The Orangeville Northmen are Junior "A"

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team from Orangeville, Ontario, Canada. The Northmen play in the

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History

:Orangeville Stingers 1975 - 1981 :Orangeville Northmen 1982 to Present The Northmen are connected to the Orangeville Northmen Jr. B, who were recently founded to be a feeder team for the Junior "A" Northmen.
History of the Northmen

Season-by-season results

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''

Orangeville natives and Northmen alumni in the NLL

Orangeville and the Northmen have produced a number of

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players, coaches, and executives. *

Dillon Ward Dillon James Ward (born March 28, 1991) is a professional lacrosse player (goalie) for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League and Waterdogs Lacrosse Club in the Premier Lacrosse League. Personal Ward was born in Orangeville, Ontar ...

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Colorado Mammoth The Colorado Mammoth are a box lacrosse team playing in the National Lacrosse League. The Mammoth have played at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, since the 2003 season. They are owned by Stan Kroenke, who is also the owner of the Colorado Avala ...

) * Adam Jones (Colorado Mammoth) * Greg Harnett (Calgary Roughnecks) * Jon Harnett (Boston Blazers, Calgary Roughnecks) *

Mike Poulin Mike Poulin (born December 17, 1985 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a professional lacrosse goaltender wearing #30 for the Georgia Swarm in the National Lacrosse League. He formerly played for thCalgary Roughnecks the Toronto Rock and the Boston Bla ...

(Toronto Rock, Boston Blazers, Calgary Roughnecks) * Bill Hostrawser (Washington Stealth, Toronto Rock) * Rob Hellyer (Toronto Rock) * Damon Edwards (Toronto Rock) * Jesse Gamble (Toronto Rock) * Hayden Smith (Buffalo Bandits) * Andrew Suitor (

Minnesota Swarm The Minnesota Swarm was a box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League who played at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 2004 until 2015. The team's previous owners (Minnesota Sports & Entertainment) who also own the NHL's ...

, New England) * Glen Bryan (Toronto Rock, Buffalo Bandits) * Craig England (Colorado Mammoth) * Nick Rose (Boston Blazers,

Calgary Roughnecks The Calgary Roughnecks are a professional box lacrosse team based in Calgary, Alberta. They are members of the Western Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and play their home games on WestJet Field at Scotiabank Saddledome. The te ...

, Toronto Rock) * Bruce Codd (

Albany Attack The Albany Attack was the name of a franchise which played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) from the 2000 season through the 2003 season. The Attack played in the former Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York (now known as the Times Union Center). A ...

Columbus Landsharks The Columbus Landsharks were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 2001 until 2003. They were based in Columbus, Ohio. After the 2003 season, the franchise moved to Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wa ...

Montreal Express The Montreal Express was a member of the National Lacrosse League during the 2002 season. They played at the Molson Center in Montreal, Quebec. They were inactive during the 2003 and 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of ...

Ottawa Rebel The Ottawa Rebel was a team in the National Lacrosse League based in Ottawa, Ontario from 2001 until 2003. They initially played at the Corel Centre (now called the Canadian Tire Centre), but part-way through the 2002 season moved to the sma ...

Arizona Sting The Arizona Sting was a member of the National Lacrosse League from 2004 to 2007. They played at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, from 2001 to 2003 as the Columbus Landsharks. On August 28, 2003, it was announced that the team was relocating to ...

, Toronto Rock) * Pat Coyle (

Detroit Turbos The Detroit Turbos were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1994. They were based in Detroit, Michigan. Led by Paul and Gary Gait Gary Charles Gait (born April 5, 1967) is a Canadian retired Hall of Fame professional lacro ...

Ontario Raiders The Ontario Raiders were a member of the National Lacrosse League during the 1998 NLL season. The franchise was founded as an expansion team in Hamilton, Ontario, and played their home games at Copps Coliseum. Former Buffalo Bandits coach Les B ...

Toronto Rock The Toronto Rock are a professional box lacrosse franchise based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team was the first Canadian franchise in the NLL. Oakville resident ...

) * Chad Culp (

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) * Darren Halls (Minnesota Swarm) * Jon Harasym (Columbus Landsharks,

Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks (also known as the K-Hawks) are a professional box lacrosse team in the North Division of the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks are ow ...

