The St. Catharines Athletics are a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from St. Catharines , Ontario , Canada . The Athletics play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League . Since 2022 the organization has also operated a Junior "B" franchise of the same name that plays in the OJBLL .
History
The St. Catharines Athletics Jr.A squad has played in various arenas and under many different names in their history. They also had many years in which the team was defunct. However, the organization has been running successfully without danger of defunction since 1982. In 2021 the Athletics organization acquired the St. Catharines Spartans franchise of the OJBLL . They were renamed to the Athletics as well and now serve as a direct affiliate to the Junior "A" squad.[ 1]
St. Catharines Athletics 1877-1953, 1958-1961, 1982 to Present
St. Catharines Teepees 1954
St. Catharines Norsemen 1955-1956
St. Catharines Supertests 1964 - 1966
St. Catharines Lakesides 1967 - 1971
St. Catharines Legionaires 1972 - 1977
Minto Cup championships
During their history, the team has won six Minto Cup championships (1947, 1950, 1990, 1991, 2001, 2003.)
NLL players
Many St. Catharines lacrosse players who played for the Athletics have gone on to successfully play in the National Lacrosse League , such as:
There is also a notable number of players outside of St. Catharines who have gone on to successful careers after playing for the Athletics. Players included are:
Recently drafted players (2020) include:
Laine Hruska - 13th Overall (Georgia)
Owen Friesen - 48th Overall (Halifax)
John Kit - 74th Overall (Philadelphia)
Sam LeClair - 86th Overall (Colorado)
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
GF
GA
PTS
Placing
Playoffs
1961
22
11
11
0
200
255
22
4th OLA-A
Lost semi-final
1962
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Folded
1963
24
12
12
0
261
272
24
4th OLA-A
Lost semi-final
1964
24
14
10
0
322
274
28
3rd OLA-A
Lost semi-final
1965
20
9
11
0
270
257
18
5th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
1966
24
11
13
0
326
315
22
4th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
1967
24
6
18
0
240
350
12
8th OLA-A
Lost semi-final
1968
24
9
14
1
277
325
19
5th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
1969
24
7
17
0
301
376
14
7th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
1970
28
11
16
1
357
400
23
7th OLA-A
Lost semi-final
1971
30
5
25
0
341
463
10
7th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
1972
28
11
17
0
346
442
22
6th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
1973
28
9
19
0
369
457
18
6th OLA-A
Lost semi-final
1974
28
6
22
0
338
448
12
8th OLA-A
Lost semi-final
1975
28
11
17
0
331
389
22
7th OLA-A
DNQ
1976
26
9
16
1
310
392
19
4th OLA-A West
Lost quarter-final
1977
22
3
19
0
237
364
6
11th OLA-A
DNQ
1982
20
8
9
3
236
289
19
5th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
1983
24
12
11
1
272
290
25
5th OLA-A
Lost Tier II Final
1984
24
13
10
1
327
288
27
3rd OLA-A
Lost semi-final
1985
24
17
7
0
405
284
34
3rd OLA-A
Lost semi-final
1986
20
12
8
0
258
210
24
2nd OLA-A
Lost final
1987
25
18
7
0
299
227
36
2nd OLA-A
Lost final
1988
24
17
6
1
388
235
35
2nd OLA-A
Lost semi-final
1989
24
19
5
0
346
195
38
2nd OLA-A
Lost final
1990
20
19
1
0
419
154
38
1st OLA-A
Won League, won Minto Cup
1991
20
15
5
0
261
163
30
1st OLA-A
Won League, won Minto Cup
1992
20
16
4
0
301
179
32
1st OLA-A
Lost final
1993
22
21
1
0
391
184
42
1st OLA-A
Lost final
1994
26
20
6
0
395
258
40
2nd OLA-A West
Lost semi-final
1995
20
15
5
0
279
190
30
3rd OLA-A
Lost final
1996
20
14
5
1
248
192
29
3rd OLA-A
Lost semi-final
1997
18
10
8
0
182
198
20
5th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
1998
22
15
6
1
288
177
31
5th OLA-A
Lost final
1999
20
13
7
0
186
150
26
4th OLA-A
Lost semi-final
2000
20
11
9
0
178
174
22
5th OLA-A
Lost final
2001
20
14
5
1
200
144
29
2nd OLA-A
Won League, won Minto Cup
2002
20
20
0
0
223
118
40
1st OLA-A
Won League
2003
20
17
2
1
192
121
35
1st OLA-A
Won League, won Minto Cup
2004
20
12
8
0
193
158
24
5th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
2005
22
6
16
0
188
198
12
9th OLA-A
DNQ
2006
22
14
6
2
186
159
30
3rd OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
2007
18
10
8
0
138
111
20
6th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
2008
22
15
5
2
204
130
32
3rd OLA-A
Lost semi-final
2009
22
14
8
0
248
198
28
5th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
2010
22
16
6
0
267
183
32
4th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
2011
22
12
9
1
228
195
25
6th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
2012
20
5
14
1
177
249
11
8th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
2013
20
3
17
0
113
209
6
10th OLA-A
DNQ
2014
20
8
12
0
175
192
16
8th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
2015
20
4
16
0
150
223
8
11th OLA-A
DNQ
2016
20
6
13
1
154
209
13
8th OLA-A
Lost quarter-final
2017
20
8
12
0
162
166
16
9th OLA-A
DNQ
2018
20
13
7
0
181
144
26
3rd OLA-A
Lost semi-final
2019
20
15
5
0
188
107
30
3rd OLA-A
Lost semi-final
2020
Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
8
6
2
0
66
43
12
1st of 6 West 2nd of 11 OJLL
Won semi-final, 7-6 (Mountaineers )Won Iroquois Trophy , 14-13 (Excelsiors )
2022
20
10
10
0
185
200
20
6th OJLL
Lost quarter-final, 3-0 (Warriors )
2023
20
8
12
0
148
184
16
7th OJLL
Lost quarter-final, 3-0 (Blaze )
2024
20
10
10
0
165
153
20
5th OJLL
Won quarter-final, 3-1 (Blaze )
Lost semi-final, 3-0 (Northmen )
References
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