Akwesasne Lightning City Akwesasne League OLA Junior B Lacrosse League Founded 1996 Home Arena A'nowara'ko:wa Arena Colours Purple, Black, and White Coach Rob Cree GM Vince Thompson

The Akwesasne Lightning are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Akwesasne (the borderlands between Ontario, Quebec, and New York). The Lightning play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.

[edit] History

The Akwesasne Lightning joined the OLA-B in 1996. They joined around the same time that the other major Iroquois teams, Onondaga Warriors and Kahnawake Mohawks, joined the OLA. Onondaga and Kahnawake walked away after a few years in the league to join the Iroquois Lacrosse League, but Akwesasne decided to stay the course and have become a top team in the OLA-B.

After a dismal 5-17-0 first season, the Lightning have never slipped below a .500 record since that 1996 season. In 2004, the Lightning even finished first in the Eastern Conference with a 17-1-2 record. The past two seasons were dominated by the Oakville Buzz, with both years seeing them reach the finals. The Buzz have been so dominant that the Lightning have not survived past the semi-final in the past two years.

The Lightning are from the Akwesasne reserve. The reserve sits on the border between Canada and the United States where Ontario, Quebec, and New York meet. This location is quite obviously unique as the rest of the teams in the league are based out of Canadian cities and towns.

After the 2008 Season, the Lightning folded and moved to the Iroquois Lacrosse Association due to a tough economic drop, and not enough money to finance the team.

[edit] Season-by-Season Results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

[edit] External links

• Lightning Webpage
• The Bible of Lacrosse
• Unofficial OLA Page