The Brampton Excelsiors are a Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The Excelsiors play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League and are eligible to compete for the Founders Cup National Championship. The Excelsiors are members of the same system of teams as the Major Excelsiors and the Junior A Excelsiors.
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| Sport | Box lacrosse |
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| Founded | 2012 |
| League | Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League |
| Based in | Brampton, Ontario |
| Arena | Brampton Memorial |
| Colours | Maroon, Yellow, and White |
| Head coach | Todd Wilfong |
| General manager | Brent McCauley |
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History
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Announced October 16, 2011, the Excelsiors were admitted as an expansion team into the OJBLL for the 2012 season.[1][2]
On April 22, 2012, the Jr. B Excelsiors played their first game, at home, with an 11–6 win over the Hamilton Bengals.[3] The Excelsiors finished the season with a 4-16 record and did not make the playoffs.[4]
In their second season, the Excelsiors finished 10–10 and received the final playoff spot in their conference. In the conference quarter-final, they drew the undefeated, two-time defending national champion Six Nations Rebels. The Rebels won 15–5 and 17–5 to finish the Excelsiors' season and first playoff berth.[5]
The 2014 season was filled with a summer-long battle against the Welland Generals and Owen Sound North Stars for the final playoff spot in the West.[6] Even though the final rankings were not determined until the final weekend of the season, the Generals topped both Owen Sound and Brampton for the final spot.[7]
In the 2015 season, the Brampton Excelsiors were moved from the West division to the East division because Mimico's Jr B was folded and became a Jr A team after moving from Mississauga.
Season-by-season results
editNote: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 190 | 269 | 8 | 13th OJBLL West | DNQ |
| 2013 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 233 | 225 | 20 | 8th OJBLL West | Lost Conference QF |
| 2014 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 179 | 227 | 13 | 10th OJBLL West | DNQ |
| 2015 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 205 | 209 | 17 | 9th OJBLL East | DNQ |
| 2016 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 185 | 237 | 14 | 8th OJBLL East | Lost Conference QF |
| 2017 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 187 | 198 | 17 | 9th OJBLL East | DNQ |
Playoff results
edit| Season | Opponent | Series | GF–GA | Result | Round |
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| 2013 | Six Nations Rebels | 0-2 | 10-32 | Loss | Conference QF |
| 2016 | Green Gaels | 0-3 | 09-54 | Loss | Conference QF |
References
edit- ^ "Brampton Joins OJBLL for 2012 | Ontario Jr B Lacrosse League".
- ^ "Junior B lacrosse is back!".
- ^ "Junior B's back— with a bang!".
- ^ "Season ends for Jr. B Excelsiors".
- ^ "Six Nations eliminates Junior B Excelsiors".
- ^ "Junior NorthStars streak snapped | Owen Sound Sun Times". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ "Generals outranked in playoffs | St. Catharines Standard". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-13.