# Canada national indoor lacrosse team

The Canada national indoor lacrosse team represents Canada in international tournaments of indoor lacrosse. It is the best national box lacrosse team in the world, having won all five World Indoor Lacrosse Championships, starting with the 2003 ILF World Indoor Lacrosse Championship held in Canada. Team Canada has never lost a game in the tournament. Their biggest rivals are the Iroquois Nationals, who have finished in second place in all four tournaments.
Team Canada consists of primarily professional players from the National Lacrosse League. Many players also play Major Series Lacrosse or in the Western Lacrosse Association.

## World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
### 2003

The first World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canada entered the tournament as the favourite to win. They went through the six-team group without any losses. In the semifinals they beat Team USA. Team Canada, led by captain Jim Veltman, won the gold medal match against Iroquois Nationals 21-4 and became the first World Indoor Lacrosse Champions.

### 2007

The second World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was held in Canada again, this time in Halifax. The tournament was divided in two groups of four teams. Canada met Ireland, Australia and the United States in group play. They prevailed in all three matches to reach the semifinals, where they would meet England. Canada won 24–8 to move to the final, where they met the Iroquois Nationals again. Canada was down during the second and third quarters, but thanks to two goals from John Grant, Jr., they ended up taking the game to overtime. After thirty seconds, Jeff Zywicki scored his first goal of the game, so Team Canada could be crowned as the World Champion again.

### 2011

The 2011 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was held in the Czech Republic, the first time the tournament was held outside of Canada. The format of the tournament remained the same and the Canadians met Australia, England and Slovakia in group play. Canada went through unbeaten again. They beat Team USA 15–10 in the semifinal. In the final, they met the Iroquois Nationals again, and won 13–6.

### 2015

The Onondaga Nation near Syracuse, New York hosted the 2015 WILC. Once again, the Canadian team went undefeated and took gold while the Iroquois took the silver and the United States bronze.

### Results

| Year | Round Robin | Record W-L-T | Standing | Semifinal | Gold Medal Game |
| 2003 Kitchener, Hamilton, Mississauga, and Oshawa, ON | W, Australia 28-5 W, Haudenosaunee 15-13 W, Czech Republic 25-1 W, Scotland 25-5 W, United States 16-5 | 5-0-0 | 1st of 6 | W, United States 17-9 | W, Haudenosaunee 21-4 CHAMPIONS |
| 2007 Halifax, NS | W, Ireland 25-1 W, Australia 24-4 W, United States 18-5 | 3-0-0 | 1st of 4 Pool A | W, England 24-9 | W, Haudenosaunee 15-14 OT CHAMPIONS |
| 2011 Prague | W, Slovakia 27-1 W, Australia 26-2 W, England 28-5 | 3-0-0 | 1st of 4 Pool A | W, United States 15-10 | W, Haudenosaunee 13-6 CHAMPIONS |
| 2015 Onondaga Nation and Syracuse, NY | W, Haudenosaunee 11-9 W, Czech Republic 19-2 W, United States 18-7 W, England 19-2 | 4-0-0 | 1st of 5 Blue Division | W, Israel 19-3 | W, Haudenosaunee 12-8 CHAMPIONS |
| 2019 Langley, BC | W, United States 16-6 W, England 18-5 W, Israel 17-5 W, Haudenosaunee 19-12 | 4-0-0 | 1st of 5 Blue Division | W, England 21-4 | W, Haudenosaunee 19-12 CHAMPIONS |

