The Oakville Buzz are

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team from

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, Canada that play in the

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.https://ontariolacrosse.com/content/news/ola-junior-a-expansion-oakville-buzz.pdf The Buzz played in the

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from 2001-2018. The Buzz won the 2006

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Canadian Junior B National Champions.

History

The Oakville Buzz were founded in 2001. In 2005, they were often thought to be next in line to win the National Title. These dreams were squashed by the surging

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squad in the League Finals.

2006 playoff run

Finishing the 2006 season 19-1-0, their only loss came at the hands of the Mimico Mountaineers late in the season. The first round pitted them against the Halton Hills Bulldogs, whom they swept in three games. The Quarter-final was against

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, another three game sweep. The Conference Final was against Mimico Mountaineers, a third straight sweep. The Final was against the

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. Oakville took Games 1 and 2 10-5 and 8-6. Orangeville gasped for breath in Game 3, handing the Buzz their second loss of the campaign 8-7. The Buzz shut the Northmen down in Game 4, but it was a close 5-1 game. The Buzz won their first ever league title and a trip to their first

, to take place in

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. On August 23, the Buzz squared off against the Sherbrooke Jr. Extrême in their first ever national level game. The Buzz did not disappoint, winning 16-2. Their second game was a 19-5 win against the Saskatoon Smash the next night. Their third game was a 12-3 victory against the Calgary Shamrocks to clinch the pool's first seed. Their semi-final game was against the Calgary Shamrocks again, crushing them 21-9. This set up an All-Ontario

Final between the Buzz and the Windsor Fratmen. The Fratmen finished the OLA regular season with a 13-6-1 record, winning their division. Despite the early tournament prowess of the Fratmen, the Buzz eased their way into a 10-4 victory to win their first ever

National Title.

Season-by-season results

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

Founders Cup

CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Top 10 All Time Buzz Scoring ^{(to end 2018)}

References

External links

* *http://www.wampsbibleoflacrosse.com/
Unofficial OLA Page
{{Toronto Sports Oakville, Ontario Ontario Lacrosse Association teams