The Mississauga Tomahawks are a Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The Mississauga Tomahawks play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.
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| Sport | Box lacrosse |
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| Founded | 1989 |
| League | OLA Junior B Lacrosse League |
| Based in | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Arena | Port Credit Arena |
| Colours | Blue, Orange and White |
| President | Craig Ferchat |
| Head coach | John Ferchat |
| General manager | John Ferchat |
History
edit- Brampton Excelsiors 1989 - 1994
- Brampton-Milton Mavericks 1995
- Milton Mavericks 1996 to 2006
- Mississauga Tomahawks 2007 to Present
The franchise has a storied history of owners, players, sponsors and supporters. The current owners brought the team to Mississauga by way of Milton.
The team began as a feeder team for the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League's Brampton Excelsiors. In 1995, the team went separate ways from its parent club and moved to Milton. Under the Junior "A" club, the franchise never really did that well. The release from the Junior "A" Excelsiors seemed to be a good thing. After two slow seasons, business seemed to pick up from 1997 until 1999. In 1999 The Milton Mavericks led by notable players such as Jim Leworthy, Andrew Hartholt, and arguably the best Jr’B goalie at the time Andrew Dowdell, made a valiant run at the Founders Cup Championship. The Mavericks entered the Founders Cup Tournament as underdogs, but quickly showed the rest of the field that they were there to win. The 1999 Mavericks squad eventually fell short losing the gold medal game to the Edmonton Minors, 13–10. Many players from both squads went onto to play in both the MSL and the NLL.
The team went on hiatus in 2000 after their 15-6-0 run in the 1999 season. When the team returned in 2002, they were not the same. After three mediocre losing seasons, the team went on hiatus again in 2005. When the team returned in 2006 under the new management of Craig Ferchat and Jim Meagher it had little or no support from either the Milton Minor Lacrosse Association or the Village of Milton. Local sponsorship was near zero and the player pool was small and shrinking, approximately 250 players in the last year.
In the Fall of 2006 the team was successfully moved to Mississauga and changed its name to the Mississauga Tomahawks Jr. B Lacrosse Club. In Mississauga it now enjoys a large and growing player pool of approximately 750-900 players/year, excellent cooperation with the Mississauga Tomahawks Lacrosse Association and the Mississauga Tomahawks Jr. A team. The warm reception from the City of Mississauga and local sponsors is a welcome change for the team.
The name change creates yet another chapter in Mississauga junior lacrosse history, for more info, please see: Mississauga Tomahawks.
Season-by-season results
editNote: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | Placing | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 111 | 320 | 8 | 10th OLA-B | DNQ |
| 1990 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 164 | 285 | 3 | 11th OLA-B | DNQ |
| 1991 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 157 | 176 | 12 | 8th OLA-B | Lost quarter-final |
| 1992 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 203 | 183 | 20 | 6th OLA-B | Lost semi-final |
| 1993 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 178 | 194 | 23 | 6th OLA-B | Lost quarter-final |
| 1994 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 190 | 191 | 24 | 5th OLA-B | Lost quarter-final |
| 1995 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 192 | 244 | 16 | 3rd OLA-B Central | DNQ |
| 1996 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 192 | 267 | 14 | 6th OLA-B West | DNQ |
| 1997 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 237 | 238 | 23 | 5th OLA-B West | DNQ |
| 1998 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 275 | 205 | 38 | 2nd OLA-B West | Lost quarter-final |
| 1999 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 230 | 178 | 30 | 3rd OLA-B West | Lost quarter-final |
| 2000 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Folded | |
| 2001 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Folded | |
| 2002 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 209 | 240 | 17 | 8th OLA-B West | Lost 1st round |
| 2003 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 179 | 209 | 15 | 9th OLA-B East | DNQ |
| 2004 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 141 | 266 | 4 | 10th OLA-B East | DNQ |
| 2005 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Folded | |
| 2006 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 98 | 243 | 2 | 13th OLA-B East | DNQ |
| 2007 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 177 | 186 | 17 | 8th OLA-B East | Lost 1st round |
| 2008 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 120 | 217 | 3 | 12th OLA-B East | DNQ |
| 2009 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 112 | 214 | 4 | 12th OLA-B East | DNQ |
| 2010 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 123 | 160 | 17 | 8th OLA-B East | Lost 1st round |
| 2011 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 178 | 218 | 16 | 8th OLA-B East | Lost 1st round |
| 2012 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 151 | 296 | 8 | 10th OLA-B East | DNQ |
| 2013 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 127 | 246 | 10 | 10th OLA-B East | DNQ |
| 2014 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 137 | 272 | 7 | 11th OLA-B East | DNQ |
Notable alumni
editAndrew Dowdell Chris Powless Jim Leworthy Jr Corey Leigh