Official 𝕏 of The Ontario Junior Lacrosse League — the most competitive junior lacrosse league in the world. Future legends of the
@NLL
are born in The OJLL.
Standing room only at the 1910 Minto Cup in New Westminster—older than the Mann Cup, the Minto Cup is without a doubt the best trophy and tradition in
@LacrosseCanada
history.
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@TalesfromtheAFL
𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League to return to the floor in 2021. The 2021 season will debut a suite of premiere events aimed at boosting the profile of junior age players and
@NLL
prospects. Read more:
HOLY MACKINAW! Breaking news from this mornings media conference:
Play-by-play legend Joe Bowen (
@BonsieTweets
) will return to lacrosse for
@TheMintoCup
finals.
𝗝𝗲𝗳𝗳 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁.
Congratulations to Jeff Teat who joins Lyle Thompson and Kevin Crowley as the only pro lacrosse players to be drafted
#1
overall in both the
@NLL
and MLL/
@PremierLacrosse
Drafts.
The OJLL is back on July 24th! The schedule calls for 44 regular season games played at Canada’s premier lacrosse-first facility, the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (
@TRACAthletics
) in Oakville, Ontario.
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We are excited to announce our partnership with the
@NLL
, providing a continuous pathway of development for
@OntarioLacrosse
players, coaches, and officials.
Details:
Jeremy Thompson presented the Haudenosaunee flag to the people of Brampton on Saturday night at Memorial Arena.
Special thank you to
@Cjamieson88
for making this happen.
“Couldn’t think of a better guy to deliver the first one! Many more arenas to come!” — Cody Jamieson
We asked a few of our friends to help deliver the game ball for tomorrow’s opening ceremonies. Want to find out who they passed the ball to? Tune in tomorrow morning at 11 ET!
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“I have directed the Return to Play committee to start preparing the Ontario Junior ‘A’ Lacrosse League for season in July.” —
@Mark_Grimes
Details to come 🔜
The OJLL mourns the passing of former Commissioner Dean McLeod. Dean passed away this morning, leaving behind a legacy that will forever be etched in the history of the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League.
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The backbone of three straight
@NLL
championships, this guy needs no introduction.
We are honoured to have one of the greatest in the game today, Cody Jamieson (
@Cjamieson88
) join our advisory board.
Read more:
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤.
Congratulations to
@Whitby_Warriors
bench boss Shawn Williams (
@51_Willy
) on being named Head Coach and General Manager of the 15th NLL franchise
@NLLDesertDogs
𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀: Burlington Chiefs (
@burlyjralax
) announce Head Coach Dan MacRae and Assistant Coaches Alex Crepinsek, Brett Hickey, and Sean Gillies have agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Chiefs:
𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀: Minister
@MacLeodLisa
announced this morning the acceleration of return-to-play plans for professional and elite-amateur sports leagues in Ontario including the Ontario Junior 'A' Lacrosse League.
We are excited to announce our partnership with
@JVIVideo
to bring the most competitive amateur box lacrosse league in the world to lacrosse fans worldwide!
Details:
John Grant Jr. (
@PtboJrLakers
) played 17 seasons in the
@NLL
after being drafted 1st overall in 1999. He retired in the top 10 all-time with 668 goals, 778 assists, 1446 points and 1202 loose balls. He won the ROY award, league MVP twice, and led the league 4x in goals.
#NLLHOF
Mark Steenhuis (
@StCatharinesJrA
) played 17 seasons in the
@NLL
after being drafted 7th overall in 2002. He is one of only 11 players to record 1000 points during his career. His 459 goals ranks him 6th all-time.
#NLLHOF
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Keegan Letourneau.
Keegan was a member of the
@JRAExcelsiors
, first Captain of the new era of
@MimicoJrALax
, and Minto Cup champion with
@sixnationsjra
.
Our condolences to his family, teammates, and everyone who loved him.
The OJLL is excited to announce a special regular season game scheduled on Canada Day weekend in Ottawa. The matchup between
@BeachesJrA
and
@JrANorthmen
is set for June 29th at Howard Darwin Arena, home of the Nepean Knights Junior B team.
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⚠️ Hot and fresh off the conveyor belt at the Northmen Goalie Factory ⚠️
Chris Origlieri made his
@NLL
debut last night. The 19-year-old
@JrANorthmen
net minder made 29 saves in a 15-12 victory for
@SealsLax
over
@PantherCityLax
securing his first career win. Way to go OG 🤘
On Friday night, Trey Deere (
@DeereTrey
) used a wooden stick to honour legendary Onondaga Nation stick maker Alf Jacques and score his third hat-trick of the season, powering the
@JrANorthmen
to their eleventh straight victory – just the seventh team ever to start a season 11-0.
