Oakville Buzz

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Oakville Buzz
Oakville Buzz.jpg
Sport Box lacrosse
Founded2001
League OLA Junior A Lacrosse League
Based in Oakville, Ontario
ArenaJoshua's Creek Arena
Colours Gold, Black, and White
Head coachTroy Cordingley
General managerMarc Burton
CaptainMatt Dilella

The Oakville Buzz are Canadian box lacrosse team from Oakville, Ontario, Canada that play in the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League. [1] The Buzz played in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League from 2001-2018. The Buzz won the 2006 Founders Cup Canadian Junior B National Champions.

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History

The Oakville Buzz were founded in 2001. In 2005, they were often thought to be next in line to win the National Title. These dreams were squashed by the surging Elora Mohawks squad in the League Finals.

2006 playoff run

Finishing the 2006 season 19-1-0, their only loss came at the hands of the Mimico Mountaineers late in the season. The first round pitted them against the Halton Hills Bulldogs, whom they swept in three games. The Quarter-final was against Scarborough Saints, another three game sweep. The Conference Final was against Mimico Mountaineers, a third straight sweep. The Final was against the Orangeville Northmen. Oakville took Games 1 and 2 10-5 and 8-6. Orangeville gasped for breath in Game 3, handing the Buzz their second loss of the campaign 8-7. The Buzz shut the Northmen down in Game 4, but it was a close 5-1 game. The Buzz won their first ever league title and a trip to their first Founders Cup, to take place in Windsor, Ontario.

On August 23, the Buzz squared off against the Sherbrooke Jr. Extrême in their first ever national level game. The Buzz did not disappoint, winning 16-2. Their second game was a 19-5 win against the Saskatoon Smash the next night. Their third game was a 12-3 victory against the Calgary Shamrocks to clinch the pool's first seed. Their semi-final game was against the Calgary Shamrocks again, crushing them 21-9. This set up an All-Ontario Founders Cup Final between the Buzz and the Windsor Fratmen. The Fratmen finished the OLA regular season with a 13-6-1 record, winning their division. Despite the early tournament prowess of the Fratmen, the Buzz eased their way into a 10-4 victory to win their first ever Founders Cup National Title.

Season-by-season results

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

SeasonGPWLTGFGAPTSPlacingPlayoffs
20012051501502021010th OJBLL EastDNQ
2002227150161196148th OJBLL EastLost 1st round
2003201190184162228th OJBLL EastLost 1st round
2004201190189164228th OJBLL EastLost 1st round
2005201721249138351st OJBLL EastOntario Jr B Finalist
2006201910251109381st OJBLL EastWon League, won Founders Cup
2007201442207140304th OJBLL EastLost 1st round
2008201730195122341st OJBLL EastEastern Conference Semi-Finalist
2009201280139116246th OJBLL WestLost Conference Quarter-Final
2010201190168158227th OJBLL WestLost Conference Quarter-Final
2011201370209138265th OJBLL EastLost Conference Quarter-Final
2012201361231146274th OJBLL EastLost Conference Semi-Final
2013201280203171244th OJBLL EastLost Conference Semi-Final
2014201640228147322nd OJBLL EastLost Conference Semi-Final
2015201280206171245th OJBLL EastLost Conference Final
2016201550223138303rd OJBLL EastLost Conference Final
2017201181241202235th OJBLL EastLost Conference Semi-Final
2018201730242134342nd OJBLL EastLost Conference Semi-Final
2019209110142162187th OLA-ALost quarter-final
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
20218350796265th of 6 West
8th of 11 OJLL
Did not qualify

Founders Cup

CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

YearRound RobinRecord
W-L-T
StandingSemifinalGold Medal Game
2006
Windsor, ON
W, Sherbrooke Jr. Extreme 16-2
W, Saskatoon Smash 19-5
L, Calgary Shamrocks 12-3
3-0-01st of 4
Pool A
W, Calgary Shamrocks 21-9W, Windsor AKO Fratmen 10-4
CHAMPIONS

Top 10 All Time Buzz Scoring (to end 2018)

PlayerGPGAPts
Eddie Renaud125192238430
Josh Smyth135155239394
Brendan Thenhaus97169208377
Keyan McQueen112142225367
Adam Wolf84109169278
Foster Cuomo71122132254
Braden Gallant96107129236
Jaden Walcot9174141215
Matt Anderson5687125212
Spencer Gallant10572140212

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