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St. Catharines Athletics
City St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...

League OLA Junior A Lacrosse League
OLA Junior A Lacrosse League
The Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league in Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The playoff champion moves on to compete for the National Championship—the Minto Cup.-The teams:-Playoff Champions:...

Founded 1877 (Organization)
Home Arena Bill Burgoyne Arena
Colours Navy Blue
Navy blue
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, Royal Blue
Royal blue
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 and White
White
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Coach Eric Vinc
Assistant Coaches Mike Accursi
Mike Accursi
Mike Accursi is a lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League. He is also a teacher and lacrosse coach at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in St...


Ian Rubel
GM Bill Walsh


The St. Catharines Athletics are a Junior "A" box lacrosse
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...

 team from St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...

, Canada
Canada
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. The Athletics play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League
OLA Junior A Lacrosse League
The Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league in Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The playoff champion moves on to compete for the National Championship—the Minto Cup.-The teams:-Playoff Champions:...

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St. Catharines Athletics 1877-1953, 1958-1961, 1982 to Present
St. Catharines Teepees 1954
St. Catharines Norsemen 1955-1956
St. Catharines Supertests 1964 - 1966
St. Catharines Lakesides 1967 - 1971
St. Catharines Legionaires 1972 - 1977

History

The St. Catharines Athletics Jr.A squad has played in various arenas and under many different names in their history. They also had many years in which the team was defunct. However, the organization has been running successfully without danger of defunction since 1982.

Minto Cup Championships

During their history, the team has won six Minto Cup
Minto Cup
The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team of Canada.It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto, and from 1901 until 1909 awarded to the senior men's champion of Canada...

 championships (1947, 1950, 1990, 1991, 2001, 2003.)
  • 1947 defeated the Vancouver Jr. Burrards 3 games to 1 - played @ Haig Bowl in St. Catharines, Ontario
    Ontario
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    .

  • 1950 defeated the Vancouver Jr. Burradrs 3 games to 0 - played in Vancouver
    Vancouver
    Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

    , British Columbia
    British Columbia
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     and the Winnipeg All-Stars 2 games to 0 - played in Winnipeg
    Winnipeg
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    , Manitoba
    Manitoba
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    .

  • 1990 defeated the Richmond Outlaws 2 games to 1 - played @ Queen's Park Arena
    Queen's Park Arena
    Queen's Park Arena is a 3,500 seat multi-use arena located in New Westminster, British Columbia. It was built in 1930 and opened on September 19. It once hosted the New Westminster Bruins of the Western Hockey League and New Westminster Royals of the BCJHL...

     in New Westminster, B.C.

  • 1991 defeated the Victoria Eagles 4 games to 1 - played @ Garden City Arena in St. Catharines, 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....


  • 2001 defeated the Burnaby Jr. A Lakers 4 games to 2 - played @ Garden City Arena in St. Catharines, 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....


  • 2003 defeated the Burnaby Jr. A Lakers 2 games to 1 - played @ Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
    Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
    The Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex is a recreation facility in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Father David Bauer Drive, west of Uptown...

     in Waterloo
    Waterloo, Ontario
    Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....

    , 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....


NLL Players

Many St. Catharines lacrosse players who played for the Athletics have gone on to successfully play in 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...

, such as:
  • Ian Llord
    Ian Llord
    Ian Llord is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League.-Junior:Llord played for the St. Catharines Athletics of the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League...

     - Buffalo Bandits
    Buffalo Bandits
    The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

  • Sean Greenhalgh
    Sean Greenhalgh
    Sean Greenhalgh is a lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League. Sean is a cousin to Charlie Mulgrew, a Scottish footballer, who plays for Celtic FC.-Junior career:...

     - Buffalo Bandits
    Buffalo Bandits
    The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

  • Billy Dee Smith
    Billy Dee Smith
    Billy Dee Smith is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse...

     - Buffalo Bandits
    Buffalo Bandits
    The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

  • Mark Steenhuis
    Mark Steenhuis
    Mark Steenhuis is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse ....

     - Buffalo Bandits
    Buffalo Bandits
    The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

  • Steve Priolo - Buffalo Bandits
    Buffalo Bandits
    The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

  • Geoff McNulty - Calgary Roughnecks
    Calgary Roughnecks
    The Calgary Roughnecks are a professional box lacrosse team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Western Division of the National Lacrosse League and play their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The team name is derived from the roughnecks who work drilling rigs in...

  • Joel McCready - Rochester Knighthawks
    Rochester Knighthawks
    The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...

  • Ian Rubel - Rochester Knighthawks
    Rochester Knighthawks
    The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...

  • Steve Toll
    Steve Toll
    Steve Toll is a lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League. Toll has won four NLL Championships with the Toronto Rock, as well as one NLL Championship with the Rochester Knighthawks....

