Oakville Buzz

Oakville Buzz

Sport	Box lacrosse
Founded	2001
League	OLA Junior B Lacrosse League
Based in	Oakville, Ontario
Arena	Toronto Rock Athletic Centre
Colours	Gold, Black, and White
Head coach	Michael Bentivegna
General Manager	Ken Gillies
Captain	Colton Watkinson

The Oakville Buzz are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The Buzz play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. The Buzz won the 2006 Founders Cup Canadian National Champions. As of the 2009 season, the Buzz will moving to the West Conference, playing in the South West Division. In 2011 the Buzz returned to Eastern Conference play when the Brampton Excelsiors were granted a new franchise.

History

The Oakville Buzz were founded in 2001. In 2005, they were often thought to be next in line to win the National Title. These dreams were squashed by the surging Elora Mohawks squad in the League Finals.

2006 playoff run

Finishing the 2006 season 19-1-0, their only loss came at the hands of the Mimico Mountaineers late in the season. The first round pitted them against the Halton Hills Bulldogs, whom they swept in three games. The Quarter-final was against Scarborough Saints, another three game sweep. The Conference Final was against Mimico Mountaineers, a third straight sweep. The Final was against the Orangeville Northmen. Oakville took Games 1 and 2 10-5 and 8-6. Orangeville gasped for breath in Game 3, handing the Buzz their second loss of the campaign 8-7. The Buzz shut the Northmen down in Game 4, but it was a close 5-1 game. The Buzz won their first ever league title and a trip to their first Founders Cup, to take place in Windsor, Ontario.

On August 23, the Buzz squared off against the Sherbrooke Jr. Extrême in their first ever national level game. The Buzz did not disappoint, winning 16-2. Their second game was a 19-5 win against the Saskatoon Smash the next night. Their third game was a 12-3 victory against the Calgary Shamrocks to clinch the pool's first seed. Their semi-final game was against the Calgary Shamrocks again, crushing them 21-9. This set up an All-Ontario Founders Cup Final between the Buzz and the Windsor Fratmen. The Fratmen finished the OLA regular season with a 13-6-1 record, winning their division. Despite the early tournament prowess of the Fratmen, the Buzz eased their way into a 10-4 victory to win their first ever Founders Cup National Title.

Season-by-season results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS	Placing	Playoffs
2001	20	5	15	0	150	202	10	10th OJBLL East	DNQ
2002	22	7	15	0	161	196	14	8th OJBLL East	Lost 1st Round
2003	20	11	9	0	184	162	22	8th OJBLL East	Lost 1st Round
2004	20	11	9	0	189	164	22	8th OJBLL East	Lost 1st Round
2005	20	17	2	1	249	138	35	1st OJBLL East	Ontario Jr B Finalist
2006	20	19	1	0	251	109	38	1st OJBLL East	Won League, Won Founders Cup
2007	20	14	4	2	207	140	30	4th OJBLL East	Lost 1st Round
2008	20	17	3	0	195	122	34	1st OJBLL East	Eastern Conference Semi-Finalist
2009	20	12	8	0	139	116	24	6th OJBLL West	Lost Conference Quarter-Final
2010	20	11	9	0	168	158	22	7th OJBLL West	Lost Conference Quarter-Final
2011	20	13	7	0	209	138	26	5th OJBLL East	Lost Conference Quarter-Final
2012	20	13	6	1	231	146	27	4th OJBLL East	Lost Conference Semi-Final
2013	20	12	8	0	203	171	24	4th OJBLL East	Lost Conference Semi-Final
2014	20	16	4	0	228	147	32	2nd OJBLL East	Lost Conference Semi-Final

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OLA Junior B Lacrosse League

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