Ontario Junior Lacrosse League

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Ontario Junior Lacrosse League
Ontario Junior Lacrosse League
Sport	Box lacrosse
Founded	c. 1933
Commissioner	Mark Grimes
No. of teams	11
Country	Canada
Most recent champion(s)	Orangeville Northmen (2024)
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The Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL) is considered the most competitive Junior A men's box lacrosse league in the world and the number one source for talent for the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The OJLL is sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. It is an 11 team league wherein the top 8 go to the playoffs and battle it out for top spot in Ontario. The Ontario Champion is annually awarded the Iroquois Trophy and moves on to compete against teams from Alberta and British Columbia for the Minto Cup - the Junior A National Box Lacrosse Championship of Canada. Ontario has captured the Minto Cup fifty-six times since 1937. Since the first NLL draft in 1996, sixteen OJLL alumni have been selected first overall.

The teams

Team	Joined	Centre
Brampton Excelsiors	c. 1933	Brampton
Burlington Blaze	1976	Burlington
Kitchener-Waterloo LC	1991	Kitchener
Mimico Mountaineers	2015	Mimico
Oakville Buzz	2019	Oakville
Orangeville Northmen	1991	Orangeville
Peterborough Lakers	1961	Peterborough
St. Catharines Athletics	1982	St. Catharines
Six Nations Arrows	1990	Hagersville
Toronto Beaches	1991	Toronto
Whitby Warriors	1975	Whitby

2021 OJLL Playoffs Bracket - Iroquois Trophy

Semifinals			Final

W1	Athletics	7

E2	Mountaineers	6
			W1	Athletics	14

			W2	Excelsiors	13
E1	Warriors	7

W2	Excelsiors	8

The Iroquois Trophy playoff champions

Champion moves on to the Minto Cup national championship.

