July 2, 2009
Barrie, ON

The last time the Redmen and the Lakeshores played was the home opener for the Redmen at the end of May, that night the home side took the 8-6 win. Fast forward to tonight and the situation for the Redmen has turned a great deal more desperate. The only other win for the Redmen this season was a 6-4 upset over the Peterborough Lakers on June 10, 2009. The Lakeshores now have three wins and a hold of the sixth and final playoff spot. The Redmen will have to dig deep and a third and final meeting between these teams on July 15, 2009 in Whitby could determine which club enjoys post season play.

Tonight the Redmen bus fought rush hour traffic leaving Toronto as well as on Highway 400 north, but thanks to a resourceful bus driver arrived at the Holly Community Centre in good time for a stretch and warm up.

The home side opened the scoring with two goals in the first seven minutes before the Redmen, on a long feed to Derek Hopcroft from his defensive mates, resulted in a goal to close the gap. The first ended 3-1 for Barrie and as the period went on starting keeper Joel Weber seemed to find his groove.

Unfortunately the team struggled defensively in the middle frame and other than an early goal by David Brown (his first as a Redmen), the Lakeshores scored four times that period and after forty minutes it was 7-2 for Barrie. When the scoreboard read 5-2, Peter Vipond gave the hook to Weber and Kurtis Wagar made his way to the net for the balance of the second period.

The third period was a treat for old school lacrosse fans as Vipond settled into two-way lacrosse and put away the front door/back door philosophy for the rest of the night. That strategy almost paid off. As ex-Redmen Brandon Sanderson, now assistant coach in Barrie said after the game, it may have been great to watch from the stands but a little nerve wracking from behind his bench.
The Redmen outscored the Lakeshores by a score of 6-3 in the final frame with a pair of goals to Jon Durno and one to Matt Carroll. The line of Durno, Carroll, Geoff Griffiths, Wes McDonald and Ian Crashley was on the floor for at least one and a half to 2:00 minutes and had some great offensive chances, Crashley’s size allowed him to get in untouched on Lakeshores goalie Mike Atwood a few times.

The Redmen scored four times in the final three minutes using this two-way approach and Vipond said he was happy with that decision following the game. It certainly was tough for the Lakeshores to adjust and if Redmen had more time the result may have been much different.

Frank Lawrence and Matt Robinson assessed eight minutes in penalties to the Lakeshores and six minors to the Redmen.

Redmen will host the first place Six Nations Chiefs on Wednesday July 8, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. The following night, the Redmen will travel to Brampton to meet the Excelsiors and a reunion with ex-teammate Shawn Williams.

Details on Future Redmen Lacrosse Camp and August 15, 2009 Golf Tournament at Wooden Sticks G.C. are available at www.brooklinredmen.ca

Scoring

Brooklin

Mainer (3,2), Carroll (1,1), Durno (2,1), Hopcroft (1,1), Brown (1), Weber (0,2), Suddons (0,1), Griffiths (0,2), Buchanan (0,1), Collins (0,1), Campbell (0,2)

Barrie

Sabon (1), Attwood (0,1), Favero (2,3), Gignac (0,3), Hurley (0,1), Brown (0,1), Gilbert (0,1), Lackey (0,1), Burton (0,2), Ball (1), Sanderson (2,5), Ransom (3,2), Ivey (1)

Contact: Mark Stehlin 416.525.5624

June 8, 2009
Burnaby, B.C.:

Following a meeting with the Board of Directors of the Canadian Lacrosse Association, the national governing body of the sport, the host venue of the 2010 President’s Cup has been awarded to the Burnaby Burrards.

The national championship will be played August 17 – 21, 2010 at Burnaby’s Bill Copeland Arena. “The BCLA is pleased to have been awarded the 2010 Presidents Cup to the Burnaby Burrards of the West Coast Senior Lacrosse League. I wish all of the teams the best of luck,” says BC Lacrosse Association President Sohen Gill.

Burrards General Manager Shawn Joinson says the awarding of the event hosting to a Lower Mainland team is great news for lacrosse fans from across the province. “We’re very excited to have been named as the host venue for the 2010 championships, there is a thriving lacrosse community in British Columbia and we expect to see a great fan turnout.”

The five-day series will feature the top seven teams in the Senior B division from across Canada facing off in a round-robin style tournament. “The caliber of competition will be superb,” says Joinson. “This is a really fantastic opportunity to see the very best players in the world compete at this level.”

