Founders Cup Trophy
2006 Founders Cup Logo

The Founders' Cup is the championship trophy of Canada's Junior "B" lacrosse leagues. The custodial duties of this trophy fall upon the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The national champions are determined through a round robin format with a playdown for the final.

History

The original Founders Cup was inaugurated in 1972 by the CLA in honour of "the founders of organized lacrosse," especially "The Father of Organized Lacrosse", William George Beers of Montreal, Quebec. Dr. Beers wrote the first rulebook of the sport and was key to the organizing the National Lacrosse Association in 1867, the forerunner of the CLA.[1]

Competitive leagues

Founders' Cup Champions

Year Champion Finalist Third Host
Castrol Cup era
1964Guelph Mohawks (ON)
1965Huntsville Teen Towners (ON)Ottawa (ON)
1966New Westminster Athletics (BC)
1967Elora Mohawks (ON)
1968Elora Mohawks (ON)
1969Vancouver Grandview (BC)
1970Whitby Transporters (ON)
1971Victoria McDonalds (BC)
Founders Cup era
1972Long Branch PCO's* (ON)
1973NOTL Warriors (ON)
1974Whitby Transporters (ON)
1975Windsor Warlocks (ON)Esquimalt (BC)North Glenora Blues (AB)Edmonton, AB
1976Elora Mohawks (ON)Burnaby (BC)Windsor Warlocks (ON)Windsor, ON
1977Scarborough Saints (ON)Quebec (QC)St. John's, NL
1978Point Edward Pacers (ON)Quebec (QC)
1979Point Edward Pacers (ON)
1980Enoch Tomahawks (AB)Toronto Beaches (ON)Owen Sound Signmen (ON)Baie-Comeau, QC
1981NOTL Warriors (ON)
1982Owen Sound Signmen (ON)Delta Islanders (BC)(13-10)[2]Port Coquitlam, BC
1983Point Edward Pacers (ON)Calgary, AB.
1984Point Edward Pacers (ON)Scarborough Saints (ON)Huntsville, ON
1985Scarborough Saints (ON)
1986Mississauga Tomahawks (ON)Alberta (AB)Akwesasne EaglesDartmouth, NS
1987Kitchener-Waterloo Braves (ON)Mississauga Tomahawks (ON)Huntsville Hawks (ON)Kitchener, ON
1988Kitchener-Waterloo Braves (ON)Sarnia, ON
1989Orangeville Northmen (ON)
1990Orangeville Northmen (ON)Port Coquitlam Saints (BC)Esquimalt LegionEsquimalt, BC

(*) denotes in 1972, the Founders Cup was awarded to the Junior "C" Champion instead of the Junior "B" Champion.

