The Columbus Landsharks were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 2001 until 2003 . They were based in Columbus, Ohio . After the 2003 season, the franchise moved to Phoenix, Arizona , becoming the Arizona Sting . This move was based on poor attendance.
23-506: The final active Landshark in the NLL was Dan Dawson , who they drafted in 2001 in the 6th round, 68th overall. He retired on June 12, 2023. Source: This lacrosse -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports team in Ohio is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dan Dawson Dan Dawson (born December 11, 1981)
46-799: A 1 time Major League Lacrosse (field) champion (2009 Toronto Nationals. Representing Canada, Dawson has won two World Indoor (Box) Lacrosse Championship titles and was a finalist in the 2010 World (Field) Lacrosse Championship. Dawson has won two Champion's Cups as a member of the Rochester Knighthawks in 2013 and 2014. Dawson was drafted in the sixth round (68th overall) by the Columbus Landsharks in 2001, and played in 11 games in his rookie season with Columbus, tallying 3 goals, 3 assists and 29 loose balls. In 2003, he played in 16 games, setting career highs in goals and loose balls. In 2004, Dawson helped Team Canada beat Team USA in
69-568: A new league record. During the 2012 NLL season, Dawson broke the assists record he shared with Josh Sanderson. However, Garrett Billings eclipsed Dawson's total with 82 and now holds the record. After only one season in Philadelphia, Dawson was traded along with his brother Paul to the Rochester Knighthawks for four players including Paul Rabil . Played one season with the expansion team San Diego Seals from 2018-2019. Dawson announced his retirement on June 12, 2023 after 21 seasons in
92-810: A release to come play for the Trailermen. Although the OLA ruled him eligible, when the team arrived in BC to play the Mann Cup, the CLA barred him from playing. Peterborough refused to take the floor for the first game without Allan and the CLA kicked them out of the playoffs and suspended every player on the team for five seasons. The Trailermen were replaced by a rusty Long Branch Pontiacs squad that were easily swept by Victoria. The Trailermen players sat out their suspension in 1958, but their suspensions were commuted in time for
115-749: Is a Senior A box lacrosse league with 7 teams based in Ontario , Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association . The league championship team each year goes on to play against the champions of the Western Lacrosse Association for the Mann Cup in September. The championship is hosted alternately between Ontario and British Columbia . Major Series Lacrosse originated in the late 19th century as
138-644: Is a retired Canadian professional lacrosse player formally playing for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League , Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) of Major Series Lacrosse, and is currently a free agent in Major League Lacrosse . Dawson ranks 2nd on the all-time NLL points list through of the 2022 season. He is a 7 time NLL All Pro selection. As a professional, he is a 7 time Mann Cup Canadian box lacrosse champion, and
161-614: The Canadian Lacrosse Association that left the entire team suspended for five years. From 1951 until 1957, the Trailermen won 7 straight OLA League titles and the first four years they won the Mann Cup, becoming the first indoor team to win four years straight. In 1951, the Trailermen defeated the Vancouver Combines 4-games-to-3 to win their first Mann Cup, then beat Vancouver (Burrards) again in 1952 4-games-to-none to win it again. In 1953 and 1954,
184-590: The Canadian Lacrosse Association . In its early days, it had competition from the semi-professional National Lacrosse Union that ran from around 1880 until around 1920 with teams in the Toronto , Ottawa , and Montreal markets. In the early 20th century the CLA had another rival league, the Dominion Lacrosse Association in much of the same markets as the NLU. In these early days, all lacrosse
207-712: The Heritage Cup . During the 2004 season , he led Arizona in assists and was 2nd in points. In 2005 , Dawson finished 7th in the NLL with 84 points and 2nd in goals with 48. He scored a hat-trick in his first All-Star game with the West Division. In 2005 he was named a First Team All-Pro. Dawson was selected first overall by the LumberJax in the 2008 dispersal draft , after the Arizona Sting and Boston Blazers announced that they would not be playing in
230-627: The Mann Cup , MSL champions 2009 - Member of Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) , winners of the Mann Cup , MSL champions 2011 - Member of Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) , winners of the Mann Cup , MSL champions Bible of Lacrosse Mann Cup Stats 2004 - Member of Team Canada, winners of the Heritage Cup (box lacrosse) 2007 - Member of Team Canada, winners of the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia 2010 - Member of Team Canada, runner up in
253-812: The Vancouver Burrards 3-games-to-1 in 1940, the Richmond Farmers 3-games-to-2 in 1941, the New Westminster Salmonbellies 3-games-to-2 in 1944 and the 'Bellies again in 1946 3-games-to-none. In 1951, the core of the 1950 Mann Cup winning Owen Sound Crescents , including star goalie Lloyd "Moon" Wootton transferred to the Peterborough Trailermen . The move would lead to one of the biggest dynasties ever in lacrosse, including 8 OLA championships in 9 years, 4 Mann Cups , and an infamous standoff with
