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| Sport | Box lacrosse |
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| Founded | 2001 |
| League | OLA Junior B Lacrosse League |
| Based in | Orangeville, Ontario |
| Arena | Alder Street Recreation Centre |
| Colours | Silver,Black, andWhite |
| Head coach | Brendan Sanderson |
| General manager | Ryan Dowdall |
TheOrangeville Northmen are Junior "B"box lacrosse team fromOrangeville, Ontario, Canada. The Northmen play in theOLA Junior B Lacrosse League.
The Junior "B" Northmen were formed in 2001; they are the farm team for theJunior "A" Orangeville Northmen.
2001 - 2015: Since their first season, the Northmen have done quite well, failing to reach the playoffs only once. In the 2006 Playoffs they made the finals. Both the Northmen and their finals opponent, theOakville Buzz, were founded in 2001. To make the finals, Orangeville beat theWallaceburg Red Devils 3 games to 0, theSt. Catharines Spartans 3 games to 1, and theNiagara Thunderhawks 3 games to 2. The Buzz dispatched the Northmen 3 games to 1 and ended up defeating theWindsor AKO Fratmen in the one-game final for theFounders Cup, 10-4 to win the National Junior "B" title.
2016: The Jr. B Northmen win the J. A. MacDonald Trophy, beating theClarington Green Gaels 3 games to 0 in the Finals. The Northmen toppedOwen Sound,Six Nations andWindsor respectively in the first 3 rounds of the playoffs. Orangeville played host to the 2016Founders' Cup; both Orangeville andClarington represented Ontario in the tournament which ran fromAugust 16, 2016 through August 21, 2016. Orangeville would go on to win the Founders' Cup, defeatingClarington 11-6 in the Championship Game. This is Orangeville's first Founders' Cup since the team's return to Jr. B back in 2001.
2017: Back to back League Championships for the Jr. B Northmen, beating theClarington Green Gaels 3 games to 2 in what could be considered an 'epic series' in Jr. B Finals history. The first three games of the series went to Overtime, seeing the home team win each overtime contest on their home floor. However, in games four and five the Northmen would find their scoring touch, notching 13 goals in each game and outscoring the Gaels 26-13 (in total) en route to their second straight Championship. The Northmen went on to defend their Founders' Cup Championship, winning Gold inSaskatoon, SK.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | Placing | Playoffs |
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| 2001 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 129 | 198 | 8th OLA-B West | Lost 1st round |
| 2002 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 192 | 139 | 4th OLA-B West | Lost 1st round |
| 2003 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 171 | 126 | 5th OLA-B West | Lost 1st round |
| 2004 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 161 | 151 | 6th OLA-B West | Lost quarter-final |
| 2005 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 170 | 115 | 2nd OLA-B West | Lost semi-final |
| 2006 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 175 | 101 | 1st OLA-B West | Lost final |
| 2007 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 160 | 110 | 2nd OLA-B West | Lost 1st round |
| 2008 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 162 | 137 | 4th OLA-B West | Lost Conference Semi-Final |
| 2009 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 144 | 129 | 9th OLA-B West | DNQ |
| 2010 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 159 | 119 | 5th OLA-B West | Lost Conference Semi-Final |
| 2011 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 236 | 172 | 4th OLA-B West | Lost Conference Semi-Final |
| 2012 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 260 | 173 | 3rd OLA-B West | Lost Conference Semi-Final |
| 2013 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 274 | 179 | 2nd OLA-B West | Lost Conference Final |
| 2014 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 220 | 122 | 2nd OLA-B West | Lost Conference Final |
| 2015 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 194 | 121 | 3rd OLA-B West | Lost semi-final |
| 2016 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 199 | 79 | 1st OLA-B West | Won League; WonFounders' Cup |
| 2017 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 204 | 106 | 2nd OLA-B West | Won League; WonFounders' Cup |
CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Year | Round Robin | Record W-L-T | Standing | Semifinal | Gold Medal Game |
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| 2016 HOST | W,Coquitlam Adanacs 11-4 W,Manitoba Blizzard 9-3 W,Seneca WarChiefs 8-7 W,Saskatchewan SWAT 16-2 | 4-0-0 | 1st of 4 Pool B | W,Calgary Chill 9-2 | W,Clarington Green Gaels 11-6 CHAMPIONS |
| 2017 Saskatoon, SK | W,Red Deer Rampage 12-6 W,Manitoba Blizzard 12-8 W,Seneca WarChiefs 9-1 W,Saskatchewan SWAT 13-3 W,Coquitlam Adanacs 13-7 | 5-0-0 | 1st of 6 | W,Red Deer Rampage 18-7 CHAMPIONS |
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