Mann Cup

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Mann Cup
Mann Cup.jpg
Mann Cup depicted in Oct. 22, 1914 issue of Calgary Herald
Sport Box lacrosse
Competition Canadian Lacrosse Association
Awarded forChampion Senior "A" men's team
CountryCanada
History
First award1910;114 years ago (1910)
Editions113 [lower-alpha 1]
First winner Young Torontos
Most wins New Westminster Salmonbellies (24 titles) [lower-alpha 2]
Most recent Six Nations Chiefs

The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's box lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship is a best-of-seven, East vs West series played between the league champions of Major Series Lacrosse, the East, and Western Lacrosse Association, the West.

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The original trophy is now permanently located in the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. It is one of the most valuable in all of sports; made of solid, albeit low-karat, gold, the trophy was valued at CA$60,000 (equivalent to $214,227in 2023) when appraised by Birks in May 1980. [1] [2]

History

It was donated in 1910 by Sir Donald Mann; [3] prior to then, the Minto Cup was the senior amateur championship trophy. The Mann Cup was originally a challenge trophy, but in 1925 the champion New Westminster Salmonbellies turned the trophy over to the Canadian Lacrosse Association who instituted a national playoff system. The challenges and championships for the Mann Cup were played by the rules of traditional field lacrosse until 1932, when box lacrosse was adopted by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The first indoor Mann Cup was played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto in October 1932.

There have actually been three Mann Cup trophies in existence - the original and two replicas. The original 1910 trophy was in use from 1910 until 1985, when it was retired permanently to the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. A replica trophy, which has a larger and taller base than the original 1910 trophy, was in use and awarded to teams from 1986 until 2004 when it was destroyed in a bonfire mishap in Peterborough. The second replica replaced the first replica in 2005, and its appearance mirrors the previous 1986 replica trophy and not the original 1910 trophy.

1914 Calgary Chinooks dispute

In 1914, the Vancouver Athletic Club defeated the Calgary Chinooks and Brampton Excelsiors in Mann Cup challenge matches but the Mann Cup Trustees disputed the status of one of the Vancouver players in the series versus Brampton.

Despite the views of British Columbia lacrosse, national lacrosse and amateur athletic organisations that supported Vancouver's position, the trustees instead awarded the cup to the Calgary Chinooks on September 29, 1914. Vancouver however held on to the gold trophy and refused to turn it over to either the trustees or the Chinooks. [4] On December 7, 1914, the Canadian Amateur Lacrosse Association overruled Mann Cup trustee Joseph Lally and awarded the cup to the Vancouver Athletic Club.

1922 Vancouver Lacrosse Club

In 1922, there were two rival leagues located in British Columbia battling for the Mann Cup: Vancouver Lacrosse Club and Victoria Capitals played in the British Columbia Amateur Lacrosse Association's senior league while the New Westminster Salmonbellies and Vancouver Elks played in the Pacific Coast Amateur Lacrosse Association. Control of the Mann Cup was retained by the BCALA after New Westminster left that league to join the PCALA. Vancouver Lacrosse Club won their schedule and were awarded the Mann Cup, while New Westminster won their series in the PCALA.

Just over a month later, Vancouver Lacrosse Club and New Westminster met in a three-game, total goals series to determine who would take home the Mann and Kilmarnock Cups. After Vancouver (who were at the time considered the holders of the Mann Cup) were up 7–6 in goals after two games, they then defaulted their third game after a brawl broke out and the team refused to return to the field. The score was 1-1, so New Westminster lined up and they then went through the formal motions of scoring two unopposed goals into the empty net to take the series and the silverware back by 9 goals to 8.

1963 Cornwall, Ontario series

In 1963, Cornwall, Ontario was named as host city for the Mann Cup despite not even having a senior lacrosse team nor ever participating in the Mann Cup previously.

The Western teams at that time were dominating play in Canada over their Eastern brethren, and had turned down their rights for hosting that year as they wanted the finals held in the East for successive back-to-back years to help stimulate and rejuvenate interest in the sport and the tournament. However, none of the then-current teams in the Ontario Lacrosse Association league had, or could raise, the $10,000 required by the host for the performance bond posted with the Canadian Lacrosse Association.

