The Official Twitter Account of The 7-Time Minto Cup Champions Orangeville Jr. A Northmen Lacrosse Club //Instagram:
@jranorthmen
//Email: jranorthmen
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.com
The Northmen are the 2019 Minto Cup Champions!! Congratulations to
@JrShamrocks
on an incredibly hard fought series. Northmen won Game
#3
7-5 to capture our 7th Canadian Championship
#HornsUp
#MintoChased
The 2023 Jr. A Northmen become the first team in franchise history to have a perfect 20-0 regular season! An incredible accomplishment from this great group of young men. However, we know that in just a few days we go back to 0-0 as we begin the playoff grind this week!
#HornsUp
The Jr. A Northmen stand with
@OfficialArrows
in the fight against racism in our sport. We will be educating all of our players & staff on the consequences of their actions and words, as well as informing them that this organization will have a zero tolerance for it.
Welcome to the coaching staff
@Suits20
! He recently retired from the
@NLL
& was always known as one of the best teammates in the league. Andrew served as an Assistant Captain & won two Minto Cups as a player (‘08 & ‘09) so we know we are adding a true leader to the staff! 🤘
We are extremely excited to announce
@Krugdog
as the new Head Coach of the Jr. A Northmen. Rusty brings a ton of lacrosse knowledge and experience along with a winning pedigree having been a part of 6 of our 7 Minto Cup championships as a player & a coach! Let’s go!
#HornsUp
Congratulations to our guy Chris Origlieri on making his first career
@NLL
start and earning his first win with
@SealsLax
last night! OG made 29 saves in San Diego’s 15-12 victory over
@PantherCityLax
. He’s 19 years old 🤯, the future is very bright for our stud goaltender! 🤘
The Northmen announce
@bcodd20
is stepping down as Coach and General Manager of the team. Thank you for everything Bruce, one of the best
@TheOJLL
has ever seen! We are excited to announce
@NickRose66
as our new General Manager as we will continue to
#UpholdTheTradition
in 2022!
ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re very happy to present
@joshsanderson19
as our new President! Josh brings a wealth of lacrosse knowledge as a former Northmen player & coach. We’re excited to follow Josh’ lead on taking the Hornheads back to the promised land!
#HornsUp
Very excited to announce that Phil “Flipper” Sanderson will return to the coaching staff for the 2022 season. He was an integral part of our Minto Cup championship in 2019 leading the defensive group. He brings a wealth of knowledge and we are extremely to have him back on board!
Congratulations to Rylan Hartley on his first career
@NLL
start yesterday for
@RocKnighthawks
vs Vancouver. Rylan made 46 saves in his debut. He will quickly becomes a fan favourite in Rochester, they’ve got a great one! 🔥
#MVP
8-1 Northmen mid second as Six Nations have been taking a penalty every other shift. Finally
@jamesonb44
had enough and decided to defend himself in a spirited affair with Thompson
When it comes to the
@Whitby_Warriors
vs Northmen rivalry, some things never change. A spirited bout between Poitras and our Assistant Captain Jamie Hunt
@TheOJLL
Somebody just sent me this photo so I have to share how cool it is and how lucky I am to continue to work with these two incredible men. 24 and 23 years ago we did it as teammates. Thanks for all your sacrifices
@18flipper
@Krugdog
#☝️
.
@OJALL_Official
AWARDS:
Our backbone Rylan Hartley
@ralphyhartz
has won the Dennis McIntosh Award & recognized as league MVP for the 2018 Season! He also won the Chris Sanderson Award as the Most Valuable Goalie & named as a 1st Team All-Star. Huge Congratulations Ralphy!
#MVP
Congratulations to our GM Bob Clevely on his induction into the
@CanadaLacrosse
Hall Of Fame tonight! One of th best in the business. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication over the years. Enjoy your night
@Beavernet
!
#HornsUp
#BlackNSilver
Thank you to all of our graduating players for your massive impact on our team and organization. It’s never easy when a junior career comes to an end but the
@NorthmenAlumni
will take care of you guys now. Bright futures for all of you, we love you fellas!
#UpholdTheTradition
If you want something, go get it. Game
#6
of
@TheOJLL
Finals goes tonight at 5pm on the road at Central Arena in Burlington. We have an opportunity to earn another night with each other & to keep our season alive as we trail the series 3-2, let’s goooo boys!
(🎥:
@garretteddy2
)
Although we’re not too surprised at this announcement from
@JAX_MLAX
, a huge congrats to
@Deaken91
on being named Captain for this NCAA season. The kid knows how to lead!
#ElCapitano
As our season unfortunately came to an end this weekend, we would like to take a moment to thank everyone involved with making this Summer a truly memorable one. While we came short of our ultimate goal, needless to say this 2023 Northmen team will not soon be forgotten!
Welcome to the show, Chris!
19-year-old Chris Origlieri is the FIRST 2002 born player to debut in the NLL.
👀 Watch Origlieri and the Seals take on Nick Damude and Panther City LIVE on ESPN+ and
Congratulations to the 34 former Jr. A Northmen members that have cracked
@NLL
rosters ahead of the season opening this weekend! Good luck to all of you and your respective teams this season!
#NorthmenForever
#HornsUp
#UpholdTheTradition
This one is going to sting for a very long time. The Northmen season comes to an end in Burlington tonight. Congratulations to
@burlyjralax
on winning The OJLL championship and good luck at the Minto Cup, extremely deserved!
