Three Nations Senior Lacrosse League

Three Nations Senior Lacrosse League

TNSLL
Sport Box lacrosse
Founded 1994
No. of teams 4
Country  Canada,
 United States
Most recent champion(s) Akwesasne Outlawz (2014)
Official website http://www.htosports.com/tnsll

The Three Nations Senior Lacrosse League (TNSLL) is a Senior B box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada and sanctioned by the First Nations Lacrosse Association. The league champion earns a spot in the Presidents Cup, the national championship of Senior B lacrosse in Canada. There are presently four teams[1] in the TNSLL.

TNSLL teams have won the Presidents Cup title five times: (1994, 1995, 1997, 2011, 2012).

History

2013

Three teams made up the TNSLL, which played an inter-league schedule with the Quebec Senior Lacrosse League (QSLL) since 2009. Snake Island Muskies were the top seed in the Wally Roundpoint Memorial Cup playoffs. They would face the Caughnawaga Indians, who they narrowly topped for the top spot, in a best-of seven series. A 4-1[2][3] series win earned Caughnawaga Indians a spot in the Presidents Cup.

Notable players from the champion Caughnawaga Indians included the Thompson brothers (Jeremy, Jerome, Miles and Lyle) cousin Ty Thompson. Miles and Lyle went on to be named co-winners of the 2014 Tewaraaton Award[4] after their season with the University at Albany.

2014

The regular season included an 18-game schedule, each team playing the other six times. Snake Island Muskies (14-4) won the regular season, finishing just ahead of second place Akwesasne Outlawz (13-5). Caughnawaga Indians (7-11) and Tyendinaga Wolfpack (2-16) finished well behind the top two.

The best-of 5 championship series was won by Akwesasne after a thrilling four-games (scores: 8-9, 9-8, 13-9, 10-7) with Snake Island.

Teams

Team City/Area Arena Founded Joined Head Coach
Akwesasne Outlawz Akwesasne, Ontario A`nowara`ko:wa Arena 2009 Mark Jacobs
Caughnawaga Indians Kahnawake, Quebec Kahnawake Sports Complex 2008 Eric Flo
Snake Island Muskies Massena, New York Massena Arena Ernie Mitchell
Tyendinaga Wolfpack Deseronto, Ontario Community Recreation Centre 1995 Jack Green

Former teams

Team City Existed League Titles (1993) Presidents Cup Titles Notes
Akwesasne Thunder Akwesasne, Ontario 19th century 4 2 1995 & 1997 Presidents Cup winner. Moved to Major Series Lacrosse (Senior A) in 1998 & renamed St. Regis Indians (1998-2009).
Cornwall Island Redmen Massena, New York 2013 0 0
Ganienkeh Gunners Ganienkeh, New York 1998 0 0
Kanesatake Eagles Kanesatake, Quebec 1997 0 0
Oneida Silverhawks Oneida, Ontario 1998 0 0
Onondaga Warriors Onondaga, New York 1903 1 0 Previously known as "O.A.C."
St. Regis Braves Massena, New York 2012 2 2 2011 & 2012 Presidents Cup winner.
Snye Warriors Snye, Quebec 1993 1 0 2002 Presidents Cup Silver medalist.
Tuscarora Thunderhawks Tuscarora, New York 1993 2 1 1994 Presidents Cup winner.

Administration

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Three Nations Senior Lacrosse League". Indian Time. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Indians win TNLL, advance to Presidents’ Cup". KahnawakeNews.com. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Caughnawaga Indians are ILA Champs". Indian Time. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Albany's Thompson Brothers Named Tewaaraton Award Winners" (PDF). Tewaaraton Award. 29 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "About the TNSLL". Three Nations Senior Lacrosse League. Retrieved 4 August 2014.