Sport Box lacrosse No. of teams 4 | Founded 2001 | |
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champion(s) Halifax Colby Pool Sharks (2016) Most titles Fredericton Raging Saints (3) | ||
The Nova Scotia Senior Lacrosse League (NSSLL) is a senior B box lacrosse league based in Nova Scotia. NSSLL is sanctioned by the Lacrosse Nova Scotia.
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League members or province all-star teams have on occasion advanced to compete in the Presidents Cup tournament, the national championship of Senior B box lacrosse in Canada.
History
First formed in 2001 as the Maritime Senior Lacrosse League, five teams competed in the inaugural season. Original members included Bedford Fighting Orangutans, Dartmouth Bandits, Fredericton Raging Saints, Sackville Wolves and Saint John Storm. Halifax Crossfire were added for the 2002 season giving the all-time high of six teams. After five seasons the league dissolved due to decreasing player numbers.
The Senior circuit was revived for the 2011 with four teams. In 2014 the league was renamed Nova Scotia Senior Lacrosse League.
A provincial Junior lacrosse league, the East Coast Junior Lacrosse League (ECJLL), was formed in Nova Scotia for the 2011 season. Graduating Junior players are drafted in an annual NSSLL Draft each Spring.
Presidents' Cup history
Nova Scotia was first represented at the 1973 Presidents' Cup tournament, hosting the five-team championship. Team Nova Scotia went 2-2 in round robin play, just missing a spot in the Gold medal game. The first medal for Nova Scotia came in the 1975 Presidents Cup, capturing the Silver medal after losing to the Edmonton Fullers in the championship.
Halifax Olands made two appearances at the national championship in 1976 (0-4) and again in 1978. A 2-3 round robin record in '78 earned Halifax a spot in the Bronze medal game, where they lost to the Akwesasne Warriors 14-13.
In 1985 Nova Scotia Schooners represented the province in Ladner, British Columbia, failing to medal.
1988 was the most recent season that Halifax hosted the four-team tournament. Team Nova Scotia last appeared in 1990.
After a 25-year absence from a representative at Presidents Cup, Team Nova Scotia returns to compete in the 2015 tournament in St. Catharines. The Nova Scotia Privateers All-Stars went on to capture 7th Place at the event, defeating Nanaimo Timbermen 15-12.