Road to the Minto Cup: Seeds, Series, Schedules and Scores

Orangeville Northmen, 2025 Iroquois Trophy winners (Photo: Dave Fryer)

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.

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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 wins series 3-0

Game 1: Kitchener-Waterloo 8, Orangeville 9
Game 2: Orangeville 12, Kitchener-Waterloo 4
Game 3: Kitchener-Waterloo 1, Orangeville 12

#2 Toronto Beaches vs. #7 Mimico Mountaineers

Toronto wins series 3-0

Game 1: Mimico 4, Toronto 7
Game 2: Toronto 9, Mimico 6
Game 3: Mimico 2, Toronto 9

#3 Whitby Warriors vs. #6 St. Catharines Athletics

Whitby wins series 3-2

Game 1: St. Catharines 7, Whitby 12
Game 2: Whitby 5, St. Catharines 12
Game 3: St. Catharines 7, Whitby 6 (OT)
Game 4: Whitby 6, St. Catharines 5 (OT)
Game 5: St. Catharines 10, Whitby 11

#4 Six Nations Arrows vs. #5 Peterborough Lakers

Peterborough wins series 3-0

Game 1: Peterborough 6, Six Nations 5 (OT)
Game 2: Six Nations 7, Peterborough 10
Game 3: Peterborough 10, Six Nations 7

Second Round

Best-of-seven series

#1 Orangeville Northmen vs. #5 Peterborough Lakers

Orangeville wins series 4-2

Game 1: Peterborough 7, Orangeville 10
Game 2: Orangeville 8, Peterborough 4
Game 3: Peterborough 8, Orangeville 7
Game 4: Orangeville 8, Peterborough 4
Game 5: Peterborough 8, Orangeville 7
Game 6: Orangeville 10, Peterborough 5

#2 Toronto Beaches vs. #3 Whitby Warriors

Whitby wins series 4-3

Game 1: Whitby 10, Toronto 3
Game 2: Toronto 6, Whitby 5 (OT)
Game 3: Whitby 9, Toronto 6
Game 4: Toronto 11, Whitby 9
Game 5: Whitby 4, Toronto 9
Game 6: Toronto 7, Whitby 10
Game 7: Whitby 10, Toronto 9

Finals

#1 Orangeville Northmen vs. #3 Whitby Warriors

Orangeville wins series 4-2

Game 1: Whitby 6, Orangeville 7 (OT)
Game 2: Orangeville 5, Whitby 10
Game 3: Whitby 8, Orangeville 9 (OT)
Game 4: Orangeville 3, Whitby 4 (OT)
Game 5: Whitby 3, Orangeville 4
Game 6: Orangeville 8, Whitby 7 (OT)

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

Coquitlam wins series 4-0

Game 1: Delta 4, Coquitlam 10
Game 2: Coquitlam 14, Delta 4
Game 3: Delta 6, Coquitlam 13
Game 4: Coquitlam 11, Delta 3

#2 Victoria Shamrocks vs. #3 Nanaimo Timbermen

Victoria wins series 4-2

Game 1: Nanaimo 9, Victoria 10
Game 2: Victoria 8,Nanaimo 9 (OT)
Game 3: Nanaimo 7, Victoria 4
Game 4: Victoria 8, Nanaimo 7
Game 5: Nanaimo 4, Victoria 13
Game 6:
Victoria 10, Nanaimo 7

Finals

Best-of-seven series

#1 Coquitlam Adanacs vs. #2 Victoria Shamrocks

Coquitlam wins series 4-2

Game 1: Victoria 12, Coquitlam 11
Game 2: Coquitlam 11, Victoria 9
Game 3: Victoria 7, Coquitlam 8
Game 4: Coquitlam 3, Victoria 7
Game 5: Victoria 5, Coquitlam 9
Game 6: Coquitlam 12, Victoria 6

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 wins series 4-0

Game 1: Raiders 9, Saskatchewan 5
Game 2: Raiders 19, Saskatchewan 2
Game 3: Saskatchewan 4, Raiders 10
Game 4: Saskatchewan 2, Raiders 12

#2 Calgary Mountaineers vs. #3 Edmonton Miners

Calgary wins series 4-1

Game 1: Edmonton 11, Calgary 12
Game 2: Edmonton 8, Calgary 10
Game 3: Calgary 11, Edmonton 10 (scoresheet not available)
Game 4: Calgary 9, Edmonton 10 (scoresheet not available)
Game 5: Edmonton 7, Calgary 11

Finals

Best-of-seven series

#1 Raiders Lacrosse Club vs. #2 Calgary Mountaineers

Raiders win series 4-3

Game 1: Calgary 10, Raiders 6
Game 2: Calgary 3, Raiders 4
Game 3: Raiders 4, Calgary 9
Game 4: Raiders 7, Calgary 9
Game 5: Calgary 5, Raiders 6
Game 6: Raiders 7, Calgary 6
Game 7: Calgary 5, Raiders 7 (OT) (scoresheet not available)

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