Ken Sandy, ( k_a_sandy@hotmail.com ) who plays for the "Major" Six Nations
Chiefs is authoring a file on The Can-Am Senior "B" Lacrosse League.
Paul Stewart, who plays for the Hagersville Warriors, will be contributing
to the project as well.
The Teams
- Newtown N.Y. Golden Eagles
- Hagersville Warriors
- Tuscarora Thunderhawks
- Pinewoods Athletic Club
To All Readers of the Can-Am File
Disclaimer
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From Ken Sandy
Sept 16/98
First of all, the "President's Cup website" is on the Unofficial OLA
page, meaning that the site for the Presidents Cup was unofficial as
well. I believe that the webmaster of the CLA site (www.lacrosse.ca)
misinterpreted my request for Presidents Cup information earlier in the
summer for my Can-Am file, which is on the unofficial OLA page, and
linked my file as "the Presidents Cup Website". I thoroughly appreciated
his help with my search for information. I contribute to the Can-Am file
only on a part time basis and as such, contributed only the scores and a
little overview of the tournament. So, in fact, there never was an
official President's Cup website. I am in no way affiliated with the
President's Cup organization committee or the Can-Am Lacrosse
Association. I played in the Can-Am for two years and I wanted to see a
little bit of coverage for the league so I contacted Glen Dundas and he
agreed to set up a separate file for the Can-Am.
Throughout the entire summer my reports (on regular season games) were
brief as I had my own team (Six Nations Chiefs) to play for as well (not
to mention other commitments) and didn't get to see much more than two
or three games a month. Therefore I did not have the time to contribute
to the Can-Am project as much as I would have liked. I did the
President's Cup scores: 1. because they related to the Can-Am league;
and 2. because I wanted to inform people.
Sorry to disappoint you but the Can-Am file was never intended to be an
official source of information for the President's Cup (I didn't even
get to attend all of the games myself) or the Can-Am Lacrosse
Association. So basically all that I did was e-mail information to Glen
D. so he could post it on the "unofficial" Can-Am page. The CLA website
has the phone number and address for the official contact for the
President's Cup.
Again, I'm sorry that I couldn't be of any more help to you.
Sincerely,
Ken Sandy ====<#), If you have any questions feel free to contact me by
e-mail: k_a_sandy@hotmail.com
Can-Am Playoffs
Ladner Pioneers Win It
From Ken Sandy
Sept 8/98
1998 President's Cup Champions: Ladner Pioneers!!!
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Niagara Falls, Ont.- The Ladner Pioneers captured the 1998 Senior B
crown here on Labour Day by downing the Can-Am champion Newtown Golden
Eagles by a score of 11-6. Newtown held a brief one goal lead at the
midpoint of the first period only to be erased by three Pioneer goals.
Ladner then went on to dominate the game by capitalizing on their
chances against Golden Eagles goalie Clint Jones (replaced by Greg Lay
late in the second) and playing a tight smothering defense. Pioneer
goaltender Rob(?) Cooke played an excellent game turning aside many
outside shots from the 'Eagles.
