The Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League (TOJLL) is one of two Junior B Tier 1 box lacrosse leagues sanctioned by the British Columbia Lacrosse Association in British Columbia , Canada. The league champion competes for the British Columbia Junior B Tier 1 Provincial Championship. Teams have competed for the Founders Cup , a national tournament which determines the Canadian Junior B lacrosse champion.
31-496: 1999 : Thompson-Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League founded by Dan Wray to provide a quality lacrosse environment for players aged 16 to 20. Wray first launched the concept of organized lacrosse for players in Grades 11 and 12 with an intermediate league in the Interior for three years in the late 1990s. With a large and talented crop of 1983-born talent coming out of the midget ranks, Wray felt
62-673: A best-of-five series. 2013 : The TOJLL regular season was increased to sixteen games. The TOJLL was represented by, league champions, the Vernon Tigers in the Provincial Tournament. The Tigers went 0–3 in round-robin play, then lost the Bronze Medal Game, 13–9, to the Delta Islanders. 2014 : The Provincial championships was hosted by the Vernon Tigers. The Delta Islanders won the final defeating Vernon, 14–7. 2015 : For
93-622: A broad pass between the Okanagan Valley to the south and the Shuswap Country to the north, and is about 480 km (300 mi) from each of Vancouver , B.C. and Spokane , Washington. The City of Armstrong celebrated its centennial in 2013. Armstrong is a rural community and commercial center in the North Okanagan, with agriculture, grain farming of alfalfa and corn , logging, and ranching being traditional economic activities. It
124-474: A fifteen-game regular season. The South Okanagan Flames were forced to forfeit three games due to ineligible player rules. The playoffs were a best-of-three semifinals and a best-of-five finals. 2002 : Cam Morrison became the league's second commissioner. The TOJLL allowed the Prince George Posse into the league, as an exhibition team, for the eighteen-game regular season. Note: The Posse went on to
155-586: A perfect (18–0–0) season. 2003 : The TOJLL expanded with the inclusion of the Armstrong Shamrocks. The North Okanagan Tigers are renamed the Vernon Tigers. The Kelowna Braves had to forfeit seven games due to ineligible player rules, as a result the Vernon Tigers gain two wins for a perfect season (18–0–0). The Vernon Tigers, represented the TOJLL in the Provincials, losing to the Prince George Posse, 9–7, in
186-558: A population of 5,323 living in 2,217 of its 2,292 total private dwellings, a change of 4.1% from its 2016 population of 5,114. With a land area of 5.22 km (2.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,019.7/km (2,641.1/sq mi) in 2021. According to the 2021 census , religious groups in Armstrong included: The public schools system is administered by School District 83 North Okanagan-Shuswap , headquartered in nearby Salmon Arm . Pleasant Valley Secondary School (PVSS)
217-588: A pre-season schedule by including the Annual Archie Jack Memorial Ice Breaker Tournament, which is played in Armstrong , British Columbia . The playoff format was changed to that of a (best-of-three) quarterfinals, semifinals and a (best-of-five) finals, the top two teams, of the regular season, got a first round playoff bye. 2007 : Ed Kwasniewski became the league's third commissioner. The TOJLL saw no major changes, maintaining
248-484: Is a corporation operated by a seven-member city council headed by the Mayor , with meetings being held the second and fourth Mondays of every month. The Mayor is Chris Pieper, currently in his second term as mayor. Armstrong has four public education facilities; two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. Armstrong Elementary School was initially known as the "Armstrong Spallumcheen Consolidated School". When it
279-495: Is also a store-front style facility, Gateway Continuing Education Centre, operated by School District 83. While agriculture, logging, and ranching remain a dominant portion of the economy of Armstrong and the Spallumcheen Valley, tourism increasingly plays a significant role in the economic activity of the area; particularly popular with long-distance cyclists as a desirable location for short-haul excursions. Armstrong and
310-449: Is located amidst the dairy and farmlands of the Spallumcheen Valley (a name derived from a Shuswap language word with multiple meanings: "beautiful valley", "flat meadow", "meeting of the waters", and "prairie-banked river"). Armstrong was named after William Heaton Armstrong , a London banker who helped finance the Shuswap and Okanagan Railway in 1892 and local development at the turn of
