Road to the Mann Cup: Seeds, Series, Schedules and Scores
Six Nations vs. Peterborough, MSL Finals Game 4 (Photo: David Pickering)
The 2023 Mann Cup will be played in British Columbia starting September 8. The historic best-of-seven series pits the champion of Ontario’s Major Series Lacrosse against the winner of the BC-based Western Lacrosse Association. The series will be played at the home arena of the eventual champion from the WLA.
Last year, the Peterborough Lakers became the first team since the 1951-54 Peterborough Timbermen/Trailerman to win four consecutive Mann Cups, plus passed the New Westminster Salmonbellies for most Manns (since the box era began in 1932) with 18. Down 2-0 to start the 2022 series against the Langley Thunder, Peterborough would mount an incredible comeback that would need a full seven to be settled. Long-time Lakers forward Shawn Evans, who is no longer with the club, also set a new record for most career points produced during the Mann Cup.
Below see all of Canada’s Senior A postseason seeds, series, schedules and scores from each province’s semifinals & finals.
Major Series Lacrosse
MSL Semifinals
Best-of-seven series
#1 Six Nations Chiefs vs. #4 Coburg Kodiaks
Six Nations wins series 4-1
Game 1: Cobourg 3, Six Nations 15
Game 2: Six Nations 7, Cobourg 5
Game 3: Cobourg 9, Six Nations 8
Game 4: Six Nations 14, Cobourg 6
Game 5: Cobourg 3, Six Nations 11
#2 Peterborough Lakers vs. #3 Brooklin Lacrosse Club
Peterborough wins series 4-0
Game 1: Brooklin 9, Peterborough 12
Game 2: Peterborough 14, Brooklin 12
Game 3: Brooklin 7, Peterborough 16
Game 4: Peterborough 12, Brooklin 11 (OT)
MSL Finals
Best-of-seven series
#1 Six Nations Chiefs vs. #2 Peterborough Lakers
Six Nations wins series 4-0
Game 1: Peterborough 7, Six Nations 10
Game 2: Six Nations 11, Peterborough 6
Game 3: Peterborough 5, Six Nations 13
Game 4: Six Nations 10, Peterborough 5
Western Lacrosse Association
WLA Semifinals
Best-of-five series
#1 New Westminster Salmonbellies vs. #4 Victoria Shamrocks
New Westminster wins series 3-0
Game 1: Victoria 9, New Westminster 11
Game 2: New Westminster 13, Victoria 12
Game 3: Victoria 8, New Westminster 10
#2 Langley Thunder vs. #3 Nanaimo Timbermen
Langley wins series 3-1
Game 1: Langley 17, Nanaimo 10
Game 2: Nanaimo 6, Langley 14
Game 3: Nanaimo 8, Langley 7 (OT)
Game 4: Langley 9, Nanaimo 6
WLA Finals
Best-of-seven series
#1 New Westminster Salmonbellies vs. #2 Langley Thunder
New Westminster wins series 4-3
Game 1: Langley 11, New Westminster 9
Game 2: New Westminster 13, Langley 8
Game 3: Langley 10, New Westminster 11 (2OT)
Game 4: New Westminster 5, Langley 6 (OT)
Game 5: Langley 6, New Westminster 4
Game 6: New Westminster 9, Langley 6
Game 7: Langley 7, New Westminster 12