Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League

Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
	; Junior B
Sport	Box lacrosse
Founded	2000
No. of teams	5
Country(ies)	Canada
Most recent champion(s)	Kelowna Raiders

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The Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League (TOJLL) is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the British Columbia Lacrosse Association in British Columbia, Canada. The TOJLL's Kamloops Venom became the leagues first Provincial Champions in 2010.

[edit] History

The inaugural season of The Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League was in 2000. The Rutland Raiders defeated the North Okanagan Tigers in the final series to claim the TOJLL Championship.

The Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League's 2001 season included a fifteen-game regular season schedule, plus playoffs. The league had six teams: the Rutland Raiders, Kamloops Rattlers, North Okanagan Tigers, Kelowna Braves, Kelowna Dragons, and the South Okanagan Flames.

For the 2002 season, the TOJLL allowed the Prince George Posse into the league as an exhibition team for an eighteen-game regular season schedule. The Posse went on to play a perfect regular season (18-0-0).

Expansion came in the 2003 season with the inclusion of the Armstrong Shamrocks. The North Okanagan Tigers, now renamed the Vernon Tigers, represented the TOJLL in the Provincials, losing to the Prince George Posse in a very exciting 9-7 Gold Medal game.

In 2004, the TOJLL hosted the Provincials. This meant that two teams from the TOJLL would play in the tournament. Those teams were the Vernon Tigers (0-4 in the Provincial round robin), as host, and the Kamloops Rattlers (1-3 in the Provincial round robin) as 2004 TOJLL Champions. The Rattlers went on to play the Peninsula Falcons (2-1-1) for the Bronze Medal, winning 6-5.

The TOJLL was represented by the Kamloops Rattlers at the 2005 Provincials. They came away with a silver medal, losing the final, 16 - 15, to the Westshore Bears.

Prior to the start of the 2006 season, the Kelowna Braves and Kelowna Dragons amalgamated into the Kelowna Warriors. With the loss of one team, the league reverted to a fifteen-game regular season schedule. The playoff format changed to that of a quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. The top two regular season teams got a first round bye. The League expanded its pre-season schedule by including The Archie Jack Memorial Ice Breaker Tournament, which is played in Armstrong, British Columbia.

The Kamloops Venom were a new member of the TOJLL for the 2008 season. The TOJLL also welcomed the newly-formed West Kootenay Wolf Pack to the league as an exhibition team for the 2008 regular season.

The Vernon Tigers won the League Championship in 2009 and won a Silver Medal at the Provincials.

In 2010, the Kamloops Venom won the TOJLL Championship, B.C. Gold Medal (a first for the League) and a Bronze Medal at the Founders Cup.

For the 2011 season the TOJLL will operate with six teams. The Kelowna Warriors and Rutland Raiders have merged to become the Kelowna Raiders. The regular season will consist of fifteen games.

The 2012 season the TOJLL will be without one team Kamloops Rattlers as they have ceased operations. This means that the remaining teams in the league will play a 16 game schedule.

[edit] Current Teams

2012 Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
Member Teams	Centre	Est.
Armstrong Shamrocks	Armstrong	2003
Kamloops Venom	Kamloops	2008
Kelowna Raiders	Kelowna	2011
South Okanagan Flames	Penticton	2000
Vernon Tigers	Vernon	2000

- Rumored to be folding

[edit] Records By Season

[edit] 2011

2011 Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	Playoffs
Kelowna Raiders	15	13	2	0	26	Won Final
Armstrong Shamrocks	15	8	5	1	18	Lost Semi Final
Kamloops Venom	15	7	7	1	15	Lost Final
Vernon Tigers	15	6	8	1	13	Lost Semi Final
South Okanagan Flames	14	5*	10	0	10	Lost Quarter Final
Kamloops Rattlers	14	4	11#	0	8	Lost Quarter Final

Note: - * Default Win / # Default Loss - June 6th Game Was Cancelled

[edit] 2010

2010 Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	Playoffs
Vernon Tigers	14	12	1	1	25	Lost Final
Kamloops Venom	14	11	2	1	23	Won Final
Kelowna Warriors	14	8	3	3	19	Lost Semi Final
Kamloops Rattlers	14	6	8	0	12	Lost Semi Final
Armstrong Shamrocks	14	4	9	1	9	Lost Quarter Final
Rutland Raiders	14	3	9	2	8	Lost Quarter Final
South Okanagan Flames	14	0	12	2	2	Did Not Qualify

