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Excelsiors force game 7 in the 09 Mann Cup with a thrilling 9-8 OT victory over the NW Salmonbellies tonight before a sellout crowd at Queens Park Arena. - posted by Ziggy Musial

Dan Dawson, Sandy Champman, Mike Hominuk and Anthony Cosmo returned to the line up for game 6.

Brampton opened the scoring again tonight at the 11:18 mark of the 1st on a goal by Josh Sanderson but NW led 3-2 after one. The second period belonged to Brampton scoring three unanswered goals. The Bellies made the game interesting in the 3rd tieing the score at 7-7 with less than a minute to go in regualtion time.

NW scored the first goal in OT at the 2:50 mark, Brampton tied the score 8-8 which 12 seconds later set up Dan Dawson's winning goal with less than 2 seconds left in OT.

Scoring for Brampton Colin Doyle 2G 3A, Shawn Williams 2G 3A, Dan Dawson 1G 4A, Blaine Manning 1G 2A, Mike Hominuk 2G and Josh Sanderson 1G 1A. Top scorer for NW was Peter Morgan 2G 1A.

Mann Cup stat: after 6 games Josh Sanderson moved up to 6th and Colin Doyle moved up to 11th place as Mann Cup all-time scoring leaders. Congratulations to both.

Shawn Williams is the scoring leader in the 09 Mann Cup with 26 points on 8G 18A.
Game 7 Saturday, Sept. 12th 7:45 pm at Queens Park Arena.

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NW wins game 5 by a score of 10-8 over the Major Excelsiors in the Mann Cup Championship and now leads the series 3-2. - posted by Ziggy Musial

Paddy Campbell played his first Mann Cup game in net for Brampton tonight as Anthony Cosmo (a teacher) had to fly home to start the new school year.

Brampton opened the scoring at the 15:30 mark of the first period and led 3-1 before NW tied the score at 3-3 before the end of the period.

The second period was Brampton's achilles heel with costly penalties (called by WLA referees) enabled the Bellies to score 5 consecutive goals including 4 powerplay goals to take a 8-4 lead into the third.

The Excelsiors battled back and outscored NW 4-2 in the third but were unable to make up the four goal deficit.

Scoring for Brampton Blaine Manning 2G 3A, Shawn Williams 2G 3A, Kevin Ross 2G, Colin Doyle and Aaron Wilson with 1G 2A each.

Game 6 is Friday Sept. 11th 7:45 pm at Queens Park Arena, a game which the Excelsiors must win to force Game 7 and defend their Mann Cup Championship.

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Brampton lost game 4 of the 09 Mann Cup to the Salmonbellies 8-7 to tie the series at 2-2. - posted by Ziggy Musial

The Excxelsiors held a 4-2 1st period lead and were leading 6-3 halfway through the 2nd period. but were unable to score their 7th goal until the last minute of the 3rd period.

NW chipped away at Brampton's lead in the second and into the third period and finally took the lead at the 6:28 mark of the third with NW 8th goal rebounding off the boards and the back of Cosmo.

Scoring for Brampton tonight; Colin Dolye 3G 2A, Blaine Manning 2G, Josh Sanderson 3A, Shawn Williams and Patrick Merrill with a goal apiece. Top scorer for NW was Jordan McBride 1G 2A.

Game 5 is Wednesday, Sept. 9th 7:45 pm at Queens Park Arena. Go Excelsiors Go!

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Brampton won Game 3 by a score of 8-7 in double overtime on a goal by Colin Doyle to give the Excelsiors a 2-1 Mann Cup series lead. - posted by Ziggy Musial

Both teams played a controlled game with good goaltending and strong defense tonight. The game was tied at 1-1 after the 1st period. NW went ahead 3-1 midway through the second period, Brampton scored two powerplay goals late in the second to tie the game at 3-3 before the Bellies scored another goal to lead 4-3 going into the 3rd period.

In the 3rd Excelsiors tied the score at 4-4 and took the lead with 10 minutes to play in the game. NW sent the game into OT with a goal at the 1:16 mark of the 3rd.

Both teams scored 2 goals in overtime to force a sudden victory and setting the stage for Doyle's game winning goal.

Other scorers for Brampton were; Dan Teat 2G 2A, Blaine Manning 1G 3A, Josh Sanderson 3A, Shawn Williams 1G 3A, Drew Petcoff 1G 1A and Kevin Ross 2G. Top scorer for the Bellies tonight was Cliff Smith 2G 2A.

Game 4 is Tuesday, Sept. 8th 7:45 pm at Queens Park Arena. Go Excelsiors Go!

