The Brooklin Lacrosse Club is a box lacrosse team from Brooklin, Ontario. Brooklin plays in the Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) league (formerly known as Senior "A"). The MSL, and its counterpart, the Western Lacrosse Association, represent the highest level of competitive box lacrosse in Canada. Both league champions compete each September for the Mann Cup, one of the most historic and treasured sports trophies in Canada.
Throughout team history, the Brooklin Lacrosse Club has always been a community based team that represents the best box lacrosse players from Brooklin, Whitby, Durham and nearby regions. The lacrosse club is a non-profit, volunteer operated organization.
The team was formerly known as the Brooklin Redmen, a name the team had held since 1966. On April 20, 2019, the team released a statement that it would be dropping the "Redmen" as the team name owing to a growing sensitivity to the use of Aboriginal people as logos and names for sports teams.
Championships
Mann Cup Canadian Champions (7)
Ontario Senior Champions (10)
Season-by-season results Year Finish Playoffs 1966 22 9 13 0 18 228 234 Lost in first round 1967 24 12 12 0 24 250 250 Lost Mann Cup 1968 23 17 6 0 34 312 198 1969 24 19 5 0 38 381 237 1970 24 14 10 0 28 301 349 Lost in first round 1971 32 14 18 0 28 451 493 Lost in first round 1972 colspan=9 1973 12 0 12 0 0 111 266 did not qualify 1974 colspan=9 1975 colspan=9 1976 24 7 17 0 14 280 344 did not qualify 1977 24 10 14 0 20 291 318 Lost in first round 1978 24 14 10 0 28 300 295 Lost in first round 1979 24 15 8 1 31 350 269 Lost in round robin 1980 24 16 8 0 32 371 226 Lost in first round 1981 24 14 10 0 28 252 225 Lost in first round 1982 24 11 13 0 22 257 308 Lost in first round 1983 24 14 10 0 28 279 204 Lost in MSL Final 1984 24 20 4 0 40 370 206 Lost in MSL Final 1985 20 16 4 0 32 330 163 1986 12 7 5 0 14 134 103 Lost Mann Cup 1987 20 20 0 0 40 341 105 1988 20 20 0 0 40 363 107 1989 20 20 0 0 40 365 140 Lost Mann Cup 1990 20 16 3 1 33 250 154 1991 16 13 3 0 26 177 136 Lost Mann Cup 1992 16 7 8 1 15 161 158 Lost in first round 1993 16 9 7 0 18 153 163 Lost in second round 1994 19 16 3 0 32 218 140 Lost in second round 1995 20 16 3 1 33 269 162 Lost in second round 1996 24 13 11 0 26 252 244 Lost in first round 1997 20 7 13 0 14 154 192 Lost in first round 1998 18 10 7 1 21 204 123 Lost in first round 1999 18 15 2 1 31 212 129 Lost in second round 2000 18 13 5 0 23 285 196 2001 20 15 4 1 31 253 186 Lost in second round 2002 20 14 5 1 29 269 161 Lost in first round 2003 14 9 5 0 18 143 114 Lost in first round 2004 18 13 5 0 26 258 159 Lost in second round 2005 18 4 14 0 8 196 227 did not qualify 2006 18 8 10 0 6 195 196 Lost in second round 2007 18 3 14 1 7 167 219 did not qualify 2008 18 7 11 0 14 168 209 Lost in second round 2009 18 4 14 0 8 131 193 Lost in first round 2010 17 3 13 1 7 131 187 Lost in second round 2011 20 13 7 0 26 215 175 Lost in first round 2012 14 10 4 0 20 143 121 Lost in first round 2013 20 12 7 1 25 188 159 Lost in second round 2014 18 14 4 0 28 185 160 Lost in first round 2015 18 6 11 1 14 127 165 Lost in first round 2016 18 12 5 1 25 158 142 Lost in first round 2017 18 7 9 2 16 187 172 Lost in first round 2018 16 7 8 1 15 143 151 Lost in first round 2019 18 4 14 0 8 130 167 did not qualify 2020 colspan=9 2021 8 7 1 0 14 107 80 Won MSL Classic 2022 12 6 5 1 13 121 106 Lost 1st round 2023 14 8 6 0 16 Lost 1st round 2024 12 9 3 0 18 133 97 Lost 2nd round 2025 18 11 7 0 22 174 152 Lost 1st round 2026 18 10 8 0 20 177 157 did not qualify
Awards
Mike Kelly Memorial trophy (Mann Cup MVP)
1968 – Joe Tomchyshyn 1969 – Bill Squire 1985 – Wayne Colley 1987 – Jim Meredith 1990 – Paul Gait 2000 – Nick Trudeau
Bucko MacDonald Trophy (top scorer)
1969 – Elmer Tran 1980 – Ken Colley 1985 – Gil Nieuwendyk 1986 – John Fusco 1987 – Derek Keenan 1988 – Derek Keenan 1989 – Gary Gait 1990 – Peter Parke 1991 – Peter Parke 1999 – Shawn Williams 2001 – Shawn Williams 2004 – Shawn Williams 2007 – Shawn Williams 2011 – Shawn Williams 2012 – Shawn Williams 2022 - Dyson Williams
Jim Murphy Trophy (regular season MVP)
