Sport | Box lacrosse |
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Founded | 1877 (Organization) |
League | OLA Junior A Lacrosse League |
Based in | St. Catharines, Ontario |
Arena | Jack Gatecliff Arena |
Colours | Navy Blue, Royal Blue and White |
Head coach |
Sean Allen
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General manager | Sean Allen |
Sean Allen
The St. Catharines Athletics are a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The Athletics play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.
The St. Catharines Athletics Jr.A squad has played in various arenas and under many different names in their history. They also had many years in which the team was defunct. However, the organization has been running successfully without danger of defunction since 1982.
During their history, the team has won six Minto Cup championships (1947, 1950, 1990, 1991, 2001, 2003.)
Many St. Catharines lacrosse players who played for the Athletics have gone on to successfully play in the National Lacrosse League, such as:
There is also a notable amount of players outside of St. Catharines who have gone on to successful careers after playing for the Athletics. Players included are:
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against