Mimico Mountaineers

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Mimico Mountaineers
Mimico Mountaineers.jpg
Sport Box lacrosse
Founded1993
League Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League
Based in Toronto, Ontario
ArenaMimico Arena
Colours Blue and White
Head coachSteve Toll
General managerSean O'Callaghan

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.

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History

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Mountaineers goalie 2014

The Mimico Lacrosse Club was established in 1890 as a field lacrosse organization. In 1931, when the Canadian Lacrosse Association chose the box lacrosse game as its new form of play, the Mimico Lacrosse Club built an outdoor box at the corner of Church Street (Royal York) and Drummond Street, where the game has been played continuously until today. The Mountaineers won the Mann Cup in 1932 and 1942, and Eastern Canadian Senior titles in 1943 and 1947. In World War II, Conn Smythe's 30th Light Anti-aircraft Battery, dubbed "The Sportsmen's Battery", included every member of the Mimico Mountaineers who won the 1942 Mann Cup. Minto Cup victories were also recorded in 1938 and 1951, with Eastern Canadian championships in 1941 and 1946. [1]

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Mountaineers player 2014

1993-: Since the expansion in 1993 with the Nepean Knights, the Mimico Mountaineers never really wavered from "average", and lacked consistency between 1993 and 2000. Between 2001 and 2010 there had been noticeable improvement, but ultimately even during this time of success the Mountaineers found themselves bowing out in the early stages of the playoffs. Mimico then once again found themselves near the bottom of the league between 2011 and 2014; their final four years in the Jr. B Association.

2006: The Mountaineer line-up for the 2006 season included 10 rookies and the team went the furthest it has even been into the playoffs. The 2006 season was a somewhat landmark year for the Mountaineers, as they made the playoff semi-finals. After defeating the Clarington Green Gaels 3 games to 1 and the Barrie Tornado in the quarter-finals 3 games to 1, the Mountaineers quietly exited the playoffs via 3–0 sweep to the eventual Founders Cup champions, the Oakville Buzz.

2014: On June 26, 2014 the Jr. B Mountaineers amalgamated with the Mississauga Tomahawks of the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League. The Jr. B Mountaineers program will no longer operate following the 2014 season. The Jr. B Tomahawks become the official affiliate of the Jr. A Mountaineers, beginning in 2015.

2015: In their first Jr. A season, the Mountaineers finished a respectable 10th in the OLA-A; finishing above last place St. Catherines Athletics. This was the first season for the Mountaineers in Jr. A lacrosse since 1978. [2] The last time the Tomahawks/Mountaineers franchise won five games in a season was back in 2007; wherein the Tomahawks as well finished in 10th place. This season, the Mimico Mountaineers won more games than the entire Tomahawks franchise did over the past five seasons; a strong indication of some early success for the Jr. A Mountaineers.

2016: The Mountaineers finish a surprising 4th in the OLA-A. This marks the first time since 1978 that the Mountaineers will compete in the Jr. A playoffs, and the first time since 2000 that the newly amalgamated Mississauga/Mimico franchise as a whole will participate in the playoffs. This is a huge step for the Mountaineers organization, who won 12 of their 20 regular season games, including an 8-2 home record. Impressively, the Mountaineers swept the Burlington Chiefs 3-0 in the quarterfinals; however, they too would be swept themselves by the Six Nations Arrows, 4-0 in the semifinals.

Season-by-season results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGPWLTGFGAPTSPlacingPlayoffs
19932261601692681210th OJBLLDNQ
19942271501962531411th OJBLLDNQ
19952211101222212233rd OJBLL EastLost quarter-final
1996221750274202342nd OJBLL EastLost quarter-final
1997221480301212284th OJBLL EastLost quarter-final
199820416015426488th OJBLL EastDNQ
1999207130156219147th OJBLL EastLost 1st round
2000205150173245107th OJBLL EastDNQ
2001201091177167216th OJBLL EastLost 1st round
2002221291216182256th OJBLL EastLost 1st round
2003201361194160274th OJBLL EastLost quarter-final
2004201460193130283rd OJBLL EastLost quarter-final
2005201550204128304th OJBLL EastLost 1st round
2006201460217159284th OJBLL EastLost semi-final
2007201550198139302nd OJBLL EastLost quarter-final
2008201460215136286th OJBLL EastEastern Conference Finalist
2009201181198177235th OJBLL EastEastern Conference Semi-Finalist
2010201370193133264th OJBLL EastFounders Cup Silver Medalists
20112061401962152610th OJBLL EastDNQ
2012209110224229187th OJBLL EastLost Conference Quarter-Finals
20132010100175175206th OJBLL EastLost Conference Quarter-Finals
20142051501612171010th OJBLL EastDNQ
20152051411422071110th OLA-ADNQ
2016201280156171244th OLA-ALost semi-finals
2017201280185147243rd OLA-ALost finals
2018201190163168227th OLA-ALost quarter-finals
2019209110197190188th OLA-ALost quarter-finals
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
202185307359102nd of 5 East
4th of 11 OJLL		Lost semi-final, 6-7 (Athletics)

Previous franchise

SeasonGPWLTGFGAPTSPlacingPlayoffs
1961248160194270165th OLA-ADNQ
1962205150154232105th OLA-ADNQ
1963248160225273167th OLA-ADNQ
1964249150264354187th OLA-ADNQ
1965201730322229342nd OLA-ALost final
1966242130381252422nd OLA-ALost final
19672413110285294264th OLA-ALost quarter-final
1968248160242287168th OLA-ALost quarter-final
19772251702613831010th OLA-ADNQ
1978247170241326144th OLA-A WestDiscipline Suspension—DNQ

Founders Cup

CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

YearRound RobinRecord
W-L-T		StandingSemifinalBronze Medal GameGold Medal Game
1997
HOST		W, Iroquois Nationals 13-10
Game 2 vs. Team Nova Scotia
Game 3 vs. Edmonton Miners
Game 4 vs. Orillia Kings
L, Six Nations Red Rebels 4-13		 ?-?-? L, Six Nations Red Rebels 6-7 OTL, Iroquois Nationals 4-11N/A
2010
HOST		W, Team Quebec 15-11
W, Nova Scotia Schooners 12-5
W, Calgary Chill 10-3
W, Kamloops Venom 10-6
W, Edmonton Warriors 8-5		5-0-01st of 6
Ruby Lang Division		W, Calgary Mountaineers 8-5N/A L, Halton Hills Bulldogs 3-4 2OT

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References

  1. ↑ "About Us | Mimico Minor Lacrosse Club". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10.
  2. ↑ "Ontario Jr. A Lacrosse League - standings | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
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