Wallaceburg Red Devils
SportBox lacrosse
Founded1998
LeagueOLA Junior B Lacrosse League
Based inWallaceburg, Ontario
ArenaWallaceburg Memorial Arena
ColoursRed, Black, and White
Head coachJamie Knight
Assist. Coaches:
  • Justin Durston
  • Kirby Celetto
  • Equipment managers
  • Head - Burke Daugherty
  • Assistant - Norm O'Dell
  • Assistant - Rob Barr
General managerChris Dawson

The Wallaceburg Red Devils are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada. The Red Devils play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League and were 2001 Founders Cup National Champions.

History

Red Devils goalie in away jersey 2014.
Red Devils player 2014.
Red Devils player in away jersey 2014.

The Wallaceburg Red Devils played their first season in the Summer of 1998. At times, the Red Devils played some of their home games in the nearby Town of Walpole Island, Ontario. Eventually they moved full time into the town of Wallaceburg.

2001 season

The Red Devils are best known for coming out of nowhere in 2001 to win the Founders Cup National title. In 2001, the Red Devils were a true sleeper. After their first three season, Wallaceburg was developing quite well as a lacrosse team but showed no real threat towards winning any championships. They finished the regular season quite well with a 16-4-0 record, placing 2nd in the West. In the first round of the playoffs, they defeated the Welland Warlords 3 games to none. In the second round, they beat the Six Nations Red Rebels 4 games to 1. In the Conference Final, they beat the powerhouse Elora Mohawks, who did not lose a regular season game, 3 games to 2. In the series, the Mohawks actually beat the Devils 25-6 in Game 3, but when Elora forced a fifth and deciding game, both teams went the distance with the Red Devils coming out on top 12-11 in double overtime. Both the Red Devils and Scarborough Saints (East Champions) moved on to the Founders Cup, the highest placing of the two would be presented the J.A. MacDonald Trophy as OLA Champions.

At the Founders Cup, in the round robin the Red Devils would beat the Poco Saints 17-6, Calgary Bandits 17-4, the Manitoba Falcons 19-10, and the Edmonton Miners 10-8 to finish first in Pool A. In the crossover semi-final, the Red Devils defeated the Delta Islanders 11-5 to earn a birth into the national final. With the win, as Scarborough lost their semi-final, the Red Devils were declared OLA MacDonald Trophy Champions. In the final, the Red Devils again met Edmonton, this time beating them 10-5 to win the Founders Cup.[1]

Goalie Josh McNaughton was named to the tournament all-star team, while Kevin Dostie was declared the most valuable player.[1]

Since 2001

The Red Devils have a territorial rivalry with the nearby and much older Point Edward Pacers franchise. In 2003, the Windsor Fratmen (now Windsor Clippers) and London Blue Devils joined the fray and the four teams formed the Far West Division in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League. The four teams maintain an often heated and competitive rivalry. Since 2003, the Clippers have led the way with 9 division titles, but neither London, Windsor, or Point Edward have won a Founders Cup since Wallaceburg's win in 2001. The Red Devils also have a healthy rivalry with the Six Nations Rebels of Hagersville, Ontario as both teams are based in Native Reserve communities.

Season-by-season results

Red Devils goalie 2014.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGPWLTGFGAPTSPlacingPlayoffs
19982410140210259206th OJBLL WestDNQ
19992111100232219225th OJBLL WestLost Conf. QF, 0-3 (Mavericks)
2000219120225242185th OJBLL WestDNQ
2001201640220141322nd OJBLL WestWon Conf. QF, 3-0 (Warlords)
Won Conf. SF, 4-1 (Red Rebels)
Won Conf. Final, 3-2 (Mohawks)
Declared League Champions (Saints)
Due to superior record at Founders Cup
2002224180117276811th OJBLL WestDNQ
2003203170158307612th OJBLL WestDNQ
2004207130168212149th OJBLL WestDNQ
20052051501462011010th OJBLL WestDNQ
2006201091200173218th OJBLL WestLost Conf. QF, 0-3 (Northmen)
2007201370204164265th OJBLL WestLost Conf. QF, 1-3 (Mohawks)
20082010100173155208th OJBLL WestLost Conf. QF, 0-3 (Rebels)
20092061311251711311th OJBLL WestDNQ
2010207130141198143rd of 4 Far West
10th Western		DNQ
2011209110194246183rd of 4 Far West
8th of 13 Western
Tied-14th of 25 OJBLL		Lost Conf. QF, 0-3 (Rebels)
2012201370211194262nd of 4 Far West
5th of 14 Western
9th of 26 OJBLL		Won Conf. QF, 3-2 (Spartans)
Won Conf. SF, 3-0 (Blue Devils)
Lost Conf. Final, 2-3 (Rebels)
2013209110226234183rd of 4 Far West
9th of 14 Western
Tied-16th of 26 OJBLL		DNQ
2014201460219148282nd of 4 Far West
6th of 14 Western
10th of 26 OJBLL		Lost Conf. QF, 2-3 (Clippers)
2015209101215185192nd of 4 Far West
8th of 13 Western
13th of 25 OJBLL		Lost Conf. QF, 0-3 (Rebels)
2016208120189195162nd of 4 Far West
9th of 13 Western
Tied-16th of 25 OJBLL		DNQ
2017201271235166252nd of 4 Far West
5th of 13 Western
Tied-8th of 25 OJBLL		Lost Conf. QF, 1-3 (Clippers)
2018201640284162322nd of 4 Far West
4th of 13 Western
7th of 25 OJBLL		Won Conf. QF, 3-2 (Bengals)
Lost Conf. SF, 1-3 (Mohawks)
2019203161135217254th of 4 Far West
11th of 12 Western
TBD of 24 OJBLL		DNQ

Founders Cup

CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

YearRound RobinRecord
W-L-T		StandingSemifinalGold Medal Game
2001
Edmonton, AB		W, Poco Saints 17-6
W, Calgary Bandits 17-4
W, Manitoba Falcons 19-10
W, Edmonton Miners 10-8		4-0-01st of 5
Pool A		W, Delta Islanders 11-5W, Edmonton Miners 10-5
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

References

  1. 1 2 "The 2001 Founders Trophy Tournament" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-11-25.
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