The 2008 Junior A finals are set to start Thursday, August 7 at Sherwood Park Arena (7:00 pm start time).
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The finals feature the Edmonton Eclipse (1st seed) versus the Edmonton Miners (2nd seed) in a best-of-7 series to see who represents Alberta in the Minto Cup as the Alberta Junior A champion. The complete schedule can be found under Scores & Schedules.
The Alberta Junior A Lacrosse league currently consists of 4 Junior A clubs (2 North / 2 South) playing an interlocking schedule with the Senior B league, of which there are 5 teams (2 North / 3 South). Both leagues play under the umbrella of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League (RMLL) which serves as the administrative body for all Major Lacrosse in Alberta.
Although the Junior A clubs play regular season games (no playoff games) against the Senior division, it is important to realize that this website tracks the statistical information for the Junior A clubs only (the Senior division opted to not participate in this web initiative).
Due to the unusual interlocking schedule you will find Junior-Senior games listed however you will not find any stats associated with Senior clubs.
Use the arrow buttons to the right of the date (top right) to scroll for upcoming games. Once a game has been finalized the box score will show in the game centre. For full details on a game of interest go directly to Scores & Schedules for complete scheduling information.
With the series tied at one game a piece the series switched to Servus Credit Center, the home of the Miners for game 3.
The Eclipse opened the scoring at 4:60 of the first period on a nice inside look for Greg Bourett. Then it was the Miners countless power play oportunities 5 on 3 that put the Eclipse in a hole they would not recover from. Eclipse 69 PIms - Miners 33Pims.
The Edmonton Eclipse and Edmonton Miners opened their best of 7 series tonight in Sherwood Park with the Eclipse edging the Miners 4-3. Eclipse lead series 1-0.