Year Gold Medal Game Bronze Medal Game
Champions Score Finalists Third Place Score Fourth Place
1991Huntsville Hawks
OJBLL
1992
Scarborough, ON
Scarborough Saints
OJBLL - Host
9-5Orillia Kings
OJBLL
1993
Winnipeg, MB
Owen Sound Flying Dutchmen[3]
OJBLL
15-13Orillia Kings
OJBLL
1994Orillia Kings
OJBLL
1995
St. Catharines, ON
Orillia Kings
OJBLL
1996Spartan Warriors
OJBLL
Orillia Kings
OJBLL
1997
Etobicoke, ON
Six Nations Red Rebels[4]
OJBLL
11-9 OTOrillia Kings
OJBLL
Iroquois Nationals[5]
ILA
11-4Mimico Mountaineers
OJBLL - Host
1998
Akwesasne
Clarington Green Gaels[6]
OJBLL
13-6Iroquois Nationals
ILA - Host
Six Nations Red Rebels
OJBLL
12-10Edmonton Miners
RMLL
1999
Milton, ON
Edmonton Miners
RMLL
13-10Milton Mavericks
OJBLL - Host
Clarington Green Gaels
OJBLL
10-8Elora Mohawks
OJBLL
2000
Clarington, ON
Clarington Green Gaels
OJBLL - Host
8-6Iroquois Nationals
ILA
Elora Mohawks
OJBLL
18-1Calgary Mountaineers
RMLL
2001
Edmonton, AB
Wallaceburg Red Devils
OJBLL
10-5Edmonton Miners
RMLL - Host
Scarborough Saints
OJBLL
11-10 OTDelta Islanders
WCJLL - Host
2002
Georgetown, ON
Clarington Green Gaels
OJBLL
7-6St. Catharines Spartans
OJBLL
Edmonton Miners
RMLL
9-7 OTHalton Hills Bulldogs
OJBLL - Host
2003
Port Coquitlam, BC
Barrie Tornado
OJBLL
16-8Coquitlam Adanacs
WCJLL
Prince George Posse
TOJLL
13-11 OTPort Coquitlam Saints
WCJLL - Host
2004
Elora, ON
Clarington Green Gaels
OJBLL
11-8Elora Mohawks
OJBLL - Host
Edmonton Warriors
RMLL
15-9Manitoba Buffalo
RMLL
2005
Saskatoon, SK
Elora Mohawks
OJBLL
11-2Edmonton Warriors
RMLL
Kamloops Rattlers
TOJLL
6-4Calgary Shamrocks
RMLL
2006
Windsor, ON
Oakville Buzz
OJBLL
10-4Windsor AKO Fratmen
OJBLL - Host
Calgary Shamrocks
RMLL
14-4Iroquois Nationals
ILA
2007
Kamloops, BC
Six Nations Rebels
OJBLL
8-2Coquitlam Adanacs
WCJLL
Calgary Shamrocks
RMLL
6-5Calgary Mountaineers
RMLL
2008
Guelph, ON
Six Nations Rebels
OJBLL
8-7Guelph Regals
OJBLL - Host
Iroquois Nationals
FNLA
5-3Port Coquitlam Saints
WCJLL
2009
Edmonton, AB
Calgary Mountaineers[7]
RMLL
8-4Clarington Green Gaels
OJBLL
Edmonton Warriors
RMLL - Host
7-6Red Deer Rampage
RMLL
2010
Etobicoke, ON
Halton Hills Bulldogs[8]
OJBLL
4-3 2OTMimico Mountaineers
OJBLL - Host
Kamloops Venom
TOJLL
8-3Calgary Mountaineers
RMLL
2011
Saskatoon, SK
Six Nations Rebels[9]
OJBLL
14-11Calgary Mountaineers
RMLL
Saskatchewan SWAT
PGLL - Host
15-7Manitoba Gryphons
RMLL
2012
Hagersville, ON
Six Nations Rebels[10]
OJBLL - Host
8-7Akwesasne Indians
OJBLL
Calgary Mountaineers
RMLL
17-11Onondaga Redhawks
ILA
2013
Winnipeg, MB
Six Nations Rebels[11]
OJBLL
16-12Calgary Mountaineers
RMLL
Onondaga Redhawks
ILA
14-9Team Nova Scotia
2014
Halifax, NS
Six Nations Rebels[12]
OJBLL
14-7Seneca WarChiefs
INJBLL
Team Nova Scotia
Host
11-4Manitoba Blizzard
RMLL
2015
Calgary, AB
Akwesasne Indians[13]
OJBLL
9-6 OTSeneca WarChiefs
FNJBLL
Calgary Mountaineers
RMLL - Host
9-6Coquitlam Adanacs
WCJLL
2016
Orangeville, ON
Orangeville Northmen[14]
OJBLL - Host
11-6Clarington Green Gaels
OJBLL
Seneca WarChiefs
FNJBLL
17-8Calgary Chill
RMLL
2017
Saskatoon, SK
Orangeville Northmen[15]
OJBLL
18-7Red Deer Rampage
RMLL
Seneca WarChiefs
FNJBLL
15-8Manitoba Blizzard
RMLL
2018
Akwesasne
Elora Mohawks[16]
OJBLL
9-5Seneca WarChiefs
FNJBLL
Coquitlam Adanacs
BCJT1LL
9-8Manitoba Blizzard
RMLL
2019
Winnipeg, MB
Calgary Shamrocks
RMLL
16-15Six Nations Rebels
OJBLL
Coquitlam Adanacs
BCJT1LL
7-4Manitoba Blizzard
RMLL - Host
2022
Brampton, ON
Nepean Knights
OJBLL
7-6Coquitlam Adanacs
BCJT1LL
Edmonton Warriors
RMLL
12-11Brampton Excelsiors
OBJLL - Host
2023
Port Coquitlam, BC
Edmonton Warriors
RMLL
9-7Akwesasne Thunder
OJBLL
Port Coquitlam Saints
BCJT1LL - Host
12-8Onondaga Redhawks
FNJBLL

References

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  2. "About the Owen Sound Northstars Jr B Lacrosse Team". www.northstarsjrblax.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-14.
  3. "Owen Sound 25th Anniversary Dutchmen News Centre News". www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-08-27.
  4. "All Aboriginal team wins national championship".
  5. "Challenge leads to bronze (Iroquois Lacrosse Association). - Free Online Library".
  6. "1998 Clarington Green Gaels headed to the Hall of Fame".
  7. "Clarington Green Gaels shocked in Founders final".
  8. "Founders Cup for Kevin Jenkins".
  9. "On Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  10. "Hail to the Champions: Six Nations Rebels Win Record Fifth Founders Cup Lacrosse Title in All-First Nations Final". Indian Country Today. 20 August 2012.
  11. "Six Nations Rebels Three-peat!". 28 August 2013.
  12. "Six Nations Rebels enjoy fourth straight Founders Cup win". Brantford Expositer. 27 August 2014.
  13. "Founders Cup Goes to Akwesasne". 26 August 2015.
  14. "Jr B Northmen claim Founders Cup". Orangeville Citizen. 25 August 2016.
  15. "Orangeville Northmen repeat as 2017 Founders Cup champions". Orangeville Banner. 20 August 2017.
  16. "Founders Cup wraps up in Akwesasne with win by Elora".
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