Prairie Gold Lacrosse League

Prairie Gold Lacrosse League

PGLL
Sport Box lacrosse
Founded 2001
Commissioner Chris Lesanko
No. of teams 7
Country  Canada
Most recent champion(s) Saskatoon Smash (2014)

The Prairie Gold Lacrosse League, formally known as the Saskatchewan Major Box Lacrosse League (2001-03), is a Junior B box lacrosse league in Saskatchewan, Canada.

A Senior division was launched in 2005, presently with four member teams.

Teams

Junior Division:

Senior Division:

Team records

Most Wins By a Team In a Single Season
Regular Season: 14 Wins - Moose Jaw Mustangs (14-0 in 2004)

Longest Winning Streak
30 games (May 2, 2003 - August 7, 2004) - Moose Jaw Mustangs

Longest Streak Without a Loss
40 games (2002 - August 7, 2004) - Moose Jaw Mustangs

Most Goals By A Team In A Single Season
239 Goals - Moose Jaw Mustangs - 2005 (16 game season).

Individual career records

Most Points
Ken Stewart, 285 (2002-05)

Most Goals
Ken Stewart, 150 (2002-05)

Most Assists
Ken Stewart, 135 (2002-05)

Year-by-year review

2001 season

The Saskatchewan Major Box Lacrosse League was formed in May 2001 with the Big River Bulldogs, Saskatoon Smash, Regina and Assiniboia Attack. The Saskatoon Smash took the first year's unofficial league title by going undefeated throughout the season although no playoffs were held.

2002 season

The league added the Moose Jaw Mustangs team and the Mustangs did not disappoint, not losing a game all year to capture the first-ever official PGLL Provincial title by defeating the Saskatoon Smash in the final.

2003 season

The 2003 season was a huge success with the final game summarizing just how exciting this league is and will become even more so in the future as the developing teams become more competitive. The Moose Jaw Mustangs once again captured the league championship with a thrilling overtime victory over the Saskatoon Smash. The season saw large growth in the number of teams with the Swift Current Rampage, Yorkton Bulldogs, Prince Albert Predators and the first senior team, Regina Heat, entering the league.

The Saskatchewan Major Box Lacrosse League changed the name of the league to the Prairie Gold Lacrosse League at a meeting held on December 15, 2003.

2004 season

The 2004 season was another great season for the PGLL, including the first season of tiered Junior lacrosse. The Tier 1 title was once again won by the Moose Jaw Mustangs, although the team did lose its first ever game in the league. Moose Jaw dropped a game to the Yorkton Bulldogs in the best-of three final series. The Tier 2 title was also won by Moose Jaw, showing this program has a strong contingent of players ready to keep the Mustangs near the top of the PGLL for years to come.

2005 season

2005 was a history-making season with Saskatoon hosting the Founders Cup for the first time in Saskatchewan's history. The Moose Jaw Mustangs kept their Tier 1 championship streak alive, defeating the Saskatoon Smash in the final series. The Tier 2 championship was won by the Saskatoon Steelers. The Regina Heat captured the first-ever PGLL Senior title with a win over the expansion Saskatoon Brewers.

2006 season

The Moose Jaw Mustangs kept their Tier 1 championship streak alive defeating the Saskatoon Smash in the final series. The Tier 2 championship was won once again by the Saskatoon Steelers showing the upcoming depth of the Saskatoon program. The Regina Heat captured their second consecutive PGLL Senior title with a win over the Saskatoon Brewers.

2007 season

The 2007 season article has yet to be written.

2008 season

Saskatoon Smash finished the regular season first and went undefeated in the playoffs to win the Tier 1 Junior Championship. Yorkton Bulldogs had a slow start to the season, but finished it off with their first Tier 2 Junior Championship. Other teams with successful seasons were the Regina Riot, Saskatoon Steelers and the Prince Albert Predators.

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Saskatoon Smash 2014 Champions". PGLL. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 PGLL Senior Champs - Saskatoon Brewers". PGLL. Retrieved 6 July 2014.