     - Rochester Knighthawks
    Rochester Knighthawks
    The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...

     (all time leader in assists (356) and points (608))
  • Matt Vinc
    Matt Vinc
    Matt Vinc , is a lacrosse goaltender in the National Lacrosse League, currently playing for the Rochester Knighthawks, the Six Nations Chiefs of the MSL, and the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse....

     - Rochester Knighthawks
    Rochester Knighthawks
    The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...

  • Pat McCready
    Pat McCready
    Pat McCready is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League.-NLL career:McCready made his professional lacrosse debut in 1996 with the Charlotte Cobras...

     - Rochester Knighthawks
    Rochester Knighthawks
    The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...

  • Thomas Hajek
    Thomas Hajek
    Thomas Hajek is a Slovakian-Canadian lacrosse player from St. Catharines, Ontario, who plays for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League.-College career:...

     - Philadelphia Wings
    Philadelphia Wings
    The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....

  • Craig Conn
    Craig Conn
    Craig Conn is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Washington Stealth in the National Lacrosse League.-High school career:...

     - Washington Stealth
    Washington Stealth
    The Washington Stealth are a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional box lacrosse league of North America. Based in Everett , the Stealth began play in the 2010 NLL season, with home games played at the 8,513-seat Comcast Arena at Everett.The team was previously known as the...

  • Jon Sullivan - Minnesota Swarm
    Minnesota Swarm
    Minnesota Swarm is a box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. The team plays on Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota....

  • Brad Favero - Minnesota Swarm
    Minnesota Swarm
    Minnesota Swarm is a box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. The team plays on Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota....

  • Corey Small
    Corey Small
    Corey Small is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League and formerly the Hamilton Nationals in Major League Lacrosse.-High school career:...

     - Edmonton Rush
    Edmonton Rush
    The Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that started playing in the 2006 NLL season.The NLL announced that Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would receive an NLL franchise on May 5, 2005. They play their home games at Rexall Place...

  • Randy Mearns
    Randy Mearns
    Randy Mearns is a former lacrosse player.Mearns was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2006 following a lengthy career in the Ontario Lacrosse Association, Major Series Lacrosse and Western Lacrosse Association Canadian professional box lacrosse leagues as a player.-Junior...

     - retired.

There is also a notable amount of players outside of St.Catharines who have gone on to successful careers after playing for the Athletics. Players included are:
  • Mike Accursi
    Mike Accursi
    Mike Accursi is a lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League. He is also a teacher and lacrosse coach at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in St...

     - Rochester Knighthawks
    Rochester Knighthawks
    The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...

     (two seasons)
  • Luke Wiles
    Luke Wiles
    Luke Wiles is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays forward for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League. Wiles was named to the 2006 NLL All-Rookie Team...

     - Washington Stealth
    Washington Stealth
    The Washington Stealth are a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional box lacrosse league of North America. Based in Everett , the Stealth began play in the 2010 NLL season, with home games played at the 8,513-seat Comcast Arena at Everett.The team was previously known as the...

     (one season)
  • Athan Iannucci
    Athan Iannucci
    Jonathan "Athan" Iannucci is a professional lacrosse player. He played collegiate lacrosse at Hofstra University. Iannucci plays professional lacrosse for the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League and the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. He was a member of the now defunct St...

     - Philadelphia Wings
    Philadelphia Wings
    The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....

     (one season)
  • Mike Hominuck
    Mike Hominuck
    Mike Hominuck is a lacrosse player for in the National Lacrosse League. On September 7, 2011, Hominuck signed with the Philadelphia Wings. -NLL:-References:...

     - Toronto Rock
    Toronto Rock
    The Toronto Rock is a lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The Rock of the late 1990s / early 2000s has been called a dynasty, having won five NLL championships in seven years. From 1999 to 2003, the Rock appeared in an NLL-record...

  • Rory Glaves
    Rory Glaves
    Rory Glaves is a Canadian lacrosse player and an assistant captain for the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League. Glaves also played two years of college lacrosse for the University of Hartford. Glaves has won two Minto Cup championships with the St...

      - Edmonton Rush
    Edmonton Rush
    The Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that started playing in the 2006 NLL season.The NLL announced that Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would receive an NLL franchise on May 5, 2005. They play their home games at Rexall Place...

  • Frank Resetarits
    Frank Resetarits
    Frank Resetarits is a lacrosse player from Hamburg, New York. As a high school player Resitarits ranks in the top three players all-time for points in a career. He plays forward for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and attack for the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse...

     - Buffalo Bandits
    Buffalo Bandits
    The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

  • Brett Bucktooth - Buffalo Bandits
    Buffalo Bandits
    The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

     (one season)
  • Darris Kilgour
    Darris Kilgour
    Darris Kilgour is the head coach and general manager of the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League. Kilgour also played for the Bandits for 8 seasons, before finishing his playing career with the Rochester Knighthawks and Albany Attack. He won three championships with the Bandits, and is...

