Mississauga Tomahawks Jr. A
The Mississauga Tomahawks were a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The Tomahawks played in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. Some former Tomahawks players who have gone on to professional lacrosse are John Tavares, Peter Tavares, Anthony Cosmo, Jeff Shatler, Drew Candy, Jamie McKeracher, Cory Leigh, John Rosa, Rob Kirkby, Ted Dowling, Mat Giles, Jason Clark, Neil Doddridge and Ted Dowling.
Founded | 1973 |
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League | OLA Junior B Lacrosse League |
Based in | Mississauga, Ontario |
Arena | Port Credit Arena |
Colours | Orange, Blue, and White |
President | Craig Ferchat |
On June 26, 2014 the Board of Governors and the OLA Board of Directors approved the relocation of the Jr. A Tomahawks to Mimico, beginning in 2015. This is a franchise amalgamation between the Jr. A Tomahawks and the Jr. B Mountaineers. The Jr. B Tomahawks remain the direct affiliate of the Jr. A Mountaineers. Their women's affiliate team is the Mississauga Trilliums of the Ontario Women's Lacrosse.
History
Current franchise
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Traditional franchise
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Current franchise 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 |
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1979 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 346 | 317 | 28 | 3rd OLA-B East | |
1980 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 235 | 233 | 14 | 4th OLA-B Central | Lost 1st round |
1981 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 262 | 251 | 18 | 5th OLA-B West | DNQ |
1982 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 319 | 324 | 30 | 3rd OLA-B West | Lost quarter-final |
1983 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 288 | 243 | 26 | 4th OLA-B East | Lost quarter-final |
1984 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 308 | 216 | 32 | 1st OLA-B Div IV | Lost semi-final |
1985 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 369 | 257 | 40 | 1st OLA-B West | Lost final |
1986 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 453 | 160 | 36 | 1st OLA-B East | Won League, won Founders Cup |
1987 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 432 | 253 | 42 | 1st OLA-B West | Won League |
1988 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 268 | 371 | 17 | 6th OLA-A | DNQ |
1989 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 244 | 347 | 14 | 6th OLA-A | DNQ |
1990 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 188 | 298 | 14 | 6th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
1991 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 247 | 214 | 22 | 4th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
1992 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 224 | 230 | 17 | 8th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
1993 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 303 | 322 | 24 | 7th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
1994 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 242 | 364 | 14 | 5th OLA-A East | DNQ |
1995 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 170 | 214 | 14 | 8th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
1996 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 157 | 271 | 14 | 8th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
1997 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 166 | 215 | 10 | 8th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
1998 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 210 | 261 | 16 | 9th OLA-A | DNQ |
1999 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 195 | 208 | 14 | 7th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
2000 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 210 | 194 | 24 | 4th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
2001 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 196 | 221 | 14 | 9th OLA-A | DNQ |
2002 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 164 | 239 | 6 | 11th OLA-A | DNQ |
2003 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 197 | 239 | 15 | 9th OLA-A | DNQ |
2004 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 138 | 267 | 0 | 11th OLA-A | DNQ |
2005 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 167 | 304 | 6 | 11th OLA-A | DNQ |
2006 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 203 | 275 | 14 | 10th OLA-A | DNQ |
2007 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 129 | 188 | 10 | 10th OLA-A | DNQ |
2008 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 113 | 212 | 4 | 12th OLA-A | DNQ |
2009 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 137 | 330 | 2 | 12th OLA-A | DNQ |
2010 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 136 | 361 | 4 | 12th OLA-A | DNQ |
2011 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 130 | 295 | 4 | 12th OLA-A | DNQ |
2012 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 140 | 313 | 0 | 11th OLA-A | DNQ |
2013 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 114 | 266 | 2 | 11th OLA-A | DNQ |
2014 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 94 | 280 | 0 | 11th OLA-A | DNQ |
Traditional franchise 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 |
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1965 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 234 | 277 | 14 | 8th OLA-A | Lost semi-final |
1966 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 319 | 267 | 32 | 3rd OLA-A | Lost semi-final |
1967 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 315 | 250 | 36 | 2nd OLA-A | Lost final |
1968 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 289 | 257 | 22 | 4th OLA-A | Lost final |
1969 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 418 | 364 | 28 | 4th OLA-A | Lost semi-final |
1970 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 435 | 369 | 32 | 4th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
1971 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 374 | 403 | 22 | 6th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
1972 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 356 | 366 | 25 | 4th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
1973 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 359 | 366 | 25 | 5th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
1974 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 397 | 333 | 40 | 2nd OLA-A | Lost final |
1975 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 446 | 359 | 36 | 2nd OLA-A | Lost final |
1976 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 423 | 368 | 30 | 2nd OLA-A West | Lost semi-final |
1977 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 392 | 276 | 32 | 2nd OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
1978 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 410 | 469 | 24 | 4th OLA-A East | Lost quarter-final |
1979 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 397 | 469 | 26 | 4th OLA-A East | Lost quarter-final |
1980 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 339 | 353 | 22 | 6th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
1981 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 274 | 359 | 12 | 7th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
1982 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 248 | 347 | 13 | 6th OLA-A | Lost quarter-final |
1983 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 270 | 345 | 15 | 8th OLA-A | Lost Tier II Semi-final |
Mississauga Junior "C"
The Mississauga farm system also incorporated a Junior "C" team in the 1970s as a feeder team.
- Mississauga Athletics 1973 - 1974
- Mississauga Medics 1975 - 1977
- Mississauga Renegades 1978
Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | Placing | Playoffs |
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1973 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 422 | 305 | 38 | 1st OLA-C Div B | Lost semi-final |
1974 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 475 | 284 | 42 | 1st OLA-C Central | Eliminated in Round Robin |
1975 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 382 | 270 | 33 | 1st OLA-C Central | Won League |
1976 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 301 | 268 | 22 | 3rd OLA-C | Lost quarter-final |
1977 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 332 | 309 | 26 | 5th OLA-C | Lost quarter-final |
1978 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 314 | 269 | 22 | 3rd OLA-C | Lost semi-final |