Officials in Cornwall stepped up and in August 1963 the city was awarded the hosting rights for the 1963 Mann Cup. When the CLA had issues getting officials, Stewart Begg age 16, stepped in to officiate

Cup mishaps

In 1989, the Mann Cup was stolen from the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in New Westminster, British Columbia. Despite fears of the cup being melted down for its gold content, it turned up a few weeks later, with a small chunk cut out of the rim, but otherwise intact.[ citation needed ]

Following the 1999 Mann Cup final, the cup broke during the post-game "victory lap" taken by the Victoria Shamrocks around Memorial Arena. [5]

In 2004, the Peterborough Lakers won the Mann Cup. During a celebratory gathering the replica of the trophy was dropped in a bonfire and was destroyed.[ citation needed ]

Champions

YearChampionFinalist(s)SeriesSeries Location (s)
Challenge Cup (Field Lacrosse) era
1910Toronto Young TorontosToronto Maitlands7-0 single game-
1911Vancouver Athletic ClubToronto Young Torontos9-3 two-games total goals-
1912Vancouver Athletic ClubWinnipeg Canadian Northern Railroad47-6 two-games total goals
St. Catharines Athletics34-1 two-games total goals-
1913Vancouver Athletic ClubArmstrong Red Apple Boys25-3 two-games total goals
Oak Bay13-0 single-game-
1914Vancouver Athletic ClubCalgary Chinooks17-2 two-games total goals
Brampton Excelsiors 10-7 two-games total goals-
1915 New Westminster Salmonbellies - none ---
1916** New Westminster Salmonbellies - no competition due to First World War ---
1917** New Westminster Salmonbellies - no competition due to First World War ---
1918Vancouver Coughlans ShipyardsWinnipeg Argonauts10-4 two-games total goals-
1919Victoria Foundation ShipyardsWinnipegs17-7 single-game-
1920 New Westminster Salmonbellies Vancouver Athletic Clubleague play-
1921 New Westminster Salmonbellies - none -league play-
1922 Vancouver Lacrosse Club Victoria Capitalsleague play
New Westminster Salmonbellies Vancouver Lacrosse Club 9-8 two-games total goals-
1923 New Westminster Salmonbellies Victoria Capitals8-4 two-games total goals-
1924 New Westminster Salmonbellies - none -league play-
1925 New Westminster Salmonbellies Vancouver Indiansleague play-
National Playoff (Field Lacrosse) Era begins
1926Weston WestonmenWinnipeg Tammany Tigers22-6 two-games total goalsWinnipeg, Manitoba
1927 New Westminster Salmonbellies Weston Westonmen2 games to 0New Westminster, British Columbia
1928Ottawa EmmettsWinnipeg Wellingtons2 games to 1 plus 1 tieOttawa (Landsowne Park), Ontario
1929Oshawa General Motors New Westminster Salmonbellies 2 games to 0New Westminster, British Columbia
1930Brampton Excelsiors New Westminster Salmonbellies 2 games to 1Toronto (Varsity Stadium), Ontario
1931Brampton Excelsiors New Westminster Salmonbellies 2 games to 1New Westminster, British Columbia
National Playoff (Box Lacrosse) Era begins
1932Mimico MountaineersWinnipeg Argonauts2 games to 0Toronto (Maple Leaf Gardens), Ontario
1933Hamilton Tigers New Westminster Salmonbellies 3 games to 2New Westminster, British Columbia
1934Orillia Terriers New Westminster Salmonbellies 3 games to 0Barrie, Ontario
1935Orillia TerriersRichmond Farmers3 games to 0Vancouver (Denman Arena), British Columbia
1936Orillia TerriersNorth Shore Indians3 games to 1Toronto (Maple Leaf Gardens), Ontario
1937 New Westminster Salmonbellies Orillia Terriers3 games to 0New Westminster, British Columbia
1938St. Catharines AthleticsNew Westminster Adanacs3 games to 0Toronto (Maple Leaf Gardens), Ontario
1939New Westminster AdanacsSt. Catharines Athletics3 games to 0New Westminster / Vancouver (PNE Forum), British Columbia
