Ontario Junior Lacrosse League Explained

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Sport:	Box lacrosse
Founded:	c. 1933
Teams:	11
Commissioner:	Mark Grimes
Champion:	Orangeville Northmen (2024)
Website:	http://www.ontariojuniorlacrosse.com

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

The Iroquois Trophy playoff champions

Champion moves on to the Minto Cup national championship.

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

2014 Midget Draft

Former Member Teams

Akwesasne Indians (Folded in 2012)

Elora Mohawks

Hamilton Bengals

Huntsville Hawks

Mississauga Tomahawks (Relocated to Mimico in 2015)

Orillia Rama Kings

Oshawa Green Gaels

Ottawa Titans

Rexdale Warriors

Scarborough Saints

Sarnia Pacers

Windsor Warlocks

Notes and References

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