Iroquois national indoor lacrosse team

The Iroquois Nationals Indoor Lacrosse Team, known as the Iroquois Nationals, represents the Iroquois Confederacy in international box lacrosse competitions. They are currently ranked second in the world by World Lacrosse and have won Silver medals in all four World Indoor Lacrosse Championships.[1] The team is organized by the First Nations Lacrosse Association.

Iroquois Confederacy
Nickname(s)Iroquois Nationals
World Lacrosse
membership		1987
AssociationFirst Nations Lacrosse Association
World Indoor Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2003)
Best resultSecond place (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
Websiteiroquoisnationals.org

World Indoor Lacrosse Championship

Overall results
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
Year Host GP W L GF GA Finish
2003 Canada 7 5 2 126 81
2007 Canada 5 4 1 98 35
2011 Czech Republic 5 4 1 84 37
2015 Onondaga Nation 6 4 2 84 48
2019 Canada 4 3 1 60 40
Totals - 27 20 7 452 241 5 Silver Medals

2003

In the first World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, the Nationals only lost to Canada, but twice, a close 15–13 game in round-robin play and a blowout 21–4 loss in the championship. John Grant Jr. of Team Canada scored 7 goals and 2 assists in the final.[2][3]

15 May 2003 (2003-05-15) 2003 Preliminary Iroquois  19–12  Scotland Oshawa
12:00 (UTC−05:00) Stadium: Oshawa Civic Auditorium
16 May 2003 (2003-05-16) 2003 Preliminary Iroquois  13–15  Canada Oshawa
19:30 (UTC−05:00) Stadium: Oshawa Civic Auditorium
18 May 2003 (2003-05-18) 2003 Preliminary Iroquois  24–7  Australia Mississauga
16:00 (UTC−04:00) Stadium: Hershey Centre
19 May 2003 (2003-05-19) 2003 Preliminary Iroquois  21–14  United States Mississauga
19:30 (UTC−04:00) Stadium: Hershey Centre
21 May 2003 (2003-05-21) 2003 Preliminary Iroquois  23–4  Czech Republic Kitchener, Ontario
16:00 (UTC−04:00) Stadium: Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
22 May 2003 (2003-05-22) 2003 Semifinal Iroquois  22–8  Scotland Kitchener, Ontario
19:30 (UTC−04:00) Stadium: Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
24 May 2003 (2003-05-24) 2003 Gold Medal Iroquois  4–21  Canada Hamilton, Ontario
13:30 (UTC−04:00) Stadium: Copps Coliseum
Attendance: 7,132

2007

The 2007 WILC final, with the expected pairing of Canada against the Nationals, was one of the best games in box lacrosse history.[5] Team Canada went through the first quarter with a 4–2 lead, then the Nationals were able to come back in the second and third. The Iroquois were up 10-9 at the start of the fourth quarter. Three quick Canadian goals put them in front again, but they were answered by another three goals by the Nationals. Then John Grant, Jr. scored two goals and the victory for Canada was almost secured. But Dean Hill scored in the final minute of regulation to tie it at 14, sending the championship into overtime. Thirty seconds into overtime, Jeff Zywicki scored his first goal of the game, making it 15–14 for Canada's second gold medal.[5][6]

14 May 2007 (2007-05-14) 2007 Preliminary Iroquois  27–8  England Halifax, Nova Scotia
13:00 (UTC−03:00) Stadium: Halifax Metro Centre
15 May 2007 (2007-05-15) 2007 Preliminary Iroquois  24–4  Czech Republic Halifax, Nova Scotia
20:00 (UTC−03:00) Stadium: Halifax Metro Centre
16 May 2007 (2007-05-16) 2007 Preliminary Iroquois  19–4  Scotland Halifax, Nova Scotia
17:00 (UTC−03:00) Stadium: Halifax Metro Centre
19 May 2007 (2007-05-19) 2007 Semifinal Iroquois  14–4  United States Halifax, Nova Scotia
Stadium: Halifax Metro Centre
20 May 2007 (2007-05-20) 2007 Gold Medal Iroquois  14–15  Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia
Stadium: Halifax Metro Centre