1940St. Catharines Athletics Vancouver Burrards 3 games to 1Toronto (Maple Leaf Gardens), Ontario
1941St. Catharines AthleticsRichmond Farmers3 games to 2New Westminster, British Columbia
1942Mimico-Brampton Combines New Westminster Salmonbellies 3 games to 1Toronto (Maple Leaf Gardens), Ontario
1943 New Westminster Salmonbellies Mimico-Brampton Combines3 games to 1New Westminster, British Columbia
1944St. Catharines Athletics New Westminster Salmonbellies 3 games to 2Toronto (Maple Leaf Gardens), Ontario
1945 Vancouver Burrards St. Catharines Athletics3 games to 0Vancouver (PNE Forum), British Columbia
1946St. Catharines Athletics New Westminster Salmonbellies 3 games to 0Toronto (Maple Leaf Gardens), Ontario
1947New Westminster AdanacsMimico Mountaineers3 games to 0Vancouver (PNE Forum), British Columbia
1948Hamilton TigersNew Westminster Adanacs3 games to 2Toronto (Maple Leaf Gardens), Ontario
1949 Vancouver Burrards Hamilton Tigers3 games to 1Vancouver (PNE Forum), British Columbia
1950Owen Sound CrescentsNew Westminster Adanacs4 games to 3Toronto (Maple Leaf Gardens), Ontario
1951Peterborough TimbermenVancouver Combines4 games to 3Vancouver (PNE Forum / Kerrisdale) / Victoria, British Columbia
1952Peterborough TimbermenVancouver Pilseners4 games to 0Toronto (Maple Leaf Gardens), Ontario
1953Peterborough Trailermen Victoria Shamrocks 4 games to 1Victoria, British Columbia
1954Peterborough Trailermen Victoria Shamrocks 4 games to 1Peterborough (Miller Bowl), Ontario
1955 Victoria Shamrocks Peterborough Trailermen4 games to 1Victoria, British Columbia
1956 Nanaimo Timbermen Peterborough Trailermen4 games to 1Toronto (Maple Leaf Gardens), Ontario
1957 Victoria Shamrocks Long Branch Pontiacs4 games to 0Victoria, British Columbia
1958 New Westminster Salmonbellies Welland-Crowland Switsons4 games to 0New Westminster, British Columbia
1959 New Westminster O’Keefes Peterborough Mercurys4 games to 0New Westminster, British Columbia
1960Port Credit SailorsNanaimo Labatts4 games to 1Port Credit, Ontario
1961Vancouver CarlingsBrampton Ramblers4 games to 0Vancouver (Kerrisdale), British Columbia
1962 New Westminster O’Keefes Brampton Ramblers4 games to 0Brampton, Ontario
1963Vancouver CarlingsSt. Catharines Athletics4 games to 2Cornwall, Ontario
1964Vancouver CarlingsBrooklin Merchants4 games to 3Whitby, Ontario
1965 New Westminster O’Keefes Brooklin Merchants4 games to 3New Westminster, British Columbia
1966 Peterborough Lakers Vancouver Carlings4 games to 1Peterborough, Ontario
1967Vancouver CarlingsBrooklin Redmen4 games to 2Vancouver (Kerrisdale), British Columbia
1968 Brooklin Redmen Nanaimo Luckies4 games to 0Whitby, Ontario
1969 Brooklin Redmen New Westminster Blues4 games to 1New Westminster / North Vancouver, British Columbia
1970 New Westminster Salmonbellies Peterborough Lakers4 games to 0New Westminster / Coquitlam, British Columbia
1971Brantford WarriorsNew Westminster Salmonbellies4 games to 0Brantford, Ontario
1972 New Westminster Salmonbellies Brantford Warriors4 games to 0New Westminster, British Columbia
1973 Peterborough Lakers Vancouver Burrards9-5 (single game)Brantford, Ontario
1974 New Westminster Salmonbellies Windsor Warlocks18-5 (single game)New Westminster, British Columbia
1975 Vancouver Burrards Brampton Excelsiors2 games to 0Vancouver (PNE Forum), British Columbia
1976 New Westminster Salmonbellies Brampton Excelsiors4 games to 3Brampton, Ontario
1977 Vancouver Burrards Brampton Excelsiors4 games to 2Vancouver (Kerrisdale), British Columbia
1978Peterborough Red OaksVictoria Shamrocks4 games to 3Peterborough, Ontario
1979 Victoria Shamrocks Peterborough Red Oaks4 games to 0Victoria, British Columbia
