Allsports in Brampton with the Minto Cup

So here is the update on the Minto Cup sports news story for sports on the web.

It is going to be an all Ontario Minto Cup final this year. Last night in the Minto Cup semi- final the host Brampton Excelsiors took it to the Coquitlam Adanacs, beating them by a 12-6 final score. Brampton had rested about 5 key players for the game the previous night and came out from the start meaning business. The host squad was up 2-0 about three minutes into the game and never trailed.

Coquitlam got as close as a 6-5 score but Brampton pulled away in the third period and controlled the ball for the better part of the game. Strong defence was the name of the game for the Excelsiors as they out shot the visitors from BC by a 56-35 count.

So now Brampton gets one more crack at the Orangeville Northmen for Canadian Junior “A” box lacrosse bragging rights. The final is set to start tomorrow night at 8 PM (Friday August 28th). With game two set to go on Saturday at 8 PM. It is a “best of three” final so game three will go on Sunday at 8 PM if it is required.

The way these two teams have matched up all year allsports figures it is a good bet that there will be a game on Sunday. They played each other twice in the regular season, seven times in the eastern final and once so far in the Minto Cup round robin. Orangeville holds the edge in games by a 6-3-1 count.

That does not matter now. Brampton’s whole mind set now is forget about what has happened, win two games and your the champions.

Pictures are courtesy of Pellerins Photography.

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