Owen Sound Rams
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- For the original senior lacrosse team, please see: Owen Sound North StarsOwen Sound North StarsThe Owen Sound North Stars are a defunct Canadian Senior box lacrosse team. The team played in the City of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada and participated in the Major Series Lacrosse and the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League...
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The Owen Sound North Stars 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 Owen Sound, Ontario
Owen Sound, Ontario
Owen Sound , the county seat of Grey County, is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada...
, Canada
Canada
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. The North Stars 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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- Owen Sound Satellites 1973 - 1977
- Owen Sound Forsythes 1978
- Owen Sound Signmen 1979 - 1989
- Owen Sound Flying Dutchmen 1990 - 2005
- Owen Sound Rams 2006 - 2008
- Owen Sound North Stars 2009 to Present
History
The Owen Sound junior lacrosseLacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
team first appeared, statistically, in the second year of the short history of the Ontario Lacrosse Association
Ontario Lacrosse Association
Ontario Lacrosse Association is a sanctioned sports body in Ontario, Canada. Empowered by the Canadian Lacrosse Association, the OLA controls and regulates Minor level, Junior level and Senior level Lacrosse...
's Junior "C" league. Led by future coach Mark Kazarian and heavily skilled David Cruikshank, the Satellites started a string of four straight finals appearances and three straight Ontario Junior "C" Championships. Competing against the Orangeville Stingers
Orangeville Northmen Jr. A
The Orangeville Northmen are Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Orangeville, Ontario, Canada. The Northmen play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.-History:The Northmen are connected to the Orangeville Northmen Jr...
and the Orillia Lions
Orillia Rama Kings
The Orillia Rama Kings are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Orillia, Ontario, Canada. The Kings play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.-External links:***...
, both future 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:...
teams, the Owen Sound franchise was not short on competition.
After the 1979 season, the OLA-C folded into the OLA-B and with it came the Owen Sound Signmen. During the 1980 season, the Signmen won their first ever Ontario Junior "B" title and their fourth straight league championship (3 Junior "C", 1 Junior "B"). Sadly, at their first stab at the National title, 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...
, the Signmen lost out to the Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
champion.
The next big season for the Owen Sound team came in 1993. Now under the name "Flying Dutchmen", Owen Sound finished the season in first place with a 20-2 record. In the Quarter-final, they swept the Guelph Regals
Guelph Regals
The Guelph Regals are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The Regals play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.-History:...
in three games. In the Semi-final, the Dutchies swept the Elora Mohawks
Elora Mohawks
The Elora Mohawks are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Elora, Ontario, Canada. The Mohawks play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.Probably founded in the 1960s, the Mohawks started out as the Fergus Thistles. In 1963, the team moved to become the Guelph Mohawks. In 1967 the team moved to...
in four straight games. In the Final, the Dutchmen were challenged by the Orillia Kings
Orillia Rama Kings
The Orillia Rama Kings are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Orillia, Ontario, Canada. The Kings play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.-External links:***...
for the league title. Although a tight series, the Dutchmen took the best-of-7 in 6 games. They went on to win the Founders Cup as National Champions.
Although 1994 was not a very good season for the Dutchies, the next few seasons were quite productive. In 1998, the Dutchies even won the West Conference's Regular Season with a 19-4-1 record, but failed to do much in the playoffs. 1999 until present could only be described as "rebuilding years". Although the team hasn't really done badly, they seem to be struggling to put together a season that could be viewed as a success. In 2006, they changed their name to the Rams. Starting the 2009 season the Owen Sound Jr B Lacrosse team took on a new sponsor and a new name. The Team is now known as the " Owen Sound ProTeam North Stars "
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 |
| 1973 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 327 | 381 | 24 | 4th OLA-C Div B | Lost 1st Round |
| 1974 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 404 | 310 | 34 | 4th OLA-C Central | Lost Division Semi-final |
| 1975 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 328 | 390 | 18 | 7th OLA-C Central | DNQ |
| 1976 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 381 | 293 | 34 | 1st OLA-C | Lost Final |
| 1977 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 434 | 276 | 36 | 2nd OLA-C | Won League |
| 1978 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 354 | 233 | 32 | 2nd OLA-C | Won League |
| 1979 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 490 | 226 | 42 | 1st OLA-C | Won League |
| 1980 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 310 | 162 | 28 | 1st OLA-B Central | Won League |
| 1981 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 348 | 209 | 30 | 3rd OLA-B West | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1982 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 418 | 257 | 40 | 1st OLA-B West | 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... |
| 1983 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 392 | 262 | 28 | 2nd OLA-B West | Lost Semi-final |
| 1984 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 429 | 247 | 32 | 2nd OLA-B Div II | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1985 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 381 | 295 | 26 | 4th OLA-B West | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1986 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 309 | 302 | 24 | 3rd OLA-B West | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1987 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 289 | 334 | 16 | 6th OLA-B West | DNQ |
| 1988 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 199 | 302 | 6 | 6th OLA-B West | DNQ |
| 1989 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 240 | 223 | 26 | 4th OLA-B | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1990 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 279 | 234 | 22 | 6th OLA-B | Lost Semi-final |
| 1991 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 217 | 207 | 14 | 6th OLA-B | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1992 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 215 | 319 | 12 | 9th OLA-B | DNQ |
| 1993 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 360 | 160 | 40 | 1st OLA-B | 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... |
| 1994 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 216 | 279 | 15 | 9th OLA-B | DNQ |
| 1995 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 252 | 207 | 31 | 2nd OLA-B Central | Lost Semi-final |
| 1996 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 263 | 203 | 26 | 3rd OLA-B West | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1997 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 301 | 210 | 30 | 3rd OLA-B West | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1998 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 354 | 178 | 39 | 1st OLA-B West | Lost Semi-final |
| 1999 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 227 | 194 | 20 | 7th OLA-B West | Lost 1st Round |
| 2000 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 157 | 241 | 12 | 7th OLA-B West | DNQ |
| 2001 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 123 | 190 | 10 | 10th OLA-B West | DNQ |
| 2002 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 141 | 189 | 17 | 9th OLA-B West | DNQ |
| 2003 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 133 | 165 | 15 | 6th OLA-B West | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2004 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 176 | 169 | 24 | 5th OLA-B West | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2005 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 184 | 167 | 21 | 8th OLA-B West | Lost 1st Round |
| 2006 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 159 | 143 | 23 | 6th OLA-B West | Lost 1st Round |
| 2007 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 191 | 137 | 24 | 7th OLA-B West | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2008 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 150 | 135 | 23 | 5th OLA-B West | Lost 1st Round |
| 2009 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 125 | 138 | 20 | 8th OLA-B West | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2010 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 125 | 127 | 23 | 6th OLA-B West | Lost 1st Round |
| 2011 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 161 | 225 | 8 | 13th OLA-B West | DNQ |