The Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL) is considered the most competitive Junior A men's box lacrosse league in the world and the number one source for talent for the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The OJLL is sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. It is an 12 team league wherein the top 8 go to the playoffs and battle it out for top spot in Ontario. The Ontario Champion is annually awarded the Iroquois Trophy and moves on to compete against teams from Alberta and British Columbia for the Minto Cup - the Junior A National Box Lacrosse Championship of Canada. Ontario has captured the Minto Cup fifty-six times since 1937. Since the first NLL draft in 1996, sixteen OJLL alumni have been selected first overall.
The teams Team Joined CentreBrampton Excelsiors c. 1933 BramptonBurlington Blaze 1976 BurlingtonKitchener-Waterloo LC 1991 KitchenerMimico Mountaineers 2015 MimicoOakville Buzz 2019 OakvilleOrangeville Northmen Jr. A 1991 Orangeville, ONPeterborough Lakers 1961 PeterboroughSt. Catharines Athletics 1982 St. CatharinesSix Nations Arrows 1990 HagersvilleToronto Beaches 1991 TorontoWhitby Warriors 1975 WhitbyElora Hawks 2026 Elora
2021 OJLL Playoffs Bracket - Iroquois Trophy
The Iroquois Trophy playoff champions Champion moves on to the Minto Cup national championship. YearChampionFinalistSeries1933 Mount Dennis Brampton Excelsiors 2-01934 1935 1936 1937 Orillia Terriers 1938 Mimico Mounties Orillia Terriers 2-01939 Orillia Terriers St. Catharines Shamrocks Protest1940 Orillia Terriers St. Catharines Shamrocks 2-1Suspended due to World War II1946 Mimico Mounties Owen Sound Georgians 3-11947 St. Catharines Athletics Mimico Mounties 3-01948 St. Catharines Athletics Brampton Excelsiors 3-01949 St. Catharines Athletics Mimico Mounties 2-1-11950 St. Catharines Athletics Brampton Excelsiors 3-01951 Mimico Mounties Peterborough Filter Queens 3-11952 Brampton Excelsiors St. Catharines Athletics 4-01953 Long Branch Monarchs Brampton Excelsiors 4-01954 Long Branch Monarchs Newmarket Green Gaels 4-31955 Long Branch Monarchs Newmarket Green Gaels 4-21956 Brampton Excelsiors Long Branch Monarchs 4-21957Brampton ABC's Peterborough UEW's 4-31958 Brampton Excelsiors Long Branch Castrolites 1959 Brampton Excelsiors St. Catharines Athletics 4-11960 Whitby Red Wings Brampton Excelsiors 4-21961 Hastings LegionnairesTrent Hills Independent. "Lacrosse legends honoured in Hastings", August 22, 2013 Brampton Excelsiors 4-31962 Brampton ABC's Hastings Legionnaires 4-21963 Oshawa Green Gaels Brampton ABC's 4-21964 Oshawa Green Gaels Bramalea ABC's 4-01965 Oshawa Green Gaels Mimico Mountaineers 4-01966 Oshawa Green Gaels Mimico Mountaineers 4-01967 Oshawa Green Gaels Toronto Township PCO's 4-11968 Oshawa Green Gaels Mississauga PCO's 4-11969 Oshawa Green Gaels Lakeshore Maple Leafs 4-01970 Lakeshore Maple Leafs Bramalea Excelsiors 4-31971 Peterborough PCO's Etobicoke PCO's 4-21972 Peterborough PCO's Oshawa Green Gaels 4-01973 Peterborough PCO's Bramalea Excelsiors 4-21974 Peterborough PCO's Mississauga Athletics 4-01975 Peterborough Gray Munros Mississauga Chiefs 4-11976 Bramalea Excelsiors Peterborough Gray Munros 4-21977 Whitby Consolidated Builders Peterborough Gray Munros 4-11978 Whitby Consolidated Builders Elora Mohawks 4-01979 Peterborough Century 21 Oshawa Green Gaels 4-31980 Whitby Consolidated Builders Peterborough Century 21 4-21981 Peterborough James Gang Oshawa Green Gaels 4-31982 Peterborough James Gang Oshawa Green Gaels 4-01983 Peterborough James Gang Etobicoke Eclipse 4-01984 Whitby Warriors Peterborough 'A' Team 4-11985 Whitby Warriors Peterborough Maulers 4-01986 Peterborough Maulers St. Catharines Athletics 4-01987 Peterborough Maulers St. Catharines Athletics 4-01988 Peterborough Maulers Whitby Warriors 4-01989 Peterborough Maulers St. Catharines Athletics 4-31990 St. Catharines Athletics Peterborough Maulers 4-11991 St. Catharines Athletics Six Nations Arrows 4-11992 Six Nations Arrows St. Catharines Athletics 4-01993 Orangeville Northmen St. Catharines Athletics 4-11994 Brampton Excelsiors Peterborough Traders 4-21995 Orangeville Northmen St. Catharines Athletics 4-01996 Orangeville Northmen Whitby Warriors 4-11997 Whitby Warriors Six Nations Arrows 4-31998 Six Nations Arrows St. Catharines Athletics 4-31999 Whitby Warriors Six Nations Arrows 4-12000 Orangeville Northmen St. Catharines Athletics 4-12001 St. Catharines Athletics Six Nations Arrows 4-12002 St. Catharines Athletics Toronto Beaches 4-02003 St. Catharines Athletics Orangeville Northmen 4-02004 Six Nations Arrows Whitby Warriors 4-32005 Six Nations Arrows Orangeville Northmen 4-12006 Six Nations Arrows Peterborough Lakers 4-12007 Six Nations Arrows Orangeville Northmen 4-22008 Orangeville Northmen Six Nations Arrows 4-12009 Orangeville Northmen Brampton Excelsiors 4-32010 Orangeville Northmen Six Nations Arrows 4-02011 Whitby Warriors Orangeville Northmen 4-32012 Orangeville Northmen Six Nations Arrows 4-12013 Whitby Warriors Six Nations Arrows 4-32014 Six Nations Arrows Whitby Warriors 4-02015 Six Nations Arrows Peterborough Lakers 4-12016 Orangeville Northmen Six Nations Arrows 4-02017 Six Nations Arrows Mimico Mountaineers 3-02018 Brampton Excelsiors Orangeville Northmen 4-12019 Orangeville Northmen Burlington Chiefs 4-12020 Season Cancelled due to COVID-192021 St. Catherines Athletics Brampton Excelsiors 14—132022 Whitby Warriors Toronto Beaches 2-02023 Burlington Blaze Orangeville Northmen 4-22024 Orangeville Northmen Mimico Mountaineers 4-32025 Orangeville Northmen Whitby Warriors 4-22026St. Catherines AthleticsWhitby Warriors4-2
Former member teams Akwesasne Indians (Folded in 2012) Elora Mohawks (Promoted to Jr A status in 2026 again) Hamilton Bengals Huntsville Hawks Mississauga Tomahawks (Relocated to Mimico in 2015) Orillia Rama Kings Oshawa Green Gaels Ottawa Titans Rexdale Warriors Scarborough Saints Sarnia Pacers Windsor Warlocks
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