The Presidents Cup is the national Senior-level

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 ...

championship for the

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. The annual Championship awards a "Gold", "Silver", and "Bronze" placing. The skill levels have been adjusted in recent years; Senior "B" teams from across

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now compete for the Presidents Cup (as before it was all Senior teams). Senior "A" is now represented by Ontario's

Major Series Lacrosse Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) is a Senior A box lacrosse league based in Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Most of the star players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League. Each year, the ...

and the Western Lacrosse Association (British Columbia), who compete for the

Mann Cup The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's box lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship is a best-of-seven, East vs West series played between the league champions of Major Series Lacrosse, the East, and Western Lacrosse Associa ...

History

There have been three trophies used for the Presidents Cup championships. The original trophy was known as the ''Castrol Oil Presidents Trophy'' and was awarded to teams from 1964 until 1971. In 1972, a new trophy was donated as a replacement and the old Castrol Oil trophy retired. The second trophy was in use from 1972 until 1995 when it too was retired. While the original Castrol Oil trophy was donated to the

Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame The Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame is a Canadian lacrosse hall of fame, located in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. The Hall was chartered in 1965 by the Canadian Lacrosse Association, and inducted its first class of hall of famers in ...

in 1979, the second trophy was put into storage and became forgotten. Its existence was completely unknown to the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame until the Canadian Lacrosse Association contacted the hall in late 2016 when it was found in their storage, which was donated to the lacrosse hall in February 2016. The original trophy underwent restoration work in 2015-2016 however the second trophy is still in need of some repair. The current trophy was donated for use starting in 1996 and has the following inscription: "Donated by the Iroquois Lacrosse Association and the '95 Presidents Cup winners, the Akwesasne Thunder, in honour and memory of the late Frank 'Tewisateni' Roundpoint, "Grandfather of Lacrosse", Akwesasne Mohawk Nation." The first two years (1964-1965) of competition were essentially the result of provincial championship play in Ontario. The Hagerville Warriors won the Ontario Senior ‘B’ Championship in 1964 – however at some point they were later included in the list of Canadian national champions for Senior ‘B’ as the Ohsweken Warrriors even though 1965 was reported in the newspaper press at that time as the first year of a National Senior ‘B’ Championship in Canada. The following year the Fergus Thistles won the Ontario Senior ‘B’ Championship. Port Alberni Labatts won the British Columbia Senior ‘B’ Championship and arrangements were made for a National Championship series to be played – however it never took place. 1965 saw the first true national competition between teams from different provinces when the Nanaimo Luckies and defending Fergus Thistles met in Nanaimo, British Columbia in a best of five series, which was swept 3-0 by Nanaimo and required a replay of the final 7 minutes and 15 seconds of the second game of the series after Fergus Thistles protested an officiating call.

Competing Leagues

Can-Am Senior B Lacrosse League The Can-Am Senior B Lacrosse League is a Senior-level Canadian and American box lacrosse league. The teams are located in the Southwestern Ontario and Upstate New York regions. Sanctioned by the First Nations Lacrosse Association, the champions of ...

(Can-Am) *

Ontario Series Lacrosse Ontario Series Lacrosse, known as the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League from 1999-2019, is a Senior box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Many of the players in the league play or have played ...

(OSL) * Prairie Gold Lacrosse League (PGLL) * Quebec Senior Lacrosse League (QSLL) * Nova Scotia Senior Lacrosse League (NSSLL) *

Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League (RMLL) is a box lacrosse league based in Alberta with three teams in Saskatchewan and, as of 2018, one in Manitoba. It is sanctioned by the Alberta Lacrosse Association. RMLL organizes all senior and junior play ...

(RMLL) * Three Nations Senior Lacrosse League (TNSLL) *

West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association The West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association is a Senior B Canadian box lacrosse league. The teams are located in southwest British Columbia. Champions of the league move on to compete for the Presidents Cup, the Canadian National Senior B championsh ...

(WCSLA)

Medal history

Most Valuable Player award

Leading scorer

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Bob Hamley Bob Hamley is the current General Manager of the Panther City Lacrosse Club of the National Lacrosse League. He is also a former head coach and General Manager of the Edmonton Rush and Colorado Mammoth, and a former NLL player. Hamley played fou ...