Year	Champion	Finalist	Series
1933	Mount Dennis	Brampton Excelsiors	2-0
1934
1935
1936
1937	Orillia Terriers
1938	Mimico Mounties	Orillia Terriers	2-0
1939	Orillia Terriers	St. Catharines Shamrocks	Protest
1940	Orillia Terriers	St. Catharines Shamrocks	2-1
Suspended due to World War II
1946	Mimico Mounties	Owen Sound Georgians	3-1
1947	St. Catharines Athletics	Mimico Mounties	3-0
1948	St. Catharines Athletics	Brampton Excelsiors	3-0
1949	St. Catharines Athletics	Mimico Mounties	2-1-1
1950	St. Catharines Athletics	Brampton Excelsiors	3-0
1951	Mimico Mounties	Peterborough Filter Queens	3-1
1952	Brampton Excelsiors	St. Catharines Athletics	4-0
1953	Long Branch Monarchs	Brampton Excelsiors	4-0
1954	Long Branch Monarchs	Newmarket Green Gaels	4-3
1955	Long Branch Monarchs	Newmarket Green Gaels	4-2
1956	Brampton Excelsiors	Long Branch Monarchs	4-2
1957	Brampton ABC's	Peterborough UEW's	4-3
1958	Brampton Excelsiors	Long Branch Castrolites
1959	Brampton Excelsiors	St. Catharines Athletics	4-1
1960	Whitby Red Wings	Brampton Excelsiors	4-2
1961	Hastings Legionnaires	Brampton Excelsiors	4-3
1962	Brampton ABC's	Hastings Legionnaires	4-2
1963	Oshawa Green Gaels	Brampton ABC's	4-2
1964	Oshawa Green Gaels	Bramalea ABC's	4-0
1965	Oshawa Green Gaels	Mimico Mountaineers	4-0
1966	Oshawa Green Gaels	Mimico Mountaineers	4-0
1967	Oshawa Green Gaels	Toronto Township PCO's	4-1
1968	Oshawa Green Gaels	Mississauga PCO's	4-1
1969	Oshawa Green Gaels	Lakeshore Maple Leafs	4-0
1970	Lakeshore Maple Leafs	Bramalea Excelsiors	4-3
1971	Peterborough PCO's	Etobicoke PCO's	4-2
1972	Peterborough PCO's	Oshawa Green Gaels	4-0
1973	Peterborough PCO's	Bramalea Excelsiors	4-2
1974	Peterborough PCO's	Mississauga Athletics	4-0
1975	Peterborough Gray Munros	Mississauga Chiefs	4-1
1976	Bramalea Excelsiors	Peterborough Gray Munros	4-2
1977	Whitby Consolidated Builders	Peterborough Gray Munros	4-1
1978	Whitby Consolidated Builders	Elora Mohawks	4-0
1979	Peterborough Century 21	Oshawa Green Gaels	4-3
1980	Whitby Consolidated Builders	Peterborough Century 21	4-2
1981	Peterborough James Gang	Oshawa Green Gaels	4-3
1982	Peterborough James Gang	Oshawa Green Gaels	4-0
1983	Peterborough James Gang	Etobicoke Eclipse	4-0
1984	Whitby Warriors	Peterborough 'A' Team	4-1
1985	Whitby Warriors	Peterborough Maulers	4-0
1986	Peterborough Maulers	St. Catharines Athletics	4-0
1987	Peterborough Maulers	St. Catharines Athletics	4-0
1988	Peterborough Maulers	Whitby Warriors	4-0
1989	Peterborough Maulers	St. Catharines Athletics	4-3
1990	St. Catharines Athletics	Peterborough Maulers	4-1
1991	St. Catharines Athletics	Six Nations Arrows	4-1
1992	Six Nations Arrows	St. Catharines Athletics	4-0
1993	Orangeville Northmen	St. Catharines Athletics	4-1
1994	Brampton Excelsiors	Peterborough Traders	4-2
1995	Orangeville Northmen	St. Catharines Athletics	4-0
1996	Orangeville Northmen	Whitby Warriors	4-1
1997	Whitby Warriors	Six Nations Arrows	4-3
1998	Six Nations Arrows	St. Catharines Athletics	4-3
1999	Whitby Warriors	Six Nations Arrows	4-1
2000	Orangeville Northmen	St. Catharines Athletics	4-1
2001	St. Catharines Athletics	Six Nations Arrows	4-1
2002	St. Catharines Athletics	Toronto Beaches	4-0
2003	St. Catharines Athletics	Orangeville Northmen	4-0
2004	Six Nations Arrows	Whitby Warriors	4-3
2005	Six Nations Arrows	Orangeville Northmen	4-1
2006	Six Nations Arrows	Peterborough Lakers	4-1
2007	Six Nations Arrows	Orangeville Northmen	4-2
2008	Orangeville Northmen	Six Nations Arrows	4-1
2009	Orangeville Northmen	Brampton Excelsiors	4-3
2010	Orangeville Northmen	Six Nations Arrows	4-0
2011	Whitby Warriors	Orangeville Northmen	4-3
2012	Orangeville Northmen	Six Nations Arrows	4-1
2013	Whitby Warriors	Six Nations Arrows	4-3
2014	Six Nations Arrows	Whitby Warriors	4-0
2015	Six Nations Arrows	Peterborough Lakers	4-1
2016	Orangeville Northmen	Six Nations Arrows	4-0
2017	Six Nations Arrows	Mimico Mountaineers	3-0
2018	Brampton Excelsiors	Orangeville Northmen	4-1
2019	Orangeville Northmen	Burlington Chiefs	4-1
2020 Season Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021	St. Catherines Athletics	Brampton Excelsiors	14—13
2022	Whitby Warriors	Toronto Beaches	2-0
2023	Burlington Blaze	Orangeville Northmen	4-2
2024	Orangeville Northmen	Mimico Mountaineers	4-3