2011

Canada beat the Nationals in the final for the third time in 2011. Starting goaltender Mike Thompson was injured in the second quarter and had to be replaced by Angus Goodleaf. Cody Jamieson and Sid Smith and were named to the All World Team. Roger Vyse lead the team in scoring with 15 goals and 9 assists.[7][8]

21 May 2011 (2011-05-21) 2011 Preliminary Iroquois  23–3  Ireland Prague
10:00 (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Eden Arena
22 May 2011 (2011-05-22) 2011 Preliminary Iroquois  25–5  Czech Republic Prague
19:00 (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Eden Arena
23 May 2011 (2011-05-23) 2011 Preliminary Iroquois  11–10  United States Prague
19:00 (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Eden Arena
27 May 2011 (2011-05-27) 2011 Semifinal Iroquois  19–6  Czech Republic Prague
19:00 (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Eden Arena
28 May 2011 (2011-05-28) 2011 Gold Medal Iroquois  6–13  Canada Prague
19:00 (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Eden Arena

2015

The 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was hosted by the Onondaga Nation, south of Syracuse, New York.[10] Canada defeated the host Iroquois Nationals 12–8 in the gold medal game, the same finals match-up featured in all four indoor championships.[11]

Most games were held on the Onondaga Reservation at the Onondaga Nation Arena and the newly built $6.5 million Onondaga Nation Fieldhouse, although the Iroquois' games versus Canada and the United States were held at War Memorial Arena in Syracuse and the gold and bronze medal games were held at the Carrier Dome.[12][13]

The opening ceremonies in the sold-out War Memorial Arena featured a light show about the Haudenosaunee creation story and traditional dancing.[14] The documentary Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation explains the meaning of lacrosse to the Iroquois people and covers the Iroquois Nationals in the 2015 WILC, featuring brothers Lyle and Miles Thompson.[15]

18 September 2015 (2015-09-18) 2015 Preliminary Iroquois  13–9  United States Syracuse, New York
20:30 (UTC−04:00) Report Stadium: Oncenter War Memorial Arena
20 September 2015 (2015-09-20) 2015 Preliminary Iroquois  9–11  Canada Syracuse, New York
17:00 (UTC−04:00) Report Stadium: Oncenter War Memorial Arena
22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) 2015 Preliminary Iroquois  20–6  England Onondaga Reservation
16:30 (UTC−04:00) Report Stadium: Onondaga Nation Arena
23 September 2015 (2015-09-23) 2015 Preliminary Iroquois  17–4  Czech Republic Onondaga Reservation
19:30 (UTC−04:00) Report Stadium: Onondaga Nation Arena
25 September 2015 (2015-09-25) 2015 Semifinal Iroquois  17–10  United States Onondaga Reservation
19:30 (UTC−04:00) Report Stadium: Onondaga Nation Arena
27 September 2015 (2015-09-27) 2015 Gold Medal Iroquois  8–12  Canada Syracuse, New York
16:00 (UTC−04:00) Report Stadium: Carrier Dome

2019
19 September 2019 (2019-09-19) 2019 Preliminary Iroquois  17-6  Israel Langley, British Columbia
16:30 (UTC−07:00) Report Stadium: Langley Events Centre
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 2019 Preliminary Iroquois  12-10  United States Langley, British Columbia
19:30 (UTC−07:00) Report Stadium: Langley Events Centre
22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) 2019 Preliminary Iroquois  19-5  England Langley, British Columbia
19:30 (UTC−07:00) Report Stadium: Langley Events Centre
23 September 2019 (2019-09-23) 2019 Preliminary Iroquois  12-19  Canada Langley, British Columbia
19:30 (UTC−07:00) Report Stadium: Langley Events Centre

Awards
Event Member Award
2011 WILC Sid Smith All World Team - Defense
2011 WILC Cody Jamieson All World Team - Transition
2015 WILC Lyle Thompson All World Team - Forward
2015 WILC Jeff Shattler All World Team - Transition
2015 WILC Sid Smith All World Team - Defense

Other competitions

Bowhunters Cup
25 September 2010 (2010-09-25) 2010 Iroquois  11–13  United States Syracuse, New York
Stadium: Oncenter War Memorial Arena
16 October 2011 (2011-10-16) 2011 Iroquois  14–13  United States Verona, New York
Stadium: Turning Stone Resort & Casino
13 October 2012 (2012-10-13) 2012 Iroquois  12–10  United States Rochester, New York
Stadium: Blue Cross Arena
12 October 2013 (2013-10-12) 2013 Iroquois  24–11  United States Six Nations of the Grand River
Stadium: Iroquois Lacrosse Arena

Heritage Cup
17 November 2013 (2013-11-17) 2013 Heritage Cup Iroquois  11–12  Canada Montreal
Stadium: Bell Centre

Junior teams

During the 2015 WILC, the first FIL sanctioned under–17 box lacrosse friendly took place between the Iroquois Nationals and Team Canada.[17] The under-17 squads again faced off prior to the 2017 Heritage Cup.

