The Mimico Mountaineers are off to Round 2 of the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse playoffs with a 10 to 7 victory over the visiting Gloucester Griffins. Mimico wins the series 3 games to 0 and await the winner of the Green Gaels and Nepean Knights series.

The Friday night home of the double blue, Huron Park Arena, saw the home side take a commanding 6 to 1 lead over the Griffins.   Gloucester fought their way back into the game, tying the match at 6 with no time left on the clock in the second.

Mimico refocused in the 3rd outscoring the Griffins 4 to 1 to take a hard fought win.

Check here for the 2nd round schedule as soon as it is available.

Gloucester 7

Mimico 10

Boxscore - Gloucester@Mimico 7.3.09

Mimico has taken a strangle-hold on the best of 5 series, heading home by overcoming a tough Gloucester side in Game 2 of their series.

Mimico 9

Gloucester 7

Boxscore - Mimico @ Gloucester - 6.28.09

The next 3 games, if necessary, will be hosted by the Mountaineers, but not at the usual confines of Mimico Arena.  Due to the City of Toronto Municipal Strike, Mimico heads west to Mississauga to host Game 3 at Huron Park Arena.  Gametime is 8:30pm on Friday July 3rd.   If a Game 4 and 5 are required, the venue switches to Port Credit Arena, home of the Mann Cup winning Port Credit Sailors of the 1960s.  Games are scheduled, if necessary on Sat July 4th at 7pm, and Sunday July 5th at 2pm.

The Double Blue need the Mimico faithful and their support to close out Round 1 and head  to the 2nd  Round, with most likely the Green Gaels, who lead their best of 5 series vs the Nepean Knights 2-0.

Mimico takes game 1 of the best of five vs the Gloucester Griffins.  The Mountaineers started slow, down 3 to 1 after one period of play and were trailing in the second 4 to 2 when they notched 5 in a row to take the lead .  Blue never looked back and finished with a 12-6 victory.

Game #1 - Mimico @ Gloucester - 6.27.09

Game 2 is Sunday afternoon in Gloucester.

Congratulations to Clarke Petterson of the Mimico Peewee #1 Team who was selected by Team Ontario and will play in the Peewee National Tournament this coming August 2nd-9th in Whitby, ON.   The talent level in Mimico Minor Lacrosse continues to excel as Tyler MacKay and Riley Hutchcraft were also  invitees to the final  selection camp.  Good Luck Clarke, we're sure you'll do Mimico proud!!

                                                          Clarke Petterson drops opening ball - Fan Appreciation Night

The double blue  concluded their regular season schedule on Tuesday night on the road in Newmarket, losing a close one to the Saints.  

Mimico 9

Newmarket 11

The loss drops Mimico to 6th position in the standings and a first round date with the Gloucester Griffins, winner of the Far East Division, with a 12 win, 8 loss record.   The best of 5 could start on the road for Mimico, in Gloucester for 2 games, then return to Mimico for the remaining 3 or vice versa...It is up to Gloucester to decide if they will give up home floor, or retain it for the first two games of the series....The details of the series will be released tomorrow, along with the site of Mimico's home games for Round #1.

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The pairings for Round #1in the Eastern Conference; Best 3 of 5

#1 Green Gaels vs #8 Nepean Knights

#2 Halton Hills vs #7 Markham Ironheads

#3 Gloucester Griffins vs #6 Mimico Mountaineers

#4 Newmarket Saints vs #5 Cornwall Celtics

Check back here often for further updates as they are available.

Mimico had their last regular season home game at Mimico Arena on Sunday night June the 21st...The Father's Day affair saw the Mountaineers complete the 4 game regular season sweep of the visitng Tomahawks, winning by the slimmest of margins.

Mississauga 9

Mimico 10

 

Mimico will close out the 2009 regular season on the road versus a potential first round playoff opponent, the Newmarket Saints.  Newmarket is a lock in the 4th position in the Eastern Conference.  Mimico is in 5th position, but could fall to 6th, if they lose tomorrow night to the Saints and the Cornwall Celtics defeat the Nepean Knights. A third potential playoff opponent is the Glocester Griffins....if Glocester loses their remaining game, Cornwall could leap-frog them as well with a win....stay posted for updates.

As most of your are aware, the City of Toronto workers are now on strike and the Mountaineers are without a home...Plans are in the works for playoff games at a City of Mississauga facility, or a private, board of management run facility in the City of Toronto.  Once we know our first round opponent arrangements can be made and we will advise our fans accordingly.

On Friday night, Mimico was able to squeeze out their 3 victory of the season versus the much improved Markham Ironheads

Markham 8

Mimico 9

Boxscore - Markham@Mimico - 6.19.09

The Jr. B league takes a break from the regular season schedule on Saturday night with the Annual All-Star Game in Lemington, hosted by the Windsor Fratmen and the Sun County Crows Minor Lacrosse Club.