     - Buffalo Bandits
    Buffalo Bandits
    The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

      (Retired from playing, now head coach of the Bandits)
  • Cam Bomberry - retired.

Season-by-Season results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season GP W L T GF GA PTS Placing Playoffs
1961 22 11 11 0 200 255 22 4th OLA-A Lost Semi-final
1962 0 - -
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1963 24 12 12 0 261 272 24 4th OLA-A Lost Semi-final
1964 24 14 10 0 322 274 28 3rd OLA-A Lost Semi-final
1965 20 9 11 0 270 257 18 5th OLA-A Lost Quarter-final
1966 24 11 13 0 326 315 22 4th OLA-A Lost Quarter-final
1967 24 6 18 0 240 350 12 8th OLA-A Lost Semi-final
1968 24 9 14 1 277 325 19 5th OLA-A Lost Quarter-final
1969 24 7 17 0 301 376 14 7th OLA-A Lost Quarter-final
1970 28 11 16 1 357 400 23 7th OLA-A Lost Semi-final
1971 30 5 25 0 341 463 10 7th OLA-A Lost Quarter-final
1972 28 11 17 0 346 442 22 6th OLA-A Lost Quarter-final
1973 28 9 19 0 369 457 18 6th OLA-A Lost Semi-final
1974 28 6 22 0 338 448 12 8th OLA-A Lost Semi-final
1975 28 11 17 0 331 389 22 7th OLA-A DNQ
1976 26 9 16 1 310 392 19 4th OLA-A West Lost Quarter-final
1977 22 3 19 0 237 364 6 11th OLA-A DNQ
1982 20 8 9 3 236 289 19 5th OLA-A Lost Quarter-final
1983 24 12 11 1 272 290 25 5th OLA-A Lost Tier II Final
1984 24 13 10 1 327 288 27 3rd OLA-A Lost Semi-final
1985 24 17 7 0 405 284 34 3rd OLA-A Lost Semi-final
1986 20 12 8 0 258 210 24 2nd OLA-A Lost Final
1987 25 18 7 0 299 227 36 2nd OLA-A Lost Final
1988 24 17 6 1 388 235 35 2nd OLA-A Lost Semi-final
1989 24 19 5 0 346 195 38 2nd OLA-A Lost Final
1990 20 19 1 0 419 154 38 1st OLA-A Won League, Won Minto Cup
Minto Cup
The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team of Canada.It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto, and from 1901 until 1909 awarded to the senior men's champion of Canada...

1991 20 15 5 0 261 163 30 1st OLA-A Won League, Won Minto Cup
Minto Cup
The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team of Canada.It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto, and from 1901 until 1909 awarded to the senior men's champion of Canada...

1992 20 16 4 0 301 179 32 1st OLA-A Lost Final
1993 22 21 1 0 391 184 42 1st OLA-A Lost Final
1994 26 20 6 0 395 258 40 2nd OLA-A West Lost Semi-final
1995 20 15 5 0 279 190 30 3rd OLA-A Lost Final
1996 20 14 5 1 248 192 29 3rd OLA-A Lost Semi-final
1997 18 10 8 0 182 198 20 5th OLA-A Lost Quarter-final
1998 22 15 6 1 288 177 31 5th OLA-A Lost Final
1999 20 13 7 0 186 150 26 4th OLA-A Lost Semi-Final
2000 20 11 9 0 178 174 22 5th OLA-A Lost Final
2001 20 14 5 1 200 144 29 2nd OLA-A Won League, Won Minto Cup
Minto Cup
The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team of Canada.It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto, and from 1901 until 1909 awarded to the senior men's champion of Canada...

2002 20 20 0 0 223 118 40 1st OLA-A Won League
2003 20 17 2 1 192 121 35 1st OLA-A Won League, Won Minto Cup
Minto Cup
The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team of Canada.It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto, and from 1901 until 1909 awarded to the senior men's champion of Canada...

2004 20 12 8 0 193 158 24 5th OLA-A Lost Quarter-Final
2005 22 6 16 0 188 198 12 9th OLA-A DNQ
2006 22 14 6 2 186 159 30 3rd OLA-A Lost Quarter-Final
2007 18 10 8 0 138 111 20 6th OLA-A Lost Quarter-Final
2008 22 15 5 2 204 130 32 3rd OLA-A Lost Semi-Final
2009 22 14 8 0 248 198 28 5th OLA-A Lost Quarter-Final
2010 22 16 6 0 267 183 32 4th OLA-A Lost Quarter-Final
2011 22 12 9 1 228 195 25 6th OLA-A Lost Quarter-Final

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