1968 – Sandy Doberstein 1985 – John Jordan 1987 – Derek Keenan 1988 – Derek Keenan 1989 – Gary Gait 1990 – Peter Parke 1991 – John Fusco 1994 – Paddy O'Toole 1998 – Rob Blasdell 2005 – Shawn Williams 2007 – Shawn Williams 2011 – Shawn Williams 2017 – Reilly O'Connor 2024 – Zack Higgins
Gene Dopp Memorial Trophy (rookie of the year)
1969 – Merv Marshall 1977 – Stan Cockerton 1980 – Ken Colley 1983 – Gil Nieuwendyk 1989 – Gary Gait 2000 – Gavin Prout 2008 – Derek Hopcroft 2022 - Dyson Williams
Merv McKnzie Trophy (most valuable defenceman)
1967 – Bob Hanna 1968 – Paul Tran 1976 – Peter Vipond 1978 – Jim Branton 1980 – Blaine Harrison 1982 – Fred Upshaw 1983 – Blaine Harrison 1987 – Kevin Antram 1989 – Blane Harrison 1992 – Greg Lepine 1994 – Eric Perroni 2004 – Derek Suddons 2016 – Graeme Hossack 2018 – Chris Corbeil
Harry Lumley Award (fewest goals against)
1968 – Justin Howe 1969 – Merv Marshall & Justin Howe 1979 – Paul Boland, Kent Wentzell & Wayne Colley 1980 – Wayne Colley & Kent Wentzell 1981 – Wayne Colley & Kelvin Linton 1983 – Wayne Colley & Paul Boland 1987 – Wayne Colley & Ken Passfield 1988 – Wayne Colley & Ted Sawicki 1989 – Wayne Colley & Ted Sawicki 1990 – Wayne Colley, Ken Passfeild & Chris O'Reilly 1994 – Paddy O'Toole & Paul Mootz 1999 – Rob Blasdell & Mike Wye 2001 – Rob Blasdell, Gee Nash & Phil Wetherup 2003 – Gee Nash, Ken Barrett & Scott Wylie
Terry Sanderson Award (Coaching Staff of the year) 2022 - Jason Crosbie, Gavin Prout & Derek Suddons 2024 - Joel Johnson, Brad Reed & Clancy Almas
Current roster
Goaltenders
Runners
Head coach Brad MacArthur Assistant coaches Jason Crosbie Derek Suddons Scouting director Clancy Almas Video coach Ryan Preston Equipment managers Paul Wade Greg Linton Trainer Kaylin Fraser General manager Brad MacArthur
Notable alumni
Shawn Williams Gavin Prout Brad MacArthur Gil Niewendyk Derek Keenan Derek Suddons Derek Hopcroft Dan Ball Stan Cockerton Wayne Colley Ken Colley Gary Gait Paul Gait Elmer Tran Paul Tran John Fusco Peter Parke Eric Perroni Andy Perroni Peter Vipond Mike Gray Tom Wreggitt Bill Down Don Craggs Ken Lotton Glen Lotton Glen Clark Steve Toll Blaine Harrison Paul St. John Scott McMichael Ryan McMichael Mitch McMicahel Dan Ladouceur Brad Reed Nick Trudeau John Jordan Bill Callan Don "Sully" Vipond Emil Labaj Greg Lepine
Hall of fame members
Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame NameYearCategoryE.J. Gene Dopp1966BuilderLloyd "Moon" Wootton1966PlayerPat Barker1980PlayerCy Coombs1985PlayerLarry Ferguson1989PlayerKen Crawford1991PlayerTerry Davis1992PlayerGrant Heffernan1994PlayerGlen Lotton1996PlayerBob Hanna1997BuilderJim Wasson2003PlayerJim Meredith2005PlayerElmer Tran2005PlayerPeter Vipond2006BuilderWayne Colley2006PlayerBob Vessey2008BuilderJohn Fusco2010PlayerMike Gray2012BuilderDerek Keenan2012PlayerTom Marechek2012PlayerTom Wreggitt2012playerDoug Deschner2013PlayerGary Gait2014PlayerPaul Gait2014PlayerGilbert Nieuwendyk2014PlayerLarry Lloyd2015PlayerDon Craggs2017VeteranKen Colley2017PlayerEric Perroni 2021PlayerChuck Li2021VeteranBlane Harrison2022PlayerGavin Prout2023Player
In addition to these players, the 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991 teams were inducted.
Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame NameYearCategoryStan Cockerton1997PlayerDon Craggs1997PlayerBob Hanna1997PlayerMerv Marshall1997PlayerJim Wasson1997PlayerWayne Colley1998PlayerCam Devine1998Builder/PlayerElmer Tran1998PlayerTed Sawicki1999PlayerPeter Vipond2004BuilderTerry Lloyd2008BuilderLarry "Wamper" Powers2008Special ConsiderationGerald Ravary2008BuilderTom Wreggitt2011PlayerGilbert Nieuwendyk2012PlayerChuck Li2013PlayerDwayne Jacobs2015PlayerScott McMicahel2017PlayerEric Perroni2018PlayerRobert (Bob) Vesey2018BuilderKen (scooter) Lotton2019VeteranGavin Prout2020PlayerJohn Fusco 2024PlayerJim Meredith2025PlayerKen Colley2025Player
Team records
+ Individual player records for a single Regular seasonStatisticPlayerTotalSeasonMost goalsKen Colley721980Most assistsShawn Williams782004Most pointsGil Nieuwendyk1321984Most Penalty MinutesScott McMichael1581990
+ Individual player records for a single post seasonStatisticPlayerTotalSeasonMost goalsGary Gait461989Most assistsGil Nieuwendyk431984Most pointsGil Nieuwendyk681984Most Penalty MinutesScott McMichael1261989
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