Today is
#BellLetsTalk
day! For every retweet this gets, a 5¢ donation will be made to Canadian mental health initiatives.
Keep being there and keep the conversation going.
Together, we can make a difference.
After a couple cancelled flights and what seems like 24 hours on hold with every airline in Canada, your OJLL Champions have landed in Alberta.
Calgary, Alberta…
#MintoCup
Casey Powell (
@BeachesJrA
) played 11 seasons in the
@NLL
after being selected 1st overall in the 1998 entry draft. He became the only 🇺🇸 player to win the MVP award, finishing 2nd in goals scored. Powell is the all-time leader in points by an 🇺🇸 in NLL history.
Congratulations to Lindsay Sanderson
@CoachL_18
on his appointment to become the next Commissioner of Ontario Junior A Lacrosse. Great job by the OJALL Board of Governors finding the right man for the job.
“The OJLL has perennially provided top level talent to the
@NLL
and 2021 was no exception— 48% of all selections in the 2021 NLL Entry Draft were developed in the OJLL, including 12 first-round picks.”
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Austin Staats (
@Top_ched83
) is without a doubt one of the most prolific goal scorers in league history.
Staats had just turned 18 when he scored 72 goals in a single season — the most goals scored since 1993 and 1994 when
@JohnGrantJr24
recorded 78 and 86 respectively.
Shawn Williams (
@Whitby_Warriors
) played 17 seasons in the
@NLL
. He retired a 2x champion and is one of eight players to accumulate 1100 career points. He finished top 10 all-time in games played, goals, and assists. He played a league-best 230 consecutive games from 2000-2014.
We are honoured to add
@NLL
Coach of the Year
@CoachPaulDay
to the OJALL Advisory Board.
Day will join Glenn Clark, Bob Clevely, Ed Comeau, Derek Keenan and Cody Jamieson in providing counsel on lacrosse related matters and the league’s return to play plan.
The Ontario Junior ‘A’ Lacrosse League is preparing for a season in July. The league's Return to Play will also debut a suite of events aimed at getting OJALL hopefuls back on the floor and boosting the profile of
@NLL
prospects.
Player registration:
We want to thank everyone that tuned into the OJLL over the weekend from all over the world! We had a few first-timers on the broadcast and in the building, including
@superfan_nav
!
In case you missed it, you can watch them all again here:
Extending eligibility to 22U doesn't just give
@NCAA
athletes an opportunity to protect their status as amateurs—it gives 𝗮𝗹𝗹 22-year-olds 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 to develop in the best amateur box lacrosse leagues in the world.
Good luck to all the prospects in the
@NLL
draft tonight!
Remember, it doesn’t matter when your name is called, it only matters what you do when you get there.
#NLLDraft
We asked Midjourney to create images of the top point leaders in the OJLL but as the name of their team. This is what happened.
1. Finn Thomson as a Mountaineer
Billy Dee Smith (
@StCatharinesJrA
) played 16 seasons in the
@NLL
after being drafted 3rd overall in 2002. He retired as the all-time leader in penalty minutes in regular season (685) and playoffs (83). He won the 2008 Championship with Buffalo.
#NLLHOF
We are pleased to announce the Buzz have been accepted as the 12th member of
@OJALL_Official
starting in 2019. We look forward to this exciting new challenge. Now to go win 1 more Founders while we can 🐝🐝🐝
OJALL NEWS:
It is with heavy heart that we announce our Commissioner Dean McLeod is retiring from his position. Dean has been the leader of Junior A lacrosse since 1981 and he will remain on the Board of Directors in an advisory role.
Northmen GM Nick Rose (
@NickRose66
) announces Rusty Kruger (
@Krugdog
) as new Head Coach of the
@JrANorthmen
.
“This team has a long history of success and as always the goal will be the same - we are in it to win it!!” - Kruger
Tomorrow's
#OJALL
Draft Goes at 4pm. Here is the 1st round draft order as of this morning:
1. Barrie
2. Whitby (PTB)
3. Six Nations (KW)
4. Whitby (Tor)
5. Mimico
6. Barrie (SN)
7. Whitby
8. Toronto (ORG)
9. Barrie (STC)
10. Toronto (BRA)
11. Burlington
12. Oakville
We are excited to have Glenn Clark (
@GlennC1113
) serve on our advisory board. The Professor brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the league as a coach in both the OJALL and
@NLL
.
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