Mathieu Gautier & Miners easily set new RMLL scoring standards at Minto Cup
Mathieu Gautier, Miners Lacrosse Club (Photo: Dave Fryer)
During a Minto Cup tournament that has already been witness to a number of noteworthy firsts & record-book rewrites, Miners Lacrosse Club players have quietly set new scoring standards for a Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League representative.
Currently tied for the tournament’s point-scoring lead, power-forward Mathieu Gautier’s assist (13) & point tally (20) after last night’s stunning 20-12 win over the Toronto Beaches set a new record for an RMLL player at a Minto Cup.
With at least two games left to go in this weekend’s final against the Whitby Warriors, Gautier is just a goal shy of matching an RMLL player’s best-ever goal total at the tournament too.
Jack Royer, Davis Dame and Jake Bowen, Miners Lacrosse Clube (Photo: Dave Fryer)
In fact, teammate Jack Royer’s assist (12) & point total (17) after four games sits second behind only Gautier in Alberta’s all-time single-Minto sums, the pair passing Calgary Roughnecks’ forward Dan Taylor’s previous record in both statistical stat columns.
Taylor’s totals were achieved with the Calgary Mountaineers during the 2014 Minto Cup semi-final series against the Coquitlam Adanacs. Zach Mantei (Saint Joseph’s University) had matched Taylor’s chart-topping points with the Okotoks Raiders during the 2019 Minto in Langley, British Columbia.
The most goals scored at a single Minto by an RMLL player happened during the 2018 tournament when current Colorado Mammoth forward Brett McIntyre scored 8 times for the Okotoks Raiders. Gautier sits just a goal back from matching that mark, but a host of other Miners at this year’s Minto could crack that total soon too: Callin Harris (6), Marcus Needham (5), Jake Bowen (5), Davis Dame (5) and Royer (5). Only 23 RMLL players have scored five or more times at a single Minto Cup, and six of them are suiting up for the Miners at the national tourney right now.
Dan Taylor, Calgary Roughnecks, 2019 (Photo: Candice Ward)
The Miners currently lead the Minto with 47 total goals, which is also a new record for an RMLL team. The Miners’ +7 goal differential is tied with the Warriors for tops in the 2022 tournament. If the Albertans can finish with a positive GD after their upcoming best-of-three series, they’d be the first RMLL team to leave a Minto in the black.
Below, check out the RMLL’s all-time individual goal, assist and point leaders during a single Minto season, today’s Miners either already owning the top spot or should shortly.
Most Goals
Player, Team (Year) Goals
Players in bold currently competing in 2022 Minto Cup
Brett McIntyre, Okotoks Raiders (2018) 8
Mathieu Gautier, Miners Lacrosse Club (2022) 7
Zach Mantei, Okotoks Raiders (2019) 7
Brett McIntyre, Okotoks Raiders (2017) 7
Chris Schmidt, Edmonton Miners (2005) 7
Callin Harris, Miners Lacrosse Club (2022) 6
Carter Brand, Okotoks Raiders (2018) 6
Austin Jerhoff, Calgary Mountaineers (2016) 6
Dan Taylor, Calgary Mountaineers (2014) 6
Shayne Lopatynski, Edmonton Eclipse (2009) 6
Kiel Donahue, Calgary Mountaineers (2008) 6
Andrew Kent, Edmonton Miners (2006) 6
Neil Tichkowsky, Edmonton Miners (2005) 6
Most Assists
Mathieu Gautier, Miners Lacrosse Club (2022) 13
Jack Royer, Miners Lacrosse Club (2022) 12
Dan Taylor, Calgary Mountaineers (2014) 10
Jake Bowen, Miners Lacrosse Club (2022) 9
Zach Mentei, Okotoks Raiders (2019) 9
Sean Tyrell, Calgary Mountaineers (2016) 9
Adam Wolf, Okotoks Raiders (2019) 7
Marshall Bloomfield, Okotoks Raiders (2019) 7
Tyler Sonnichsen, Okotoks Raiders (2018) 7
Connor Goodwin, Calgary Mountaineers (2014) 7
Kevin Wallin, Edmonton Miners (2008) 7
Most Points
Mathieu Gautier, Miners Lacrosse Club (2022) 20
Jack Royer, Miners Lacrosse Club (2022) 17
Zach Mantei, Okotoks Raiders (2019) 16
Dan Taylor, Calgary Mountaineers (2014) 16
Jake Bowen, Miners Lacrosse Club (2022) 14
Brett McIntyre, Okotoks Raiders (2018) 14
Sean Tyrell, Calgary Mountaineers (2016) 14
Callin Harris, Miners Lacrosse Club (2022) 12
Neil Tichkowsky, Edmonton Miners (2005) 12
Davis Dame, Miners Lacrosse Club (2022) 11
Marcus Needham, Miners Lacrosse Club (2022) 11
Austin Jerhoff, Calgary Mountaineers (2016) 11
Connor Goodwin, Calgary Mountaineers (2014) 11
Ryan Spring, Edmonton Miners (2005) 11
Ethan Landymore, Okotoks Raiders (2019) 10
Levi Anderson, Okotoks Raiders (2019) 10
Carter Brand, Okotoks Raiders (2018) 10
Chris Schmidt, Edmonton Miners (2005) 10