Burnaby Burrards

The Burnaby Burrards is one of the Lower Mainland’s best-known lacrosse franchises. The roots of the club go back to 1969 when the Senior B team from Vancouver’s Killarney neighbourhood joined the Inter-City Lacrosse League, the predecessor of the West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association.

“Burnaby Burrards Secure Bid….”

During the 1980s, Vancouver maintained a strong presence in the league, first with the Vancouver Disco Sports Angels and later the East Vancouver Bluebirds. In 1999, the Vancouver Vipers renamed
themselves the Vancouver Burrards – reclaiming the heritage of the Burrards name, which has long been symbolic of lacrosse in Vancouver. Two years ago the Burrards relocated outside Vancouver to the neighbouring suburb of Burnaby, a move that breathed new life into the club, now seen as one of the premier organizations in the league.

Lacrosse in Canada – “Our Country – Our Game”

Lacrosse, which the Native People of North America knew under many different names such as Baggataway or Tewaarathon, played a significant role in the community and religious life of tribes across
the continent for untold years. Its origin lost in the antiquity of myth, Lacrosse remains a notable contribution of the Native culture to modern Canadian society. In the 1840s the first games of Lacrosse were played between the townsfolk and the First Nations People, and the game of Lacrosse quickly won the loyalty and interest of the newest North Americans. Lacrosse was named Canada’s National Game by Parliament in 1859.

The coming of the 1930s brought innovation once again to the sport. Promoters married the two most popular games in the country, lacrosse and hockey, and created Indoor Lacrosse, also known as Box
Lacrosse or Boxla. The game was built upon speed and action and very quickly won massive support within the organization.

Lacrosse was re-confirmed by Parliament as the National (Summer) Sport of Canada in 1994.

For more information about the 2010 President’s Cup visit: www.presidentscup2010.com.

Laura Ballance
2010 President’s Cup
604.871.4451
604.771.5176 (cell)
laura@lbmg.ca

June 24, 2009
Whitby, ON

A week ago the Redmen travelled to Brampton to take on the Excelsiors the day after a 15-12 OT loss at home to Kitchener Waterloo. They lost that game at the Powerade Centre 12-5; tonight the Excelsiors returned the favour of a visit. On a night that the Redmen celebrated Clarington and West Durham Minor Lacrosse, the defending Mann Cup champs showed why they remain the team to beat with a 12-4 win. The win improves the Excelsiors to 6-4; good for a four way tie for first overall with Peterborough, Six Nations and St Regis (Six Nations has two games in hand and Peterborough has one game in hand).  The Redmen on the other hand are at 2-9, and are now tied for the basement with Barrie; the Lakeshores defeated the Kodiaks 11-5 tonight in KW and have a record of 2-7 with two games in hand. One of the two Redmen wins came against the Lakeshores and the Redmen visit the Holly Community Centre next Thursday July 2, 2009 at 8 pm for what will be an extremely important contest.

The Excelsiors were lead by Josh Sanderson with four goals and three assists, while the Redmen had singles to Hutchins, Williams, Hoar and Griffiths. Joel Weber played in net for the Redmen while Troy Cordingley went with Anthony Cosmo. The visitors scored four times in each period while the Redmen were only able to counter once in the opening frame and three times in the second. The goal by Stephen Hoar came off a pretty passing play with fellow veterans Shawn Williams and Derek Suddons.

Bill Fox and Scott McCulloch called an even game with four minors to each team. The Excelsiors scored twice with the man advantage while the Redmen only found the back of the net once on the power play.

Kyle Buchanan and David Brown made their debuts on the Redmen while Bill Greer had to use the visitors’ door for the first time as the two teams made a deal last week that involved these three players. Buchanan ended up on the score sheet with an assist on Williams’ goal.

Next home game for the Redmen is Wednesday July 1, 2009 at 8 pm vs Peterborough.

Scoring

Brooklin

Williams (1,3), Hoar (1), Hutchins (1,1), Griffiths (1,1), Suddons (0,1), Hopcroft (0,1), Buchanan (0,1)

Brampton

J Sanderson (4,3), Coffey (3,3), Hominuck (1,1), Ross (1,3), Johnson (1,2), Carnegie (0,1), Wilson (2,4), Dawson (0,1), McClure (0,2)

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 Contact: Mark Stehlin 416.525.5624