The Oakville Buzz are Canadian box lacrosse team from Oakville, Ontario, Canada that play in the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League. The Buzz played in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League from 2001-2018. The Buzz won the 2006 Founders Cup Canadian Junior B National Champions.
History The Oakville Buzz were founded in 2001. In 2005, they were often thought to be next in line to win the National Title. These dreams were squashed by the surging Elora Mohawks squad in the League Finals.
2006 playoff run Finishing the 2006 season 19-1-0, their only loss came at the hands of the Mimico Mountaineers late in the season. The first round pitted them against the Halton Hills Bulldogs, whom they swept in three games. The Quarter-final was against Scarborough Saints, another three game sweep. The Conference Final was against Mimico Mountaineers, a third straight sweep. The Final was against the Orangeville Northmen. Oakville took Games 1 and 2 10-5 and 8-6. Orangeville gasped for breath in Game 3, handing the Buzz their second loss of the campaign 8-7. The Buzz shut the Northmen down in Game 4, but it was a close 5-1 game. The Buzz won their first ever league title and a trip to their first Founders Cup, to take place in Windsor, Ontario.
On August 23, the Buzz squared off against the Sherbrooke Jr. Extrême in their first ever national level game. The Buzz did not disappoint, winning 16-2. Their second game was a 19-5 win against the Saskatoon Smash the next night. Their third game was a 12-3 victory against the Calgary Shamrocks to clinch the pool's first seed. Their semi-final game was against the Calgary Shamrocks again, crushing them 21-9. This set up an All-Ontario Founders Cup Final between the Buzz and the Windsor Fratmen. The Fratmen finished the OLA regular season with a 13-6-1 record, winning their division. Despite the early tournament prowess of the Fratmen, the Buzz eased their way into a 10-4 victory to win their first ever Founders Cup National Title.
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 Playoffs2001 20 5 15 0 150 202 10 10th OJBLL East Did not qualify2002 22 7 15 0 161 196 14 8th OJBLL East Lost 1st round2003 20 11 9 0 184 162 22 8th OJBLL East Lost 1st round2004 20 11 9 0 189 164 22 8th OJBLL East Lost 1st round2005 20 17 2 1 249 138 35 1st OJBLL East Ontario Jr B Finalist2006 20 19 1 0 251 109 38 1st OJBLL East Won League, won Founders Cup2007 20 14 4 2 207 140 30 4th OJBLL East Lost 1st round2008 20 17 3 0 195 122 34 1st OJBLL East Eastern Conference Semi-Finalist2009 20 12 8 0 139 116 24 6th OJBLL West Lost Conference Quarter-Final2010 20 11 9 0 168 158 22 7th OJBLL West Lost Conference Quarter-Final2011 20 13 7 0 209 138 26 5th OJBLL East Lost Conference Quarter-Final2012 20 13 6 1 231 146 27 4th OJBLL East Lost Conference Semi-Final2013 20 12 8 0 203 171 24 4th OJBLL East Lost Conference Semi-Final2014 20 16 4 0 228 147 32 2nd OJBLL East Lost Conference Semi-Final2015201280206171245th OJBLL EastLost Conference Final2016201550223138303rd OJBLL EastLost Conference Final2017201181241202235th OJBLL EastLost Conference Semi-Final2018201730242134342nd OJBLL EastLost Conference Semi-Final 2019 20 9 11 0 142 162 18 7th OLA-A Lost quarter-final2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 8 3 5 0 79 62 6 5th of 6 West8th of 11 OJLL Did not qualify2022201370168152264th OJLLLost quarter-final, 3-2 (Northmen)2023201370171180264th OJLLLost quarter-final, 3-1 (Beaches)20242051501371901011th OJLLDid not qualify2025204160161200810th OJLLDid not qualify
Founders Cup CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Year Round Robin RecordW-L-T Standing Semifinal Gold Medal Game 2006Windsor, ON W, Sherbrooke Jr. Extreme 16-2W, Saskatoon Smash 19-5L, Calgary Shamrocks 12-3 3-0-0 1st of 4Pool A W, Calgary Shamrocks 21-9W, Windsor AKO Fratmen 10-4CHAMPIONS
Top 10 All Time Buzz Scoring (to end 2018) PlayerGPGAPtsEddie Renaud125192238430Josh Smyth135155239394Brendan Thenhaus97169208377Keyan McQueen112142225367Adam Wolf84109169278Foster Cuomo71122132254Braden Gallant96107129236Jaden Walcot9174141215Matt Anderson5687125212Spencer Gallant10572140212
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