1980 Brampton Excelsiors New Westminster Salmonbellies4 games to 1Brampton, Ontario
1981 New Westminster Salmonbellies Brampton Excelsiors4 games to 0New Westminster, British Columbia
1982 Peterborough Lakers New Westminster Salmonbellies 4 games to 2Peterborough, Ontario
1983Victoria Payless Peterborough Lakers 4 games to 2Victoria, British Columbia
1984 Peterborough Lakers Victoria Payless4 games to 1Peterborough, Ontario
1985 Brooklin Redmen New Westminster Salmonbellies 4 games to 3New Westminster, British Columbia
1986 New Westminster Salmonbellies Brooklin Redmen 4 games to 2Whitby, Ontario
1987 Brooklin Redmen New Westminster Salmonbellies 4 games to 3New Westminster, British Columbia
1988 Brooklin Redmen Coquitlam Adanacs 4 games to 2Whitby, Ontario
1989 New Westminster Salmonbellies Brooklin Redmen 4 games to 2New Westminster, British Columbia
1990 Brooklin Redmen Vancouver Burrards 4 games to 0Whitby, Ontario
1991 New Westminster Salmonbellies Brooklin Redmen 4 games to 0New Westminster, British Columbia
1992 Brampton Excelsiors New Westminster Salmonbellies 4 games to 1Brampton, Ontario
1993 Brampton Excelsiors Coquitlam Adanacs 4 games to 1Coquitlam, British Columbia
1994 Six Nations Chiefs New Westminster Salmonbellies 4 games to 2Brantford, Ontario
1995 Six Nations Chiefs New Westminster Salmonbellies 4 games to 2New Westminster, British Columbia
1996 Six Nations Chiefs Victoria Shamrocks 4 games to 0Brantford, Ontario
1997 Victoria Shamrocks Niagara Falls Gamblers4 games to 1Victoria, British Columbia
1998 Brampton Excelsiors Coquitlam Adanacs 4 games to 2Brampton, Ontario
1999 Victoria Shamrocks Brampton Excelsiors 4 games to 0Victoria, British Columbia
2000 Brooklin Redmen Victoria Shamrocks 4 games to 0Whitby, Ontario
2001 Coquitlam Adanacs Brampton Excelsiors4 games to 3Vancouver (Pacific Coliseum), British Columbia
2002 Brampton Excelsiors Victoria Shamrocks 4 games to 3Brampton, Ontario
2003 Victoria Shamrocks Brampton Excelsiors 4 games to 1Victoria, British Columbia
2004 Peterborough Lakers Victoria Shamrocks 4 games to 2Peterborough, Ontario
2005 Victoria Shamrocks Peterborough Lakers 4 games to 2Victoria, British Columbia
2006 Peterborough Lakers Victoria Shamrocks 4 games to 1Peterborough, Ontario
2007 Peterborough Lakers Coquitlam Adanacs 4 games to 2Coquitlam, British Columbia
2008 Brampton Excelsiors New Westminster Salmonbellies 4 games to 0Brampton, Ontario
2009 Brampton Excelsiors New Westminster Salmonbellies 4 games to 3New Westminster, British Columbia
2010 Peterborough Lakers New Westminster Salmonbellies 4 games to 2Peterborough, Ontario
2011 Brampton Excelsiors Langley Thunder 4 games to 1Langley, British Columbia
2012 Peterborough Lakers Langley Thunder 4 games to 2Peterborough, Ontario
2013 Six Nations Chiefs Victoria Shamrocks 4 games to 2Victoria, British Columbia
2014 Six Nations Chiefs Victoria Shamrocks 4 games to 2Hagersville, Ontario
2015 Victoria Shamrocks Peterborough Lakers 4 games to 2Victoria, British Columbia
2016 Six Nations Chiefs Maple Ridge Burrards 4 games to 1Ohsweken, Ontario
2017 Peterborough Lakers New Westminster Salmonbellies 4 games to 2New Westminster, British Columbia
2018 Peterborough Lakers Maple Ridge Burrards 4 games to 0Peterborough, Ontario
2019 Peterborough Lakers Victoria Shamrocks 4 games to 1Victoria, British Columbia
2020No competition due to Covid-19 pandemic
2021No competition due to Covid-19 pandemic
2022 Peterborough Lakers Langley Thunder 4 games to 3Peterborough, Ontario
2023 Six Nations Chiefs New Westminster Salmonbellies 4 games to 1New Westminster, British Columbia
2024 Six Nations Chiefs Victoria Shamrocks 4 games to 1New Hagersville, Ontario

