Brampton ExcelsiorsLacrosse Club

& Brampton Minor Lacrosse Association

2011 Awards Banquet

December 28, 2011

Spot One Banquet Hall

President‟s Remarks

Ziggy Musial – President, BELC

Welcome

2011 Highlights of the Excelsior Lacrosse Club

• Majors

• Juniors

• Masters

• Women‟s Field

• Men‟s Field

Our Partnership with the City of Brampton

Our Sponsors

Our Volunteers

2011/12 BELC ExecutiveZiggy Musial - PresidentZeny Lipinski - Vice President & General Manager, MajorBob Burke - General Manager, Jr. AMike Miles - General Manager, Jr. BTrevor Small - General Manager, Men‟s MastersMena Briscoe - General Manager, Women‟s FieldLawrence DeMaeyer - Treasurer Albert Rehanek - Director, Men‟s Field Cheryl Laplante - Secretary

Honorary Life DirectorsDean McLeod Herb Philips Bob Sanderson Ziggy Musial

DirectorsWendy Bennett-Costante Doug Arthur Reg EwlesDan Bowyer Ken Wilde Gary Walker

BELC Life Director Ziggy Musial – Player, Builder, Executive Played for the Brampton Excelsiors (Minor, Junior, Major, Masters) (1958 to present)

1968 recipient of the first Brampton Excelsior Jr. A Brian Green Memorial Award

Played professional lacrosse with Toronto Tomahawks and the Philadelphia Wings

Dedicated team player and loose ball specialist who devoted his playing career to promoting the game of lacrosse on and off the floor

Inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1999

2008 recipient of The Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Mr. Lacrosse Award - Thomas "Tip" Teather Memorial Award

BELC Executive for 20 years

BELC – Life MembershipHerb Philips – Hon. Chair Life Membership Committee

There are currently 131 BELC Life Members (51 deceased)

The BELC remembers the passing in 2011 of the following: Life Members: Everett Coates, Mike Cassidy, and Gary “Turtle” Drysdale

Excelsior supporters: Grace Sanderson, Ruth Lyons, and Josie McClure

Excelsior Players: Jack Ashbee, Jack Wilson, and Ryan Sanderson

2011 Life Membership Recipients:

Trevor Small Builder Jim Veltman Player John Veltman Player Dan Teat Player

BELC – Life MembershipTrevor Small – Player / Builder

BMLA Graduate

2 time Provincial A Champion

BELC Jr. B

BMLA / OLA Referee 1990 - 2004

BMLL Master‟s League 1994 – present

OLA Master‟s League Referee 1994 – present

OLA MLL Master‟s League Commissioner 2003 – present

Official Brampton Lacrosse Alliance / Stockholm Liaison (Lederhosen required)

BELC Executive 2000 – present

“Trevor has been instrumental in fostering the growth of Master‟s lacrosse in Brampton, and throughout Ontario. He has worked as a referee, coach, and executive over the years. Trevor arranged for Brampton to host the first CLA sanctioned National Masters Championship.”

BELC – Life MembershipJim “Scoop” Veltman – Player

BELC – Life MembershipJim “Scoop” Veltman - Player

BMLA Graduate

BELC Jr. A 1983 – 1987

BELC Major 1990, 1992 – 1995 Mann Cup champion 1992 & 1993

BELC Major 1998, 2000 & 2007 Mann Cup champion 1998

Buffalo Bandits 1992 – 1996 3 time NLL champions

Toronto Rock 1998 – 2008 5 time NLL champions

“Jim is one of the finest players in the History of lacrosse. He has been a leader, and champion at every level he has played. Jim was a complete player. In an era of „specialization‟, there was no „specialty‟ he wasn‟t one of the best at!”

BELC – Life MembershipJohn Veltman - Player

BMLA Graduate

BELC Jr. A 1988 – 1989

BELC Major 1990 - 1995

Mann Cup champion 1992 & 1993

BELC Major 1998 – 2000 & 2003

Mann Cup champion 1998 & 2002

President‟s Cup Finalist - 2007

Ottawa Rebels NLL 2003

John played his entire Jr. and Major career in Brampton, and his daughters continue to play here today in the girl‟s field program

“John was one of the most feared defenders in Major series lacrosse. An extremely strong checker, John shut down the opposition‟s top scorers.”