Mimico plays their last regular season home game on Sunday night, 7pm start versus the Mississauga Tomahawks.  Sunday night at the Mim is Fan Appreciation night, and the 2009 Overage Players for the Mountaineers will be recognized for their contributions to the club.

Mimico's last regular season game takes place on Tuesday June 23rd in Newmarket vs the Saints....Currently, the Saints are the projected first round opponent for the Mounties....Round # 1 of the OLA Jr B Playoffs could potentially start on Friday June26th....Check here for playoffs schedules as they come available.

Due to the impending City of Toronto Strike by its outside workers, the Mounties may be a team without a home, and will have to find a alternate facility to host playoff games...We will keep you posted .

Mimico was in cruise control and on their way to a sweep of their far east tour of Ontario this past weekend.   The boys were lacking in the third frame, which gave the Celtics some new life and a 10-8 victory

Mimico 8

Cornwall 10

Boxscore - Mimico@Celtics - Sun June 14th

The double blue are entering the last week and a half of the regular season and have 4 games remaining on the slate....3 are at home....the  boys need to find what is lacking in their game if their hopes of a long run in the post season will materialize.   Wednesday the 17th, Halton Hills visit, Friday the 19th the Markham Ironheads and Sunday the 21st the Mississauga Tomahawks.  The Mounties close out the regular season on the road versus the Newmarket Saints on Tuesday the 23rd.  Playoffs start on Friday June 26th.  

Congratulations to Matt Barry and Brett Shaw who will represent Mimico at the Jr. B All Star Game in Lemington this coming Saturday night.

Game Action - Sat June 13th - Mimico @ Kahnawake Hunters

                                                                                         Photo - Courtesy of Aaron Kirby -Kahnawake Hunters

Mimico 11

Kahnawake 7

The Mountaineers left the Mim at 9am Saturday  morning for their overnight trip to Eastern Ontario.   The first leg of the double header proved to  be fruitful with the first two points secured. 

Mimico visited the the home of the Hunters, at the Kahnawake Sports Complex and came away with a hard fought victory.   The Hunter's tender put in a very solid performance, and kept the game closer that the score reflected.  Brendan Muise led the attack with 4 goals.   Kevin MacRory sniped a hat trick, and singles were recorded by Reilly Smith, Derek Foam, Tyler Campbell and Matt Byrne. 

The double blue stay overnight and prepare for a Sunday afternoon tilt versus the Cornwall Celtics....gametime is 2pm.    Mimico's travel weekend will end at approx; 10pm as they return back to Mimico Arena.

Mimico's 5 game winning streak came to an end on Thursday night as the visiting Mounties fell for the third time this season to the Halton Hills Bulldogs.    Mimico took some untimely penalties, and could not close the gap, as it was 8-6 after two periods of play..

Mimico 7

Halton Hills 12

Boxscore - Mimico@Halton - 6.11.09

Mimico now travels this weekend to Cornwall for an overnight stay.....On Saturday night, they travel to the Montreal area to face the Kahnawake Hunters...follow the link to listen live....7pm Start.

Sunday afternoon, Mimico will play the Cornwall Celtics at the "Turtle Dome" on Cornwall Island...gametime is 2pm

The Junior Mountaineers played a home and away game on the weekend and continued their winning ways by winning both, extending their streak of wins to 5 games

 On Saturday night,The double blue hosted their expansion cousins from 1993, the Nepean Knights...Nepean held a 3-2 lead after the first period of play, and after a intermission "wake up call" was issued to the boys, Mimico never looked back

Nepean 6

Mimico 15

Boxscore - Nepean@Mimico - June 6th

On Sunday afternoon, a return match in Markham versus the Ironheads, and a very important inter-divison game....Mimico with another win leap-frogged over the Heads into 2nd spot in the division..The boys didn't disappoint and wrapped up aonther win on the comeback trail.

Mimico 11

Markham 7

Boxscore - Mimico@Markham-June 7th

This coming week, another important South-East Divison match up as Mimico travels to play the division leading Halton Hills Bulldogs on Thursday night, June the 11th...The Mounties are winless in 2 tries versus the Dogs this season, and desperately need a victory to have a chance of overtaking them in the standings.

On the weekend the Mounties travel to the far east of Ontario to face Kahnawake Saturday night, and the Cornwall Celtics on Sunday afternoon.   Check here for updates as soon as they are available.

