Jack Bionda was without a doubt one of the most colourful players ever to pick up a lacrosse stick. He was big, tough, and had great anticipation. He won the scoring title every year he played a full season. A perennial all-star, he won the MVP three times and scored a total of 1,225 points in 340 games. Many experts rate him as the greatest box player in history. He appeared in five Mann Cup championships, winning three times. He has won many trophies, including the Commission Trophy in 1959, the Max McDonald in 1955, and the Mike Kelly medal for the Mann Cup MVP in 1959 and 1962. He also played professional hockey for over twelve years including three years in the N.H.L. Wayne Goss played outstanding lacrosse for the New Westminster, British Columbia, Salmonbellies for fourteen seasons from 1968 until 1981. He was selected to the all-star team in eleven of fourteen seasons and held or shared 44 Western Lacrosse Association and Mann Cup records at the time of his retirement. He scored a total of 812 goals and 1,040 assists for 1,852 points in 465 games. Wayne excelled at all aspects of the game - goalscoring, playmaking, penalty killing, and face offs. He won five Mann Cups, was Mike Kelly Mann Cup MVP in 1981, WLA MVP four times, and playoff MVP three times.
Paul Parnell began his senior career in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1958. After two seasons he moved to the Victoria, British Columbia, Shamrocks for 1960 and then on to the New Westminster, Salmonbellies in 1961 where he remained until his 1975 retirement. He was selected to the all-star team in fourteen of his fifteen years with New Westminster and retired holding twenty-three Western Lacrosse Association records and three Mann Cup records. He holds five Mann Cup medals. Cliff Sepka initially gained prominence when he led the New Westminster, British Columbia, junior Salmonbellies to the Minto Cup in 1953. He played his entire senior career with the Salmonbellies and scored a total of 746 goals and assisted on 581. A perennial all-star, he played on four Mann Cup championships and was named the Most Valuable Player in the 1968 National Professional Association finals. A clever player, he had a great overhand shot and was dangerous in a clutch. He won the Maitland Trophy in 1955 and 1963, the Commission Trophy in 1962, the Max McDonald Trophy in 1965, and the Huddleston Trophy in 1962.
Dave Evans was an inspired and dedicated goaltender for the Vancouver, British Columbia, Burrards Club and the Montreal, Quebec, Quebecois Club. He won the valued Maitland Trophy for great play and service off the floor four times, and was named top goaltender in the Pro League in 1975. Dave, since retirement, has gone on to build his status as a builder. As well as coaching women¹s field, and men's box lacrosse, he refereed field. He also has been a member of the board of governors of the Hall of Fame and deeply involved in lacrosse's TV presence in the West, acting as spokesman and commentator.
Kevin Alexander led his junior "A" team to a Minto Cup championship in 1976 and winning the series MVP. In senior lacrosse, he was named rookie-of-the-year in 1977 and went on to win the MVP trophy in 1980. He was the leading scorer in 1980, 81, 82, 84, and 85, and was seven times named to the all-star team. He completed his career in 1986 with 797 goals and 584 assists for 1,381 points
Bill Bradley entered senior "A" lacrosse in 1962 with the Norburn club of the old Inter-City League in British Columbia. During the next fourteen years, Bill played in Victoria, Coquitlam, and Windsor, Ontario, as well as Montreal and Maryland of the Professional (original) National Lacrosse League. He earned a reputation as one of the games hardest hitting defensive specialists, totaling 784 minutes in penalties. Over all, he amassed 376 goals and assisted on 561 for 937 points in 498 games, was on the Western Lacrosse Association all-star team seven times and on the Eastern all-star team once. Eric Cowieson was born in New Westminster for a reason. Coming off a Minto Cup win with the Burnaby Junior Cablevision in 1977, he joined the New Westminster Salmonbellies for the 1978, season. In his 18 year stint as a Bellie, he was the captain for 14. Eric was not immune to the record book either. He holds the WLA record for most total games played, 634, most playoff games, 231 and was named a league All-Star three times amassing 1,095 points. Eddie challenged for the Mann Cup 9 separate times, a single team record, coming way the victor in 1981, '86, '89, and '91
Geordie Dean of New Westminster BC spent 16 seasons with the New Westminster Salmonbellies, accumulating 569 goals and 843 assists for 1,412 points in 506 games. A 10-time All Star, Dean played in nine Mann Cup Championships, winning three times and twice being named the series' MVP. His 94 assits and 161 points are still records for Mann Cup play. He also captured the WLA's MVP award three times, the playoff MVP twice, the Mailand tropy twice and the 1989 scoring title. Also an outstanding field player as well, he was a member of the National team in the world field championships in 1986, 1990 and 1994. Dave Durante of Burnaby, British Columbia played 612 games with the New Westminster Salmonbellies and the Coquitlam Adanacs of the Western Lacrosse Association and with Quebec City in the first National Lacrosse (Pro) League. Over nineteen seasons, he accumulated 712 goals and 1,039 assists for 1,751 points. He appeared in nine Mann Cups and emerged victorious five times and the series MVP in 1976.