BELC – Life Membership

Dan Teat – Player BMLA Graduate

BELC Jr. A 1988 – 1992

BELC Major 1993 - 2009

Mann Cup champion 1993, 1998 & 2002

Mann Cup champion & Captain 2008 & 2009

BELC Major Asst. Coach 2011

Mann Cup champion 2011

Rochester Knighthawks 1997 – 2000

NLL champions

Albany Attack 2001 – 2003

BMLA – House League & Rep Coach 2001-present

BMLA – Team Ontario Bantam Coach 2011

National champions 2011

“Dan has played his entire career in an Excelsior uniform and is one of our all time leading scorers with over 500 goals. Dan has done everything in lacrosse, playing, coaching and mentoring our younger players.”

2011 Brampton Sports Hall of Fame Robert “Bobbie” Haw – Player Curler – Canadian Men‟s Masters Champion (2004 & 2006), 3 x Ontario Champion, 9 x

Regional Champion, 14 x Zone Champion

Played lacrosse for 30 years for Brampton, with the exception of his professional play in 1968 (Detroit) and 1974 (Toronto)

Inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1998

Ron “Wicksie” Wicks – Builder/ Veteran NHL Referee (1960 – 1986)

General Manager of Team Canada in 1978

Director of Officiating for the National Lacrosse League for several years

William “Larry – Buck” Kendall – Player Scoring ace in both hockey and lacrosse

Captained Excelsiors Midget B Championship and won MVP in 1954/55

Minto Cup Champion in 1957 and 1958

Coached the Brampton Jr. A Excelsiors to the Canadian Eastern Championship and Minto Cup finals in 1962, and OLA Championship in 1963

2011 Brampton Sports Hall of Fame

Jim “Scoop” Veltman - Player Played for the Brampton Excelsiors at the Minor, Junior and Major competitive levels

Four time Mann Cup Champion while playing for the Brampton Major Excelsiors in 1992/93 , 1998, 2000 and 2007

Captained the Toronto Rock for 10 seasons

Led the NLL in loose balls in 14 of 16 seasons he played; in the 2006 season he set a single season record with 226 loose balls and a milestone 2,000th career loose ball

Inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2009

First recipient of the NLL Sportsmanship Award in 2002, NLL MVP in 2004, and first recipient of the NLL Les Bartley Award

Captain of Team Canada and led the team to win the 2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship

President‟s Cup MVP and named to First All-Star team

Jim scored 1 goal, picked up 4 assists, and 17 loose balls in his last career game on April 27, 2008, and wore a Brampton Excelsiors jersey under his Toronto Rock one

2011 OLA Lacrosse Hall of Fame Dave “The Fong” Wilfong – Player Dave has been involved in the game for over 50 years

MVP in 1968 with Jr. A Excelsiors

Member of 1974 NLL Championship team, Rochester Griffins

Member of 1972 President‟s Cup Championship Excelsiors team

Mann Cup champion with New Westminster Salmonbellies

Coached Jr. A for 7 years and Sr. A for 15 years

Coached Team BC Midget since 2008

Still actively coaching minor lacrosse in Langley, BC

BELC Life Member

Jim Veltman of the Toronto Rock was asked “Is there a particular person who influenced your career?”“Yes, it's Dave Wilfong who was my coach when I played for the Coquitlam Adanacs in the Western Lacrosse Association (1988-89-91). Dave is from Brampton and lived one street over from us when we were growing up. Dave had an impact on my approach to the game especially in a strategic sense. He didn't accept the little things that go into losing. He taught me to be prepared. Since then, I've paid attention to my coaches and started critiquing them with thought that maybe I'll be one (coach) some day.”

2011 CLA Hall of Fame

Bram Wilfong, Dean McLeod, Bill Castator, Steve Mastine, John Herd

“It‟s an unprecedented day in Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame history,” said Dean McLeod. “No city has ever had four people inducted in one year. Never, ever four!”

2011 CLA Hall of Fame John “The Rule Book Says” Herd - Builder John has devoted over 40 plus years to lacrosse as a referee

Nicknamed “The Rule Book Says”, he started his career as a referee working his way up the ladder quickly officiating the Ontario Junior and Major leagues. He served on various committees and executives finding new ways of improving the game of lacrosse by working on rulebooks, handbooks and referee training programs.

John has been a member of the Brampton Old-timers since 1989

John received the OLA‟s Jack Mann Award (1991) and President‟s Award (1992)

This Brampton Excelsior lifetime member is still active today serving as a National Course Conductor and member of the CLA National Officials Certification Program.

Inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Association Hall of Fame in 2006

2011 CLA Hall of Fame Bram Wilfong - Player Bram Wilfong was an Excelsior through and through

In the Brampton-Bramalea Junior A system, from 1964-1970, Wilfong netted 247 goals and 264 assists for 511 points in 152 regular season and playoff games

As a Junior „pick up‟ from Brampton, Bram won his first Mann Cup in 1968 with the Peterborough Lakers

This life-long Brampton star was a big playmaker and had a starred Senior career from 1970-1989 winning another Mann Cup ring in 1980 with the Excelsiors. He also helped the Brampton Excelsiors to the Ontario Lacrosse Association Senior Championships in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980 and 1981.

During his playing career Bram won many league and Brampton scoring awards, thereby positioning himself as one of the highest scoring lacrosse players in Canadian Lacrosse Association History. In 389 regular season and playoff games, he scored 564 goals and 511 assists for 1,075 points.

Bram played on the 1972 President‟s Cup champions Senior B Brampton team

Wilfong also spent two seasons in the original NLL for the Boston Bolts and Toronto Tomahawks in 1974 and 1975

Player coach of the Senior Excelsiors for two years, and he also coached Junior „A‟ & „B‟ Lacrosse in Brampton for five years, winning „Coach of the Year‟ honours in 1992

Wilfong is a BELC Life Member and was inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Association Hall of Fame in 1998, and a Brampton Sports Hall of Fame inductee in 2001

2011 CLA Hall of Fame Steve Mastine - Player Played his entire career as a Brampton Excelsior.

1968 Rookie of the Year and 1971 scoring champion with the Junior A Excelsiors, where he amassed 233 goals and 329 assists for 562 points in 141 regular season & playoff games

One year later in his 1972 Senior B season, named Rookie of the Year and league‟s Top Scorer, helping his team win the 1972 Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) Presidents Cup

Mastine‟s nine year Senior A career (1973-1981) saw his team win the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Major Championship in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980 and 1981, and Steve named league Top Scorer in 1977. In 210 regular season & playoff games, he scored 211 goals and 527 assists for 738 points winning one Mann Cup ring in 1980

Steve helped Canada win the title of “World Champions” in the 1978 World Men‟s Field Lacrosse Championship held in Manchester, England

In 1989 Steve was honoured through the receipt of a BELC Life Member designation

Mastine was inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Association Hall of Fame Team Category (1978 Team Canada Men‟s Field team) in 2001 and as a player in 2002

Steve was the Assistant Coach for the Brampton Minor Lacrosse Association Excelsior Bantam “B” team that earned the title of Provincial “B” Champions in 2003.

Brampton Sports Hall of Fame inductee in 2004

Steve Mastine was no stranger to the opposition‟s goaltender. Within the Brampton Excelsior‟s Lacrosse Club, Steve‟s all time scoring ranks 9th in Junior “A” and 3rd in Major. In the OLA rankings, Steve ranked 36th in Junior “A” and 30th in Major.

2011 CLA Hall of Fame Bill “Cass” Castator – Veteran Player Bill Castator played four Junior A seasons (1953-1956) with the Oshawa Green Gaels

and Brampton Excelsiors.

In 1956, he was the league‟s Top Scorer leading the Excelsiors to a Minto Cup.

Cass‟s Senior A career spanned from 1958-1967 with the Excelsiors; he was voted the 1960 League MVP. In 353 regular season and playoff games, he scored 219 goals and 262 assists for 481 points.

In 1961 and 1962, Brampton won the Eastern Championships but lost the national title both years

In 1963 Castator and his Excelsior teammate, Bruce Wanless were both pickups for the St Catharine‟s Athletics in their Mann Cup run, but again he lost out on the title.

In 1966, “Cass” was a pick-up player for Peterborough that won the Mann Cup.

He was also a member of the bronze medal winning 1967 Team Canada Men‟s Field Lacrosse Team.

