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The Markham Ironheads are Junior "B" box lacrosse
Box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as indoor lacrosse and sometimes shortened to boxla, LAX or simply box, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada, where it is the most popular version of the game played in contrast to the traditional field lacrosse game...
team from Markham, Ontario
Markham, Ontario
Markham is a town in the Regional Municipality of York, located within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. The population was 261,573 at the 2006 Canadian census...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The Ironheads play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League
OLA Junior B Lacrosse League
The Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association in Ontario, Canada.-History:The Junior "B" level of the Ontario Lacrosse Association has been around since at least 1964...
.
History
The Ironheads are a relatively new team. The 2006 season was their fifth in the league and they have shown substantial growth, gaining access to the playoffs in their past three seasons.Their first ever OLA Junior "B" game took place on April 20, 2002 against the Onondaga Warriors (now of the Iroquois
Iroquois
The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America...
league) -- a 20-9 loss. Their first ever victory came on April 28, 2002 against the Nepean Knights
Nepean Knights
The Nepean Knights are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Nepean, Ontario, Canada. The Knights play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.-History:...
. In their fourth ever game, they beat the Knights by a score of 9-5.
They have yet to win a playoff round.
In 2010, the Ironheads moved to Ajax and play out of the Ajax Community Centre
Season-by-season results
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstSeason | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | Placing | Playoffs |
2002 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 165 | 262 | 8 | 10th OLA-B East | DNQ |
2003 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 163 | 201 | 14 | 10th OLA-B East | DNQ |
2004 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 196 | 180 | 20 | 8th OLA-B East | Lost 1st Round |
2005 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 179 | 169 | 18 | 7th OLA-B East | Lost 1st Round |
2006 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 180 | 157 | 20 | 8th OLA-B East | Lost 1st Round |
2007 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 139 | 183 | 16 | 9th OLA-B East | DNQ |
2008 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 123 | 182 | 10 | 11th OLA-B East | DNQ |
2009 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 145 | 174 | 16 | 7th OLA-B East | |
2010 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 117 | 166 | 8 | 11th OLA-B East | DNQ |