Toronto Shooting Stars were a

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professional

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team that played in the

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. The Shooting Stars played out of the

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History

The team was founded as the Oshawa Machine in the summer of 2011. The Machine played their first game in franchise history on January 7, 2012 in

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. The Machine lost the game to the

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19-13. The Machine finished the 2012 campaign with a record of 6-8 which was good for fifth position in the six-team league. The Machine did not qualify for the playoffs in 2012 The team was moved in the summer of 2012 and became the Toronto Shooting Stars. The Stars played in the old

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, renamed the

. The Shooting Stars finished the regular season with a record of 8-6 which put them in a three-way tie with the

and the

Brampton Inferno SouthWest Cyclops were a Canadian professional indoor lacrosse team that played in the Canadian Lacrosse League. The team, originally named the Brampton Inferno, played their 2015 season in Paris, Ontario. History The team ownership was confirmed ...

, now the

SouthWest Cyclops SouthWest Cyclops were a Canadian professional indoor lacrosse team that played in the Canadian Lacrosse League. The team, originally named the Brampton Inferno, played their 2015 season in Paris, Ontario. History The team ownership was confirmed ...

. Once the playoff matches were determined, the Shooting Stars found themselves in second spot and received a first-round bye. In the semi-final, the Shooting Stars were able to defeat 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 ...

by the narrowest of margins by a score of 11-10. This landed the Shooting Stars in the final against 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 the final game, the Ironmen were able to eke past the Toronto squad by a score of 14-11 to take the Creators Cup. On November 8, 2013, new league owners decided to fold the Shooting Stars franchise taking the

to five teams.

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 Lacrosse teams in Toronto Sport in Toronto Lacrosse clubs established in 2011 2011 establishments in Ontario Sports clubs disestablished in 2013 2013 disestablishments in Ontario