## Roster

The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 World Box Lacrosse Championship
| Player | Position | Minor/Jr Program | NLL Team | NCAA Team |
| Bryan Cole | Transition | Oakville Buzz (OLA) | Georgia Swarm | Maryland '16 |
| Challen Rogers | Transition | Coquitlam Adanacs (BCLA) | Toronto Rock | Stony Brook '16 |
| Christian Del Bianco | Goalie | Coquitlam Adanacs (BCLA) | Free agent | N/A |
| Dhane Smith | Forward | KW Kodiaks (OLA) | Buffalo Bandits | N/A |
| Dillon Ward | Goalie | Orangeville Northmen (OLA) | Colorado Mammoth | Bellarmine '13 |
| Eli Salama | Defense | Coquitlam Adanacs (BCLA) | Calgary Roughnecks | RIT '18 |
| Graeme Hossack | Defense | Whitby Warriors (OLA) | Halifax Thunderbirds | Lindenwood '15 |
| Ian MacKay | Transition | Orangeville Northmen (OLA) | Buffalo Bandits | Vermont '18 |
| Jake Withers | Defense | Peterborough Lakers (OLA) | Halifax Thunderbirds | Ohio State '17 |
| Jeff Teat | Forward | Brampton Excelsiors (OLA) | Ottawa Black Bears | Cornell '21 |
| Josh Byrne | Forward | New Westminster Salmonbellies (BCLA) | Buffalo Bandits | Hofstra '17 |
| Latrell Harris | Defense | St. Catharines Athletics (OLA) | Toronto Rock | N/A |
| Matt Gilray | Defense | Peterborough Lakers (OLA) | Rochester Knighthawks | Bucknell '18 |
| Mitch de Snoo | Defense | Whitby Warriors/Clarington Gaels (OLA) | Toronto Rock | Drexel '15 |
| Nick Chaykowsky | Defense | Barrie Lakeshores (OLA) | Albany Firewolves | N/A |
| Nick Rose | Goalie | Orangeville Northmen (OLA) | Toronto Rock | N/A |
| Robert Church | Forward | Coquitlam Adanacs (BCLA) | Saskatchewan Rush | Drexel '13 |
| Ryan Smith | Forward | Burlington Blaze (OLA) | Rochester Knighthawks | Robert Morris '21 |
| Shayne Jackson | Forward | Whitby Warriors (OLA) | Georgia Swarm | Limestone '12 |
| Steve Priolo | Defense | St. Catharines Athletics (OLA) | Buffalo Bandits | N/A |
| Tanner Cook | Defense | Whitby Warriors (OLA) | Calgary Roughnecks | North Carolina '21 |
| Wes Berg | Forward | Coquitlam Adanacs (BCLA) | San Diego Seals | Denver '15 |
| Zach Currier | Transition | Peterborough Lakers (OLA) | San Diego Seals | Princeton '17 |

### Alternates

| Player | Position | Minor/Jr Program | NLL Team | NCAA Team |
| Alex Simmons | Forward | St. Catharines Athletics (OLA) | Albany Firewolves | Denver '22/Syracuse '23 |
| Brett Dobson | Goalie | Whitby Warriors (OLA) | Georgia Swarm | St. Bonaventure '22 |
| Jeff Cornwall | Defense | Coquitlam Adanacs (BCLA) | Calgary Roughnecks | N/A |
| Jordan Gilles | Defense | Richmond/Coquitlam Adanacs (BCLA) | Colorado Mammoth | N/A |
| Mitch Jones | Forward | Delta Islanders (BCLA) | Philadelphia Wings | N/A |
| Ryland Rees | Defense | Port Coquitlam Saints (BCLA) | Rochester Knighthawks | Stony Brook '19 |
| Warren Jeffrey | Defense | Mimico Mountaineers (OLA) | Colorado Mammoth | Vermont '19 |

## Heritage Cup results

Since 2002, the Canadian national team has challenged for the Heritage Cup on four occasions, winning three times.
| Year | Location | Winning team | Score | Losing team |
| 2002 | Canada (Mississauga, Ontario) | United States | 21-16 | Canada |
| 2004 | United States (Denver, Colorado) | Canada | 17-8 | United States |
| 2013 | Canada (Montreal, Quebec) | Canada | 12-11 | Haudenosaunee |
| 2017 | Canada (Hamilton, Ontario) | Canada | 19-6 | United States |

## 1985 IBLA North American Cup

A 15-game exhibition series was scheduled to be played by Team Canada and Team USA to kick-start the newly formed International Box Lacrosse Association. Only eight games would end up being played with Canada winning 7–1.
* January 26 - Rochester - Canada 19 - USA 9
* February 2 - Philadelphia - USA 19 - Canada 17
* February 9 - Syracuse - Canada 16 - 12
* February ? - Baltimore - Canada 14 - USA 10
* February 17 - Norfolk, VA - Canada won over USA
* February 24 - Providence, RI - CANCELLED
* March 1 - Peterborough - Canada 20 - USA 13
* ??? - Troy, NY - Canada won over USA
* April 13 - Philadelphia - Canada 17 - USA 12
* April 21 - Montreal - CANCELLED