Owen Sound North Stars
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team, please see: Owen Sound North Stars Jr. B.
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The Owen Sound North Stars are a defunct Canadian
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Senior box lacrosse
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team. The team played in the City of Owen Sound
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, Ontario
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, Canada
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and participated in the Major Series Lacrosse
Major Series Lacrosse
Major Series Lacrosse is a Senior A box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Most of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the...
and the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League
OLA Senior B Lacrosse League
The OLA Senior B Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Many of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League...
. The North Stars were four-time Presidents Cup
Presidents Cup (box lacrosse)
The Presidents Cup is the National Senior level box lacrosse championship for the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The Championship is annual and awards a "Gold", "Silver", and "Bronze" placing. The skill levels have been adjusted in recent years, Senior "B" teams from across Canada now compete for...
National Champions.
History
Founded in 1967, the Owen Sound North Stars became Owen Sound's cornerstone for senior lacrosse. In 1951, the Owen Sound Crescents won the Mann CupMann Cup
The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship series is played between the Western Lacrosse Association champion and the Major Series Lacrosse champion...
as National Senior Champions. Although the experience was a great success, the price was too great as the team forced to fold after winning the Mann Cup and had to give up its top players. The team came back a year later, but was not the same. They eventually dropped down to Senior B for a couple seasons before ultimately folding.
For almost thirty years, the North Stars played hard and made their fans proud at both the Senior A and Senior B level. Some seasons, the North Stars played the entire regular season in Senior A just to compete in the Senior B playoffs. Their biggest rival seems to have been the Fergus Thistles, especially in the late years.
The North Stars won the Senior B league crown five times: 1979, 1980, 1989, 1990, and 1991. The North Stars were also Presidents Cup
Presidents Cup (box lacrosse)
The Presidents Cup is the National Senior level box lacrosse championship for the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The Championship is annual and awards a "Gold", "Silver", and "Bronze" placing. The skill levels have been adjusted in recent years, Senior "B" teams from across Canada now compete for...
National Champions four times: 1979, 1980, 1989, and 1991. They were National bronze medallists in 1990.
The team folded in 1995 after a series of dismal years at the Major Senior level. In 2000, the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League
OLA Senior B Lacrosse League
The OLA Senior B Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Many of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League...
was rebuilt and the following season Owen Sound came back to Senior after six years of hibernation. The current incarnation of Owen Sound senior lacrosse is the Owen Sound Woodsmen
Owen Sound Woodsmen
The Owen Sound NorthStars are a Canadian Senior box lacrosse team. The team played in the City of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada and participate in the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League...
.
Season-by-Season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | ||
| 1967 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 223 | 288 | 16 | 7th OLA Sr. B | DNQ | ||
| 1968 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 242 | 228 | 28 | 3rd OLA Sr. B | Lost Semi-final | ||
| 1969 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 337 | 233 | 38 | 2nd OLA Sr. B | Lost Quarter-final | ||
| 1970 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 444 | 234 | 42 | 1st OLA Sr. B | Lost Final | ||
| 1971 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 384 | 263 | 42 | 2nd OLA Sr. B | Lost Final | ||
| 1972 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 378 | 245 | 30 | 2nd OLA Sr. B | Lost Semi-final | ||
| 1973 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 434 | 355 | 29 | 3rd OLA Sr. B | Lost Semi-final | ||
| 1974 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 275 | 275 | 24 | 3rd OLA Major | Lost Semi-final | ||
| 1975 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 371 | 319 | 30 | 2nd OLA Major | Lost Final | ||
| 1976 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 321 | 306 | 29 | 2nd OLA Major | Lost Semi-final | ||
| 1977 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 364 | 260 | 38 | 1st OLA Major | Lost Final | ||
| 1978 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 339 | 258 | 36 | 1st OLA Major | Lost Final | ||
| 1979 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 379 | 260 | 38 | 1st OLA Sr. B | Won League, Won Presidents Cup Presidents Cup (box lacrosse) The Presidents Cup is the National Senior level box lacrosse championship for the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The Championship is annual and awards a "Gold", "Silver", and "Bronze" placing. The skill levels have been adjusted in recent years, Senior "B" teams from across Canada now compete for... |
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| 1980 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 440 | 340 | 36 | 1st OLA Sr. B | Won League, Won Presidents Cup Presidents Cup (box lacrosse) The Presidents Cup is the National Senior level box lacrosse championship for the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The Championship is annual and awards a "Gold", "Silver", and "Bronze" placing. The skill levels have been adjusted in recent years, Senior "B" teams from across Canada now compete for... |
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| 1981 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 311 | 269 | 26 | 4th OLA Major | Lost Final | ||
| 1982 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 307 | 267 | 32 | 3rd OLA Major | Lost Semi-final | ||
| 1983 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 288 | 250 | 30 | 2nd OLA Major | Lost Semi-final | ||
| 1984 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 379 | 245 | 32 | 3rd OLA Major | Lost Semi-final | ||
| 1985 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 298 | 239 | 24 | 3rd OLA Major | Lost Semi-final | ||
| 1986 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 357 | 212 | 42 | 2nd OLA Sr. B | Lost Final | ||
| 1987 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 260 | 188 | 26 | 3rd OLA Major | Lost Sr. B Final | ||
| 1988 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 471 | 254 | 34 | 3rd OLA Major | Lost Sr. B Final | ||
| 1989 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 267 | 252 | 26 | 3rd OLA Major | Won Sr. B Final, Won Presidents Cup Presidents Cup (box lacrosse) The Presidents Cup is the National Senior level box lacrosse championship for the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The Championship is annual and awards a "Gold", "Silver", and "Bronze" placing. The skill levels have been adjusted in recent years, Senior "B" teams from across Canada now compete for... |
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| 1990 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 163 | 199 | 18 | 3rd OLA Major | Won Sr. B Final | ||
| 1991 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 14 | 4th OLA Major | Won Sr. B Final, Won Presidents Cup Presidents Cup (box lacrosse) The Presidents Cup is the National Senior level box lacrosse championship for the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The Championship is annual and awards a "Gold", "Silver", and "Bronze" placing. The skill levels have been adjusted in recent years, Senior "B" teams from across Canada now compete for... |
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| 1992 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 135 | 168 | 10 | 4th OLA Major | Lost Semi-final | ||
| 1993 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||||
| 1994 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 172 | 266 | 9 | 5th OLA Major | DNQ | ||
| 1995 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 173 | 263 | 4 | 6th OLA Major | DNQ | ||
See also
- Major Series LacrosseMajor Series LacrosseMajor Series Lacrosse is a Senior A box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Most of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the...
- OLA Senior B Lacrosse LeagueOLA Senior B Lacrosse LeagueThe OLA Senior B Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Many of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League...
- Presidents Cup (box lacrosse)Presidents Cup (box lacrosse)The Presidents Cup is the National Senior level box lacrosse championship for the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The Championship is annual and awards a "Gold", "Silver", and "Bronze" placing. The skill levels have been adjusted in recent years, Senior "B" teams from across Canada now compete for...