The Brooklin Lacrosse Club is a
box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as boxla, box, or indoor lacrosse, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in the 1930s in Canada, where it is more popular than field lacrosse. Lacrosse is Canada's officia ...
team from
Brooklin, Ontario
Brooklin is a community in the town of Whitby, Ontario, Whitby, Ontario, Canada, north of central Whitby, at the south junction of Ontario Highways Highway 12 (Ontario), 12 and Highway 7 (Ontario), 7. While Brooklin proper is confined to a specifi ...
. Brooklin plays in the
Major Series Lacrosse
Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) is a Senior A box lacrosse league with 7 teams based in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The league championship team each year goes on to play against the champions of the Western Lac ...
(MSL) league (formerly known as Senior "A"). The MSL, and its counterpart, the
Western Lacrosse Association
The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) is a men's Senior A box lacrosse league with seven teams in British Columbia. The playoff championship team each season advances to the play against the Major Series Lacrosse champions for the Mann Cup. The ...
, represent the highest level of competitive box lacrosse in Canada. Both league champions compete each September for the
Mann Cup
The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's box lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship is a best-of-seven, East vs West series played between the league champions of Major Series Lacrosse, the East, and Western Lacrosse Associat ...
, one of the most historic and treasured sports trophies in Canada.
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.
Championships
Mann Cup Canadian Champions (7)
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Ontario Senior Champions (10)
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Season-by-season results
Awards
Mike Kelly Memorial trophy (Mann Cup MVP)
* 1968 – Joe Tomchyshyn
* 1969 – Bill Squire
* 1985 – Wayne Colley
* 1987 – Jim Meredith
* 1990 – Paul Gait
* 2000 – Nick Trudeau
Bucko MacDonald Trophy (top scorer)
* 1969 – Elmer Tran
* 1980 – Ken Colley
* 1985 – Gil Nieuwendyk
* 1986 – John Fusco
* 1987 – Derek Keenan
* 1988 – Derek Keenan
* 1989 – Gary Gait
* 1990 – Peter Parke
* 1991 – Peter Parke
* 1999 – Shawn Williams
* 2001 – Shawn Williams
* 2004 – Shawn Williams
* 2007 – Shawn Williams
* 2011 – Shawn Williams
* 2012 – Shawn Williams
Jim Murphy Trophy (regular season MVP)
* 1968 – Sandy Doberstein
* 1985 – John Jordan
* 1987 – Derek Keenan
* 1988 – Derek Keenan
* 1989 – Gary Gait
* 1990 – Peter Parke
* 1991 – John Fusco
* 1994 – Paddy O'Toole
* 1998 – Rob Blasdell
* 2005 – Shawn Williams
* 2007 – Shawn Williams
* 2011 – Shawn Williams
* 2017 – Reilly O'Connor
* 2024 – Zack Higgins
Gene Dopp Memorial Trophy (rookie of the year)
* 1969 – Merv Marshall
* 1977 – Stan Cockerton
* 1980 – Ken Colley
* 1983 – Gil Nieuwendyk
* 1989 – Gary Gait
* 2000 – Gavin Prout
* 2008 – Derek Hopcroft
Merv McKnzie Trophy (most valuable defenceman)
* 1967 – Bob Hanna
* 1968 – Paul Tran
* 1976 – Peter Vipond
* 1978 – Jim Branton
* 1980 – Blaine Harrison
* 1982 – Fred Upshaw
* 1983 – Blaine Harrison
* 1987 – Kevin Antram
* 1989 – Blane Harrison
* 1992 – Greg Lepine
* 1994 – Eric Perroni
* 2004 – Derek Suddons
* 2016 – Graeme Hossack
* 2018 – Chris Corbeil
Harry Lumley Award (fewest goals against)
* 1968 – Justin Howe
* 1969 – Merv Marshall & Justin Howe
* 1979 – Paul Boland, Kent Wentzell & Wayne Colley
* 1980 – Wayne Colley & Kent Wentzell
* 1981 – Wayne Colley & Kelvin Linton
* 1983 – Wayne Colley & Paul Boland
* 1987 – Wayne Colley & Ken Passfield
* 1988 – Wayne Colley & Ted Sawicki
* 1989 – Wayne Colley & Ted Sawicki
* 1990 – Wayne Colley, Ken Passfeild & Chris O'Reilly
* 1994 – Paddy O'Toole & Paul Mootz
* 1999 – Rob Blasdell & Mike Wye
* 2001 – Rob Blasdell, Gee Nash & Phil Wetherup
* 2003 – Gee Nash, Ken Barrett & Scott Wylie
Current roster
;Goaltenders
;Runners
;Scouting director
* Clancy Almas
;Video coach
* Ryan Preston
;Equipment managers
* Paul Wade
* Greg Linton
;Trainer
* Kaylin Fraser
;General manager
* Brad MacArthur
Notable alumni
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Shawn Williams
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Gavin Prout
*
Brad MacArthur
*
Gil Niewendyk
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Derek Keenan
*
Derek Suddons
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Derek Hopcroft
*
Dan Ball
* Stan Cockerton
* Wayne Colley
* Ken Colley
*
Gary Gait
Gary Charles Gait (born April 5, 1967) is a Canadian retired Hall of Fame professional lacrosse player and currently the head coach of the men’s lacrosse team at Syracuse University, where he played the sport collegiately. On January 24, 2017, ...
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Paul Gait
Paul Gait (born April 5, 1967) is widely regarded as one of the best lacrosse players of all time and is the current Vice President of the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League. Gait, along with his twin brother Gary Gait, had o ...
* Elmer Tran
* Paul Tran
* John Fusco
* Peter Parke
* Eric Perroni
* Andy Perroni
* Peter Vipond
* Mike Gray
* Tom Wreggitt
* Bill Down
* Don Craggs
* Ken Lotton
* Glen Lotton
* Glen Clark
* Steve Toll
* Blaine Harrison
* Paul St. John
* Scott McMichael
* Ryan McMichael
* Mitch McMicahel
* Dan Ladouceur
* Brad Reed
* Nick Trudeau
* John Jordan
* Bill Callan
* Don "Sully" Vipond
* Emil Labaj
* Greg Lepine
Hall of fame members
Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame
In addition to these players, the 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991 teams were inducted.
Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Team records
References
External links
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{{Senior A lacrosse in Canada
Ontario Lacrosse Association teams
Sport in Whitby, Ontario