The bronze medal game was won by the host team as the Tuscarora
Thunderhawks defeated the Iroquois Lacrosse Association champions
Kahnawake Mohawks by a score of 11-10 in overtime. The following are the
scores from the weekend:
Friday, September 4 - Tuscarora 9 over Edmonton 8
Newtown 12 over Kahnawake 11
Ladner 11 over Edmonton 2
Newtown 11 over Tuscarora 10 (players of the game
were Barry Powless of Tuscarora and Mike Stevens for Newtown)
Saturday, September 5 - Tuscarora 10 over Ladner 5 (player of the game
for Tuscarora was Bryan Miller)
Kahnawake 11 over Edmonton 5
Ladner 16 over Newtown 4
Kahnawake 9 over Tuscarora 8
Sunday, September 6 - Semifinals
1st place Ladner 11 over 4th place Tuscarora 4
2nd place Newtown 11 over 3rd place Kahnawake 6
Monday, September 7 - Bronze Medal Game
Tuscarora 11 over Kahnawake 10 o/t
Gold Medal Game
Ladner 11 over Newtown 6
Notes: The Tuscarora Thunderhawks were the only team to defeat the
Ladner Pioneers in the tournament in a game where 'Hawks goalie Dale
Henry played an outstanding game...Ladner finished first with a 3-1
record, Newtown second (same record), Tuscarora third and Kahnawake
fourth (both teams finished the round robin 2-2), Edmonton Miners failed
to record a single victory this weekend but played very strong in all of
their games...Bobby Delaronde of the Kahnawake Mohawks finished the
round robin in first place on the leading scorers list...Tuscarora
Thunderhawks called up Keith White of Pinewoods for the tournament as
well as Hagersville Warriors Todd Thomas and Mike Shaw...Thomas was used
mainly on defense and Shaw mainly on offense, he also played the crease
on the power play...during a stoppage in play of Thursday's evening game
the arena DJ played the theme from "M*A*S*H" (I wish they had used an
allstar DJ for the games)...later... ===<*)
President's Cup Update
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Thursday, September 3, 1998
Game one of the President's Cup in Niagara Falls, Ontario saw the Ladner
Pioneers (B.C) defeat the Kahnawake Mohawks (ILA) by a score of 14 - 8.
The Molson Player of the Game was Ladner's Kyle Goundrey. This game took
almost three hours to play, as the referees conferred on almost every
call and numerous minor scuffles took place.
The second game was a fast paced affair as the Newtown N.Y. Golden
Eagles (Can-Am) defeated the Edmonton Miners (Alberta) 12 to 8.
Newtown's Molson Player of the Game was goaltender Clint Jones. Jones
played a stellar game for the Can-Am champs, turning aside many
excellent scoring chances (many of which were against the Miners' power
play) as Newtown ran into some penalty troubles after building an 8 to 3
lead.
1998 President's Cup Schedule
Iroquois Lacrosse Association - Kahnawake Mohawks
Can-Am Lacrosse Association - Newtown (N.Y.) Golden Eagles
Alberta - Edmonton Miners
BC - Ladner Pioneers
Host - Tuscarora Thunderhawks
Thu Sept 3 Kahnawake 8 vs 14 Ladner 5:00 PM
Edmonton 8 vs 12 Newtown 8:00 PM
Fri Sept 4 Tuscarora 9 vs 8 Edmonton 10:00 AM
Kahnawake 11 vs 12 Newtown 2:00 PM
Edmonton 2 vs 11 Ladner 5:00 PM
OPENING CEREMONIES 7:30 PM
Newtown 11 vs 10 Tuscarora 8:00 PM
Sat Sept 5 Ladner 5 vs 10 Tuscarora 10:00 AM
Kahnawake 11 vs 5 Edmonton 2:00 PM
Newtown 4 vs 16 Ladner 5:00 PM
Tuscarora 8 vs 9 Kahnawake 8:00 PM
Sun Sept 6 4th Place vs 1st Place 11:00 AM
3rd Place vs 2nd Place 3:00 PM
BANQUET 7:00 PM
Mon Sept 7 Bronze Medal Game 11:00 AM
Loser 3rd - 2nd vs Loser 4th - 1st
Gold/Silver Medal Game 3:00 PM
Winner 3rd - 2nd vs Winner 4th - 1st
Newtown Headed For The President's Cup
Kahnawake Wins ILA
Aug 25/98
by Ken Sandy
The Newtown N.Y. Golden Eagles defeated the Hagersville Warriors four
games straight for the right to represent the Can-Am Lacrosse
Association in the President's Cup to be held in Niagara Falls on Labour
Day Weekend.
