OLA Junior B Lacrosse League
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The Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) is a box lacrosse
league sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association
in Ontario
, Canada
.
tournament only losing out to other leagues a handful of times in the last 40+ years.
The league has changed formats few times in the last few decades. The league has played with no divisions (1990) and with as many as seven (2005). The league presently has 26 teams, but is ever expanding. In the past few years, the league has expanded to Oakville
, Windsor
, London
, Cornwall
, Hamilton
, Niagara, Markham
, Orangeville
, and Welland
. Also, for the 2007 season, the City of Caledon
applied to resurrect its old Caledon Bandits franchise, but was offered a spot in the new OLA Junior C Lacrosse League in 2008.
In recent years, the most dominant team has been the Clarington Green Gaels
. Between 1998 and 2004, the Gaels won 4 Founders Cup
s as Canadian Junior "B" champions and 2 OLA-B Championships. Of the recent expansion of the league, the Oakville Buzz
have been the most remarkable franchise to be built. With only 4 losses in 40 games during the 2005 and 2006 seasons, the Buzz were favourites to win the 2005 league title and Founders Cup. Sadly, the Buzz fell short to the eventual Founders Cup champions, the Elora Mohawks
, 3 games to 1 in the league final. In 2006, the team went 19-1 and strolled through the playoffs with little opposition. The Buzz went undefeated at the Founders Cup and crushed the hopes of the host Windsor AKO Fratmen
, beating them by a score of 10-4 in the final.
Players from the OLA-B and the OLA-A are often drafted straight into the professional level of lacrosse, the National Lacrosse League
.
Box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as indoor lacrosse and sometimes shortened to boxla, LAX or simply box, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada, where it is the most popular version of the game played in contrast to the traditional field lacrosse game...
league sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association
Ontario Lacrosse Association
Ontario Lacrosse Association is a sanctioned sports body in Ontario, Canada. Empowered by the Canadian Lacrosse Association, the OLA controls and regulates Minor level, Junior level and Senior level Lacrosse...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
History
The Junior "B" level of the Ontario Lacrosse Association has been around since at least 1964. At the national level, the OLA-B has been extremely dominant at the Founders CupFounders Cup
The Founders Cup is the championship trophy of Canada's Junior "B" lacrosse leagues. The custodial duties of this trophy fall upon the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The National Champions are determined through a round robin format with a playdown for the final in a host city...
tournament only losing out to other leagues a handful of times in the last 40+ years.
The league has changed formats few times in the last few decades. The league has played with no divisions (1990) and with as many as seven (2005). The league presently has 26 teams, but is ever expanding. In the past few years, the league has expanded to Oakville
Oakville, Ontario
Oakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2006 census the population was 165,613.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road...
, Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, London
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
, Cornwall
Cornwall, Ontario
Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...
, Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Niagara, Markham
Markham, Ontario
Markham is a town in the Regional Municipality of York, located within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. The population was 261,573 at the 2006 Canadian census...
, Orangeville
Orangeville, Ontario
Orangeville is a town in south-central Ontario, Canada, and the seat of Dufferin County.-History:Before European settlers, Orangeville was thought to be a native hunting ground...
, and Welland
Welland, Ontario
Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada.The city has been traditionally known as the place where rails and water meet, referring to the railways from Buffalo to Toronto and Southwestern Ontario, and the waterways of Welland Canal and Welland River,...
. Also, for the 2007 season, the City of Caledon
Caledon, Ontario
Caledon is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. In terms of land use, Caledon is somewhat urban, though it is primarily rural in nature...
applied to resurrect its old Caledon Bandits franchise, but was offered a spot in the new OLA Junior C Lacrosse League in 2008.
In recent years, the most dominant team has been the Clarington Green Gaels
Clarington Green Gaels
The Clarington Green Gaels are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Clarington, Ontario, Canada. The Gaels play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League....
