Mississauga Tomahawks
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| Mississauga Tomahawks | |
| City | Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades... |
| League | OLA Junior A Lacrosse League OLA Junior A Lacrosse League The Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league in Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The playoff champion moves on to compete for the National Championship—the Minto Cup.-The teams:-Playoff Champions:... |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Home Arena | Port Credit Arena |
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| President | Craig Ferchat |
The Mississauga Tomahawks are Junior "A" 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 Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
, Canada
Canada
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. The Tomahawks play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League
OLA Junior A Lacrosse League
The Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league in Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The playoff champion moves on to compete for the National Championship—the Minto Cup.-The teams:-Playoff Champions:...
. Some former Tomahawks players who have gone onto professional lacrosse are John Tavares
John Tavares (lacrosse player)
John Tavares is a professional box lacrosse player in the National Lacrosse League and mathematics teacher at Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga Ontario, Canada. He attended D'Youville College in Buffalo, NY.Tavares has played his entire career with the Buffalo Bandits since...
, Peter Tavares, Anthony Cosmo, Jeff Shatler, Drew Candy, Jamie McKeracher, Cory Leigh, John Rosa, Rob Kirkby, Ted Dowling, Mat Giles, Jason Clark
Jason Clark
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, Neil Doddridge and Ted Dowling.
Current Franchise
| 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 |
| 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 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... |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |