Whitby Warriors
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| Sport | Box lacrosse |
|---|---|
| League | OLA Junior A Lacrosse League |
| Based in | Whitby, Ontario |
| Arena | Iroquois Park Sports Centre |
| Colours | Red, Yellow, and White |
| Head coach | Shawn Williams |
| General manager | Greg O'Connor |
The Whitby Warriors are a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Whitby, Ontario, Canada. The Warriors play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.
History
The Whitby Jr Lacrosse Franchise began in 1969 as the Whitby B & R Transporters. The Transporters won the Castrol Cup in 1970 as Canadian Jr B Champions. The Castrol Cup gave way to the Founders Cup in 1972. Whitby B & R Transporters won their 2nd Canadian Jr B Championship Founders Cup in 1974.[1] In 1975, Whitby Warriors came into the OLA Jr A League. The franchise has won the Minto Cup 7-times starting in 1980 known as Whitby C. B. C. Builders. The franchise was known as Whitby First City for 1982 & 1983. Named Whitby Warriors at start of 1984 season. Since then the Warriors have won Minto Cups in 1984, 1985, 1997, 1999, 2011 and 2013.
*2012 Season: The Ontario Lacrosse League implements a goals for/goals against ruling when two teams are tied with the same number of points at the end of the season, AND the two teams have split the outcomes of their own games equally. Whitby was outscored by Six Nations 2 goals between their two games, hence giving Six Nations the 1st place seed in the tie-break and overall OLA-A standings.
*2015 Season: The Whitby Warriors update their team logo. The primary reason for the logo change is that the general manager of the Warriors felt the "logo was very similar to an NBA logo (Golden State Warriors) ..."[2]
Season-by-season results
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | Placing | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 235 | 235 | 4th OLA-B Central | Lost OLA Jr B Playoffs |
| 1970 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 424 | 188 | 1st OLA-B Central | Lost semi-finals, won Castrol Cup |
| 1971 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 429 | 244 | 2nd OLA-B Central | Lost quarter-finals |
| 1972 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 479 | 261 | 1st OLA-B Central | Won League J. A. MacDonald Trophy |
| 1973 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 381 | 219 | 1st OLA-B Central | OLA Jr B Finalist |
| 1974 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 383 | 226 | 1st OLA-B Central | Won League, won Founders Cup |
| 1975 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 30 | 356 | 367 | 4th OLA-A | Lost semi-finals |
| 1976 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 406 | 300 | 2nd OLA-A East | Lost semi-finals |
| 1977 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 376 | 225 | 1st OLA-A East | Won League, Minto Cup Finalist |
| 1978 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 478 | 346 | 1st OLA-A East | Won League, Minto Cup Finalist |
| 1979 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 495 | 327 | 2nd OLA-A East | Lost 1st round |
| 1980 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 381 | 202 | 1st OLA-A | Won League, won Minto Cup |
| 1981 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 400 | 251 | 2nd OLA-A | Lost 1st round |
| 1982 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 358 | 211 | 2nd OLA-A | Lost semi-finals |
| 1983 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 287 | 208 | 3rd OLA-A | Lost 1st round |
| 1984 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 421 | 199 | 1st OLA-A | Won League, won Minto Cup |
| 1985 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 402 | 203 | 1st OLA-A | Won League, won Minto Cup |
| 1986 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 207 | 222 | 3rd OLA-A | Lost 1st round |
| 1987 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 294 | 258 | 3rd OLA-A | Lost 1st round |
| 1988 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 252 | 226 | 3rd OLA-A | OLA Jr A Finalist |
| 1989 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 308 | 242 | 3rd OLA-A | Lost 1st round |
| 1990 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 233 | 189 | 3rd OLA-A | Lost semi-finals |
| 1991 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 325 | 11th OLA-A | DNQ |
| 1992 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 178 | 265 | 10th OLA-A | DNQ |
| 1993 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 220 | 254 | 8th OLA-A | Lost 1st round |
| 1994 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 360 | 264 | 2nd OLA-A East | Lost 1st round |
| 1995 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 285 | 186 | 2nd OLA-A | Lost semi-finals |
| 1996 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 333 | 142 | 1st OLA-A | OLA Jr A Finalist |
| 1997 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 315 | 137 | 1st OLA-A | Won League, won Minto Cup |
| 1998 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 309 | 148 | 2nd OLA-A | Lost semi-finals |
| 1999 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 338 | 139 | 1st OLA-A | Won League, won Minto Cup |
| 2000 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 188 | 158 | 3rd OLA-A | Lost semi-finals |
| 2001 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 202 | 155 | 5th OLA-A | Lost semi-finals |
| 2002 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 173 | 161 | 5th OLA-A | Lost 1st round |
| 2003 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 171 | 160 | 5th OLA-A | Lost semi-finals |
| 2004 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 209 | 144 | 2nd OLA-A | OLA Jr A Finalist |
| 2005 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 192 | 150 | 5th OLA-A | Lost 1st round |
| 2006 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 231 | 186 | 2nd OLA-A | Lost semi-finals |
| 2007 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 166 | 138 | 4th OLA-A | Lost semi-finals |
| 2008 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 159 | 209 | 9th OLA-A | DNQ |
| 2009 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 228 | 232 | 8th OLA-A | Lost quarterfinals vs Orangeville Northmen |
| 2010 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 249 | 155 | 3rd OLA-A | Lost semifinals vs Six Nations Arrows |
| 2011 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 285 | 162 | 3rd OLA-A | Won League, won Minto Cup |
| *2012 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 262 | 147 | 2nd OLA-A | Lost semifinals vs Orangeville Northmen |
| 2013 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 223 | 147 | 2nd OLA-A | Won League, won Minto Cup |
| 2014 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 223 | 177 | 3rd OLA-A | OLA Jr A Finalist vs Six Nations Arrows |
| 2015 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 175 | 149 | 4th OLA-A | Lost semifinals vs Six Nations Arrows |
| 2016 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 173 | 162 | 6th OLA-A | Lost quarterfinals vs Brampton Excelsiors |
| 2017 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 202 | 206 | 4th OLA-A | Lost semifinals vs Six Nations Arrows |
| 2018 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 168 | 156 | 5th OLA-A | Lost quarterfinals vs Orangeville Northmen |
| 2019 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 180 | 151 | 5th OLA-A | Lost quarterfinals vs Brampton Excelsiors |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
| 2021 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 51 | 37 | 1st of 5 East 1st of 11 OJLL |
Lost semi-final, 7-8 (Excelsiors) |
Whitby natives and Warrior alumni in the NLL
- Zack Greer Duke University (National Freshman of the year), Edmonton Rush
- John LaFontaine, Edmonton Rush Brooklin Redmen
- Gavin Prout, Colorado Mammoth (team captain '06) Brooklin Redmen
- Chris Corbeil, Edmonton Rush (team captain '12) Brooklin Redmen
- Cameron Holding, Colorado Mammoth
- Mark Matthews, Edmonton Rush
- Curtis Knight team captain 2012 and 13 [Guelph] [Edmonton Rush] Brooklin Redmen
- Mike Lum-Walker, Toronto Rock
- Emerson Clark, Toronto Rock
- Adrian Sorichetti, Edmonton Rush Brooklin Redmen
- Jason Crosbie, Toronto Rock Brooklin Redmen
- Alexis Buque, Colorado Mammoth