Calgary Shamrocks

The Calgary Shamrocks are a Canadian Junior box lacrosse team from Calgary, Alberta. The Shamrocks play in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League's Junior B Tier I league. On August 18, 2019, the Shamrocks became the fourth team in Alberta's history to win the Founders Cup national lacrosse championship.[1]

Calgary Shamrocks
SportBox lacrosse
Founded2002
LeagueRocky Mountain Lacrosse League Junior B
Based inCalgary, Alberta
ArenaStu Peppard Arena
ColoursBlack, Green, Tan, and White
Head coachJason Crook
General managerKeri Drennan
Championships
  • Founders Cup wins: 2019
  • RMLL Titles: 2018, 2019

History

The Shamrocks appeared at the 2006 Founders Cup in Windsor, Ontario and the 2007 event in Kamloops, British Columbia, winning bronze at both events.

In 2018, the Shamrocks returned to the national championship, this time in Akwesasne. Despite winning four of their five games, they had to settle for fifth place, defeating Quebec's North Shore Kodiaks in their final game.

In 2019, they won their second consecutive Larry Bishop Memorial Cup as RMLL champions by sweeping the Fort Saskatchewan Rebels in two games.[2] Then the Shamrocks travelled to Winnipeg, Manitoba for their fourth national competition. The Shamrocks finished the round robin in second with a 5-1 record, only losing to Ontario's Six Nations Rebels. In the gold medal game, the Shamrocks built up a five-goal lead on the Rebels going into the third and rode it to a 16-15 win. Calgary's Cordell Hastings was named most valuable player.[3][4][5][6]

After the Enoch Tomahawks, Edmonton Miners, and Calgary Mountaineers, the Shamrocks are the fourth Albertan team to ever win the national Junior B title.

Season-by-season results

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

SeasonGPWLTGFGAPTSPlacingPlayoffs
2002208120177210163rd of 4 RMLLLost Semifinal, 0-2 (Warriors)
200320218012628144th of 4 RMLL
2004186111138179135th of 7 RMLL
200520416011819085th of 6 RMLL
2006201352177140282nd of 8 RMLL3rd of 9 Founders Cup (4-2)
2007201550204125302nd of 4 South
? of 8 RMLL		Won South SF, 2-1 (Chill)
Lost South Final, 0-2 (Mountaineers)
3rd of 11 Founders Cup (4-3)
2008
2009201271120106252nd of 4 South
4th of 9 RMLL		3rd of 3 Round Robin (0-2)
2010206111109115134th of 5 South
7th of 10 RMLL		Won Qualifier Game, 7-1 (Silvertips)
Lost South SF, 0-2 (Mountaineers)
2011229130191190184th of 6 South
7th of 11 RMLL		Won Qualifier Game, 15-3 (Silvertips)
Lost South SF, 0-2 (Mountaineers)
2012191360171130263rd of 6 South
4th of 11 RMLL		Won South SF, 2-1 (Gryphons)
Lost South Final, 0-2 (Mountaineers)
2013201191200157234th of 6 South
6th of 11 RMLL		Lost South SF, 0-2 (Mountaineers)
2014207130150211144th of 6 South
8th of 11 RMLL		Lost South SF, 2-3 (Chill)
2015201172231182243rd of 6 South
6th of 11 RMLL		Lost South SF, 1-2 (SWAT)
2016201910276165381st of 6 South
1st of 12 RMLL		Won South SF, 2-0 (Silvertips)
Won South Final, 2-0 (Chill)
3rd of 4 SF Round Robin (1-2)
2017201460249184282nd of 6 South
4th of 12 RMLL		Lost South SF, 1-2 (Marauders)
2018201820270147361st of 4 South
1st of 15 RMLL		Won South Final, 2-1 (Mountaineers)
2nd of 5 SF Round Robin (3-1)
Won RMLL Final, 8-3 (Rampage)
5th of 8 Founders Cup (4-1)
2019201910294117381st of 4 South
1st of 15 RMLL		Won South Final, 2-0 (Mountaineers)
1st of 5 SF Round Robin (4-0)
Won RMLL Final, 2-0 (Rebels)
Won Founders Cup (5-1)

Founders Cup

CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

YearRound RobinRecord
W-L-T		StandingQuarter-finalSemifinal5th Place GameBronze Medal GameGold Medal Game
2006[7]
Windsor, ON		W, Saskatoon Smash 18-3
W, Sherbrooke Extreme 19-9
L, Oakville Buzz 3-12		2-1-02nd of 4
Gold Division		W, Edmonton Warriors 16-13L, Oakville Buzz 9-21W, Iroquois Nationals 14-4
2007[8]
Kamloops, BC		W, Saskatchewan SWAT 9-6
OTL, Calgary Mountaineers 5-6
W, Iroquois Nationals 11-2
L, Coquitlam Adanacs 5-11		2-2-02nd of 5
Pool B		W, Sherwood Park Titans 9-7L, Six Nations Rebels 1-12W, Calgary Mountaineers 6-5
2018
Akwesasne		W, North Shore Kodiaks 13-6
OTW, Seneca WarChiefs 9-8
L, Coquitlam Adanacs 7-14		2-1-03rd of 4
Pool B		W, Saskatchewan SWAT 10-9W, North Shore Kodiaks 11-7
2019
Winnipeg, MB		W, Saskatchewan SWAT 23-9
W, Seneca WarChiefs 16-5
W, North Shore Kodiaks 12-5
W, Manitoba Blizzard 17-6
W, Coquitlam Adanacs 16-6
L, Six Nations Rebels 3-19		5-1-02nd of 7W, Six Nations Rebels 16-15
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References
  1. http://wampsbibleoflacrosse.com/newstats/juniorB-history.txt
  2. https://fortsaskonline.com/local-sports/rebels-fall-two-wins-short-of-founders-cup-appearance
  3. https://nationalpost.com/sports/lacrosse/senior-players-lead-the-way-as-calgary-shamrocks-win-founders-cup/wcm/d49adcbd-23f0-4a1d-b275-a209e4e06b6a
  4. https://www.okotokstoday.ca/local-sports/okotokian-backstops-shamrocks-to-founders-gold-1647433
  5. https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/last-night-calgary-shamrocks-top-six-nations-to-win-founders-cup/55214
  6. https://lacrossebucket.com/2019/08/18/founders-cup-calgary-defeats-six-nations-claims-gold/
  7. https://vernontigers.ca/arc/2006/2006founderscup.pdf
  8. https://vernontigers.ca/arc/2007/2007founderscup.pdf


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