{{Infobox sports team | name = Kahnawake Hunters | image = Kahawake Hunters logo.png | sport = Box lacrosse | city = Kahnawake, Quebec | league = OJBLL | founded = 2009 | championships = 2025 Founders Cup, 2025 OJBLL Championship, 2025 Eastern Conference Championship 2024 Eastern Conference Championship | arena = Kahnawake Sports Complex | colours = Maroon, Black, and White | coach = Brandon Francis | gm = Greg Horn | president = Derek Stacey }} The '''Kahnawake Hunters''' are a Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada. The Hunters play in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League and are eligible for the Founders Cup National Championship. The Hunters are the only Quebec team in the OJBLL.
==History== The Hunters were proposed by Kahnawake Minor Lacrosse in 2007 as local players had nowhere to play after graduating the minor levels. In 2008, the team operated as an intermediate squad before applying as a Junior B team for the 2009 season.
The Kahnawake Hunters made their debut in 2009 in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ilindoor.com/2009/05/28/a-team-by-team-outline-of-the-ontario-jr-b-lacrosse-eastern-conference/ |title=A team-by-team outline of the Ontario Jr. B lacrosse Eastern Conference | IL Indoor.com |access-date=2014-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725091733/http://www.ilindoor.com/2009/05/28/a-team-by-team-outline-of-the-ontario-jr-b-lacrosse-eastern-conference/ |archive-date=2014-07-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Hunters expansion marked the first time a Kahnawake team competed in Junior B in almost a decade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2009/04/20/celtics-open-with-win |title=Celtics open with win {{!}} Cornwall Standard Freeholder |website=www.standard-freeholder.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727035648/http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2009/04/20/celtics-open-with-win |archive-date=2014-07-27}} </ref> In their first season, the Hunters finished with a record of 3 wins, 15 losses, and 2 ties.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 23, 2009 |title=Hunters inaugural season concludes with two losses |url=http://kahnawakenews.com/hunters-inaugural-season-concludes-with-two-losses-p315-88.htm |website=Iori:wase: News from the Kanien'kehá:ka Nation}}</ref>
==Season-by-season results== '''''Note:''' GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against'' {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season || GP || W || L || T || PTS || GF || GA ||Finish || Playoffs |- |2009 ||20 ||3 ||15 ||2 ||8 ||152 ||201 ||4th of 4, Far East ||DNQ |- |2010 ||20 ||13 ||7 ||0 ||26 ||162 ||132 ||'''1st of 4, Far East'''||Won, 3-0 vs Gloucester Griffins Lost, 1-3 vs Clarington Green Gaels |- |2011 ||20 ||14 ||6 ||0 ||28 ||249 ||171 ||'''1st of 4, Far East'''||Lost, 1-3 vs Newmarket Saints |- |2012 ||20 ||10 ||10 ||0 ||20 ||190 ||182 ||2nd of 4, Far East ||Lost, 0-3 vs Halton Hills Bulldogs |- |2013 ||20 ||10 ||10 ||0 ||20 ||208 ||188 ||2nd of 4, Far East ||Lost, 0-2 vs Halton Hills Bulldogs |- |2014 ||20 ||9 ||11 ||0 ||18 ||194 ||201 ||3rd of 4, Far East ||Lost, 0-3 vs Akwesasne Indians |- |2015 |20 |5 |15 |0 |10 |227 |267 |4th of 4, Far East |DNQ |- |2016 |20 |7 |13 |0 |14 |204 |224 |3rd of 4, Far East |DNQ |- |2017 |20 |14 |6 |0 |28 |199 |179 |2nd of 4, Far East |Won, 3-0 vs Gloucester Griffins Lost, 0-3 vs Akwesasne Indians |- |2018 |20 |8 |12 |0 |16 |229 |214 |3rd of 4, Far East |Won, 3-0 vs Halton Hills Bulldogs Lost, 0-3 vs Clarington Green Gaels |- |2019 |20 |7 |13 |0 |14 |185 |230 |3rd of 4, Far East |Lost, 1-3 vs Nepean Knights |}
== Alumni ==
* Stone Jacobs (2016-17) - University of Vermont '23<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 12, 2021 |title=Local lacrosse player returns after major injury |url=https://easterndoor.com/2021/01/12/local-lacrosse-player-returns-after-major-injury/ |website=Eastern Door}}</ref> * Koleton Marquis (2018-22) - committed to Johns Hopkins University<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2020 |title=Marquis commits to lacrosse powerhouse Johns Hopkins |url=https://kahnawakenews.com/marquis-commits-to-lacrosse-powerhouse-johns-hopkins-p3176-1.htm |website=Iori:wase: News from the Kanien'kehá:ka Nation}}</ref> * Teioshontathe McComber (2014-19) - Victoria Shamrocks (BCJALL);<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 11, 2019 |title=McComber makes impact with B.C. Junior A team |url=https://kahnawakenews.com/mccomber-makes-impact-with-bc-junior-a-team-p2870-1.htm |website=Iori:wase: News from the Kanien'kehá:ka Nation}}</ref> University of Albany '22 * Brine Rice (2014-16) - 51st pick of the 2016 NLL Draft<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2016 |title=Rice ready to rock it and suit up for Rochester |url=https://easterndoor.com/2016/10/03/rice-ready-to-rock-it-and-suit-up-for-rochester/ |website=Eastern Door}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://kahnawakejrbhunters.pointstreaksites.com/ Kahnawake Hunters website] *[https://pointstreaksites.com/view/ontariojrblacrosse OJBLL website]
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Category:Ontario Lacrosse Association teams Category:Lacrosse of the Haudenosaunee Category:2009 establishments in Quebec Category:Lacrosse clubs established in 2009