The Heritage Cup is an international box lacrosse tournament between the national teams of Canada, Iroquois and United States. The games feature mostly players that were members of National Lacrosse League teams.
2002 Heritage Cup The inaugural Heritage Cup was played on October 2, 2002 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, and featured Team USA against Team Canada. Team USA won the game 21-16.
Rosters
UNITED STATES
Name Pos NLL team Jake Bergey F Philadelphia Richard Brzeski D Philadelphia Roy Colsey F New Jersey Hugh Donovan D Colorado Kevin Finneran F Philadelphia Jamie Hanford D New Jersey Peter Jacobs D Philadelphia Jay Jalbert D Philadelphia Dwight Maetche G Vancouver Pat McCabe D New York Erik Miller G Colorado Mark Millon F Philadelphia Chris Panos F Calgary Brian Reese D Colorado Mike Regan F Albany Tom Ryan F Philadelphia Tom Slate D Philadelphia Dave Stilley D Philadelphia Tim Soudan F Rochester Regy Thorpe D Rochester Head Coaches: Darris Kilgour (Buffalo), Tony Resch (Philadelphia)
CANADA
Name Pos NLL team Rob Blasdell G Albany Glenn Clark D Toronto Anthony Cosmo G Toronto Pat Coyle D Toronto Colin Doyle F Toronto Gary Gait F Colorado John Grant Jr. F Rochester Tracey Kelusky F Montreal Curt Malawsky F Rochester Blaine Manning F Toronto Jim Moss D Albany Gavin Prout F New York Josh Sanderson F Albany Dan Stroup F Toronto Dan Teat F Albany Steve Toll F Toronto John Tavares F Buffalo Jim Veltman F Toronto Bob Watson G Toronto Cam Woods D Albany Head Coach: Les Bartley (Toronto)
2004 Heritage Cup The 2004 Heritage Cup was held at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on October 16, 2004. The game once again featured Team USA against Team Canada, but this time Team Canada came out on top, winning 17-8.
Rosters
UNITED STATES
# Name Pos Sh Age NLL team Ht. Wt. 1 Dwight Maetche G R 41 Vancouver 6'0" 195 2 Erik Miller G R 33 Colorado 6'5" 235 4 Josh Sims F L 26 Colorado 6'2" 200 5 Jamie Hanford D R 29 Colorado 6'2" 215 6 Brian Langtry F R 28 Colorado 5'11" 180 9 Keith Cromwell F L 25 Philadelphia 6'1" 195 10 Jay Jalbert D R 27 Colorado 6'2" 210 71 Regy Thorpe D R 33 Rochester 6'1" 240 11 Kevin Finneran F L 37 None 6'2" 200 13 John Rosa D L 34 Anaheim 6'2" 213 15 Jeff Sonke D L 25 Colorado 6'2" 200 20 Scott Stapleford D L 23 Colorado 6'0" 185 21 Mike Regan F R 26 San Jose 5'10" 190 22 Ryan Powell F R 26 Anaheim 6'1" 195 27 Dan Marohl F R 26 Philadelphia 6'1" 190 32 Shawn Nadelen D L 25 Philadelphia 6'0" 200 34 Brian Reese D R 28 Colorado 6'3" 210 41 Nicky Polanco D R 24 None 6'4" 215 55 Chris Panos F L 30 Anaheim 6'0" 195 77 Dave Stilley D R 30 Colorado 6'2" 220
Head Coach: Tony ReschAssistant Coach: Jamie BatleyAssistant Coach: Jimmy RogersGeneral Manager: Steve Govett
CANADA
# Name Pos Sh Age NLL team Ht. Wt. 6 Dan Dawson F R 23 Arizona 6'5" 225 7 Colin Doyle F L 27 Toronto 6'3" 215 9 Kaleb Toth F R 27 Calgary 6'0" 190 10 Gavin Prout F R 26 Colorado 5'10" 185 11 John Tavares F L 36 Buffalo 5'11" 175 15 Rob Kirkby D R 25 Calgary 6'3" 200 16 Blaine Manning F R 25 Toronto 6'1" 205 17 Steve Toll F R 30 San Jose 6'0" 187 22 Gary Gait F L 37 Colorado 6'2" 210 23 Cam Woods D R 28 San Jose 6'3" 205 24 John Grant Jr. F R 29 Rochester 6'2" 224 27 Peter Lough F R 29 Arizona 6'2" 210 32 Jim Veltman F L 38 Toronto 6'2" 185 38 Gee Nash G L 26 Colorado 6'0" 190 39 Pat O'Toole G R 33 Rochester 6'0" 215 40 Ian Rubel D L 26 Toronto 6'0" 200 44 Anthony Cosmo G L 27 Toronto 6'2" 205 45 Taylor Wray D R 23 Calgary 6'2" 225 55 Jim Moss D R 27 San Jose 6'0" 180 71 Tracey Kelusky F R 29 Calgary 5'10" 180
Head Coach: Les BartleyAssistant Coach: Walt ChristiansonAssistant Coach: Ed ComeauAssistant Coach: Bob McMahonGeneral Manager: Johnny Mouradian
Results YearLocationWinning teamScoreLosing team2002 (Mississauga, Ontario)21-162004 (Denver, Colorado)17-82013 (Montreal, Quebec)12-112017 (Hamilton, Ontario)19-62023 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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