Can-Am Senior B Lacrosse League Explained

Can-Am Lacrosse League
Sport:Box lacrosse
Founded:1978
Teams:5
Country:United States
Champion:Allegany Arrows
Champ Season:2024
Most Successful Club:Newtown Golden Eagles (11)
Website:CanAmLacrosse.org

The Can-Am Senior B Lacrosse League is a Senior-level box lacrosse league with teams in the Western New York and Central New York regions of New York State and southern Ontario in Canada, mostly on tribal reservations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Sanctioned by the First Nations Lacrosse Association, the champions of the Can-Am league compete for the Presidents Cup, the Canadian National Senior B championship. Can-Am teams have won the Presidents' Cup five times.

History

Formed in 1969 as the North American Lacrosse Association, the league reformed after eight seasons. Renamed Can-Am in 1978.

Newtown Golden Eagles are the most successful team to-date winning the Can-Am title 11 times. The Eagles have medaled at Presidents' Cup three times, including gold in 2000.

Teams

Team City ReservationFirst Year
Allegany Arrows Jimerson Town, New YorkAllegany2006
Grand River WarriorsSix Nations, OntarioSix Nations of the Grand River2024
Newtown Golden Eagles Irving, New YorkCattaraugus1990
Onondaga RedhawksNedrow, New YorkOnondaga2001
Tonawanda Braves Basom, New YorkTonawanda2000
Tuscarora Tomahawks Lockport, New YorkTuscarora2012

Former member teams

Champions

SeasonPlayoff ChampionRunner UpSeriesPresidents Cup result
1990Newtown Golden Eagles (1)
1991Newtown Golden Eagles (2)
1992Newtown Golden Eagles (3)
1993Tuscarora Hawks (1)
1994Tuscarora Hawks (2)Gold
1995Hagersville Tigers (1)
1996Ohsweken Wolves (1)Gold
1997Ohsweken Wolves (2)Silver
1998Newtown Golden Eagles (4)Eagles: Silver; Hawks (host): Bronze
1999Newtown Golden Eagles (5)Bronze
2000Newtown Golden Eagles (6)Gold
2001Newtown Golden Eagles (7)
2002Newtown Golden Eagles (8)
2003Newtown Golden Eagles (9)
2004Newtown Golden Eagles (10)
2005Onondaga Redhawks (1)
2006Onondaga Redhawks (2)
2007Six Nations Sting (1)
2008Six Nations Sting (2)
2009Niagara Hawks (1)
2010Onondaga Redhawks (3)Niagara Hawks2-0Gold
2011Newtown Golden Eagles (11)Six Nations Slash4-1
2012Onondaga Redhawks (4)Newtown Golden Eagles4-0
2013Onondaga Redhawks[2] (5)Newtown Golden Eagles4-1Elimintated in round robin
2014Onondaga Redhawks[3] (6)Newton Golden Eagles4-0Gold
2015Onondaga Redhawks (7)Native Sons4-14th
2016Native Sons (1)Onondaga Redhawks4-04th
2017Native Sons (2)Pinewoods Smoke4-2Bronze
2018Onondaga Redhawks (8)Tuscarora Tomahawks4-26th
2019Akwesasne Bucks[4] [5] (1)Tuscarora Tomahawks4-0Silver
2022Akwesasne Bucks (2)Newtown Golden Eagles3-1Silver
2023Tuscarora Tomahawks (1)Allegany Arrows3-27th
2024Allegany Arrows (1)Tonawanda Braves3-0TBD

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: End of the road for Six Nations Slash. October 16, 2017. The Hamilton Spectator.
  2. Web site: Redhawks 2013 Can-Am Champions. August 11, 2013. Can-Am Lacrosse League.
  3. Web site: Onondaga Redhawks win Can-Am Championship. August 10, 2014. Syracuse.com.
  4. Web site: Akwesasne Bucks sweep CanAm Finals. August 4, 2019. Presidents Cup.
  5. Web site: Akwesasne Bucks become sixth team in Presidents Cup. August 8, 2019. Indian Time.