 | |
| Sport | Box lacrosse |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| League | OJBLL |
| Based in | Kahnawake, Quebec |
| Arena | Kahnawake Sports Complex |
| Colours | Maroon, Black, and White |
| President | Derek Stacey |
| Head coach | Garrett Cree |
| General manager | Greg Horn |
| Championships | none |
The Kahnawake Hunters are a Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada. The Hunters play in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League and are eligible for the Founders Cup National Championship. The Hunters are the only Quebec team in the OJBLL.
The Hunters were proposed by Kahnawake Minor Lacrosse in 2007 as local players had nowhere to play after graduating the minor levels. In 2008, the team operated as an intermediate squad before applying as a Junior B team for the 2009 season.
The Kahnawake Hunters made their debut in 2009 in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League. [1] The Hunters expansion marked the first time a Kahnawake team competed in Junior B in almost a decade. [2] In their first season, the Hunters finished with a record of 3 wins, 15 losses, and 2 ties. [3]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 152 | 201 | 4th of 4, Far East | DNQ |
| 2010 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 162 | 132 | 1st of 4, Far East | Won, 3-0 vs Gloucester Griffins Lost, 1-3 vs Clarington Green Gaels |
| 2011 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 249 | 171 | 1st of 4, Far East | Lost, 1-3 vs Newmarket Saints |
| 2012 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 190 | 182 | 2nd of 4, Far East | Lost, 0-3 vs Halton Hills Bulldogs |
| 2013 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 208 | 188 | 2nd of 4, Far East | Lost, 0-2 vs Halton Hills Bulldogs |
| 2014 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 194 | 201 | 3rd of 4, Far East | Lost, 0-3 vs Akwesasne Indians |
| 2015 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 227 | 267 | 4th of 4, Far East | DNQ |
| 2016 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 204 | 224 | 3rd of 4, Far East | DNQ |
| 2017 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 199 | 179 | 2nd of 4, Far East | Won, 3-0 vs Gloucester Griffins Lost, 0-3 vs Akwesasne Indians |
| 2018 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 229 | 214 | 3rd of 4, Far East | Won, 3-0 vs Halton Hills Bulldogs Lost, 0-3 vs Clarington Green Gaels |
| 2019 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 185 | 230 | 3rd of 4, Far East | Lost, 1-3 vs Nepean Knights |
Mohawk is an Iroquoian language currently spoken by around 3,500 people of the Mohawk nation, located primarily in current or former Haudenosaunee territories, predominately Canada, and to a lesser extent in the United States. The word "Mohawk" is an exonym. In the Mohawk language, the people say that they are from Kanien:ke and that they are Kanienʼkehá꞉ka "People of the Flint Stone Place" or "People of the Flint Nation".
The Mohawk people are the most easterly section of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy. They are an Iroquoian-speaking Indigenous people of North America, with communities in southeastern Canada and northern New York State, primarily around Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. As one of the five original members of the Iroquois League, the Kanienʼkehá꞉ka are known as the Keepers of the Eastern Door – the traditional guardians of the Iroquois Confederation against invasions from the east.
Events from the year 1746 in Canada.
The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory is a First Nations reserve of the Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, across from Montreal. Established by French Canadians in 1719 as a Jesuit mission, it has also been known as Seigneury Sault du St-Louis, and Caughnawaga. There are 17 European spelling variations of the Mohawk Kahnawake.
The Windsor Clippers is a Canadian junior box lacrosse team and members of the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League of the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The team, from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, was known as the Windsor AKO Fratmen from 2003 until 2009 as they were sponsored by the AKO Fraternity.
The Ontario Lacrosse Association is a not-for-profit sport organization and a member association of the Canadian Lacrosse Association, the national governing body for lacrosse in Canada. The Ontario Lacrosse Association is the largest provincial lacrosse governing body within Canada. The mission of the OLA is to govern, improve, foster, and perpetuate the sport of lacrosse in Ontario. It was established in 1897.
The Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association in Canada. The league features twenty-five teams in Ontario, one in Quebec, and one in the Akwesasne that annually play a 20-game schedule and four rounds of playoffs for the J. A. MacDonald Trophy. After the conclusion of the playoffs, a league champion represents the OJBLL at the Founders Cup National Junior B Championship.
CKRK-FM is an English-language Canadian radio station located in the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, a First Nations reserve near Montreal, Quebec.
The Akwesasne Indians are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Akwesasne. The Indians compete in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.
The Gloucester Griffins are a Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Gloucester, Ontario, Canada. The Griffins play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.
The Mimico Mountaineers or Mimico Lacrosse Club is a Jr. A box lacrosse association in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Mountaineers operate junior-age and younger teams. Their home arena is Mimico Arena in the Mimico neighbourhood of Toronto. Beginning in 2015, their primary junior team will be a member of the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League. From 1993 until 2014, the Mountaineers were members of the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League.
The Six Nations Rebels are a Canadian Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Hagersville, Ontario on the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve. The Rebels play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. The Rebels hold the record for most Junior B national championships in Founders Cup history with seven.
The London Blue Devils are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from London, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Devils play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. The Devils home games are played at Nichols Arena.
Tracey Penelope Tekahentakwa Deer is a screenwriter, film director and newspaper publisher based in Kahnawake, Quebec. Deer has written and directed several award-winning documentaries for Rezolution Pictures, an Aboriginal-run film and television production company. In 2008 she was the first Mohawk woman to win a Gemini Award, for her documentary Club Native. Her TV series Mohawk Girls had five seasons from 2014 to 2017. She also founded her own production company for independent short work.
The Brampton Excelsiors are a Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The Excelsiors play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League and are eligible to compete for the Founders Cup National Championship. The Excelsiors are members of the same system of teams as the Major Excelsiors and the Junior A Excelsiors.
The Three Nations Senior Lacrosse League (TNSLL) is a Senior B box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Quebec and New York, sanctioned by the First Nations Lacrosse Association (FNLA). The league champion earns a spot in the Presidents Cup, the national championship of Senior B lacrosse in Canada.
The First Nations Junior B Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the First Nations Lacrosse Association. The league was formed in 2014 with the restructuring of the Canadian Lacrosse Association. Four teams competed in the inaugural season.
The Ontario Junior C Lacrosse League (OJCLL) is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association in Canada. The league features teams split into three regional divisions. OJCLL annually play a 16-game schedule and playoffs for the Meredith Cup league championship.
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 defending Ontario Lacrosse Association Senior B Champions.
Joseph Tekaroniake Lazare is a Mohawk director, producer, writer and actor. He is a member of the Wolf Clan.