Brampton Excelsiors Lacrosse Club & Brampton Minor Lacrosse Association
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Brampton Excelsiors Lacrosse Club & Brampton Minor Lacrosse Association 2011 Awards Banquet December 28, 2011 Spot One Banquet Hall President‟s Remarks Ziggy Musial – President, BELC Welcome 2011 Highlights of the Excelsior Lacrosse Club • Majors • Juniors • Masters • Women‟s Field • Men‟s Field Our Partnership with the City of Brampton Our Sponsors Our Volunteers 2011/12 BELC Executive Ziggy Musial - President Zeny Lipinski - Vice President & General Manager, Major Bob Burke - General Manager, Jr. A Mike Miles - General Manager, Jr. B Trevor Small - General Manager, Men‟s Masters Mena Briscoe - General Manager, Women‟s Field Lawrence DeMaeyer - Treasurer Albert Rehanek - Director, Men‟s Field Cheryl Laplante - Secretary Honorary Life Directors Dean McLeod Herb Philips Bob Sanderson Ziggy Musial Directors Wendy Bennett-Costante Doug Arthur Reg Ewles Dan Bowyer Ken Wilde Gary Walker BELC Life Director Ziggy Musial – Player, Builder, Executive Played for the Brampton Excelsiors (Minor, Junior, Major, Masters) (1958 to present) 1968 recipient of the first Brampton Excelsior Jr. A Brian Green Memorial Award Played professional lacrosse with Toronto Tomahawks and the Philadelphia Wings Dedicated team player and loose ball specialist who devoted his playing career to promoting the game of lacrosse on and off the floor Inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1999 2008 recipient of The Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Mr. Lacrosse Award - Thomas "Tip" Teather Memorial Award BELC Executive for 20 years BELC – Life Membership Herb Philips – Hon. Chair Life Membership Committee There are currently 131 BELC Life Members (51 deceased) The BELC remembers the passing in 2011 of the following: Life Members: Everett Coates, Mike Cassidy, and Gary “Turtle” Drysdale Excelsior supporters: Grace Sanderson, Ruth Lyons, and Josie McClure Excelsior Players: Jack Ashbee, Jack Wilson, and Ryan Sanderson 2011 Life Membership Recipients: Trevor Small Builder Jim Veltman Player John Veltman Player Dan Teat Player BELC – Life Membership Trevor Small – Player / Builder BMLA Graduate 2 time Provincial A Champion BELC Jr. B BMLA / OLA Referee 1990 - 2004 BMLL Master‟s League 1994 – present OLA Master‟s League Referee 1994 – present OLA MLL Master‟s League Commissioner 2003 – present Official Brampton Lacrosse Alliance / Stockholm Liaison (Lederhosen required) BELC Executive 2000 – present “Trevor has been instrumental in fostering the growth of Master‟s lacrosse in Brampton, and throughout Ontario. He has worked as a referee, coach, and executive over the years. Trevor arranged for Brampton to host the first CLA sanctioned National Masters Championship.” BELC – Life Membership Jim “Scoop” Veltman – Player BELC – Life Membership Jim “Scoop” Veltman - Player BMLA Graduate BELC Jr. A 1983 – 1987 BELC Major 1990, 1992 – 1995 Mann Cup champion 1992 & 1993 BELC Major 1998, 2000 & 2007 Mann Cup champion 1998 Buffalo Bandits 1992 – 1996 3 time NLL champions Toronto Rock 1998 – 2008 5 time NLL champions “Jim is one of the finest players in the History of lacrosse. He has been a leader, and champion at every level he has played. Jim was a complete player. In an era of „specialization‟, there was no „specialty‟ he wasn‟t one of the best at!” BELC – Life Membership John Veltman - Player BMLA Graduate BELC Jr. A 1988 – 1989 BELC Major 1990 - 1995 Mann Cup champion 1992 & 1993 BELC Major 1998 – 2000 & 2003 Mann Cup champion 1998 & 2002 President‟s Cup Finalist - 2007 Ottawa Rebels NLL 2003 John played his entire Jr. and Major career in Brampton, and his daughters continue to play here today in the girl‟s field program “John was one of the most feared defenders in Major series lacrosse. An extremely strong checker, John shut down the opposition‟s top scorers.” BELC – Life Membership Dan Teat – Player BMLA Graduate BELC Jr. A 1988 – 1992 BELC Major 1993 - 2009 Mann Cup champion 1993, 1998 & 2002 Mann Cup champion & Captain 2008 & 2009 BELC Major Asst. Coach 2011 Mann Cup champion 2011 Rochester Knighthawks 1997 – 2000 NLL champions Albany Attack 2001 – 2003 BMLA – House League & Rep Coach 2001-present BMLA – Team Ontario Bantam Coach 2011 National champions 2011 “Dan has played his entire career in an Excelsior uniform and is one of our all time leading scorers with over 500 goals. Dan has done everything in lacrosse, playing, coaching and mentoring our younger players.” 