341-437: Is the local high school and Len Wood Middle School is the middle school. There are two elementary schools; Highland Park Elementary, and Armstrong Elementary with students bussing in from nearby Falkland also making up a portion of the school population. The high-school is also getting a 16 million dollar gym renovation, after failed efforts by The former principal Chelsea Prince, The ministry of education has donated 16 million for
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#1733085176225372-708: The Detroit Red Wings in the monster deal that sent Frank Mahovlich to Montreal. He played with the Red Wings until he was traded to the expansion Kansas City Scouts in 1974. Prior to the 1976–77 NHL season , Charron signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals , where he played until his retirement following the 1980–81 NHL season . He served as the Capitals' captain during the 1978–79 season. Despite playing in 734 NHL regular season games, he never appeared in
403-711: The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim during the 2000–01 season. He later served as the head coach of the WHL 's Kamloops Blazers from 2010 to 2013. Charron briefly was the commissioner of the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League in 2018. Originally a product of the Montreal Canadiens ' system, Charron played twenty games with the Canadiens before he was traded during the middle of the 1970–71 NHL season to
434-582: The Armstrong Cheese site down, laying off 73 workers. However, one of the main tourist attractions continues to be the Village Cheese Company. At the Village Cheese Company, one can watch master cheesemakers at their craft. Among the cheeses available are cheddar , Monterey Jack and "squeaky curds". Armstrong has a humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb ). In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Armstrong had
465-592: The Kelowna Raiders. The league decided to have a fifteen-game regular season. 2012 : Dan Wray became the league's fourth commissioner. The Kamloops Rattlers ceased operations prior to the start of the season. The remaining teams played an abbreviated schedule due to a league controversy concerning the players of the Rattlers. That issue was resolved by the BCLA... "I am writing to inform you that at an emergency meeting of
496-662: The Senior Directorate, the 11-member panel voted to uphold point 5.06 in the BCLA Senior Operating Policy," wrote Christine Pollock, BCLA's senior directorate chair, in a ruling. "This allows for any junior age player residing in Kamloops to play for the Kamloops Venom, currently the only junior B team in Kamloops registered with the BCLA." The league changed the playoff format to that of semifinals and finals, both
527-642: The best-of-five finals. 2020 : The league expands to five teams with the re-entry of the Armstrong Shamrocks, mainly with players and coach from Salmon Arm. Another new team, from Kelowna, called the Kelowna Kodiaks, is operated by the Kelowna Minor Lacrosse Association. League cancels season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 : Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic there was no regular season play. With an ease of COVID-19 restrictions though,
558-667: The century, relocating the townsite originally at Landsdowne to the confluence of the Valley's rail lines and the city's current site. The influence of Dutch immigrants settling in the valley after the Second World War is represented by their cheese-making knowledge, allowing Armstrong to become well known for the cheese it produced. The city is also well known for hosting the Interior Provincial Exhibition and Stampede, which has been in annual operation since 1899 though
589-530: The completion of the gym. The gym will be available to use by the community and the schools. Guy Charron Guy Joseph Jean Charron (born January 24, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and coach. He played in the NHL from 1969 to 1981, and he was an assistant coach with five NHL teams from 1990 to 2008. He served brief stints as a head coach with the Calgary Flames in 1992 and with
620-462: The event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic . The "IPE" is not just a midway and popular retail show, but very much still a country fair, with contests being held to judge animals, cooking, sewing, hobbies, and other items. Additionally, the exhibition offers a variety of entertainment options ranging from concerts, competitions, and the famous mini-chuckwagon races. Armstrong
