Lloydminster Xtreme vs Calgary Wranglers
All games played at Cenovus Energy Hub – Co-op Community Arena
Best of 3 Series
Saturday – August 1, 2026
Game 1 – 2:00 PM
Sunday – August 2, 2026
Game 2 – 11:00 AM
Game 3 (If Required) – 5:00 PM
All games played at the Innisfail Arena – Blue – 5804 42 Street, Innisfail, AB
Thursday – July 30, 2026
Game 1 – 12:00 PM – Fort Sask Rebels vs Calgary Shamrocks
Opening Ceremonies – 3:30 PM
Game 2 – 6:00 PM – Mavericks vs Queen City Kings
Friday – July 31, 2026
Game 3 – 1:00 PM – Mavericks vs Fort Sask Rebels
Game 4 – 6:00 PM – Calgary Shamrocks vs Queen City Kings
Saturday – August 1, 2026
Game 5 – 1:00 PM – Queen City Kings vs Fort Sask Rebels
Game 6 – 6:00 PM – Mavericks vs Calgary Shamrocks
Sunday – August 2, 2026
Game 7 (Semi) – 2:00 PM – 2nd RR and 3rd RR
Monday – August 3, 2026
Game 8 (Gold) – 1:00 PM – 1st RR vs Winner game 7
North Final
Lloydminster Xtreme vs St. Albert Crude
Best of 3
Game 1 – Saturday, July 25 – 1:00 PM – Cenovus Energy Hub – Co-op Community Arena
Game 2 – Sunday, July 26- 11:00 AM – Cenovus Energy Hub – Co-op Community Arena
Game 3 (if required) – Sunday, July 26 – 4:00 PM – Cenovus Energy Hub – Co-op Community Arena
South Final
Southern Alberta Chaos vs Calgary Wranglers
Best of 3
Game 1 – Friday, July 24 – 8:00 PM – Centennial Regional Arena
Game 2 – Saturday, July 25 – 7:00 PM – Centennial Regional Arena
Game 3 (if required) – Sunday, July 26 – 12:00 PM – Centennial Regional Arena
Beaumont Outlaws vs Rockyview Knights
Best of 5 Series
Game 1 – Saturday, July 18 – 6:00 PM – Ken Nichol – Arena 1
Game 2 – Sunday, July 19 – 1:00 PM – Ken Nichol – Arena 1
Game 3 – Saturday, July 25 – 8:00 PM – Genesis Place – Shane Homes Arena
Game 4 (if required) – Sunday, July 26 – 2:00 PM – Genesis Place – Shane Homes Arena
Game 5 (if required) – TBD
Jr. A Mounties vs Jr. A Miners
Best of 7
Game 1 – Saturday, July 18 – 5:30 PM – Stu Peppard
Game 2 – Sunday, July 19 – 2:00 PM – Stu Peppard
Game 3 – Saturday, July 25 – 7:00 PM – Meadows Community Rec Centre
Game 4 – Sunday, July 26 – 1:00 PM – Meadows Community Rec Centre
Game 5 (if required) – Friday, July 31 – 8:00 PM – Stu Peppard
Game 6 (if required) – Saturday, August 1 – 8:00 PM – Meadows Community Rec Centre
Game 7 (if required) – Sunday, August 2 – 3:00 PM – Stu Peppard
In 2021-2022, the former Box Sector Chair for Lacrosse Canada held consultations with the two Senior A and three Junior A leagues in Canada to craft new rules. The purpose was to better align with the rules of the National Lacrosse League. The decision was not to adopt the entire NLL rule book, but to choose some of their better rules that make the game faster, safer, and more exciting. This included items like 8 seconds to get across half, no over and back at centre, new face-off alignments, penalties for offensive too many men, three person officiating crews, and several others. These rules were then implemented for Senior A/Junior A for the 2022 season.
Since that time we have had requests to standardize the rules across the RMLL. This was due for several reasons. First, people liked the new rules. Second, the referees wanted a consistent rule book across all major lacrosse divisions. Third, some teams wanted the same rules because of player mobility between Junior B and Junior A. In fact, both Alberta Series Lacrosse (SrB) and JrB Tier 1 adopted the three person officiating crews, but not the new rules, in 2022.
At the RMLL planning meetings in November 2023, there was discussion about standardizing the rules. Teams debated it and there was no consensus. Some teams were in favour, but others were opposed. Much of the disagreement was about whether the rules would be used in Lacrosse Canada national championships. The RMLL Executive made numerous inquiries, but could not get a full confirmation. Finally, with the season approaching and the RMLL officials “uber” clinic quickly arriving, the RMLL Executive decided, based on the best interest of major lacrosse for all teams/divisions, that we would use a standardized set of rules in the entire RMLL. We firmly believe that this will eventually be the norm across Canada.
The full set of 2024 RMLL Rules can be found here https://rockymountainlax.com/2024-rmll-playing-rules/
The casebook for RMLL officials, which incorporates situations flowing from the 2024 can be found here https://rockymountainlax.com/rmll-casebook/
The new floor markings, which have been distributed to the arenas, can be found here https://rockymountainlax.com/2024-rmll-box-diagram/
