St. Catharines Athletics | |
City | St. Catharines, Ontario |
League | Major Series Lacrosse |
Founded | 1877 |
Home Arena(s) | Bill Burgoyne Arena Garden City Arena Haig Bowl |
Colours | Navy Blue, Royal Blue and White |
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The St. Catharines Athletics are a defunct Senior "A" box lacrosse team from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Name | Years |
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St. Catharines Athletics | 1877 - 1924 |
No Team | 1925 - 1927 |
St. Catharines Athletics | 1928 - 1929 |
No Team | 1930 - 1932 |
St. Catharines Athletics | 1933 - 1957 |
Welland Switsons | 1958 - 1959 |
St. Catharines Athletics | 1960 - 1966 |
No Team | 1967 - 1983 |
St. Catharines Merchant Athletics | 1984 - 1985 |
No Team | 1986 - 1998 |
St. Catharines Athletics | 1999 - 2005 |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks | 2006 - 2015 |
Cobourg Kodiaks | 2016–Present [1] |
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