The Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL) is considered the most competitive Junior A men's
box 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 officia ...
league in the world and the number one source for talent for the
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United Stat ...
(NLL). The OJLL is sanctioned by the
Ontario Lacrosse Association
The Ontario Lacrosse Association (Ontario Lacrosse) is a not-for-profit sport organization and a member association of the Canadian Lacrosse Association, the national governing body for lacrosse in Canada. The Ontario Lacrosse Association is the ...
. 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 Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's box lacrosse team of Canada.
It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto. Originally restricted to amateurs, within three years the first under-the-table professional ...
- the Junior A National Box Lacrosse Championship of Canada. Ontario has captured the Minto Cup fifty-six times since 1937.
The OJLL is the number one source for talent for the
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United Stat ...
(NLL), the largest and most successful professional lacrosse property in the world. Since the first NLL draft in 1996, sixteen OJLL alumni have been selected first overall.
The Teams
2021 OJLL Playoffs Bracket - Iroquois Trophy
The Iroquois Trophy playoff champions
Champion moves on to the
Minto Cup
The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's box lacrosse team of Canada.
It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto. Originally restricted to amateurs, within three years the first under-the-table professional ...
national championship.
Draft History
2018 Midget Draft
2017 Midget Draft
2016 Midget Draft
2015 Midget Draft
2014 Midget Draft
Former Member Teams
: Akwesasne Indians (Folded in 2012)
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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.
History
Probably founded in the 1960s, the Mohawks started out as the Fergus Thistles. In 1963, the team mo ...
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Hamilton Bengals
The Hamilton Bengals are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Bengals play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.
History
Although not the same franchise, the Hamilton Bengals name does have some previous history. From ...
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Huntsville Hawks
The Huntsville Hawks are Junior "C" box lacrosse team from Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. The Hawks play in the Ontario Junior C Lacrosse League. They were known as the Huntsville Legionaires in 1965, Huntsville Tornadoes in 1966, and as the Hunt ...
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Mississauga Tomahawks
The Mississauga Tomahawks were a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The Tomahawks played in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. Some former Tomahawks players who have gone on to professional lacrosse are John Tavares
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(Relocated to Mimico in 2015)
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Orillia Rama Kings
The Orillia Kings are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Orillia, Ontario, Canada. The Kings play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League
The Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Associ ...
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Oshawa Green Gaels
The Green Gaels are a Junior "B" box lacrosse team based in Clarington, Ontario, Canada, that plays out of the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The Gaels play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.
History
The ...
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Ottawa Titans
The Ottawa Titans Baseball Club (French: ''Les Titans d'Ottawa'') is a professional baseball team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Titans made their debut in 2022 as a member of the independent Frontier League, which is an official MLB Pa ...
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Rexdale Warriors
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Scarborough Saints
The Newmarket Saints are a Junior "B" box lacrosse team based in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. The Saints play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League
The Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the Ontario Lac ...
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Sarnia Pacers
The Point Edward Pacers are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Point Edward, Ontario, Canada. The Pacers play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. The Pacers are four-time Founders Cup Canadian Junior B champions.
History
The Point Edward Pacer ...
Toronto Beaches
: Windsor Warlocks
References
External links
{{Lacrosse topics
Ontario Lacrosse Association
Lacrosse leagues in Canada
Sports leagues established in 1933
1933 establishments in Ontario