The Mississauga Tomahawks were a Junior "A"
box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as boxla, box, or indoor lacrosse, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada in the 1930s, where it is more popular than field lacrosse. Lacrosse is Canada's officia ...
team from
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The Tomahawks played in the
OLA Junior A Lacrosse League
The Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL) is considered the most competitive Junior A men's box lacrosse league in the world and the number one source for talent for the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The OJLL is sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse ...
. Some former Tomahawks players who have gone on to professional lacrosse are
John Tavares
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, Peter Tavares,
Anthony Cosmo, Jeff Shatler, Drew Candy, Jamie McKeracher, Cory Leigh, John Rosa, Rob Kirkby, Ted Dowling, Mat Giles, Jason Clark, Neil Doddridge and Ted Dowling.
On June 26, 2014 the Board of Governors and the OLA Board of Directors approved the relocation of the Jr. A Tomahawks to Mimico, beginning in 2015. This is a franchise amalgamation between the Jr. A Tomahawks and the Jr. B Mountaineers. The Jr. B Tomahawks remain the direct affiliate of the Jr. A Mountaineers. Their women's affiliate team is the
Mississauga Trilliums of the ''Ontario Women's Lacrosse''.
History
''Current franchise''
:Mississauga Athletics 19xx - 1974
:Mississauga Sullivan Homes 1975 - 1976
:Mississauga Merchants 1977 - 1979
:Mississauga Arrowheads 1980 - 1984
:Mississauga Tomahawks 1985 - 2014
''Traditional franchise''
:Toronto Township PCO's 1965 - 1967
:Mississauga Athletics 1968 - 1974
:Mississauga Chiefs 1975 - 1976
:Mississauga Builders 1977 - 1980
:Mississauga Tomahawks 1981 - 1983
Current franchise season-by-season results
''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''
Traditional franchise season-by-season results
''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''
Mississauga Junior "C"
The Mississauga farm system also incorporated a Junior "C" team in the 1970s as a feeder team.
:Mississauga Athletics 1973 - 1974
:Mississauga Medics 1975 - 1977
:Mississauga Renegades 1978
External links
Mississauga Tomahawks Jr. A Lacrosse WebsiteMississauga Tomahawks Jr. B Lacrosse WebsiteJr. A Lacrosse League WebsiteOntario Lacrosse Association (OLA)
{{Toronto Sports
Ontario Lacrosse Association teams
Sport in Mississauga