The Kitchener–Waterloo Kodiaks were a Senior "A"

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team from

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. The Kodiaks played in the Eastern Division of the

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Senior "A" Lacrosse League where they competed in a 20 game regular season (10 at home) from May through July and playoffs beginning in August and ending with the

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in September. The Kodiaks played their home games at the

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, a multi-purpose recreational complex located in

. After the 2015 season, the team moved to

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and became the

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History

The Kodiaks competed in the OLA Senior B League starting in 2003. However, on March 12, 2006, the

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approved the sale of the

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franchise to the Kodiaks and the subsequent promotion to the Sr. A loop for the 2007 season. After years of declining support and attendance for the team, owner Al Orth sold the team to a group of investors from

. The Kodiaks' last season in Kitchener–Waterloo was the 2015 season with the team moving to Cobourg and becoming the

for the 2016 season.

Season-by-Season results

Presidents Cup Results

References

External links

Archived Kitchener–Waterloo Kodiaks Webpage

The Bible of Lacrosse

Major Series Lacrosse
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