The St. Marys Lincolns are a junior ice hockey team based in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Hockey League.
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 and joined the Central Junior B Hockey League to avoid the eventual jump the Western made to Junior A. The Lincolns joined the current Western Junior "B" league in 1969.
Behind the Waterloo Siskins, the Lincolns are the second oldest Junior "B" team in all of Ontario.
Coaching staff Head Coach / Assistant GM - Jeff Bradley Assistant coach - Mike Siddall Assistant coach - Mike Herman
Season-by-season results
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1956-57 27 9 17 1 - 107 169 19 4th WOJBHL1957-58 30 18 11 1 - -- -- 37 3rd WOJBHL1958-59 36 18 16 2 - 207 210 38 2nd WOJBHL1959-60 30 24 5 1 - -- -- 49 1st WOJBHL Won league1960-61 32 27 4 1 - 265 119 55 1st WOJBHL Won league1961-62 36 19 15 2 - 187 161 40 3rd WOJBHL1962-63 35 28 7 0 - 282 159 56 1st WOJBHL Won league, won SC1963-64 40 28 12 0 - 235 194 56 3rd WOJBHL1964-65 42 15 25 2 - 181 223 32 7th CJBHL1965-66 40 19 20 1 - 200 202 39 4th CJBHL1966-67 32 15 12 5 - 166 166 35 3rd CJBHL1967-68 40 23 15 2 - 285 186 48 1st CJBHL1968-69 36 9 20 7 - 149 176 25 6th CJBHL1969-70 36 14 19 3 - 146 162 31 4th WOJHL1970-71 40 26 12 2 - 240 201 54 3rd WOJHL1971-72 39 27 9 3 - 254 152 57 2nd WOJHL Won league, lost SC final1972-73 42 19 19 4 - 233 244 42 4th WOJHL 1973-74 39 23 10 6 - 206 148 52 2nd WOJHL1974-75 40 18 17 5 - 188 171 41 4th WOJHL1975-76 40 28 5 7 - 257 136 63 1st WOJHLWon league, won SC1976-77 40 21 13 6 - 213 172 48 1st WOJHL1977-78 38 14 21 3 - 133 193 31 4th WOJHL1978-79 42 8 31 3 - 167 298 19 7th WOJHL1979-80 42 8 27 7 - 158 241 23 7th WOJHL1980-81 42 2 38 2 - 100 318 6 8th WOJHL1981-82 42 12 24 6 - 182 219 30 7th WOJHL1982-83 42 8 28 6 - 160 224 22 8th WOJHL1983-84 48 28 13 7 - 258 186 63 3rd WOJHL1984-85 48 31 11 6 - 271 186 68 2nd WOJHL Won league1985-86 42 17 20 5 - 211 247 39 5th WOJHL1986-87 42 31 7 4 - 323 212 66 1st WOJHL1987-88 42 26 12 1 3 249 212 56 2nd WOJHL1988-89 42 16 21 3 2 201 228 37 6th WOJHL1989-90 40 17 17 3 3 209 183 40 5th WOJHL1990-91 48 16 28 2 2 223 256 36 7th WOJHL1991-92 48 21 24 2 1 228 220 45 2nd WOJHL East1992-93 52 42 8 2 0 - - 86 1st WOJHL East Lost final1993-94 52 42 8 2 0 310 156 86 1st WOJHL East Won league1994-95 52 33 15 0 4 257 174 70 2nd WOJHL East1995-96 52 12 37 3 0 172 258 27 5th WOJHL East1996-97 51 5 40 6 0 157 314 16 5th WOJHL East1997-98 52 15 32 2 3 196 281 35 4th WOJHL East1998-99 52 22 25 0 5 266 260 49 3rd WOJHL East1999-00 54 9 40 0 5 146 279 23 10th GOHL2000-01 54 26 21 3 4 187 186 59 5th GOHL2001-02 54 24 26 2 2 224 247 52 7th WOJHL2002-03 48 19 25 1 3 158 191 42 7th WOJHL2003-04 48 13 32 1 2 127 222 29 8th WOJHL2004-05 48 24 19 0 5 157 178 53 4th WOJHL2005-06 48 33 13 1 1 155 