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The Mimico Mountaineers 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 Mimico, Ontario, 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 Mountaineers 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...
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History
Since expansion in 1993 with the Nepean KnightsNepean 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:...
, the Mimico Mountaineers have never really waivered from "average". In recent years there has been improvement, but overall the Mountaineers have always been dancing around the .500 mark and usually a quick exit from the playoffs. In the past four seasons, this trend is starting to take an up swing—but not very quickly. The 2006 season a somewhat landmark year for the Mountaineers, they cracked the playoff semi-finals. After defeating the Clarington Green Gaels
Clarington Green Gaels
The Clarington Green Gaels are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Clarington, Ontario, Canada. The Gaels play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League....
3 games to 1 and the Barrie Tornado
Barrie Tornado
The Barrie Lakeshores are Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The Lakeshores play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.-History:Founded in 2000 as an Ontario Jr...
in the quarter-finals 3 games to 1, the Mountaineers quietly slipped out of the playoffs with a 3-0 sweep by the eventual Founders Cup
Founders Cup
The Founders Cup is the championship trophy of Canada's Junior "B" lacrosse leagues. The custodial duties of this trophy fall upon the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The National Champions are determined through a round robin format with a playdown for the final in a host city...
champions, the Oakville Buzz
Oakville Buzz
The Oakville Buzz are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The Buzz play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. The Buzz won the 2006 Founders Cup Canadian National Champions. As of the 2009 season, the Buzz will moving to the West Conference, playing in the South West...
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Although Mimico is a talented team and has slowly risen to the elite of the 26-team OLA Junior "B" league, Mimico just seems to be waiting for the Founders Cup
Founders Cup
The Founders Cup is the championship trophy of Canada's Junior "B" lacrosse leagues. The custodial duties of this trophy fall upon the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The National Champions are determined through a round robin format with a playdown for the final in a host city...
to come to them, instead of going after it themselves.
The Mountaineer line up for the 2006 season included 10 rookies and the team went the furthest it has even been into the playoffs. The 2007 season ended when the Mountaineers were eliminated in 5 games of round two of the playoffs by Halton Hills.
2007 Playoffs
Round 1Huntsville vs. Mimico
Game 1 - June 28 - Huntsville 8 @ Mimico 10
Game 2 - June 30 - Mimico 9 @ Huntsville 14
Game 3 - July 6 - Huntsville 9 @ Mimico 11
Game 4 - July 8 - Mimico 8 @ Huntsville 4
Mimico wins series 3-1
Round 2
Halton Hills vs. Mimico
Game 1 - July 13 - Halton Hills 7 @ Mimico 4
Game 2 - July 15 - Mimico 11 @ Halton Hills 2
Game 3 - July 20 - Halton Hills 9 @ Mimico 6
Game 4 - July 22 - Mimico 7 @ Halton Hills 6
Game 5 - July 23 - Halton Hills 7 @ Mimico 6
Halton Hills wins series 3-2
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 |
| 1961 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 194 | 270 | 16 | 5th OLA-A | DNQ |
| 1962 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 154 | 232 | 10 | 5th OLA-A | DNQ |
| 1963 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 225 | 273 | 16 | 7th OLA-A | DNQ |
| 1964 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 264 | 354 | 18 | 7th OLA-A | DNQ |
| 1965 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 322 | 229 | 34 | 2nd OLA-A | Lost Final |
| 1966 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 381 | 252 | 42 | 2nd OLA-A | Lost Final |
| 1967 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 285 | 294 | 26 | 4th OLA-A | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1968 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 242 | 287 | 16 | 8th OLA-A | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1977 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 261 | 383 | 10 | 10th OLA-A | DNQ |
| 1978 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 241 | 326 | 14 | 4th OLA-A West | Discipline Suspension—DNQ |
| 1993 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 169 | 268 | 12 | 10th OLA-B | DNQ |
| 1994 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 196 | 253 | 14 | 11th OLA-B | DNQ |
| 1995 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 222 | 212 | 23 | 3rd OLA-B East | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1996 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 274 | 202 | 34 | 2nd OLA-B East | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1997 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 301 | 212 | 28 | 4th OLA-B East | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1998 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 154 | 264 | 8 | 8th OLA-B East | DNQ |
| 1999 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 156 | 219 | 14 | 7th OLA-B East | Lost 1st Round |
| 2000 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 173 | 245 | 10 | 7th OLA-B East | DNQ |
| 2001 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 177 | 167 | 21 | 6th OLA-B East | Lost 1st Round |
| 2002 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 216 | 182 | 25 | 6th OLA-B East | Lost 1st Round |
| 2003 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 194 | 160 | 27 | 4th OLA-B East | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2004 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 193 | 130 | 28 | 3rd OLA-B East | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2005 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 204 | 128 | 30 | 4th OLA-B East | Lost 1st Round |
| 2006 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 217 | 159 | 28 | 4th OLA-B East | Lost Semi-final |
| 2007 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 198 | 139 | 30 | 2nd OLA-B East | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2008 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 215 | 136 | 28 | 6th OLA-B East | Eastern Conference Finalist |
| 2009 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 198 | 177 | 23 | 5th OLA-B East | Eastern Conference Semi-Finalist |
| 2010 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 193 | 133 | 26 | 4th OLA-B East | Founders Cup Silver Medalists |