Lucknow, Ontario
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Lucknow (2001 census population 1,136) is a community located in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. It is incorporated in the Township of Huron-Kinloss.
[edit] Lucknow Lancers
The Lucknow Lancers are a local hockey team which competes in the WOAA Sr.AA hockey league. They played in the Sr.B circuit until the 1996-97 season, where they won the Sr.B Championship and got upgraded to the Sr.A circuit. Before that they played in the Sr.D until 1988-89 season when they won the Sr.D Championship and went up to the Sr.B league. In the 2006-2007 season they had a record of 20-2-0-2 (w-l-otl-sol) for first overall. They hit the playoffs in full stride and easily won their first round series 4-0. Then came a bump in the road. They were eliminated by the Elora Rocks 4-1, with 4 of the games going to overtime and 3 of them going into more than one overtime period.
[edit] Famous residents
- John Hutchison Garnier - naturalist
- Paul Henderson - hockey player
- W. Victor Johnston - first executive director of the Canadian College of General Practitioners
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