, Fergus Thistles , 18-13-31 , - , 1997 , Kyle Goundrey , Ladner Pioneers , 10-9-19 , - , 1998 , Chris Stachniak , Edmonton Miners , 10-11-21 , - , 1999 , Jim Nishiyams , Burnaby Bandits , 6-12-18 , - , 2000 , Mike Stevens , Newton Golden Eagles , 9-12-21 , - , 2001 , Al Truant , North Shore Indians , 11-8-19 , - , 2002 , Jamie Bowen , Edmonton Outlaws , 6-8-14 , - , 2003 , Colin Sherbanuk , Edmonton Outlaws , 6-7-13 , - , 2004 , Mike Stevens , Newton Golden Eagles , 7-15-22 , - , 2005 , Kyle Arbuckle ,

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, 7-11-18 , - , 2006 , Jamie Rooney , Wellington Aces , 10-10-20 , - , 2007 , Jeff Pringle , Ladner Pioneers , 12-7-19 , - , 2008 , Chad Culp ,

Owen Sound Woodsmen The Owen Sound NorthStars are a Canada, Canadian Senior box lacrosse team. The team played in the City of Owen Sound, Ontario, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada and participate in the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League. As the Woodsmen they were two-time Pr ...

, 10-8-18 , - , 2009 , Bryan Kazarian ,

, 12-24-36 , - , 2010 ,

Luke Wiles Luke Wiles (born August 28, 1982) is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays forward for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League. Wiles was named to the 2006 NLL All-Rookie Team. Junior career Wiles had an outstanding junior career ov ...

, Kahnawake Mohawks , 13-23-36 , - , 2011 , Josh Sanderson , Snake Island Muskies , 17-27-44 , - , 2012 ,

Jerome Thompson Jerome "Hiana" Thompson, Jr. (born June 4, 1988) is a professional box lacrosse player for the Georgia Swarm of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). Initially drafted by the Buffalo Bandits in 2011, he gained a roster spot for the 2015 NLL seas ...

, St. Regis Braves , 15-24-39 , - , 2013 , Chris Attwood ,

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, 21-24-45 , - , 2014 ,

Lyle Thompson Lyle Thompson (born September 9, 1992) is an Iroquois professional lacrosse player at the attack position for the Cannons Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League and the Georgia Swarm of the National Lacrosse League. He shared the 2014 Te ...

Onondaga Redhawks The Onondaga Redhawks are an American and Iroquois Senior "B" box lacrosse team from Nedrow, New York at Onondaga Nation. The team play their home games at Onondaga Nation Arena, aka Tsha'Hon'nonyen'dakhwa'. The Redhawks are eight-time Can-Am S ...

, 17-23-40 , - , 2015 , Wayne VanEvery ,

Six Nations Rivermen The Six Nations Rivermen are a Senior box lacrosse team. The team played in the City of Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada and participate in the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League. They are the defending 2015 Presidents Cup National Champions and two-time defe ...

, 15-16-31 , - , 2016 , Keegan Bal , St.Albert Miners , 12-24-36 , - , 2017 , Keegan Bal , St.Albert Miners , 30-32-62 , - , 2018 , Keegan Bal , St.Albert Miners , 16-27-43 , - , 2019 , Graedon Cornfield Seth Oakes , St.Albert Miners Akwesasne Bucks , 20-19-39 18-21-39 , - , 2022 , Keegan Bal , Miners Lacrosse Club , 18-37-55

All-Star Teams

First Team All-Stars

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, , colspan="2", Runners , - , 1986 , Jimmy Watkins (Fergus) , colspan="2", Dwayne Ferguson (Calgary), Barry Rooymans (Fergus), Jeff Gill (Newtown), Glen Lay (Newtown), Mark Tuura (Surrey) , - , 1987 , Jimmy Watkins (Fergus) , colspan="2", Greg Hummel (Fergus), Bob McGinn (Fergus) , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" , Year , ,

, , Defence , , Forwards , - , 1988 , Rick Peters (Nova Scotia) , Steve Pinchin (Fergus), Tim Kelly (Surrey) ,

(Fergus), Jeff Gill (Newtown), Jim Aitchison (Surrey) , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" , Year , ,

