Arrows take aim at Minto Cup

SIX NATIONS – The Six Nations Arrows won three games to two in the best-of-five OJALL playoff finals taking the first three games 9-3, 15-3 and Wednesdays 9-3 win to sweep the series against the Mimico Mountaineers.

That means the Arrows will have another shot at bringing the Minto Cup back to Six Nations.

The Arrows took a 3-0 first period lead Wednesday with goals by Jamie Dilks, Cody Ward and Austin Staats, all in the second half of the period. The Mountaineers and the Arrows traded goals back and forth throughout the second period with Mimico taking the extra one scored at 16:20, ending 40 minutes of play with the Arrows ahead 5-3.

Staats scored three of his five goals in the third period with Tehoka Nanticoke chipping one in as well to end the series with a 9-3 Arrows win.

Doug Jamieson got the win while Riley Hutchcraft suffered the loss in the Mimico net.

This years Minto Cup series will be hosted in Brampton from Thursday, August 17 to 29 and will be challenged for by the Coquitlam Andacs, The host Mimico Mountaineers, the Okotoks Raiders and the Six Nations Arrows.

The Arrows won the Minto Cup in 2014, and 2015.

Last years Minto winners, the Orangeville Jr. A Northmen, were eliminated by Mimico in the first round of playoffs.

In 2016, the Arrows organization forfeit four games due to ineligible player, Oliver Bolsterli – former property of the London Blue Devils. Bolsterli played seven games for the Arrows; however, the Blue Devils did not register him as an active OLA player until June 20. The Arrows appealed the League’s decision. On July 14 the Arrows won their appeal, as the ruling was ultimately overturned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association; the Arrows finish 1st overall for the fifth straight season.

The Minto Cup Tournament begins with Mimico versus Coquitlam August, 17, at 2 p.m. The Okotoks Raiders take on the Arrows in the 8 p.m. game at the Brampton Memorial Arena.

Friday, August 18, Okotoks Raiders go up against the Arrows at 2 p.m. and will play again at 8 p.m. against Mimico.

Mimico and Okotoks will appear in Saturday’s 2 p.m. matchup while Six Nations and Coquitlam go at it at 8 p.m.

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