Orangeville Northmen Lacrosse Win 2009 Minto Cup

The Orangeville Northmen won the Minto Cup this weekend with an 8-4 victory over the Brampton Excelsiors in a best of three-game playoff series for the Canadian Junior-A title.  Brampton was shooting for its first Minto Cup in 50 years.

Adam Jones and Jesse Gamble each scored twice in Sunday’s deciding game for the Northmen’s second straight title and fifth overall.  Jones, the tournament MVP, had 11 goals and four assists in the series.

Minto Cup History

The Minto Cup is a beautiful silver cup donated by Governor General Lord Minto on May 31, 1901, for competition among the Lacrosse teams in the Dominion of Canada. The amateur status of the competition continued until 1904.

The cup was then placed under the control of trustees and in the possession of C.A. Welsh of New Westminster, B.C., the last surviving trustee. When he died, the present Lord Minto of England, whose father donated the cup, was informed of the circumstances. He officially transferred the Minto cup to the care and management of the Canadian Lacrosse Association, who placed it into competition for the Junior Championship of Canada.