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The team is governed by the Canadian Lacrosse Association, which is a member of World Lacrosse, the international governing body for lacrosse. Traditionally Canada has been one of the leading nations in international play, placing among the top three at the World Lacrosse Championship every year since the tournament's inaugural year in 1967.
The Ross Cup is the Canadian Senior Division I Field Lacrosse championship. The annual tournament is hosted by the Canadian Lacrosse Association and features men's teams from across Canada. Senior Division II compete for the Victory Trophy .
The Saskatchewan Rush are a Canadian professional box lacrosse team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team plays its home games at SaskTel Centre. Formerly the Edmonton Rush, the team has won the NLL championship twice since their move to Saskatchewan, in 2016 and 2018.
Lacrosse was played by First Nations in Canada before the arrival of European colonists. The first documented description of the game was in 1637. The game was called baggataway and tewaarathon, which was played by two teams with 100 to 1,000 men each on a field that stretched from about 500 m (1,600 ft) to 3 km (1.9 mi) long.
The Presidents Cup is the national Senior-level box lacrosse championship for the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The annual Championship awards a "Gold", "Silver", and "Bronze" placing. The skill levels have been adjusted in recent years; Senior "B" teams from across Canada now compete for the Presidents Cup (as before it was all Senior teams).
Lacrosse Canada (French: Crosse Canada), formerly the Canadian Lacrosse Association, founded in 1867, is the governing body of lacrosse in Canada. [1] It conducts national junior and senior championship tournaments for men and women in both field and box lacrosse. There are five national teams that compete in World Lacrosse championships on a ...
Previously of the Quebec Junior Lacrosse League: Kahnawake Jr. Mohawks: Kahnawake, Quebec: 1970 2 0 Previously of the OLA Jr. B Council (1970–2001) Previously of the Quebec Junior Lacrosse League: Onondaga Redhawks: Onondaga, New York: 1998 1 0 Previously Members of the OLA Jr. B Council (Onondaga Warriors) Tyendinaga Wolfpack: Tyendinaga ...
The Canada national indoor lacrosse team represents Canada in international tournaments of indoor lacrosse. It is the best national box lacrosse team in the world, having won all five World Indoor Lacrosse Championships, starting with the 2003 ILF World Indoor Lacrosse Championship held in Canada. Team Canada has never lost a game in the ...