The K-W Junior ‘A’ Braves will open their season with a home game against long time rivals the Six Nation Arrows. This promising matchup not only marks the start of the regular season, but is the start of exciting new beginnings for the organization. With a new GM, new Head Coach, new Facility, and new players on the bench, fans of the local lacrosse team have a lot to look forward to in the 2009 season.

Rick Wilson has put the Kitchener back in the Kitchener-Waterloo Braves. This spring, the Jr. A lacrosse team's new GM and his Braves will call Kitchener home for the first time in 18 seasons.

After dividing most of the last two decades between a pair of Waterloo arenas, Albert McCormick and the Waterloo Rec Complex, the land of the free and the home of the Braves shifts to the new Activa Sportsplex in Kitchener.

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We are pleased to announce, Jeremy Tallevi has accepted the position of Head Coach of our Jr. A Braves. Bringing years of both box and field lacrosse experience Jeremy served four years in the National Lacrosse League as defensive coach for the Portland Lumberjax from 2006-2008 and defensive coach for the Anaheim Storm in 2005. In 2008, Tallevi's Lumberjax won the NLL Western Division Championship.

He has also coached Junior A Lacrosse for the Brampton Excelsiors and Burlington Chiefs, and Major Series Lacrosse with the Six Nations Chiefs. We are confident that he will be a great asset to our organization.

The KW Jr. A Lacrosse Board of Directors is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Rick Wilson to the GM position. Rick has been involved in lacrosse for over 30 years as a player in box and field and as a coach at all levels including the NLL.

He is very familiar with lacrosse in KW as he has been the assistant coach of the KW Kodiaks for the last 3 years. Rick brings with him a wealth of experience and a passion for the game of lacrosse. We look forward to the season under his direction.