Yorkton Bulldogs
| Founded | 2003 |
|---|---|
| League | Prairie Gold Lacrosse League |
| Based in | Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
| Arena | Gallagher Center & Kinsmen Arena |
| Colors | |
| President | Joe Choptuik |
Head coach | Joe Choptuik |
| Championships | PGLL Tier 2 (2008 & 2009) |
The Yorkton Bulldogs are a Junior B box lacrosse team based out of Yorkton, Saskatchewan. They are a member of the Prairie Gold Lacrosse League.
Founded in 2003, the Bulldogs gain most of their talent from Yorkton Minor Lacrosse, Whitewood and Sturgis, Saskatchewan, where they have a field lacrosse team and program.
History
Scott Marianchuk created the current Yorkton Bulldogs team logo.
Yorkton Bulldogs have won the PGLL Junior Lacrosse Tier 2 championship twice (2008 and 2009).
On January 26, 2009, Bulldogs head coach, Darin Lanigan, resigned from his coaching duties. He was replaced by Joe Choptuik.
2014 was a difficult one for an inexperienced group, going 2-8-2[1] in the PGLL (sixth of seven teams). The team managed to score a league-low 81 goals in the regular season. Paul Toth led the team in scoring with 24 goals, 6 assists in just 9 league games. Goalie Louden Choptuik played every minute of every game for the Bulldogs, posting a 12.60 GAA.
Notable players
- Chris Lesanko - 2004 PGLL MVP and top scorer.[2] Current PGLL Commissioner.
- Kyle Bazansky - played Senior A with Nanaimo Timbermen (2008)[3] and college lacrosse at Lindenwood University (2009).[4]
References
- ↑ "Bulldogs tie, lose, await playoff opponent". Yorktown This Week. 25 June 2014.
- ↑ "About Chris". ChrisLesanko.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "# 66 Kyle Bazansky - WLA". Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ↑ "Kyle Bazansky #17 - Lindenwood Lacrosse". MCLA.us. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
External links
- Yorkton Bulldogs on PGLL website Archived 2015-06-29 at the Wayback Machine