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The Cornwall Celtics are Junior "B" box lacrosse
Box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as indoor lacrosse and sometimes shortened to boxla, LAX or simply box, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada, where it is the most popular version of the game played in contrast to the traditional field lacrosse game...
team from Cornwall, Ontario
Cornwall, Ontario
Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The Celtics play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League
OLA Junior B Lacrosse League
The Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association in Ontario, Canada.-History:The Junior "B" level of the Ontario Lacrosse Association has been around since at least 1964...
.
History
The Cornwall Celtics joined the OLA-B in 2006 with the Hamilton BengalsHamilton Bengals
The Hamilton Bengals are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Bengals play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.-History:...
. These two teams are just 2 more teams in a huge expansion of the OLA-B in recent years. Their first season was a good start for such a competitive level of play. They first game was a 15-7 loss to the Gloucester Griffins
Gloucester Griffins
The Gloucester Griffins are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Gloucester, Ontario, Canada. The Griffins play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.-History:...
on April 22, 2006. On May 6, 2006, the Celtics picked up their first win against the Milton Mavericks, 6-5. The Celtics did not make the playoffs in their first season, but that is to be expected in such a large lacrosse league.
Cornwall is better known as a hockey town, with the (now gone) Cornwall Royals
Cornwall Royals
The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981 and the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1992. This team should not be confused with other Cornwall Royals teams that played in the QSHL, MMJHL, or OHA-B.-History:From 1961 until 1969, the...
and the Central Junior A Hockey League
Central Junior A Hockey League
The Central Canada Hockey League is a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey league operating in eastern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ottawa District Hockey Association and Hockey Canada and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League...
's Cornwall Colts
Cornwall Colts
The Cornwall Colts are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. Before 1992, they were known as the Massena Americans, and moved to Cornwall in 1992 when the Cornwall Royals were sold and moved away from the...
, but the ownership group of the Celtics feel that they will be able to bring Lacrosse back to the forefront of Cornwall's sports community http://cornwallceltics.com/.
Season-by-season results
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstSeason | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | Placing | Playoffs |
1969 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 280 | 192 | 27 | 1st OLA-B East | Lost Round 1 |
1970 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 427 | 279 | 38 | 1st OLA-B East | Won Ontario |
1971 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 500 | 253 | 38 | 2nd OLA-B East | Lost Castrol Cup Playoffs |
1972 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 509 | 180 | 38 | 1st OLA-B East | Lost Ontario Finals |
2006 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 101 | 241 | 8 | 11th OLA-B East | DNQ |
2007 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 129 | 189 | 14 | 8th OLA-B East | Lost Round 1 |
2008 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 134 | 207 | 14 | 9th OLA-B East | DNQ |
2009 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 149 | 146 | 23 | 6th OLA-B East |