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#1732779542131276-781: The World Lacrosse Championship in Manchester, England 2011 - Member of Team Canada, winners of the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships in Prague , Czech Republic Bible of Lacrosse 2011 World Box Lacrosse Stats Indoor.com Reference: GP –Games played; G –Goals; A –Assists; Pts –Points; LB –Loose balls; PIM –Penalty minutes; Pts/GP –Points per games played; LB/GP –Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP –Penalty minutes per games played. Major Series Lacrosse Major Series Lacrosse ( MSL )
299-491: The 1959 season. Peterborough would win yet another league title in 1959, but could not muster any past success in the Mann Cup final. The dynasty had ended and Peterborough did not make another final for six seasons. During the 2012 MSL Entry Draft, the league announced it would be holding its first ever All-Star Game. Peterborough was set to host, citing average attendance as the driving factor. However, in April that same year,
322-461: The 2005 WLA playoffs and the 2006 WLA playoffs. 2002 - Member of Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) , winners in the Mann Cup , MSL champions 2003 - Member of Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) , runner up in the Mann Cup , MSL champions 2005 - Member of Victoria Shamrocks , winners in the Mann Cup , WLA champions 2006 - Member of Victoria Shamrocks , runner up in the Mann Cup , WLA champions 2008 - Member of Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) , winners of
345-533: The 2008 season. After leading the LumberJax's the 2008 Champions Cup final, Dawson was again put into National Lacrosse League dispersal draft pool when Arizona ceased operations. This time, Dawson was selected first overall by the Boston Blazers . During the 2009 NLL season , he was named a starter to the All-Star Game . Dawson and Josh Sanderson both finished the season with 74 assists,
368-659: The NLL. He retired leading all-time in assists and games played, 2nd in points, and 4th in goals scored. As a junior in 2002 he played for Brampton Excelsiors Jr.A, jumped to the Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) that same year and won the Mann Cup . He was signed by the Victoria Shamrocks in 2005 and helped lead them to their 8th Mann Cup victory. He won the Bill Ellison Award twice for the MVP of
391-663: The Ontario final who beat them 10-goals-to-6 in a two-game series. The Westonmen would dominate the Ontario scene in the 1920s with 5 league titles and the 1926 Mann Cup. In 1931, the Excelsiors defeated the Toronto Native Sons 2-games-to-1 to win the OALA championship. The Excelsiors would go on to defeat New Westminster in the Mann Cup final 2-games-to-1. This marked the end of Field Lacrosse for this league and
414-491: The Trailermen defeated the Victoria Shamrocks 4-games-to-1 and 4-games-straight respectively to cap off the four cup run. Victoria would return the favour in 1955, beating the Trailermen in 5 games, and the Nanaimo Timbermen would do the same in 1956. The Trailermen would win their league again in 1957, but controversy ensued at the Mann Cup. Peterborough's star scorer Bob Allan left a BC team without receiving
437-533: The entire country could compete for the trophy in a playdown style. As standings leaders of the OALA at midpoint, the Weston Westonmen were awarded the right to represent the OALA for the Mann Cup. The Westonmen were met by the Winnipeg Tigers , whom they defeated 11-3 to become the first Mann Cup champion of the playdown era. The Westonmen were then forced to face the Brampton Excelsiors in
460-648: The first team of the Indoor Era to accomplish that streak. In 1939, the league became the Ontario Lacrosse Association Senior A League (OLA). The St. Catharines Athletics found their stride in 1938 and would win the OLA seven times in nine seasons (losing 1942 and 1943 to Brampton). The Athletics would be National Champions five times in that span, beating the New Westminster Adanacs 3-games-to-none in 1938,
483-617: The last Mann Cup to ever be conducted on a field. The Mimico Mountaineers would defeat the Fergus Thistles 2-games-to-1 to become the first Ontario Senior A box lacrosse champions. They would later host the Winnipeg Argos at Maple Leaf Gardens and win the first ever indoor Mann Cup 2-games-to-none. The Orillia Terriers would be the most dominant OALA team in the 1930s, winning four straight OALA title (1934–1937) and three consecutive Mann Cup (1934–1936) becoming
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#1732779542131506-590: The league. In 1920, the NLU had dropped to 3 teams and elected to disband. The OALA was left as the only Senior A league in Ontario and only had to face the Ontario Intermediate A champion for a berth into the Mann Cup National Senior championships. In 1926, an OALA team won its first Mann Cup . Until this point, the Mann Cup was a challenge trophy, mostly dominated by British Columbia 's New Westminster Salmonbellies , in 1926
529-798: Was field lacrosse . Early powerhouses in the league were the Orangeville Dufferins (1890s) and the St. Catharines Athletics (1900s and 1910s). In 1913, the CLA became the Ontario Amateur Lacrosse Association . The league had a Western Division with teams in Toronto and the Golden Horseshoe and an Eastern Division with teams in the Ottawa District , but a year later the Ottawa teams left
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