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EXCELSIOR NATION, WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!

101st Mann Cup Champions – Our 11th Mann Cup!

Mann Cup Game 5– Langley B.C.
Brampton Guardian  Vancouver Sun  TSN Article

Brampton Excelsiors Win 101st Mann Cup By A Score of 6-3 vs. Langley Thunder
Box Score   Go Excelsiors Go!  Jarrett Davis earns a Hat Trick! Anthony Cosmo named MVP!

The 2011 Mann Cup teams have been set, the battle will be between the Western Lacrosse Champions, Langley Thunder and the Major Series Lacrosse Champions, Brampton Excelsiors.
To purchase Live P.P.V. Action $11.95 per game, Click Here.  For Langley Arena tickets, Click Here.
Western Lacrosse Association  Mann Cup Blog Page .

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The Excelsiors, and the Mann Cup in general, are getting little if any coverage from our local media outlets!  Thanks to TSN for their coverage.
For everyone else, where are you?  Lacrosse is one of our National Sports.  This is the Canadian Championship and you have a team who is in the Championship for the first time, Langley, and you have a local team from Brampton.  These are some of the finest athletes in sports today, yet for some reason you chose to ignore this Championship.  If you, the fans feel the same way, please contact these media outlets and let them know. Some of the larger outlets and their contacts are listed below:

See how they cover the Mann Cup in the Langley, BC  Times
http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/langleytimes/sports/129535803.html

CTV Toronto
news@ctv.ca
http://twitter.com/#!/ctvtorontoprogramming@ctv.ca
https://www.facebook.com/ctvtoronto

• CBC Sports
• Toll-free phone (Canada only):
• 1-866-306-4636
• http://www.cbc.ca/contact/

The Toronto Sun
bill.lankhof@sunmedia.casteve.simmons@sunmedia.ca

The Toronto Star
ckelly@thestar.ca  – Cathal Kelly
dcox@thestar.ca – Damien Cox

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Mann Cup Game 5– Langley B.C.

Brampton Excelsiors Win 101st Mann Cup By A Score of 6-3 vs. Langley Thunder
Box Score   Go Excelsiors Go!  Jarrett Davis earns a Hat Trick!

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Mann Cup Game 4– Langley B.C.

Brampton takes game 4 by a score of 5 – 4 to take a three to one series lead.

Box score.  Brampton Guardian. Vancouver Sun. The Province. The Province.  Langley, B.C. Times.
Dan Dawson – All time Mann Cup stats after game 3.  GP 27, G 36, A 46, Pts. 82, PIM 4, HT 4 ,Series 7, moved up from 33 to 26 place.

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Mann Cup Game 3– Langley B.C.

Brampton takes Game 3 with an 8 -7 victory.

Close, hard fought victory after Brampton chased Lagley’s goalie from the net in the first period. Game 4 tomorrow night. Box score.   Inside Lacrosse Report.  Brampton Guardian.

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  Mann Cup Game 2– Langley B.C.

Brampton evens the series with a convincing 9 – 4 Victory in Langley. The return of Cosmo, Dawson and others to the lineup was certainly a spark! Series now tied 1 game each.   Box Score    TSN.  Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Sun Coverage of Game 2

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Mann Cup Game 1– Langley B.C.

Brampton gets thumped!

A tired and depleted Excelsiors squad was overmatched and out manned last night losing 11 – 3 to Langley in Game One. Many players had just flown in within 24 hours and the team was missing Dawson, Cosmo, Corbeil, Bender, Hominuk, Bill Greer and Joe Resetarits due to job conflicts etc.  For Game 2 the Excels should have a few more players in the line-up, with the balance to be back for the weekend games.

Game One Box score.   All games can be viewed on PPV starting at 10:45 pm.  Link here.

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From our friend Erica in B.C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtMjVvbynhs

2011 Mann Cup press conference September 6/2011

From the Langley Events Centre, the Brampton Excelsiors and the Langley Thunder prepare for the Mann Cup. The action begins September 7/2011.

A story from the Vancouver Sun on the series!

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Lacrosse+Thunder+hoping+more+surprises+against+Excelsiors/5360775/story.html

Thunder hoping for more surprises against Excelsiors

http://www.bramptonguardian.com/sports/article/1077027–excelsiors-eyeing-canadian-lacrosse-crown Excelsiors eyeing Canadian lacrosse crown   Series starts tonight.  See link above to purchase game stream.