Mimico continues to climb out of the duldrums of their slow 2009 season start by winning their 3rd game in a row on Monday night June the 1st.  Mimico controlled the ball and the play in the first frame, but the Tommies stayed in it  with a strong 2nd an 3rd period.....Mimico wins 11-6....Player of the game for the Mounties is rookie tender Evan Sangwyn

Boxscore - Mimico@Mississauga - 6.1.2009

The Double Blues are now off until Saturday June the 6th where they return home to face the visiting Nepean Knights......note the gametime is a 6pm start.

On Sunday afternoon, Mimico returns to Markham for an afternoon start versus the Ironheads.....gametime is 2pm. 

On Sunday afternoon in Markham, Mimico continued their climb back into the playoff picture with a 9-7 road victory over the Ironheads....The two sides tied at 8s their previous match-up.  This was the double-blue's second win in a row....On Monday June 1st, the boys travel to Mississauga to face the Tomahawks for the 2nd time in 5 days.  Gametime is 8pm

Mimico 9

Markham 7

The Mimico Mountaineers are very proud to announce that they have been given the honour and priviledge to host the 2010 Founders Cup - The Canadian Junior B Lacrosse Championships.   Mimico was awarded the right to present the bid at the Canadian Lacrosse Association Annual Conference this weekend in Calgary, Alberta,  after a successful presentation at the OLA Junior B Council meeting in March 2009.

Mr. Dave Vernon, Commissioner of the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse Council, represented Mimico and the Ontario Jr B League at this meeting.  Mr. Vernon called Sean O'Callaghan, Head Coach and General Manager earlier today to relay the good news.

Mimico previously hosted the Founders Cup in 1997, which was  an extremely successful and memorable event.   The Double Blue narrowly missed the finals, dropping a 7-6 overtime thriller to the eventual champions, the Six Nations Red Rebels.

The tentative dates for this tournament will be August 17th to the 22nd, 2010.  The popularity of this tournament has increased over the years, and we can anticipate participation from eight to twelve teams from across Canada.

We will have further details regarding this outstanding event of lacrosse as they come available.

Mimico puts in a strong performance, downing their neighbours from the west ....The two sides will reacquaint themselves with each other on Monday June 1st in Clarkson once again, 8pm start......Mimico gets  another shot to move a step closer to the Markham Ironheads on Sunday afternoon, May 31st, 2pm in Markham.

Mimico 14

Mississauga 6

Boxscore - Mimico@Mississauga - 5.28.09

The Double Blue continue to struggle with consistency as they can't seem to put a full game together in a pair of back to back losses.

Newmarket 10

Mimico 9

Boxscore - Markham@Mimico 5.21.09

The Mountaineers led 7-4 going into the third and could not hold the lead and took some untimely penalties that attributed to the loss.

On Friday night, it was a slow start in the first that put the M's behind the 8 ball right away, down 6-2 after the first...the second and third were much closer but the slow start proved to be the difference in the game

Halton Hills 11

Mimico 5

Boxscore - Halton Hills @Mimico 5.22.09

Mimico falls to 3 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw on the season....they have almost a week to regroup, as their next 3 games are on the road, Thursday the 28th at Mississauga, Sunday May 31st vs Markham, and back to Missy on Monday June 1st....The Mounties need to knock off some wins to gain some confidence back and momentum as they hit the halfway point of the regular season. 

Photos - courtesy of Chris Muise

The double blue hosted the resurgent Markham Ironheads this evening at the Mim.  Even after a 10 min extra frame, the final was a 8-8 overtime tie.

Markham 8

Mimico 8

Boxscore - Markham@Mimico-5.15.09

 The South-East Division of the OJBLL loop is once again proving to be the toughest competition in the league...Things don't get any easier for the Ms as they host two tough opponents this coming week at the Drummond Street Bowl.

Thurs May 21st, the Newmarket Saints come to town for their only meeting of the regular season...Newmarket is off to a fine start posting a  5-1 record....The next night the Halton Hills Bulldogs arrive for the 2nd of 4 meetings this season.   The dawgs won the opening stanza by a 10-4 mark.   Mimico will have to be on top of their game from here on in to make up the lost ground the front-runners currently have on them.

The Thursday May 21st game is Mimico Minor Lacrosse night....all you Mimico Minors....wear your jerseys in support of the Juniors....we want to see a 'blue sea' in the crowd!!!

	Mimico	5
	Green Gaels	17

Boxscore - Mimico@Green Gaels - 5/14/09

The sub-par performances to start the 2009 continue for the Mimico Mountaineers as they dropped their 2nd decision of the season to the undefeated Clarington Green Gaels by a score of 17-5.

The Mounties controlled the ball and play on the first possession,  and continued to pick up loose balls until they tallied the first marker of the game...At the end of one period of play, the score was tied at 2 .