Castator was inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Association Hall of Fame in 1997

George „Mush‟ Thompson Award Recognizes Outstanding Contribution to Lacrosse in Our Community

2011 Recipient - Matt Bowman

2011 BMLA Awards Cheryl Laplante – BMLA JMMT Director

BMLA Presidents Award

Dawn Dunn, Communications / Website

BMLA Cameron Creighton Memorial Midget House League Award – Shane Burton-Stoner

Harry Benham Award for Excellence in Officiating

Brent McCauley and Josh Hiltz

BMLA Lacrosse Alliance Award - Pat O‟Toole

BMLA – Irene McCauley Memorial Award - Mark Terry

2011 BMLA Awards George “Potsy” Burrows 2010 OLA Lacrosse Hall of Fame &

Brampton Sports Hall of Fame Builder / Veteran inductee Potsy” has been involved in the game since 1926 at the age of 8 and is still actively

involved today 85 years later. His involvement in the game has ranged from being a goalie for Brampton in Minor Field to Senior Box, a referee, and a long time Director of the Brampton Excelsior Lacrosse Club

2011 BMLA – George “Potsy” Burrows Goaltending Awards

Zachary Rex – Box Lacrosse

and

Austin Cairns – Field Lacrosse

2011 BMLA Awards Wendy Bennett-Costante – Box Rep Co-ordinator

BMLA – Citizenship Award - Keivan Campbell

BMLA – Veteran‟s Award

Keivan Campbell, Brendan McGee, R.J. York, Steven Burke, Philip Caputo, Brett Edwards, Daniel Fitzhenry, Kevin Flannigan, Jamie Reidy

Revis Bennett Award for Excellence in Coaching

2011 BMLA Awards Revis Bennett Award for Excellence in Coaching

2011 Intermediate A Coaching Staff: Steve Thompson, Jason Herd, John Terry, Barry Sellars, Mark Thompson, Denise Smalkais

2011 BELC Field Awards Mena Briscoe – Women's Field General Manager

2011 Ontario Lacrosse Association Quest for Gold: Emmi Morris & Tenyka Snider

BELC Reg Ewles Junior Field Player of The Year Award: Presented annually to the Junior Field Brampton Excelsior who demonstrates the Highest Level of Skill, Teamwork and Dedication - Tyler Ferreira

BELC Junior Field Rookie Award: Presented annually to a first year Junior Field Brampton Excelsior who demonstrates Courage, Dedication and Competitiveness – Matthew Dropuljic

2011 Major Awards 2011 Mann Cup Champions

Anthony Cosmo – Mike Kelly Memorial MVP 2011

2011 Major Awards

Zeny Lipinski, Majors General Manager & Patty O‟Toole

Jack Burrell Memorial Award - MVP Defence - Kyle Rubisch

Wayne Thompson Memorial Award - Rookie of the Year - Joe Resetarits

Jimmy Madgett Memorial Award - MVP Regular Season - Kevin Ross

Bill Wanless Memorial Award - MVP Playoffs - Anthony Cosmo

George Sproule Memorial Award - Unsung Hero - Mike Kirk

Jerry Kendall Memorial Award - Leading Scorer - Kevin Ross

Brannon Steel “Spirit” Award - Jon Harasym

2011 Junior A Awards Bob Burke, Jr. A General Manager & Doug Arthur

Dr. W.W. Bartlett Memorial Award - MVP Defence - Kyle Andrews

Pete Anthony Memorial Award - MVP Regular Season - Michael Burke

Brian Green Memorial Award - MVP Playoffs - Brady Heseltine

John Ford Memorial Award - Unsung Hero - Mitch Jones

John McCauley Memorial Award - Leading Scorer - Michael Burke

Bruce McClure Memorial Award - Most Sportsmanlike - Kyle Davis

Jim Clevely Memorial Award - Rookie of the Year - Tyler Ferriera

Graduating Veteran Excelsior Juniors

Outstanding Accomplishments…

Michael Burke - 2011 OLA Leading Scorer Bobby Allen Award

- 2011 OLA MVP Dennis McIntosh Award

- 2011 Most Outstanding Player Jim Veltman Award

2011 Junior B Excelsiors Mike Miles – General Manager / Coach Jr. B

Playing all home games at the historical Brampton Memorial Arena Home Opener tentatively set for April 21, 2012 against Hamilton Junior A & B Dinner Dance – Feb 11, 2012 at Victoria Park Arena Become a Facebook Friend ! Website: www.bramptonjrbexcelsiors.com

2011 Junior B Excelsiors

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President‟s Closing Remarks Ziggy Musial – President, BELC

Special Thanks To:

Banquet Organizers - Cheryl Laplante / Wendy Bennett-Costante

Spot One Banquet Hall

All of our Supporters (Fans, Corporate, Individuals) and Volunteers

See you in April 2012!