The South Side Lynx (officially the South Side MacDonald's Excavation/EF MacPhee Lynx) are a Canadian Junior C ice hockey team based in Crapaud, Prince Edward Island. They are members of the Prince Edward Island Junior C Hockey League. They are coached by Paul Dawson and play out of the South Shore Actiplex. The Lynx have won the Razzy's PEI Junior C league title on three occasions in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
| South Side Lynx | |
|---|---|
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| City | Crapaud, Prince Edward Island |
| League | Prince Edward Island Junior C Hockey League |
| Founded | 2009–10 |
| Home arena | South Shore Actiplex |
| Colours | Navy, Silver, White |
| General manager | Steve Watts |
| Head coach | TBD |
| Website | www.peijuniorc.com/Southside |
History
editThe South Side Lynx were founded in 2009. As with many expansion franchises, they struggled in their early years, never advancing past the first round of the playoffs until season three in 2011–12, where they were eliminated by Pownal Red Devils in the semifinals.
The Lynx appeared in the league finals for the first time in 2013, losing to Tignish in four games.
Two years later, in 2014-15 the Lynx won the league title, advancing on to the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship in Charlottetown. They defeated the MU Rhinos of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League to advance to the final,[1] where they were defeated by Nunavut's Baffin Blizzard.[2]
After 20 games played in the 2018–19 the team ceased operations due to a lack of healthy players. After sitting out the next season the Lynx returned to the ice for 2020–21.
Season by season
edit| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Results | Playoffs |
| 2009–10 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 87 | 142 | 6th of 6 | Lost first round 1-3 vs North River Flames |
| 2010–11 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 125 | 134 | 5th of 8 | Lost first round 0-3 vs Summerside Crunch |
| 2011–12 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 118 | 139 | 6th of 8 | Won first round 3-1 vs North River Flames
Lost semifinals 1-4 vs Pownal Red Devils |
| 2012–13 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 135 | 91 | 2nd of 6 | Won semifinals 4-0 vs North River Flames
Lost finals 4-0 vs Tignish Aces |
| 2013–14 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 146 | 73 | 1st of 7 | Won semifinals 3-2 vs Souris Hawks
Lost finals 1-4 vs Tignish Aces |
| 2014–15 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 173 | 75 | 1st of 6 | Won semifinals 3-0 vs Sherwood Falcons
Won finals 4-0 vs Belfast Sabres |
| 2015-16 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 134 | 96 | 1st of 6 | Won semifinals 3-0 vs Tignish Aces Won finals 4-0 vs Belfast Sabres |
| 2016-17 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | - | 40 | 150 | 96 | 1st of 6 | Won semifinals 3-0 vs North River Flames Won finals 4-2 Sherwood Metros |
| 2017-18 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 140 | 113 | 3rd of 6[3] | Won quarterfinals 3-0 vs Georgetown Eagles Lost semifinals 0-3 vs Tignish Aces |
| 2018-19 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | Ceased operations | DNP: lack of healthy players |
| 2021-22 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 95 | 5th of 5 | Lost Play In 0-2 vs North River Flames |
| 2022-23 | 28 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 67 | 180 | 5th of 5 | Won Play In 2-1 vs Sherwood Metros Lost Semifinals, 0-4 Tignish Aces |
| 2023-24 | 24 | 7 | 15 | x | 2 | 16 | 84 | 142 | 4th of 5 | Lost Play In 1-2 vs Sherwood Metros |
Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship
edit| Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | Semifinal | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| 2015 | W, Baffin Blizzard 5-4 L, Truro Rhinos 1-5 OTW, Sherwood Falcons 5-4 L, Western Valley Panthers 2-5 |
2-2-0 | 4th of 5 | W, Truro Rhinos 3-2 | n/a | L, Baffin Blizzard 5-6 |
| 2016 | L, Western Valley Panthers 2-6 L, Spryfield Attack 2-5 L, Kivalliq Canucks 4-6 L, Tri-County River Cats 0-4 |
0-4-0 | 5th of 5 | DNQ | n/a | n/a |
| 2017 | L, Southern Sting 1-13 W, Metro Jaguars 4-2 W, Cumberland/Colchester Colts 6-0 W, Baffin Blizzard 6-3 |
3-1-0 | 2nd of 5 | OTL, Metro Jaguars 3-4 | n/a | n/a |
| 2018 Host |
L, Tri-County River Cats 4-5 W, Baffin Blizzard 4-3 L, Sherwood Metros 1-5[4] L, Spryfield Attack 1-5 |
1-3-0 | 4th of 5 | W, Tri-County River Cats 4-3 | n/a | L, Sherwood Metros 1-4 |
South Side Lynx all-time scoring leaders
edit| Rank | Name | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points |
| 1 | Rob Miller | 128 | 99 | 125 | 224 |
| 2 | Colton Dawson | 125 | 86 | 135 | 221 |
| 3 | Brady Vandervelden | 121 | 121 | 98 | 219 |
| 4 | Chad Murphy | 128 | 93 | 84 | 177 |
| 5 | Cody Dawson | 124 | 64 | 105 | 169 |
| 6 | Andy Murphy | 135 | 62 | 95 | 157 |
| 7 | Joel McIsaac | 121 | 51 | 71 | 122 |
| 8 | Cody Miller | 52 | 42 | 54 | 96 |
| 9 | Marshall Thomas | 130 | 24 | 66 | 90 |
| 10 | Nick Vandervelden | 83 | 28 | 56 | 84 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Southside to play for regional championship on Sunday". The Guardian. March 28, 2015.
- ^ "Oh, so close". Journal Pioneer. March 29, 2015.
- ^ "Lynx hosts Eagles in playoff opener". The Guardian. February 8, 2018.
- ^ "Metros rally for OT win". Journal Pioneer. April 6, 2018.