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
^. Cornwall Standard Freeholder. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
External links
OJBLL website
@AkwesasneLax
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akwesasne, indians, junior, lacrosse, team, from, akwesasne, borderlands, between, ontario, quebec, york, indians, compete, junior, lacrosse, league, sportbox, lacrossefounded1996leagueola, junior, lacrosse, leaguebased, inakwesasnearenaa, nowara, arenacolours. 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 Akwesasne IndiansSportBox lacrosseFounded1996LeagueOLA Junior B Lacrosse LeagueBased inAkwesasneArenaA nowara ko wa ArenaColoursMaroon Black and WhiteOwnerCarey TeranceHead coachBrandon FrancicGeneral managerRoy LedouxChampionshipsFounders Cup 2015 Division titles4 2004 2012 2015 2016 Contents 1 History 2 Season by season results 3 Founders Cup 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe 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 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 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 East DNQ2008 20 9 11 0 148 168 18 8th East Lost 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 1 Founders Cup Gold medalist2016 20 16 4 0 261 169 32 2nd East TBDFounders Cup EditCANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Year Round Robin RecordW L T Standing Semifinal Gold Medal Game2012Six 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 82015Calgary 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 OTCHAMPIONSReferences Edit Akwesasne Indians need sweep to net OLA championship Cornwall Standard Freeholder 5 August 2015 Archived from the original on 17 August 2015 Retrieved 9 August 2015 External links EditOJBLL website AkwesasneLax Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akwesasne Indians amp oldid 1027927638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