, , colspan="2", Runners , - , 1995 , Jamie Scott (Burnaby) , colspan="2", Dean Cecconi (Akwesasne), Mike Benedict, Jnr. (Akwesasne), Greg Davidson (Burnaby), Don Johannson (Burnaby), Kelly Young (Hagersville) , - , 1996 , , colspan="2", , - , 1997 , Tom Valade (Burnaby) , colspan="2", Charlie Lockwood (Akwesasne), Darren Wilson (Ohsweken), Kyle Goundrey (Ladner), John Wilson (Burnaby), Scott Hill (Ohsweken) , - , 1998 , , colspan="2", Chris Stachniak (Edmonton), Kyle Goundrey (Ladner), , - , 1999 , Chris Levis (North Shore) , colspan="2", Andy Holland (Burnaby), Gewas Schindler (Kahnawake), Dan Bostrom (Edmonton), Jim Nishiyama (Burnaby), Frank Bolton (North Shore) , - , 2000 , , colspan="2", , - , 2001 , Joe Bell Jr.* (Abbostford)/
Rob Cook* (Abbotsford) , colspan="2", Jamie Grimoldby (Owen Sound), Mike Benedict Jr. (Snye), George Baker (North Shore), Al Truant (North Shore), Russ Heard (Abbotsford) , - , 2002 , Mike Thompson (Snye) , colspan="2", Mike Benedict Jr. (Snye), Sean Hayes (Nanaimo), Jamie Bowen (Edmonton), Bill Brennan (Newton), Jamie Grimoldby (Owen Sound) , - , 2003 , Rob Blasdell (Owen Sound) , colspan="2", Lindsay Plunkett (Owen Sound), Pat McCready (K-W), Colin Sherbanuk (Edmonton), Kevin Shires (Nanaimo), Kevin Biggs (Kahnawake) , - , 2004 , Rob Blasdell (Barrie) , colspan="2", Chris Konopilliff (Kahnawake),

(Barrie), Ted Downling (Ladner), Greg Rennie (Ladner), Al Truant (Langley) , - , 2005 , Steve Dietrich (K-W) , colspan="2", Jordan Hernandez (Tri-City), Louie Alfred (Kahnawake), David Brown (K-W), Kevin Howard (Sherwood Park), Wayne Burke (K-W) , - , 2006 , Rob Cook (Ladner) , colspan="2", Jamie Rooney (Wellington), Shaun McRae (Tri-City), Ryan McNish (Sherwood Park), Scott Anderson (Ladner), Gewas Schindler (Onondaga) , - , 2007 , Grant McLeod (Sherwood Park) , colspan="2", Brandon Sanderson (Owen Sound), Jeff Pringle (Ladner), Bryan Kazarian (Owen Sound), Jim Veltman (Ajax-Pickering), Chad Norton (LaSalle) , - align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" , Year , ,

, , Defence , , Forwards , - , 2008 , Ben VanEvery (Kahnawake) , Lance Mitchell (Kahnawake), Jarrett Dorman (Tri-City) , Ben Prepchuk (Sherwood Park), Peter Gut (Sherwood Park),

Chris Driscoll Chris Driscoll (born September 12, 1971) is a Canadian retired lacrosse player. Professional career Born in Fergus, Ontario, Driscoll began his career with the Detroit Turbos in 1993. He played with the Turbos for two seasons before they disban ...

(Owen Sound) , - , 2009 , Matt Soulliere (Tri-City) , Logan Kane (Kahnawake), Joe Hall (Massena) , Tyler Farmer (Okotoks), Kyle Smith (Six Nations), Charlie Girdler (Tri-City) , - , 2010 , Rob Cook (Burnaby) , J. R. Bucktooth (Onondaga), Adam Jackson (Owen Sound) ,

(Kahnawake), Matt Quinton (Owen Sound), Jeremy Thompson (Onondaga) , - , 2011 , Jake Henhawk (St. Catharines) , Pat McCreedy (St. Catharines), Daryl Seymour (St. Regis) , Josh Sanderson (Snake Island), Brett Bucktooth (St. Regis), Geoff McNulty (St. Catharines) , - , 2012 , Alex Fortier (St. Regis) ,

(St. Regis), Jamie Shewchuk (St. Regis) , Andre Potter (St. Catharines), Dylan Llord (St. Catharines), Miles Thompson (St. Regis) , - , 2013 , Mike Thompson (Kahnawake) , Chris Attwood (St. Catharines), Caleb Wiles (Kahnawake) , Terry Melnyk (Calgary), Tim Bergin (Capital District), Miles Thompson (St. Regis) , - , 2014 , Warren Hill (Six Nations) , Jeremy Thompson (Onondaga), John Lintz (St. Albert) ,

(Onondaga), Nate Schmidt (St. Albert), Caleb Wiles (Kahnawake) , - , 2015 , , , ''(*) denotes a tie in selection.''

Second Team All-Stars

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, , colspan="2", Runners , - , 1986 , , colspan="2", Rick Sawicki (Fergus) , - , 1987 , , colspan="2",

(Fergus) , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" , Year , ,

, , Defence , , Forwards , - , 1988 , Jimmy Watkins (Fergus) , Dan Armstrong (Fergus), Darwin John (Newtown) , Emmett Printup (Newtown), Wayne Finck (Nova Scotia), Shaun Springett (Surrey) , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" , Year , ,

