Volume 8, Issue 2 October 2015 OH WHAT A YEAR! Inside this issue: CANADIAN LACROSSE SCORES SUCCESS AT ALL LEVELS CANADA CAPTURES WORLD TITLE IN HISTORIC 1 In what can only be described as “amazing”, Canadian lacrosse reached new heights this year. VICTORY OVER USA Take a look at some of the headlines and highlights of the 2015 Canadian lacrosse season. CANADA WINS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WORLD 3 INDOOR LACROSSE TITLE CANADIAN OFFICIALS TOP OF THEIR GAME AT 4 — INTERNATIONALINTERNATIONAL— WORLDS CANADA AWARDED 2019 WORLD INDOOR 5 CANADA CAPTURES WORLD TITLE IN HISTORIC VICTORY LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS #GROWTHEGAME: WOMEN’S FIELD PUTS 6 OVER USA FOCUS ON COACH EDUCATION A NATIONALS FIRST: PEI PARTICIPATES AT 2015 7 Edinburgh, Scotland - Team Canada's 2015 U-19 Women's Field team wrote their chapter in FIELD NATIONALS international lacrosse history with a 9-8 victory over reigning world champions, Team USA. LONGTIME VOLUNTEER, TERRY LLOYD, NAMED 8 After starting in true Scottish fashion with a downpour of rain, Team Canada was first on the board 2015 LESTER B. PEARSON RECIPIENT when Canada's playmaker, Selena Lasota (Campbell River, BC., Team BC) found Holly Lloyd five minutes into the game. After Lasota found Lloyd for the 1-0 lead, USA answered back scoring ALBERTA’S DUANNE BRATT NAMED 2015 9 three straight. Canada's co-captain, Lydia Sutton stopped USA's run dodging pass USA defense, COACHING RECOGNITION AWARD RECIPIENT switching hands finding the back of the net to cut USA's lead to 1. Canada's duo of Lasota and TEAM ALBERTA LACROSSE PLAYERS DONATE 120 10 Lloyd combined to give the Red and Whites the next three goals and a key save by Team Canada's EMERGENCY BACKPACKS TO BOYLE STREET keeper, Kameron Halsall (Caledon, ON., Orangeville Northmen) on a USA attacker kept the score 5-4 at the end of the first half. STRATEGIC PLANNING: PLANNING FOR THE 11 FUTURE OF LACROSSE The United States came out strong in the second scoring two within the first five minutes of play to IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES 11 take the lead back 6-5. Canada's Brenna Shanahan (Mississauga, ON., Mimico U19) tied it at 6-6 and then Danita Stroup (Port Coquitlam, BC., Port Coquitlam Saints) found Holly Lloyd with a no-look behind the back pass for a 7-6 lead. Once Canada regained the lead at 7-6 they would not relinquish it. Lydia Sutton would go on to score her second of the game, fol- lowed by Lasota's 3rd of the game which would become the eventual game winner. Team USA led by two goals on two occasions in the first half before Canada battled back with the final three goals to go into the break with a 5-4 advantage. The second half started out in USA's favour with a 2-goal run but Team Canada dug in and avoided a similar fate from their opening pool play contest, where a 7-7 halftime tie turned into a 15-9 U.S. victory. Instead, they answered with a three-goal run of their own to lead 8-6 with 16 minutes remaining. Sutton and Lasota which each net one more before time ran out to put the Ca- nadians at a 9-8; saving off a last possession by the Americans, the clock ran out, the final whistle blew and Team Canada was victorious. BC native Lasota had three goals, including the game winner and two assists to lead the charge for Canada. She also led her team with three draw controls, earning Player of the Match honors in the final. Holly Lloyd scored three goals, with Lydia Sutton (2G) and Danita Stroup (2A) each netted two points and Brenna Shanahan (1g) added a single marker for Canada in the win and shocked the world with their victory over Team USA, 9-8, for its first FIL Women’s U19 championship title. Three Canadians were named to the All-World Team: Erica Evans, Selena Lasota, and Lydia Sutton. The US had won the last four championships; Canada had never reached the finals until this year. They played their game, were coached by a phenomenal staff and made their first appearance in the finals a memorable one, a historic one! Team Canada -- WORLD CHAMPS! For complete Boxscore gamesheet of the gold medal game visit: http://filacrosse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/USA-CAN.pdf P AGE 2 S TICKS & STONES DOUBLE THE GOLD, DOUBLE THE CELEBRATION TEAM CANADA CELEBRATES TWO WORLD TITLES IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS V OLUME 8, I SSUE 2 P AGE 3 CANADA