Owen Sound Woodsmen
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| City: | Owen Sound, Ontario |
| League: | OLA Senior B Lacrosse League |
| Founded: | 2001 |
| Home Arena: | Bayshore Community Centre |
| Colors: | Green, Black, and White |
The Owen Sound Woodsmen are a defunct Canadian Senior box lacrosse team. The team played in the City of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada and participate in the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League. The Woodsmen are four-time Ontario Lacrosse Association champions and one-time Presidents Cup Silver medallists and two-time Bronze medallists.
[edit] History
Founded in 2001, the Woodsmen follow the Owen Sound lacrosse tradition laid down by the 1951 Mann Cup Champion Owen Sound Crescents and the four-time Presidents Cup champion Owen Sound North Stars.
Their first season was a success from the get-go. After coming in second overall in the regular season, the Woodsmen ended up winning the Playoff Championship in only their first season. The Woodsmen went to the Presidents Cup tournament as the Ontario representative and finished with the bronze medal.
In 2002, the Woodsmen again finished in second place with only three losses. In the playoffs, the Woodsmen won the playoffs for the second straight year and made their second appearance at the Presidents Cup but did not place.
The 2003 season saw the Woodsmen finish first overall in the OLA and win their third straight playoff championship. At their third straight Presidents Cup, the Woodsmen made it to the tournament final for the first time only to lose to the host, the team they beat in the OLA final, the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks.
In 2004, the Woodsmen made the OLA Finals for the fourth straight year after a stellar regular season in which they only lost once in sixteen games. This year they met the upstart Barrie Lakeshores who shocked the three-time champions and won the league title. Barrie was promoted to Major Series Lacrosse the next season.
The Owen Sound Woodsmen hosted the 2007 Presidents Cup tournament. Despite a mediocre regular season in 2007, the Woodsmen made the right changes and went into the playoffs on a role. In the quarter-final round robin, the Woodsmen finished with a record of three wins and one loss against the Brooklin Merchants and Norwood Nitro. In the league semi-final, the Woodsmen then beat the Merchants 2-games-to-none. In the final, the Woodsmen were up against the Ajax-Pickering Rock, whom they defeated 3-games-to-none to win their forth OLA championship. At the Presidents Cup, the Woodsmen were shocked right out the door by the Ladner Pioneers of British Columbia 11-9. The next night, the Woodsmen redeemed themselves by destroying the LaSalle Brasseurs of Quebec 18-3. The next night, Owen Sound took on and defeated the Six Nations Sting of the Can-Am Senior B Lacrosse League 9-5. In the final game of the round robin, the Woodsmen drew the Sherwood Park Outlaws of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League and lost to them 10-9. Because of the loss, the 2-2 Woodsmen drew the Outlaws for the second straight night for the tournament semi-final. With this chance at revenge and a birth into the National Final, the Woodsmen fell short and again lost to the Outlaws 10-9. The loss allowed for a rematch of Owen Sound and Ladner for the National bronze medal match. This time the Woodsmen got the upper hand and defeated the Pioneers 9-7 to win their third Presidents Cup medal.
[edit] Season-by-Season Results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 2001 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 153 | 118 | 20 | 2nd OLA Sr. B | Won League |
| 2002 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 89 | 22 | 2nd OLA Sr. B | Won League |
| 2003 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 195 | 89 | 28 | 1st OLA Sr. B | Won League |
| 2004 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 96 | 30 | 1st OLA Sr. B | Lost Final |
| 2005 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 129 | 90 | 19 | 2nd OLA Sr. B | Lost Semi-final |
| 2006 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 120 | 93 | 18 | 3rd OLA Sr. B | Lost Semi-final |
| 2007 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 88 | 91 | 12 | 4th OLA Sr. B | Won League |
