The Founders' Cup is the championship trophy of Canada 's Junior "B" lacrosse leagues. The custodial duties of this trophy fall upon the Canadian Lacrosse Association . The national champions are determined through a round robin format with a playdown for the final.
Founders Cup Trophy
2006 Founders Cup Logo
The original Founders Cup was inaugurated in 1972 by the CLA in honour of "the founders of organized lacrosse," especially "The Father of Organized Lacrosse", William George Beers of Montreal , Quebec. Dr. Beers wrote the first rulebook of the sport and was key to the organizing the National Lacrosse Association in 1867, the forerunner of the CLA.[1]
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Year
Champion
Finalist
Third
Host
Castrol Cup era
1964 Guelph Mohawks (ON)
1965 Huntsville Teen Towners (ON)Ottawa (ON)
1966 New Westminster Athletics (BC)
1967 Elora Mohawks (ON)
1968 Elora Mohawks (ON)
1969 Vancouver Grandview (BC)
1970 Whitby Transporters (ON)
1971 Victoria McDonalds (BC)
Founders Cup era
1972 Long Branch PCO's* (ON)
1973 NOTL Warriors (ON)
1974 Whitby Transporters (ON)
1975 Windsor Warlocks (ON)Esquimalt (BC)North Glenora Blues (AB) Edmonton, AB
1976 Elora Mohawks (ON)Burnaby (BC)Windsor Warlocks (ON) Windsor, ON
1977 Scarborough Saints (ON)Quebec (QC) St. John's, NL
1978 Point Edward Pacers (ON)Quebec (QC)
1979 Point Edward Pacers (ON)
1980 Enoch Tomahawks (AB)Toronto Beaches (ON)Owen Sound Signmen (ON)Baie-Comeau, QC
1981 NOTL Warriors (ON)
1982 Owen Sound Signmen (ON)Delta Islanders (BC) (13-10)[2] Port Coquitlam, BC
1983 Point Edward Pacers (ON)Calgary, AB.
1984 Point Edward Pacers (ON)Scarborough Saints (ON)Huntsville, ON
1985 Scarborough Saints (ON)
1986 Mississauga Tomahawks (ON)Alberta (AB)Akwesasne Eagles Dartmouth, NS
1987 Kitchener-Waterloo Braves (ON)Mississauga Tomahawks (ON)Huntsville Hawks (ON)Kitchener, ON
1988 Kitchener-Waterloo Braves (ON)Sarnia, ON
1989 Orangeville Northmen (ON)
1990 Orangeville Northmen (ON)Port Coquitlam Saints (BC) Esquimalt Legion Esquimalt, BC
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(*) denotes in 1972, the Founders Cup was awarded to the Junior "C" Champion instead of the Junior "B" Champion.
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Year
Gold Medal Game
Bronze Medal Game
Champions
Score
Finalists
Third Place
Score
Fourth Place
1991 Huntsville Hawks OJBLL
1992Scarborough, ON Scarborough Saints OJBLL - Host 9-5 Orillia Kings OJBLL
1993Winnipeg, MB Owen Sound Flying Dutchmen [3] OJBLL 15-13 Orillia Kings OJBLL
1994 Orillia Kings OJBLL
1995St. Catharines, ON Orillia Kings OJBLL
1996 Spartan Warriors OJBLL Orillia Kings OJBLL
1997Etobicoke, ON Six Nations Red Rebels [4] OJBLL 11-9 OT Orillia Kings OJBLL Iroquois Nationals [5] ILA 11-4 Mimico Mountaineers OJBLL - Host
1998Akwesasne Clarington Green Gaels [6] OJBLL 13-6 Iroquois Nationals ILA - Host Six Nations Red Rebels OJBLL 12-10 Edmonton Miners RMLL
1999Milton, ON Edmonton Miners RMLL 13-10 Milton Mavericks OJBLL - Host Clarington Green Gaels OJBLL 10-8 Elora Mohawks OJBLL