, Minnesota Swarm,

, Toronto Rock) * Bryan Kazarian (Albany Attack, Buffalo Bandits,

Chicago Shamrox The Chicago Shamrox were an American professional lacrosse team that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) in the 2007 and 2008 NLL seasons. Home matches were played at the Sears Centre in northwest suburban Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The t ...

) * Mike Kirk (Boston Blazers, Rochester Knighthawks) *

Rusty Kruger Rusty Kruger (born March 26, 1975) is a Canadian retired lacrosse player in the National Lacrosse League and a current assistant coach with the Buffalo Bandits The Buffalo Bandits are a professional box lacrosse Box lacrosse, also known as ...

(Rochester Knighthawks, New York Saints, Albany Attack, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Rock, Chicago Shamrox, Buffalo Bandits) * Matt Lyons (Rochester Knighthawks, Boston Blazers) * Brad MacDonald (Calgary Roughnecks, Toronto Rock, Arizona Sting,

Portland Lumberjax The Portland LumberJax (sometimes referred to as the Jax) were a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL), which started playing in the 2006 season and ended operations after the 2009 season. Angela Batinovich, the owner ...

) * Mat MacLeod (Rochester Knighthawks, Orlando Titans, Toronto Rock) * Mike MacLeod (Toronto Rock) * Rob Marshall (Toronto Rock) *

Brodie Merrill Brodie Merrill (born November 5, 1981) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player. He currently plays in the National Lacrosse League for the San Diego Seals and Premier Lacrosse League for the Cannons. Merrill is recognized by the Premier Lacross ...

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Edmonton Rush The Edmonton Rush were a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) that played from 2006 NLL season to 2015. The team announced on July 20, 2015, that they would be relocating to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, for the 2016 se ...

) *

Patrick Merrill Patrick Merrill (born February 22, 1979) is a former Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League and of the Toronto Nationals in Major League Lacrosse. He is currently the Head Coach and General Mana ...

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Orlando Titans The Orlando Titans were a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that played in the 2010 season. The Titans began as the New York Titans, and played for three seasons in New York before announcing the move to Orlando on Augus ...

, Toronto Rock) * Brandon Miller (Albany Attack, San Jose Stealth, Chicago Shamrox, Philadelphia Wings, Toronto Rock) *Mackenzie Mitchell (Vancouver, New England) * Mike Murray (Toronto Rock) *

Pat O'Toole Patrick "Toole Time" O'Toole (born December 24, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario) is an assistant coach for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League and a retired goaltender. O'Toole was named NLL Goaltender of the Year in 2003. In 1 ...

(New York Saints, Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks) * Jim Rankin ( Syracuse Smash) * Gary Scott (Albany Attack, Toronto Rock) * Brandon Sanderson (Montreal Express, Ottawa Rebel) *

Chris Sanderson Chris Sanderson was a lacrosse coach and member of the Canadian team defending their world championship. Sanderson was an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League from 2005 to 2007 season. Sanderson played for pa ...

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Baltimore Thunder The Baltimore Thunder were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 1987 until 1999. They were based in Baltimore, Maryland, and won the first Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League (later the National Lacrosse League) championship in 1987. After th ...

, Philadelphia Wings,

New Jersey Storm The New Jersey Storm were a member of the National Lacrosse League, based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They played from 2002 to 2003 playing at the then Continental Airlines Arena. The team was an expansion team that was purchased for by an eq ...

) *

Josh Sanderson Josh "Shooter" Sanderson (born April 23, 1977 in Orangeville, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional lacrosse player. Sanderson played 19 seasons in the National Lacrosse League including nine with the Toronto Rock. In 2002, as a member of th ...

(Albany Attack, Toronto Rock, Calgary Roughnecks, Boston Blazers) * Lindsay Sanderson * Nathan Sanderson (Toronto Rock) *

Phil Sanderson Phil "Flip" Sanderson (born January 23, 1977 in Orangeville, Ontario) is a professional lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. Sanderson is one of a nu ...

(Buffalo Bandits, Toronto Rock) * Ryan Sanderson (Buffalo Bandits, Baltimore Thunder, Albany Attack) * Shane Sanderson * Terry Sanderson * Brandon Slade (Toronto Rock) *Ty Thompson (Las Vegas Desert Dogs) * Peter Veltman (Arizona Sting, San Jose Stealth)

External links

Northmen "A" WebpageThe Bible of Lacrosse
{{Toronto Sports Ontario Lacrosse Association teams Sport in Orangeville, Ontario Lacrosse clubs established in 1975 1975 establishments in Ontario