Eileen Watson was a super Northmen fan and a super grandma. thank you to her family everyone who donated in her memory to the Jr A Northmen. We know she would be proud of her grandson & the team’s big Minto Cup win Pictured:
@bcodd20
& Eileen after the 1996 Minto Cup Championship
To our overagers, Keaton Brown, Jamie Hunt, Liam McGrath & Jeremy Searle thank you for your leadership and for leaving absolutely everything you had out on the floor this season. You are Northmen forever, your impact on this organization will be felt for years to come. 🤘
Huge shoutout to Ken Gillies, Vince Hunt, Dan Macrae, Sean Gillies, Brett Hickey, Alex Crepinsek and the entire
@burlyjralax
organization on an incredible season. To say they gave us every thing we could handle is an absolute understatement! Congrats on great season!
We‘d like to welcome a few new(and former) members to our executive board. We are really excited to announce that Cara Burleigh is the new President,
@power20
is the new Vice President &
@Suits20
is a new Director! All 3 will certainly make a great impact on our organization!
In case you were wondering why we didn’t have a 1st round pick in today’s draft, sometimes you gotta give up something great to get something great 😉
@jdonville13
Now
@SpallinaJoey
is scoring left-handed quick stick goals. Anyone else kinda scared for what he has up his sleeve next or just us? 🤯
#81
put a bow on the first round of
@TheOJLL
with a casual 5G & 1A in Game 3 against Six Nations
#UpholdTheTradition
(🎥:
@garretteddy2
)
Northmen hang on to a 6-3 Game
#1
victory! Good start to what’s sure to be an intense
@OJALL_Official
battle. Back to the Bunny Barn on Thursday night for Game
#2
!
#HornsUp
Huge congratulations to our backbone
@ralphyhartz
on being selected in today’s
@NLL
Expansion Draft to the
@RocKnighthawks
! I guess we now know why we’ve been seen a lot of Knighthawks golf tees at our games the last few weeks. Rochester is getting a stud!
#MVP
Jury is still out but we think
@SpallinaJoey
might just have the skill set that will translate well to the box game 🔥 gross BTB to get us going on Friday night against Oakville!
(🎥:
@garretteddy2
)
Buzz highlights courtesy of Game Sponsor
@CrossingsMens
!
@LacrosseNetwork
Wait, we’ve got one more special announcement to make, with 2018 winding down, we’d like to look forward to 2019. We’re excited for
@jeff_henrick11
to pass the torch of the “C” to
@Deaken91
. An excellent choice by our coaching staff. Congrats to Deaks! Happy New Year Hornheads!
Congratulations to Jameson Bucktooth on being nominated for the Joe Nieuwendyk Award which recognizes the top Rookie in
@TheOJLL
. He averaged 4.5 PPG in the reg season which over the course of a full season would’ve been good for top 5 in the league. Great first season
#44
!
Not surprised
@jeff_henrick11
... congrats on being named captain of
@OhioStateMLAX
and best of luck to you leading the Buckeyes back to the Final Four!
Very excited to announce our three captains for the 2020 season:
➡️ Lukas Buckley
➡️ Ryan Terefenko
➡️ Jeff Henrick
More on these great leaders:
#GoBucks
Northmen pull out a hard fought 8-7 win in Six Nations tonight. With the win we finish the regular season in first place. Tonight Pita Pit player of the game was Rylan Hartley.
Out for a celebratory dinner at milestones. Special thank you to our Corporate Sponsor of 28 years, Gordon Rayburn of Rayburn Construction for treating the players to dinner tonight.
@CynthiaRayburn
BREAKING: We have made a 3 way trade with
@burlyjralax
&
@KW_JrA_Braves
. We have acquired Cam Macdonald, Josh Hamill, 2018 1st Round Pick(From Burlington), & a 2020 1st Round Pick(From KW) in exchange for Scott Del Zotto & Keaton Dale.
#HornsUp
Last night Nate Ruff turned on the burners and decided to call GAME in overtime in what was a playoff like atmosphere at Tony Rose Arena!
#HornsUp
#UpholdTheTradition
(🎥:
@garretteddy2
)
The Northmen organization would like to extend a huge congratulations to Bob “Beaver” Clevely on winning the Thomas Teather trophy which is often referred to as the “Mr. Lacrosse Award” recognizing a lifetime of…
Best of luck to Dunk out in Victoria this summer! We have transferred Cam to the Shamrocks on a 1-year deal while he is also going to be training in BC to become a firefighter. Enjoy BC!
Final game of the
@mintocup2019
Round Robin goes tonight at 7PM Eastern against the Alberta Champs,
@raidersjralax
. The Northmen can clinch top spot and an automatic bid to the final series with a victory. Lets go boys!
#HornsUp
#MintoChasing
Congratulations to
@BramptonJrA
on capturing the
@OJALL_Official
Title. A very deserving champion of our league. Best of luck out in Calgary competing for the Minto Cup. Should be a great tournament!
“We are extremely excited to name Rusty Kruger as the Head Coach of the Jr. A Northmen. Rusty has been a part of 6 of the organization’s 7 Minto Cup victories as a player or coach, so his winning pedigree is unmatched. He is a natural born leader and as a player he is one of…
We are extremely excited to announce
@Krugdog
as the new Head Coach of the Jr. A Northmen. Rusty brings a ton of lacrosse knowledge and experience along with a winning pedigree having been a part of 6 of our 7 Minto Cup championships as a player & a coach! Let’s go!
#HornsUp
Bob Clevely received the Thomas “Tip” Teather trophy often referred to as the 𝐌𝐫. 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝. It is considered to be the Ontario Lacrosse Association’s most prestigious award.
Congratulations Beav 🤘🏼