Lakefield's goalie during 2014 Schmalz Cup final.Lakefield player during 2014 Schmalz Cup final.
The Lakefield Chiefs emerged in the late 1970s as members of the Eastern Junior D Hockey League.
In the 1977–78 season, the Chiefs were Eastern league champions and faced off against the Western Ontario Junior D Hockey League Champions the Exeter Hawks. In a long and tight series, the Chiefs won game 7 and the series 4-games-to-3 to win their first OHA Cup as provincial champions.
A year later, the Chiefs were again the Eastern league champions. The Chiefs defeated the Western Ontario league's St. George Dukes 4-games-to-2 to clinch their second straight OHA Cup as Ontario Junior "D" Champions.
In 1980, the Lakefield Chiefs were promoted to join the Central Lakeshore Junior C Hockey League. Around 1986, the league merged with the Quinte-St. Lawrence Junior C Hockey League and became the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League. That same year, the Chiefs won the Central Lakeshore championship.
Over the next eleven seasons, the Chiefs won three league titles. They won in 1989, 1997, and 1999. In 2000, the Lakefield Chiefs won their third league championship in four years. This year was different. They pushed deep into provincial playdowns and found themselves again in the Clarence Schmalz Cup finals. Their opponent ended up being the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League's Belle River Canadiens. The Chiefs defeated them to win their second All-Ontario title at the Junior "C" level 4-games-to-2.
The Chiefs won their league again in 2004.
In 2005–06, the Chiefs finished the season in fourth place. In the league quarter-final, the Chiefs defeated the Georgina Ice 3-games-to-none. In the league semi-final, the Chiefs ran into the top seeded Port Perry Mojacks. The Mojacks defeated the Chiefs 4-games-to-1 to move on to the league final.
The 2006–07 season, the Chiefs won the regular season crown to earn the top seed in the playoffs. In the league semi-final, the Chiefs played against the Uxbridge Bruins and swept them 4-games-to-none. In the league final, the Chiefs also swept the Port Perry Mojacks 4-games-to-none to win the league championship. They moved on to the provincial quarter-finals where they were pitted against the Empire B Junior C Hockey League's Amherstview Jets. The Chiefs beat the Jets 4-games-to-2 to advance further. In the provincial semi-final, the Chiefs ran into the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League's Penetang Kings. The Chiefs were swept 4-games-to-none by the Kings.
On February 8, 2024, the PJHL announced a conference realignment that would take place starting the 2024-25 season. Lakefield, along with North Kawartha would move from the Orr division into the Tod division.[citation needed]
Won quarter-final, 4-0 (Merchants) Lost semi-final, 2-4 (Eagles)
2016-17
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7
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1st of 7 Orr Div. PJHL
Won Div. SF, 4-2 (Pirates) Won Div. Final, 4-0 (Eagles) Lost Conf. Final, 2-4 (Panthers)
2017-18
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1st of 7 Orr Div. PJHL
Won Div SF, 4-0 (Knights) Won Div. Final, 4-1 (Mojacks) Won Conf. Finals, 4-3 (Panthers) Won League Semifinal 4-3 (Siskins) Won League Final, 4-1 (Rangers) Clarence Schmalz Cup Champions
