HISTORY OF BEACHES LACROSSE

1915

OLA JUNIOR A IROQUOIS TROPHY WINNERS

The Toronto Beaches win its first of five consecutive Iroquois Trophies, capturing the title from 1915-1919.

1991

THE TORONTO BEACHES JOIN THE ONTARIO JUNIOR A LACROSSE LEAGUE

The Toronto Beaches become a modern franchise in 1991 when it is added to the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League schedule.

2002

AN APPEARANCE IN THE FINALS

The Toronto Beaches make their first appearance in the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League final, before bowing out to the the St. Catharines Athletics.

2000

HINKSON AND STAFF EARN HONOURS

Toronto Beaches coaching staff wins the franchise’s first league award when it is named the year’s Outstanding Coaching Staff.

2002

NEW COACHES, SAME AWARD

Jack Chisholm, Don Jones, Matt McLean, and Wayne Cousins claim the Jim Bishop Memorial Award as Toronto has the Most Outstanding Coaching staff for the second year in a row.

2003

WAILES WINS SCORING TITLE

Kyle Wailies scores 30 goals and adds 65 assists for 95 points in just 18 games to win the OLA Jr. A scoring title.

2004

WAILES CONTINUES TO DOMINATE

Beaches star Kyle Wailies betters his totals from the previous season — 31 goals, 76 assists for 107 points — to win the scoring race and capture the league’s Most Valuable Player award.

2004

KEOGH NAMED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Future NLL player Steven Keogh burst on the scene in a big way, capturing the Joey Nieuwendyk Award as the league’s best newcomer.

2007

KEOGH NAMED TO OJALL SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM

Beaches forward Stephen Keogh earned OJALL Second All-Star Team honours with a 29-goal, 60-point campaign

2015

ST. JOHN FINISHES TOP FIVE IN POINTS

Forward John St. John finished with the most points in a single season by a Beaches player since Wailes’ MVP season in 2004, scoring 92 points en route to finishing fourth in league scoring

2018

BEACHES PLAY SPOILER

The eighth-seed Beaches would shock the entire OJALL in 2018, upsetting the one-seeded Burlington Chiefs in a best-of-five series.

2022

FIRTH MAKES HISTORY

Beaches second-year forward Willem Firth set a number of statistical milestones during the 2022 campaign. The 2021 third overall OJLL draft selection became the fourth player in Beaches history to record 100 points and just the second to score 50 goals in a single season. Firth is the first player to accomplish both 50 goals and 100 points in the same season in franchise history. 

SINGLE-SEASON WINS RECORD

The Beaches set another milestone after finishing the season with five consecutive victories. With 15 wins for the year, the Beaches surpassed the previous season-high of 14 set by the 2002 and 2004 squads, respectively. 

MINTO BOUND

The Beaches made more history in the 2022 playoffs after securing the second seed in the league. With series victories over the Peterborough Lakers and Burlington Chiefs, the Beaches secured an automatic bid to the 2022 Minto Cup in Brampton, Ontario.

HISTORY AT THE NLL DRAFT

The Beaches’ record-setting year continued into the annual National Lacrosse League draft. In the 2022 Draft, seven Beaches players and alumni were taken — A franchise record. Owen Grant was selected third overall by the Vancouver Warriors, while Cam Wyers (13th Overall), Dylan Robinson (14th Overall), Owen Down (15th Overall), Brady Kearnan (20th Overall), and Taggart Clark (23rd Overall) were also selected in the first round. Former Beaches captain Matt Duncan was also selected by the Albany FireWolves in the fourth round (67th Overall).