Chiefs square off versus Excelsiors in season opener

The Six Nations Chiefs, seen celebrating their Mann Cup title last September, are hoping to win a third straight national championship this year.

By Sam Laskaris Writer The Six Nations Chiefs will begin their quest for a three-peat this coming Monday. The two-time defending national Mann Cup champions will play their first regular season game of their 2025 campaign against the Brampton Excelsiors. The contest, which will be held at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena (ILA), has an opening faceoff scheduled for 8 p.m. The Chiefs, who have captured eight Mann Cup titles in their history, are hoping to fulfil a goal this year that they last accomplished in the mid-1990s. The Six Nations franchise captured back-to-back-to-back national championships in 1994, ’95 and ’96. The Chiefs won their most recent crown last September. They defeated the British Columbia-based Victoria Shamrocks 4-1 in a best-of-seven series. All matches in that series were held at the…

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