Major Series Lacrosse
Encyclopedia
Major Series Lacrosse is a Senior A box lacrosse
league based out of Ontario
, Canada
sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association
. Most of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League
. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the Western Lacrosse Association
champion for the Mann Cup
every September. The championship is hosted alternately between Ontario and British Columbia every year.
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...
league based out of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, 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...
sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association
Ontario Lacrosse Association
Ontario Lacrosse Association is a sanctioned sports body in Ontario, Canada. Empowered by the Canadian Lacrosse Association, the OLA controls and regulates Minor level, Junior level and Senior level Lacrosse...
. Most of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...
. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the Western Lacrosse Association
Western Lacrosse Association
The Western Lacrosse Association is an amateur league of men's Senior A box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. It consists of seven teams, based in cities throughout southwestern British Columbia. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the...
champion for the Mann Cup
Mann Cup
The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship series is played between the Western Lacrosse Association champion and the Major Series Lacrosse champion...
every September. The championship is hosted alternately between Ontario and British Columbia every year.
Teams
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| Ajax-Pickering Rock | Ajax Ajax, Ontario Ajax is a town in the Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area.The town is named for the HMS Ajax a Royal Navy cruiser that served in World War II. Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the... |
| Brampton Excelsiors Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) The Brampton Excelsiors are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The Excelsiors play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" Lacrosse League.-Season-by-season results:... |
Brampton Brampton, Ontario Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806, making it the 11th largest city in Canada. It is also one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities, with an average... |
| Brooklin Redmen Brooklin Redmen The Brooklin Redmen are a box lacrosse team from Whitby, Ontario. The Redmen play in the Major Series Lacrosse league . The MSL, and its counterpart, the Western Lacrosse Association, represent the highest level of competitive box lacrosse in Canada... |
Whitby Whitby, Ontario Whitby is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region... |
| Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks The Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Kitchener, Ontario. The Kodiaks play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" Lacrosse League.-External links:* * * *... |
Kitchener Kitchener, Ontario The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census... |
| Peterborough Lakers Peterborough Lakers (MSL) The Peterborough Lakers are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Peterborough, Ontario. They play in the Major Series Lacrosse league where under the current format, they compete in 20 regular season games from May through July and playoffs beginning in August and ending with the Mann Cup in September... |
Peterborough Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks... |
| Six Nations Chiefs Six Nations Chiefs The Six Nations Chiefs are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Six Nations, Ontario. The chiefs play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" League.-See also:* Six Nations Arrows - an affiliated Junior "A" box lacrosse team.-External links:* * * *... |
Six Nations Six Nations 40, Ontario Six Nations is the largest First Nation in Canada with a total of 23,902 band members. 11,865 are reported living in the territory. It is the only territory in North America that has the six Iroquois nations living together. These nations are the Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca and... |
Champions
- Bold indicates Mann CupMann CupThe Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship series is played between the Western Lacrosse Association champion and the Major Series Lacrosse champion...
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Defunct teams
- Owen Sound North StarsOwen Sound North StarsThe Owen Sound North Stars are a defunct Canadian Senior box lacrosse team. The team played in the City of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada and participated in the Major Series Lacrosse and the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League...
- Windsor WarlocksWindsor, OntarioWindsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
- St. Catharines AthleticsSt. Catharines Athletics (MSL)The St. Catharines Athletics are a defunct Senior "A" box lacrosse team from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.-Championships:***...
- St. Regis IndiansSt. Regis IndiansThe St. Regis Indians are a former Senior "A" box lacrosse team from St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, New York on Akwesasne island. The Indians played in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" Lacrosse League from 1998 to 2009. From 1998 to 2005, the team was known as the Akwesasne Thunder.-External...
- Barrie LakeshoresBarrie LakeshoresThe Barrie Lakeshores were a Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Barrie, Ontario. The Lakeshores played in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" Lacrosse League.-History:...
- Fergus Thistles