Kahnawake Hunters

Kahnawake Hunters
SportBox lacrosse
Founded2009
League OJBLL
Based inKahnawake, Quebec
ArenaKahnawake Sports Complex
ColoursMaroon, Black, and White
PresidentDerek Stacey
Head coachGarrett Cree
General managerGreg Horn
Championshipsnone

The Kahnawake Hunters are a Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada. The Hunters play in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League and are eligible for the Founders Cup National Championship. The Hunters are the only Quebec team in the OJBLL.

History

The Hunters were proposed by Kahnawake Minor Lacrosse in 2007 as local players had nowhere to play after graduating the minor levels. In 2008, the team operated as an intermediate squad before applying as a Junior B team for the 2009 season.

The Kahnawake Hunters made their debut in 2009 in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League.[1] The Hunters expansion marked the first time a Kahnawake team competed in Junior B in almost a decade.[2] In their first season, the Hunters finished with a record of 3 wins, 15 losses, and 2 ties.[3]

Season-by-season results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T PTS GF GA Finish Playoffs
2009 20 3 15 2 8 152 201 4th of 4, Far East DNQ
2010 20 13 7 0 26 162 132 1st of 4, Far East Won, 3-0 vs Gloucester Griffins

Lost, 1-3 vs Clarington Green Gaels

2011 20 14 6 0 28 249 171 1st of 4, Far East Lost, 1-3 vs Newmarket Saints
2012 20 10 10 0 20 190 182 2nd of 4, Far East Lost, 0-3 vs Halton Hills Bulldogs
2013 20 10 10 0 20 208 188 2nd of 4, Far East Lost, 0-2 vs Halton Hills Bulldogs
2014 20 9 11 0 18 194 201 3rd of 4, Far East Lost, 0-3 vs Akwesasne Indians
2015 20 5 15 0 10 227 267 4th of 4, Far East DNQ
2016 20 7 13 0 14 204 224 3rd of 4, Far East DNQ
2017 20 14 6 0 28 199 179 2nd of 4, Far East Won, 3-0 vs Gloucester Griffins

Lost, 0-3 vs Akwesasne Indians

2018 20 8 12 0 16 229 214 3rd of 4, Far East Won, 3-0 vs Halton Hills Bulldogs

Lost, 0-3 vs Clarington Green Gaels

2019 20 7 13 0 14 185 230 3rd of 4, Far East Lost, 1-3 vs Nepean Knights

Alumni

  • Stone Jacobs (2016-17) - University of Vermont '23[4]
  • Koleton Marquis (2018-22) - committed to Johns Hopkins University[5]
  • Teioshontathe McComber (2014-19) - Victoria Shamrocks (BCJALL);[6] University of Albany '22
  • Brine Rice (2014-16) - 51st pick of the 2016 NLL Draft[7]

References

  1. ^ "A team-by-team outline of the Ontario Jr. B lacrosse Eastern Conference | IL Indoor.com". Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  2. ^ "Celtics open with win | Cornwall Standard Freeholder". www.standard-freeholder.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27.
  3. ^ "Hunters inaugural season concludes with two losses". Iori:wase: News from the Kanien'kehá:ka Nation. June 23, 2009.
  4. ^ "Local lacrosse player returns after major injury". Eastern Door. January 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Marquis commits to lacrosse powerhouse Johns Hopkins". Iori:wase: News from the Kanien'kehá:ka Nation. October 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "McComber makes impact with B.C. Junior A team". Iori:wase: News from the Kanien'kehá:ka Nation. July 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Rice ready to rock it and suit up for Rochester". Eastern Door. October 3, 2016.