Date Event Vignette Scope Region Threads
1883 "Big John" and the Kahnawake lacrosse team Big John" and the Kahnawake lacrosse team, European competitors, Scarborough, England, 1883 First Nations, international, picture Kahnawake, England, Canada
1884 "Young Canadians" of Richmond Hill
club Ontario
1860 12 players per side Probably the first lacrosse game of 12 players per side saw The Beaver play the Young Torontos club
rules Canada
1967 1st International Lacrosse Foundation (ILF) World Cup

First International Lacrosse Foundation (ILF) sanctioned World Cup held in Toronto. Won by USA, Canada placed third.

This World Field Lacrosse Championship really began the concep ...

championship, international, field  
1908 Alberta Lacrosse Association formed
association Alberta
1883 Another tour of the British Isles by Canadian team

captained by W.G. Beers, and Indian team captained by Big John (Scattered Branches).

By arrangement with Dominion Government, tour members acted as "emigration agents" to attract settlers t ...

First Nations, international Kahnawake, England, Canada
1998 At NCAA tournament Gary Gait first took his famous "Air Gait
game, college, USA USA thread: Gary Gait
1907 Australia's first international lacrosse match vst Canada Australia's first international lacrosse match against Canada was played at the famous Melbourne Cricket Grounds (MCG) before a crowd of 30,000 international, :Australia, Canada  
? Ball and Stick game played by Nations of the interior of British Columbia First Nations, game BC
1861 Beaver lacrosse members form Victoria Rifles Company Shortly after the start of the American Civil War, the supposed possibility of invasion caused the formation of a number of militias in Canada. In Montreal, members of the Beaver Lacrosse Club formed ... club, picture Quebec
1987 Beginning of National Lacrosse League (box) led to the MLL and other leagues league, USA  
1931 Box Lacrosse

Although its origins are somewhat shrouded, Box Lacrosse was first played about this time. Some maintain that the game just naturally evolved around 1929 0r 1930 in Ontario when some lacrosse playe ...

origins, box Canada
1939 Box Lacrosse professional International League formed with teams from Vancouver, New Westminster, Seattle plus an Indian team. international, professional, USA USA, Canada
1890 British Columbia Amateur Lacrosse Association incorporated

British Columbia Amateur Lacrosse Association incorporated on March 22, 1890 with three teams:

Victoria, Vancouver and New Westminster

association  
1931 C.A.L.A adopted box lacrosse as its official game
rules, box, Canada  
1925 C.A.L.A re-formed as central controlling body C.A.L.A re-formed as central controlling body to re-introduce unified rules and national championships, in effort to revive amateur lacrosse. association, Canada  
1884 Calgary Lacrosse Club was organized

The Calgary Lacrosse Club was organized in 1884 with Captain Boynton serving as the club's first president. The club's membership swelled to thirty, with games among the club members being held per ...

club Alberta
1912 Canadian Amateur Lacrosse Association formed Canadian Amateur Lacrosse Association formed, as part of Amateur Athletic Union of Canada association, Canada  
1876 Canadian and European Lacrosse Teams Canadian and European Lacrosse Teams in playing positions, composite, Montreal, QC, 1876 Photograph
origins, international, picture  
1883 Canadian and Kahnawake lacrosse teams competing at the Zoological Gardens, Clifton, England, 1883 First Nations, picture, Canada Kahnawake, England, Canada
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