Lucan-Ilderton Jets

Hockey team
team = Lucan-Ilderton Jets

logosize = 125px
city = Lucan, Ontario
league = WOAA Senior Hockey League
division = South
arena = Lucan Community Memorial Centre
coach = Glen Marshall
GM = Rob Andrews
The Lucan-Ilderton Jets are a senior hockey team based out of Lucan, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League.

History

The Lucan Irish and the Ilderton Wildcats were members of the WOAA Intermediate league in the 1950s. In 1959, the teams merged to become the Lucan-Ilderton Combines. By 1968, the top tier of the WOAA joined the Ontario Hockey Association to form the Central Intermediate B Hockey League, with that the team changed its name to the Jets.

In 1970, the Jets jumped to the Southern Counties Intermediate B Hockey League. In 1971-72, the Jets were particularly strong and walked away from the intermediate leagues to play an independent schedule and later attempt to challenge for the Allan Cup.

In 1972, the Jets joined the Western Ontario Senior B Hockey League. In 1973, the league became the Continental Senior B Hockey League. In 1975, the league was upgraded to the Continental Senior A Hockey League. The Jets left the league in 1980. Their most notable feuds were with the Durham Huskies and Cambridge Hornets.

From 1980 until 2004, Lucan-Ilderton seeming dropped off the map. In 2004, the Jets returned to the WOAA Senior league.

Championships

The Jets won the 2004-05 WOAA Sr. "A" championship, which was their first season in the WOAA, and a previous Lucan team, the Lucan Irish Six, won the 1955 WOAA Grand Championship.

2006-07 Jets Season

Lucan had another strong season, finishing in 2nd place in the South Division with a strong 18-5-1 record.

The Jets would face the Elora Rocks in the opening round of the "AA" quarter-finals, and after Lucan won the opening game of the series, Elora would win 3 in a row, including 2 straight in overtime, to put the Jets in a must win situation. The Jets responded in game 5 with a 6-5 OT victory, but would fall short in the 6th game, losing 6-3 and being eliminated from the playoffs.

2007-08 Jets Season

The Jets would once again have a very strong regular season, earning a 17-7-2 record, finishing in 3rd place in the South Division.

Lucan-Ilderton would once again face the Elora Rocks in the "AA" quarter-finals, and the Jets would lose the opening game by a close score of 4-3. Lucan-Ilderton would fall down 2-0 in the series after losing 6-2 on home ice, then fall behind 3-0 after the Rocks shut out the Jets 5-0 in Elora. Elora would complete the sweep with a 6-4 win in the 4th game, eliminating the Jets from the playoffs for the 2nd straight season.

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"

The Original Jets

"More information will be added as more becomes available"

Related links

*Lucan, 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]
* [http://www.lijets.com/ Lucan-Ilderton Jets Website]