Archive for the ‘Road to the Mann Cup’ Category


Mann Cup: Video of Game 7, The Ending

The 2009 Mann Cup will be remembered for a lot of reasons, including its dramatic Game 7 finish.
The 2009 Mann Cup will be remembered for a lot of reasons, including its dramatic Game 7 finish.
The 2009 Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) Mann Cup national championship was easily one of the greatest championships in recent history. Over the last 59 years, only nine other Mann Cup series have gone the distance.

The Brampton Excelsiors versus host New Westminster Salmonbellies final in 2009, a rematch of ’08, was fantastic lacrosse right from the opening whistle. The two teams played seven games in nine nights, with five OT frames.

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Mann Cup: Seven-game Series

Only 10 Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) Mann Cup national championships have gone the distance since 1951. Three of the last four seven-game series have involved the Brampton Excelsiors. READ MORE »


Lacrosse Links: Mann Cup Rewind

Good Monday morning, everyone. Hope you all have had a chance to recover from the Mann Cup final, which finished with (surprise) an OT thriller on Saturday and Brampton celebrating on New West’s home court.
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Mann Cup: A championship for the ages, Brampton over New West in Game 7 OT

The Brampton Excelsiors celebrate their second-straight Mann Cup title.
The Brampton Excelsiors celebrate their second-straight Mann Cup title.
Fans who took in the 2009 Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) Mann Cup national championships were treated to some world-class lacrosse, and one of the very best Mann Cup series in the 100 years of the championship’s existence.

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They said it couldn’t get any better…

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Sir Donald Mann’s beautiful trophy was all shined up and we were just sixty minutes, or we thought, from crowing the 2009 Mann Cup Champion. 3300 fans packed into Queens Park Arena and tickets were a hot commodity as there were people on Craigslist looking for tickets and willing to pay upwards of $50 for their chance to be a part history. It was heartbreak for the Bellies and jubilation for the Excelsiors. For the fourth time in the series we went to overtime and for the fourth time, the eastern champs were able to pull through and claim their second straight Mann Cup title. I need a drink! READ MORE »


Brampton and New West to clash for the 2009 Mann Cup, Game 7

The 2009 Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) Mann Cup national lacrosse championships are headed to a deciding Game 7 on Saturday night at 7:45pm PST in New West. Up-date: The game is now sold-out but fans can also catch the action online with a pay-per-view broadcast from theboxrocks.com.

The sold-out Game 6 crowd witnessed the third over-time battle in this series between the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) New Westminster Salmonbellies and Eastern Major Series League (MSL) Brampton Excelsiors, with the visitors pulling out a last-second OT win to extend the Best-of-7.

For a Game 6 recap, check Jenner’s blog: The plane tickets were worth the expense! More from the players and coaches, after the jump. READ MORE »


Mann Cup: Game 6 Photos

The photos in this post are hardly Inside Lacrosse quality but they’ll give you a feel for some of the action in last night’s game that extended the Best-of-7 to a deciding Game 7. READ MORE »


The plane tickets were worth the expense!

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Well it’s safe to say that the email we got during game 6 requesting Jake Elliott needing a defibrillator is going to reign true tomorrow night. With the return of Dan Dawson, Anthony Cosmo, Mike Hominuk and Sandy Chapman,  the Brampton Excelsiors won their 3rd overtime game of the series to force a game 7 tomorrow night.  Queens Park was sold out well before game time and there were rumors of people buying tickets for $30-$40. READ MORE »


Mann Cup: Game 6 officially Sold-Out, ‘Bellies one win away

Queen's Park has been packed; Game 6 is an official sell-out.
Queen's Park has been packed; Game 6 is an official sell-out.
New West has officially sold-out their Game 6 match of the 2009 Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) Mann Cup national championships. The game could ultimately end the Best-of-7 series, as the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) New Westminster Salmonbellies currently hold a 3-2 series lead over the Eastern Major Series League (MSL) Brampton Excelsiors.

Breaking: Brampton will also have their big studs Dan Dawson and Anthony Cosmo back in the line-up. READ MORE »


Mann Cup: New West wins Game 5, one win away from the Mann Cup

The Game 1 brawl kicked off a classic. Friday night, New West and Brampton square off again with the Mann Cup on the line.
The Game 1 brawl kicked off a classic. Friday night, New West and Brampton square off again with the Mann Cup on the line.
The 2009 Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) national championships have been outstanding so far. And it is far from over.

The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) champ New Westminster Salmonbellies have won the last two games to go up 3-2 in the Best-of-7 series. But they say the last game is always the toughest to win, and the Eastern Major Series League (MSL) Brampton Excelsiors aren’t done yet.

Game 6 goes Friday. Game 7, if necessary, is on Saturday. More from the coaches and players after the jump. READ MORE »