Draft History

2018 Midget Draft

Round 1
Pick Number	Player Name	Position	Centre	Drafted by
1	Reed Kurtz	T	Guelph	Barrie Lakeshores
2	Tyler Hendrycks	O	Nepean	Peterborough Lakers
3	Justin Sykes	O	Oakville	Barrie Lakeshores
4	David Anderson	O	Guelph	Burlington Chiefs
5	Rowisonkies Barnes	O	Akwesesne	Peterborough Lakers
6	Jayden Bushey	O	Centre Wellington	Peterborough Lakers
7	Tanner Cole	O	Wallaceburg	Barrie Lakeshores
8	Carson Moyer	O	Orangeville	Barrie Lakeshores
9	Owen Dew	G	London	Burlington Chiefs
10	Tyson Allison	O	Hamilton	Burlington Chiefs
11	Brody Caskenette	O	Owen Sound	Orangeville Northmen

Round 2
Pick Number	Player Name	Position	Centre	Drafted by
12	Brock Strong	T	Clarington	Whitby Warriors
13	Liam Mackay	D	Halton Hills	Brampton Excelsiors
14	Brayden Mayea	O	Windsor	Six Nations Arrows
15	Curtis Butka	O	Kitchener Waterloo	Orangeville Northmen
16	Reid Lowe	O	Niagara on the Lake	Brampton Excelsiors
17	Lucas Renzetti	D	West Durham	Six Nations Arrows
18	Riley Rodgers	O	Toronto Stars	Toronto Beaches
19	Adrian Channell	O	Halton Hills	Brampton Excelsiors
20	Liam Orr	O	Oshawa	Toronto Beaches
21	Josh Gamble	G	Halton Hills	K-W Braves
22	Gavin McGregor	T	Sarnia	St Catherines Athletics

2017 Midget Draft

Pick Number	Player Name	Position	Centre	Drafted by
1	Zac Young	T	Clarington	Peterborough Lakers
2	Josh Dawick	O	Oakville	Toronto Beaches
3	Grayden Hogg	O	Clarington	Whitby Warriors
4	Joey Szabo		Milton	Mimico Mountaineers
5	Dylan Watson	O	Guelph	Orangeville Northmen
6	Cameron MacDonald	O	Shelburne	Mimico Mountaineers
7	Owen Grant		Newmarket	Toronto Beaches
8	Trevor Barrett	O	Hamilton	Burlington Chiefs
9	Graeme McCrory		Clarington	Barrie Lakeshores
10	Liam McCrory		Clarington	Barrie Lakeshores
11	Brett Handsor		Huntsville	Orangeville Northmen

Pick Number	Player Name	Position	Centre	Drafted by
12	Landon Kells	G	Centre Wellington	Peterborough Lakers
13	Connor Chisholm		Caledon	Barrie Lakeshores
14	Cameron Coughlin		Cambridge	K-W Braves
15	Mike Montgomery	E	Orillia	Peterborough Lakers
16	Josh Hamill		Owen Sound	Burlington Chiefs
17	Jason Knox		Huntsville	Burlington Chiefs
18	Zach Kearne		Halton Hills	Whitby Warriors
19	Nick Fulgenzi		Caledon	Burlington Chiefs
20	Jake Rosa		Windsor	Six Nations Arrows
21	Hayden Fox		Gloucester	Six Nations Arrows
22	Myles Doolittle		Shelburne	Barrie Lakeshores

2016 Midget Draft

2015 Midget Draft

2014 Midget Draft

Former Member Teams

Akwesasne Indians (Folded in 2012)

Elora Mohawks

Hamilton Bengals

Huntsville Hawks

Mississauga Tomahawks (Relocated to Mimico in 2015)

Windsor Warlocks

References

Trent Hills Independent. "Lacrosse legends honoured in Hastings", August 22, 2013
"Jr. A Northmen season nixed, lacrosse cancelled Ontario-wide". Orangeville Citizen. 12 June 2020.

External links

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Current Teams	Barrie Lakeshores Brampton Excelsiors Burlington Blaze Kitchener-Waterloo Braves Mimico Mountaineers Oakville Buzz Orangeville Northmen Peterborough Lakers St. Catharines Athletics Six Nations Arrows Toronto Beaches Whitby Warriors
Former Member Teams	Clarington Green Gaels Ottawa Titans Elora Mohawks Huntsville Hawks Orillia Rama Kings Sarnia Pacers Scarborough Saints Windsor Warlocks
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