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Exeter Times Advocate
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
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F. year reunion for Lucan Irish Six champs
By Pat Bolen
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
LUCAN — It had been
50 years since they were
together, but March 4
members of the Lucan
Irish Six 1953/54 OHA 'C'
championship team
reunited at the Northstar
restaurant south of
Lucan.
The reunion was the
idea of team members Bill
Smith and Clare Stanley
of Lucan a few weeks ago
and they decided to see
where it would go.
Team members were
scattered across Ontario,
with some as far as
California and Winnipeg,
but 12 were in attendance
to plan an upcoming din-
ner to mark the 50th
anniversary of the cham-
pionship.
In total the team won
five trophies that year
including the Hoffman
trophy for the Cyclone
championship, the Ken
McMillan OHA 'C' trophy,
the Free Press WOAA C
title and the Izaard
Robertson trophy.
Competing against
teams that included
Dashwood, Zurich,
Hensall and Exeter, the
team had a fan following
that packed arenas wher-
ever they played, to the
point fans were literally
hanging fron the rafters.
The Irish repeated as
WOAA champions the fol-
lowing season.
The dinner and dance is
planned for early May at
the Lucan Arena. For
information contact Bill
Smith at 227-4554.
Members of the 1953-54 Lucan Irish Six All -Ontario Intermediate 'C' champions gathered at the Northstar restaurant March 4 for the first
time since winning the championship. (Top) Front L -R: Victor Neil, Fred Revington, Glen Revington, Don McAlpine, Bill Smith and Jim
Freeman. Back: Norm Hardy, Clare Stanley, Jake Barnes, Ken Kirkpatrick, Bob Gallagher and Ron Stevenson. (photo/submitted)
(Left) Front: Len Gaudette, Harry Beaumont (manager), Fred Revington (captain), Harvey Langford (president -sponsor), Bill Smith (alter-
nate captain), Jim Freeman (coach) Leroy Revington (alternate) Middle:Vic Neil (stick boy), Norm Hardy, Ed Rowett, Glen Revington, Ross
Mactavish, Don McAlpine, RayYelle, Herb Stretton, Roy Bratt (trainer). Back: Clare Stanley, Jake Barnes, Bob Watson, Ken Kirkpatrick, Bob
Gallagher, Clayton Thompson. (absent) Ron Stevenson, Jack Hardy and Bob Brown.(photo/submitted)
Bill Smith and Don McAlpine with a vintage Lucan Irish Six Jersey. (Right) The
Lucan Irish take on the Mildmay Monarchs in the 1953-54 playoffs. L -R: Don
McAlpine, Ross McTavish, Jake Barnes (goalie), Leroy Revington, Glen Revington.
(photos/submitted)