In the bronze medal game, the United States beat first-time participant Israel 15–4.[4] Canadian Shawn Evans was the tournament MVP, scoring 10 goals and 25 assists in 5 games.[5]
Thirteen countries participated, 5 more than in 2011, including first-time competitors Finland, Germany, Israel, Serbia, Switzerland, and Turkey.[6] Most games were held on the Onondaga Nation at the Onondaga Nation Arena and the newly built $6.5 million Onondaga Nation Fieldhouse, although the Iroquois' games versus Canada and the United States were held at War Memorial Arena in Syracuse.[7][8] Over 10,000 fans attended the gold and bronze medal games in the Carrier Dome.[9]
The opening ceremonies in the sold-out War Memorial Arena featured a light show about the Haudenosaunee creation story and traditional dancing.[10] After the Iroquois Nationals were not allowed to use their Haudenosaunee passports to travel to England in 2010 due to new security requirements, many international players were interested in getting their passports stamped by the Onondaga Nation.[11] The documentary Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation explains the meaning of lacrosse to the Iroquois people and covers the Iroquois Nationals in the 2015 WILC, featuring brothers Lyle and Miles Thompson.[12]
War Memorial Arena Capacity: 6,000 43°2′41″N76°8′54″W / 43.04472°N 76.14833°W / 43.04472; -76.14833 (2015 WILC)
Pool playedit
The teams were divided into 3 divisions, with the 5 highest-ranked teams placed in the Blue Division and the others being split into the Red and Green Divisions. In the Blue Division, the top two teams advanced to the semifinals, the third and fourth teams entered the quarterfinals and the fifth team was placed in the classification bracket. The top two teams in both the Red and Green Divisions entered the play-in games, while the bottom two teams were placed in the classification bracket.
Blue Divisionedit
Canada once again was undefeated in pool play, although the game versus the Iroquois was hard-fought.[13] The Nationals led 8–4 early in the third period, but Canada outscored them 7–1 the rest of the game.[14]
Israel was seeded #5 and Ireland #6 in the quarterfinals. Finland and Australia were placed in the classification bracket.
Championship bracketedit
The gold medal game was close throughout the first half, with only two brief two-goal leads for Canada. Canada led 6–5 at the half, then the teams traded two-goal runs to get back to 8–7 in the early fourth quarter. Steven Priolo and Stephan Leblanc both scored in unsettled situations within a minute of each other for Canada to take command of the game with 10 minutes left.[9]
Team Canada's Curtis Dickson led all scorers with four goals, including one open-net goal, and an assist. His teammate Mark Matthews had four assists. Randy Staats and Johnny Powless both had four points for the Iroquois.[15]
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^Rogers, Daniels (September 27, 2015). "World Indoor Lacrosse Championship 2015 Results: Medal Winners and Final Scores". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
^"WILC Highlights: Canada's Indoor Reign Continues". Inside Lacrosse. September 27, 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
^Conwell, Ryan (September 28, 2015). "Team USA Settles With Bronze, Defeats Israel 15-4". Lacrosse All Stars. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
^Arnold, Ed (September 29, 2015). "Winning gold a family affair for world indoor lacrosse championship MVP Shawn Evans". Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
^Moses, Sarah (September 17, 2015). "5 things to know about 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
^Moses, Sarah (September 11, 2015). "Onondaga Nation builds $6.5M arena in record time for lacrosse championship". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
^"Tsha' Thoñ'nhes - About Us". Onondaga Nation. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
^ abDitota, Donna (September 27, 2015). "Canada dashes Iroquois' dream, continues domination in World Indoor Lacrosse Championship". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
^Moses, Sarah (September 22, 2015). "World Indoor Lacrosse Championship opening ceremony, games on YouTube". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^Schilling, Vincent (September 17, 2015). "International Teams Line Up for Onondaga Passport Stamps at World Indoor Lacrosse Championships". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
^Morris, Amy (May 26, 2017). "Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Documentary Premieres: Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation". Indian Country Today. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
^Schilling, Vincent (September 21, 2015). "Iroquois Nationals Drop Squeaker to Team Canada in Worlds". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^"Iroquois - Canada 9:11". pointbench.com. WILC. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^"Canada - Iroquois 12:8". pointbench.com. WILC. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^"Points". Federation of International Lacrosse. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^"Goaltender stats". Federation of International Lacrosse. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^"WILC 2015 Awards" (Press release). Federation of International Lacrosse. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
External linksedit
Official website
Stats: World Indoor Lacrosse Championship 2015 at Point Bench
Iroquois
Canada (4th title)
United States
Israel
Anthony Terranova (67 pts)
Czech Republic
England
Australia
Finland
Switzerland
Ireland
Serbia
Germany
