The historic Brogden Cup will be rekindled during the Fall Classic at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md., this weekend. The competition between the USA Select U16 and U18 Boys’ and Girls’ teams against their counterparts from Ontario and the Haudenosaunee Nationals will determine the 2021 Brogden Cup winner.

But what is the Brogden Cup?

Originated in 1988 to honor former Johns Hopkins goalie Mac Brogden, who represented the United States in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, the Brogden Cup originally pitted post-collegiate club players from the United States against Canadian players.

USA LACROSSE FALL CLASSIC

Men’s Teams: Canada, USA, Virginia
Women’s Teams: Boston College, Canada, USA
Brogden Cup: Ontario 16U/18U, USA Select 16U/18U, Haudenosaunee Nationals 16U/18U
Dates: Oct. 15-17, 2021
Location: Sparks, Md.
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More recently, the event has featured youth competition with the United States players being selected from tryouts from the National Lacrosse Classic and Canadian players coming from the Ontario Lacrosse Association.

In 2019, the event shifted to feature the USA National Team Development Program (NTDP) and was included as part of the Fall Classic. Due to COVID-19, NTDP and the Brogden Cup were postponed in 2020.

Here’s the schedule of games in the Brogden Cup for the weekend.

Saturday, Oct. 16 at St. Paul’s School (Brooklandville, Md.)

*Format: Four 12-minute quarters with two-minute breaks between and a five-minute halftime.

9 a.m. — U16 Ontario M/W vs. U16 Haudenosaunee Nationals M/W (Fields 1 & 2)
10:15 a.m. — U18 Ontario M/W vs. U18 Haudenosaunee Nationals M/W (Fields 1 & 2)
11:30 a.m. — U16 USA M/W vs. U16 Haudenosaunee Nationals M/W (Fields 1 & 2)
12:45 p.m. — U18 USA M/W vs. U18 Haudenosaunee Nationals M/W (Fields 1 & 2)
2 p.m. — U16 USA M/W vs. U16 Ontario M/W (Fields 1 & 2)
3:15 p.m. — U18 USA M/W vs. U18 Ontario M/W (Fields 1 & 2)

Sunday, Oct. 17 at USA Lacrosse (Sparks, Md.)

*Format: Two 15-minute halves with a five-minute halftime. Running clock. International rules.

7 a.m. — U16 Ontario M vs. U16 Haudenosaunee Nationals M (Tierney Field)
7:45 a.m. — U16 Ontario W vs. U16 Haudenosaunee Nationals W (Tierney Field)
8:30 a.m. — U18 Ontario M vs. U18 Haudenosaunee Nationals M (Tierney Field)
9:15 a.m. — U18 Ontario W vs. U18 Haudenosaunee Nationals W (Tierney Field)
10 a.m. — U16 USA M vs. U16 Ontario M (Tierney Field)
10:45 a.m. — U16 USA W vs. U16 Ontario W (Tierney Field)
11:30 a.m. — U18 USA M vs. U18 Ontario M (Tierney Field)
12:15 p.m. — U18 USA W vs. U18 Ontario W (Tierney Field)
1 p.m. — U16 USA M vs. U16 Haudenosaunee Nationals M (Tierney Field)
1:45 p.m. — U16 USA W vs. U16 Haudenosaunee Nationals W (Tierney Field)
2:30 p.m. — U18 USA M vs. U18 Haudenosaunee Nationals M (Tierney Field)
3:15 p.m. — U18 USA W vs. U18 Haudenosaunee Nationals W (Tierney Field)