The Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL) is considered the most competitive Junior A men's

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 ...

league in the world and the number one source for talent for the

National Lacrosse League The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United Stat ...

(NLL). The OJLL is sanctioned by the

Ontario Lacrosse Association The Ontario Lacrosse Association (Ontario Lacrosse) is a not-for-profit sport organization and a member association of the Canadian Lacrosse Association, the national governing body for lacrosse in Canada. The Ontario Lacrosse Association is the ...

. It is an 11 team league wherein the top 8 go to the playoffs and battle it out for top spot in Ontario. The Ontario Champion is annually awarded the Iroquois Trophy and moves on to compete against teams from Alberta and British Columbia for the

Minto Cup The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's box lacrosse team of Canada. It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto. Originally restricted to amateurs, within three years the first under-the-table professional ...

- the Junior A National Box Lacrosse Championship of Canada. Ontario has captured the Minto Cup fifty-six times since 1937. The OJLL is the number one source for talent for the

(NLL), the largest and most successful professional lacrosse property in the world. Since the first NLL draft in 1996, sixteen OJLL alumni have been selected first overall.

The Teams

2021 OJLL Playoffs Bracket - Iroquois Trophy

The Iroquois Trophy playoff champions

Champion moves on to the

national championship.

Draft History

2018 Midget Draft

2017 Midget Draft

2016 Midget Draft

2015 Midget Draft

2014 Midget Draft

Former Member Teams

: Akwesasne Indians (Folded in 2012) :

Elora Mohawks The Elora Mohawks are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Elora, Ontario, Canada. The Mohawks play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. History Probably founded in the 1960s, the Mohawks started out as the Fergus Thistles. In 1963, the team mo ...

Hamilton Bengals The Hamilton Bengals are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Bengals play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. History Although not the same franchise, the Hamilton Bengals name does have some previous history. Fro ...

Huntsville Hawks The Huntsville Hawks are Junior "C" box lacrosse team from Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. The Hawks play in the Ontario Junior C Lacrosse League. They were known as the Huntsville Legionaires in 1965, Huntsville Tornadoes in 1966, and as the Hu ...

Mississauga Tomahawks The Mississauga Tomahawks were a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The Tomahawks played in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. Some former Tomahawks players who have gone on to professional lacrosse are John Tavares ...

(Relocated to Mimico in 2015) :

Orillia Rama Kings The Orillia Kings are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Orillia, Ontario, Canada. The Kings play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League The Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Assoc ...

Oshawa Green Gaels The Green Gaels are a Junior "B" box lacrosse team based in Clarington, Ontario, Canada, that plays out of the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The Gaels play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. History The ...

: Ottawa Titans :

Rexdale Warriors Rexdale is a neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located north-west of the central core, in the district of Etobicoke. Rexdale defines an area of several official neighbourhoods north of Highway 401 and east of Highway 427. Rexdale was o ...

Scarborough Saints The Newmarket Saints are a Junior "B" box lacrosse team based in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. The Saints play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League The Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the Ontario Lac ...

Sarnia Pacers The Point Edward Pacers are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Point Edward, Ontario, Canada. The Pacers play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. The Pacers are four-time Founders Cup Canadian Junior B champions. History The Point Edward Pacer ...

Toronto Beaches : Windsor Warlocks

References

External links

{{Lacrosse topics Ontario Lacrosse Association Lacrosse leagues in Canada Sports leagues established in 1933 1933 establishments in Ontario