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The Brampton Major Excelsiors won game 2 of the Mann Cup Champtionship 13-10 in OT and even their series at 1-1. - posted by Ziggy Musial

Brampton opened the scoring tonight at the 14:40 mark of the first on a goal by Colin Doyle, but NW then scored three unanswered goals to lead 3-1 after period 1. Both teams settled down after game one with only 48 PIM on 20 offenses.

NW went ahead 5-1 in the second before Brampton started chipping away a NW lead and tied the score at 7-7. After period 2. NW again went ahead 9-7 in the third period. Again Brampton came back and tied the score at 9-9 at the 3:26 mark to send the game into OT. The Excelsiors took their second lead of the game at the 9:27 mark of OT and outscored NW 4-1 for the win.

Scoring for the Excelsiors tonight; Dan Dawson 3G 3A, Colin Doyle 2G 4A, Shawn Williams 1G 5A, Josh Sanderson 1G 3A, Blaine Manning 1G 3A, Aaron Wilson 1G 2A, Mike Hominuk 2G, Bill Greer and Dan Teat with 1G 1A each. Top scorer for NW was Illija Gajic with 3G 1A.

Game 3 is Monday, Sept. 7th 7:45 pm at Queens Park Arena. Go Excelsiors Go!

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The Major Excelisors lost Game One of the 2009 Mann Cup to New Westminster Salmonbellies by a score of 12-9. - posted by Ziggy Musial

Brampton got off to a slow start in period 1 and were playing catch up all game. NW opened the scoring at the 18:32 mark of the 1st period and held a 5-2 lead late in the period before Brampton scored 2 goals in the last minute and a half to close out the first period NW 5 - Brampton 4.

The Salmonbellies outscored Brampton 4-2 in the second to lead 9-6 going into the third period. The game got ugly when Bob Snider high sticked Colin Doyle at the 4:32 mark of the second resulting in a bench clearing brawl with 5 players from each team being ejected. A total of 35 infractions were called totaling 173 PIM.

Both teams scored 3 goals apiece in the third to round out the scoring. Scoring for Brampton Friday; Josh Sanderson 3G 1A, Shawn Williams 4G 1A, Colin Doyle 2G, Dan Dawson 2G 1A and Brendon Doran 1G 1A. Top scorer for NW was IIija Gajic with 2G 2A.

Game 2 is Saturday, Sept. 5th at Queens Park Arena 7:45 pm PST. Go Excelsiors Go!

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Once again the Brampton Excelsiors will play for the Mann Cup against the New Wesminster Salmonbellies.

All games will be webcast via pay-per-veiw for $9.99 per game.

Anyone that is interested in making the trip out to Vancouver can stay at the Delta Grand Villa in Burnaby with the team under a special rate. Make your reservations at 604-453-0755 and mention the Brampton Excelsiors room block and you will get in on a rate of $109 per night plus taxes which is a great savings.

Thanks for all your support this year and we take your best wishes with us as we look to defend our spot on top of the lacrosse world.

Tomm Brannon

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MANN UP!!!

It took 6 games and a thrilling last minute goal, but the Excelsiors successfully defended their MSL title against the Peterborough Lakers.

After taking games 1 (8-1) and 2 (14-11) and dominating the 1st period in Peterborough in game 3 a power failure threw a wrench into the plans. The team had to travel home Thursday night and return on Friday to complete the game. The game did not go as well with the Excelsiors short Brodie Merrill and having a lot of travel (6-9). The Excelsiors took a quiet bus home on Friday night and returned on Sunday with a new focus that led to 14-9 victory and a 3-1 series lead. Brampton was unable to capitalize at home Monday night (5-9) despite another early lead as Peterborough fought for their playoff lives and forced another game in Peterborough. Brampton held an 8-6 lead entering the final period. Peterborough continued to apply pressure both offensively and with great goaltending and tied the game up with just over 2 minutes to go, but with 55 seconds remaining, Colin Doyle found Brodie Merrill driving the right side and Merrill blasted one low to secure the victory (9-8) and the championship.

The team will be honoured prior to the start of game 2 of the Minto Cup in Brampton on Saturday night.

The Excelsiors will now travel to New Westminster to defend the Mann against the team that they swept to earn the title last year. This is not going to be the same story as last year though as New West has really hit their stride as of late, and get to play in their home barn. The Mann cup will be broadcast by pay-per-view or for anyone interested there is a fan rate set-up at the hotel in Vancouver. Contact Tomm Brannon at be-lax@hotmail.com if you have any questions.

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