Can-Am Senior B Lacrosse League

Last updated
Can-Am Lacrosse League
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Sport Box lacrosse
Founded1978
No. of teams5
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)		Allegany Arrows
(2025)
Most titlesNewtown Golden Eagles (11)
Official website CanAmLacrosse.org

The Can-Am Senior B Lacrosse League is a Senior-level box lacrosse league with teams in the Western New York and Central New York regions of New York State and southern Ontario in Canada, mostly on tribal reservations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Sanctioned by the First Nations Lacrosse Association, the champions of the Can-Am league compete for the Presidents Cup, the Canadian National Senior B championship. Can-Am teams have won the Presidents' Cup five times.

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History

Formed in 1969 as the North American Lacrosse Association, the league reformed after eight seasons. Renamed Can-Am in 1978.

Newtown Golden Eagles are the most successful team to-date winning the Can-Am title 11 times. The Eagles have medaled at Presidents' Cup three times, including gold in 2000.

Teams

TeamCityReservationFirst Year
Allegany Arrows Jimerson Town, New York Allegany 2006
Grand River Warriors Six Nations, Ontario Six Nations of the Grand River 2024
Newtown Golden Eagles Irving, New York Cattaraugus 1990
Onondaga Redhawks Nedrow, New York Onondaga 2001
Tonawanda Braves Basom, New York Tonawanda 2000

Former member teams

Champions

SeasonPlayoff ChampionRunner UpSeriesPresidents Cup result
1990Newtown Golden Eagles
1991Newtown Golden Eagles
1992Newtown Golden Eagles
1993Tuscarora Hawks
1994Tuscarora HawksGold
1995Hagersville Tigers
1996Ohsweken WolvesGold
1997Ohsweken WolvesSilver
1998Newtown Golden EaglesEagles: Silver; Hawks (host): Bronze
1999Newtown Golden EaglesBronze
2000Newtown Golden EaglesGold
2001Newtown Golden Eagles
2002Newtown Golden Eagles
2003Newtown Golden Eagles
2004Newtown Golden Eagles
2005 Onondaga Redhawks
2006 Onondaga Redhawks
2007Six Nations Sting
2008Six Nations Sting
2009Niagara Hawks
2010 Onondaga Redhawks Niagara Hawks2-0Gold
2011Newtown Golden EaglesSix Nations Slash4-1
2012 Onondaga Redhawks Newtown Golden Eagles4-0
2013 Onondaga Redhawks [2] Newtown Golden Eagles4-1Elimintated in round robin
2014 Onondaga Redhawks [3] Newton Golden Eagles4-0Gold
2015 Onondaga Redhawks Native Sons4-14th
2016 Native Sons Onondaga Redhawks 4-04th
2017 Native Sons Pinewoods Smoke4-2Bronze
2018 Onondaga Redhawks Tuscarora Tomahawks4-26th
2019Akwesasne Bucks [4] [5] Tuscarora Tomahawks4-0Silver
2022Akwesasne BucksNewtown Golden Eagles3-1Silver
2023Tuscarora TomahawksAllegany Arrows3-27th
2024Allegany ArrowsTonawanda Braves3-0Bronze
2025Allegany ArrowsTonawanda Braves4-1TBD

Championship results by team

TeamWinsYears Won
Newtown Golden Eagles111990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011
Onondaga Redhawks82005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
Tuscarora/Niagara Hawks or Tuscarora Tomahawks41993, 1994, 2009, 2023
Allegany Arrows22024, 2025
Akwesasne Bucks22019, 2022
Native Sons22016, 2017
Six Nations Sting22007, 2008
Ohsweken Wolves21996, 1997
Hagersville Tigers11995

References

  1. ↑ "End of the road for Six Nations Slash". The Hamilton Spectator. October 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Redhawks 2013 Can-Am Champions". Can-Am Lacrosse League. August 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Onondaga Redhawks win Can-Am Championship". Syracuse.com. August 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Akwesasne Bucks sweep CanAm Finals". Presidents Cup. August 4, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Akwesasne Bucks become sixth team in Presidents Cup". Indian Time. August 8, 2019.
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