Akwesasne Indians protesting the protest

July 21st, 2008 by Lauren Ward

The back story is a little convoluted, but it goes something like this: the Akwesasne Indians downed the Burlington Chiefs 8-6 in game two of their best-of-seven series. The Burlington Chiefs then noticed that Akwesasne had two unaffiliated players in their line-up for that game and protested the result. The OLA found that the players were, in fact, unaffiliated and in keeping with the rules pertaining to this very situation the game two result was reversed and the win was awarded to the Burlington Chiefs. That brought the series from being 2-0 in Akwesasne’s favour to 1-1. The series now stands at 3-2 for the Chiefs.

However, as the lacrosse world turns, the Akwesasne Indians are now protesting the protest, with Akwesasne coach Adam Thompson saying “they should have made their appeal before the game when they got the scoresheet.” If Akwesasne is successful in their appeal, the series will then be 3-2 in favour of the Indians heading into game six. It’s looking like we’re going to have to wait a while for official word with a meeting between the league and managers taking place prior to game six on Tuesday, but for now, let’s hear your thoughts.