The (unofficial) scores for the series are as follows:
Game One (in Hagersville) - Newtown 13 Hagersville 7
Game Two (in Newtown)- Newtown 23 Hagersville 7
Game Three (in Newtown)- Newtown 30 Hagersville 10
Game Four (in Hagersville)- Newtown 18 Hagersville 11
Game one was originally held in Newtown but had to be cancelled with
less than a minute to play in the second period when referee Terry
Morneau could not continue as a result of an injury suffered while
attempting to break up a fight. Newtown was leading at that point but,
as the game was cancelled, the entire game had to be replayed the
following night in Hagersville.
Newtown will make their first President's Cup appearance since the games
were held at the Brantford Civic Centre in 1992. The host team that
year was the Brantford Wolves (then Can-Am, now Ohsweken Wolves, OLA
Major). That year the Cup was won by the Fergus Thistles, defeating the
Nanaimo Timbermen in a thrilling overtime game.
The Golden Eagles should be able to make a serious impact at the games
this year with their youthful, fast team. Clint Jones handles the bulk
of their goaltending duties. The Tuscarora Thunderhawks will be in the
tournament as the host team.
The ILA representatives will be the Kahnawake Mohawks who defeated the
Onondaga Athletic Club four games straight. Scores for that series are
as follows:
Game One (at Kahnawake) Kahnawake 13 Onondaga 7
Game Two (at Kahnawake) Kahnawake 11 Onondaga 7
Game Three (at Onondaga) Kahnawake 12 Onondaga 11
Game Four (at Onondaga) Kahnawake 12 Onondaga 9
The other teams in the tournament will include the Edmonton Miners and
the BC champions (I do not have the results yet from the final series
between the Ladner Pioneers and the Vernon Tigers). The President's Cup
schedule will be posted shortly. In the words of one of the Kahnawake
Mohawks, "Niagara Falls, HERE WE COME!!!!!!!"
Aug 3/98
Warriors Advance To The Finals
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By Ken Sandy
After being defeated by the Tuscarora Thunderhawks Saturday night 22-3,
the Hagersville Warriors bounced back to win the league semi-final
series in game 7. The final score on Sunday afternoon was Hagersville 9,
Tuscarora 7. The Warriors now face the Newtown, N.Y. Golden Eagles, who
finished the regular season in first place. The seven game league
championship series promise to be a great one. Game 1 of the series will
take place on Friday, August 7 at the Gil Lay Memorial Arena in Newtown,
which is approximately 50 km west of Buffalo. I will post the full
schedule for the series as soon as I get it.
Can-Am Playoffs
Aug 1/98
Thunderhawks Demolish Warriors
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By Ken Sandy
The Tuscarora, N.Y. Thunderhawks soundly thrashed the Hagersville
Warriors on Friday, July 31 at the Hagersville Arena. The final tally
was Tuscarora 22, Hagersville 5. The T-Hawks totally dominated their
counterparts on this night to bring this best of seven league semifinal
series to three games to two in favour of the Warriors. The Thunderhawks
opened the scoring and never looked back. Thunderhawks sniper Bryan
Miller was the victim of a Scott Harris hit four minutes into the
contest which sent him out of the game on a stretcher. He appears to be
O.K. though as I saw him return to the rink before the game was over.
Tuscarora took advantage of the Warriors early penalty troubles scoring
four power play goals in the first stanza and exiting the period with an
8 to 1 lead. The T-Hawks' tight defense allowed very few genuine scoring
opportunities which resulted in a lot of Hagersville shots being sent
wide of the net. The Thunderhawks veteran powerplay unit showed much
poise as they dismantled the Warriors man short squad. Donnie Henry was
the top goalscorer for the game, earning five goals, most of which came
from long grasscutters. Barry Powless scored four goals for the T-Hawks,
while Bear Henry added three. Gary "Bro" Smoke, who was cut by the
Warriors early in the season, also added two of his own. Kervin John and
Bryan Miller added singles. #33 for the T-Hawks (no programs and a bad
P.A. system) scored three goals, all on the powerplay. Warriors goals
were scored by Jason Johnson (2), Mike Shaw (2) and Carlton Hill. Game
six in the series goes on at the Niagara Falls Memorial tonight (Sat.
