Lakefield Chiefs

Lakefield Chiefs
Provincial Junior Hockey League
City	Lakefield, Ontario
Founded	1980
Division	Orr
Head Coach	Jamie Arcand
General Manager	Tyler Revoy
Arena	Lakefield-Smith Community Centre
Team Colors	Red, Yellow, and White
League Champions	EJDHL: 1978 and 1979 CJCHL: 1987, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004,2007, 2013 and 2014
Clarence Schmalz Cups	1987, 2000, and 2018
OHA Cups	1978 and 1979

The Lakefield Chiefs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League after having played in the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.

History

The Lakefield Chiefs emerged in the late 1970s as members of the Eastern Junior D Hockey League.

In the 1977-78 season, the Chiefs were Eastern league champions and faced off against the Western Ontario Junior D Hockey League Champions the Exeter Hawks. In a long and tight series, the Chiefs won game 7 and the series 4-games-to-3 to win their first OHA Cup as provincial champions.

A year later, the Chiefs were again the Eastern league champions. For the provincial title, the Chiefs drew the Western Ontario league's St. George Dukes. The Chiefs defeated them 4-games-to-2 to clinch their second straight OHA Cup as Ontario Junior "D" Champions.

In 1980, the Lakefield Chiefs were promoted to join the Central Lakeshore Junior C Hockey League. Around 1986, the league merged with the Quinte-St. Lawrence Junior C Hockey League and became the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League. That same year, the Chiefs won the Central Lakeshore championship.

In 1987, the Chiefs won the Central Ontario league championship. They moved on to the provincial championships and found themselves in the Clarence Schmalz Cup final against the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League's Norwich Merchants. The Chiefs came out victorious, winning the series 4-games-to-2 to win their first Clarence Schmalz Cup.

Over the next eleven seasons, the Chiefs won three league titles. They won in 1989, 1997, and 1999. In 2000, the Lakefield Chiefs won their third league championship in four years. This year was different. They pushed deep into provincial playdowns and found themselves again in the Clarence Schmalz Cup finals. Their opponent ended up being the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League's Belle River Canadiens. The Chiefs defeated them to win their second All-Ontario title at the Junior "C" level 4-games-to-2.

The Chiefs won their league again in 2004.

In 2005-06, the Chiefs finished the season in fourth place. In the league quarter-final, the Chiefs defeated the Georgina Ice 3-games-to-none. In the league semi-final, the Chiefs ran into the top seeded Port Perry Mojacks. The Mojacks defeated the Chiefs 4-games-to-1 to move on to the league final.

The 2006-07 season proved to be much more fruitful for the Chiefs. The Chiefs won the regular season crown to earn the top seed in the playoffs. In the league semi-final, the Chiefs played against the Uxbridge Bruins and swept them 4-games-to-none. In the league final, the Chiefs also swept the Port Perry Mojacks 4-games-to-none to win the league championship. They moved on to the provincial quarter-finals where they were pitted against the Empire B Junior C Hockey League's Amherstview Jets. The Chiefs beat the Jets 4-games-to-2 to advance further. In the provincial semi-final, the Chiefs ran into the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League's Penetang Kings. The Chiefs were swept 4-games-to-none by the Kings.

In the 2017-18 season the team would go on a 16 and 5 run to win the Clarence Schmalz Cup for the third time

Season-by-season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1987-88	32	27	3	2	-	271	114	56	1st COJCHL
1988-89	40	27	7	6	-	293	182	60	1st COJCHL	Won League
1989-90	36	12	22	2	-	177	243	26	6th COJCHL
1990-91	36	19	17	0	-	142	161	38	4th COJCHL
1991-92	34	5	26	0	3	130	193	13	6th COJCHL
1992-93	40	22	15	2	1	236	180	47	4th COJCHL
1993-94	29	13	13	1	2	137	135	29	4th COJCHL
1994-95	36	16	16	1	3	158	174	36	5th COJCHL
1995-96	42	12	27	3	0	162	252	27	5th COJCHL
1996-97	40	22	12	3	3	182	136	50	2nd COJCHL	Won League
1997-98	40	25	12	3	1	241	167	52	2nd COJCHL
1998-99	40	27	9	2	2	218	136	58	1st COJCHL	Won League
1999-00	40	38	1	1	0	303	102	77	1st COJCHL	Won League, Won CSC
2000-01	40	29	7	2	2	183	118	62	1st COJCHL
2001-02	42	23	14	5	0	182	119	51	3rd COJCHL
2002-03	38	17	16	4	1	147	119	39	3rd COJCHL
2003-04	38	21	9	7	1	157	130	50	2nd COJCHL	Won League
2004-05	40	26	12	2	0	163	103	54	2nd COJCHL
2005-06	42	20	22	0	0	148	171	40	4th COJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2006-07	40	21	13	4	2	169	150	48	1st COJCHL	Won League, Lost CSC SF
2007-08	40	27	13	0	0	160	111	54	1st COJCHL
2008-09	40	19	16	3	2	171	173	43	3rd COJCHL
2009-10	40	10	29	-	1	154	203	21	5th COJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2010-11	40	16	21	-	3	178	211	35	5th COJCHL	Lost Quarter-final
2011-12	40	27	10	-	3	208	141	57	1st COJCHL	Lost Final
2012-13	40	28	8	-	4	184	102	60	2nd COJCHL
2013-14	40	35	4	-	1	217	99	71	1st COJCHL	Won Semi-Final - 4-0 - (Mojacks) Won League - 4-1 - (Bruins) Won CSC Quarters - 4-3 - (Pirates) Won CSC Semi-finals - 4-0 - (Grimsby) Won CSC Finals - 4-0 - (Essex)
2014-15	42	29	12	-	1	193	123	59	2nd COJCHL	Lost Semi-Final - 0-4 - (Eagles) Lost Semi-finals - 2-4 - (Eagles)
2016-17	41	32	7	2	-	188	108	66	1st of 7 Orr Division-PJHL	Div. Quarterfinal - bye Won Div semi-Final, 4-2 (Bruins) Won Div Finals, 4-0 (Eagles) Lost Conf. Finals 2-4 (Panthers)
2017-18	42	33	4	1	3	237	101	72	1st of 7 Orr Division-PJHL	Div. Quarterfinal - bye Won Div semi-Final, 4-0 (Knights) Won Div Finals, 4-1 (Mojacks) Won Conf. Finals 4-3 (Panthers) Won CSC Semifinals 4-3 (Siskins) Won CSC Finals 4-1 (Rangers Clarence Schmalz Cup Champions
2018-19	42	30	8	1	3	184	95	64	2nd of 7 Orr Division-PJHL	Lost Div semi-Final, 2-4 (Bruins)
2019-20	42	25	13	2	2	176	148	54	3rd of 7 Orr Division-PJHL	Lost Div semi-Final, 3-4 (Knights)
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances

1987: Lakefield Chiefs defeated Norwich Merchants 4-games-to-2

2000: Lakefield Chiefs defeated Belle River Canadiens 4-games-to-2

"2018: Lakefield Chiefs defeated Stayner Siskins 4-games-to-3
Lakefield Chiefs defeated Glanbrook Rangers 4-games-to-1

OHA Cup Appearances

1978: Lakefield Chiefs defeated Exeter Hawks 4-games-to-3

1979: Lakefield Chiefs defeated St. George Dukes 4-games-to-2

Notable alumni

• Kevin Evans
• Sean Hill

External links

• Chiefs' OHA Webpage