, , colspan="2", Runners , - , 1995 , Neil Bombury (Akwesasne) , colspan="2", Jason Kirby (Prince George), Todd Thomas (Hagersville), Jon Schneider (Edmonton), Marwan Jomha (Edmonton), Mark Burnham (Akwesasne) , - , 1996 , , colspan="2", , - , 1997 , Rob Cook (Ladner) , colspan="2", Marwan Jomha (Edmonton), Tom Sohier (Ladner), Travis Hill (Ohsweken), Mark Burnam (Akwesasne), Greg Phillips (Akwesasne) , - , 1998 , , colspan="2", , - , 1999 , John Frame (Edmonton) , colspan="2", Mike Kettles (Burnaby), Jamie Bowen (Edmonton), Brandon Seneca (Newton), Kono Douglas (Newton), Bobby Delarone (Kahnawake) , - , 2000 , , colspan="2", , - , 2001 , Tom Valade (North Shore) , colspan="2", Devan Wray (Edmonton), Jamie Bowen (Edmonton), Chris Gill (North Shore), Mike Stevens (Newton), Craig Ainsworth (Owen Sound) , - , 2002 , Grant McLeod (Edmonton) , colspan="2", Vern Hill (Newton), Jon Tarbell (Snye), Tyler Heavenor (Nanaimo), Lindsay Plunkett (Owen Sound), Scott Thompson (Snye) , - , 2003 , Devon Dalep (Nanaimo) , colspan="2", Louie Alfred (Kahnawake), Jamie Roy (Nanaimo), Andy Dudun (K-W), Mike Stevens (Newton), Bryan Kazarian* (Owen Sound), Kyle Arbuckle* (K-W) , - , 2004 , Rob Cook (Ladner) , colspan="2", Jason Jankowski (Barrie), Lance Mitchell (Kahnawake), Sean Hayes (Langley), John Harding (Winnipeg), Louie Alfred (Kahnawake) , - , 2005 , Derek Collins (Kahnawake) , colspan="2", Gewas Schindler (Onondaga), Kevin Hobday (Sherwood Park), Vern Hill (Mohawk), Russ Heard (Tri-City), Brett Bucktooth (Onondaga) , - , 2006 , Jeff Powless (Onondaga) , colspan="2", Kasey Beirnes (Wellington), Kyle Goundry (Ladner), Bruce Codd (Wellington), Russ Heard (Tri-City), Dave McCrimmon (Sherwood Park) , - , 2007 , Steve Dietrich (Ajax-Pickering) , colspan="2", Jimmy Quinlan (Sherwood Park), Mike Benedict Jr. (LaSalle), Shawn Summerfield (Ajax-Pickering), Ben Green (LaSalle), Darcy Powless (Six Nations) , - align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" , Year , ,

, , Defence , , Forwards , - , 2008 , Josh McNaughton (Owen Sound) , Dan Bostrom (Sherwood Park), Rob McGowean (Airdrie) , D. J. Serr (Kahnawake), Tony Walker (Six Nations), Chad Culp (Owen Sound) , - , 2009 , Jake Henhawk (Six Nations) ,

Callum Crawford Callum Crawford (born November 7, 1984) is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the New York Riptide in the National Lacrosse League. He also plays for Chrome Lacrosse Club in the Premier Lacrosse League. He has played for the Edmonton Rush, ...

(Kahnawake), Jim Barnes (Massena) , Chris Janese (Niagara), Brandon Sanderson (Owen Sound), Justin Thomas (Tri-City) , - , 2010 , Ross Bucktooth (Onondaga) , Andy Spack (Onondaga), Shane Lopatynicki (St. Albert) , Jamie Grimoldby (Owen Sound), Athan Iannucci (Tri-City), Jamie Rooney (Kahnawake) , - , 2011 , Alex Coutts (St. Albert) , Kasey Beirnes (Kahnawake), Ryan Oakes (Snake Island) , Callum Crawford (Kahnawake), Tom Seeman (Tri-City), Peter Jacobs (St. Regis) , - , 2012 , Jake Henhawk (St. Catharines) , Dean Hill (St. Regis), Mark Schermann (Rockyview) , Ryan McNish (Spruce Grove), Derek Tom (Rockyview), Murray Porter (St. Catharines) , - , 2013 , Jake Henhawk (St. Catharines) , Miles Thompson (Caughnawaga), Russell Thomas (Nanaimo) , Mike Klotz (Calgary), Callum Crawford (Kahnawake), Seth Oakes (Caughnawaga) , - , 2014 , David Marrese (St. Albert) , Richard Cambrey (Tri-City), Jordan Cornfield (St. Albert) , Steve Higgs (Nanaimo), Peter Jacobs (Kahnawake), Wayne VanEvery (Six Nations) , - , 2015 , , , ''(*) denotes a tie in selection.''

References

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External links

CLA Presidents Cup
Lacrosse competitions in Canada