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Last Updated: May 17, 2021 | 10:25 AM   (Written by Rad Joseph – MSL) The recipient of the Canadian Lacrosse Association’s 2021 Lester B. Pearson Award is Dean McLeod. This annual award is presented to a member of the Canadian lacrosse community in recognition ofoutstanding contributions of sportsmanship and leadership in the game of lacrosse and to the physical and mental development of young Canadians through unselfish dedication as a volunteer. Dean McLeod’s devotion, work ethic, focus and commitment to Ontario Junior “A” lacrosse and to lacrosse in his home town of Brampton hav...

Article content Appeals, committees, conflict, letters from politicians, digital drama, a somewhat Hollywood-esque last-ditch effort to save a storied local team from the whim of an “outsider” owner – the move of the Brampton Excelsiors is threatening to out-entertain the on-the-floor product. The Ontario Lacrosse Association confirmed in a statement Saturday an appeals committee has rescinded the OLA board of governor’s approval of the Excelsiors move to Owen Sound “on the basis that the OLA’s board of directors has the sole authority to rule on franchise transfers.” We apologi...

After delaying in response to public pressure and creating a five-person committee to review the relocation of the Brampton Excelsiors to Owen Sound, the…

Sunday March 7th, 2021 8:08am The Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association announced that Mike Simpson has been appointed as the new Head Coach, taking over from Bob Heyes. Simpson has been the Shamrocks offensive coach since 2017. “I am honoured to be able to follow in the footsteps of some of the game’s finest coaches such as Nirmal Dillon, Chris Hall and my great friend Bob Heyes,” said Simpson. “I believe this is one of the most prestigious coaching positions in all of box lacrosse in any league at any level. I want to thank the Shamrocks executive for giving me this...

Finn Halladay, son of Del Halladay, will play field lacrosse at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Kyle Pepper, son of Grant Pepper, and Sylvi Jenner, daughter of Fred Jenner, will both play at St. Bonaventure in upstate New York. “It’s a cool lineage,” said Claremont athletic director Darren Reisig, also a Mann Cup champion former Shamrocks player in the Western Lacrosse Association and pro in the National Lacrosse League. “The extra special aspect of this recruitment class are the ties to the Shamrocks of these three players as their fathers are ’Rocks alumni and Mann Cup winne...