Calgary Jr. A Mountaineers

The Junior A Mountaineers Lacrosse Club was established in 2006 as an expansion team to the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League (RMLL) Junior A program bringing the total number of Junior A lacrosse teams in Alberta to four. Playing out of Calgary, the Mounties home rink is Stu Peppard. [1] The Mounties have played in 2 Minto Cup Championships, once being hosted in 2008 at Max Bell Arena [2]

Jr.A Mountaineers
CityCalgary, Alberta
LeagueRocky Mountain Lacrosse League
Founded2006
Home arenaStu Peppard
ColoursMaroon, Blue and White
              
General managerRick Windl
Head coachRick Windl, Tom Acton, Duane Bratt
Websitejramounties.com

The Jr.A Mountaineers were the 2012 Alberta Champions and were one of the only Alberta based teams to reach the Semi-Finals in the Minto Cup.[3] They did so in 2008 and lost to the Victoria Jr.A Shamrocks with the Orangeville Northmen eventually winning the Championship.

The Mountaineers have also built their NCAA and college player recruits since their inception in 2006. Below is a list of all former Alumni and current players who have played collegiate level lacrosse. [4]

PlayerSchoolLeague
Dan TaylorLehighNCAA Div 1
Tyler MelnykMarquetteNCAA Div 1
Cam GardnerBellarmineNCAA Div 1
Matt MelnykMarquetteNCAA Div 1
Andrew SmistadMarquetteNCAA Div 1
Kyle McFadyenCarleton UniversityCUFLA
James RaveretMarquetteNCAA Div 1
Jordan PryskoNorth CarolinaNCAA Div 1
Derek LloydStony Brook UniversityNCAA Div 1
Cody GradenMerrimackNCAA Div 2
Dan FarmerMars HillNCAA Div 2
Tyler FarmerMars HillNCAA Div 2
Brandon MillerNotre Dame Du NamurNCAA Div 2
Lucas ClaudeFlorida Southern CollegeNCAA Div 2
Curtis PridhamConcordia WisconsinNCAA Div 3
Cody ChasselsConcordia WisconsinNCAA Div 3
Shawn TeixeiraLa RocheNCAA Div 3
Tom ActonCarleton UniversityCUFLA
Cameron McIntoshSimon FraserMCLA
Sheldon LockingMcgillCUFLA
Ian McShaneSt. Francis Xavier UniversityMUFLL
Wes GardnerDalhousieMUFLL

References
  1. Jr.A Mountaineers. "about us". jramounties.com. Jr.A Mountaineers. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  2. "Minto Cup Stats". Pointstreak. 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  3. Pointstreak. "Minto Cup 2008". Pointstreak. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. "Mounties in the NCAA". Jr.A Mounties. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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