New wave of players rep Mb in '57 Minot- part 16
In 1957, Manitoba's representatives changed their name from the Winnipeg All Stars to the Winnipeg Combines. No reason for the name change was provided other than the team was combination of the...
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MINTO CUP '56 Short handed Mb squad showed heart- Part 15
After the successes of 1954 and 1955 Minto Cup play downs, confidence is high in the Manitoba camp. This is even so with the loss of a number of key players from the '55 team due to graduation...
MANITOBA STUNS DEFENDNG MINTO CUP CHAMPIONS IN '55- PART 14
Manitoba Junior All Star coach, Johnny Arondeus, bolstered the 1954 Eastern Canadian Junior Championship roster with the addition of top-notch juvenile players: Harry Nightingale, Gerry Kline,...
MINTO CUP 1954 MB. BEATS ONTARIO- PART 13
Johnny Arondeous, coach of the Manitoba Junior All Stars, toughest task will be selecting the 17 players to represent Manitoba is Eastern Canadian Junior Lacrosse play downs. With most of...
MINTO CUP Part 12- Mb. vs. BC
After improved performances in the last two Minto Cup play downs, the Manitoba Lacrosse Association, under advisement from Jim O'Dowda, changed the way the team would be selected. For the last...
MINTO CUP HISTORY- PART 11-CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR
With the Ontario Champions, Brampton Excelsiors, coming to Winnipeg for the 1952 Eastern Canadian Junior lacrosse championships, coach Eric Abbott is hoping to build upon the success of the '51...
MINTO CUP HISTORY- PART 10: MANITOBA WINS THE WEST
The 1951 version of the Manitoba Lacrosse Junior All Stars had many familiar faces with five players having Minto Cup experience, led by goal tender Clarke Hicks playing in his fourth Cup. What...
MINTO CUP PLAYDOWNS- 1950: PART 9
The Winnipeg Tribune described the 1950 Eastern Canadian Junior lacrosse play off between the St. Catherine's Athletics and the Manitoba All Starts this way: "The thrill that local lacrosse fans...
Mb. Minto Cup Play Downs '49- Part 8
In 1949, everything that was old is new again, as the provincial champion; Elmwood Terriers represented Manitoba in the Minto Cup play downs against the BC junior league all stars. Coach Les...
MANITOBA MINTO CUP PLAY DOWNS 1948 PART 5- ISAAC BROCK REPRESENTS MANITOBA
When most Winnipegers think of lacrosse the first thing that comes to mind is Elmwood. For thirty years, under the banners of the Elmwood Pats, Elmwood Terriers, and Kelvin Terriers, this region...
MANITOBA MINTO CUP PLAY DOWNS RESUME IN 1947- PART 4
MINTO CUP PLAY SUSPENDED FOR WW II FROM 1941-46 Most sports stop national competitions for World War II- lacrosse was one of these sports. MANITOBA FIGHTS FOR RESPECT IN 1947 After five years of...
MB MINTO CUP 1039-40- PART 3
SQUABBLE OVER MONEY ENDS MINTO CUP PLAY DOWNS An often heard cliche is "History repeats in self". This is certainly true in amateur sports where money is often the root cause of decisions that...
MANITOBA MINTO CUP HISTORY- PART 2- 1938
After getting their "feet wet" in the 1937 play downs against the Vancouver Bluebirds, optimism was high for their 1938 visit by the Orillia Terriers- Ontario junior champions, who Defeated St....
MANITOBA MINTO CUP HISTORY: Part 1 - 1937
In the twentieth century Canada began the change from a rural agricultural society to an urban industrialized nation. One facet of life that was significantly impacted was sport. As Canada became...
HALL OF FAME DISPLAY RELOCATES
The Manitoba Lacrosse Hall of Fame display has been relocated to Notre Dame Arena. The display includes names of all the inductees to the Hall of Fame, plagues honouring all Manitoban inducted to...
2025 NOMINEES INDUCTED TO THE HALL OF FAME ON APRIL 27, 2025
The Manitoba Lacrosse Hall of Fame a Museum inducted the class of 2025 on Sunday, April 27. The 3 players, 3 player/ builder, and 1 builder, and 1 team were saluted at the ElmwoodLegion by over...