Maritime University Field Lacrosse League Explained

Maritime University Field Lacrosse League
Sport:	Field lacrosse
Founded:	2005
President:	Tyler James
Teams:	6
Country:	Canada
Champion:	Dalhousie Tigers (2023)
Most Champs:	Dalhousie Tigers (15)
Website:	mufll.ca

The Maritime University Field Lacrosse League (MUFLL) is an association of men’s field lacrosse teams connected with universities in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Teams compete in the fall with league playoffs typically in early November. Established in 2005, the MUFLL currently has six member schools competing.

Teams

School	Location	Head Coach
		Conner DuBreuil
		Sebastien Ledoux
Saint Francis Xavier University	Antigonish, Nova Scotia	Alexander McGrath
		Jon Goguen
		Chris Burgess
University of Prince Edward Island	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island	Ethan Malcom

Former teams

• Acadia University (2005-2017)

Champions

The Telus Cup is a Canadian university field lacrosse championship, awarded annually to the winner of the post-season tournament by the Maritime University Field Lacrosse League. The Telus Cup tournament is typically held the first weekend in November, and is hosted by one of the member schools.

As of 2023, 18 MUFLL tournaments have been held (not held in 2020). In that span three teams - Dalhousie, St. Francis Xavier, and Saint Mary's - have won the title, Dalhousie leading with fifteen titles.

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Location
2005	Dalhousie Tigers	Saint Francis Xavier X-Men	5-4	Antigonish, NS
2006	Saint Francis Xavier X-Men	Dalhousie Tigers	10-6	Wolfville, NS
2007	Saint Francis Xavier X-Men	Dalhousie Tigers	10-6	Halifax, NS
2008	Dalhousie Tigers	Saint Francis Xavier X-Men	13-11	Halifax, NS
2009	Dalhousie Tigers	Saint Francis Xavier X-Men	8-6	Wolfville, NS
2010	Saint Mary's Huskies	Dalhousie Tigers	11-9	Halifax, NS
2011	Dalhousie Tigers	Saint Francis Xavier X-Men	13-4	Halifax, NS
2012	Dalhousie Tigers	Saint Francis Xavier X-Men	20-7	Halifax, NS
2013	Dalhousie Tigers	Saint Francis Xavier X-Men	17-10	Halifax, NS
2014	Dalhousie Tigers	Saint Francis Xavier X-Men	15-9	Halifax, NS
2015	Dalhousie Tigers	Saint Francis Xavier X-Men	16-7	Antigonish, NS
2016	Dalhousie Tigers	Saint Francis Xavier X-Men	24-11	Halifax, NS
2017	Dalhousie Tigers	Saint Mary's Huskies	11-5	Halifax, NS
2018	Dalhousie Tigers	Saint Francis Xavier X-Men	10-5	Halifax, NS
2019	Dalhousie Tigers	Saint Francis Xavier X-Men	11-4	Halifax, NS
2021	Dalhousie Tigers	Saint Francis Xavier X-Men	11-3	Halifax, NS
2022	Dalhousie Tigers	Saint Francis Xavier X-Men	7-4	Halifax, NS
2023	Dalhousie Tigers	Saint Mary's Huskies	15-5	Halifax, NS

Records & statistics

MUFLL all-time top scorer is Ian McShane with 193 goals, 181 of them with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men after transferring from Mount Allison University following the 2011 season. He also holds the record for most goals scored in a single season with 60 in the 2014 campaign, and is the only player ever to win the league's Top Scorer Award in two individual seasons.^{[1] [2]} McShane is the sole player in MUFLL history to be awarded back-to-back league MVP accolades.^[3] Saint Mary's Tyler Leeming also received the award twice in his career.^{[4] [5]}

All-time top scorers

Bold shows players still active.