651-403: The first time in league history there was a non-sudden death, ten minute, overtime games. 2019 : The Commissioner steps down after just one year and Jeff Hanley becomes the league's (sixth) commissioner. The Armstrong Shamrocks take a leave-of-absence for the season. The playoffs will consist of a best-of-three semifinal between second & third place, the first place team receives a bye to
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#1733085176225682-590: The gold medal game. 2004 : The TOJLL hosted the Provincials which meant that two teams from the TOJLL would play in the tournament. Those teams were the Vernon Tigers (0–4 in the Provincial round robin), as host, and the Kamloops Rattlers (1–3 in the Provincial round robin) as 2004 TOJLL Champions. The Rattlers went on to play the Peninsula Falcons (2–1–1) for the bronze medal, winning 6–5. 2005 : The TOJLL
713-599: The league championship and won a silver medal at the Provincials. 2010 : The Kamloops Venom won the TOJLL Championship, a Provincial Gold Medal (a first for the league) and a bronze medal at the Founders Cup . The South Okanagan Flames have the dubious honor of being the first team to go winless in a season. 2011 : Prior to the start of the TOJLL season, the Kelowna Warriors and Rutland Raiders merged to become
744-513: The league held a two week-end tournament-style playoffs on July 10 and July 24. Heather Davis becomes the leagues (seventh) Commissioner after Jeff Hanley vacated the office mid-term. Armstrong, British Columbia Armstrong is a city in the North Okanagan of the Canadian province of British Columbia , between Vernon and Enderby . It overlooks the Spallumcheen Valley, which forms
775-457: The same regular season and playoff formats as in 2006. The league created its first online presence, in 2007, with a website through Teamopolis Inc., which has since been disabled, using the domain name www.tojll.com. 2008 : The Kamloops Venom became a member of the TOJLL. The TOJLL also welcomed the newly formed West Kootenay Wolf Pack to the league, as an exhibition team, for the now fourteen game regular season. 2009 : The Vernon Tigers won
806-405: The season with a record of 0–16, which includes 3 defaulted games, noted as a, 1–0 loss. 2018 : Guy Charron became the league's fifth commissioner, league declares themselves "tier 1" and the Kelowna Raiders folded. The league once again, along with the league statistics from 2016 and 2017, switched website providers from TeamPages to LacrosseShift ( http://tojll.lacrosseshift.com/home ). For
837-479: The second time in the TOJLL, the Vernon Tigers, had a perfect regular season (16–0–0). 2016 : The league switched website providers, from Teamopolis to TeamPages, this resulted in the loss of all statistics for years 2007 to 2015. 2017 : The TOJLL and Vernon Tigers hosted the Junior B Lacrosse Provincials. The Kelowna Raiders became the first team in league history to go pointless for the regular season. They finished
868-592: The surrounding area feature many attractions including museums , golf courses, water sports , snow sports including skiing and snowmobile riding, boating , fishing and hiking trails . Armstrong Cheese is well known throughout Canada and in parts of the United States, and originated in Armstrong. Dairyworld purchased Armstrong Cheese in 1997. Saputo Inc. purchased Dairyworld in 2003, and in February 2004, after being in operation for more than 100 years, closed
899-548: The time was right to launch a junior B circuit for players in the valley. The new league would begin regular season play in 2000. 2000 : The league appointed Phil Reunoff as its first Commissioner. The Rutland Raiders defeated the North Okanagan Tigers in the final series to claim the inaugural TOJLL Championship. 2001 : The league had six teams: Kamloops Rattlers, Kelowna Braves, Kelowna Dragons, North Okanagan Tigers, Rutland Raiders and South Okanagan Flames to play
930-478: Was built in 1921, it was the first school in the Province to be constructed as a central school into which were consolidated approximately thirteen small country or one-room schools. Len Wood Middle school and Pleasant Valley Secondary were later added to suit the growing region, with Highland Park Elementary opening in 1983 to satisfy increasing demand and lack of suitable expansion capacity at Armstrong Elementary. There
961-522: Was represented by the league champions, Kamloops Rattlers, at the Provincials. They Rattlers came away with a silver medal, losing the final, 16–15, to the Westshore Bears. 2006 : Prior to the start of the TOJLL season the Kelowna Braves and Kelowna Dragons amalgamated to form the Kelowna Warriors. With the loss of one team, the league reverted to a fifteen-game regular season. The league initiated