Lakeshore Canadiens

The Lakeshore Canadiens are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Belle River, Ontario.

In the Schmalz Cup Semi-finals they defeated the Grimsby Peach Kings 4 Games to 1 to advance to their first Ontario Final in 9 Years.

In 2017-2018 long time General Manager Mark Seguin hired Anthony Iaquinta as Head Coach, under Iaquinta the Canadiens finished First Place in the Stobbs division finishing with a record of 27-8-2-3, the Canadiens would sweep the Blenheim Blades and Mooretown Flags in the first 2 rounds, they would face their rivals from Essex in the division finals.

In front of 3 straight sell out crowds on home ice the Canadiens would knock off the 73's in 5 games to claim their 14th League Championship.

In the playoffs the Habs would eliminate the Wheatley Sharks in 4 games, in the semi-finals they would face a very good Dresden Kings team.

The Canadiens would defeat the Kings in 6 games in a hard-fought series setting up a rematch with the Essex 73's for a third straight season.

The result would be the same as the previous season, the Canadiens once again defeating the 73's in 5 games in front of huge crowds at the Atlas Tube Centre to claim their 2nd straight Stobbs title and 15th League Championship in total.

In the semi-finals the Canadiens were pushed to six hard fought games against the Wheatley Sharks to set up a finals matchup with the Essex 73's.

Next up was the Schmalz Cup tournament where the Canadiens would go 2 wins and 1 loss in the round robin to set up a semi finals matchup with the Grimsby Peach Kings.

In 2022-23, the Canadiens finished in second place in the Stobbs Division in the regular season with a 32-7-1-1 record and swept the Dresden Kings in the first round of the playoffs.

In the Western Conference finals, the Canadiens defeated the Thamesford Trojans in 4 games and moved to the Schmalz Cup tournament for the 2nd consecutive year.

Belle River Canadiens logo until 2014.
Canadiens defencemen set up in front of their own net (September 2013).
Belle River goalie watches puck behind his net during 2013–14 season