Aug. 1) at 8:00 p.m. The seventh game, if necessary (if last night was
any indication, it will be very necessary), will take place on Sunday
afternoon at the Hagersville Arena at 2:00.
In the other semifinal series, the regular season top team Newtown
(N.Y.) Golden Eagles lead the Pinewoods (N.Y.) Athletic Club three games
to one. Game five of that series was also last night but I don't have
the results yet.
President's Cup Update: Countdown to Niagara Falls
July 30/98
By Ken Sandy
The time is fast approaching for the most exciting tournament in
lacrosse. Alberta will be represented by the Edmonton Miners. Edmonton
defeated Red Deer two games to zip in their first round of playoffs. The
Miners then went on to defeat the Calgary Mountaineers in the league
finals three games straight. The scores in that series were; game 1:
12-8, game 2: 4-2 and game three: 12-8.
The WCSL (lower mainland) champs will playoff against the winner of the
series between the Prince George league champs and the Okanagan league
champs for the right to represent British Columbia. I will post more
info as it becomes available.
Hagersville, Tuscarora Split Weekend Games
July 29/98
by Ken Sandy
On Friday, July 24 the Tuscarora rolled into the Hagersville Arena to
face the Warriors in this Can-Am semi-final seven game series. The
Warriors were up two games to none so the T-hawks had to perform in
order to get back into this series. The Hagersille boys were ready for
this match, however, dominating from start to finish. The Warriors found
the twine behind Thunderhawks goaltender Dale Henry early and often,
leading three to nothing before the game was five minutes old.
Tuscarora just couldn't seem to get things going all night as the
Warriors took a three game lead in the series. Final score, 21-7. Jason
Johnson (former pick of the Syracuse Smash) picked up five goals on the
night. Full credit goes out to Hagersville netminder Wayne Cavanaugh,
who made some excellent stick saves sliding across the crease.
Hagersville's goals were scored by a number of players; Scott Harris,
Derek Campbell, Ben Henry, Mike Shaw, Joel Skye (who played for the
Ohsweken Wolves last year)and Dave Johnson. I'll get the official
scorers for the game.
Saturday night, however, was a totally different story. With the
Thunderhawks trying to keep from getting swept, Hagersville succumbed to
overconfidence and the T-hawks did an excellent job of capitalizing on
the younger Hagersville' squad's mistakes. Tuscarora exited the first
period on the winning side of a 6-1 score. This game was a complete
reversal of the previous night's contest.
Tuscarora veteran Robert "Bear" Henry (who played a couple of seasons
with the Buffalo Bandits) is the leader of this veteran team, setting up
three goals and scoring two others. Bryan Miller scored four as well as
Donnie Henry. Kervin John added two of his own. On this night,
Hagersville couldn't get the ball rolling and allowed the T-Hawks to
pentrate their defense, leaving goaltenders Phil Skye and Wayne
Cavanaugh all alone too many times. Rushton Skye was the one bright spot
for the Warriors, scoring three goals. Game five goes Friday, July 31 at
8:30 in Hagersville.
