Calgary Shamrocks
The Calgary Shamrocks are a Canadian Junior box lacrosse team from Calgary, Alberta. The Shamrocks play in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League's Junior B Tier I league. On August 18, 2019, the Shamrocks became the fourth team in Alberta's history to win the Founders Cup national lacrosse championship.[1]
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| Sport | Box lacrosse |
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| Founded | 2002 |
| League | Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League Junior B |
| Based in | Calgary, Alberta |
| Arena | Stu Peppard Arena |
| Colours | Black, Green, Tan, and White |
| Head coach | Jason Crook |
| General manager | Keri Drennan |
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History
The Shamrocks appeared at the 2006 Founders Cup in Windsor, Ontario and the 2007 event in Kamloops, British Columbia, winning bronze at both events.
In 2018, the Shamrocks returned to the national championship, this time in Akwesasne. Despite winning four of their five games, they had to settle for fifth place, defeating Quebec's North Shore Kodiaks in their final game.
In 2019, they won their second consecutive Larry Bishop Memorial Cup as RMLL champions by sweeping the Fort Saskatchewan Rebels in two games.[2] Then the Shamrocks travelled to Winnipeg, Manitoba for their fourth national competition. The Shamrocks finished the round robin in second with a 5-1 record, only losing to Ontario's Six Nations Rebels. In the gold medal game, the Shamrocks built up a five-goal lead on the Rebels going into the third and rode it to a 16-15 win. Calgary's Cordell Hastings was named most valuable player.[3][4][5][6]
After the Enoch Tomahawks, Edmonton Miners, and Calgary Mountaineers, the Shamrocks are the fourth Albertan team to ever win the national Junior B title.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 177 | 210 | 16 | 3rd of 4 RMLL | Lost Semifinal, 0-2 (Warriors) |
| 2003 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 126 | 281 | 4 | 4th of 4 RMLL | |
| 2004 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 138 | 179 | 13 | 5th of 7 RMLL | |
| 2005 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 118 | 190 | 8 | 5th of 6 RMLL | |
| 2006 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 177 | 140 | 28 | 2nd of 8 RMLL | 3rd of 9 Founders Cup (4-2) |
| 2007 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 204 | 125 | 30 | 2nd of 4 South ? of 8 RMLL | Won South SF, 2-1 (Chill) Lost South Final, 0-2 (Mountaineers) 3rd of 11 Founders Cup (4-3) |
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| 2009 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 120 | 106 | 25 | 2nd of 4 South 4th of 9 RMLL | 3rd of 3 Round Robin (0-2) |
| 2010 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 109 | 115 | 13 | 4th of 5 South 7th of 10 RMLL | Won Qualifier Game, 7-1 (Silvertips) Lost South SF, 0-2 (Mountaineers) |
| 2011 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 191 | 190 | 18 | 4th of 6 South 7th of 11 RMLL | Won Qualifier Game, 15-3 (Silvertips) Lost South SF, 0-2 (Mountaineers) |
| 2012 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 171 | 130 | 26 | 3rd of 6 South 4th of 11 RMLL | Won South SF, 2-1 (Gryphons) Lost South Final, 0-2 (Mountaineers) |
| 2013 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 200 | 157 | 23 | 4th of 6 South 6th of 11 RMLL | Lost South SF, 0-2 (Mountaineers) |
| 2014 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 150 | 211 | 14 | 4th of 6 South 8th of 11 RMLL | Lost South SF, 2-3 (Chill) |
| 2015 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 231 | 182 | 24 | 3rd of 6 South 6th of 11 RMLL | Lost South SF, 1-2 (SWAT) |
| 2016 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 276 | 165 | 38 | 1st of 6 South 1st of 12 RMLL | Won South SF, 2-0 (Silvertips) Won South Final, 2-0 (Chill) 3rd of 4 SF Round Robin (1-2) |
| 2017 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 249 | 184 | 28 | 2nd of 6 South 4th of 12 RMLL | Lost South SF, 1-2 (Marauders) |
| 2018 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 270 | 147 | 36 | 1st of 4 South 1st of 15 RMLL | Won South Final, 2-1 (Mountaineers) 2nd of 5 SF Round Robin (3-1) Won RMLL Final, 8-3 (Rampage) 5th of 8 Founders Cup (4-1) |
| 2019 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 294 | 117 | 38 | 1st of 4 South 1st of 15 RMLL | Won South Final, 2-0 (Mountaineers) 1st of 5 SF Round Robin (4-0) Won RMLL Final, 2-0 (Rebels) Won Founders Cup (5-1) |
Founders Cup
CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Year | Round Robin | Record W-L-T | Standing | Quarter-final | Semifinal | 5th Place Game | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006[7] Windsor, ON | W, Saskatoon Smash 18-3 W, Sherbrooke Extreme 19-9 L, Oakville Buzz 3-12 | 2-1-0 | 2nd of 4 Gold Division | W, Edmonton Warriors 16-13 | L, Oakville Buzz 9-21 | W, Iroquois Nationals 14-4 | ||
| 2007[8] Kamloops, BC | W, Saskatchewan SWAT 9-6 OTL, Calgary Mountaineers 5-6 W, Iroquois Nationals 11-2 L, Coquitlam Adanacs 5-11 | 2-2-0 | 2nd of 5 Pool B | W, Sherwood Park Titans 9-7 | L, Six Nations Rebels 1-12 | W, Calgary Mountaineers 6-5 | ||
| 2018 Akwesasne | W, North Shore Kodiaks 13-6 OTW, Seneca WarChiefs 9-8 L, Coquitlam Adanacs 7-14 | 2-1-0 | 3rd of 4 Pool B | W, Saskatchewan SWAT 10-9 | W, North Shore Kodiaks 11-7 | |||
| 2019 Winnipeg, MB | W, Saskatchewan SWAT 23-9 W, Seneca WarChiefs 16-5 W, North Shore Kodiaks 12-5 W, Manitoba Blizzard 17-6 W, Coquitlam Adanacs 16-6 L, Six Nations Rebels 3-19 | 5-1-0 | 2nd of 7 | W, Six Nations Rebels 16-15 CHAMPIONS |
References
- http://wampsbibleoflacrosse.com/newstats/juniorB-history.txt
- https://fortsaskonline.com/local-sports/rebels-fall-two-wins-short-of-founders-cup-appearance
- https://nationalpost.com/sports/lacrosse/senior-players-lead-the-way-as-calgary-shamrocks-win-founders-cup/wcm/d49adcbd-23f0-4a1d-b275-a209e4e06b6a
- https://www.okotokstoday.ca/local-sports/okotokian-backstops-shamrocks-to-founders-gold-1647433
- https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/last-night-calgary-shamrocks-top-six-nations-to-win-founders-cup/55214
- https://lacrossebucket.com/2019/08/18/founders-cup-calgary-defeats-six-nations-claims-gold/
- https://vernontigers.ca/arc/2006/2006founderscup.pdf
- https://vernontigers.ca/arc/2007/2007founderscup.pdf
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