The Peterborough Lakers are Minto Cup champions.

Shawn Evans scored three goals on Saturday afternoon to help lift the Lakers to a 9-5 win over the Six Nations Arrows and take the Canadian Junior A lacrosse championship.

Chad Evans added two while Simon Kayser, Cory Vitarelli, Kyle Sorensen and Mike Grimes also had goals for Peterborough.

Dan Sams made 47 saves in goal for the Lakers.

Jeremy Thompson, with two, Craig Point, Jacob Kicknosway-Louks and Jon Williams replied for the Six Nations Arrows, which last won this event in 1992.

The Lakers took an 8-5 lead into the final period at Iroquois Lacrosse Arena thanks to a big middle frame. Grimes scored into an empty net late in the game to put it away.

The Arrows took a 3-1 lead on Kicknosway-Louks's breakaway goal 4:27 in but Chad Evans responded 30 seconds later and Shawn Evans tied it at 8:29. Thompson put the Arrows back up at 10:02 before Shawn Evans tied it again at 13:16.

Vitarelli gave Lakers their first lead at 14:02 and Chad Evans followed with another 26 seconds later before Williams ended a run of three straight Peterborough goals with his score three minutes later.

Shawn Evans then scored his third of the period at 17:28, sending goalie Grant Crawley to the bench for Ben VanEvery, who gave up Sorensen's goal with 35 seconds left in the period.

Thompson opened the scoring 2:27 into the first period, but Kayser tied things up just 10 seconds later. Point scored at 13:17 to give the Arrows a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes.