Team Canada has won the gold medal in the World Men’s Lacrosse Box Championship (otherwise known as the World Men’s Indoor Lacrosse Championship). In the gold medal game, Canada defeated the United States 13-7.
The Canadians won all six games in the tournament. In Group A action, Canada beat England 19-4 on September 21, Haudenosaunee 13-10 on September 22, and the United States 14-10 on September 24. By winning all three games in Group A, Canada won their group with a perfect record of three wins and zero losses, and were the number one seed heading into the quarterfinals.
Then in the knockout stage, Canada beat Japan 22-4 in the quarterfinals, England 20-3 in the semifinals, and the United States 13-7 in the final. Haudenosaunee, which represents the Iriquois Confederacy, then beat England, 14-5 in the bronze medal game.
Ottawa Black Bears forward Jeff Teat of Brampton, Ontario was the most valuable player in the world championships. He had 14 goals and 28 assists for 42 points in six games. Meanwhile, Calgary Roughnecks goalkeeper Christian Del Bianco of Coquitlam, British Columbia was named the top goalkeeper on the world team and Buffalo Bandits defender Steve Priolo of St. Catherines, Ontario was named the top defender on the world team.
This was the sixth World Men’s Lacrosse Box Championship all-time. Canada has won the gold medal the previous five World Championships.
Also this past week in Utica, was the first ever World Women’s Lacrosse Box Championship. Canada won the silver medal after losing 10-7 to the United States. Canada won Pool B after beating Finland 31-0 on September 20, Australia 26-0 on September 21, Germany 28-0 on September 23, and Ireland 28-0 on September 24. Canada then trounced the Netherlands 33-2 in the quarterfinals, and Haudenosaunee 19-3 in the semifinals. Haudenosaunee beat Australia 21-4 to win bronze. Jordan Dean of Greenbank, Ontario, who attends the University of Massachusetts, was the top defender on the women’s world team. Erica Evans of Peterborough, Ontario, who is the women’s lacrosse coach at Trent University was one of the two top forwards on the world team. Megan Kinna of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, who attended Northwestern University, was the top transition player on the world team.