Mimico then got into penalty trouble again, resulting in successive power play markers by the Gaels.  The onslaught continued and ended up in a lop-sided victory for the Gaels, and an unispired effort by the double blue.  A description of the play by the Mountaineers include phrases such as "not willing to pay the price", and "they wanted the win more that we did", summmarized the evening for the boys in Blue.

They have to get out of their funk quickly, or they will find themselves diggin' out of a deep hole quickly, looking up at their division rivals.

Not much time to dwell on tonight's performance, the Markham Ironheads visit the MIM tomorrow night, May the 15th @ 8pm, in one of those early, "must wins".  Markham is sporting a 6-1-1 record, good for 2nd place in the division.  Come on out to Mimico Arena to support your local team and see some great lacrosse action to start off your long weekend.

The boys in Blue completed the weekend sweep on Saturday night by downing the Orillia Kings by a 7-6 count.  Orillia made a game of it with some late period goals. The juniors improve to 3 wins and 1 loss on the young season. Next action for the M's is on the road next Thursday the 14th of May when the blues travel East to face the undefeated Clarington Green Gaels...Gametime at the Garnett B Rickard Recreation Centre is 8pm. Check out the OLA Arena Locator on the left for directions to the game...Support your Mountaineers on the road!

Mimico returns home to host the Markham Ironheads on Friday the 15th, 8pm start time.

FINAL

Mimico Arena    Sat, May 09, 2009 at 7:00 pm EST

Orillia 6

Mimico 7

Boxscore - Orillia@Mimico -5/9/09

Tonight the Offence let loose as the Double Blue secured their 2nd win of the young season over the Hawks of Huntsville.  The 2nd leg of this weekends back to back home affair is Saturday night, May the 9th, 7pm start with the Orillia Kings returning to the MIM for the 1st time since 1997.  The 2009 Mimico Lacrosse Wall of Fame Inductees will be honoured

FRIDAY MAY 8TH - 8PM - MIMICO ARENA

Huntsville 5

Mimico 23

Boxscore-Huntsville@Mimico 5/8/09

photo courtesy of Christine Kyle-Muise

 The Junior Mountaineers Home Opener was a success on the scoresheet and in the stands, as the annual event was witnessed by a packed crowd of over 700 spectators. Mimico evened up their 2009 season record at 1-1, while Mississauga is still winless.  Credit to the Tommies who never went away, and kept fighting back to make a game of it.

Next action for the Mounties is next Friday May 8th at home versus the Huntsville Hawks...gametime is 8pm. On Saturday the 9th,  Mimico will welcome the Orillia Kings back into the Jr. B fold.....Gametime at the MIM is 7pm.  Before the game on Saturday the 2009 Mimico Lacrosse Wall of Fame inductees will be honoured.

Mimico Arena    Sat, May 02, 2009 at 7:00 pm EST

Mississauga 9

Mimico 14

Boxscore - Mississauga@Mimico - 5/2/09

GAME RESULT - FRIDAY MAY 1ST AT HALTON - SEASON OPENER

Mimico 4

Halton Hills 10

Not the start the Mountain men where looking for, as Halton struck for 6 power play markers to take their home opener and improve to 3-0-1 on the Season.  This was the double blue's first game of the 2009 campaign with their final roster....hopefully they will be able to improve the result in their next meeting. Mimico is 0-1.

Mimico residing in the sin bin for over 3/4 of the game certainly did not help, as they will need to regroup quickly as they face the Mississauga Tomahawks tomorrow night, Saturday May 2nd, 7pm start at Mimico Arena

Please click on the link below to be taken to the Poinstreak boxscore of the game:

Boxscore - Mimico @ Halton -5/1/2009 

Gord Gair

  Gordon Gair was born August 17, 1916. One of four lacrosse playing brothers, 3 of whom are in the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. His brother Norman, born 1911 and Jack, born 1922 are also in the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. His other brother, Lloyd "Toad" also played for many years. Gordon was also first cousin to Ken Dixon, and Archie Dixon

Gord still owns the OLA Major series record for most goals (14) in an Ontario Lacrosse Association Major Series game, set on Aug. 24, 1946 while a member of the Barrie Lakeshores. Gord, led the OLA senior A series in points in both 1936 and 1946.  In the 1946 season, Gair finished with an incredible 100 goals. His 810 goals puts him 10th all-time in career goals, even though his career ended in 1949, nearly 60 years ago.

Gord passed away at the age of 93 on April 21st.  Gord is a member of the Canadian and Ontario Lacrosse Halls of Fame, as well as, a member of the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame as a builder, instrumental in the formation of lacrosse in that City.

A moment of silence will be observed at the start of the Mountaineers Home Opener on Sat May 2nd to honour Gord's memory and his contribution to lacrosse.