116 68 1st WOJHL Lost final2006-07 48 29 17 - 2 193 154 60 3rd WOJHLLost semi-final2007-08 48 31 12 - 5 193 142 67 2nd GOJHL-W Lost Conf. SF2008-09 52 36 15 - 1 213 160 73 3rd GOJHL-WLost Conf. SF2009-10 50 31 15 - 4 201 169 66 4th GOJHL-W Lost Conf. QF2010-11 51 28 18 - 5 211 168 61 5th GOJHL-W Lost Conf. QF2011-12 51 22 17 - 12 197 196 56 4th GOJHL-W Lost Conf. SF2012-13 51 17 32 - 2 157 216 36 9th GOJHL-W Did not qualify2013-14 49 9 39 - 1 120 276 19 8th GOJHL-W Lost Conf. QF2014-15 49 2 43 - 4 85 265 8 9th GOJHL-W Did not qualify2015-16 50 9 36 1 4 136 262 23 8th of 9-W24th of 26-GOJHL Lost Conf. Quarters, 0-4 (Flyers)2016-17 50 20 28 1 1 162 223 42 6th of 9-W18th of 27-GOJHL Lost Conf. Quarters, 1-4 (Nationals)2017-18 50 10 33 2 5 129 247 27 9th of 9-W25th of 26-GOJHL Did not qualify2018-19 48 11 30 3 4 134 201 29 9th of 9-W21st of 25-GOJHL Did not qualify2019-20 50 30 13 3 4 192 139 67 3rd of 9-W9th of 26-GOJHL Won Conf. Quarters, 4-1 (Rockets)Incomplete Conf. Semifinals 0-1 (Flyers)Playoffs cancelled due to pandemic2020-21 Season lost due to COVID-19 pandemic2021-22 48 26 21 0 1 158 148 53 5th of 9-W13th of 25-GOJHL Won Conf. Quarters, 4-3 (Vipers)Lost Conf. Semifinals 2-4 (Flyers)2022-23 50 34 13 3 0 202 152 71 3rd of 9-W8th of 25-GOJHL Won Conf. Quarters, 4-0 (Rockets)Won Conf. Semifinals 4-0 (Nationals)Lost Conf. Finals 1-4 (Flyers)2023-24 50 33 11 5 1 200 130 72 2nd of 8-W6th of 23-GOJHL Won Conf. Quarters, 4-0 (Legionnaires)Won Conf. Semifinals 4-0 (Rockets)Won Conf. Finals 4-3 (Nationals)2-2 Dbl Rd Robin (Meteors) & (Cyclones)Advance to finalsLost Finals 1-4 (Cyclones)2024-25 50 42 6 1 1 231 91 86 1st of 12 West Conf1st of 23-GOJHL Won Conf. Quarters, 4-1 (Siskins)Won Conf. Semifinals 4-0 (Nationals)Lost Conf. Finals 3-4 (Maroons)2025-26 50 36 11 3 0 209 120 75 3rd of 12 West Conf6th of 23-GOJHL Won Conf. Quarters, 4-1 (Rockets)Won Conf. Semifinals 4-2 (Sugar Kings)Won Conf. Finals 4-3 (Warriors)Lost Finals 1-4 Redhawks
Sutherland Cup appearances 1963: St. Marys Lincolns defeated Kingston Frontenacs 4-games-to-1 1972: Markham Waxers defeated St. Marys Lincolns 4-games-to-1 1976: St. Marys Lincolns defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-3 2024: Listowel Cyclones defeated St. Marys Lincolns 4-games-to-1 2026: Cambridge Redhawks defeated St. Marys Lincolns 4-games-to-1
Notable alumni
Bob Boughner Dan Bylsma Terry Crisp Matt Dalton Scott Driscoll (linesman) Carter George Josh Gratton Seth Griffith Lonnie Loach Don Luce Mark Mancari Rick McCann Steve Miller (linesman) Mike Minard Cal O'Reilly J. P. Parisé Nathan Perrott Matt Read Bryan Rodney Steve Shields John Tripp Jack Valiquette Tyson Baker NHL linesman
Coaches with NHL Experience Dave MacQueen Merlin Malinowski Dan Seguin Walter Tkaczuk
References
External links Lincolns Webpage GOJHL Webpage