The Minto Cup – emblematic of the National Championship for Junior ‘A’ lacrosse in Canada – will be hosted in St. Catharines this August, 24 years since the last opportunity to welcome Canada’s best lacrosse players to Niagara.
This week marks the kick-off for package ticket sales for the event, hosted at the premier spectator facility in Niagara, the Meridian Centre in downtown St. Catharines, from Saturday, August 16 to Saturday, August 23.
“We’ve been building towards this date for some time as an organization, and this represents an incredible opportunity to showcase the lacrosse community in St. Catharines and Niagara,” said Paul Coates, President of the St. Catharines Athletics Junior Lacrosse Club, and Chair of the 2025 Minto Cup Organizing Committee. “Kicking off our season this past week, and then seeing ticket packages for the Minto Cup go on sale, are true milestones on this journey.”
Ticket packages will go on sale beginning on Friday, May 23 at www.ticketmaster.ca. The purchase of a package will allow for a host of benefits, beginning with the opportunity to select your seats for the entire week’s games, cost savings, and avoiding game day lineups at the box office. Single game tickets will not go on sale until a later date this summer.
The Athletics currently sit at (2-1) on the young regular season after a 9-5 victory over the Orangeville Northmen Wednesday night at home. And while the A’s play their regular season games at Canada Games Park in Thorold, the Minto Cup will be hosted inside the 5,300 seat Meridian Centre in downtown St. Catharines.
Expect Athletics General Manager Jeff Chcoski to pull the trigger on more trades down the stretch into the playoffs.
For more information on the 2025 Minto Cup, please visit www.themintocup.com, or follow our social media channels on Minto Cup (@themintocup) • Instagram , or The Minto Cup (@TheMintoCup) / X ,for upcoming announcements. Organizations or companies interested in sponsorship opportunities for the 2025 Minto Cup can contact the Host Organizing Committee through the event website or by visiting www.stcatharinesjra.com.
Champions of the British Columbia Junior ‘A’ Lacrosse League, the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League (Alberta and Saskatchewan), and the Ontario Junior ‘A’ Lacrosse League will join the host St. Catharines Athletics in August. Established in 1877, the St. Catharines Athletics Junior Lacrosse Club have won six Minto Cups, in 1947, 1950, 1990, 1991, 2001 and 2003.
This event is supported by the City of St. Catharines and the Ontario Ministry of Sport.
Rod Mawhood is a lifelong Niagara native who has had the pleasure of working in all three mediums – Radio, Print and TV – for over 20 years. His first announcing gig was with the then St. Catharines Stompers. Since then he’s worked in radio and TV in Toronto, and currently is the announcer for the Niagara IceDogs and Niagara River Lions.
Rod also covers the Buffalo Bills for FOX Sports and the Buffalo Sabres for NBC Sports.