Mann Cup 2011 Schedule: Game 1: Sept 7, 2011 @ 7:45pm PST Game 2: Sept 8, 2011 @ 7:45pm PST Game 3: Sept 10, 2011 @ 7:45pm PST Game 4: Sept 11, 2011 @ 7:45pm PST Game 5: Sept 12, 2011 @ 7:45pm PST* Game 6: Sept 14, 2011 @ 7:45pm PST* Game 7: Sept 15, 2011 @ 7:45pm PST* *if necessary

All games played at Langley Event Centre 7888 – 200th Street Langley, BC, V2Y 3J4

Excelsiors Shock Lakers

The Brampton Major Excelsiors punched their ticket to the Canadian finals on Tuesday night, stunning the defending Mann Cup champion Peterborough Lakers on their home floor.
Brampton, who finished a distant third to Peterborough in the Ontario Lacrosse Association regular season standings… more

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NOTE: On Thursday, August 25th Dean French, Director of Team Canada, will make a special
presentation to Anthony Cosmo, Dan Dawson, Sandy Chapman, Chris Corbeil and Kyle Rubisch for their achievement at the recent World Indoor Championship prior to face-off and the start of the game.

 

Ontario Final Playoff Schedule released for the Brampton vs. Peterborough Series

Thursday, Aug 18 @ Peterborough 8 pm start – Result Game 1 – Peterborough 9,  Brampton 8 (Double OT)

Monday, Aug 22 @ Brampton 8 pm start – Result Game 2 – Brampton 8,  Peterborough 5

Wednesday, Aug 24 @ Peterborough 8 pm start – Result Game 3 – Brampton 12, Peterborough 10

Thursday, Aug 25 @ Brampton 8 pm start – Result Game 4  – Peterborough 11   Brampton 10  (Series tied 2-2)

Sunday, Aug 28 @ Peterborough 7 pm start – Result Game 5 -  Brampton 13  Peterborough 11 (Brampton leads the series 3 -2)

Tuesday, Aug 30 @ Peterborough 8 pm start Result Game 6 – Brampton 9  Peterborough 7 Brampton wins the Ontario Championship!

Congratulations to The Excelsiors, what a team to de-throne the reigning Mann Cup Champions in style, winning 3 of 4 games in Peterborough.

Next stop Langley B.C. to play the Thunder for The Mann Cup.

Photo Gallery – Paul Grottoli

Excelsior Player interviews from Knighthawk Lacrosse after Game 2

Kyle Rubisch

Jarrett Davis

Coach Mike Hasen

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Second Round Playoff Schedule released for the Brampton vs. Brooklin Series.

1) Thursday Aug 4th @ 8 pm @ Brooklin

   Result Game 1 – Brooklin 7 Brampton 6 – OT

2) Friday Aug 5th @ 8 pm @ Brampton

   Result Game 2 – Brooklin 7 Brampton 6 – OT

3) Monday Aug 8th @ 8 pm @ Brooklin

   Result Game 3 – Brampton 11  Brooklin 7

4) Wednesday Aug 10th @ 8 pm @  Brampton

   Result Game 4  -   Brampton 6  Brooklin 4

5) Thursday Aug. 11th @ 8 pm @ Brooklin

   Result Game 5 – Brampton 10  Brooklin 8  – OT

6) Sunday Aug 14th @ 8 pm @ Brampton

   Result Game 6 – Brampton 13  Brooklin 2

Brampton Wins Semi-Final Series 4 games to 2

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Brampton Guardian Article – Fri. Aug. 5th, 2011

New-look Excels to meet Redmen

Many of the familiar names are gone but the Brampton Major Excelsiors hope their roster of lesser known players will lead the team back into the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Major Series final.
Standing in their way is a tough test as the Excelsiors face the second-place Brooklin Redmen beginning Thursday at Brooklin in the best-of-seven semifinal.
The series continues on Friday at 8 p.m. in Brampton at the Powerade Centre. The Excelsiors finished just two points behind the Redmen in the OLA final standings despite a major overhaul of the line-up. General manager Steve McCullough brought in 13 new faces this season. Gone were the likes of National Lacrosse League (NLL) veterans Josh Sanderson, Blaine Manning, Brodie Merrill, Patrick Merrill, Aaron Wilson and Shawn Williams.   Read more.

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Brampton Excelsiors win in 3 straight over Ajax to advance to the semi-finals of the Ontario Lacrosse Championships.  They will play Brooklin Redmen in the next round. First home game of the series will be Friday 5th at 8pm at the Powerade Centre.  Don’t forget to check the Excelsiors Facebook page and our Twitter feed. (icons at the top of the page.