[edit] 2009

2009 Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	Playoffs
Kelowna Warriors	14	8	3	3	19	Lost Semi Final
South Okanagan Flames	14	8	3	3	19	Lost Semi Final
Vernon Tigers	14	8	4	2	18	Won Final
Kamloops Rattlers	14	7	4	3	17	Lost Quarter Final
Kamloops Venom	14	6	6	2	14	Lost Final
Rutland Raiders	14	4	9	1	9	Lost Quarter Final
Armstrong Shamrocks	14	1	13	0	2	Did Not Qualify

[edit] 2008

2008 Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	Playoffs
Kamloops Rattlers	14	11	2	1	23	Won Final
Rutland Raiders	14	9	2	3	21	Lost Semi Final
Kelowna Warriors	14	10	4	0	20	Lost Final
Vernon Tigers	14	6	6	2	14	Lost Semi Final
Kamloops Venom	14	4	7	3	11	Lost Quarter Final
South Okanagan Flames	14	2	11	1	5	Lost Quarter Final
Armstrong Shamrocks	14	2	12	0	4	Did not qualify

Note: - the West Kootenay Wolfpack was an exhibition team that played an uneven interlocking schedule against a few of the TOJLL teams. The Wolfpack lost all their games.

[edit] 2007

2007 Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	Playoffs
Kamloops Rattlers	15	12	3	0	24	Won Final
Rutland Raiders	15	9	5	1	19	Lost Final
Vernon Tigers	15	8	5	2	18	Lost Semi Final
Armstrong Shamrocks	14	5	7	2	12	Lost Quarter Final
Kelowna Warriors	15	5	9	0	10	Lost Semi Final
South Okanagan Flames	15	2	12	1	5	Lost Quarter Final

[edit] 2006

2006 Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	Playoffs
Kamloops Rattlers	15	13	1	1	27	Won Final
Rutland Raiders	15	10	3	2	22	Lost Final
Vernon Tigers	15	8	4	3	19	Lost Semi Final
South Okanagan Flames	15	4	10	1	9	Lost Semi Final
Kelowna Warriors	15	2	9	4	8	Lost Quarter Final
Armstrong Shamrocks	15	1	11	3	5	Lost Quarter Final

[edit] 2005

2005 Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	Playoffs
Kamloops Rattlers	18	15	2	1	31	Won Final
Rutland Raiders	18	14	4	0	28	Lost Final
Vernon Tigers	18	10	7	1	21	Lost Semi Final
South Okanagan Flames	18	8	10	0	16	Lost Semi Final
Kelowna Dragons	18	6	10	2	14	DNQ
Armstrong Shamrocks	18	6	11	1	13	DNQ
Kelowna Braves	18	1	16	1	3	DNQ

[edit] 2004

2004 Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	Playoffs
Rutland Raiders	18	15	2	1	31	Lost Final
Vernon Tigers	18	14	3	1	29	Lost Semi Final
Kamloops Rattlers	18	13	5	0	26	Won Final
Kelowna Dragons	18	9	8	1	19	Lost Semi Final
Kelowna Braves	18	4	14	0	11	DNQ
Armstrong Shamrocks	18	3	14	1	7	DNQ
South Okanagan Flames	18	2	14	2	6	DNQ

[edit] 2003

2003 Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	Playoffs
Vernon Tigers	18	16	2	0	32	Won Final
Kelowna Dragons	18	12	4	2	26	Lost Final
Rutland Raiders	18	11	6	1	23	Lost Semi Final
Kamloops Rattlers	18	6	11	1	13	Lost Semi Final
Armstrong Shamrocks	18	5	12	1	11	DNQ
Kelowna Braves	18	2	16	0	2	DNQ
South Okanagan Flames	18	1	17	0	1	DNQ

[edit] 2002

2002 Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	Playoffs
North Okanagan Tigers	18	15	3	0	36	Won Final
Rutland Raiders	18	11	7	0	30	Lost in Semi Final
Kelowna Dragons	18	8	9	1	17	Lost in Final
Kamloops Rattlers	18	5	11	2	12	Lost in Semi Final
Kelowna Braves	18	3	14	1	7	DNQ
South Okanagan Flames	18	1	17	0	2	DNQ

Note: - the Prince George Posse played the 18-game schedule as an exhibition team; they won all their games.

