East Coast Junior Lacrosse League


The East Coast Junior Lacrosse League is a Junior-level Canadian box lacrosse league. The teams are located in Nova Scotia. The champions of the East Coast league have in the past moved on to represent Team Nova Scotia at the Founders Cup, the Canadian National Junior B championship. The league has produced some notable players, including players in NCAA division 2, division 3, CUFLA and Ontario Junior A and B leagues.

History

Formed in 2011, the league featured five original teams. Fourth-seeded Dartmouth upset league winning Rebels in the opening round before defeating the Hurricanes in the finals 3-games-to-1.
A second-tier league was added in 2012 with Eastern Shore Breakers, St. Margarets Bay Storm and Truro Bearcats competing against "B" teams from Halifax Northwest, Moncton and Sackville. This lasted just two years as St. Margarets folded after one season and Sackville "B" failed to finish their 2013 season.
Just four teams competed in 2014 with Moncton Mavericks going on hiatus for the season. Halifax Northwest re-branded as Northwest Marley Lions.
The Mavericks returned in 2015 along with a new team, the Truro-based Mi'kmaq Warriors, increasing the league to six teams.
For the 2016 season the Mavericks changed their name from Moncton to New Brunswick Mavericks.
The 2018 season saw the Halifax Northwest Marley Lions withdraw from play and a disbursal draft spread their players throughout the remaining teams on a one-year release. The ECJLL operated as a five team league for the duration of the season.
Prior to the 2019 season, Halifax Northwest moved its franchise to St. Margaret's Bay and re-branded once again as the Rebels. Previously disbursed players were re-called and the St. Margaret's Bay Rebels made their debut at the start of 2019, restoring the league to six teams.

Teams

Former teams

Notable alumni

The ECJLL has evolved into a highly competitive and skilled lacrosse league producing talented players and coaches who have gone on to continue their lacrosse careers. Notable alumni include:
NCAA DIV I
NCAA DIV II
NCAA DIV III
Western Lacrosse Association Senior A
National Lacrosse League