Rank
1	Ian McShane	48	193	39	232	Mount Allison Mounties, St. Francis Xavier X-Men
2	Jimmy Shea	52	160	46	206	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
3	Duane Davis	42	150	20	170	Dalhousie Tigers
4	Ricky Canning	52	139	21	160	Dalhousie Tigers
5	Paddy Quinn	53	131	14	145	Dalhousie Tigers
6	Spencer Gallant	36	130	36	166	Saint Mary's Huskies
7	Drew MacDonald	50	127	1	128	St. Francis Xavier X-Men, Dalhousie Tigers
8	Jamie Dunbar	52	127	21	148	Dalhousie Tigers
9	Tyler Leeming	42	115	33	148	Saint Mary's Huskies
10	Connor Clarkson	44	114	54	168	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
11	Hunter Thompson	58	101	7	108	Saint Mary's Huskies
12	Blake MacDonald	38	99	23	122	St. Francis Xavier X-Men, Saint Mary's Huskies
13	Matthew Wilson	37	98	35	133	Dalhousie Tigers
14	Bryson Goodman	27	97	10	107	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
15	Liam MacIntosh	37	90	15	105	Dalhousie Tigers
16	Alex Miller	40	90	17	107	UNB Reds
17	Jesse Magarvey	49	90	11	101	Mount Allison Mounties, Saint Mary's Huskies
18	David Gagnier	47	79	44	123	Dalhousie Tigers
19	Dan Michel	21	72	9	81	Saint Mary's Huskies
20	Wayne Crossman	40	71	22	93	Mount Allison Mounties
21	Louis Martin	51	70	24	94	Dalhousie Tigers
22	Ben Baxter	36	69	10	79	Saint Mary's Huskies
23	Kevin Isherwood	20	64	16	80	Mount Allison Mounties
24	Zane Fletcher	27	63	10	73	Dalhousie Tigers
25	Wes Gardner	30	61	8	69	Dalhousie Tigers
26	Phil Elford	35	61	9	70	Saint Mary's Huskies
27	Zachary Dunseith	40	59	8	67	UNB Reds
28	John-David Todd	45	56	2	58	Saint Mary's Huskies
29	Brett McGuire	32	55	8	63	Dalhousie Tigers
30	Ian Higgins	29	54	35	89	Saint Mary's Huskies
31	Ben Mills	25	52	26	78	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
32	Aidan Scott	29	52	6	58	Saint Mary's Huskies
33	Kale Gordon	30	51	18	69	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
34	Rob Diamond	28	49	8	57	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
35	Lucas Mazer	47	48	15	63	Dalhousie Tigers
36	Cody Carta-Bomersine	25	47	9	56	Dalhousie Tigers
37	David Carson	48	46	10	56	Mount Allison Mounties
38	Gregg Nussey	38	45	8	53	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
39	Dylan Ferrier	10	44	0	44	Dalhousie Tigers
40	Payton Tasse	29	44	20	64	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
41	Chris Foran	36	44	13	57	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
42	Jackson Den Elzen	25	43	58	101	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
43	Scott Arlidge	33	43	9	52	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
44	Brendan Clarke	27	42	7	49	Dalhousie Tigers
45	Chris Burgess	29	42	13	55	UNB Reds
46	Connor Smith	21	39	1	40	Mount Allison Mounties
47	Chris Meredith	31	39	5	44	Saint Mary's Huskies
48	Matthew Duggan	29	38	2	40	Saint Mary's Huskies
49	Heath Read	28	37	9	46	UNB Reds
50	Terry Sutherland	11	36	13	49	Saint Mary's Huskies

As of November 2023.

Top scorers by team

Player	Team
Duane Davis		42	150	20	170
Wayne Crossman		40	71	22	93
Spencer Gallant		36	130	36	166
Ian McShane		40	181	39	220
Alex Miller		40	90	17	107
Matthieu Valois		30	21	5	26

External links

• Maritime University Field Lacrosse League

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014 MUFLL League Leaders - Goals. 2014.
2. Web site: 2015 MUFLL League Leaders - Goals. 2015.
3. Web site: Maritime University Field Lacrosse League 2014 Award Winners. November 8, 2014.
4. Web site: MUFLL Award Nominations and Winners 2010. November 2010.
5. Web site: MUFLL Awards 2012. November 2012.