The Lindsay Muskies are a Junior "A"
ice hockey
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team from
Lindsay,
Ontario
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, Canada. They are a part of the
Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league was listed as the 7th best ...
.
History
The Muskies started out in the
Central Junior C Hockey League
The Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League was a junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The "Central" played inter-league games with the Empire Junior "C" League. The champion of the Central c ...
. In 1989, the team jumped to the Central Junior "B" and stayed with the league when it became the OPJHL in 1993.
Season-by-season results
Ownership
The Muskies were formally owned and operated by a group headed by
Roger Neilson
Roger Paul Neilson, (June 16, 1934 – June 21, 2003) was a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, most notably in the NHL, where he served with eight teams in a checkered career. Known as Captain Video because of his technological contributi ...
, former NHL Coach, and his estate.
In 2005, they were purchased by a group led by former NHL defenseman
Jeff Beukeboom
Jeffrey Scott Beukeboom (born March 28, 1965) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played as a defenceman for the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers between 1986 and 1999
Playin ...
and
Uxbridge, Ontario
Uxbridge is a township in the Regional Municipality of Durham in south-central Ontario, Canada.
Communities
The main centre in the township is the namesake community of Uxbridge. Other settlements within the township include Altona, Coppin' ...
businessman Dave Knapp.
Clarence Schmalz Cup appearances
:''1964'':
Hespeler Shamrocks defeated Lindsay Muskies ''4-games-to-1''
:''1965'':
Simcoe Blades defeated Lindsay Muskies ''4-games-to-1''
:''1973'':
Caledonia Corvairs
The Caledonia Corvairs are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Golden Horseshoe Conference of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team announced it would not participate in the 201 ...
defeated Lindsay Muskies ''4-games-to-1''
:''1975'':
Essex 73's
The Essex 73's are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Essex, Ontario. The 73's are members of the Provincial Junior Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey Association. Prior to becoming members of the PJHL in 2016 the 73's won the GLJHL ...
defeated Lindsay Muskies ''4-games-to-3''
:''1983'':
Dunnville Terriers
The Dunnville Jr. Mudcats are a Junior ice hockey team based in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada. They are playing in the Provincial Junior Hockey League.
Prior to the 2016-17 season the Mudcats competed in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey Leag ...
defeated Lindsay Muskies ''4-games-to-2''
Notable alumni
*
Jason Arnott
Jason William Arnott (born October 11, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
He began his National Hockey League career with the Edmonton Oilers in 1993–94 after being selected seventh overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft ...
*
Jeff Beukeboom
Jeffrey Scott Beukeboom (born March 28, 1965) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played as a defenceman for the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers between 1986 and 1999
Playin ...
*Kory Nagy (NHL Referee)
*
Bryan Young
References
External links
Lindsay Muskies
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League teams
Kawartha Lakes
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