Six Nations Rivermen

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Six Nations Rivermen
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City Ohsweken, Ontario
League OLA Senior B Lacrosse League
Founded2001 (2001)
Home arena Gaylord Powless Arena
Colours Black, Red, and White
Franchise history
2001Six Nations Crash
2002Six Nations Stars
2003–2008Mohawk Stars
2009–2011Ohsweken Warriors
2013-PresentSix Nations Rivermen

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.

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History

Rivermen's Brenner Jacobs during 2014 season. Six Nations Rivermen Brenner Jacobs 2014.jpg
Rivermen's Brenner Jacobs during 2014 season.

The Rivermen were founded in 2001 as the Six Nations Crash, they were soon renamed the Mohawk Stars. The team sat out the 2012 season to reorganize and came back as the Rivermen.

Since returning as the Rivermen, the team has found its stride. In 2013, the Rivermen finished the season in second place with 11 wins and 5 losses. The Rivermen would beat the Norwood James Gang 3-straight in the semi-final, but were swept in 3 games by the eventual Presidents Cup champions, the St. Catharines Saints. [1]

In 2014, Six Nations would finish the season in third place with 11 wins and 5 losses. In the league quarter-final they would defeat the Sarnia Beavers 2-games-to-none and in the semi-final they would upset the defending national champions with a 3-games-to-none sweep. In the league final, the Rivermen would play the Ennismore James Gang, the first place team in the league, and beat them 3-games-to-1 to clinch the OLA championship. [2] With a berth into the Presidents Cup, the Rivermen would travel to Coquitlam, British Columbia to compete against the best of the country. They opened the tournament with a 14–12 loss to the Onondaga Redhawks and a 10–8 loss to the St. Albert Miners. The Rivermen came together in the next game and beat the Kahnawake Mohawks 9–8, then the Nanaimo Timbermen 8–5, Akwesasne Outlawz 14–9, and the Tri-City Bandits 9–7 to finish the round robin 4–2–0 and in fourth place. In the semi-final, the Rivermen would beat Kahnawake 8–4 to get to the finals. Despite leading most of the game, in the final the Onondaga Redhawks would come from behind to win the national title with a 9–7 win. [3] [4] [5] Warren Hill and Wayne VanEvery would be named to the all-star teams.

Isaiah Kicknosway of Six Nations Rivermen in 2014. Six Nations Rivermen Isaiah Kicknosway 2014.jpg
Isaiah Kicknosway of Six Nations Rivermen in 2014.

In 2015, the Rivermen would the regular season title, the OLA championship, and the Presidents Cup. After finishing in first place in the OSBLL with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, the Rivermen would sweep both the Oakville Titans and the Brooklin Merchants with 3-game-sweeps. [6] The Rivermen then travelled to St. Catharines, Ontario to compete for the Presidents Cup for the second straight year. Six Nations began with a 14–4 win over the Rockyview Knights, then a 14–11 loss to the Snake Island Muskies, but the Rivermen would turn around their fortunes with a 15–7 win over the Nanaimo Timbermen. In the semi-final, the Rivermen would avenge their 2014 title loss with a 12–10 win over the Onondaga Redhawks, before beating the Capital Region Axemen 14–11 to take the national championship. [7]

Season-by-season results

SeasonGPWLTGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
200114410012416995th OSBLLDNQ
2002141222200131241st OSBLLLost final
200316412013218988th OSBLLLost quarter-final
2004166100147186127th OSBLLLost quarter-final
200514950148116183rd OSBLLLost final
200614581131131115th OSBLLLost quarter-final
200714770107114143rd OSBLLLost semi-final
20081421119614656th OSBLLLost quarter-final
200916214015724945th OSBLLDNQ
201016790205187145th OSBLLDNQ
201116313012621067th OSBLLDNQ
2012Did not participate
2013161150182148222nd OSBLLLost final
2014161150178135223rd OSBLLWon League, lost Presidents Cup final
2015161240158104241st OSBLLWon League, won Presidents Cup

Presidents Cup results

SeasonLocationGPWLTGFGAResult
2014 Coquitlam, BC 85307566Won Silver
2015 St. Catharines, ON 54106546Won Gold
2019 Kahnawake, QC 86119164Won Gold
2022 Edmonton, AB 85309263Won Bronze
2023 Oakville, ON 62403545Finished 6th [8]
2024 Ladner, BC 62316060Finished 5th [9]

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