Brampton Excelsior First Round Playoffs vs. Ajax

Game 1 Wed July 27 at Powerade – Brampton 13 – Ajax 5

Game 2 Thursday July 28 at Ajax -  Brampton 9 – Ajax 7

Game 3 Friday July 29 at Powerade  – Brampton 11 – Ajax 3 – Brampton wins the series 3-0

Game 4 Sunday July 31 at Ajax

Game 5 Monday Aug 1 at Powerade

All games are at 8 pm

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Schedule

AWAY Games

May 26th	Peterborough	8:00	14 – 6 Loss
May 29th	Ajax	7:00	8 -6 Win
May 31st	KW	8:00	10 – 6 Win
June 17th	Ajax	8:00	7 – 6 Win
June 22nd	Brooklin	8:00	10 – 7 Loss
June 25th	Six Nations	7:00	10 -5 Win
July 15th	Brooklin	8:00	13 – 7 Loss
July 19th	KW	8:00	11-8 Win
July 21st	Peterborough	8:00	11-8 Win
July 23th	Six Nations	7:00	11-10 Loss

HOME Games

June 2nd	KW	8:00	9 – 5 Win
June 5th	Peterborough	7:00	6 – 5 Loss
June 9th	Brooklin	8:00	9 – 6 Loss
June 12th	Ajax	8:00	12 -10 Win
June 16th	KW	8:00	11 – 7 Win
June 23th	Ajax	7:00	11 – 6 Win
June 30th	Six Nations	8:00	3 – 2 Win
July 7th	Six Nations	8:00	6 – 4 Loss
July 10th	Brooklin	7:00	11 – 10 Win
July 14th	Peterborough	8:00	Memorial Arena

STANDINGS

SCORING

GOALTENDING

TEAM STATS

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Deepest Sympathies to the Sanderson Family on the passing of Ryan.

Ryan Sanderson passed away suddenly on July 7th at the age of 36. Our condolences go out to Phillip and Sue Sanderson of Orangeville and Bill Gerrie of Burlington. Ryan Sanderson was an Excelsior and played on the 1998 Mann Cup Championship Team.

Funeral Arrangements:

Orangeville Baptist Church Tues. July 12th 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm

Funeral at the Church on Wed. July 13th at 3pm.

BRAMPTON MAJOR EXCELSIOR DANCE TEAM IN ACTION!
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2010 BRAMPTON SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Inductee ‘Potsy’ Burrows & Mayor Susan Fennell – Inductee ‘Potsy’ Burrows & Legendary Ken Giles

Excelsior Inductees Troy Cordingley &’Potsy’ Burrows, Inductee Cordingley and His Proud Father Ted

Webmaster Dan Bowyer Congratulating Our Two Newest Excelsior Inductees

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BRAMPTON MAJOR EXCELSIORS – ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC
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Excelsior’s Golf Tournament Reception Table, Excelsior Sponsor Al Brannon & ‘His Angels’, Ziggy Presents Tournament Cup

Mike Gillan, Potsy Burrows, Barry & Carole Jones, Zen Lipinski, Mike Hasen, Tom Brannon, Ziggy Musial & Josh Sanderson

Bob Burke and Dean McLeod Hamming It Up, Dan Bowyer Driving 300 Yards, Major Excelsior Dance Team Enjoying The Day

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John Herd presented with CLA’s Lester B. Pearson Award

At the CLA’s Board of Directors Semi-Annual General Meeting in Saskatoon on May 29th, 2010, CLA President, Joey Harris, presented John Herd with the Lester B. Pearson Award.
John has been involved in Lacrosse for over 40 years and over this time has made countless contributions to the game at the local, provincial and national level, particularly in the area of officiating including:

• Authority on the Box Lacrosse Rule Book
• Longest serving member of the CLA Officials Committee
• Initiating Standby Referees for National Championships
• Co-authored the first Instructors’ Manual for teaching referees
• Master Referee Course Conductor

The Lester B. Pearson Award is presented to an individual in recognition of outstanding contributions of sportsmanship and leadership in the game of Lacrosse and to the physical and mental development of young Canadians through unselfish dedication as a volunteer. The Brampton Excelsiors would like to congratulate John on this achievement and for the time and dedication he has contributed to our National Game. Well Done John!

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Monday, May 31st, 2010 – Castlemore Golf and Country Club, Brampton

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Silent Auction – Autographed Brampton Battalion Hockey Stick, Courtesy of Brampton Battalion
Silent Auction – Goodlife Fitness Package – 1 month free membership, ladies sweatshirt
Silent Auction – Brampton and Area Pizza Pizzas – Free Pizza A Month For A Year Prize
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GEORGE “POTSY” BURROWS TO BE INDUCTED INTO
THE BRAMPTON SPORTS HALL OF FAME, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2010
(Click Here To Send Your Congratulations And Best Wishes To Potsy)

1938 Junior Excelsiors
The Brampton Excelsior Lacrosse Club’s oldest member, George “Potsy” Burrows will be inducted into the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame just weeks shy of his 92nd birthday. Potsy, a well-respected, lifelong sports enthusiast, began playing Brampton House League Lacrosse in 1926 at the age of eight. Congratulations “Potsy” from all of your fans!

1947 Senior Excelsiors At Rochester

*MINTO CUP OPENING CEREMONIES, AUGUST 22nd, 2009 – GEORGE ‘Potsy’ BURROWS, AGED 91 PLAYING TRUMPET*