Road to the Minto Cup: Seeds, Series, Schedules and Scores
Jameson Bucktooth, St. Catharines Athletics (Photo: Josh Shute)
The 2025 Minto Cup will be played at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario from August 16-23.
Canada’s National Junior A tournament will see the host St. Catharines Athletics automatically entered into the Minto, while Ontario Junior Lacrosse League, British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League, and Rocky Mountain Junior A Lacrosse League (Alberta & Saskatchewan) postseason champions will also compete for this year’s Cup.
Last year, the Coquitlam Adanacs beat the Orangeville Northmen 2-0 in the tournament’s best-of-three final, marking the first time a Minto host has won in their own arena since the 2015 Six Nations Arrows.
Below see all of Canada’s Junior A series, schedules and scores from each province’s opening rounds right up until a new Minto Cup champion is crowned in St. Kitts later this August.
All times below ET.
OJLL
Teams that did not qualify for the playoffs: Burlington Blaze, Oakville Buzz and Brampton Excelsiors
First Round
Best-of-five series
#1 Orangeville Northmen vs. #8 Kitchener-Waterloo Lacrosse Club
Orangeville leads series 2-0
Game 1: Kitchener-Waterloo 8, Orangeville 9
Game 2: Orangeville 12, Kitchener-Waterloo 4
Game 3: Thursday, July 17, 8:00pm ET, Tony Rose Arena
*Game 4: Sunday, July 20, 7:00pm ET, Kinsmen Arena
*Game 5: Monday, July 21, 8:00pm ET, Tony Rose Arena
#2 Toronto Beaches vs. #7 Mimico Mountaineers
Toronto leads series 2-0
Game 1: Mimico 4, Toronto 7
Game 2: Toronto 9, Mimico 6
Game 3: Thursday, July 17, 8:00pm ET, Pickering Recreation Complex
*Game 4: Saturday, July 19, 7:00pm ET, Mimico Arena
*Game 5: Monday, July 21, 8:00pm ET, Pickering Recreation Complex
#3 Whitby Warriors vs. #6 St. Catharines Athletics
Series tied 1-1
Game 1: St. Catharines 7, Whitby 12
Game 2: Whitby 5, St. Catharines 12
Game 3: Thursday, July 17, 7:30pm ET, Iroquois Park Sports Centre
*Game 4: Saturday, July 19, 2:30pm ET, Canada Games Park
*Game 5: Sunday, July 20, 4:00pm ET, Iroquois Park Sports Centre
#4 Six Nations Arrows vs. #5 Peterborough Lakers
Peterborough leads series 2-0
Game 1: Peterborough 6, Six Nations 5 (OT)
Game 2: Six Nations 7, Peterborough 10
Game 3: Thursday, July 17, 8:00pm ET, Iroquois Lacrosse Arena
*Game 4: Friday, July 18, 8:00pm ET, Peterborough Memorial Centre
*Game 5: Sunday, July 20, 7:00pm ET, Iroquois Lacrosse Arena
*If necessary
Coquitlam Adanacs, Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex (Photo: Shelly Fey)
BCJALL
Teams that did not qualify for the playoffs: Langley Thunder, New Westminster Salmonbellies, Port Coquitlam Saints, Burnaby Lakers
First Round
Best-of-seven series
#1 Coquitlam Adanacs vs. #4 Delta Islanders
Series tied 0-0
Game 1: Thursday, July 17, 10:30pm ET, Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex
Game 2: Friday, July 18, 10:30pm ET, Ladner Leisure Center
Game 3: Sunday, July 20, 6:00pm ET, Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex
Game 4: Monday, July 21, 10:30pm ET, Ladner Leisure Center
*Game 5: TBA
*Game 6: TBA
*Game 7: TBA
#2 Victoria Shamrocks vs. #3 Nanaimo Timbermen
Victoria leads series 1-0
Game 1: Nanaimo 9, Victoria 10
Game 2: Friday, July 18, 10:00pm ET, Frank Crane Arena
Game 3: Saturday, July 19, 5:30pm ET, The Q Centre Arena
Game 4: Monday, July 21, 7:00pm ET, Frank Crane Arena
*Game 5: Wednesday, July 23, 7:00pm ET, The Q Centre Arena
*Game 6: Friday, July 25, Time TBA, Frank Crane Arena
*Game 7: Saturday, July 26,Time TBA, The Q Centre Arena
*If necessary
Raiders Lacrosse Club, Max Bell Centre (Photo: Raiders LC)
RMJALL
First Round
Best-of-seven series
#1 Raiders Lacrosse Club vs. #4 Saskatchewan SWAT
Raiders lead series 2-0
Game 1: Raiders 9, Saskatchewan 5
Game 2: Raiders 19, Saskatchewan 2
Game 3: Friday, July 18, 10:00pm ET, Stu Peppard Arena
Game 4: Saturday, July 19, 5:30pm ET, Stu Peppard Arena
*Game 5: Sunday, July 20, 3:30pm ET, Stu Peppard Arena
*Game 6: Max Bell Centre
*Game 7: Max Bell Centre
#2 Calgary Mountaineers vs. #3 Edmonton Miners
Calgary leads series 2-0
Game 1: Edmonton 11, Calgary 12
Game 2: Edmonton 8, Calgary 10
Game 3: Saturday, July 19, 8:00pm ET, Meadow Rec Centre
Game 4: Sunday, July 20, 3:00pm ET, Meadows Rec Centre
*Game 5: Friday, July 25, 10:00pm ET, Stu Peppard Arena
*Game 6: Saturday, July 26, 9:00pm ET, Meadow Rec Centre
*Game 7: Sunday, July 27, 5:30pm ET, Stu Peppard Arena
*If necessary