[edit] 2001

2001 Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	Playoffs
Rutland Raiders	15	12	1	2	26	Won Final
Kamloops Rattlers	15	8	5	2	18	Lost Semi Final
North Okanagan Tigers	15	8	6	1	17	Lost Final
Kelowna Braves	15	7	5	3	17	Lost Semi Final
Kelowna Dragons	15	4	9	2	10	DNQ
South Okanagan Flames	15	1	14	0	2	DNQ

Note: * * - forfeited 3 games

[edit] 2000

2000 Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	Playoffs
North Okanagan Tigers	14	12	2	0	24	Unknown
Kelowna Braves	14	7	6	1	15	Unknown
Kelowna Dragons	15	6	7	2	14	Unknown
Rutland Raiders	15	6	8	1	13*	Won Final
Kamloops Rattlers	15	6	8	1	13	Unknown
South Okanagan Flames	15	2	12	1	5	Unknown

Note: * lost points due to ineligble player

[edit] Playoff Recaps

[edit] 2001

The 2001 League Champions were the Rutland Raiders (12-1-2), defeating the Kelowna Braves (7-5-3) in the semi-finals, two games to zero. The Raiders met the North Okanagan Tigers (8-6-10) in the final and defeated them three games to two. The Tigers beat the Kamloops Rattlers two games to zero in the other semi-final.

[edit] 2002

For the league playoffs of 2002, the North Okanagan Tigers (15-3-0) defeated the Kamloops Rattlers (5-11-2) in the semi-finals, in two games. The Tigers then met up with the Kelowna Dragons (8-9-1) in the final. The Dragons defeated the Rutland Raiders (11-7-0), in a very close two game sweep, in the semi-final. The North Okanagan Tigers defeated the Kelowna Dragons in three games to claim the League Championship.

[edit] 2003

In 2003, the Vernon Tigers (16-2-0) became TOJLL Champions for the second time by defeating the Kelowna Dragons (12-4-2) in the championship final by a three-game sweep. The Tigers defeated the Kamloops Rattlers 2-0 in the semi-final. In the other semi-final, the Kelowna Dragons defeated the Rutland Raiders 2-1, in a best-of-three.

[edit] 2004

In the League playoffs of 2004, the Kamloops Rattlers (13-5-0) defeated the Rutland Raiders (16-2-1), three games to two, to claim the TOJLL Championship. They eliminated the Vernon Tigers (14-3-1) in a semi-final match-up, two games to one. To get to the final, the Rutland Raiders defeated the Kelowna Dragons in a two game sweep.

[edit] 2005

In 2005, the Kamloops Rattlers (15-2-1) would become the second team to win back-to-back championships. The Rattlers earned a championship final playoff berth by defeating the South Okanagan Flames (8-10-0) in a two-game sweep. They met up with the Rutland Raiders (14-4-0), who previously defeated the Vernon Tigers (10-7-1), in the 2005 TOJLL Championship series. The Rattlers completely demolished the Raiders in that final series, winning in a three game sweep, with a combined score of 47-18.

[edit] 2006

The 2006 season playoffs would prove to be unique for the league as the Kamloops Rattlers (13-1-1) would win a third consecutive League Championship. In the playoff quarter-finals best-of-three, the Vernon Tigers (8-4-3) defeated the Armstrong Shamrocks (1-11-3) and the Kelowna Warriors (2-9-4) defeated the South Okanagan Flames (4-10-1) in two-game sweeps. For the semi-finals, the Kamloops Rattlers defeated the Kelowna Warriors (2-9-4) in two games. In the other semi-final, the Rutland Raiders (10-3-2) won the first game against the Vernon Tigers 11-6. The Tigers would win the second game, 11-8, but had to forfeit due to an ineligible player ruling. The 2006 TOJLL Championship final series between the Kamloops Rattlers and Rutland Raiders would go the distance, best-of-five, and the Rattlers prevailed. In the Provincials, the Kamloops Rattlers garnered a Bronze Medal for the TOJLL, with a 10-8 win over the Westshore Bears.

[edit] 2007

The format was the same in 2007, and the end result was also the same. For an unprecedented fourth time, the Kamloops Rattlers (12-3-0) emerged as league champions. The Rattlers previously defeated the Kelowna Warriors (5-9) in semi-final action and the Rutland Raiders (9-5-1) in the finals. In the other playoff series, the Vernon Tigers (8-5-2) defeated the South Okanagan Flames (2-12-1) and then lost to the Raiders. The Armstrong Shamrocks (5-7-2) lost to the Kelowna Warriors. The Shamrocks and Warriors only played fourteen regular season games, as a game that had to be cancelled earlier in the season was never played.