2000Clarington, ON Clarington Green Gaels OJBLL - Host 8-6 Iroquois Nationals ILA Elora Mohawks OJBLL 18-1 Calgary Mountaineers RMLL
2001Edmonton, AB Wallaceburg Red Devils OJBLL 10-5 Edmonton Miners RMLL - Host Scarborough Saints OJBLL 11-10 OT Delta Islanders WCJLL - Host
2002Georgetown, ON Clarington Green Gaels OJBLL 7-6 St. Catharines Spartans OJBLL Edmonton Miners RMLL 9-7 OT Halton Hills Bulldogs OJBLL - Host
2003Port Coquitlam, BC Barrie Tornado OJBLL 16-8 Coquitlam Adanacs WCJLL Prince George Posse TOJLL 13-11 OT Port Coquitlam Saints WCJLL - Host
2004Elora, ON Clarington Green Gaels OJBLL 11-8 Elora Mohawks OJBLL - Host Edmonton Warriors RMLL 15-9 Manitoba Buffalo RMLL
2005Saskatoon, SK Elora Mohawks OJBLL 11-2 Edmonton Warriors RMLL Kamloops Rattlers TOJLL 6-4 Calgary Shamrocks RMLL
2006Windsor, ON Oakville Buzz OJBLL 10-4 Windsor AKO Fratmen OJBLL - Host Calgary Shamrocks RMLL 14-4 Iroquois Nationals ILA
2007Kamloops, BC Six Nations Rebels OJBLL 8-2 Coquitlam Adanacs WCJLL Calgary Shamrocks RMLL 6-5 Calgary Mountaineers RMLL
2008Guelph, ON Six Nations Rebels OJBLL 8-7 Guelph Regals OJBLL - Host Iroquois Nationals FNLA 5-3 Port Coquitlam Saints WCJLL
2009Edmonton, AB Calgary Mountaineers [7] RMLL 8-4 Clarington Green Gaels OJBLL Edmonton Warriors RMLL - Host 7-6 Red Deer Rampage RMLL
2010Etobicoke, ON Halton Hills Bulldogs [8] OJBLL 4-3 2OT Mimico Mountaineers OJBLL - Host Kamloops Venom TOJLL 8-3 Calgary Mountaineers RMLL
2011Saskatoon, SK Six Nations Rebels [9] OJBLL 14-11 Calgary Mountaineers RMLL Saskatchewan SWAT PGLL - Host 15-7 Manitoba Gryphons RMLL
2012Hagersville, ON Six Nations Rebels [10] OJBLL - Host 8-7 Akwesasne Indians OJBLL Calgary Mountaineers RMLL 17-11 Onondaga Redhawks ILA
2013Winnipeg, MB Six Nations Rebels [11] OJBLL 16-12 Calgary Mountaineers RMLL Onondaga Redhawks ILA 14-9 Team Nova Scotia
2014Halifax, NS Six Nations Rebels [12] OJBLL 14-7 Seneca WarChiefs INJBLL Team Nova Scotia Host 11-4 Manitoba Blizzard RMLL
2015Calgary, AB Akwesasne Indians [13] OJBLL 9-6 OT Seneca WarChiefs FNJBLL Calgary Mountaineers RMLL - Host 9-6 Coquitlam Adanacs WCJLL
2016Orangeville, ON Orangeville Northmen [14] OJBLL - Host 11-6 Clarington Green Gaels OJBLL Seneca WarChiefs FNJBLL 17-8 Calgary Chill RMLL
2017Saskatoon, SK Orangeville Northmen [15] OJBLL 18-7 Red Deer Rampage RMLL Seneca WarChiefs FNJBLL 15-8 Manitoba Blizzard RMLL
2018Akwesasne Elora Mohawks [16] OJBLL 9-5 Seneca WarChiefs FNJBLL Coquitlam Adanacs BCJT1LL 9-8 Manitoba Blizzard RMLL
2019Winnipeg, MB Calgary Shamrocks RMLL 16-15 Six Nations Rebels OJBLL Coquitlam Adanacs BCJT1LL 7-4 Manitoba Blizzard RMLL - Host
2022Brampton, ON Nepean Knights OJBLL 7-6 Coquitlam Adanacs BCJT1LL Edmonton Warriors RMLL 12-11 Brampton Excelsiors OBJLL - Host
2023Port Coquitlam, BC Edmonton Warriors RMLL 9-7 Akwesasne Thunder OJBLL Port Coquitlam Saints BCJT1LL - Host 12-8 Onondaga Redhawks FNJBLL
2024Hamilton, ON Elora Mohawks OJBLL 10-1 Hamilton Bengals OJBLL - Host Onondaga Redhawks FNJBLL 11-3 Victoria Shamrocks BCJT1LL
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