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
CityCrapaud, Prince Edward Island
LeaguePrince Edward Island Junior C Hockey League
Founded2009 (2009)–10
Home arenaSouth Shore Actiplex
ColoursNavy, Silver, White
     
General managerSteve Watts
Head coachTBD
Websitewww.peijuniorc.com/Southside

History

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The 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

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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

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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
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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Southside to play for regional championship on Sunday". The Guardian. March 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Oh, so close". Journal Pioneer. March 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "Lynx hosts Eagles in playoff opener". The Guardian. February 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Metros rally for OT win". Journal Pioneer. April 6, 2018.
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