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19-480: Peterborough Lakers may refer to: Peterborough Lakers (MSL) , a Senior A box lacrosse team from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Peterborough Lakers Jr. A , a Junior A box lacrosse team from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Peterborough Lakers . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

38-662: A group of over 300 campers and staff to a Lakers home game, and in recent years, the MH choir has performed the Canadian national anthem prior to the game. The Lakers are the most attended team in the MSL. Lakers home games and some away games are broadcast locally on TVCogeco with play-by-play man Pete Dalliday and analyst/host Scott Arnold In years where the Lakers play in the Mann Cup,

57-418: A new name after Canada Post notified many residents that addresses would have to be changed to reflect the municipality due to a phasing out of its rural route system. The council chose to focus on a simpler name, reducing what it felt was confusion regarding the collective purpose – rather than a persistent notion of disparate parts – intended by the history of amalgamations. By

76-768: A period of low attendance during the 90's, the Lakers have enjoyed a renewed level of support from fans and the community at large. In recent years, the Lakers have become affectionately known as " The Lake Show' ". Throughout the playoffs, local businesses and city busses display signs supporting the Peterborough Lakers. During games, including away games, Lakers fans will chant in unison "Let's go Lakers" followed by 5 claps or individual fans may yell "Let's go you Lakers". In addition, fans have been known to heckle opposing players, particularly Brampton Excelsiors goaltender Anthony Cosmo and Brampton forward Josh Sanderson . Peterborough has gained notoriety from outside

95-476: A population density of 59.0/km (152.8/sq mi) in 2021. Mother tongue (2021): The region is in the heart of Ontario's eastern cottage country , where urban residents (mostly from the Toronto region) have cottages on many of the small lakes. Many of the retail and services offered in the region cater to this seasonal market. Small scale farms are a main industry, and dairy and meat production are some of

114-413: A vote of 3 to 2, choosing from a slate of new names, the township council voted to adopt the new name of Selwyn, effective January 2013. The township comprises the communities of: The township is 67 percent rural including small villages and hamlets, along with the urban areas of Lakefield, Bridgenorth - Chemong Park, and Woodland Acres (a suburb of Peterborough). Farms have been established on most of

133-684: Is Lakefield College School which Prince Andrew, Duke of York attended in 1977, however was dropped as an honorary chairman due to sexual abuse allegations . In the village itself is the Lakefield District Public School, which opened in 2018 after the Ridpath Junior Public School , named after James William Ridpath, publisher in the late 19th century and early 20th century of the Lakefield News, local businessman, sportsman and dignitary,

152-489: Is a township in central-eastern Ontario , Canada , located in Peterborough County . The township comprises a mix of rural areas and built up urban areas (former independent towns and villages). The township was created in 2001, as Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield , changing its name to Selwyn effective January 15, 2013. It is not to be confused with the hamlet of Selwyn, one of many unincorporated areas within

171-612: The Ontario Championship 26 times in total (1951 to 1957, 1959, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1982 to 1984, 2004 to 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, and 2017 to 2019, 2022) and the Mann Cup 18 times in total (1951 to 1954, 1966, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1984, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2017 to 2019, 2022), of which only 13 were while the team was using the name Lakers . As the Lakers, they won the Mann Cup in: 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2012, 2010, 2007, 2004, 1984, 1982, 1973, and 1966. In

190-604: The early 2000s, the Lakers' biggest rival were the Brampton Excelsiors . They met in the MSL Finals every year Between the 2003 and 2011 seasons, often finishing 1st and 2nd overall in the regular season. Meeting each other so often in the playoffs, compounded by many of the players playing on rival teams in the National Lacrosse League , which created many intensely contested matches between

209-422: The flat areas, which are intermixed between the rolling hills and lakes. The Trent-Severn Waterway passes through the township. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Selwyn had a population of 18,653 living in 7,483 of its 8,540 total private dwellings, a change of 9.3% from its 2016 population of 17,060 . With a land area of 316.12 km (122.05 sq mi), it had

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228-610: The games are broadcast online on a PPV basis. Local radio stations will also provide updates during games and local TV station CHEX-TV will air highlights during their Newswatch broadcast. In 2008, the Peterborough City Council agreed to a 10-year $ 120,000 interest-free loan to finance the purchase and installation of a carpet for use by the Lakers in the Memorial Centre . The carpet was initially met with some resistance from some on council, however

247-406: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peterborough_Lakers&oldid=933051924 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Peterborough Lakers (MSL) Peterborough has won

266-613: The local area, as Bob Chavez of the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle referred to Lakers home games as "full and loud and wild...a great setting for lacrosse." Attendance for Lakers games has increased significantly over the last decade. In 2011, total attendance for the Lakers home games was 29,910 averaging 2,991 per regular season game and 27,651 averaging 3,456 per playoff game (the Lakers hosted 8 playoff games in 2011). Every summer, Camp Moshava in Selwyn, Ontario sends

285-410: The notable goods. In the 2010 municipal election , Mary Smith won the position of reeve (now mayor) from former reeve Ron Millen by 1,355 votes. Former federal Member of Parliament Andy Mitchell succeeded Smith as deputy reeve. In the 2022 municipal elections, Sherry Senis was acclaimed mayor after serving as councillor. The previous mayor, Andy Mitchell, did not seek reelection. Near the village

304-708: The plan was approved. Councillors argued it would increase usage of the Peterborough Memorial Centre during the Summer, increase player safety and would allow co-existence of the Lakers and the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League . To finance the carpet, sponsors are able to purchase advertising on the carpet during Lakers home games. Last updated: 14-SEPT-18 Selwyn, Ontario Selwyn

323-481: The township. On January 1, 1998, Ennismore and Smith Townships were amalgamated to form the Township of Smith-Ennismore. On January 1, 2001, a Minister's Order created the current – larger – township by amalgamating the formerly independent Village of Lakefield with the Township of Smith-Ennismore and part of Douro–Dummer Township. In December 2012, the township council voted to select

342-474: The two teams. Despite players coming and going between the two franchises, the rivalry has lived on, if not on the floor, then most certainly in the stands. A rivalry also exists with the Six Nations Chiefs , particularly after the 2011 emotional MSL semi-finals where tempers flared amongst fans and players alike, and meeting in the MSL Finals in 2012, and 2014 through to 2017. After going through

361-545: Was closed. LDPS took over the building formerly used for the now closed Lakefield District Secondary School. St. Paul's Catholic School is situated nearby. In Paul Nicholas Mason 's novel Battered Soles (2005), Lakefield is the site of a pilgrimage, begun in July 1997, which sees thousands of pilgrims from all over the world walk from Peterborough along the Rotary Greenway Trail to St. John's Anglican Church in

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