Akwesasne Indians

Akwesasne Indians
Sport	Box lacrosse
Founded	1996
League	OLA Junior B Lacrosse League
Based in	Akwesasne
Arena	A'nowara'ko:wa Arena
Colours	Purple, Black, and White
Head coach	Rob Cree
General Manager	Vince Thompson

The Akwesasne Indians 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.

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 never slipped below a .500 record until 2007. 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 due to a tough economic drop, and not enough money to finance the team. The team returned in 2010.

In 2014, the team changed their name to the Akwesasne Indians.

Season-by-season results

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

External links

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