Akwesasne Lightning

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Akwesasne Lightning

City	Akwesasne
League	OLA Junior B Lacrosse League
Founded	1996
Home Arena
Colours	Purple, Black, and White
Coach
GM

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 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.

[edit] 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
1996	22	5	17	0	201	285	10	7th OLA-B East	DNQ
1997	22	11	11	0	262	259	22	5th OLA-B East	DNQ
1998	20	15	5	0	303	188	30	2nd OLA-B East	Lost Quarter-final
1999	20	10	10	0	232	212	20	4th OLA-B East	Lost Quarter-final
2000	20	10	10	0	235	241	20	5th OLA-B East	DNQ
2001	20	14	6	0	252	171	28	2nd OLA-B East	Lost 1st Round
2002	22	15	6	1	254	190	31	3rd OLA-B East	Lost Quarter-final
2003	20	15	4	1	234	155	31	3rd OLA-B East	Lost Quarter-final
2004	20	17	1	2	243	125	36	1st OLA-B East	Lost Semi-final
2005	20	17	3	0	242	118	34	2nd OLA-B East	Lost Semi-final
2006	19	14	5	0	195	128	28	3rd OLA-B East	Lost 1st Round