The Victoria Shamrocks are off to Ontario to battle the Six Nations Chiefs for the coveted, 90-year-old Mann Cup 害羞草研究所� a trophy presented to the winner of the Canadian box lacrosse championships. 

害羞草研究所淭his is the goal for every team,害羞草研究所� said Mike Simpson, the Shamrocks害羞草研究所� head coach. 害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 a great opportunity for us and it害羞草研究所檚 exactly what we set out to do way back in April in training camp, so everybody害羞草研究所檚 real excited.害羞草研究所� 

The best-of-seven series will begin on Friday, Sept. 6.

This won't be the first time the teams have duelled for the Cup. The Chiefs beat the Shamrocks in the 1996, 2013 and 2014 championships. 

害羞草研究所淭hey are a powerhouse, there害羞草研究所檚 no question about it,害羞草研究所� said Simpson, who added the Ontario team is composed entirely of Major League Lacrosse players. 害羞草研究所淭his is a really steep mountain for us to climb.害羞草研究所� 

The games will be played at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Hagersville, the Chiefs害羞草研究所� home rink. That means the Shamrocks will have a slight disadvantage.

害羞草研究所淲hen you play a home game, you害羞草研究所檙e going to work, you害羞草研究所檙e with your family, everything is normal. Now you害羞草研究所檙e in a hotel all day waiting to go,害羞草研究所� said Simpson. 害羞草研究所淲e understand the challenge before us.害羞草研究所�

The Shamrocks will leave for Ontario on Wednesday, Sept. 4. In the meantime, the players are going to get some much-needed rest. 

害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e not going to practice a whole lot between now and then. Guys need to recover,害羞草研究所� said Simpson, who will be closely examining videos of the Chiefs害羞草研究所� games. 

害羞草研究所淲e want to look for their tendencies, and what type of offence they like to play, and if they have set patterns that they害羞草研究所檙e running or if they rely more on individual skill,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淓very team has their own nuances, and we need to determine what theirs are.害羞草研究所� 

The Shamrocks have won the Cup eight times since the team was founded in 1950 害羞草研究所� most recently in 2015. In contrast, the Chiefs have won seven times, but the team was founded in over 40 years after the Shamrocks in 1993. 

Still, Simpson is confident the Shamrocks will be able to compete.

害羞草研究所淲e work really hard and we害羞草研究所檙e not going to back away from this challenge,害羞草研究所� he said.