Calgary Mountaineers
| Calgary Mountaineers | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970s |
| League | Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League |
| Based in | Calgary, Alberta |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Maroon/Blue and White |
| Championships |
1983 Presidents Cup 2009 Founders Cup |
| Website | jramounties.com |
The Calgary Mountaineers are a box lacrosse organization based out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The organization represents teams at three levels of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League: a Senior B squad, along with a Junior A team and a Junior B team.
Sr. B Mountaineers
The Senior Mountaineers have existed for over 30 years, and in 1983, captured the Canadian Senior B championship, the Presidents Cup.
Jr. A Mountaineers
The Junior A Mountaineers were created in 2006, and are one of four teams in the province at the Junior A level. They were the host team for the 2008 Minto Cup, Canada's national Junior A championship. The tournament was held at the Max Bell Centre in August 2008 and the Orangeville Northmen were crowned Minto Cup Champions.
Jr. B Mountaineers
The Calgary Jr. B Mountaineers were created in the late 1990s, and have won the Alberta Provincial Championship in 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.[1]
On August 22, 2009, the Junior B Mountaineers upset the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League's Clarington Green Gaels 8-4 to win Alberta's first Founders Cup since 1999.
