SouthWest Cyclops were a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

professional

indoor lacrosse Box lacrosse, also known as boxla, box, or indoor lacrosse, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada in the 1930s, where it is more popular than field lacrosse. Lacrosse is Canada's official ...

team that played in the

Canadian Lacrosse League Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

. The team, originally named the Brampton Inferno, played their 2015 season in

Paris, Ontario Paris (2021 population, 14,956) is a community located in the County of Brant, Ontario, Canada. It lies just northwest from the city of Brantford at the spot where the Nith River empties into the Grand River. Paris was voted "the Prettiest Littl ...

History

The team ownership was confirmed on June 19, 2011 and the team was scheduled to start play in 2012. The original

saw two teams in Brampton, the Inferno and the Peel Avengers, now the Niagara Lock Monsters, two teams in Six Nations, the

Iroquois Ironmen Iroquois Ironmen were a Canadian professional indoor lacrosse team that played in the Canadian Lacrosse League. The Ironmen, along with the Ohsweken Demons, played out of the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Ohsweken, Ontario. On November 8, 2013, team ...

and the

Ohsweken Demons Ohsweken Demons were a Canadian professional indoor lacrosse team that played in the Canadian Lacrosse League. The Demons played out of the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Hagersville, Ontario. History The Ohsweken Demons played their first game ever ...

, and two teams in Oshawa, the Oshawa Machine, and the

Durham TurfDogs Durham TurfDogs were a Canadian professional indoor lacrosse team that played in the Canadian Lacrosse League. The TurfDogs, along with the Oshawa Machine, played out of the GM Centre in Oshawa, Ontario. History The TurfDogs played their first ga ...

. On January 7, 2012, the Inferno played in the inaugural CLax game, defeating the

18-11 in

Hagersville, Ontario Hagersville is a community in Haldimand County, Ontario in Canada. Location and airports *Hagersville is approximately southwest of Hamilton, Ontario, southwest of Caledonia, Ontario, and northeast of Port Dover, Ontario. *Hagersville's neares ...

. In their first season, the Cyclops, then the Inferno, played a 14-game schedule and finished second in the league standings with a record of 8-6. The Inferno found themselves on the losing end of the semi final by a score of 17-16 being defeated by the eventual Creator's Cup Champion the

. In 2013, the Inferno recorded an identical record of 8-6 but slipped to number 4 in the standings. In the playoff picture, the Inferno were defeated by the

once again being denied a visit to the championship game. In December 2013, after two seasons, the Inferno were renamed the SouthWest Cyclops and will play in

out of the

Iroquois Lacrosse Arena The Iroquois Lacrosse Arena is a box lacrosse arena on the outskirts of Hagersville, Ontario, Canada on the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve. The arena opened in 2004 and does not host hockey games, there is no refrigeration system for ice. ...

. In 2015, the team relocated to

Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

References

External links

Facebook PageCanadian Lacrosse League: Southwest Cyclops Preview
{{CLax Canadian Lacrosse League Lacrosse teams in Ontario Lacrosse clubs established in 2011 2011 establishments in Ontario 2016 disestablishments in Ontario Sports clubs disestablished in 2016