2011 Brampton Sports Hall of Fame Robert “Bobbie” Haw – Player Curler – Canadian Men‟s Masters Champion (2004 & 2006), 3 x Ontario Champion, 9 x Regional Champion, 14 x Zone Champion Played lacrosse for 30 years for Brampton, with the exception of his professional play in 1968 (Detroit) and 1974 (Toronto) Inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1998 Ron “Wicksie” Wicks – Builder/ Veteran NHL Referee (1960 – 1986) General Manager of Team Canada in 1978 Director of Officiating for the National Lacrosse League for several years William “Larry – Buck” Kendall – Player Scoring ace in both hockey and lacrosse Captained Excelsiors Midget B Championship and won MVP in 1954/55 Minto Cup Champion in 1957 and 1958 Coached the Brampton Jr. A Excelsiors to the Canadian Eastern Championship and Minto Cup finals in 1962, and OLA Championship in 1963 2011 Brampton Sports Hall of Fame Jim “Scoop” Veltman - Player Played for the Brampton Excelsiors at the Minor, Junior and Major competitive levels Four time Mann Cup Champion while playing for the Brampton Major Excelsiors in 1992/93 , 1998, 2000 and 2007 Captained the Toronto Rock for 10 seasons Led the NLL in loose balls in 14 of 16 seasons he played; in the 2006 season he set a single season record with 226 loose balls and a milestone 2,000th career loose ball Inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2009 First recipient of the NLL Sportsmanship Award in 2002, NLL MVP in 2004, and first recipient of the NLL Les Bartley Award Captain of Team Canada and led the team to win the 2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship President‟s Cup MVP and named to First All-Star team Jim scored 1 goal, picked up 4 assists, and 17 loose balls in his last career game on April 27, 2008, and wore a Brampton Excelsiors jersey under his Toronto Rock one 2011 OLA Lacrosse Hall of Fame Dave “The Fong” Wilfong – Player Dave has been involved in the game for over 50 years MVP in 1968 with Jr. A Excelsiors Member of 1974 NLL Championship team, Rochester Griffins Member of 1972 President‟s Cup Championship Excelsiors team Mann Cup champion with New Westminster Salmonbellies Coached Jr. A for 7 years and Sr. A for 15 years Coached Team BC Midget since 2008 Still actively coaching minor lacrosse in Langley, BC BELC Life Member Jim Veltman of the Toronto Rock was asked “Is there a particular person who influenced your career?” “Yes, it's Dave Wilfong who was my coach when I played for the Coquitlam Adanacs in the Western Lacrosse Association (1988-89-91). Dave is from Brampton and lived one street over from us when we were growing up. Dave had an impact on my approach to the game especially in a strategic sense. He didn't accept the little things that go into losing. He taught me to be prepared. Since then, I've paid attention to my coaches and started critiquing them with thought that maybe I'll be one (coach) some day.” 2011 CLA Hall of Fame Bram Wilfong, Dean McLeod, Bill Castator, Steve Mastine, John Herd “It‟s an unprecedented day in Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame history,” said Dean McLeod. “No city has ever had four people inducted in one year. Never, ever four!” 2011 CLA Hall of Fame John “The Rule Book Says” Herd - Builder John has devoted over 40 plus years to lacrosse as a referee Nicknamed “The Rule Book Says”, he started his career as a referee working his way up the ladder quickly officiating the Ontario Junior and Major leagues. He served on various committees and executives finding new ways of improving the game of lacrosse by working on rulebooks, handbooks and referee training programs. John has been a member of the Brampton Old-timers since 1989 John received the OLA‟s Jack Mann Award (1991) and President‟s Award (1992) This Brampton Excelsior lifetime member is still active today serving as a National Course Conductor and member of the CLA National Officials Certification Program. Inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Association Hall of Fame in 2006 2011 CLA Hall of Fame Bram Wilfong - Player Bram Wilfong was an Excelsior through and through In the Brampton-Bramalea Junior A system, from 1964-1970, Wilfong netted 247 goals and 264 assists for 511 points in 152 regular season and playoff games As a Junior „pick up‟ from Brampton, Bram won his first Mann Cup in 1968 with the Peterborough Lakers This life-long Brampton star was a big playmaker and had a starred Senior career from 1970-1989 winning another Mann Cup ring in 1980 with the Excelsiors. He also helped the Brampton Excelsiors to the Ontario Lacrosse Association Senior Championships in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980 and 1981. During his playing career Bram won many league and Brampton scoring awards, thereby positioning himself as one of the highest scoring lacrosse players in Canadian Lacrosse Association History. In 389 regular season and playoff games, he scored 564 goals and 511 assists for 1,075 points. Bram played on the 1972 President‟s Cup champions Senior B Brampton team Wilfong also spent two seasons in the original NLL for the Boston Bolts and Toronto Tomahawks in 1974 and 1975 Player coach of the Senior Excelsiors for two years, and he also coached Junior „A‟ & „B‟ Lacrosse in Brampton for five years, winning „Coach of the Year‟ honours in 1992 Wilfong is a BELC Life Member and was inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Association Hall of Fame in 1998, and a Brampton Sports Hall of Fame inductee in 2001 2011 CLA Hall of Fame Steve Mastine - Player Played his entire career as a Brampton Excelsior.