. Between 1998 and 2004, the Gaels won 4 Founders Cup
Founders Cup
The Founders Cup is the championship trophy of Canada's Junior "B" lacrosse leagues. The custodial duties of this trophy fall upon the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The National Champions are determined through a round robin format with a playdown for the final in a host city...
s as Canadian Junior "B" champions and 2 OLA-B Championships. Of the recent expansion of the league, the Oakville Buzz
Oakville Buzz
The Oakville Buzz are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The Buzz play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. The Buzz won the 2006 Founders Cup Canadian National Champions. As of the 2009 season, the Buzz will moving to the West Conference, playing in the South West...
have been the most remarkable franchise to be built. With only 4 losses in 40 games during the 2005 and 2006 seasons, the Buzz were favourites to win the 2005 league title and Founders Cup. Sadly, the Buzz fell short to the eventual Founders Cup champions, the Elora Mohawks
Elora Mohawks
The Elora Mohawks are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Elora, Ontario, Canada. The Mohawks play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.Probably founded in the 1960s, the Mohawks started out as the Fergus Thistles. In 1963, the team moved to become the Guelph Mohawks. In 1967 the team moved to...
, 3 games to 1 in the league final. In 2006, the team went 19-1 and strolled through the playoffs with little opposition. The Buzz went undefeated at the Founders Cup and crushed the hopes of the host Windsor AKO Fratmen
Windsor AKO Fratmen Lacrosse Team
The Windsor Clippers is a member of the Junior "B" league in the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The team, from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, was known as the Windsor AKO Fratmen from 2003 until 2009 as they were sponsored by the AKO Fraternity.-History:...
, beating them by a score of 10-4 in the final.
Players from the OLA-B and the OLA-A are often drafted straight into the professional level of lacrosse, the National Lacrosse League
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...
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The teams
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Champions
- 2011 Six Nations Rebels
- 2010 Halton Hills Bulldogs
- 2009 Clarington Green Gaels
- 2008 Six Nations Rebels
- 2007 Six Nations Rebels
- 2006 Oakville Buzz
- 2005 Elora Mohawks
- 2004 Clarington Green Gaels
- 2003 Barrie Tornado
- 2002 St. Catharines Spartans
- 2001 Wallaceburg Red Devils
- 2000 Clarington Green Gaels
- 1999 Elora Mohawks
- 1998 Six Nations Red Rebels
- 1997 Orillia Kings
- 1996 Spartan Warriors (St. Catharines)
- 1995 Orillia Kings
- 1994 Orillia Kings
- 1993 Owen Sound Flying Dutchmen
- 1992 Scarborough Saints
- 1991 Huntsville Hawks
- 1990 Orangeville Northmen
- 1989 Orangeville Northmen
- 1988 Kitchener-Waterloo Braves
- 1987 Mississauga Tomahawks
- 1986 Mississauga Tomahawks
- 1985 Scarborough Saints
- 1984 Point Edward Pacers
- 1983 Point Edward Pacers
- 1982 Owen Sound Signmen
- 1981 Niagara Warriors
- 1980 Owen Sound Signmen
- 1979 Point Edward Pacers
- 1978 Point Edward Pacers
- 1977 Scarborough Saints
- 1976 Elora Mohawks
- 1975 Windsor Warlocks
- 1974 Whitby Transporters
- 1973 Niagara Warriors
- 1972 Whitby Transporters
- 1971 Rexdale Warriors
- 1970 Whitby Transporters
- 1969 Mississauga PCO's
- 1968 Elora Mohawks
- 1967 Elora Mohawks
- 1966 Toronto Township Combines
Tier II Champions
- 2000 Halton Hills Bulldogs
- 1998 Guelph Regals
- 1997 Elora Mohawks
- 1987 Six Nations Arrows
- 1986 Wallaceburg Griffins
- 1985 Spartan Warriors
- 1984 Orangeville Northmen
Former Member Teams
- Barrie TornadoBarrie TornadoThe Barrie Lakeshores are Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The Lakeshores play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.-History:Founded in 2000 as an Ontario Jr...
- Kahnawake Jr. Mohawks
- Kitchener-Waterloo BravesKitchener-Waterloo BravesThe Kitchener-Waterloo Braves are Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The Braves play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.The Kitchener-Waterloo Braves were founded in 1967.-Season-by-Season results:...
- Mississauga TomahawksMississauga TomahawksThe Mississauga Tomahawks are Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The Tomahawks play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League...
- Onondaga Redhawks
- Orangeville NorthmenOrangeville Northmen Jr. AThe Orangeville Northmen are Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Orangeville, Ontario, Canada. The Northmen play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.-History:The Northmen are connected to the Orangeville Northmen Jr...
- Six Nations ArrowsSix Nations ArrowsThe Six Nations Arrows are Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Six Nations 40, Ontario, Canada. The Arrows play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.-Season-by-Season results:...
- Windsor Warlocks
- Brantford Posse