WINS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WORLD INDOOR LACROSSE TITLE By Neil Stevens SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Canada’s world dominance in box lacrosse continues. A 12-8 victory over the Iroquois Nationals earned Canada its fourth consecutive world indoor championship and stretched its all-time record to 23-0. "We’re very proud of the heritage of the Canadian game and where it comes from," captain Dan Dawson replied when asked about the streak. "We are blessed that the Haudenosaunee gave us this game. "The only way we can play is with all our hearts and minds. That’s the only way to respect it. That’s what we try to do every time we step on the floor — pay respect to the game that was given to us." Curtis Dickson led Canada up front with four goals including an empty-netter with a minute left. "We knew we had to come to play," he said. "We had so much talent that guys were getting me the ball in open spots and the ball was dropping for me." Shawn Evans and Dan Dawson two each and Zack Greer, Dhane Smith Steve Priolo and Stephan Leblanc one each for Canada and Matt Vinc earned the goaltending victory in the final of the 10-day tournament Sunday. The Carrier Dome crowd of 10,424 was a record for a Federation of International Lacrosse indoor final. "I’m on cloud nine," said defenceman Ryan Dilks. "I feel like a million bucks.” "It was an honour to be with these guys. It‘s such a great experience with such a first-class organization. From the moment we got here putting that Canada hoisting that cup, there’s no better feeling in the world." Evans was named tournament MVP. "It’s something special but you could have given the MVP to any of our 23 players," he said. "Everyone battled hard. I’m thankful to get it and thankful that we won gold. We’re all extremely proud of what we accomplished. I had a lot of people watching me (Sunday), family that travelled five hours to get here to watch. I’m truly blessed and happy that they got to witness that game." Canada and the Iroquois were tied 3-3 after one quarter, Canada led 6-5 after two and 8-6 after three. With Canada up 8-7 early in the fourth, Priolo scored on a breakaway at 4:21 and Leblanc with a shot from the left side at 5:03 to make it 10-7. The Iroquois replied before Evans uncorked an overhand shot into a top corner of the net that ensured the win. "We only had a two-goal lead and those two-goal leads are never safe," he said. "Dickson set a good pick for me, I got open and I went short-side high and it went in. It was a relief to get that with only three minutes left." Iroquois scorers were Jeff Shattler and Randy Staats, with two each, Johnny Powless, Miles Thompson, Lyle Thompson and Jerome Thompson. Angus Goodleaf, Vinc’s backup with the NLL’s Rochester Knighthawks, played well. "They gave us a good push," said Leblanc. "It was another hard-fought game with the Iroquois, They came ready to play, we came ready to play, and we’re just happy to come out on the winning end." Canada had the upper hand on the back end leading to the final of the 13-nation tournament with Vinc, Aaron Bold and Brandon Miller finalists for goalie of the year and Chris Corbeil, Kyle Rubisch and Steve Priolo finalists for defenseman of the year in the pro indoor NLL. "The defensive scheme we played was to make (the Iroquois) be on the run and limit their time and space," Vinc said of the strategy going into the final. "We did a good job of that. The athleticism from our D end is top notch. It was a pleasure to play behind them." Everyone expected a close final given the closeness -- 11-9 for Canada -- of the preliminary round meeting. "I knew we were going to have our hands full," said head coach Ed Comeau. "I knew we were going to have to bring our best." The win was the third of significance for Bold and defenceman Ryan Dilks in the last four months. The two won the NLL title with the Edmonton Rush on June 5, the Canadian club title for the Mann Cup with the Victoria Shamrocks on Sept. 11, and now this. "I’d never won anything before," said Dilks. "It’s been an amazing year. It could not have ended in a better way. I’ll remember this year for the rest of my life. It was a true honour to put on that jersey and battle with these guys." Besides Bold and Dilks, other Team Canada players here from the Rush were Mark Matthews, Zack Greer, Kyle Rubisch, Brett Mydske and Chris Corbeil.