Dave Evans was an inspired and dedicated goaltender for the Vancouver, British Columbia, Burrards Club and the Montreal, Quebec, Quebecois Club. He won the valued Maitland Trophy for great play and service off the floor four times, and was named top goaltender in the Pro League in 1975. Dave, since retirement, has gone on to build his status as a builder. As well as coaching women¹s field, and men's box lacrosse, he refereed field. He also has been a member of the board of governors of the Hall of Fame and deeply involved in lacrosse's TV presence in the West, acting as spokesman and commentator. Wayne Goss played outstanding lacrosse for the New Westminster, British Columbia, Salmonbellies for fourteen seasons from 1968 until 1981. He was selected to the all-star team in eleven of fourteen seasons and held or shared 44 Western Lacrosse Association and Mann Cup records at the time of his retirement. He scored a total of 812 goals and 1,040 assists for 1,852 points in 465 games. Wayne excelled at all aspects of the game - goalscoring, playmaking, penalty killing, and face offs. He won five Mann Cups, was Mike Kelly Mann Cup MVP in 1981, WLA MVP four times, and playoff MVP three times. . Paul Parnell began his senior career in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1958. After two seasons he moved to the Victoria, British Columbia, Shamrocks for 1960 and then on to the New Westminster, Salmonbellies in 1961 where he remained until his 1975 retirement. He was selected to the all-star team in fourteen of his fifteen years with New Westminster and retired holding twenty-three Western Lacrosse Association records and three Mann Cup records. He holds five Mann Cup medals.
Dan Perreault (Box Player 2009) - Perrault played his entire Junior A lacrosse career with the famed Burnaby Cablevision over seven seasons from 1972-78 scoring 251 goals and 285 assists for 536 points in 133 games. He was a 3-time All-Star and led the 1978 BC Junior A Lacrosse League in scoring with 123 points. His Junior A dominance ranks among the game’s best -- third in All-time points (536); fourth in All-time goals (251); third in All-time assists (285) and tied for the most games played (133). Dan won two Minto Cup titles in 1977 and 1978 with Burnaby. Perrault was a highly touted first round pick by the Western Lacrosse Association’s Vancouver Burrards. In his 10-year WLA career Perrault netted 213 goals and 256 assists in 182 games. Bruce Turris spent 15 years in the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) with the Vancouver Burrards (10 years) and the Coquitlam Adanacs (5 years). In his illustrious 414-game career, Bruce accumulated 334 goals and 548 assists for 882 points which places him twenty-second in all-time WLA scoring. He was named to the All-Star team four times (3 First Team selections) and won the coveted Maitland Trophy in ’84-’86 and 1988 for his outstanding play, his sportsmanship, and his contribution to minor lacrosse. An outstanding centreman, Turris won 1627 of 3045 faceoffs for a 53.4 percent success rate. Bruce is still very close to minor sports, helping coach youth athletes including his son Kyle in lacrosse and hockey.
Some of the earliest prizes found in retail products were Cigarette Cards - trade cards advertising the product - that were inserted into paper packs of cigarettes as stiffeners to protect the contents. A couple years later, lithograph pictures were being printed on the cards that now showed a wide variety of topics from nature to war to sports that appealed to men who smoked. The CLHoF does have a set, circa 1912, of these tabacco cards that will be featured in an exhibit in the future but for this virtual exhibit we focus on a much more recent style of promotional cards - a nod from amateur sport organizations to their youth participants in particular. The first cards up in this collection are courtesy of the BC Lacrosse Association which issued a set of playing cards honouring Western Lacrosse Association greats. Later, the Vancouver Stealth, of the National Lacrosse League, honoured the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, and some of our Honured Members, through promotions at several games during their inaugral season. To mark the occassion of each game the Hall of Fame issued a set of Player Cards for distribution to youth players attending the games.
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Some of the earliest prizes found in retail products were Cigarette Cards - trade cards advertising the product - that were inserted into paper packs of cigarettes as stiffeners to protect the contents. A couple years later, lithograph pictures were being printed on the cards that now showed a wide variety of topics from nature to war to sports that appealed to men who smoked. The CLHoF does have a set, circa 1912, of these tabacco cards that will be featured in an exhibit in the future but for this virtual exhibit we focus on a much more recent style of promotional cards - a nod from amateur sport organizations to their youth participants in particular. The first cards up in this collection are courtesy of the BC Lacrosse Association which issued a set of playing cards honouring Western Lacrosse Association greats. Later, the Vancouver Stealth, of the National Lacrosse League, honoured the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, and some of our Honured Members, through promotions at several games during their inaugral season. To mark the occassion of each game the Hall of Fame issued a set of Player Cards for distribution to youth players attending the games.
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