Brooklin Lacrosse Club

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Brooklin Lacrosse Club
Brooklin Lacrosse Club logo.svg
Sport Box lacrosse
Founded1961;63 years ago (1961)
League Major Series Lacrosse
DivisionEastern
Team history
  • Brooklin Hillcrest (1961–65)
  • Brooklin Merchants (1965-67)
  • Brooklin Redmen (1967–2019)
  • Brooklin Lacrosse Club (2019–present)
Based in Whitby, Ontario
ArenaIroquois Park Sports Centre
Coloursred, white, black
   
Head coachJoel Johnson
General managerGavin Prout [1]
CaptainConnor Kearnan
Championships7 Mann Cup
Division titles13 MSL Championships, 1 MSL classic championship
Affiliated teams
Website www.brooklinlc.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Brooklin Lacrosse Club is a box lacrosse team from Brooklin, Ontario. [2] [3] Brooklin plays in the Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) league (formerly known as Senior "A"). The MSL, and its counterpart, the Western Lacrosse Association, represent the highest level of competitive box lacrosse in Canada. Both league champions compete each September for the Mann Cup, one of the most historic and treasured sports trophies in Canada.

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Throughout team history, the Brooklin Lacrosse Club has always been a community based team that represents the best box lacrosse players from Brooklin, Whitby, Durham and nearby regions. The lacrosse club is a non-profit, volunteer operated organization.

The team was formerly known as the Brooklin Redmen, a name the team had held since 1966. On April 20, 2019, the team released a statement that it would be dropping the "Redmen" as the team name owing to a growing sensitivity to the use of Aboriginal people as logos and names for sports teams. [4] [5]

Championships

Mann Cup Canadian Champions (7)

  • 1968
  • 1969
  • 1985
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1990
  • 2000

Ontario Senior Champions (10)

  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1969
  • 1985
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1989
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 2000

Season-by-season results

YearGPWLTPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
1966229130182282344thLost in first round
19672412120242502502ndLost Mann Cup
1968231760343121981stWon Mann Cup
1969241950383812371stWon Mann Cup
19702414100283013493rdLost in first round
19713214180284514933rdLost in first round
1972did not play
197312012001112665thdid not qualify
1974did not play
1975did not play
1976247170142803445thdid not qualify
19772410140202913183rdLost in first round
19782414100283002953rdLost in first round
1979241581313502692ndLost in round robin
1980241680323712261stLost in first round
19812414100282522252ndLost in first round
19822411130222573084thLost in first round
19832414100282792043rdLost in MSL Final
1984242040403702062ndLost in MSL Final
1985201640323301632ndWon Mann Cup
198612750141341032ndLost Mann Cup
1987202000403411051stWon Mann Cup
1988202000403631071stWon Mann Cup
1989202000403651401stLost Mann Cup
1990201631332501541stWon Mann Cup
1991161330261771361stLost Mann Cup
199216781151611582ndLost in first round
199316970181531632ndLost in second round
1994191630322181401stLost in second round
1995201631332691622ndLost in second round
19962413110262522443rdLost in first round
1997207130141541924thLost in first round
1998181071212041233rdLost in first round
1999181521312121291stLost in second round
2000181350232851961stWon Mann Cup
2001201541312531861stLost in second round
2002201451292691612ndLost in first round
200314950181431142ndLost in first round
2004181350262581591stLost in second round
200518414081962277thdid not qualify
200618810061951964thLost in second round
200718314171672197thdid not qualify
2008187110141682094thLost in second round
200918414081311936thLost in first round
201017313171311875thLost in second round
2011201370262151752ndLost in first round
2012141040201431211stLost in first round
2013201271251881593rdLost in second round
2014181440281851601stLost in first round
2015186111141271654thLost in first round
2016181251251581422ndLost in first round
201718792161871723rdLost in first round
201816781151431514thLost in first round
201918414081301676thdid not qualify
2020did not play Covid- 19
2021871014107801stWon MSL Classic
202212651131211063rdLost 1st round
202314860163rdLost 1st round
202412930182ndLost 2nd round

Awards

Mike Kelly Memorial trophy (Mann Cup MVP)

Bucko MacDonald Trophy (top scorer)

Jim Murphy Trophy (regular season MVP)

Gene Dopp Memorial Trophy (rookie of the year)

Merv McKnzie Trophy (most valuable defenceman)

Harry Lumley Award (fewest goals against)

Current roster

Goaltenders
Runners

As of 4 March 2012[ citation needed ]

Head coach
Assistant coaches
Scouting director
  • Clancy Almas
Video coach
  • Ryan Preston
Equipment managers
  • Paul Wade
  • Greg Linton
Trainer
  • Kaylin Fraser
General manager
  • Brad MacArthur

As of June 2020 [6]

Notable alumni

Hall of fame members

Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame

NameYearCategory
E.J. Gene Dopp1966Builder
Lloyd "Moon" Wootton1966Player
Pat Barker1980Player
Cy Coombs1985Player
Larry Ferguson1989Player
Ken Crawford1991Player
Terry Davis1992Player
Grant Heffernan1994Player
Glen Lotton1996Player
Bob Hanna1997Builder
Jim Wasson2003Player
Jim Meredith2005Player
Elmer Tran2005Player
Peter Vipond2006Builder
Wayne Colley2006Player
Bob Vessey2008Builder
John Fusco2010Player
Mike Gray2012Builder
Derek Keenan2012Player
Tom Marechek2012Player
Tom Wreggitt2012player
Doug Deschner2013Player
Gary Gait2014Player
Paul Gait2014Player
Gilbert Nieuwendyk2014Player
Larry Lloyd2015Player
Don Craggs2017Veteran
Ken Colley2017Player
Eric Perroni2021Player
Chuck Li2021Veteran
Blane Harrison2022Player

In addition to these players, the 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991 teams were inducted.

Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame

NameYearCategory
Stan Cockerton1997Player
Don Craggs1997Player
Bob Hanna1997Player
Merv Marshall1997Player
Jim Wasson1997Player
Wayne Colley1998Player
Cam Devine1998Builder/Player
Elmer Tran1998Player
Ted Sawicki1999Player
Peter Vipond2004Builder
Terry Lloyd2008Builder
Larry "Wamper" Powers2008Special Consideration
Gerald Ravary2008Builder
Tom Wreggitt2011Player
Gilbert Nieuwendyk2012Player
Chuck Li2013Player
Dwayne Jacobs2015Player
Scott McMicahel2017Player
Eric Perroni2018Player
Robert (Bob) Vesey2018Builder
Ken (scooter) Lotton2019Veteran
Gavin Prout2020Player

Team records

Individual player records for a single Regular season
StatisticPlayerTotalSeason
Most goalsKen Colley721980
Most assists Shawn Williams 782004
Most pointsGil Nieuwendyk1321984
Most Penalty MinutesScott McMichael1581990
Individual player records for a single post season
StatisticPlayerTotalSeason
Most goals Gary Gait 461989
Most assistsGil Nieuwendyk431984
Most pointsGil Nieuwendyk681984
Most Penalty MinutesScott McMichael1261989

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