The Wallaceburg Red Devils are one win away from making their first trip to the OJBLL finals in franchise history after defeating the Six Nations Rebels last night 12-11. The fifth seed Red Devils upset the top ranked Rebels on their home floor at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena for the second time in the Western Conference finals. In the first period, Wallaceburg hopped out to a hot start scoring the…
1 Six Nations Rebels 5 Wallaceburg Red Devils After two games in the Western Conference finals, the 2012 Founders Cup hosts find themselves knotted up at 1 with the fifth seed Wallaceburg Red Devils. Game one was a tight battle until the third period and the offensive trio of Jordan Durston, Rob Pollack and Clint Lamarsh took over. The three Red Devils combined for an impressive 14 points in the…
Photo Credit: Devyn Gallagher 1 Akwesasne Indians 2 Clairington Green Gaels The Clairington Green Gaels head home in an unfavourable position, down 2-0 to the Indians. The Indians handed the Gaels two losses at the Turtledome this weekend and fortunately for the Gaels, the remainder of the games are on the Gaels floor at Garnett B. Rickard. Game 1 was a low scoring affair considering the two offensive squads going…
Photo Credit: Devyn Gallagher 1 Awkesasne Indians vs 2 Clarington Green Gaels The two top teams in the East are about to cross paths in their road to the 2012 Founders Cup. The top seed Akwesasne Indians will take on the second seed Clarington Green Gaels in what is expected to be a very entertaining series. Both the Gaels and Indians have explosive offenses with great depth and the ability…
The Oakville Buzz 2012 season came to an end Sunday night as they fell for the third straight game to the hands of the first seed Akwesasne Indians. After upsetting the Indians in game one to a score of 10-9, Akwesasne turned the tables and won the remaining games to win the series. In game two at the Hive, Oakville headed into the third period only down 5-3 but was…
1 Six Nations Rebels 6 Orangeville Northmen The hosts of the 2012 Founders Cup championships Six Nations downed Orangeville in 3 games, but the Northmen did not go down without a fight. Games 1 and 2 both ended in 14-10 scores in favor of the Rebels. In each game, long scoring runs would help the Rebels gain leads that were too large for the Northmen to overcome. Game 3 was…
2 Green Gaels 3 Halton Hills Bulldogs The expectations for a historic Jr.B playoff rivalry were not met as the brooms were brought out in Clairington at Garnet B. Rickard Arena as the Gaels swept the Bulldogs in three games. Game 1 and 2 were close match ups separated by 3 goals (8-5,9-6) but the Gaels pulled away in game 3 with a 16-6 win. Luke Laszkiewicz had an outstanding…
There were no cinderella stories in the first round of the OJBLL Eastern Conference playoffs as each top seed team clean swept their series. First seed Akwesasne Indians will take on the fourth seed Oakville Buzz, while the number 2 seed Green Gaels will match up against long time rivals, the Halton Hills Bulldogs. Round 1 was short and sweet for all four teams but round two should be a…
1 Six Nations Rebels 8 Niagara Thunderhawks Arguably the biggest favorite to win the Founders Cup this year is the host team and defending champions Six Nations Rebels. The Rebels lead 2-0 in the series and can thank their scoring for the wins. 13 different players have scored goals in the two games, including 6 multi-goal scorers. Leading the Rebels throughout the first two wins is Jacob Bomberry with 4…
The long treacherous road to the Founders Cup began as the 2012 OJBLL playoffs got underway this weekend. With the majority of the favorites to win the Founders this year being from Ontario; including the host Six Nations Rebels, the outcome of the OJBLL playoffs will be vital to see the set up for the Canadian Championship. First we will take a look at the East and what has happened…