The Akwesasne Indians are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Akwesasne (the borderlands between Ontario, Quebec, and New York). The Indians compete in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.
History The Akwesasne Lightning joined the OJBLL in 1996. They joined around the same time that the other major Iroquois teams, Onondaga Warriors and Kahnawake Mohawks, joined the OLA. Onondaga and Kahnawake walked away after a few years in the league to join the Iroquois Nations Junior B Lacrosse League, but Akwesasne decided to stay and have become a top team in the OJBLL.
The team is from the Akwesasne Reserve. The reserve sits on the border between Canada and the United States where Ontario, Quebec, and New York meet. This location is unique as the rest of the teams in the league are based out of Canadian cities and towns.
After a dismal 5-17-0 first season, the Lightning never slipped below a .500 record until 2007. In 2004, the Lightning won their first division title in the Eastern Conference with a 17-1-2 record.
After the 2008 season, the Lightning went on a 1-year hiatus due to a tough economic drop, and not enough money to finance the team. The team returned in 2010.
In 2014, the team changed their name to the Akwesasne Indians.
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 Playoffs1996 22 5 17 0 201 285 10 7th East DNQ1997 22 11 11 0 262 259 22 5th East DNQ1998 20 15 5 0 303 188 30 2nd East Lost Quarterfinals1999 20 10 10 0 232 212 20 4th East Lost Quarterfinals2000 20 10 10 0 235 241 20 5th East DNQ2001 20 14 6 0 252 171 28 2nd East Lost 1st Round2002 22 15 6 1 254 190 31 3rd East Lost Quarterfinals2003 20 15 4 1 234 155 31 3rd East Lost Quarterfinals2004 20 17 1 2 243 125 36 1st East Lost Semifinals2005 20 17 3 0 242 118 34 2nd East Lost Semifinals2006 19 14 5 0 195 128 28 3rd East Lost 1st Round2007 20 7 13 0 129 189 14 9th EastDNQ2008 20 9 11 0 148 168 18 8th EastLost 1st Round2009 Did Not Participate2010 20 6 14 0 105 153 12 9th East DNQ2011 20 13 6 1 246 162 27 4th East Lost Conference Semifinals2012 20 19 1 0 363 121 39 1st East Lost Finals, Founders Cup Silver medalist2013 20 17 3 0 233 137 34 3rd East Lost Conference Finals2014 20 16 4 0 230 153 32 3rd East Lost Conference Finals2015 20 16 4 0 281 156 32 1st East Won League, Founders Cup Gold medalist2016201640261169322nd EastTBD
Founders Cup CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Year Round Robin RecordW-L-T Standing Semifinal Gold Medal Game 2012Six Nations, ON W, Onondaga Jr. Redhawks 23-9W, Saskatchewan SWAT 15-7W, Team Quebec 23-6W, Team Quebec 22-4 4-0-0 1st of 4Pool A W, Calgary Mountaineers 11-8 L, Six Nations Rebels 7-8 2015Calgary, AB W, Manitoba Blizzard 15-5W, Saskatchewan SWAT 11-10W, Calgary Chill 23-6W, Coquitlam Adanacs 18-5W, Seneca WarChiefs 17-8W, Calgary Mountaineers 12-7 6-0-0 1st of 7 N/A W, Seneca WarChiefs 9-6 OTCHAMPIONS
References
External links OJBLL website @AkwesasneLax