ond aga ▁War riors ▁and ▁K ah na w ake ▁Moh aw ks , ▁joined ▁the ▁O LA . ▁On ond aga ▁and ▁K ah na w ake ▁walked ▁away ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁Nations ▁Junior ▁B ▁Lac ros se ▁League , ▁but ▁Ak w es as ne ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁and ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁top ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁O JB LL . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁Ak w es as ne ▁Reserve . ▁The ▁reserve ▁s its ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁where ▁Ontario , ▁Quebec , ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁meet . ▁This ▁location ▁is ▁unique ▁as ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁are ▁based ▁out ▁of ▁Canadian ▁cities ▁and ▁towns . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁dis mal ▁ 5 - 1 7 - 0 ▁first ▁season , ▁the ▁Light ning ▁never ▁sli pped ▁below ▁a ▁. 5 0 0 ▁record ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁Light ning ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁division ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Conference ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 7 - 1 - 2 ▁record . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season , ▁the ▁Light ning ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 - year ▁hi atus ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁t ough ▁economic ▁drop , ▁and ▁not ▁enough ▁money ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁team . ▁The ▁team ▁returned ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4