The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship...

1976-77 40 21 13 6
213 172 48 1st WOJHL
1977-78 38 14 21 3
133 193 31 4th WOJHL
1978-79 42 8 31 3
167 298 19 7th WOJHL
1979-80 42 8 27 7
158 241 23 7th WOJHL
1980-81 42 2 38 2
100 318 6 8th WOJHL
1981-82 42 12 24 6
182 219 30 7th WOJHL
1982-83 42 8 28 6
160 224 22 8th WOJHL
1983-84 48 28 13 7
258 186 63 3rd WOJHL
1984-85 48 31 11 6
271 186 68 2nd WOJHL Won league
1985-86 42 17 20 5
211 247 39 5th WOJHL
1986-87 42 31 7 4
323 212 66 1st WOJHL
1987-88 42 26 12 1 3 249 212 56 2nd WOJHL
1988-89 42 16 21 3 2 201 228 37 6th WOJHL
1989-90 40 17 17 3 3 209 183 40 5th WOJHL
1990-91 48 16 28 2 2 223 256 36 7th WOJHL
1991-92 48 21 24 2 1 228 220 45 2nd WOJHL East
1992-93 52 42 8 2 0
86 1st WOJHL East Lost final
1993-94 52 42 8 2 0 310 156 86 1st WOJHL East Won league
1994-95 52 33 15 0 4 257 174 70 2nd WOJHL East
1995-96 52 12 37 3 0 172 258 27 5th WOJHL East
1996-97 51 5 40 6 0 157 314 16 5th WOJHL East
1997-98 52 15 32 2 3 196 281 35 4th WOJHL East
1998-99 52 22 25 0 5 266 260 49 3rd WOJHL East
1999-00 54 9 40 0 5 146 279 23 10th GOHL
2000-01 54 26 21 3 4 187 186 59 5th GOHL
2001-02 54 24 26 2 2 224 247 52 7th WOJHL
2002-03 48 19 25 1 3 158 191 42 7th WOJHL
2003-04 48 13 32 1 2 127 222 29 8th WOJHL
2004-05 48 24 19 0 5 157 178 53 4th WOJHL
2005-06 48 33 13 1 1 155 116 68 1st WOJHL Lost final
2006-07 48 29 17
2 193 154 60 3rd WOJHL Lost semi-final
2007-08 48 31 12
5 193 142 67 2nd GOJHL-W
2008-09 52 36 15
1 213 160 73 3rd GOJHL-W
2009-10 50 31 15
4 201 169 66 4th GOJHL-W Lost Conf. QF
2010-11 51 28 18
5 211 168 61 5th GOJHL-W Lost Conf. QF

Sutherland Cup
Sutherland Cup
The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship...

 appearances

1963: St. Marys Lincolns defeated Kingston Frontenacs
Kingston Frontenacs
The Kingston Frontenacs are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The team is coached by Todd Gill and Doug Gilmour is the General Manager. The Frontenacs play home games at the K-Rock Centre, which opened in 2008.Team history predates the OHA,...

 4-games-to-1
1972: Markham Waxers
Markham Waxers
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defeated St. Marys Lincolns 4-games-to-1
1976: St. Marys Lincolns defeated Collingwood Blues
Collingwood Blues
The Collingwood Blues were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League and earlier the Central Junior B Hockey League.-History:...

 4-games-to-3

Notable alumni

  • Don Luce
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  • J. P. Parisé
  • Terry Crisp
  • Bob Boughner
    Bob Boughner
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  • Dan Bylsma
    Dan Bylsma
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  • Jack Valiquette
    Jack Valiquette
    John Joseph "Jack" Valiquette is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.Valiquette started his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1974. He also played for the Colorado Rockies. He retired after the 1980-81 season, after a seven-year career.- External links :...

  • Steve Shields
  • Nathan Perrott
    Nathan Perrott
    Nathan Perrott is a Canadian professional boxer and former professional ice hockey player.-Hockey career:...

  • Lonnie Loach
    Lonnie Loach
    Lonnie Loach is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Loach spent the majority of his career in the IHL but also played briefly in the NHL with the Ottawa Senators, Los Angeles Kings, and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim...

  • John Tripp
    John Tripp (ice hockey)
    John Tripp is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Kölner Haie of the DEL.-Playing career:...

  • Josh Gratton
    Josh Gratton
    Josh Gratton is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who plays for Vityaz Chekhov of the Kontinental Hockey League...

  • Mike Minard
    Mike Minard
    Michael Edward Roger 'Mike' Minard is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League game for the Edmonton Oilers during the 1999–2000 NHL season....

  • Scott Driscoll
    Scott Driscoll
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     (linesman)
  • Steve Miller (linesman)

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