The St. Marys Lincolns are a

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team based in St. Marys,

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, Canada. They play in the Western division of the

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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

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and joined the

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to avoid the eventual jump the Western made to Junior A. The Lincolns joined the current Western Junior "B" league in 1969. Behind the

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, the Lincolns are the second oldest Junior "B" team in all of Ontario.

Coaching staff

* Head coach - Jeff Bradley * Assistant coach - Mike Siddall * Assistant coach - Brandon Greenside * Assistant coach - RocketGirl

Season-by-season results

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appearances

:''1963'': St. Marys Lincolns defeated

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''4-games-to-1'' :''1972'':

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defeated St. Marys Lincolns ''4-games-to-1'' :''1976'': St. Marys Lincolns defeated

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''4-games-to-3'' :''2024'':

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defeated St. Marys Lincolns ''4-games-to-1''

Notable alumni

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Terry Crisp Terrance Arthur Crisp (born May 28, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey coach and player. Crisp played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers be ...

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(linesman) * Carter George *

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Don Luce Donald Harold Luce (born October 2, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre, executive and scout. Luce played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angel ...

Mark Mancari Mark Mancari (born July 11, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. Mancari was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the seventh round (207th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career After playing four seasons ...

* Rick McCann * Steve Miller (linesman) *

Mike Minard Michael Edward Roger Minard (born November 1, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League game for the Edmonton Oilers during the 1999–00 season. Playing career Minard played with the ...

Cal O'Reilly Calahan O'Reilly (born September 30, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL). O'Reilly's younger brother Ryan is a centre for the Admirals' NHL affiliate, the Nashville Pre ...

J. P. Parisé Jean-Paul Joseph-Louis Parisé (December 11, 1941 – January 7, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and player. Parisé played in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably for the Minnesota North Stars and the New York Islande ...

Nathan Perrott Nathan A. Perrott (born December 8, 1976) is a Canadian professional boxer and former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Nashville Predators, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Dallas Stars between 2001 and 20 ...

* Matt Read * Bryan Rodney * Steve Shields * John Tripp * Jack Valiquette * Tyson Baker NHL linesman ''Coaches with NHL Experience'' *

Dave MacQueen Dave MacQueen (born February 8, 1959) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. MacQueen is the head coach of Corona Brașov. Playing career Prior to becoming a coach, MacQueen played seven years of professional hockey (1979–86), bounc ...

Merlin Malinowski Merlin "The Magician" Malinowski (born September 27, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Malinowski was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. Playing career Malinowski was drafte ...

* Dan Seguin * Walter Tkaczuk

References

External links

Lincolns WebpageGOJHL Webpage
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