Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League

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Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
Sport	Box lacrosse
Founded	2001
No. of teams	7
Country(ies)	Canada
Most recent champion(s)	Kamloops Rattlers

The Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the British Columbia Lacrosse Association in British Columbia, Canada. The TOJLL's Kamloops Rattlers hosted the 2007 National Championships for the Founders Cup.

Contents 1 History 2 The Current Teams 3 Season by Season Records 4 Playoff Recaps 5 Champions 6 Former Member Teams 7 External links

[edit] History

The Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse Leagues inaugural season was in 2000 with a fifteen game regular season schedule plus playoffs. The league consisted of six teams which included the Rutland Raiders, Kamloops Rattlers, North Okanagan Tigers, Kelowna Braves , Kelowna Dragons, and the South Okanagan Flames.

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

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

2004 saw the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League host the Provincials, which meant, that two teams from the TOJLL would play in the tournament. Those teams being the Vernon Tigers (0-4, in the Provincial round-robin), as Host, and 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 Kelowna Rattlers in 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 Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League season, two teams, 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 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 also expanded its pre-season schedule by including The Archie Jack Memorial Ice Breaker Tournament which is played in Armstrong, British Columbia.

The Kamloops Venom will be a new member in the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League for the 2008 season. The TOJLL also welcome the newly formed West Kootenay Wolf Pack to the league, as an exhibition team, for regular season play only.

[edit] The Current Teams

Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League
Team	Centre	2008 Record	Finish
Armstrong Shamrocks	Armstrong	tbd	n/a
Kamloops Rattlers	Kamloops	tbd	n/a
Kamloops Venom	Kamloops	tbd	n/a
Kelowna Warriors	Kelowna	tbd	n/a
Rutland Raiders	Rutland	tbd	n/a
South Okanagan Flames	Summerland	tbd	n/a
Vernon Tigers	Vernon	tbd	n/a

[edit] Season by Season Records

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

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

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

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

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

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

Note: - the Prince George Posse played the 18 game schedule as exhibition only, they won all games.

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

Note: * * - forfeited 3 games due

[edit] Playoff Recaps

The 2001 inaugural 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 Vernon Tigers (8-6-10) in the final and defeated them three games to two. The Tigers had previously beat the Kamloops Rattlers two games to zero, in the other semi-final.

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 had previously defeated the Rutland Raiders (11-7-0), in a very close two game sweep, semi-final. The North Okanagan Tigers defeated the Kelowna Dragons in three games to claim the League Championship.

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 also 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.

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 also 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 had to defeat the Kelowna Dragons in a two game sweep.

In 2005 the Kamloops Rattlers (15-2-1) would become the second team to win back-to-back championships in the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League . 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.

The 2006 season playoffs would prove to be unique for the league as the Kamloops Rattlers (13-1-1) would show their dominance and 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. The other semi-final was a bit weird as 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 would prevail. In the Provincials the Kamloops Rattlers would garner a Bronze Medal for the TOJLL with a 10-8 win over the Westshore Bears.

With the same format in 2007 as it was in 2006 the end results were also the same. For an unprecedented fourth time, the Kamloops Rattlers (12-3-0) emerged as Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse 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 it was the Vernon Tigers (8-5-2) defeating the South Okanagan Flames (2-12-1), then losing to theRaiders, and the Armstrong Shamrocks (5-7-2) lost to the Kelowna Warriors. As a side note the Shamrocks and Warriors only played fourteen regular season games, as the fifteenth would have made no bearing in the standings, which was a game canceled earlier in the season.

[edit] Champions

2007 Kamloops Rattlers

2006 Kamloops Rattlers

2005 Kamloops Rattlers

2004 Kamloops Rattlers

2003 Vernon Tigers

2002 North Okanagan Tigers

2001 Rutland Raiders

[edit] Former Member Teams

Kelowna Braves

Kelowna Dragons

[edit] External links

• BCLA Website
• TOJLL Website
• Armstrong Shamrocks Website
• Kamloops Rattlers Website
• Rutland Raiders Website
• Vernon Tigers Website

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