The Canada national indoor lacrosse team represents Canada in international tournaments of indoor lacrosse. It is the best national box lacrosse team in the world, having won all five World Indoor Lacrosse Championships, starting with the 2003 ILF World Indoor Lacrosse Championship held in Canada. Team Canada has never lost a game in the tournament. Outside of the world championships, they have only lost to the United States twice out of ten games. Their biggest rivals are the Haudenosaunee, who have finished in second place in four out of five tournaments.
Team Canada consists of primarily professional players from the National Lacrosse League. Many players also play Major Series Lacrosse or in the Western Lacrosse Association.
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
2003 The first World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canada entered the tournament as the favourite to win. They went through the six-team group without any losses. In the semifinals they beat Team USA. Team Canada, led by captain Jim Veltman, won the gold medal match against Iroquois Nationals 21-4 and became the first World Indoor Lacrosse Champions.
2007
The second World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was held in Canada again, this time in Halifax. The tournament was divided in two groups of four teams. Canada met Ireland, Australia and the United States in group play. They prevailed in all three matches to reach the semifinals, where they would meet England. Canada won 24–8 to move to the final, where they met the Iroquois Nationals again. Canada was down during the second and third quarters, but thanks to two goals from John Grant, Jr., they ended up taking the game to overtime. After thirty seconds, Jeff Zywicki scored his first goal of the game, so Team Canada could be crowned as the World Champion again.
2011 The 2011 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was held in the Czech Republic, the first time the tournament was held outside of Canada. The format of the tournament remained the same and the Canadians met Australia, England and Slovakia in group play. Canada went through unbeaten again. They beat Team USA 15–10 in the semifinal. In the final, they met the Iroquois Nationals again, and won 13–6.
2015 The Onondaga Nation near Syracuse, New York hosted the 2015 WILC. Once again, the Canadian team went undefeated and took gold while the Iroquois took the silver and the United States bronze.
Results Year Round Robin RecordW-L-T Standing Semifinal Gold Medal Game 2003Kitchener,Hamilton,Mississauga,and Oshawa, ON W, 28-5W, 15-13W, 25-1W, 25-5W, 16-5 5-0-0 1st of 6 W, 17-9W, 21-4CHAMPIONS 2007Halifax, NS W, 25-1W, 24-4W, 18-5 3-0-0 1st of 4Pool A W, 24-9W, 15-14 OTCHAMPIONS 2011Prague W, 27-1W, 26-2W, 28-5 3-0-0 1st of 4Pool A W, 15-10W, 13-6CHAMPIONS 2015Onondaga Nationand Syracuse, NY W, 11-9W, 19-2W, 18-7W, 19-2 4-0-0 1st of 5Blue Division W, 19-3W, 12-8CHAMPIONS 2019Langley, BC W, 16-6W, 18-5W, 17-5W, 19-12 4-0-0 1st of 5Blue Division W, 21-4W, 19-12CHAMPIONS 2024Utica, NY W, 19-4W, 13-10W, 14-10 4-0-0 1st of 4Pool A W, 20-3W, 13-7CHAMPIONS
Roster The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 World Box Lacrosse Championship +PlayerPositionMinor/Jr ProgramNLL TeamNCAA TeamBryan ColeTransitionOakville Buzz (OLA)Georgia SwarmMaryland '16Challen RogersTransitionCoquitlam Adanacs (BCLA)Toronto RockStony Brook '16Christian Del BiancoGoalieCoquitlam Adanacs (BCLA)Free agentN/ADhane SmithForwardKW Kodiaks (OLA)Buffalo BanditsN/ADillon WardGoalieOrangeville Northmen (OLA)Colorado MammothBellarmine '13Eli SalamaDefenseCoquitlam Adanacs (BCLA)Calgary RoughnecksRIT '18Graeme HossackDefenseWhitby Warriors (OLA)Halifax ThunderbirdsLindenwood '15Ian MacKayTransitionOrangeville Northmen (OLA)Buffalo BanditsVermont '18Jake WithersDefensePeterborough Lakers (OLA)Halifax ThunderbirdsOhio State '17Jeff TeatForwardBrampton Excelsiors (OLA)Ottawa Black BearsCornell '21Josh ByrneForwardNew Westminster Salmonbellies (BCLA)Buffalo BanditsHofstra '17Latrell HarrisDefenseSt. Catharines Athletics (OLA)Toronto RockN/AMatt GilrayDefensePeterborough Lakers (OLA)Rochester KnighthawksBucknell '18Mitch de SnooDefenseWhitby Warriors/Clarington Gaels (OLA)Toronto RockDrexel '15Nick ChaykowskyDefenseBarrie Lakeshores (OLA)Albany FirewolvesN/ANick RoseGoalieOrangeville Northmen (OLA)Toronto RockN/ARobert ChurchForwardCoquitlam Adanacs (BCLA)Saskatchewan RushDrexel '13Ryan SmithForwardBurlington Blaze (OLA)Rochester KnighthawksRobert Morris '21Shayne JacksonForwardWhitby Warriors (OLA)Georgia SwarmLimestone '12Steve PrioloDefenseSt. Catharines Athletics (OLA)Buffalo BanditsN/ATanner CookDefenseWhitby Warriors (OLA)Calgary RoughnecksNorth Carolina '21Wes BergForwardCoquitlam Adanacs (BCLA)San Diego SealsDenver '15Zach CurrierTransitionPeterborough Lakers (OLA)San Diego SealsPrinceton '17
Alternates +PlayerPositionMinor/Jr ProgramNLL TeamNCAA TeamAlex SimmonsForwardSt. Catharines Athletics (OLA)Albany FirewolvesDenver '22/Syracuse '23Brett DobsonGoalieWhitby Warriors (OLA)Georgia SwarmSt. Bonaventure '22Jeff CornwallDefenseCoquitlam Adanacs (BCLA)Calgary RoughnecksN/AJordan GillesDefenseRichmond/Coquitlam Adanacs (BCLA)Colorado MammothN/AMitch JonesForwardDelta Islanders (BCLA)Philadelphia WingsN/ARyland ReesDefensePort Coquitlam Saints (BCLA)Rochester KnighthawksStony Brook '19Warren JeffreyDefenseMimico Mountaineers (OLA)Colorado MammothVermont '19
Heritage Cup results Since 2002, the Canadian national team has challenged for the Heritage Cup on four occasions, winning three times.
YearLocationWinning teamScoreLosing team2002 (Mississauga, Ontario)21-162004 (Denver, Colorado)17-82013 (Montreal, Quebec)12-112017 (Hamilton, Ontario)19-6
1985 IBLA North American Cup A 15-game exhibition series was scheduled to be played by Team Canada and Team USA to kick-start the newly formed International Box Lacrosse Association. Only eight games would end up being played with Canada winning 7–1.
January 26 - Rochester - Canada 19 - USA 9 February 2 - Philadelphia - USA 19 - Canada 17 February 9 - Syracuse - Canada 16 - 12 February ? - Baltimore - Canada 14 - USA 10 February 17 - Norfolk, VA - Canada won over USA February 24 - Providence, RI - CANCELLED March 1 - Peterborough - Canada 20 - USA 13 ??? - Troy, NY - Canada won over USA April 13 - Philadelphia - Canada 17 - USA 12 April 21 - Montreal - CANCELLED
References
External links Official website of Canada's Senior Men's Box team Official website of Canadian Lacrosse Association