Lambeth Lancers
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| City | Lambeth, Ontario |
| League | Provincial Junior Hockey League |
| Division | Yeck |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Home arena | Lambeth Arena |
| Colors | Blue, Red, and White |
| General manager | Tony Mandarelli(2015-16) |
| Head coach | Mike Crespeigne(2016-17) |
| Affiliate(s) | London Nationals (GOJHL) |
| League Champions | 1988, 1989 |
| OHA Cups | 1988, 1989 |
The Lambeth Lancers are a Junior ice hockey team based in Lambeth, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.
The Lambeth Lancers were founded in 1987 as members of the Western Ontario Junior D Hockey League. The Lancers were created in the tradition of the Lambeth Flyers who were members of the same league from 1968 until 1975.
In the 1988 playoffs, the Lancers won the Western league title in their first season. They challenged the Exeter Hawks of the Southern Counties Junior D Hockey League in the final and defeated them 4-games-to-2 to win their first ever OHA Cup.
The next season, the Western and Southern Counties leagues merged to create a "super league". The Lancers won the league's championship by defeating the Lucan Irish 4-games-to-none to win their second straight OHA Cup.
In 1991, the Western Junior D league became the OHA Junior Development League.
In 2000, the Lambeth Lancers ceased operations due to financial problems. The team was put on the shelf and their rights were put on sale. After a year of waiting, the team was bought and resurrected by the Western Ontario Hockey League's London Nationals who were looking for a farm team.
2001 saw the resurrection and the Lancers and them making the playoffs in their first year, thanks to the likes of an offensive prowess in Jay Mocszelt and Josh Ryan who came over from the Port Stanley Lakers club. Ryan Burrows and his brother Jeff (15 at the time) and a collection of other young talent being groomed for a transition to the Jr. B London Nationals team. Coach Dan Dolbear led the team during these years with few players that moved on to bigger and better things. Standouts included defenseman Brad Meagher, who led all defencemen in the league in points in his rookie season and logged a considerable amount of ice-time for the team. He went on to acquire the best defenseman trophy in the Yeck conference each year he played as well as leading defenseman scoring in those years. Jeff Burrows (5'8") went on to play Jr. B and then on to semi-pro in the US, the others all must have moved on to beer league hockey or gave up the game altogether. Notable team matchups during the 2001-2005 era were the Thamesford Trojans, Exeter Hawks, Mount Brydges Bulldogs and West Lorne (and former Port Stanley) Lakers.
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