Niagara Lock Monsters are a

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professional

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team that play in the

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. The Lock Monsters play out of the

Meridian Centre The Meridian Centre is a 5,300 seat arena in downtown St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, located at 1 David S. Howes Way. The arena is the home of the Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League and the Niagara River Lions of the Canadian Elite Bas ...

in St. Catharines, Ontario.

History

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. The Avengers played their first game ever on January 7, 2012 in

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. The Avengers defeated

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16-9 to pick up their first win in franchise history. The Avengers would finish the 2012 campaign with a 5-9 record landing them in last place with only 10 pts. The Avengers did not qualify for the post season. In the summer of 2012, the team was moved to St. Catharines and renamed the Niagara Lock Monsters. With a new look and a new roster, the Lock Monsters were able to secure top spot in the standings with a record of 11-3. In light of their first-place finish, the Lock Monsters earned a bye into the semi finals and were set to face 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 ...

. In a back and forth nail biter of a game, the Ironmen defeated the league champion Lock Monsters by a score of 16-15. Deemed one of the most exciting games in league history, the Ironmen would go on to become the second league champion and claim the honour of hoisting the coveted Creator's Cup. On April 4, 2014, the Lock Monsters defeated 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 ...

10-9 in overtime to win their first Creator's Cup.

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

Official CLax website
{{CLax Canadian Lacrosse League Lacrosse teams in Ontario Sport in St. Catharines Lacrosse clubs established in 2011 2011 establishments in Ontario 2016 disestablishments in Ontario Sports clubs disestablished in 2016