President's Cup Update
I have just been informed that the Maritime Senior League will not be
sending a team to the President's Cup to be held in Niagara Falls, Ont
on Labour Day weekend. The OLA also will not allow its last place team
to participate in the tournament as well. As far as I know, the
tournament will have teams from BC, Alberta, Quebec and two from the
host league, Can-Am. Apparently, the Can-Am will be sending their two
league finalists to the tournament. If anyone has any information on the
President's Cup or the ILA playoffs please e-mail me
k_a_sandy@hotmail.com
The Stats
Can Am stats as of June 15
GP W L T GF GA PM PTS
Newtown 8 7 1 0 129 82 377 14
Haggersville 8 5 3 0 99 99 275 10
Tuscarora 8 2 6 0 81 101 175 4
Pinewoods 8 2 6 0 74 91 253 4
Individual Stats
POINTS
NAME TEAM GP G A Pts Pim
Mike Stevens New 8 14 30 44 0
Bear Henry Tusc 7 10 24 34 11
Mike Shaw Hag 7 14 11 25 16
Wes Jackson Pine 8 16 7 23 35
Tracey White Newt 8 8 14 22 14
Keith White Pine 7 5 17 22 17
Chad Stevens Newt 8 10 11 21 22
Vince Sciffert Tusc 7 16 4 20 0
Barry Powless Tusc 7 8 7 15 0
The league only plays on weekends
League Semi-Finals:Warriors Leading The T-Hawks
July 22, 1998
By Ken Sandy
The #2 Hagersville Warriors are leading the #3 Tuscarora Thunderhawks in
their best of seven semifinal series two games to zip. Game one was in
Hagersville on Fri. Jul . 17 with Hagersville coming out on top by a
score of 13-10. Game two took place Sun. Jul. 19 and the Warriors won
17-12. Game three of the series will be played at the Hagersville Arena
on Friday, July 24 at 8:30 p.m. I will be attending this game so a full
report will be posted. Game four is slated for Sunday the 26th at the
Niagara Falls Memorial Arena.
Sunday, June 14
Saw Hagersville defeat Pinewoods 12-11. Hagersville was winning
8-2 after the first but their first string tender charged a Pinewoods
player who was on a breakaway and got himself thrown out of the game.
Hagersville then had to go with Phil Skye in the pipes. Pinewoods took
advantage of the rookie and were able to tie the game by the midpoint of
the third. Hagersille got the winning goal around the five minute
mark with a long bounce shot by Leroy Henry.
The Warriors (Hagersville) defeated Tuscarora Friday night.
On Saturday June 20 the Hagersville Warriors travelled to the Gil Lay
Memorial Arena to face Pinewoods. The Warriors came out on the losing
end of this battle by a score of 15-8. Eight different players accounted
for the Warriors goals. They were; Steve Martin, Mike Gatt, Carlton
Hill, Rushton Skye, Cam Johnson, Travis Hill, Bruce Longboat and Todd
Thomas.
The Warriors will travel to the Niagara Falls Memorial Arena to face
the Tuscarora Thunderhawks on Friday, June 26 for an 8:00 game.
Hagersville then faces off against the league leading Newtown Golden
Eagles at the Gil Lay Arena in Newtown on Saturday night.
The Can-Am league is hosting President's Cup '98 Labour Day weekend,
in Niagara Falls, Ont (Tuscarora's home arena, even though they are
comprised mostly of players from the Tuscarora reservation ).The tournament
format is as yet undetermined because the league wants the teams who finish
#1 and #2 to participate regardless of the fact that it is the Tuscarora
team that is supposed to be hosting. The other teams will be the BC Sr B.
champs, the Iroquois Lacrosse Association (I.L.A., where the Akwesasne
Thunder graduated from after winning two of the last three President's
Cups), Alberta (which is usually the Edmonton Miners) and Quebec (a team
from Valleyfield which plays in the ILA, but gets an automatic berth
in the Cup because they are from Quebec). As of yet I don't know if
the Maritimes is sending a team (they usually do when the tourney is
fairly close to home) or if any of the other provinces will participate.
Since 1994, the Presiden't Cup has been won by either the Can-Am or the
I.L.A.
Gold Medal Games
1994 Tuscarora, CANAM defeated Burnaby, BC, in Hamilton Ont (Hamilton
Tigers, Can-Am, played host. This franchise moved following '94 to
become the Hagersville Warriors)
1995 Akwesasne Thunder, ILA deafeated Burnaby, B.C., in Prince George
BC.
1996 Ohsweken Wolves, CANAM defeated Akwesasne Thunder, ILA (this
tournament also saw the Wolves crush Fergus 16-5, knocking them out of
the medal round, in the OLA's last Cup appearance), in Akwesasne
1997 Akwesasne Thunder, ILA defeated Ohsweken Wolves, CANAM, in Ladner
BC.