World Junior Lacrosse Championship
International medals
Junior Indoor Lacrosse
Representing  Iroquois
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
2016 U17 Division
2018
2019

In 2015, the Six Nations held the inaugural World Lacrosse Challenge, an under–19 box lacrosse tournament featuring international club and national teams. The Iroquois fielded three teams, with the Iroquois West team winning bronze.[18]

The tournament changed its name to the IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship in 2016 and added an under–17 division. The Iroquois had three under–19 teams; West, East, and Grand River and an under–17 team.[19] The Iroquois West team took gold, with the Iroquois Grand River winning bronze. The under–17 Iroquois team defeated Canada's under–17 squad to win gold.[20]

After a one year hiatus, the 2018 IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship returned with a change in format again, this time a full round robin tournament featuring national teams, the United States, Canada, and Iroquois. With half its roster missing due to travel delays, the Iroquois lost to Canada in the opening game of the tournament. After defeating the United States, the Iroquois reached the championship game, but lost in the rematch with Canada.

2016
24 August 2016 (2016-08-24) 2016 U17 Division Iroquois  10-5  Canada Six Nations of the Grand River
12:15 (UTC-04:00) Report Stadium: Iroquois Lacrosse Arena
25 August 2016 (2016-08-25) 2016 U17 Division Iroquois  6-3  United States Six Nations of the Grand River
15:00 (UTC-04:00) Report Stadium: Iroquois Lacrosse Arena
25 August 2016 (2016-08-25) 2016 U17 Friendly Iroquois  7-0 Hamilton Bengals Six Nations of the Grand River
21:30 (UTC-04:00) Report Stadium: Iroquois Lacrosse Arena
26 August 2016 (2016-08-26) 2016 U17 Division Gold Medal Iroquois  11-10  Canada Six Nations of the Grand River
21:30 (UTC-04:00) Report Stadium: Iroquois Lacrosse Arena

2018
8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) 2018 Round Robin Iroquois  9-26  Canada Saskatoon
19:30 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: SaskTel Centre
9 August 2018 (2018-08-09) 2018 Round Robin Iroquois  25-9  United States Saskatoon
19:30 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: SaskTel Centre
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) 2018 Gold Medal Iroquois  10-15  Canada Saskatoon
19:30 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: SaskTel Centre

2019 World Junior Lacrosse Championship
7 August 2019 (2019-08-07) 2019 Preliminary Round Iroquois 20-19 United States Mississauga
20:00 (UTC-04:00) Report Stadium: Paramount Fine Foods Centre
8 August 2019 (2019-08-08) 2019 Preliminary Round Iroquois 14-10 Poland Mississauga
17:00 (UTC-04:00) Report Stadium: Paramount Fine Foods Centre
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2019 Semifinal Iroquois 23-6 USA Mississauga
17:00 (UTC-04:00) Report Stadium: Paramount Fine Foods Centre
11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) 2019 Gold Medal Iroquois 10-13 Canada Mississauga
20:00 (UTC-04:00) Report Stadium: Paramount Fine Foods Centre

Other tournaments and games
16 November 2013 (2013-11-16) U17 Friendly Iroquois  8–13  Canada Montreal
Stadium: Bell Centre
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) U17 Friendly Iroquois  8–13  Canada Onondaga Reservation
Stadium: Tsha’ Thoñ’nhes
27 September 2015 (2015-09-27) U17 Friendly Iroquois  7–12  Canada Onondaga Reservation
Stadium: Tsha’ Thoñ’nhes
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) U17 Heritage Cup Iroquois  7–25  Canada Hamilton, Ontario
Stadium: FirstOntario Centre

See also

References
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