Records

TeamWinsChampionship YearsRunner-upsRunner-up Years
New WestminsterSalmonbellies/New Westminster O’Keefes/New Westminster Blues 241915, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1937, 1943, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1991221929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1969, 1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2023
PeterboroughTimbermen/ Peterborough Trailermen/Peterborough Mercurys/Peterborough Lakers/Peterborough Red Oaks 181951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1966, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1984, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 202281955, 1956, 1959, 1970, 1979, 1983, 2005, 2015
Brampton Excelsiors/Mimico-Brampton Combines 111930, 1931, 1942, 1980, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2011111914, 1943, 1961, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1999, 2001, 2003
Victoria Shamrocks/Victoria Payless 91955, 1957, 1979, 1983, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2015131953, 1954, 1978, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2024
Vancouver Burrards/Vancouver Combines/Vancouver Carlings/Maple Ridge Burrards 81945, 1949, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1975, 197761940, 1951, 1973, 1990, 2016, 2018
Six Nations Chiefs 81994, 1995, 1996, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2023, 20240—
Brooklin Merchants/Brooklin Redmen 71968, 1969, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 200061964, 1965, 1967, 1986, 1989, 1991
St. Catharines Athletics/Welland-Crowland Switsons 51938, 1940, 1941, 1944, 194641912, 1939, 1945, 1958, 1963
Vancouver Athletic Club41911, 1912, 1913, 191411920
New WestminsterAdanacs/ Coquitlam Adanacs 31939, 1947, 200171938, 1948, 1950, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2007
Orillia Terriers31934, 1935, 193611937
Hamilton Tigers21933, 194811949
Toronto Young Torontos1191011911
Weston Westonmen1192611927
Mimico Mountaineers1193211947
Brantford Warriors1197111972
Vancouver CoughlansShipyards119180—
Victoria FoundationShipyards119190—
Ottawa Emmetts119280—
Oshawa General Motors119290—
Owen Sound Crescents119500—
Nanaimo Timbermen119560—
Port Credit Sailors119600—
Langley Thunder 0—32011, 2012, 2022
Victoria Capitals0—21922, 1923
Winnipeg Argonauts0—21918, 1932
Richmond Farmers0—21935, 1941
Toronto Maitlands0—11910
Winnipeg Canadian Northern Railroad0—11912
Armstrong Red Apple Boys0—11913
Oak Bay0—11913
Calgary Chinooks0—11914
Winnipegs0—11919
Vancouver Lacrosse Club 0—11922
Vancouver Indians0—11925
Winnipeg Tammany Tigers0—11926
Winnipeg Wellingtons0—11928
North Shore Indians0—11936
Vancouver Pilseners0—11952
Long Branch Pontiacs0—11957
Nanaimo Labatts0—11960
Vancouver Carlings0—11966
Nanaimo Luckies0—11968
Windsor Warlocks0—11974
Niagara Falls Gamblers0—11997

Titles by location

Results from 1926 onwards (national playoff era), current teams only

TeamLeagueHome winsAway wins
Brampton Excelsiors MSL74
Brooklin Lacrosse Club MSL43
Coquitlam Adanacs WLA30
Maple Ridge Burrards WLA62
Nanaimo Timbermen WLA01
New Westminster Salmonbellies WLA123
Peterborough Lakers MSL135
Six Nations Chiefs MSL43
Victoria Shamrocks WLA90

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The Mann Cup has been awarded 113 times. The cup has only been played for 111 times as the cup went uncontested in 1916 and 1917 due to World War I, where the New Westminster Salmonbellies were awarded the title by acclamation due to them being the most recent cup holders. In 1922, the cup was awarded twice. The trophy was not awarded in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ↑ 10 titles in field lacrosse, 14 titles in box lacrosse.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Mann Cup". InsideLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  2. ↑ Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame appraisal documentation (May 1980)
  3. ↑ "The Mann Cup: Canada's signature lacrosse event". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  4. ↑ "The Mann Cup" Calgary Herald. Oct. 22, 1914 (pg. 8). Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  5. ↑ Source: Drew Snider, play-by-play announcer on C-FAX Radio.
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