[edit] 2008

The 2008 league champions, the Kamloops Rattlers, earned a Silver Medal at the Provincials. In round robin play they went 3-1, which secured second place. In the Gold Medal game against the Coquitlam Adanacs, the score was 8-4. The Rattlers (11-2-1) finished first overall in the TOJLL and, along with the Rutland Raiders (9-2-3), received a first-round playoff bye. In the second round, the Rattlers met up with the Vernon Tigers(6-6-2), and defeated them 2 games to 1. Previously the Tigers defeated the Kelowna Venom (4-7-3), 2 games to 1. The Raiders, meanwhile, faced the Kelowna Warriors (10-4-0), with the Warriors pulling off an upset come-from-behind series win, 2 games to 1. The Warriors advanced from the first round and defeated the South Okanagan Flames (2-11-1) 2 games to 0. For their fifth consecutive TOJLL Championship, the Kamloops Rattlers defeated the Kelowna Warriors 3 games to 0.

[edit] 2009

The 2009 league champions, the Vernon Tigers, garnered a Silver Medal at the Provincials. In round robin play, their record was three wins with one loss, which secured second place. In the Gold Medal game against the Port Moody Thunder the score ended up nine to five. The Tigers (8-4-2) placed third in league play and in the league final, against the Kamloops Venom (8-3-3), and won three games to two. The Tigers were down in the series two games to none. Vernon reached the final by having previously defeated the Rutland Raiders (4-9-1) in the Quarter Finals, two games to zero, and the South Okanagan Flames (8-3-3) in the Semi Finals, two games to zero. Kamloops earned their trip to the league final by defeating their crosstown rival Kamloops Ratters (7-4-3) in quarter final action, two games to one, and the Kelowna Warriors (8-3-3) in the semi finals, two games to one. The Kelowna Warriors (8-3-3) and the South Okanagan Flames (8-3-3) received a first-round playoff bye for being ranked first and second, respectively, in regular season play.

[edit] 2010

In 2010, the Kamloops Venom won the league's first Provincial Championship with a six to four win over the Westshore Bears (PNWJLL). During the provincial round-robin, the Venom went two wins with one loss, good for first place, to earn entry into the Gold Medal game. The Venom (11-2-1) entered the Provincials by defeating the first place Vernon Tigers (12-1-1), three games to one, for the TOJLL Championship. The Venom had previously defeated the Kelowna Warriors (8-3-3) in a semi final series, two game to zero. In the other semi final it was the Tigers over the Kamloops Ratters (6-8-0), two games to none. The Warriors defeat the Rutland Raiders (3-9-2) in two games in the quarter finals, and the Rattlers beat the Armstrong Shamrocks (4-9-1) in two games. After game four, which the Venom won 5-4 in overtime, the Vernon Tigers submitted a formal protest to the BCLA, citing an ineligible player on the Venoms roster. The BCLA ruled in favor of the Tigers, giving them the win for game four and scheduling a game five. The TOJLL Commissioner then protested the BCLAs ruling, stating that he gave the Venom permission to use this player (the Rattlers' starting goalie) only in an emergency situation. His protest was denied. The Venom submitted an official protest on the BCLA ruling, and a decision was handed down just hours prior to the start of game five, in favor of the Kamloops Venom.

[edit] 2011

The leagues 2011 Champions, the Kelowna Raiders, garned a silver medal at the Provincials. The Raiders record in the round-robin was 2-1, lossing only to the Port Moody Thunder but, earning a spot in the Finals. The Raiders would once again meet Port Moody in the final, lossing by a score of 15-8. In the TOJLL playoffs the Kamloops Venom and the Kamloops Rattlers squared off in a quarter final best-of-three match, with the Venom defeating the Rattlers 2-0. In the other quarter final it was the Vernon Tigers squeeking by the South Okanagan Flames 2-0. Semi Final action saw the Tigers take on the Raiders lossing the best-of-five, 3-0 and the Venom defeat the Armstrong Shamrocks by the same 3-0. The Finals went the distance as the Raiders got past the Venom 3-2.