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Mann
Cup!!!
That's right, in their historic
125th year the Brampton Excelsior Lacrosse Club's
Major team has captured another Ontario title and
will play host to the New Westminster Salmonbellies
of the WLA for the coveted Mann Cup. This itself
was no small accomplishment as the Excelsiors once
again entered the MSL finals against the 2 time
defending champion Peterborough Lakers who have
reigned supreme for the past 4 seasons. It took
a grueling 7th game in front of over 3000 people
in the Powerade Centre to determine the winner and
eventual host of this year's Mann Cup, but the Excelsiors
proved to themselves and their fans just how much
this means to them and came out on top with a 7-2
final score. As gratifying as it was to win the
East, this Excelsior team has had only one goal
in mind since the onset of the season, and that
is to win it all and keep the Mann Cup here in Brampton.
New Westminster comes in as a big
unknown. They only lost one game all season (only
by a single goal) and swept through both of their
playoff series. They are big, young and fast and
hope to give the Excelsior's another tough challenge.
The Salmonbellies organization has won more Mann
Cups than any other club and hope that this year
they can add yet another. They have had a lot of
time to recover while they eagerly awaited to see
which direction they would be traveling once they
touch down in Toronto on Wednesday night. They now
know that the distance isn't too great as the Powerade
Centre will be their home in the upcoming days.
Game 1 kicks off on Friday September
5th at 7:30 PM. The series will follow the now standard
Mann Cup schedule of Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday (see schedule in box).
All games will be 7:30 starts.
Tickets for games 1-4 will become
available through Ticketmaster and at the Powerade
Centre at 10:00 Tuesday morning. Tickets for additional
games will become available as the games become
required. Ticket prices are listed in the ticket
box.
As more information becomes available
(webcasts, t.v., or radio coverage) it will be posted
here. For those that are planning to spend some
time in Brampton there will also be various hotel
and restaurant deals in place soon, so keep checking
for updates…
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